But it must be said that food like this is quite fitting for today's competition theme.
Today, Daoist Zhu chose to use the grains grown by Clear Breeze Temple itself to make a cat-shaped rice ball for Clear Breeze Temple.
The current mascot of Clear Breeze Temple is the "lucky cat" designed by college students. Moreover, the Daoist priests of Clear Breeze Temple have subsequently expanded and beautified this lucky cat in various ways.
That day, Daoist Chang Kong and Daoist Zhu used rice balls of various colors to shape a bunch of adorable lucky cats.
Moreover, in addition to being made with rice grown by Clear Breeze Temple, Daoist Zhu also added one of his signature dishes to each rice ball.
For example, some rice balls contain braised bamboo shoots, some contain asparagus and mushroom stir-fry, some contain spicy diced potatoes, and some contain the "Golden Jade Abundance" filling that children love...
Anyway, just open any cute little lucky cat rice ball, and you're sure to find a surprise waiting for you.
If Daoist Zhu is responsible for controlling the flavor of each vegetarian dish, then Daoist Chang Kong is responsible for making this lucky cat rice ball into a work of art.
As mentioned before, Daoist Chang Kong is not only a gourmet but also an art master at Clear Breeze Temple.
Based on the cat-shaped rice balls made by Daoist Zhu, he created a beautiful early summer scene directly on the plate. For example, he used green radishes to arrange summer lotus leaves, and used cucumbers, broccoli, and other ingredients to create a garden rockery...
The combination of beautiful scenery and delicious food successfully helped the two win first place in this year's vegetarian competition.
This competition not only offers trophies, but also prize money.
Everyone was excited to receive the award, and since it was still early after the competition, they discussed where to go for some fun.
When Wen Xu first came to open the factory, he asked Tang Li where there were fun places to visit in City A. Tang Li gave him many options, such as zoos, parks, or museums...
So Yun Zhaozhao thought of taking advantage of this opportunity to take this group of people to one of the places recommended by Tang Li for a trip.
She didn't care where she went, so she let others vote.
After much deliberation, the winner was the City A Zoo.
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The group first had a quick lunch at the mall, then bought some snacks and carrots to feed the deer at the zoo, and drove towards the zoo in City A.
Yun Zhaozhao had previously thought Clear Breeze Temple was far enough, but compared to the zoo, Clear Breeze Temple was actually alright?
After all, Clear Breeze Temple is at least accessible by bus, unlike the zoo, which requires an hour's drive.
Fortunately, they arrived at the perfect time, and since many people had already gone to eat and it was quite sunny at the entrance, there were no queues at either the ticket office or the main gate.
Daoist Chang Kong and Daoist Zhu received their bonuses today, and they originally planned to treat everyone. But with Yun Zhaozhao present, how could they allow their employees to treat them?
While the three of them were struggling to keep up, Wen Xu had already bought all the tickets for everyone very quickly.
Yun Zhaozhao was genuinely embarrassed this time. "... How could we, the people of Clear Breeze Temple, possibly let Young Master Wen pay for our team building?"
Wen Xu: "I have money, and I'm happy to."
Yun Zhaozhao: "..."
Although Wen Xu's tone was slightly irritating, Yun Zhaozhao couldn't really dislike him. After all, friends who are willing to treat others are good friends.
Like Clear Breeze Temple, the zoo in City A is built against a mountain. The difference is that Clear Breeze Temple is next to Clear Breeze Mountain, so you don't need to climb the mountain to get in and out, but the zoo is different; it is built directly on the mountain.
So they practically had to run all over the mountain.
After all, different animals are kept in different places; if you want to see them all, you'd have to run all over the mountains and fields.
Although Tang Li had been here before, it had been a long time. So, upon entering, he immediately grabbed a map from the entrance and began his analysis. "Let's go clockwise. First, we'll see the swans by the lake, then the red-crowned cranes, then the monkeys, and next, the elephants and zebras..."
No one objected, so they followed Tang Li Tang Li and walked slowly in the order he suggested.
Yun Zhaozhao's family wasn't well-off when she was young, so she rarely had the chance to visit the zoo. Later, she grew up and went to school in City A, majoring in philosophy, which didn't have much of a job prospect. She was constantly worried about finding a job after graduation and didn't have much opportunity to go out and explore.
So opportunities to stroll around in such a relaxed mood like this are truly rare.
Perhaps because she was in a relaxed mood, she had a pretty good impression of the zoo.
It seems that zoos nowadays are quite up-to-date. Not only are the areas where animals are kept quite large, but they also simulate the wild habitats of different animals.
While no matter how well it's simulated, it can never be as realistic as the wild world, the fact that they've put so much thought into the animals' living environment shows that the managers here care about wildlife.
Yun Zhaozhao initially walked in the middle of the group, but as she walked, she gradually fell behind.
Unfortunately, she had to wear white leather shoes today to match her white dress. The leather shoes were nice, but they weren't as comfortable to walk in as her usual Little White sneakers.
Surrounded by a group of straight men, no one noticed anything unusual about her. Yun Zhaozhao herself didn't say anything either, since it was a desolate place with nowhere to buy shoes, and there was no point in saying anything.
Finally, Wen Xu noticed that Yun Zhaozhao was walking slower and slower, so he stopped first. "Sit down and rest for a while, you're a little tired. By the way, there's an ice cream stand over there, does anyone want some?"
Jingting the first hand rises. "I want it."
Wen Xu then went over, while the others waited where they were.
After a while, Wen Xu finally returned.
He was carrying a bag of ice cream in his left hand, and surprisingly, a pair of slippers in his right.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Wen Xu Wen Xu placed the slippers next to Yun Zhaozhao's feet and said, "Just wear these; they might not fit."
Yun Zhaozhao glanced at the slippers beside her feet and suddenly didn't know what to say. Moreover, she inexplicably felt a little afraid to look at Wen Xu.
But Wen Xu gotten up again and started inviting everyone to eat ice cream.
For the rest of the afternoon, Yun Zhaozhao wore these slippers that Wen Xu seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.
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Clear Breeze Temple won first place in the vegetarian food competition, which not only pleased Chairman Jiang, but also made True Yang Temple feel honored.
Daoist Jingyang even specially sent over a brocade banner.
The banner bears four large characters. "The Light of Daoism." The inscription below reads "True Yang Temple."
Yun Zhaozhao was deeply moved.
They specially arranged for this banner to be hung at the main entrance of Clear Breeze Temple so that all the pilgrims coming and going could see it.
Previously, some smaller Daoist temples didn't like Clear Breeze Temple in many ways, but now that Clear Breeze Temple is developing better and better, and even a major Daoist temple like True Yang Temple has become friendly with Clear Breeze Temple, the dissenting voices have become less and less frequent recently, and have even disappeared.
Not only did the opposition gradually diminish, but more and more Daoist temples also sought to establish connections with Clear Breeze Temple.
Yun Zhaozhao had some understanding of how to handle interactions with other Daoist temples, but some she didn't. In any case, she would consult Daoist Jingyang about anything she didn't understand.
Ever since Daoist Jingyang gave Yun Zhaozhao Yun Zhaozhao the idea to change the phrase "kneel down" in the electronic explanation to "please kneel down," Yun Zhaozhao silently felt that Daoist Jingyang was actually the same kind of person as their Clear Breeze Temple at heart.
Simply put, it's a kind of unconventional person hiding beneath a serious exterior.
However, Clear Breeze Temple didn't even bother with a proper facade; it went straight for the unorthodox and heretical path.
After Daoist Jingyang returned from Clear Breeze Temple last time, he mentioned that he would send a Daoist priest to the Clear Breeze Temple dining hall for further study.
Yun Zhaozhao thought that since True Yang Temple was sending a Daoist priest to study, they could take this opportunity to send a Daoist priest from their branch temple to learn Daoist etiquette. After all, True Yang Temple, as the orthodox Daoist temple, was quite authoritative in this regard.
Daoist Jingyang naturally very welcoming.
Yun Zhaozhao gave this rare opportunity for further study to Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao.
However, these two people cannot go together, because if they go together, the new Clear Breeze Temple will be leaderless, and they can only take turns going.
Daoist Cen, " True Yang Temple has given us such a wonderful gift by coming here for further study. They even call us the pride of Daoist temples. Shouldn't we give them a gift in return when we go over?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "We should send it. But do you have any good suggestions?"
Daoist Mao nearby, suggested, "Why don't we present them with a banner as well? They call us the light of Daoism, right? Then True Yang Pass is the light of the righteous path. The light of the righteous path shines upon the earth."
Yun Zhaozhao: "..."
You're all legendary messengers of light, right?
Chapter 119
Yun Zhaozhao ultimately did not heed the advice of Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao to send any banners.
She felt that gift-giving should be sincere; after all, simply reciprocating with the same gift always seems a bit perfunctory.
The last thing she gave to True Yang Temple was Clear Breeze Tea and the Clear Breeze Temple's lucky cat mascot.
However, she made slight modifications to this lucky cat, not only adding the logo of Clear Breeze Temple, but also waving two small flags in its hands, one with "Zhengdao" (Right Path) and the other with "Baoyang" (Embrace the Sun), thus incorporating the name of " True Yang Temple ".
Daoist Jingyang was quite pleased to receive the gift, and even had one of his younger disciples take a picture of him with the lucky cat and send it to Yun Zhaozhao.
In fact, Yun Zhaozhao not only gave this lucky charm to Daoist Jingyang, but she also gave one to Wen Xu Xu's factory.