Her best friend had never visited a Daoist temple before, so she had no idea that the Daoist priests were like that. She was too embarrassed to ask Zhang Ru in front of them, but as soon as they left, she couldn't help but shake Zhang Ru's arm. "What's going on? What's going on? What's going on...?"
Zhang Ru felt dizzy from being shaken and hurriedly replied, "I don't know, I don't know, I don't know..."
Best friend. "Did the Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple always act like this when you came before? They would suddenly stop and smile at you for no reason?"
Zhang Ru swore, "That's really not true. They used to walk incredibly fast. They wouldn't even stop to smile at you, let alone chase after you. You might not be able to keep up with their pace even if you took off running."
Zhang Ru and her best friend were both full of suspicion, but as they walked into the Daoist temple, they gradually became numb to it. Almost every Daoist priest they encountered along the way would greet them, some nodding, some bowing, and others, like the two priests they had met at the beginning, would just smile at them.
My best friend said, "You know what, the Daoist priests at Clear Breeze Temple are really friendly. No wonder so many people online like Clear Breeze Temple."
Zhang Ru: "... Later I'll take you to see what a normal Daoist priest at Clear Breeze Temple looks like."
Knowing her best friend was coming, Zhang Ru started booking tickets and arranging seats online half a month in advance, not for any other reason than to let her best friend taste Daoist Chang Kong's cooking.
So after her best friend had finished exploring the new section of Clear Breeze Temple, Zhang Ru led her to Clear Breeze Temple old section.
The situation at the old temple was much more normal; the Daoist priests were all busy with their own things and no one paid any attention to Zhang Ru and her best friend.
Moreover, there weren't as many people at the old Guan area as at the new Guan area. Of course, the old Guan canteen still had long queues as always.
After the Daoist priest at the entrance saw Zhang Ru Zhang Ru's appointment message, he led her inside.
Her best friend walked along, looking around as she went.
Compared to the new canteen, the old canteen looked rather ordinary in every way. Not only were the tables and chairs old, but the doors and windows were also not as bright as those in the new canteen, and even the overhead lights were just ordinary ceiling lights.
My best friend was a little confused. "Why didn't we eat at the cafeteria we just ate at? That cafeteria was obviously bigger than this one!"
Before Zhang Ru could speak, the Daoist priest leading the way turned around and glanced at her best friend. It was a very calm glance, but her best friend instantly realized that she had said the wrong thing.
Sure enough, the next second, her best friend heard Zhang Ru explain, "What are you thinking? Big food can't fill your stomach. Although the food in that cafeteria is pretty good, once you've tasted the food in this cafeteria, you'll know what it means to have seen the ocean and find other waters insignificant, and to have seen the clouds of Wushan and find other clouds pale in comparison. Do you know that I started queuing up half a month in advance so that you could eat in this cafeteria?"
Her best friend guiltily clung to Zhang Ru's arm. "Oh dear, I didn't know! Don't be angry!"
Zhang Ru glanced at the Daoist priest leading the way and said softly, "I'm not angry, I'm just afraid of making others angry."
Fortunately, the Daoist priest who led the way only glanced at Zhang Ru's best friend once and didn't say anything throughout the entire process. Moreover, after Zhang Ru and her best friend sat down and ordered their food, he left without saying a word.
My best friend had just thought the smiling Daoist priests at the new temple were a bit intimidating, but now, compared to the aloof and elegant priests at the old temple, she found the priests at the new temple to be very kind and approachable. So she couldn't help but say, "I think after we finish eating, let's go for a walk around the area over there. The priests there seem much more welcoming."
Zhang Ru: "Why don't you finish your meal first?"
That day, Zhang Ru ordered lotus fish, multigrain porridge, and two vegetarian stir-fries from Clear Breeze Temple for her best friend.
For two people, two vegetable dishes, one meat dish, and one staple food should be enough.
My best friend had sworn beforehand that after this meal she would never come back to the old Clear Breeze Temple, but would instead go to the new, more vibrant one.
After just one meal, he was instantly won over.
Zhang Ru wasn't surprised at all, because the reason she had visited Clear Breeze Temple Clear Breeze Temple so many times was because she loved its food. Not only her, but 99% of the people from City A who came to Clear Breeze Temple Clear Breeze Temple time and time again did so specifically for its cuisine.
As her best friend finally put down her chopsticks, she suddenly exclaimed as if in a daze, "The aloof chef, the adorable Daoist priest— Clear Breeze Temple is doing this to wipe us all out!"
Chapter 116
In fact, the Daoist priest at Clear Breeze Temple was only kind and approachable for three days before he couldn't maintain that kindness.
One day, when they smiled at a child, they frightened the child and made him cry.
Later, Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao felt that things couldn't continue like this, or they might be seen as perverts, so they restored them to normal.
It's fair to say that smiling service simply doesn't suit the style of Clear Breeze Temple.
Since we can't focus on improving our service through smiles, we can only focus on other service details.
It must be said that Daoist Mao and Daoist Cen are quite meticulous.
The two of them spent half a day wandering around the new Clear Breeze Temple and made improvements to several details:
First, they installed mosquito-repellent incense in the toilets of Clear Breeze Temple.
This aromatherapy diffuser is similar to the calming aromatherapy diffuser at Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse B&B; both were developed by Daoist Qiuting and Lin Banxia together.
Lin Banxia had previously researched mosquito repellent bracelets and necklaces, making her a master of mosquito repellent products. Therefore, making mosquito repellent aromatherapy products was a piece of cake for her.
Later, Daoist Qiuting added several more potent ingredients to the mosquito-repellent incense that Lin Banxia had researched. It could not only repel mosquitoes but also remove odors, thus completely mastering the technique.
This aromatherapy product was not only used in the toilets of Clear Breeze Temple, but was also subsequently used in the Clear Breeze Temple Guesthouse and agricultural base.
Especially in the newly built breeding farms in the agricultural base.
The agricultural base is located in the countryside and has so many poultry farms, so mosquitoes have always been a problem.
When Lin Banxia went back home for the Chinese New Year, she planted some mosquito-repelling plants in her Grandpa Lin's yard, and they worked quite well. Now, with the mosquito-repelling incense she made with Daoist Qiuting, the situation has improved even more.
Not only are poultry like chickens, ducks, and geese sleeping more soundly at night, but even the employees responsible for managing the agricultural base can sleep peacefully and without worry.
In addition to mosquito repellent incense, Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao also placed several tea barrels in Clear Breeze Temple, as they had discussed with Yun Zhaozhao in their previous meeting, to provide Clear Breeze Tea free of charge to the worshippers who entered the temple.
Recently, Clear Breeze Tea has been selling very well at guesthouses, because they are focusing on promoting it.
However, sales at Clear Breeze Temple were only so-so. After all, Clear Breeze Temple has too many souvenirs, and compared to Clear Breeze Tea, more pilgrims visiting Clear Breeze Temple tend to buy some novel and cute little souvenirs to take home as gifts.
Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao are currently offering free Clear Breeze Tea at the Daoist temple, which can be considered as a way for everyone to try Clear Breeze Tea.
Even if only one in ten people who drink it will actually buy it, every single one additional person counts as one more sale.
In business, besides creating blockbuster products, accumulating small profits into large ones is also a business strategy.
In addition to these minor changes, Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao also applied to Yun Zhaozhao to install some electronic audio guides in the new Clear Breeze Temple.
Daoist Cen: "It's similar to a museum. As soon as worshippers put on our electronic guide and enter our hall, an electronic guide will carefully explain to them which deity they are kneeling before and what specific blessings they receive."
Yun Zhaozhao: "..."
Yun Zhaozhao had been to museums before and knew that many children wore those electronic guide devices. However, children wear these devices to learn knowledge and culture. So what do worshippers who visit Daoist temples wear these things to learn? How to cultivate immortality?
That's clearly unreliable.
But Daoist Cen remained calm, for he had a backup plan. "Yes, our Daoist temple's electronic guides certainly won't be as appealing as a museum's, but we can treat it like a game! Once we have the electronic guides, we can also set up a raffle box with a quiz game. For example, we could ask: 'Who are the three deities enshrined in the Hall of the Three Pure Ones?'"
Daoist Mao nearby, quickly answered, "Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, Taiqing Daode Tianzun."
Daoist Cen: "Congratulations, you answered correctly."
Yun Zhaozhao, standing to the side. "..."
The two performed a rapid-fire question-and-answer session for Yun Zhaozhao, and then Daoist Cen continued, "When the time comes, the pilgrims who answer the questions correctly will receive a cash voucher for the souvenir shop. The value of the voucher is related to the number of questions they answer; the more questions they answer correctly, the more vouchers they receive. Finally, these cash vouchers can be used to buy things in our Clear Breeze Temple's souvenir shop. You see, doesn't this perfectly illustrate what it means to have knowledge as money and knowledge as power?"
Yun Zhaozhao couldn't help but want to applaud the two of them. Sure enough, you young people really know how to have fun; you two really figured out the logical closed loop.
Yun Zhaozhao later delegated the task to Daoist Mao and Daoist Cen. However, she had two conditions: first, the cost of the electronic guide should not be too high and should be kept within a reasonable budget; second, since it was an electronic guide, it would involve pre-recording and post-maintenance, and all of these things needed to be understood clearly before it could be put into use without any knowledge.
With Yun Zhaozhao's permission, Daoist Mao and Daoist Cen went ahead and did it without worry.
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Soon, pilgrims visiting Clear Breeze Temple discovered that the Clear Breeze Temple had undergone further changes.
For example, their Daoist temple even has electronic audio guides.
Some visitors took photos of the electronic audio guide at Clear Breeze Temple and posted them online, which indeed drew a lot of comments from netizens:
[This Clear Breeze Temple is quite modern! They even have an electronic guide.]