As the saying goes, if someone treats me with respect, I will treat them with even greater respect!
So the two Daoist temples shook hands and made peace again, exchanging martial arts secrets and the mysteries of boxing techniques. For a time, they were in a harmonious mood, and the tense atmosphere from before was nowhere to be seen.
Daoist Huaijin the only one who was furious. In the afternoon, they argued about scriptures and doctrines but didn't actually fight. In the evening, they fought and dueled, but he didn't win.
Daoist Leng of Embracing Bamboo Temple originally came with the idea of competing with Clear Breeze Temple, but after staying at Clear Breeze Temple for two days, he gradually felt that Clear Breeze Temple was not as arrogant as Daoist Huaijin had said. On the contrary, Clear Breeze Temple was simply a model of Daoist temples seeking survival and development in the new era.
It's important to know that in recent years, apart from the famous major Daoist temples, many smaller Daoist temples have been struggling to survive with very few visitors.
Clear Breeze Temple had no background or qualifications, yet it survived and even thrived thanks to its young abbot and a few inexperienced Daoist priests. They are truly role models for us all and a beacon of Daoism!
Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao had been following Embracing Bamboo Temple closely for the past two days, so they were the ones who felt Daoist Leng's change in attitude most deeply. Daoist Cen, in particular, had noticed that since his fight with Daoist Leng last night, Daoist Leng's attitude towards him had revealed the kind of loving affection an elder has for a promising junior.
He even took the initiative to teach Daoist Cen a set of boxing techniques created by Embracing Bamboo Temple during Daoist Cen's morning practice break.
Through last night's competition, Yun Zhaozhao realized that Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao were promising talents. So, after consulting with Daoist Qingxin and Jingting, Yun Zhaozhao solemnly handed over the two sets of martial arts manuals that Daoist Qingxin had given to Jingting Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao, urging them to practice diligently.
After all, there's Embracing Bamboo Temple now, and who knows what other temples might appear in the future? At that time Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao will be the martial arts experts of Clear Breeze Temple.
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The Embracing Bamboo Temple arrived in a great crowd, and left in high spirits.
Clear Breeze Temple quickly returned to its peaceful daily routine.
Not long after Embracing Bamboo Temple left, Grandpa Lin came to Clear Breeze Temple.
Of course, he didn't come alone; he called a few villagers to come with him in a hand tractor. They also brought rice that had recently been harvested and dried at Clear Breeze Temple, as well as rice paddy fish that had been caught earlier in the rice fields.
The rice has already been sold once, and the students and parents who came to Clear Breeze Temple to participate in the rice planting and harvesting activities were the buyers.
The rest are specifically reserved for the Clear Breeze Temple canteen.
Even the fresh batch of lotus fish had already been sold out; what was delivered today was dried fish that had already been sun-dried.
At this point, the advantage of Clear Breeze Temple having its own canteen became apparent, because the surplus fish and rice could be completely consumed by the canteen itself, and there was even more left over.
In addition to delivering goods to his door, Grandpa Lin also compiled all the profits from his recent earnings and handed them over to Yun Zhaozhao.
Yun Zhaozhao did the math and realized that she had finally earned her first million since taking over Clear Breeze Temple. Although more than half of that million had already been used to renovate the Clear Breeze Temple, it was still incredibly exciting news. After all, with the first million here, the second million couldn't be far behind, right?
Just imagining the money pouring in made Yun Zhaozhao so excited that she wanted to grab her employees on the spot and hold another mobilization meeting so that they could continue their efforts and create even greater success.
While Yun Zhaozhao and Grandpa Lin were discussing the subsequent rice planting plan, Jingting had already begun guiding public opinion online.
On the day Daoist Cen and Daoist Leng were fighting, Jingting didn't broadcast it live, but she recorded several exciting fight scenes. Later, Jingting edited these exciting and fierce fight scenes together with the footage of Daoist Cen teaching the old men and women to practice Tai Chi in a Buddhist style at the entrance of Clear Breeze Temple and posted it online, emphasizing the contrast and cuteness. Sure enough, it attracted a lot of attention from netizens.
These days, Daoist priests really do have some real skills. That boxing technique... I feel like one punch could send me to the ICU.
[He seems so refined and gentle when he's teaching the grandparents martial arts, but when he gets serious, he's incredibly domineering. This Daoist priest is so fierce, so wicked, so twisted! I love him so much~]
[This little thing actually has two faces!]
Previously, when Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao led everyone in practicing Tai Chi Chuan at the entrance of Clear Breeze Temple, they had already gained some popularity online. Now, with the release of this comparison video of their fight against Daoist Leng, it has added fuel to the fire. As a result, more and more people are coming to Clear Breeze Temple Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao practice Tai Chi Chuan.
Even some minor internet celebrities who wanted to ride the wave of popularity showed up.
In short, there were more people watching Daoist Cen Daoist Cen Daoist Mao Daoist Mao practice Tai Chi Chuan than those actually practicing Tai Chi Chuan themselves.
As the first generation of traffic stars at Clear Breeze Temple, Jingting was worried that her two junior brothers might feel pressured, so she thoughtfully came over to have a heart-to-heart talk with them.
Jingting: "Although you two are currently enjoying a bit of popularity online, popularity is like a fart—it comes and goes quickly. So don't take these things too seriously. Just focus on doing your own jobs well every day. Otherwise, you'll be happy when more people come to see you, but you'll definitely be sad when fewer people come to see you."
Both Daoist Mao and Daoist Cen felt that Senior Brother Jingting said made a lot of sense.
Especially Daoist Mao. He wasn't as poised and elegant as Daoist Cen, so the number of onlookers could easily affect his mood and emotions.
Having listened to Jingting's words of advice, he found them quite helpful. "Thank you for your guidance, senior brother. We will certainly keep it in mind and strive to remain unmoved by external gains or losses."
Jingting: "That's not what I meant. What I meant was, you two shouldn't take your viewers too seriously. Take me for example, even though I have 50,000 or 60,000 followers on my live stream, and I might break the 100,000 mark soon, do you think they're watching because they genuinely like me? No, they're just killing time. They support me on the surface, but they'll turn around and criticize me. If I were truly invested in them, they would have driven me crazy long ago."
Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao nodded in understanding.
Jingting then said, "But on another note, now that you two have become an artificial tourist attraction at Clear Breeze Temple, shouldn't we charge people a little money when they come to watch you practice Tai Chi?"
Before Daoist Mao and Daoist Cen could speak, Yun Zhaozhao, who happened to overhear the conversation from behind, immediately objected. "You should just give up. Do you want netizens to curse them to death? If we're going to make money, we have to make it honestly, not this kind of money that will definitely get us criticized."
Jingting: "For example?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "For example, the lotus-shaped fish are already dried, so it's a good time to invite our first-generation shareholders to Clear Breeze Temple to have a taste. After all, while you can't take advantage of everyone at once, you can take advantage of them every now and then!"
Everyone: "..."
After a brief pause, Yun Zhaozhao continued, "Furthermore, I spoke with Daoist Leng of Embracing Bamboo Temple, and he said that although their temple's canteen doesn't need lotus fish, they do need to buy tea, and in quite large quantities. So, Embracing Bamboo Temple will be a major customer of Clear Breeze Temple from now on. We can say that we've turned misfortune into blessing, and become friends through a misunderstanding."
Daoist Cen subconsciously said, " Daoist Huaijin must be furious! He already disliked our Clear Breeze Temple, but after coming here, he not only didn't gain anything, he also lost everything."
Yun Zhaozhao blinked innocently and said, "Your classmate has such a temper? But it's okay, we not only have tea, but also medicine! If your classmate needs it, we can provide it too. Considering he's your classmate, I can ask Lin Banxia to give them a friendly price."
Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao exchanged bewildered glances, the same thought simultaneously flashing through their minds: Is the Abbess a demon?
Chapter 62
Previously, when Xiao Yao Yao's flowers and plants were affected by pests and diseases, Lin Banxia's grandfather helped by buying medicine and preparing insecticide.
Yun Zhaozhao thought that in the future, rice, wheat, tea gardens, fruit trees, and so on would inevitably suffer from pests and diseases. Since Lin Banxia could use the Chinese herbs in the medicinal herb garden to make mosquito repellent, perhaps in time she could also make some insecticides.
If that day ever comes, we could save a lot of money just on medicine!
As the saying goes, for a Daoist temple to develop, besides increasing revenue, the most important thing is to reduce expenditure!
So while Lin Banxia was studying pharmacology, Yun Zhaozhao shared her thoughts with Lin Banxia.
Lin Banxia didn't refuse and said very seriously that she would give it a try. In terms of execution, Yun Zhaozhao was quite satisfied with the Clear Breeze Temple, because they would do whatever Yun Zhaozhao asked them to do without any complaints.
As for Xiao Yao, after receiving the insecticide prescribed by Grandpa Lin, she finally pulled the flowers and plants back from the brink of death. After the flowers and plants regained their vitality, Xiao Yao took the opportunity to take some beautiful pictures of the flowers and plants and posted them on the account that Lin Banxia had previously applied for. As a result, more guests came to Clear Breeze Temple the flowers.
With more customers comes more spending, which is also a boon for Daoist Chang Kong's canteen.
To this end, Yun Zhaozhao specially recruited some canteen support staff to help prepare, wash, and cut vegetables.
During the summer vacation, Lawyer Wang and his family of three also visited Clear Breeze Temple. Mrs. Wang came because Yun Zhaozhao posted in the Clear Breeze Temple First-Generation Shareholders group that the Clear Breeze Temple had started selling lotus fish, and she wanted to bring her son to try it. Lawyer Wang came partly to spend time with his wife and child, and partly to check on Yun Zhaozhao's work.
It has to be said that in just one year, Yun Zhaozhao has developed much better than he had imagined. Not only has his business expanded, but even the construction of a new Daoist temple has begun.
Yun Zhaozhao was quite pleased with herself. "Does this mean I've fulfilled Grandma's dying wish to make Clear Breeze Temple bigger and stronger? If so, can I finally get the 1 million that Grandma promised me?"