Before the new Clear Breeze Temple was built, Yun Zhaozhao had mentioned that she would build a reading room there. Coincidentally, when Daoist Qiuting before, he also brought a suitcase full of medical books, so Yun Zhaozhao simply placed the reading room next to Daoist Qiuting's Daoist medical clinic.
In this way, Daoist Qiuting's medical books can be placed in the reading room, which will not only enrich the reading room of Clear Breeze Temple, but also make it convenient for Daoist Qiuting to look through his medical books at any time.
As for the calligraphy and paintings left over from the flower painting activities organized by Xiao Yao, some of the finest pieces can be selected and hung on the walls of the reading room as decoration.
Besides these readily available calligraphy, paintings, and medical books, Yun Zhaozhao also did not forget the books she had previously asked Daoist Chang Kong and Jingting to write.
Daoist Chang Kong did indeed write them, and they were all handwritten. Not only were they handwritten, but he even wrote two books. Both were cookbooks, one featuring dishes he was good at, and the other featuring dishes he created.
Both cookbooks are quite well-illustrated, with many recipes even including detailed instructions and quantities.
While Yun Zhaozhao thought that Daoist Chang Kong wrote very well, she couldn't help but worry. "Won't this leak the trade secrets of our Clear Breeze Temple Temple's canteen?"
Daoist Chang Kong: "What trade secrets does our cafeteria have? Our cafeteria's biggest trade secret is me."
Yun Zhaozhao: "... I like confident men like you."
Daoist Chang Kong: "..."
However, Jingting didn't write it. Fortunately, Yun Zhaozhao didn't force everyone to write one, so it's fine that Jingting didn't.
In addition to the two cookbooks written by Daoist Chang Kong, Lin Banxia also printed out her observation diaries that she had previously posted on online platforms and compiled them into a book called "The Complete Guide to Plants in the Back Garden of Clear Breeze Temple," which is placed in the reading room for visiting pilgrims to read.
The reading room at Clear Breeze Temple is free of charge, but for ease of management, the books can only be viewed in the reading room and cannot be taken out of Clear Breeze Temple.
Since worshippers were not allowed to take books out of the Daoist temple, the reading room could not be left completely unattended. Therefore, Yun Zhaozhao later arranged for a Daoist priest to be specifically in charge of managing the reading room.
In addition to their regular schooling at the village school, the ten young Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple also have to attend four extra classes each week when they return to the Clear Breeze Temple.
These are medicine, pharmacology, martial arts, and Daoist magic. In addition, Yun Zhaozhao named these 10 young Daoist priests as disciples of the "Qing" generation.
Yun Zhaozhao: "The first batch of disciples will be called the 'Qing' generation disciples, the second batch will be called the 'Feng' generation disciples, and as for the third batch, they will be called..."
Tang Li, thinking himself clever, said, "I know, the third batch is called the 'Guan' class. But what's the fourth batch called?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "What 'Guan' generation? The third batch is called 'Xu' generation, the fourth batch is called 'Lai' generation... Haven't you heard the ancient poem 'A gentle breeze blows, the water ripples not'?"
Tang Li: "I've heard of you, but I didn't expect you to be so cultured."
Yun Zhaozhao: "Just kidding, I'm a college student."
Tang Li: "..."
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When there were no classes in the evenings, the ten young Daoist priests from the Qing generation would spend their time in the reading room. Yun Zhaozhao didn't restrict what they read; in fact, she even prepared a bunch of children's picture books for them.
The other people at Clear Breeze Temple also doted on the children.
For example, Daoist Chang Kong knows that children love sweets, but eating too many sweets is bad for their health and teeth, so he developed many snacks that contain no sugar at all, such as banana pie, pumpkin pancakes, sweet potato egg rolls, and sugar-free yogurt tarts.
Every day while the children were reading, Daoist Chang Kong would provide snacks. As a result, many of the Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple, who clearly didn't like studying, would spend their time in the library after dinner just to get some snacks from the children.
For example, children have delicate skin and are sensitive to both heat and cold. So Lin Banxia prepared a sweat towel for each child.
I don't know what kind of Chinese herbal medicine was added to this towel, but it makes my back feel warm and cozy when I put it under my clothes, like it automatically generates heat. It also dries very quickly, even in very cold weather, unlike other towels that become chilly after absorbing sweat, and if you don't change them in time, you're more likely to catch a cold.
Of course, none of that matters. The most outrageous thing is that some of these Daoist priests can knit sweaters and others can sew shoes. By relying on their own skills, they managed to make these 10 orphans the 10 most outstanding children in the village primary school.
Yun Zhaozhao didn't care whether they were pretty or not at school; she only hoped that these children could study and live smoothly at school.
After all, rural primary schools use a mixed-grade system because of the scarcity of teachers, so older and younger students attend classes together. She was worried that the children would fall behind in their studies, and she was also concerned that the children from the Daoist temple were too young and might be bullied at school.
After all, there's a lot of content about school bullying these days! When you don't have children, you might just glance at it and scroll past it, but when you have children, especially after having 10, you'll always worry a lot more.
However, Teacher Liu told her that there was no need to worry about this at all, as the 10 young Daoist priests from Clear Breeze Temple were very popular throughout the school at this stage.
Yun Zhaozhao was quite surprised after hearing this. "Why? Is it because they have a particularly sweet tongue and a very likable personality?"
Teacher Liu: "That's not it. On one hand, it's because I've repeatedly emphasized at school that older kids are strictly forbidden from bullying younger ones, and I severely punish anyone I find out. Another important reason is that every time you Clear Breeze Temple sends these kids to school, you always let them bring some treats in their schoolbags. These things are highly sought after by the kids at our school, so we have to spoil them and pamper them to give them a little treat, right?"
Taking the young Daoist priests to school wasn't Yun Zhaozhao's responsibility; she had assigned it to other priests. So, Yun Zhaozhao Yun Zhaozhao n't have known about the snacks she was putting in their schoolbags if Teacher Liu hadn't brought it up this time.
It must be said that skillfully using food as a weapon is indeed a major characteristic of everyone in Clear Breeze Temple. It's not just her, the abbess, who knows this trick; everyone else in Clear Breeze Temple is also adept at it without being taught.
Yun Zhaozhao wasn't sure whether putting snacks in children's backpacks was a good thing or not, but in any case, it was a good thing that it could help these little Daoist priests quickly integrate into school life. Besides, Teacher Liu hadn't said anything, so Yun Zhaozhao pretended not to know and didn't bring it up again.
As it turned out, Yun Zhaozhao didn't bring it up herself, but the Daoist priests who had been sent by True Yang Temple to Clear Breeze Temple brought up the matter of the food guide.
They asked Yun Zhaozhao privately, " Temple Master Yun, did you send some delicious food to True Yang Temple a couple of days ago?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "Yeah! What's wrong?"
"So, are you planning to annex our True Yang Temple next?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "..."
Yun Zhaozhao: "I'd like to, but I need to have the ability! Besides, who told you that sending some good food would allow you to swallow up a major temple?"
The other person said, "That's hard to say. They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach! Look at many of our fellow disciples at True Yang Temple now; they'd rather stay at Clear Breeze Temple True Yang Temple than go back. Even Martial Uncle Chuli says he was born a Clear Breeze Temple person and will die a Clear Breeze Temple person. It shows that sometimes food invasion is just as terrifying as cultural invasion!"
Yun Zhaozhao thought for a moment, then said, half-jokingly, "Is that so? Then it seems I should send more delicious food to True Yang Temple in the future. At first, I'll definitely send it for free, but once they get hooked, I won't send it for free anymore. I'll make them come to Clear Breeze Temple to buy it on their own. Do you know what that's called?"
The person on the other end hesitated and said, "... Playing the long game to catch a big fish?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "No. This is called 'True Yang Temple making money Clear Breeze Temple flowers,' you won't get a single penny home."
The Daoist priest from True Yang Temple across the way. "..." What a beautiful face, what a vicious heart.
Chapter 88
These 10 young Daoist priests, all born in the Qing generation, only appeared in the reading room at night. Since Clear Breeze Temple closes its gates at night, on weekdays, none of the many worshippers who came and went noticed these young Daoist priests. They only saw that there were inexplicably many more children's picture books in the reading room.
Some parents thought Clear Breeze Temple was being incredibly thoughtful, not only preparing books suitable for adults to borrow, but also providing appropriate picture books for children.
Until the first weekend.
Led by Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao, the ten young Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple practiced their martial arts in the square in front of the Clear Breeze Temple. Afterward, they went to the reading room to read books. Some worshippers suddenly realized that the children's picture books in Clear Breeze Temple were prepared for these young Daoist priests. They were benefiting from the young Daoist priests' fame.
In fact, many netizens were aware of the young Daoist priest at Clear Breeze Temple, since Tang Li had previously promoted it online, which attracted considerable attention at the time.
However, a large portion of the worshippers who come to Clear Breeze Temple are older and don't usually go online or pay attention to online information, so they are not really aware of the situation.
Seeing this group of young Daoist priests dressed in Daoist robes and with their hair styled in Daoist buns, practicing martial arts and going to the reading room, some parents couldn't help but curiously step forward to ask the leaders, Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao.
Parent: "Is this some kind of Daoist one-day camp experience activity?"
Daoist Cen: "... No, they are genuine Daoist priests from our Clear Breeze Temple."
Parent: "Oh my, he's so young to be a nun. His parents are really heartless."
Daoist Cen said calmly, "Oh, they are all orphans."
The parent asking the question, "..." Serves you right! Serves you right for being so talkative. You'll be so guilty you won't be able to sleep tonight, won't you?