Chapter 616: The Extension of Children's Charity

When the villagers heard that this was an old habitual offender, they directly grabbed a rope and tied the person up.

Mao Ying heard the expert say this was a habitual offender, and had the photographer take good frontal shots of the three people.

"I often hear that the lowly trades—fraud, kidnapping, deception, and theft—are all in the same family."

"This old Taoist is so outstanding in fraudulent techniques that he should be thoroughly investigated to see if he has any other crimes."

"If we can't find anything, after our program airs, the victims should be able to identify them."

Upon hearing this, the Taoist trio's bodies suddenly went limp, faces filled with terror, showing that Mao Ying had hit their weak point.

The crowd aren't fools; just looking at their appearance, they know there must be a lot going on here.

The secretary immediately made arrangements.

"Village Chief, send people to the county to have the government officials come; before the program airs, we must pry open their mouths."

The old Taoist instantly fell into despair.

"Damn, he knows all too well how lawless the government office is now; given that you've already been confirmed as a criminal, do you think they'll treat you well? They're likely to face many tortures."

The two disciples, apparently realizing their fate, began to struggle violently.

They were surrounded by villagers and beaten half to death.

The old Taoist trembled, daring not to make the slightest move.

Now the folk customs are fierce, and the law doesn't really protect wrongdoers.

So when the public encounters a bad person, as long as they don't beat them to death, it's usually fine.

Even if they beat them to death, for matters that arouse great public resentment, they usually turn a blind eye.

Moreover, the folk customs are simple and honest; for things like porcelain‑bumping extortion, there will be many witnesses to testify.

For things like adultery, the victim catching the act faces no problem; they can simply beat the lover to death on the spot, at most serving two years in prison.

Later, somehow, the law became a tool to torment ordinary people and protect wrongdoers.

Pitiful and lamentable.

The three old Taoists were like pigs, strung on a stick and carried off to the county.

However, the problem of Huilong Village has not yet been resolved.

The Village Chief was very anxious.

"Leader, although the old Taoist is a fraud, what are we to do in Huilong Village?"

"Look at my hair."

Saying this, he took off his hat.

A large patch of his head had gone bald.

The Health Bureau personnel stepped forward to examine him.

They saw nothing wrong.

It was neither a skin fungus nor meningitis.

"We need to conduct an in-depth study of your situation."

"Please tell us, when did it start and who first showed the symptoms……"

The Health Bureau personnel began to take charge of the following matters.

Mao Ying and Chen Hong were left idle.

Chen Hong walked around, feeling that this village wasn't big; the whole village had only a few hundred people.

Only about twenty children of school age.

"Yingzi, do you want to build a primary school here?"

"This place is clearly unsuitable; there are too few people."

"You need to consider the issue of urbanization."

"In a few more years, the village's population will only dwindle further."

"Building a primary school here would be a waste of resources."

"Moreover, finding teachers is likely to be a major problem."

"Too isolated."

"Mao Ying has been doing this sort of thing for years; Chen Hong can see it, and she can see it even more clearly."

"Originally, I wanted to convert the local folk houses into a schoolhouse."

"It wouldn't take an investment of a few hundred dollars."

"But after seeing them repair the road, I gave up that idea."

"I plan to build a boarding school in the town outside."

"Concentrating them allows better use of resources."

"It's easier to recruit talent in the town."

"Moreover, we can directly build the primary and middle school sections together."

"The villagers here have the desire to go out; otherwise they wouldn't be repairing the road."

"In some places, they not only don't want to go out, but are also very resistant to outsiders."

"For such places, that's where our headaches lie."

"For the more open‑minded ones, we will help them build village schools and provide teaching resources."

"For those stubborn ones, we can only let them fend for themselves; it's just a pity for those children, who not only have a high mortality rate, but also, due to ideological issues, many people's fates are also tragic."

"I'm not discriminating against them; it's just that in some places, those people themselves are sinful."

"They have grown accustomed to hardship, so they pay no heed to their own misfortune and never think of letting their children break free from the shackles."

"Just like the low castes in India."

"This requires painstaking effort, and a little effort from the local authorities."

"We have not a single solution."

The greatest enemy of humanity is ignorance.

The Qing, a great nation of four hundred million people, can be led into the abyss by an old hag.

If it weren't for generations of pioneers who spent their lives enlightening the people, we might still be living like dogs.

Mao Ying intentionally told Chen Hong these things, so that Chen Hong would understand what she was doing.

After all, this is the benefactor; half of the charity fund's money comes from the Yang Family.

After hearing Mao Ying, Chen Hong clearly understood what Mao Ying was doing.

Doing charity is hard; those who truly take it seriously are hands‑on, because only by immersing yourself in their living environment can you know what they lack.

Rather than just handing over money.

If you give them money, how can you guarantee they spend it on education?

Mao Ying's charity, not only are the schools built by their own hands, even the desks, blackboards, and erasers are sourced by having each family find someone to make them.

The focus is on safety, reliability, and practicality.

(Some schools, because of unscrupulous people, have produced many toxic rooms.)

The teachers are even more carefully screened.

Ensuring original intention and genuine competence.

It's not that they lack confidence; there are simply too many pretenders.

Yang Qing's charity is not merely charity; it also bears the responsibility of sourcing students for Tequ Daxue.

Tequ Daxue's main student source is recruited from these schools.

This is an entire education system.

He will keep doing charity, and this system can ensure Tequ Daxue will mass‑produce talent.

Each of these people's success could bring huge changes to impoverished regions.

Rather than letting unscrupulous people greedily plunder wealth in this era, it's better to let children from impoverished areas become the tide‑riders of the times.

Chen Hong greatly admires Mao Ying; anyone who walks on the bottom and shouts for the underclass deserves respect.

Chen Hong considers herself someone who has endured hardship, but she cannot keep doing these things year after year.

Her inability only highlights Mao Ying's greatness.

And this program is also very meaningful.

This is equivalent to enlightening the people.

Your own man really makes you unable to hate him.

For several consecutive days, they have been conducting investigations in Huilong Village.

But the Health Bureau staff have still not found the cause of the illness.

Even the Secretary‑clerk is getting anxious.

They came to dispel superstition; you can't become more superstitious while trying to dispel it.

Can't you see the villagers' looks at them have changed?

The Health Bureau's Leader is also extremely anxious.

He is somewhat deeply worried.

The Secretary‑clerk asked him to point out a direction; the Leader said, trembling a bit.

"Eliminate all possibilities, and only two remain."

"They may have ingested or drunk toxic substances, or they may have been exposed to radiation infection."

Whichever it is, it's a disaster.

Because these days they've been staying here, eating and drinking much like the villagers.