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918. Four Towns Charity Auction

The dried bonito was not eaten on the same day, and the roasting process took at least two days, or even more. However, the essence of the bonito gravy came out. Qin Shiou used it to mix cold dishes at night, and the taste was much better than light soy sauce dark soy sauce soy sauce and vinegar.

The snowflakes kept floating, and Qin Shiou sighed as he looked at the world outside that completely interpreted as pure white. This time it was a snow disaster. Although his hometown belongs to the north, it is relatively south, so he has never seen such heavy snow before.

Qin Shiou had nothing to do, so he drove a snow shovel to clean the access to the fishing grounds after a while. When his home was big, he had some unpleasant places, such as cleaning up the snow was a big problem.

On the fourth day of snow, Qin Shiou's cell phone rang. When he saw that it was a call from Hamre, he answered and asked what he was doing.

Hamley asked about his current situation and Winnie's health, and said, "St. Johns has a traditional project, that is, when encountering natural disasters, a four-town charity auction will be held. This time it is this Saturday. Are you interested?"

Qin Shiou was actually not very interested. He didn't have a strong sense of belonging to Canada. He thought he would be done to say goodbye to the town.

However, the focus of this kind of small town charity auction is not how much money is donated, but everyone shows their love. Therefore, although he has no interest, he still said that he would participate on Saturday.

As for what he is going to auction, what else is besides the black pearl? He chose six black pearls the size of soybeans, which is worth enough, because these are all top-quality black pearls. Even if they are small, each one will be worth more than 10,000 Canadian dollars.

When Auerbach learned that he was going to participate in the auction in the Four Towns, he explained the origin of the auction to him, saying that it was really appropriate for him to attend because this charity auction was actually initiated by his second grandfather Qin Hongde.

The charity auction occurred in 1980, when St. Johns encountered a once-in-a-decade typhoon. There were countless victims and the city government was unable to rescue. The post-disaster reconstruction was very slow.

Even the city was unable to receive rescue, and remote towns naturally had no assistance resources. Many people's housing was destroyed. At that time, it was raining heavily after the typhoon, and many people were homeless and could only hide in public places such as stations, cafes, etc.

So Qin Hongde called on the bourgeoisie in the town to hold a charity auction to rescue the homeless people, at least they had to ensure their accommodation and food.

After Qin Hongde issued the call, he immediately received a response from some rich people in the farewell town, and his appeal was quite great. In addition to saying goodbye, some capitalists in Maca Town, Ted Town and Little Bear Town also responded.

This is the origin of the four towns charity auction, because the people who participated in the auction came from these four towns at the beginning.

"Your grandpa auctioned the yacht he just bought. I still remember his words at the auction, 'Some people can't even drink hot soup, how can I still drive a yacht to sea to find happiness', a really touching sentence." Auerbach sighed.

Later, the charity auctions in the four towns became bigger and bigger. As long as there were serious natural disasters in St. Johns, someone would launch the auction. The participants developed from four towns to six towns and eight towns. Then the whole city, now the whole province.

After figuring out the situation of this auction, Qin Shiou thought about it, so he was actually the protagonist. He didn't take it very well, so he replaced it with seven and gave the black pearls a name. From Monday to Sunday, Sunday is a large black pearl the size of a peanut. The total value is more than 100,000 Canadian dollars.

Auerbach said that this is unnecessary, as long as he can show off his love.

Qin Shiou said: "It doesn't matter. Just accumulate virtue for my child. I hope that before he is born, everything will be safe and safe, and he and Winnie will be safe."

The snow has lasted long enough. On Saturday, there were still light snowflakes falling, and the snow was over half a meter thick. Airports across Newfoundland were closed and the expressways were closed 90%!

Qin Shiou read the news at night and saw that the roofs of some slum houses were crushed by snow. A birch tree at the entrance of the St. Johns Municipal Government was also crushed by snow. Qin Shiou was also drunk. The power of the snow was too strong.

On Saturday, Qin Shiou, many people took a boat to St. Johns. This charity auction was universal. Shaq and others were invited, of course, Hamre was not the one who invited them. There were more than 100 people in the town, some went to shoot things, and some took things to shoot.

Canadians have a strong sense of charity. For example, Hughes is a supporter of anarchism and is usually laughing and joking. This time he participated in a charity auction, he brought a thick Sioux-style belt, which was gold.

Qin Shiou had seen this belt in a grocery store before. Hughes did not place a price, he just showed it and had already collected it himself.

The auction was held at the Baptist's rectangular Cathedral of Christ in St. Johns, the most spectacular and magnificent church in the entire province of Newfoundland, sits on the top of a hill overlooking the entire city.

The church was founded in 1855 and has a similar appearance to the Romanesque church in Italy. It is made of limestone and granite as a whole, with double spires, and luxurious interiors. The 65 glasses are all colorful. Each one is painted with a classic biblical story.

There are exquisite reliefs on the ceiling, the colors are golden, maroon and dark green, and the interior is tall and empty, full of majesty.

Qin Shiou's first time came, there were already many participants waiting. Some pastors in black robes acted as service staff, guiding some interested people to visit, and some people were serving hot drinks and snacks.

After Auerbach appeared, an old pastor in his seventies or eighties came up with him, with an opening remark of 'God bless you', and the old pastor smiled and said, "Old man, it's so happy to see you here. How long has it been since we met?"

"Five years?" Auerbach smiled, and he pulled Qin Shiou affectionately and said, "This is Bishop Cabert Saranaha, God's devout servant and believer brother and father, and he is a good man."

Qin Shiou looked awe-inspiringly and bowed to Cabert to salute.

Cabert looked at Qin Shiou carefully and said, "You are, oh, God, I'm right, you are a descendant of Ade, right?"

Qin Shiou guessed that Ade was his second grandfather Qin Hongde. He nodded and said, "Yes, Bishop, I am Mr. Qin Hongde's grandson."

Cabert stepped forward and held his face with both hands and looked carefully, sighing: "Actually, you are very similar, really very similar, I didn't recognize it at first sight! I am old and my memory has faded. When I first met Ade, he was a big boy like you."

Qin Shiou smiled awkwardly. He was almost middle-aged, so why was he still called a big boy? However, the old man in front of him was in his seventies or eighties, so it was okay for him to say that he was a big boy. (To be continued...)
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