"Qing'er, I think the Taoist temple is too big. Only the two masters and disciples, Yuan Daozhang and Xiao Mo, are in the Taoist temple. It's also very deserted. Do you want to recruit more Taoist priests from outside?"

While cleaning the incense ashes from the copper stove together, Yang Huazhong couldn't help but discuss this with Yang Ruoqing.

Yang Ruoqing smiled: "Dad, what you are saying is just for a layman. People like Taoist priest Yuan who devote themselves to cultivating Taoism will not pay attention to whether it is deserted or lively. However,"

She raised her head and looked around, then continued: "However, this Taoist temple is indeed very big. From the front yard to the back yard, there are three main halls, six or seven side rooms, and about ten wing rooms, kitchens, and dining halls.

Taking care of the classroom, warehouse, and latrine every day is indeed a heavy task, and it is really hard for Master Yuan and Xiao Mo to handle it alone, and it also delays their cultivation."

Yang Huazhong said: "This is easy to handle. How about asking two people to come over and help take care of the Taoist temple? One will sweep and the other will cook."

Yang Ruoqing nodded: "Dad's idea is good, but the sweepers and cooks must be men, and their age must be between forty and fifty-five."

I am too young and impetuous to tolerate the purity in Taoist temples.

Those under forty are the strong labor force of a family and are unlikely to come here, while those above fifty-five should spend their old age at home and are not suitable to come to Taoist temples to do manual labor.

Therefore, it is best to be between forty and fifty-five years old, and you must be in good health, have children to take over the farm work at home, and you can also go out and do something to help out.

"Qing'er, I will go to the village to find two such people for you later." Yang Huazhong said.

Yang Ruoqing nodded, "As for wages, just tell them that when you work in a Taoist temple, you have to rest here for at least 25 days out of a 30-day month. Three meals a day are paid by the Taoist temple. The wages are settled at the end of each month. There will be some when you first come.

There is a one-month probation period, and the salary during the probation period is 400 fen, and after the probation period, the salary is 800 fen per month."

Yang Huazhong grinned: "The treatment is really good. I want to come. I guess a lot of people in the village want to come."

Yang Ruoqing also laughed: "So there is a limit on age, good health, no infectious diseases, good conduct, clean hands and feet, and we have to carefully select those who serve in front of the gods."

Yang Huazhong thought for a moment and said: "Let's do this. When the time comes, I will post a notice in the village, write down these conditions, and ask everyone who agrees to these conditions to come to my place to sign up, and then I will give you the list.

, you decide which two to use."

Yang Ruoqing nodded, "OK!"

After cleaning up the Taoist temple, Yang Ruoqing went to Sanqing Hall to say goodbye to Taoist Priest Yuan.

"Taoist Yuan, today's consecration ceremony was very successful. Taoist priest, you are tired." Yang Ruoqing thanked her sincerely.

Taoist Yuan smiled faintly and said: "Mrs. Luo, thanks to Mrs. Luo's kindness, Pindao and his disciples can have this place to live. Pindao is very grateful. It is Pindao's duty to try his best to hold today's Dharma meeting."

I don’t deserve to thank you for this.”

Yang Ruoqing smiled and nodded, without saying any unnecessary polite words. She told Taoist Yuan that she wanted to invite two people to come to the Taoist temple to cook and cook. She also got Taoist Yuan's approval. She just left the Taoist temple with Yang Huazhong and the others and went down the mountain to return to the village.

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Dinner was served in the Luo family, and four women, Sun, Wang Cuilian, Guihua and Bao Suyun, took the spoons.

In the evening, we invited people from the old Yang family, the Sun family, the Wang family, the cattle dealer and his son, people with whom we had friendship in the village, and several highly respected village elders.

There were three tables full of banquets, and the four women managed them very calmly.

In the past, Mrs. Sun would always come to help on occasions like this, but now Xiaojie and her mother-in-law are at Sun's house, so Mrs. Sun can't spare time, so Mrs. Sun went to invite Osmanthus to come and help.

By the time Yang Ruoqing and the others returned home, dinner had already been cooked.

"Mom, you are so nimble!" Yang Ruoqing came to the kitchen to express her condolences to the four women who were struggling at the rear.

Mrs. Sun smiled and said: "We can't cook vegetarian dishes as well as Chef Zhou. It's easy for us to cook big fish and meat."

Yang Ruoqing nodded. A truly great chef is not one who cooks delicacies so deliciously, but one who cooks ordinary ingredients to make them taste like delicacies, making people salivate on the tongue and leave them with endless aftertaste.

"No matter how you say it, it's very difficult for everyone to prepare these several tables of meals. It's hard for everyone!" Yang Ruoqing thanked everyone again.

The women all smiled modestly, and Wang Cuilian said: "Qing'er, go and see if everyone is here in the front yard? It's almost time to put the dishes and chopsticks."

Yang Ruoqing hurriedly went to the front yard to make arrangements.

Over at the Xiang family, the cattle dealer and Xiang Shengnan were both there, but neither Xiang's father nor Xiang's mother came.

Yang Ruoqing didn't find it strange at all. She said everything she needed to say clearly. The Xiang family was separated, that's it.

All of this was the decision made by Xiang's father and Xiang's mother at the beginning. No one can blame them for being estranged now.

While the meal was being set, Mrs. Sun pulled Yang Ruoqing aside and said, "Qing'er, I told your aunt earlier that she shouldn't make a fire at night, and we'll bring food to her and Xiaojie later."

Yang Ruoqing said: "Okay, I'll do it."

"I've already made it and put it in the food box. Feng'er has to go to the toilet and I have to go with him. You can help me send it to your aunt!"

"Yeah!" Yang Ruoqing picked up the food box and hurried out of the yard.

Compared with the lively drinking scene in the Luo family yard, the Sun family is much quieter.

Because Lao Suntou and Xiaojie's father went to Luo's house for a drink, it was only the elder Sun, Xiaojie and their little baby in the Sun family's yard.

When Yang Ruoqing came to Xiaojie's room, Mrs. Sun was changing the baby girl's diaper and washing her buttocks to sleep.

Yang Ruoqing explained her purpose, and the eldest Sun said: "I was planning to go and get it myself after putting the baby to sleep, but you delivered it to me, saving me a trip. How considerate!"

Yang Ruoqing curled her lips.

Da Sun said again: "Tell Xiaojie to eat first. I'll put the baby in the cradle. I'm not in a hurry."

Yang Ruoqing carried the food box to the bedside and opened the lid.

Xiaojie poked her head to look and sniffed hard: "What is it? It smells so good!"

Yang Ruoqing glanced at Xiaojie with a smile and said, "There are rice, vegetables, soup and pastries!"

As she spoke, she took out five small plates at once.

A plate of braised chicken wings, a plate of steamed prawns, a plate of minced cabbage with garlic, a plate of sausage and scrambled eggs, and a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake as white as white jade.

Then came three more bowls, two bowls of crispy white rice, and a bowl of radish and pork ribs soup.

"Wow, the portion is huge. Not to mention my mother and I, even one more person can eat it!" Xiaojie said, her throat was rolling, and she couldn't help but swallow several mouthfuls of saliva.
Chapter completed!