So the batch of fish fry she brought back from the market were all flashy but impractical.
The main selling point is that it looks good.
As for whether it's edible or not? Who cares?
Anyway, Temple Master Yun doesn't care anymore.
The people from Clear Breeze Temple were all deeply moved when they saw the batch of fish fry that Yun Zhaozhao had brought back.
The feelings of the veteran employees who followed Yun Zhaozhao from the very beginning when Clear Breeze Temple penniless are naturally even more profound.
Jingting, "As expected, Daoist temples really need money. Even the fish they raise look better when they're rich."
Xiaojiu: "I remember reading a book before that said human needs have five or more levels. Anyway, the pursuit of survival was the lowest level, followed by spiritual pursuits and so on. I feel like we've already passed the survival stage and are starting to reach the realm of spiritual pursuits..."
Daoist Chang Kong walked over, stared at the colorful fish in the bucket for a long time, and said leisurely, "I don't think I've ever eaten fish like this before. I wonder if it's better fried or boiled into soup."
Everyone: "..."
Chapter 86
Since undergoing minor surgery, Xu Fugui has been ordered by his family to stay home and recuperate, so he hasn't gone anywhere during this time.
After a long and difficult follow-up examination, the doctor gave him a special permission to go out and relax. He immediately took his family on a bus to Clear Breeze Temple.
Xu Fugui's wife, Li Chunhua, simply couldn't understand Xu Fugui's behavior. During his convalescence, Xu Fugui had been constantly thinking about Clear Breeze Temple. If Li Chunhua hadn't known that Clear Breeze Temple was a Daoist temple, filled entirely with Daoist priests, she would have suspected that Xu Fugui was going to a nunnery.
Because she couldn't understand it at all, even after she had accompanied Xu Fugui onto the vehicle heading to Clear Breeze Temple, Li Chunhua couldn't help but nag at Xu Fugui, "I really don't know what it is about Clear Breeze Temple that's so captivating to you. You keep talking about it all the time. You couldn't even wait to get home after leaving the hospital; you wanted to go to Clear Breeze Temple right away. I doubt you've ever been this enthusiastic about getting married before..."
Xu Fugui: "You haven't tried the food in their cafeteria. If you had, I guarantee you'd be just as craving it as I am..."
Li Chunhua raised an eyebrow. "So you mean the food I cooked didn't suit your taste?"
Xu Fugui was already no match for Li Chunhua in arguments, and now he was even less able to win, so he simply begged for mercy, "... That's not what I meant, oh well, never mind, I can't explain it to you anyway, you'll see for yourself, it's really delicious..."
The elderly couple bickered all the way as they approached Clear Breeze Temple.
Xu Fugui was quite familiar with this bus to Clear Breeze Temple, as he had taken it every time he Clear Breeze Temple. However, he recalled that the bus used to be nearly empty, but now, for some reason, it seemed to be constantly picking up passengers. While some people got off along the way, it was generally more people getting on than getting off...
What surprised Xu Fugui the most was that the bus used to terminate at " Qingfeng Park "*, but now it terminates at " Qingfeng Park ( Clear Breeze Temple )".
In just a few short months, Clear Breeze Temple has already developed such strength. Xu Fugui has good reason to believe that it won't be long before the bus terminal is completely renamed " Clear Breeze Temple Station".
If the changes on the bus had already amazed Xu Fugui, then when Xu Fugui and Li Chunhua got off the bus and followed the surging crowd to the entrance of Qingfeng Park to start queuing to buy tickets, the shock was so great that Xu Fugui was speechless.
Xu Fugui: "I remember when I came here before, this park was free to enter, no tickets were needed, and there weren't this many people queuing up..."
Li Chunhua thought it was normal, because many parks in the city require tickets to enter. Some parks don't require tickets, but still require real-name reservations. Anyway, the management of each park is different, so as tourists, they should just do as the locals do and make the best of it.
Li Chunhua ignored Xu Fugui, but a tourist who was also queuing to buy tickets spoke up very enthusiastically, "You must have been here a long time ago, right? This park has been selling tickets for a while now, but thankfully, the price isn't expensive, only 15 yuan a ticket."
Xu Fugui thanked them, but couldn't help but calculate in his mind that 15 yuan was indeed not expensive. He just didn't know if Clear Breeze Temple would also charge an entrance fee. If it did, then the cost of eating at Clear Breeze Temple would suddenly increase. Sigh, he should have come and eaten more meals when there was no entrance fee before...
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Xu Fugui and Li Chunhua bought two tickets to Qingfeng Park and finally entered the park smoothly.
When the elderly couple stood at the entrance of Clear Breeze Temple, not only was Xu Fugui stunned, but even Li Chunhua, who was visiting for the first time, was speechless with awe at the grandeur of Clear Breeze Temple.
Li Chunhua: "... This is the dilapidated and small Daoist temple you mentioned before? Do you have some misunderstanding about what 'dilapidated and small' means?"
Xu Fugui began to stammer, "When I first came here, it was really dilapidated and small... and there was only this old temple on the left steps; the new temple on the right, near Clear Breeze Mountain, was nowhere to be found."
Li Chunhua had actually noticed earlier that although both the Daoist temples on the left and right were called Clear Breeze Temple, the one on the right was clearly much more imposing and newer. Moreover, its design and layout were more reasonable.
Standing at the main gate of the Daoist temple, you can see the magnificent palaces, one after another, and tourists filing in one after another.
Li Chunhua looked at Xu Fugui and asked him, "Should we go to the old one first or the new one?"
Xu Fugui thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the old one. I don't know if the new Daoist temple has a new abbot. If it really has, then I guess I won't be able to get the dried fish and smoked cured meat I want."
The old Clear Breeze Temple wasn't on a very flat surface; you had to climb some steps. Li Chunhua was worried about Xu Fugui's health, so she held his arm and helped him slowly walk inside.
Xu Fugui was quite uneasy, not because he was worried about anything else, but simply because he was worried that the Daoist temple had changed hands. Unexpectedly, he ran into an old acquaintance as soon as he entered the door.
This thrilled him to no end.
From afar, they started waving their arms at Jingting, calling out, " Daoist Priest Jingting, Daoist Priest Jingting..."
Jingting was live-streaming when he heard Xu Fugui's call and thought he had encountered one of his most enthusiastic fans. However, he was still quite surprised and delighted when he turned around and saw who it was.
After all, Xu Fugui was truly an old friend to Clear Breeze Temple. And since they hadn't seen him for so long, the people of Clear Breeze Temple really missed him.
Jingting waved to him and said with a smile, "You're back? I heard from our abbot that you had surgery. How is it? Are you almost fully recovered?"
Xu Fugui: "Great, I'm in excellent health and have a great appetite. By the way, you mentioned your abbot earlier. Is Temple Master Yun of Clear Breeze Temple? Has he changed?"
Jingting was amused by Xu Fugui's question, "What are you saying? Of course, it's our Temple Master Yun! You haven't been here recently, and Clear Breeze Temple has changed a lot. I guarantee you'll be amazed."
Xu Fugui nodded. "I've really broadened my horizons."
Xu Fugui came here with a clear goal in mind: Daoist Chang Kong. So after chatting with Jingting for only a few words, he couldn't wait to ask about the situation with Daoist Chang Kong: "By the way, since the abbot hasn't changed, then your cafeteria's head chef shouldn't have changed either, right?"
Jingting: "We now have two canteens, a new one and an old one. Master Daoist Chang Kong is still the head chef at the old canteen, but reservations are now required in advance. At the new canteen, Daoist Zhu and Daoist Long are the head chefs. Don't worry, both of them have inherited Daoist Chang Kong's culinary skills, and Daoist Chang Kong also personally prepares two dishes every day and delivers them to the new canteen for visitors to enjoy. So, if you haven't made a reservation at the old canteen, you can also try the new one."
Daoist Chang Kong was both happy and sad after Jingting Jingting's words. If there were an echocardiogram at this moment, it would probably show that his heart rate was fluctuating more violently than when he had surgery.
But in any case, being able to taste Daoist Chang Kong's cooking was already a worthwhile trip for Xu Fugui. After all, the last time Xu Fugui came here, he seemed to have tasted Daoist Priest Jingting's cooking. Compared to that time, the canteens at the new and old temples didn't seem to be much different.
In addition, Xu Fugui himself had never been to Xin Guan, and he was quite curious about it. So after saying goodbye to Jingting, Xu Fugui simply let Li Chunhua continue to support him as they went to Xin Guan.
Fortunately, although the new Clear Breeze Temple is very large, the terrain is much more stable than the old temple, and there are basically no steps or slopes to climb.
The two walked slowly, strolling around. During this time, Xu Fugui saw that Clear Breeze Temple had so many new Daoist priests, which filled him with mixed feelings.
Back when he was hospitalized, Temple Master Yun personally invited his daughter, Xu Tingting, to work at Clear Breeze Temple. At the time, Xu Fugui couldn't bring himself to do it, feeling it wouldn't look good for a young woman to work at a Daoist temple. Plus, his daughter had her own ideas, so the matter was dropped. Now, seeing the scale of Clear Breeze Temple and the constant flow of tourists, Xu Fugui couldn't help but think that Clear Breeze Temple there wouldn't be so bad. After all, the scenery was beautiful, the climate was excellent, and judging by the number of tourists, the daily revenue must be substantial. If he had agreed to let his daughter work there back then, she might be living a much better life now, perhaps even earning more than she would working as a slave in a big company!
However, Xu Fugui only thought about it in his heart and said nothing. After all, one should not imagine the path one has not yet walked; one should look forward.