Thinking this through, Yun Zhaozhao couldn't help but praise Grandpa Lin: "You're so experienced and thoughtful."
Grandpa Lin smiled and said, "You flatter me. This is all experience I gained from raising Lin Banxia. You can't spoil children all the time, because spoiling a child is harmful; but you also can't suppress them all the time, because if you suppress them too much, they will develop physical or mental problems sooner or later. You need to fly them like a kite, sometimes tightening the reins and sometimes loosening them."
Yun Zhaozhao said sincerely, "No wonder Lin Banxia has been raised so well by you. Although she is occasionally a little reckless, she is a good child overall."
The two chatted for a while, then finalized the details of the activities of picking up rice ears to feed chickens and collecting eggs to draw on. After that, Yun Zhaozhao once again asked Jingting to make an appeal in his live broadcast room.
Before Jingting live, Jingting couldn't help but ask Yun Zhaozhao, "Shouldn't we come up with a catchy and memorable name for this event? I've seen so many other events online with really eye-catching names and themes."
Yun Zhaozhao: "I haven't really thought about this. Do you have any suggestions?"
Jingting waved his hand dismissively. "How about we call it 'The Daoist Priest Takes You to Have Fun'?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "... The activities of picking up rice ears to feed the chickens and drawing eggs later on are barely acceptable if you think they're having some fun, but do you really think people can have any fun with the pure torture activities of harvesting rice and wheat in front of them?"
Jingting: "That makes sense. Then let's do this: for the second egg-collecting activity, the Daoist priest will still lead you; but for the previous rice and wheat harvesting activities, the Daoist priest will watch you have fun."
Yun Zhaozhao: "..." You might as well just change your name to "The Tribulations of Clear Breeze Temple ".
Chapter 46
After much discussion, Yun Zhaozhao and Jingting finally decided to name Grandpa Lin's activities "Summer Study Tour".
After registering, the students and parents were divided into two groups. One group consisted mainly of junior high and high school students. This group was mainly there to undergo the tribulation at Clear Breeze Temple, because they would be doing the most arduous farm work such as harvesting, drying, and reaping rice.
Another group, mainly primary school students, will participate in edutainment activities focused on getting close to nature and animals. They will be doing farm work such as collecting eggs, drawing eggs, and boiling eggs.
Once the general rules of the event are set, there's no time to relax, as many details still need to be discussed and finalized. This includes communicating with registered parents, handling their arrival with their children, and managing all of these tasks, all of which require a dedicated person.
It would be inappropriate to entrust these matters to Grandpa Lin, as he is the main force on the farm and his experience is certainly focused on agricultural work. Moreover, many of these reception and communication tasks involve online processes, which is not suitable for Grandpa Lin Grandpa Lin due to his age.
So Yun Zhaozhao turned her attention to Xiao Yao's other classmate.
This girl's name is Zhang Lu. She only stayed at Clear Breeze Temple for one day before being assigned to the tea garden, so Yun Zhaozhao didn't have much contact with her. However, through inquiries with Grandpa Lin and a few words with Xiao Yao, Yun Zhaozhao's evaluation of Zhang Lu was quite good. She felt that Zhang Lu was a quiet, down-to-earth, calm and low-key girl.
Moreover, Zhang Lu is currently only responsible for tea garden work at the farm. Relatively speaking, her workload is not particularly heavy, and she has the spare energy to take on the overall planning and reception duties for the Clear Breeze Temple summer study tour.
With a candidate in mind, Yun Zhaozhao immediately called the girl to Clear Breeze Temple that same day.
According to the tradition of Clear Breeze Temple, when asking someone for a favor, a feast is prepared first.
After all, one is obligated to pay for someone's food and receive a gift in return.
Because she had heard that the little girl liked to eat fish, Yun Zhaozhao had Daoist Chang Kong prepare fish for Zhang Lu that day.
The whole fish feast. In the center of the large stew pot is a fish head stew with vermicelli. Among the four plates next to it, there is a plate of crispy small mixed fish, a plate of pickled cabbage fish, and a plate of fish roe and fish maw. The only plate that is not fish, a cold dish of chopped peppers and preserved eggs, is also arranged in the shape of a small goldfish.
Looking at the table full of her favorite dishes, Zhang Lu felt flattered. "... This was all made for me? I can't eat all of this by myself!"
Yun Zhaozhao: "It's okay, try to eat as much as you can. We can handle the leftovers!"
Zhang Lu wanted to eat, but was hesitant. Seeing this, Yun Zhaozhao didn't keep her in suspense any longer and directly revealed the real reason for inviting her to dinner. "I'm inviting you to dinner today because I have a small favor to ask you for. Of course, feel free to eat as much as you want. Even if I can't help you in the end, it's no big deal."
The little girl was quite clear-headed, and rather adorable at the same time. "Tell me first, and I'll definitely help if I can. If I can't, I'll eat less later."
Yun Zhaozhao then told Zhang Lu about the summer study tours that the farm was going to organize during the summer vacation.
When Zhang Lu was in school, study tours had already become popular, so she was one of the students who grew up participating in them and was naturally familiar with them. However, organizing study tours involved communicating, exchanging ideas, and hosting parents, all of which were unfamiliar to her. It wasn't that she was unwilling to do it, but she was mainly worried that she wouldn't do it well.
She shared her concerns with Yun Zhaozhao Yun Zhaozhao, who couldn't help but comfort her, "Everyone at Clear Breeze Temple starts by doing their own job, but as they do it, their skills expand and improve. Take Daoist Chang Kong for example. When he first came to Clear Breeze Temple, he said he couldn't do anything except cook, but now he makes all sorts of Clear Breeze Temple souvenirs, and he's doing a great job, isn't he?"
Daoist Chang Kong: "..."
"Take Jingting for example. When he first came to Clear Breeze Temple, he said he couldn't do anything except curse. But look at him now, he's even doing live streaming and martial arts. It feels like it won't be long before he goes from being a streamer who curses to a streamer who fights."
Daoist Priest Jingting: "..."
Yun Zhaozhao continued, "Look at Lin Banxia again. She said before that she only loved acupuncture, but look how well she's growing fruit trees now. It feels like it won't be long before she goes back to inherit her grandfather's hundred acres of fertile land."
Lin Banxia: "..."
Zhang Lu was thrilled. "If everyone can do it, then I definitely can too. Sister Zhaozhao, thank you for your trust and recognition. I will definitely do my best to do this well."
Yun Zhaozhao picked up the serving chopsticks, placed a piece of fish in Zhang Lu's bowl, and gave her the final reassurance. "Don't worry, we're a team. We won't stand idly by if you encounter any problems. Clear Breeze Temple will be your strongest support."
Not only was Zhang Lu inspired by Yun Zhaozhao's motivational and inspiring words, but even Jingting and the others standing nearby couldn't help but feel the uplifting power.
Lin Banxia said in a low voice, "I was wondering why I felt like I wasn't myself at all after entering Clear Breeze Temple. Turns out I'd been drinking too much chicken soup for the soul."
Daoist Chang Kong: "Indeed, a good leader is like a good school! They help people grow without you even realizing it."
Jingting, after some hesitation, moved closer to Yun Zhaozhao and asked the question that had intrigued him the most, "I have a question I'm quite curious about now."
Yun Zhaozhao said in a good mood, "Ask me anything. We're all family, I'll answer everything I know."
Jingting: "We've all grown up, Master, when are you planning to grow up?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "If all the employees have grown, does the abbot need to grow too? I can just lie back and relax! That's the purpose of my growth, otherwise why wouldn't I grow myself?"
Jingting: "..." That makes sense!
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It has to be said that since Yun Zhaozhao became the abbot of Clear Breeze Temple, her luck in recruiting employees has been incredibly good. Not only are her own staff members all naturally eager to join, but even the college interns who came this time are typical examples of people who have applied for jobs on their own.
For example, after returning from Clear Breeze Temple that day, Zhang Lu wrote a summer study tour implementation plan for Yun Zhaozhao overnight. It started from the preparation stage and covered everything in detail, all the way to how the activity would be carried out. Yun Zhaozhao read through it from beginning to end and found that Zhang Lu had included both the issues she had considered and those she hadn't. For instance, she had prepared small gifts for every parent and child who participated in the activity, and the small gifts were small red ropes printed with the words "Clear Breeze Temple".
This gift wasn't expensive, but most importantly, it was very meaningful for teenagers and children. There's a local tradition of tying red strings to children for good luck and protection. Even Yun Zhaozhao couldn't help but praise Zhang Lu. Putting everything else aside, at least in preparing this small gift, it's clear that Zhang Lu carefully selected it from Clear Breeze Temple's perspective.
Yun Zhaozhao's principle in employing people is to not use those she doubts and to trust those she uses. So after receiving the implementation plan, she first praised Zhang Lu highly and then encouraged her to boldly implement the plan.
As a result, perhaps because she praised Zhang Lu too much, Xiao Yao also became envious.
No sooner had Zhang Lu left than Xiao Yao secretly came to find Yun Zhaozhao, saying that she could also organize some study tours, letting the students come to Clear Breeze Temple and draw flowers, and even let each child adopt a flower seed to take home and plant, and see who grows the most beautiful flowers.
After listening, Yun Zhaozhao thought that Xiao Yao's idea was not bad, but the problem was that the farm had already booked two events, and they might need to spare some people from Clear Breeze Temple to help. Moreover, the farm's event was booked first, so it would definitely have to take precedence. Therefore, Yun Zhaozhao felt that although Xiao Yao's event plan was also very good, it could be put on hold for the time being.
Xiao Yao replied, "We're short-handed? I can have my roommates come and help! They've been wanting to come to Clear Breeze Temple for ages anyway."