Wen Xu: "Let me put it this way, even Zhou Bapi would get skinned alive if he went up against her."
Lin Qi: "..."
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Yun Zhaozhao had no idea that she had left such a deep impression on Wen Xu. Of course, even if she did know, she would only think... Wen Xu is quite good at judging people.
After Wen Xu left, Yun Zhaozhao's life continued as usual.
One of the two courtyard designers who met with Wen Xu last time had already sent Yun Zhaozhao his courtyard design drafts. At first, Yun Zhaozhao thought the other party was very efficient and probably valued this collaboration. However, after taking a closer look, she found that the courtyard design did not take the perspective of a Daoist temple into consideration. Moreover, many of the design styles seemed familiar, as if it had been copied from a template.
Anyway, Yun Zhaozhao wasn't particularly satisfied with the courtyard design after seeing it.
Fortunately, another courtyard designer hasn't submitted their work yet, so Yun Zhaozhao can still look forward to it.
Furthermore, Yun Zhaozhao thought about it later. The school would send interns over during the winter break, and based on previous experience, there might be students among them who were good at garden design. Instead of spending so much money to hire a garden designer from outside, it would be better to save the money and let these college students design it.
They might not have the most experience, but their passion is definitely the strongest. And if these students are given the responsibility of designing the guesthouse's courtyard, they'll develop a deep affection for it. Then, if Yun Zhaozhao wants them to do part-time work later, wouldn't that be a piece of cake?
The more Yun Zhaozhao calculated the costs, the more she felt it was more worthwhile to have college students design the courtyard, so she became less and less anxious about the design work.
Her current mindset is that if a suitable garden designer comes along, she'll hire one; if not, she'll just wait patiently until the students arrive.
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After Daoist Qiuting arrived, Lin Banxia and Daoist Yiyezi replanted a lot of Chinese medicinal herbs in the backyard.
During this period, most of the Chinese herbal medicines survived thanks to their meticulous care.
What's even more surprising is that many of the fruits we planted earlier are now being harvested. They're sweeter and tastier than when we first harvested them.
Yun Zhaozhao had been too embarrassed to sell the fruit last time and kept it all for herself. But this time was different. After tasting the fruit, she immediately told Xiaojiu Yun Zhaozhao the cafeteria staff to sell it as soon as possible.
Xiaojiu is good at everything, even selling fruit; she's better at promoting it than anyone else.
Other people's fruits are said to be "sweeter than first love" and "sweeter than love itself."
When she was selling fruit, she didn't use any romance appeals; everything she said was related to good fortune and wealth. For example, her promotional slogan was:
"Eating fruit fosters good karma."
"Round fruits symbolize continuous good fortune."
Sweet fruit, endless good fortune.
There were rumors circulating among the people that the fruits from Clear Breeze Temple could bring longevity, and some even privately called them " Longevity Fruit." So now that the fruits from Clear Breeze Temple Clear Breeze Temple hit the market, many of their regular customers buy Clear Breeze Temple or ten pounds at a time without waiting for much promotion from the Clear Breeze Temple.
So much so that the speed at which fruit was picked at Clear Breeze Temple could almost not keep up with the speed at which customers were buying fruit.
The happiest person about the good fruit sales was, of course, Yun Zhaozhao.
Yun Zhaozhao rarely posts more than two WeChat in a row, but when Wen Xu refreshed the page that day, he found that Yun Zhaozhao had posted two messages in a row for the first time ever—one about the magnificent scene of the fruit harvest in the orchard in the backyard of Clear Breeze Temple, and the other about the scene of customers of Clear Breeze Temple rushing to buy fruit.
While inwardly marveling at the sheer amount of money Clear Breeze Temple seemed to refuse, Wen Xu couldn't resist replying to Yun Zhaozhao's post on WeChat Moments: "[Has Temple Master Yun changed careers?]"
Yun Zhaozhao replied quickly: [What business are you talking about? There are 360 professions, and every one of them is part of Clear Breeze Temple's competition.]
Chapter 96
The orchard in the backyard of Clear Breeze Temple had a bumper harvest, and everyone in Clear Breeze Temple enjoyed the delicious food.
Because Daoist Chang Kong started trying every possible way to make all sorts of delicious dishes with these fruits.
The simplest fruit salad goes without saying; it's served almost every meal. Daoist Chang Kong has also tried using these fruits to make many delicious dishes, such as boneless Lemon chicken feet, banana steamed cake, apple pie, mango pomelo sago, and autumn pear syrup.
The employees of Clear Breeze Temple feel that the happiest moment when working at Clear Breeze Temple is when they taste various new products for Daoist Chang Kong.
I don't know about other companies, but at Clear Breeze Temple, food tasting is definitely one of the employee benefits. In the past, when there were fewer employees at the temple, everyone had the opportunity to taste the food. But now that the number of people at the temple has increased, you may have to wait in line for such opportunities.
Because the fruit was in high demand this time, and because the canteen at Daoist Chang Kong's place also needed a large quantity, Yun Zhaozhao did not arrange to send free fruit to the villagers at the agricultural base.
Most of the employees at the agricultural base were understanding, since the Daoist temple paid them their regular wages and had never withheld any. The free fruit was a favor, but it was normal if they weren't. However, there were always one or two dissenting voices among the group.
For example, because of this fruit incident, some employees couldn't help but complain about Yun Zhaozhao privately. They said that when Clear Breeze Temple was still in its development stage, Yun Zhaozhao treated them, ordinary employees, with great care, personally delivering free fruit and showing concern for them. Now that the temple has developed, they no longer need ordinary villagers, so the free fruit has stopped, and Yun Zhaozhao hasn't appeared at the agricultural base for a long time...
Such comments initially only reached Grandpa Lin Grandpa Lin's ears, but Grandpa Lin quickly suppressed them and gave them a stern lecture. But secrets don't stay hidden forever. In the end, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the words eventually reached Yun Zhaozhao's ears.
Yun Zhaozhao didn't encounter much criticism while managing the Daoist temple. This was partly because the Daoist priests didn't have many material demands, and partly because they were used to cultivating their minds and character. So even if there were differing opinions, they would process them on their own.
But things are different at the agricultural base.
The population there is more diverse, and many of them are uneducated villagers. They may be very skilled at their work, but in other aspects, they are not as disciplined and reasonable as the Daoist priests in the temple.
When Yun Zhaozhao first heard these criticisms, she was actually a little angry.
Despite her anger, Yun Zhaozhao didn't rush to lash out. After all, these villagers weren't directly under her jurisdiction, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to bypass Grandpa Lin and deal with them directly after hearing some negative comments.
So she immediately called Grandpa Lin over and asked him about the specific situation.
Grandpa Lin is a kind and simple man. Perhaps fearing Yun Zhaozhao would blame the villagers, he privately spoke well of them, "Most of the villagers are easy to get along with and grateful that Clear Breeze Temple provides them with a job to support their families. They are always full of gratitude when they talk about Clear Breeze Temple and you, Abbot. However, occasionally some people will have a few complaints or grumbles. But don't worry, even if I don't say anything, the other villagers will speak well of Clear Breeze Temple. So, Abbot, you don't need to take these negative words to heart."
Yun Zhaozhao: "It's not that I want to take those comments to heart. Actually, although I was a little angry when I heard them, I didn't really care. After all, I don't deal with these people every day, so even if I heard them, I could just pretend I didn't. I'm worried about you."
After all, such people are ungrateful and don't know what's good for them. They don't even respect her, the abbess. Yun Zhaozhao finds it hard to believe that they would respect Grandpa Lin.
Yun Zhaozhao was mainly worried that Grandpa Lin had suffered a lot from dealing with such people in private, but Grandpa Lin was kind-hearted and had never said anything.
Grandpa Lin understood Yun Zhaozhao's subtext and said with a smile, "That's not true. They just complain a bit, but they do a pretty decent job with the tasks assigned to them privately. Don't worry, if they were just all talk and no action, I definitely wouldn't have kept them. Although they say a lot of things wrong, they're right about one thing: we're definitely not what we used to be, and we don't need to spoil them too much. Anyway, if they don't want to do it, there are plenty of other people willing to."
Hearing Grandpa Lin say this, Yun Zhaozhao felt relieved. Before leaving, she didn't forget to tell Grandpa Lin, "If you really want to fire them but don't want to say it, just let me be the bad guy. Anyway, I'm already labeled as a 'snobbish person,' so I don't mind taking on two more."
Grandpa Lin didn't say anything, but he was quite satisfied with Yun Zhaozhao as the abbot. After all, a leader as willing to take responsibility and bear the blame as Yun Zhaozhao was rare, not to mention in this day and age, even in Grandpa Lin's younger days.
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Putting aside the dissenting voices from the agricultural base, the worshippers at Clear Breeze Temple were full of praise for the fruits coming to market.
After all, these fruits are eaten within 10 minutes of being picked; their freshness is practically no different from eating fruit directly from under the tree.
Moreover, the fruits from Clear Breeze Temple are not only fresh, but their taste is also top-notch. I don't know if it's because the feng shui of Clear Breeze Temple is particularly suitable for fruit growth, or for some other reason, but the fruits that are supposed to be sweet are exceptionally sweet, and even the ones that aren't sweet are incredibly juicy.
As for whether eating it will lead to longevity, that seems less important in the face of such delicious taste.