Chapter 175 Federer Su Anqi

It seems that it is the place where poor people live in Nanjing. There is an unpleasant smell floating in the air. Apart from the occasional barking of cats and dogs, there is no other sound. The poor people worry about their livelihood during the day and rest at night so as not to have no energy to take care of their livelihood the next day.

Fortunately, Li Meng and his group brought lanterns. Denggras obviously lived here. He turned left and right and came to the door of a broken house. Denggras turned around and sued him, and then went forward and slapped the door.

Li Meng turned around and got off the horse, and the servant next to him followed with lanterns. The broken house was a rammed abyss thatched house, which was already broken and not decent. With the light of the lantern, Li Meng noticed that there was a cross hanging on the door, which should be a cross. If you were not careful, you would think of it as two wooden strips that were blocked and nailed into this shape.

Seeing this, Li Meng recalled the "Sheep Temple" mentioned in the day. It seems that it is not a worship of evil gods, but a "foreign temple" or the so-called church!

In modern times, Qingdao has several very good churches, from the modern Catholic Cathedral and several new churches built by Koreans, all of which look solemn and grand. Unexpectedly, in the late Ming Dynasty, there were such dilapidated churches in Nanjing. Several servants next to the palace laughed in a low voice:

"Compared with the ocean temples in the city, this place is purely a land hall!"

It seems that this is a church that has been very unsatisfactory, not that foreign religions were not popular in the Ming Dynasty in this era.

While Philip Dunglas was slamming the door, he was still shouting loudly in foreign languages. After a few words, the residents in the houses next to him started shouting loudly, and there were people who came out to find something. When they saw Li Meng and his group of people, they immediately retreated.

There were a few people who woke up in the guards of Jiaozhou Camp and had already moved to the back of the house to see if anyone took the opportunity to escape. Who would have thought that after a while, he heard someone inside shouting timidly:

"Uncle Deng, I'll open the door for you."

This voice is also a Nanjing Mandarin with a straightforward word, and it is also the voice of a little boy. Li Meng turned his head to observe the surrounding terrain, but saw that the guards and the subordinates in the custody were all a little strange. He suddenly thought of something, the so-called "Xiang Gu" he met in Kaifeng, and the modern news newspapers once mentioned that the American Catholic Church paid huge compensation for molesting a boy.

Thinking of this, Li Meng's face also became ugly. He thought that such a ragged place was hidden. The broken door was opened with a creaking sound, and his face was exposed. He looked outside. He looked very handsome and cute. He was obviously a little scared when he saw so many people and shrank backwards.

When Denglas saw the child, he squatted down with care, took out the dry food and pickled vegetables from his arms, and said softly:

"Anqi, I haven't eaten for a day. I'm hungry. I'm a little pancake. I'll eat it soon!"

The child, who was already a little timid, suddenly lit up when he saw the dry food and pickled vegetables in Dunglas's hand. He was not afraid of the people standing aside. He happily took the dry food, but remembered something and asked hesitantly:

"Uncle Deng, did you eat it?"

Dunglas smiled and touched Angel's head, and said:

"Uncle is very full, eat quickly!"

The child cheered, and while sending the cake into his mouth, he turned around and ran into the room, saying in a vague way:

"The priest hasn't eaten yet, so I'll send it to him."

Denggras straightened up and turned around and smiled awkwardly, but Li Meng felt a little uncomfortable, especially when he saw the child looking at the food, he felt even more sad. He cleared his throat and asked slowly:

"There is another priest? What's going on with this child?"

While speaking, Li Meng walked straight into the thatched house and found that the entrance was a small hall, arranged in a chapel, with a cross directly opposite the door.

The house was cleaned very clean, without any odor outside. You could hear a small house inside, and Anqi's excited voice spoke:

"Father, Uncle Deng is back with food, so you can eat something together."

Another low voice said:

"Good boy, you eat first. I'll go outside to check it out. There must be a customer coming."

Seeing Li Meng come in, Denglas said behind him that many missionaries came to the Ming Dynasty to preach, and this priest was one of them.

However, something different is that this priest is a priest of the Calvinist sect, which is the so-called Protestant priest. In various parts of the Ming Dynasty, including the city of Nanjing, the power of the Catholic Church is the absolute dominant force, and to be more precise, the Jesus will occupy the absolute mainstream.

These missionaries interacted with scholars and officials of the Ming Dynasty and obtained various conveniences given by the government. These priests themselves became upper-class figures of the Ming Dynasty.

The Calvin Church is a Protestant sect, which is very popular in the Netherlands. Among the missionaries of the Ming Dynasty, most of them were believers of the Catholic Church, and they were all Franchise (Spanish). Spain's war to suppress the independence movement in the Netherlands was extremely fierce. Part of the cause of this war was caused by the rise of Protestant religions in the Kingdom of Spain and the Netherlands.

This contradiction also existed in the Ming Dynasty. This Calvin priest was excluded and suppressed by these nominal colleagues. No one gave alms or donated them. The government always made trouble and could not develop believers. He could only find a thatched house in this corner to serve as a church.

Fortunately, the priest had a strong mentality. Of course, the missionaries who came to the Ming Dynasty from thousands of miles to preach were all very persistent and persevering. Although they were in such a difficult situation, they were still persisting. However, the residents of this place were busy making a living every day. Who would have the time to believe in religion? And seeing that this foreign monk seemed to be more miserable than them, and he had no intention of believing in religion.

As a result, in a few years, in addition to the same miserable Philip Dunglas came to join him, he adopted Su Anqi, whose parents both died.

Although these three people are religious, they live a difficult life and the priest is in a bad condition. No matter how sensible Su Anqi is, she is a child after all, and she can only maintain it by Dunglas outside. It sounds like a modern soap opera scene, but Dunglas is cheating on gambling outside, which really makes people feel uncomfortable about his actions.

The child Su Anqi is very popular. Everyone has a much better impression of Dunglas. They think that this person is not a vulgar person, and they are also forgiven for stealing food and wanting to run away.

While he was talking, the child walked out with a thin man. The lantern was slightly shifted. Li Meng saw a "foreigner" in black. The clothes on the "foreigner" were wearing a white-washed robe, and there was a cross hanging.

The priest looked quite old, but when he looked closely, he seemed to be haggard because of his weakness, his eyes were deep and his high nose, which was a very standard image of a small foreign man. After seeing Li Meng and his group, his expression and eyes immediately became eager.

To preach in such a civilized place in the Ming Dynasty, it is one of the most convenient ways to take advantage of local powerful people. Jesus will do this, but it will be extremely difficult for this Protestant priest to do this. Today, someone came to his door, and he looked a little kind, so how could he not be happy?

"God, I am the priest of this church: Rodriguez Federer, may God bless you."

The priest first wished a few words, crossed his chest, and then bowed respectfully. Su Anqi hid behind the priest, exposed her head and knocked on Li Meng and the followers standing in the room. Denglas, who was standing beside him, was more aware of his words and expressions, and quickly pulled Su Anqi and said with a smile:

"Kowtow to the master and say hello."

Su Anqi walked out with her head down, kowtowed to Li Meng, and whispered in Father Federer's tone:

"May God bless you, sir."

He felt a little moved when he heard this. Li Meng was not religious, but he felt that he had finally heard the translated sentence. He looked like a foreigner, otherwise it would always make people feel uncomfortable.

After the three people in the church greeted him, Li Meng did not speak, which made the atmosphere in the house very awkward. The three of them were also nervous, thinking that there was something wrong. Li Meng was recalling some things in the modern era. Various media commented on missionaries of this era. Although they had various purposes, they still objectively promoted cultural exchanges between the East and the West. Moreover, the current cultural education class in the West is currently only aristocrats and priests.

In general, this missionary is very useful to him, and Dunglas is also of great use. No matter what their beliefs are or what their purpose is to come to China, it is enough to know that it is very useful to him.

Li Meng looked around again and suddenly asked:

"Do you have anything important in this church?"

Father Federer and Denglas looked at each other, not knowing what Li Meng meant by asking about this sentence. After hesitating for a while, Denglas replied respectfully:

"Master, the little people are poor and have nothing extra."

"Okay, come with me and find a car to get the priest on the car. Deng Yangren, you hold the child and will be my servant from now on."

Li Meng nodded and said calmly. After saying that, his subordinates came forward to handle the matter. Su Anqi shook her head, not knowing what happened, but after Father Federer and Denglas looked at each other for a few times, he finally reacted, and excitedly crossed and whispered in a low voice:

"Heavenly Father, has your believers finally finished the trial? The hard days are over."
Chapter completed!