Martial Uncle Chuli sipped his wine and thought for a moment, "How about I go back to True Yang Temple True Yang Temple again and recruit a few dozen people for you? They have plenty of Daoist priests there, so they shouldn't be able to tell if a few dozen are missing. By the time they find out, your mission will be complete, right? At worst, you can just send them back to them."
Yun Zhaozhao: "..." The plan she had considered when she opened Clear Breeze Temple was finally brought up again by her Martial Uncle Chuli after many years.
Life really is a boomerang!
Chapter 79
To be honest, Martial Uncle Chuli's suggestion was quite tempting.
However, Yun Zhaozhao didn't dare to do that.
After all, True Yang Temple had just sent her 10 junior Daoist priests, and Clear Breeze Temple turned around and went to steal a senior Daoist priest from her temple. How is this any different from repaying kindness with enmity?
If other Daoist temples find out about this, what will they think of Clear Breeze Temple?
Many Daoist temples originally looked down on Clear Breeze Temple, but now, thanks to Clear Breeze Temple's own efforts, these prejudices have finally begun to change. Yun Zhaozhao doesn't want to lose more than she gains and go back to square one.
She would even rather discuss with Lawyer Wang whether he could pay Lawyer Wang 500,000 RMB upfront if she completed half of the task, and then pay the remaining 500,000 RMB after the remaining half of the task was completed.
However, based on Yun Zhaozhao's understanding of Lawyer Wang, she felt that Lawyer Wang wouldn't be so easy to talk to.
Tang Li's reports on the Daoist priest of Clear Breeze Temple were part of a series, so after reporting on Sansan, he immediately began interviewing his Martial Uncle Chuli.
Martial Uncle Chuli was quite dissatisfied. "... Why did you interview that little kid first, and then come to interview me second? Don't I have a higher status in the martial arts world than that little kid?"
Tang Li reacted quickly. "She's the little ancestor, and you're the ancestor. Both of you hold very high positions in our Clear Breeze Temple. Besides, our Clear Breeze Temple tradition is to respect the elderly and care for the young. In our daily actions, we always prioritize the elderly. You see, Daoist Chang Kong Changkong has something delicious to eat or drink, isn't it always given to you first? So, if we occasionally show some consideration for the young, I believe you're magnanimous and certainly won't mind..."
Martial Uncle Chuli was quite pleased with Tang Li's coaxing, but he still wouldn't let it go. "Then this time I'll let that little brat off the hook, but you can't do it again next time!"
Tang Li answered readily, "Don't worry, don't worry, definitely."
Before Tang Li came, he always thought that interviewing Martial Uncle Chuli would be easier and simpler than interviewing Sansan, but when he actually started the interview, he found that it was not that simple.
If the problem Tang Li encountered when interviewing Sansan was that Sansan didn't follow the rules, then the problem when interviewing Daoist Chuli was that Daoist Chuli talked too much and too frequently.
Tang Li suspected that the reason why Martial Uncle Chuli was sent here by the people of True Yang Temple was not because he broke some kind of treasure, but simply because he died from talking too much. After all, he had lived for 100 years. The people of True Yang Temple were probably annoyed by his talking and couldn't outlast him, so they simply sent him away to get some peace and quiet.
Throughout the interview, Tang Li had to painstakingly extract the information he wanted from his Martial Uncle Chuli's numerous and detailed remarks.
Fortunately, although Martial Uncle Chuli was talkative and dense, he was quite cooperative, so Tang Li only spent one day writing out the interview transcript about Martial Uncle Chuli.
Martial Uncle Chuli not only successfully completed his interview, but he also managed to get 10 more Daoist priests from Clear Breeze Temple through his own methods.
He called Daoist Jingyang and said that Clear Breeze Temple was short-staffed and no one was taking care of him.
Clear Breeze Temple Daoist Jingyang knew. After all, when Daoist Jingyang asked Yun Zhaozhao what kind of help she needed, Yun Zhaozhao had said that she needed people, which was why Daoist Jingyang sent Martial Uncle Chuli and the 10 junior Daoist priests over.
Therefore, when Martial Uncle Chuli said that Clear Breeze Temple was short-handed and no one was taking care of him, Daoist Jingyang had no doubts at all. Moreover, when Martial Uncle Chuli was at Clear Breeze Temple before, because of his high status and advanced age, several Daoists had always taken turns taking care of him.
Sending them away so hastily was tantamount to banishing them, and Daoist Jingyang felt a little guilty. So he simply asked his Martial Uncle Chuli, "Uncle, how many people do you think would be suitable for you?"
Martial Uncle Chuli, "Given my status and position, and the fact that I represent the True Yang Temple when I'm out in public, it would not only be unbecoming of my status but also bring shame to the True Yang Temple. Therefore, I suggest that there should be at least 10 people."
Daoist Jingyang: "..."
No fewer than 10?
You know, these days many top celebrities don't even have 10 bodyguards around them when they appear.
Daoist Jingyang said tactfully, "I remember Clear Breeze Temple is a relatively small temple, with only a few courtyards. With so many young Daoist priests arriving recently, if another ten were to go and serve you, I'm afraid Clear Breeze Temple wouldn't be able to accommodate them all..."
Martial Uncle Chuli wasn't buying it. "How to arrange things is Clear Breeze Temple's business, don't worry about it. Just focus on getting the manpower sorted out for me as soon as possible. If it's tomorrow—no, I'll give you two more days—but if the manpower isn't in place by the day after tomorrow, either you and your senior brother Jiaye come and serve me, or I'll just go back..."
Daoist Jingyang inwardly groaned, but he dared not fail to make arrangements. Neither sending him and Senior Brother Jiaye to Clear Breeze Temple to serve, nor sending Daoist Chuli back to True Yang Temple, were options that Daoist Jingyang could not accept.
Between two evils, choose the lesser. Therefore, Daoist Jingyang decided to arrange for a few junior Martial Uncle Chuli to go and serve Uncle Chuli.
Martial Uncle Chuli hadn't told anyone about his private contact with Daoist Jingyang. So Yun Zhaozhao didn't receive the news until everyone from True Yang Temple had arrived at the entrance of Clear Breeze Temple.
Because she didn't know the inside story, Yun Zhaozhao thought that True Yang Temple was taking pity on Clear Breeze Temple and was actively sending fresh blood to them!
Moreover, having the experience of receiving young Daoist priests before, Yun Zhaozhao was quite familiar with the reception process this time. She directly asked Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao to rent an empty house in the village and then arranged for the 10 newly arrived Daoist priests to stay there.
These 10 Daoist priests came on orders to serve Martial Uncle Chuli. But actually, there was no need for so many Daoist priests to serve Martial Uncle Chuli!
Since Martial Uncle Chuli was always eating and drinking in the kitchen with Daoist Chang Kong, Yun Zhaozhao simply arranged for all 10 new Daoists to work in the Clear Breeze Temple's dining hall.
In this way, the cost of hiring temporary workers was also saved.
This is a win-win situation.
Lawyer Wang's initial task for Yun Zhaozhao was to recruit a highly respected Daoist priest and then train 50 new Daoist priests.
Now, True Yang Temple alone has sent 20 Daoist priests, plus the 6 from Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao's side, and Jingting Changkong and others, so the mission is suddenly more than half completed.
Just then, the new Clear Breeze Temple was almost finished being built, so Yun Zhaozhao made a special trip to the Taoist Association to say that she could help take in some more Daoist priests who had nowhere else to go.
The Taoist Association serves as a transit point for Daoist priests. Many registered and employed Daoist priests first register at the Taoist Association before being assigned to various Daoist temples for practice.
Not every time you're lucky enough to find a Daoist priest, but when you're on a good streak, you might find one occasionally, like the case of Daoist Chang Kong, who was found through the Taoist Association to learn about Yun Zhaozhao's Clear Breeze Temple.
As it turned out, Yun Zhaozhao was quite lucky this time, because after she went to the Taoist Association, the Taoist Association priests in less than a week.
They were all recent graduates from various Daoist academies, around the same age as Daoist Cen and Daoist Mao. Perhaps because they were students, they weren't particularly picky about the size or reputation of the Daoist temple. After a brief chat with Yun Zhaozhao upon arrival, they settled on the spot.
Meanwhile, the HR lady finally put in her efforts and managed to recruit a group of people for Clear Breeze Temple Clear Breeze Temple before she left.
Anyway, by piecing things together like this, Yun Zhaozhao actually managed to recruit the 50 new Daoist priests and 1 highly respected old Daoist priest that Lawyer Wang requested before the new temple was completely built.
When Yun Zhaozhao called Lawyer Wang to say the task was complete, Lawyer Wang was still a little incredulous. "Really done?"
Yun Zhaozhao: "Why don't you come over and confirm it yourself?"
Lawyer Wang: "No need for that, I still have some trust in you."
Yun Zhaozhao: "Trust isn't necessary, just remember to send the money."
Lawyer Wang: "..."
Lawyer Wang had some respect for Yun Zhaozhao's ability to amass wealth. Based on his astute and conservative estimate as a lawyer, Yun Zhaozhao's assets had undoubtedly multiplied many times over in this period. Even if the reward he offered was 1 million, it probably wouldn't be a particularly large sum for Yun Zhaozhao. So he asked Yun Zhaozhao curiously, "You don't lack money right now, so why are you in such a hurry for money?"
Yun Zhaozhao didn't hide anything from him. "Because I want to buy a house!"
It has to be said that Yun Zhaozhao is a very materialistic person. Whenever she earns money, she either wants to buy a car or a house. She doesn't need to buy a car anymore because someone gave it to her, but she still wants to buy a house.
It's just that buying a place too far away might not be necessary. It would be perfect if we could buy a plot of land in a nearby village and build a small villa there!
If all else fails, we can buy a few apartments in the commercial area near Qingfeng Park. Then, we can use the Clear Breeze Temple name to provide accommodation for tourists visiting the Clear Breeze Temple! Besides, these days demolitions happen all the time; who knows, maybe we'll face demolition soon after we buy them?
That's yet another story of getting rich quick through investment.
Yun Zhaozhao was secretly delighted.
Although Lawyer Wang didn't understand Yun Zhaozhao's obsession with buying a house, since the reward rules had been set up and Yun Zhaozhao had indeed completed the task according to the rules, the reward should definitely be arranged as soon as possible. So, not long after hanging up the phone, the 1 million yuan was successfully transferred to Yun Zhaozhao's account.