On the fifteenth, Yang Ruoqing and Yang Huazhong and his daughter went to Huguang County together and picked up Mrs. Zuo.

Just like when she took Mrs. Zuo to watch the big show, Mrs. Zuo lived in Luo's house in advance and waited for the consecration ceremony on the 18th.

On the 17th, Chef Zhou, the sous chef, the guy and a team of kitchens also arrived in Changping Village.

Yang Ruoqing led them directly to the large kitchen in the backyard of the Taoist temple and the wing room for them to rest first.

Then, a list of guests who will come to visit the consecration ceremony tomorrow was drafted and handed over to Chef Zhou.

"The guests who come tomorrow may have more differences. According to the share on this list, and leave more backups, it will be almost done." Yang Ruoqing discussed with Chef Zhou and the sous chef in the wing room in the backyard of Taoist temple.

Chef Zhou thought about it and said, "Don't worry, we know that we will definitely not be short of vegetarian food for guests."

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In a blink of an eye, it was the eighteenth day of the lunar calendar.

The birthday of Empress Houtu is also a grand day for the consecration of the Taoist temple.

The Taoist priests in the famous Taoist temples in several nearby counties were invited by Taoist priest Yuan, and the county magistrate in Wanghai County also brought his wife and daughter to Changping Village.

For the small Changping Village, the sensation and influence caused by the arrival of the county magistrate is far better than the emperor who is far away from the sky.

So on this day, with Changping Village as the center, it radiated to the surrounding villages, and all of them became boiling.

There are almost no people in the fields, and the Taoist temple is crowded with people, extremely lively and unprecedentedly grand.

In the Sanqing Hall in the front yard of the Taoist temple, Taoist priests from all sides sat cross-legged under the statue of the gods, whispered lightly, recited scriptures or discussed Taoism, promoted Taoist thoughts, explored the great way of heaven and earth, and cleansed the soul.

In the backyard of Taoist temple, Chef Zhou and his friends made all kinds of vegetarian dishes vivid and fragrant.

As for Yang Ruoqing, she was not used to entertaining in the front yard, and she didn't need her as an outsider to entertain. Just leave it to Master Yuan.

The county magistrate needs to go to receive it, so she called Mu Zichuan in advance.

At that time, Mu Zichuan would chat with the county magistrate, and she would take care of the wife and daughter of the county magistrate.

Although their official titles are far less than those of Luo Fengtang and Mu Zichuan, since Yang Ruoqing has invited her in this post, she has no choice but to give up her official duties and bring her family to support her, so she naturally has to be warmly entertained.

As a result, when the county magistrate and his wife saw Lord Mu and Mrs. Luo walking in side by side, they were about to kneel down to them, and the officials gave the tribute to the upper peak and the imperial concubine was the rule.

"Today's occasion is special, so these rules are spared!" Mu Zichuan nodded slightly and said.

The county magistrate looked flattered and said, "It is the honor of the senior official to be invited by the general's wife and to be able to admire the demeanor of Lord Mu."

"Sir, please be humble, please." Mu Zichuan was wearing white clothes and snow, with a smile like spring breeze on his face.

Yang Ruoqing also showed a kind smile to the county magistrate’s wife: “The adults and the wife can take their time to attend the consecration ceremony, so that the people here can see the manners of their parents and officials, and the people are very excited.”

The county magistrate's wife smiled politely and said, "Earlier, my master was an official in another place, and I heard that the Mianniu Mountain area is outstanding and talented. General Luo from the martial arts defends the country, Mu Tanhua from the literature, and Yang Zhuangyuan Lang is famous all over the world. Today I came here and saw this beautiful mountain and water. It was really a good place!"

Yang Ruoqing curled her lips and nodded slightly.

Raise your hand and make a gesture of invitation: "Madam, sit here."

Mu Zichuan passed the exam that year, and Da'an was the top scholar. When the county magistrate's wife would put Mu Zichuan in front and Da'an behind, Yang Ruoqing had no objection to this.

First of all, Mu Zichuan was older than Da'an. Again, before Mu Zichuan returned to his hometown, his official position was higher than that of Da'an.

He is still a favorite student of the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. He just waits for his Dingyou to return to Beijing to resume his post, and his future is unlimited.

Finally, Mu Zichuan himself was right in front of him, and Da'an was far away in the Hanlin Academy in the capital, so it was understandable to put Mu Zichuan in front, and Yang Ruoqing didn't mind.

In the front yard of Taoist temple, every hall is full of people who come to watch the fun.

In a nearby town, a man and a woman from a village of 10 miles came to burn incense and pray, and went to the release pond to release animals.

Most of the things released are small fish, shrimps, and loaches, and the focus is on the meaning of "release".

The young and old men of the Yang family and the men in the village transportation team have all been sent to the Taoist temple for reception or maintain order.

When he saw the little fish and shrimps swimming around in the release pond, Yang Huaming pinched the handle and said to Yang Yongjin beside him: "Good guy, this release pond is almost as close to the fish pond raised by Brother Luo."

Yang Yongjin twitched the corners of his mouth, that's it. But these people are really motivated to release animals, but they don't know that these small fish, shrimps and loaches were all released into a pond, and they started a life of the weak.

"When the pool is full, I will probably deal with it." Yang Yongjin said, then turned around and patrol somewhere else.

Sun and Wang Cuilian accompanied Mrs. Zuo to visit the Taoist temple throughout the whole process. Mrs. Zuo took out the incense and candles prepared in advance, and everyone went to the copper furnace to burn it. They went to make a wish and hung the wishing talisman on the wishing tree.

The wishing tree is already full of various wishing talismans, and in the sun, they are like colorful butterflies, and they are also wishes.

I hope that with the help of today's auspiciousness, let the gods hear it, bring blessings down, and be full of things.

At noon, a vegetarian banquet was set up in the dining hall in the backyard, and the invited guests were led by the reception staff to sit in their seats.

This is the stage for Chef Zhou.

Various ordinary vegetarian ingredients turned into exquisite delicacies under his spatula and presented them to everyone, and naturally they received a large amount of praise.

When the sun sets west and the consecration ceremony is coming to an end, guests from all walks of life leave one after another, and the Taoist temple, which has been noisy all day long, gradually calms down in the afterglow of the setting sun.

This is what the place where the place of a pure cultivation should look like.

Priest Yuan took Xiaomo to sort out the magical instruments and scriptures used in today's consecration ceremony in Sanqing Hall. In front and behind the yard, Yang Ruoqing brought Yang Huazhong, Luo Blacksmith, Damo, Xiaojie Damo, Old Yangtou and Lao Suntou and others were all there. Everyone was busy sweeping the floor, cleaning up the incense ash in the copper furnace, and every place.

Today, the flow of people entering and leaving more than a thousand people, and there will be a lot of dirty things left wherever someone passes, so it takes some effort to clean it up, and it will not take enough staff.

Sun and Wang Cuilian went home to cook, preparing to invite everyone to come to their house for dinner at night.

Mrs. Zuo went to the Buddhist temple with Tuoba Xian. Everyone divided the work in an orderly manner, busy but not in chaos. Although the aftermath work was a bit tiring, everyone was very happy because the consecration ceremony was going smoothly. From today on, the Taoist temple was officially completed and could entertain good men and women from all over the world and benefit the creatures in the country.
Chapter completed!