What plan did Samuel have for Lentshin?

Berl is an elderly Jew in his eighties. He is a Russian Jew who resettled in Poland. He and his wife, Berlcha, live in one of the smallest huts of Lentshin and own “a half of an acre of field, a cow, goat, and chickens.” Berl and his wife are self-sufficient peasant farmers contented with their simple life in the small village of Lentshin. Their house consists of a single room which carries all of their earthly possessions—“a table, meat shelf, shelf for milk foods, two beds, and a clay oven.” The village of Lentshin is a little backward, as it has no bank, no cemetery, and none of the modern facilities to be found in big cities. Even the use of simple gadgets such as kerosene lamps is limited to those considered to be the richer and “more prosperous” villagers.
Samuel is Berl and Berlcha’s son. He left his family when he was only fifteen years old to seek a fortune in America. It is rumored that he worked hard in America and became a millionaire. Every single month, he sends money to his parents via a money order. His parents cash the money thrice every year at the nearest town called Zakroczym. They keep the money in a boot beside one of the beds. They do not use the money because they believe that they do not need it—as they do not lack for anything. Thus, when Samuel surprises his parents with a visit, he is astonished to find the cash stash that his parents have in the “boot bank.” His parents insist that he must take all the money in the “boot bank” because they do not need it. He debates on what to do with it. Should he build a bigger synagogue for the village or a home for the elderly? He carries a bag full of gifts for his parents and the rest of the villagers. However, no one seems to be interested in his gifts. The Lentshin Society of New York has even donated funds for a party to be held for the villagers. However, he realizes that the villagers do not need any of the material things that he and others like him would like to offer them. They are happy and contented with their simple life. They believe that God will provide for them. As the old man in the synagogue says, in response to Samuel’s question on whether he “makes a living," “If God gives health, one keeps on living.”