Shi Ertian began his missionary work. [Read full text] Sure enough, a certain change has occurred. The heart of printing leaflets...still continues to do it. Without leaflets, there will be no audience. When Lu Ruohua was preaching, he brushed off things like original sin and hell, and focused on talking about various "miracles" and "resurrection."
After talking for a few days. It actually worked. An old lady came to Bai Duolu and asked where their temple was. Lu Ruohua was so happy that she immediately helped her to the third entrance of the ancestral hall, where she greeted her and prepared to save her soul. But the old lady's body needs more help for her long-term poor health. I want to ask for a medicine: get some incense ash or talisman water.
6 As expected of a Jesuit, Ruohua did not change his temper. Instead, he took the opportunity to talk about the truth that as long as he believed in God, he could be saved. He made the old lady confused and took away a wooden wooden box when he left. small cross.
after a few days. I don’t know if God really intends to appear in this desolate land or if it is the role of spiritual healing. The old lady came to the church again, and this time she respectfully wanted to "invite" someone. The big "cross" goes back. 6 Ruohua was so excited that she burst into tears. Back then, Matteo Ricci had been unable to get anyone to be baptized in Panheng, China for many years, but he actually opened up the situation so easily. He couldn't help but look at Bai Duolu in a different light. Therefore, the "reasonable" content becomes more "in line with China's national conditions". Finally he baptized the dazed old lady. Of course, whether to wash away the "original sin" or the "root cause" is a matter for each person to express.
From this day on, Lu Ruohua's missionary work opened up. Bai Duolu found that history has proven that middle-aged and elderly women have endless vitality and are a gold mine for recruiting activists for various social activities. Under the encouragement and guidance of the old lady, many women and old people came to "listen to the truth." Although no one was baptized in Cai yet, gradually in the evening many people gathered to listen to Father 6. Preaching during the long nights is just a pastime, let alone this. The red-haired man is also a diorama.
6 Ruohua is very good at drawing inferences from one instance to another. In addition to talking about miracles as usual, he also tells some stories from the Bible. It is said that Bai Duolu should be the one to "suggest" to prevent the spread of some violent information that is too shocking for ordinary people.
"Father, now that there are people coming to listen to the preaching, I think we can change the layout of the chapel a little." One day, Bai Duolu said humbly.
"How to change it."
"I remember that in Europe, churches have always been a place for people to gather, talk, and socialize.
"You are right." 6 Ruohua was very excited. "There are still people doing business in rural churches in France. This is also a countryside, and there is no recreation or entertainment. There is no suitable gathering place."
It turns out there was a meeting place. The Dazhui tree at the entrance of the village was originally a natural gathering place. But when the party and the government were back and forth in this area more than ten years ago, they all chose the place to kill. To this day, black stains of blood from that year can still be seen in the gaps between the bluestones. Villagers now give the place a wide berth.
At Bai Duolu's suggestion. 6 Ruohua added some tables and chairs to the hall in the third courtyard that had been converted into a chapel, prepared many torches, bought a large number of tea bowls, teapots, etc. from Lingao, and added a stove to boil water. . It became a place for evening gatherings.
As for the enshrined cross. At Peter's suggestion, the Crucifixion, which everyone thought was terrifying, was changed into a normal one. The church also added a picture of the Virgin embracing the Son. This is the same reason why Guanyin is so popular in Chinese Buddhism. In European Catholic countries, the faith of the Virgin is also very popular.
After this careful renovation, the church became the local social center: the priest did not hesitate to light a large number of lanterns every day - so much so that Bai Duolu had to go back to Bairen several times to buy candles. Generally, farmers would not light lamps at night in order to save lamp oil. The church not only lit the lamps but also lit them up. It immediately attracted many women who wanted to work at night and young people who did not want to just sleep. Get together and talk. After listening to the red-haired priest telling a few Western stories and some words of encouragement, everyone gradually became interested in his "reasoning". Almost every three or four days, the postal inspection department of the General Security Administration receives a letter from 6 Ruohua written to the Jesuit president in Macao. The words are full of passion.
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Bai Duolu knew that it was difficult to start preaching in rural areas. But once the situation opens up. It can often sweep through the whole village very quickly. Therefore, I advised Lu Ruohua not to be anxious and to focus on the family of the first believer to be baptized. Attack the next household first as a "fortress household"
6 Ruohua now almost relied on Bai Duolu as his right-hand man. He obeyed his words and cared deeply for Mrs. Mei's family, who was the first to be baptized.
The church was busy, which made Du Bian very upset. Several times, I blamed Dong Weiwei for not going to Xiang Bai.
"It's good now! The masses have been won over by foreign religions! How can we carry out future work!"
"If we can't fight for it, let them fight for it first. It's better than living or dying. Dong Weiwei has done township work and knows that where the church's missionary mission is successful, the social order usually improves significantly. Government work is also much easier to do."
"Besides, President Wen said: This church is not a foreign religion, but a church with Chinese characteristics."
Du Shi continued to object: "I am opposed to this method of using religion to confuse and deceive people."
"Okay, don't talk about these big principles." Dong Weiwei said, "Now that we have gathered everyone, everyone will have something to do every night, and it will be much easier to understand the social situation.
With such a gathering place for villagers, the team members of the training center can easily blend in with the public and "make friends." Collecting social media is easier and more convenient than before. The mass work soon made progress, and the team members collected a lot of basic information.
It is a pity that Du Bian and Dong Weiwei, the two time-travelers, have no way to intervene in this matter, and even the women's work that is most suitable for women is difficult to carry out. This place is no different from Yanchang Village. Du Bian can easily talk to Tan Xiaoqin about the issue of women's liberation with the introduction of Tan Xiaoqin's elders. They neither know how to sew or make yarn, nor can they speak Lingao dialect, and they have nothing to do with the local women. We can't talk together. Going to the church to sit and chat with people was not successful either - everyone was a little afraid of them. After all, people are “women officials.”
Dong Weiwei thought for a long time and decided to use her little knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine to get closer to the masses. She had several common diagnosis and treatment manuals of traditional Chinese medicine in her hand, and she was a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and had also learned some things about massage and acupuncture. . Now you can take it out and use it.
Du Shou couldn't think of any way, so he acted as her assistant - she still had strength even if she didn't have anything else. It’s okay to learn massage and the like. The two women set up a stall in the church to practice medicine. This initiative was very popular: rural areas generally lack medical treatment and medicine, and women rarely have the opportunity to see a doctor, and they suffer from many illnesses. Dong Weiwei found that she had become a general practitioner, relying on her past experience to practice medicine, and she had to receive several female patients every day. This caused her to fall into a state of panic from time to time, fearing that she might damage someone's health.
She couldn't back down at this point, so she wrote a very sincere letter to the Ministry of Health, asking them to send Liu San, the only Chinese medicine talent, to help, at least to solve the drug problem.
At present, she has to go to the county town to get the medicine whether or not it is prescribed, and farmers do not always have cash.
But even so, the locals were very grateful for their actions. They were finally able to directly contact the local people.
The two women worked day and night. The horse lantern often stays on all night long, repeatedly studying the materials collected from various channels. A lot of written materials have begun to accumulate in the box that Du Bian used as a filing cabinet. Her notebooks are filled with phrases like:
"Liu Dajie, a poor peasant, has a wavering attitude.
"Wang Wu, a rich farmer, hates bandits. He is not resolute in his fighting attitude."
The most important thing was the bandit situation in the village, and they had a lot of information. Through the students in the training center, they secretly contacted many victims of bandits. Every night, someone sneaks in from behind the church at the third entrance and talks secretly in the courtyard at the second entrance. When it comes to sadness, there are always people crying. Women are soft-hearted and shed tears easily when seeing people cry. Surprisingly, it is easier to win people's hearts. Everyone said that these two female officials are kind-hearted.
These victims were all carefully selected by the students - they were not those who had blood feuds with the bandits. When talking about the bandits, everyone gnashed their teeth and cried bitterly. However, even so, Du Bian's expectation of first mobilizing them to form a basic militia and then mobilizing the masses was in vain.
Most of the victims' families were young adults. Bandits also know how to eliminate the roots. Those left behind were either old people, women, children, and a few young adults. The old people in the family were also afraid that something might happen to this single seedling again, so they had a negative attitude.
Half a month has passed since then. The situation still hasn't made much progress. Daolu Village can still maintain calm behind the scenes. However, in other villages in the Thirteenth Village area, a group of bandits came back to replenish food. ! ~!
