Senior Brother Leng has been at Embracing Bamboo Temple Embracing Bamboo Temple so many years and has a very deep affection for it. Upon hearing that Clear Breeze Temple is more famous online than Embracing Bamboo Temple, he immediately became restless. "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and tell the people at Clear Breeze Temple that we will choose a time next week to visit them, so that they can make preparations in advance."
Having achieved his goal, Daoist Huaijin smiled and accepted the order, then departed.
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Daoist Huaijin did not have Yun Zhaozhao's contact information, so he contacted Daoist Mao and Daoist Cen immediately and asked them to convey Embracing Bamboo Temple's intention to visit Clear Breeze Temple for exchange and learning, as well as the time of their visit.
Yun Zhaozhao was quite welcoming of what she heard, because exchange and learning are quite necessary for the healthy development of a Daoist temple. Moreover, just as Lawyer Wang said before, more exchanges with colleagues in the Daoist industry will help establish a positive image for Clear Breeze Temple.
However, Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao both seemed to want to say something but hesitated.
Seeing their expressions, Yun Zhaozhao couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is there something you want to say?"
Daoist Cen mustered his courage. "It's like this, the news that Embracing Bamboo Temple is sending people for this exchange came from a classmate of ours at the Daoist academy. This classmate didn't particularly like Daoist Mao and me back in school. Of course, I don't think he was targeting us personally; he's just rather arrogant, so he doesn't particularly like anyone in the class either..."
Yun Zhaozhao couldn't help but chuckle, "I understand. People with some ability usually have high aspirations. Just like your Senior Brother Jingting, he doesn't find most people in the world agreeable."
Daoist Cen: "... Anyway, I found it quite strange that my classmate suddenly said he wanted to come for an exchange and study. I felt that his motives weren't so simple. After all, he called me a couple of days ago, and his words implied that he looked down on our Clear Breeze Temple..."
Yun Zhaozhao really wanted to comfort Daoist Cen, telling him that there were many people who looked down on Clear Breeze Temple, and that one more wouldn't make a difference. However, she was afraid that saying this would easily break the anxious master in front of her, so in the end she said softly, "Okay, I understand. I'll tell everyone and let them handle things carefully."
Despite Yun Zhaozhao's assurance, Daoist Cen still pressed on, "Besides being careful, shouldn't our temple take some other precautions in advance?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "For example?"
Daoist Cen opened his mouth, but found himself truly at a loss. After all, the other party's intentions were unclear. What if they genuinely came to exchange and learn? Even if they weren't there to exchange and learn but to cause trouble, Clear Breeze Temple's current hardware and software conditions were what they were. They couldn't possibly transform Clear Breeze Temple into a proper and impressive Daoist temple in just a few days. Therefore, this was destined to be an unsolvable problem!
Yun Zhaozhao: "It's alright, let's take it one step at a time. We'll deal with whatever comes our way. After all, Clear Breeze Temple has seen its share of big events before."
Upon hearing Yun Zhaozhao's words, both Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao became curious and asked in unison, "What great events has our Daoist temple experienced?"
Yun Zhaozhao spoke frankly, "Before you came, our Clear Breeze Temple was almost completely bankrupt. Compared to the difficulties we faced back then, I feel that any problems Clear Breeze Temple encounters now are minor. After all, a Daoist temple, like a person, is only concerned with life and death; everything else is trivial."
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Yun Zhaozhao had just calmly finished giving Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao some chicken soup, when she suddenly ran to the backyard of Clear Breeze Temple to check on the flowers as if the sky had fallen. Xiao Yao had suddenly come to tell her that a batch of flowers in the backyard seemed to have been infested with bugs and needed to be treated.
Xiao Yao was, after all, an intern. She had a wealth of theoretical experience in growing flowers, but lacked practical experience. So, she was at a loss when faced with these problems of pests and diseases in the flowers.
Yun Zhaozhao didn't really understand either, but Yun Zhaozhao knew how to call people!
Previously, when there were problems with the fruit trees, it was Grandpa Lin who solved them. Moreover, in the process of planting rice, wheat, and even tea trees, it is inevitable to encounter problems with pests and diseases. Therefore Yun Zhaozhao immediately asked Jingting to go to the village to invite Grandpa Lin over.
After looking at the leaves, Grandpa Lin didn't say much. He picked up a large pair of scissors and chopped off the problematic leaves. He then said he would mix some pesticide from home and bring it up later. He would spray the flowers with the pesticide and it should be fine.
Grandpa Lin was busy, and only after he finished dealing with the problems with the flowers, plants, and trees did he have time to check on his granddaughter Lin Banxia.
During this time, Lin Banxia has been busy making mosquito repellent bracelets and mosquito repellent sachets for Clear Breeze Temple. After finishing them, she started a side business, saying she plans to make some anti-motion sickness sachets.
Whether making mosquito repellent sachets or motion sickness prevention sachets, one needs to be proficient in pharmacology. Therefore, Lin Banxia spends her spare time reading various pharmacology books.
Anyone who has studied this subject knows how thick and heavy these books are. In any case, when Grandpa Lin saw Lin Banxia, he saw her holding a thick pharmacology book and studying it intently under the shade of a tree.
To be honest, just seeing this scene almost made Grandpa Lin cry.
A sense of pride, like that of a daughter growing up, lingered in Grandpa Lin's heart.
He even considered turning around and kowtowing to Yun Zhaozhao.
If Yun Zhaozhao hadn't changed Lin Banxia's path, Lin Banxia would still be blindly forging ahead on the irreversible road of acupuncture! Actually, it wasn't that Grandpa Lin wanted to stifle her acupuncture dream; it was just that Lin Banxia really wasn't cut out for it. There was something Grandpa Lin hadn't told anyone: when Lin Banxia first started learning acupuncture, she almost paralyzed herself after just a few needle pricks. In the end, Grandpa Lin had to find a master overnight to give her dozens of needle pricks to save her.
Compared to acupuncture, which has such a high risk factor, it would be much better for Grandpa Lin for the little girl to learn some pharmacology and make sachets and fragrant pouches.
Although Grandpa Lin expressed his gratitude to Yun Zhaozhao, Yun Zhaozhao herself dared not claim credit for it. After all, she hadn't done anything; it was all Lin Banxia's own wish. Besides, she hadn't actually refused Lin Banxia's request to learn acupuncture. It was just that Lin Banxia herself had come to appreciate the charm of pharmacology while studying it, which led her to change her mind halfway through. In the end, it was the child's own choice, and it had nothing to do with her, the abbess.
Grandpa Lin: "Don't be modest. If you hadn't trusted her and let her grow herbs in this backyard, and had her tinker with mosquito repellent bracelets and sachets, how could she have developed a love for pharmacology for no reason? Anyway, I really have to Xie Xie you for this..."
Yun Zhaozhao: "If that's the case, then I should Xie Xie you properly for helping me manage the farmland and tea garden."
The two of them were exchanging empty compliments, and eventually even Lin Banxia couldn't stand it anymore. "Alright, stop thanking each other. How about I just kowtow to each of you?"
Grandpa Lin: "It's not impossible."
Yun Zhaozhao: "..."That's not necessary.
In any case, with the flower issue resolved, Yun Zhaozhao felt a weight lifted from her heart. The only things she needed to worry about recently, besides the arrival of Embracing Bamboo Temple as mentioned by Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao, were the construction of the new Daoist temple.
Generally, for large-scale projects like the construction of a Daoist temple, it is necessary to consult a fortune teller to determine an auspicious day.
Although Yun Zhaozhao had studied " Fortune-Telling Crash Course in 30 Days " for more than half a year, she was self-aware enough to know that she couldn't calculate any proper auspicious days on her own. So, when Daoist Qingxin came to Clear Breeze Temple to conduct a study tour, she privately asked Daoist Qingxin to help her calculate a good day.
Daoist Qingxin, "I've heard from Jingting that you can tell fortunes! Fortune telling, feng shui analysis, and birth chart reading are all one-stop services, why don't you do it yourself?"
Yun Zhaozhao had no words to express her predicament, so she tried to save face by saying, "Well, I've been quite busy lately."
Daoist Qingxin glanced at her suspiciously. It wasn't that he didn't trust Yun Zhaozhao, but every time Daoist Qingxin came, Yun Zhaozhao would lie comfortably on that recliner, eating melon and basking in the sun, showing no signs of being busy at all. Besides, calculating an auspicious day wouldn't take much time; even if she was busy, she wouldn't be unable to spare that little bit of time.
Yun Zhaozhao found a convincing excuse for herself. "You know Embracing Bamboo Temple, right? Their Daoist priests sent word that they want to come to our Clear Breeze Temple for an exchange in a few days. I've been busy with that these past few days, so I really haven't been able to find the time."
Embracing Bamboo Temple?
Daoist Qingxin thought for a long time but found he didn't remember much. However, he was quite familiar with the exchange between Daoist temples, as he was usually responsible for organizing and hosting their temple's exchange activities.
Yun Zhaozhao brought up this matter with Daoist Qingxin, partly because she wanted to learn from him. The two then chatted for a long time about the Daoist Qingxin. Simply put, when guests arrive at a Daoist temple, it's essential to provide them with good food and drink—that's the bare minimum. Beyond that, they also need to demonstrate some of their special skills to let the guests know that Clear Breeze Temple possesses some real strength.
After all, equal exchanges can only take place when both sides are of comparable strength; otherwise, there can be neither equality nor exchange.
Yun Zhaozhao kept Daoist Qingxin's words in mind and then relayed them to the other people in the Daoist temple. Now that the Daoist temple has Daoist Mao and Daoist Cen to manage the daily affairs of the temple, Daoist Chang Kong to be in charge of logistics, Daoist Priest Jingting to be in charge of online publicity, Yun Zhaozhao is a little more confident than before.
Lin Banxia was even more confident than her.
Lin Banxia: "I've been studying pharmacology for a long time recently, and I've thought it all out. If they're coming with an attitude of equal exchange, then I'll prepare some medicinal meals with Daoist Chang Kong to strengthen their bodies and enhance their skills; if they're coming with ulterior motives, then I'll prepare some poison for them... Don't worry, I'll control the dosage. At most, it'll just give them a little diarrhea and a minor ache, it definitely won't be fatal."