Xiaojiu: "By the way, the girl who sold us the mosquito-repellent herbs also said we could make some mosquito-repellent bracelets to sell. It's the season when mosquitoes are rampant, and Clear Breeze Temple has readily available resources, so I think it's indeed a good idea."
Yun Zhaozhao agreed, "I'll discuss it with Lin Banxia and then have her cooperate with Daoist Chang Kong."
Daoist Chang Kong had actually collaborated with Lin Banxia before; for example, he had used the Chinese herbs Lin Banxia grew to make soup. But this was the first time the two had collaborated on making mosquito repellent bracelets.
However, this was no challenge for Daoist Chang Kong, because whether it was weaving or carving, he was generally very skilled at any kind of handcrafting.
Lin Banxia, however, was utterly astonished as she watched Daoist Chang Kong weaving mosquito-repellent bracelets. "Men these days are so skillful! They can even weave bracelets! It makes us women who can't do anything feel ashamed..."
Jingting, standing to the side, said, "Then you're being modest. How come you can't do anything? Don't you know how to prick people? You're the only rose with thorns in our Clear Breeze Temple."
Lin Banxia rolled her eyes at him. "... Do you believe I'll really stab you?"
Jingting immediately backed down. "I'm sorry, I was wrong."
After tidying up Jingting, Lin Banxia squatted down again to watch Daoist Chang Kong weave mosquito-repellent bracelets. As she watched, she couldn't resist trying it herself. And you know what? Perhaps because she had handled needles before, she managed to weave the bracelet quite well. Although she wasn't as fast or as good as Daoist Chang Kong, she was definitely much faster than Jingting and Yun Zhaozhao.
Besides the bracelets, Lin Banxia and Daoist Chang Kong also made a lot of mosquito-repellent sachets. However, the sachets were not handmade; Daoist Chang Kong designed them and then had them custom-made online. The only difference was that the Chinese herbs inside were mosquito-repellent herbs that Lin Banxia herself had blended. In any case, their main focus this time wasn't handmade weaving, but mosquito repellent.
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After the mosquito repellent bracelets and mosquito repellent sachets were launched, Yun Zhaozhao put some of them in the Daoist temple for Xiaojiu to sell, and gave the rest to Xu Tingting and Xie Yu to sell on the University A campus.
After hearing that Yun Zhaozhao's Clear Breeze Temple was actually recruiting college student agents, Xiao Yao introduced her roommates to Yun Zhaozhao.
Therefore, following the University A site, Clear Breeze Temple now has a new site: the Agricultural College.
Moreover, perhaps because the Agricultural College has better landscaping and therefore more mosquitoes, the sales of mosquito repellent bracelets and sachets at the new sales point at the Agricultural University were much better than those at the old sales point at University A.
It's almost to the point that everyone has one.
A school has at least tens of thousands of students. A mosquito repellent bracelet sells for 20 yuan, and a mosquito repellent sachet sells for 10 yuan. Later, the mosquito repellent bracelet was in short supply, and the price even rose to 50 yuan. So, the revenue from this item alone must be around 400,000 yuan.
Although Xu Tingting and Xie Yu's sales weren't as good as those at the Agricultural University, the profits were still decent. Moreover, mosquito repellent products are indeed a necessity for many people in the summer, so Xu Tingting and Xie Yu's income from selling mosquito repellent products was actually more than their combined income from selling talisman blind boxes and small cakes.
It's fair to say that he earned over ten thousand yuan a month without even graduating from university.
Besides the hot sales of mosquito repellent bracelets and sachets at schools, the sachets and bracelets at Clear Breeze Temple are also selling quite well.
A large proportion of the worshippers visiting Clear Breeze Temple bring their children. Mosquito bites are a common problem for many families with young children, as their delicate skin makes them particularly attractive to insects.
So when they heard that Clear Breeze Temple was selling mosquito repellent bracelets and mosquito repellent sachets, regardless of whether they were effective or not, those with children at home tentatively bought two.
Most importantly, after buying it and putting it on my child, I found it really works to repel mosquitoes. And not only is it effective, it's even better than mosquito repellent bracelets and sachets I bought online. Crucially, most mosquito repellent products have a strong smell, which many parents worry might be harmful to children. However, Clear Breeze Temple's mosquito repellent has a light herbal scent; you can barely smell it unless you get very close.
It feels like it's safer.
Families with young children usually interact with other families who also have children. When two families meet while taking their kids out for a walk, they inevitably start chatting about their children. And as they chat, they naturally start talking about the mosquito repellent products they've recently bought.
As word spread, many people who hadn't originally planned to visit Clear Breeze Temple Clear Breeze Temple added it to their itinerary.
Thanks to these two mosquito repellent products, Yun Zhaozhao's account balance quickly doubled.
Having tasted the benefits, Yun Zhaozhao then asked Lin Banxia and Daoist Chang Kong to make some herbal foot bath packets. Why start with the feet? Because the feet are furthest from the head, so even if they don't have much effect, there's less chance of something going wrong.
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Just as Clear Breeze Temple's mosquito control efforts were flourishing, many schools finally welcomed their summer vacation.
This summer vacation is destined to be an extraordinary one for Clear Breeze Temple.
First, Clear Breeze Temple has arranged numerous summer study tours, each with a large number of participants. Many of these tours are being held for the first time by Clear Breeze Temple Clear Breeze Temple, making it a significant challenge for everyone. Second, Clear Breeze Temple will be welcoming several new university student employees. Although they are only part-time, the team has been temporarily expanded, which makes Yun Zhaozhao, the abbot, quite gratified. After all, Yun Zhaozhao's initial dream was to make Clear Breeze Temple bigger and stronger, and to create new glories!
As for the third point, Xiao Yao finally moved out of the school and moved with two other classmates into the teachers' dormitory that Yun Zhaozhao had rented for them in advance. The three girls were classmates, so none of them asked for a room. Instead, they shared a large dormitory room.
There is only one teacher left at this school, surnamed Liu. He is about 50 years old and is from this village. He used to be a substitute teacher, but he was lucky enough to be promoted to a permanent position and never left. He has stayed at this school his whole life.
With retirement age fast approaching, and no teacher in the village to take over, Teacher Liu was quite happy and enthusiastic to see so many college students coming.
He's been helping Xiao Yao and the others with everything, inside and out.
Xiao Yao felt incredibly lucky, as she felt she had been helped by many benefactors along the way. Back at Clear Breeze Temple, it was Yun Zhaozhao, and now that she was here, it was Teacher Liu again.
So when Teacher Liu Teacher Liu finished her work, Xiao Yao very thoughtfully gave her the mosquito repellent sachet and mosquito repellent bracelet that she had bought with her own money.
Teacher Liu initially wanted to refuse, but Xiao Yao insisted, "Please accept it; it's a token of our goodwill. Otherwise, we'd be embarrassed to trouble you in the future."
Seeing that she said that, Teacher Liu did not refuse anymore and accepted it directly.
Everyone was tired that night, so they didn't talk much, washed up, and went to bed.
After that, Xiao Yao and the others went about their own work during the day and went back to school to sleep at night, so they didn't have many opportunities to see Teacher Liu again.
Unexpectedly, when Xiao Yao returned from Clear Breeze Temple that day, she saw Teacher Liu sitting at the door of their three dormitories, seemingly waiting for someone.
Xiao Yao greeted her first, and Teacher Liu replied, "You're back? I've been waiting for you!"
Xiao Yao: "Did you need something from me, Teacher Liu?"
Teacher Liu smiled and said, "Well, the mosquito repellent bracelet and mosquito repellent sachet you gave me a couple of days ago, I've been wearing them for two days and they really work well. I used to have to burn mosquito coils every night before bed, but these past two days I haven't even needed to. And when I go for a walk after dinner, I hardly get bitten by mosquitoes anymore. So I wanted to ask you, where did you buy these mosquito repellent bracelet and mosquito repellent sachet?"
Xiao Yao: "It's made by our Clear Breeze Temple. What's wrong? Do you want to buy some?"
Teacher Liu: "I want to buy some to give to my students. As you know, many of my students are left-behind children, their parents aren't around. I just don't know if these things are expensive. If they're too expensive, I'm afraid I can't afford them, because teachers' salaries aren't high, especially for rural teachers like us..."
After hearing this, Xiao Yao felt great respect for Teacher Liu. While admiring her, she also wanted to help Teacher Liu, such as asking Yun Zhaozhao to sell at a lower price. However, she was just an intern and couldn't make the decision herself, so she simply asked Teacher Liu to go with her to Clear Breeze Temple to see Yun Zhaozhao.
This is not the first time Teacher Liu has visited Clear Breeze Temple.
She had brought her children to Qingfeng Park for spring outings before, and had also visited Clear Breeze Temple several times, but Clear Breeze Temple used to be deserted, unlike its current grandeur.
Moreover, Teacher Liu remembers that the previous abbot was an elderly person, but this abbot looks quite young.
Teacher Liu explained her purpose to the young abbot, hoping that Yun Zhaozhao could offer a slightly lower price. Unexpectedly, Yun Zhaozhao readily agreed to give her a batch for free.
Upon hearing this, Teacher Liu's first reaction was to refuse. "How could I possibly accept that? I've already gone to great lengths to ask you to lower the price, which is already asking too much of you. If I were to ask you to give it away for free, what kind of person would I be?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "I didn't really mean to give these to your students for free. I have a small favor I'd like to ask them for. Consider these mosquito repellent bracelets and sachets as payment."
Teacher Liu: "Help? They're all minors, what help can they possibly give Clear Breeze Temple?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "It's like this, our Clear Breeze Temple is going to hold a study tour in the fields near your village during the summer vacation. We might need someone to help guide us or direct traffic at the village entrance. My people aren't familiar with the roads in the village, but your students are different; they're all locals. If anything happens, like a car falling into a paddy field or a flat tire, it'll be easier for them to find help in the village than for my people..."