Cock's crow made them arise,They washed their faces and hands and comb their hair,twisting it up with pins; they raised their eyes,fastened their girdles,arranged their clothes.
In Qingcheng County, every household lights up lanterns and adorns their homes. Both men and women of the common folk wear fine clothes to celebrate the arrival of New Year's Day.
Chen Yun led Wang Siyan, Five Demons, and the spirit beast to the main hall first to make offerings to the Holy Ancestors of the Three Pure Ones, East King Public, revered teachers and a series of deities who have passed down their bloodline.
Then, they burned incense, recited scriptures, and paid homage.
After completing all of this, they went to the subsidiary hall to make offerings and burn incense for the divine weapons and divine generals, as well as the yin generals.
In the past few days, the divine weapons and divine generals, as well as the yin generals, have been absorbed in "leveling up," and there has been no sign of them.
Chen Yun knew that refining the ghostly Qi required time, so he was not in a hurry.
After all the hustle and bustle, the Five Demons went on a routine patrol of the mountain as usual.
Wang Siyan was also preparing to go to the kitchen to prepare food for the Five Demons and the spirit beast.
"A sister."
Chen Yun called out to the other party.
Wang Siyan, who had just crossed the threshold, turned her head and said, "Young brother, what's up?"
Chen Yun took out a flying coin from his sleeve, "There's some gold inside. You can take it and put it in the Taoist temple."
Wang Siyan quickly waved her hand, "No need, no need. The salary issued by the court a few days ago is still abundant. It's enough for our annual expenses."
Because Chen Yun was bestowed with official honors from the imperial court, his rank was above the third class, and his treatment was equal to that of a regular official, so his annual salary was over sixty taels of silver. In addition to the nine hundred mu of farmland and the corresponding wages for thirty-nine slaves according to the standard, it amounted to about one hundred and two taels of silver in total.
Of course, there are also various other sources of income.
For example, there are annual rice, food supplies, silk fabrics and gold and silver vessels given during festivals and holidays.
After all, the annual income is noteworthy, the daily expenses of the Daoist temple are fully covered, and even a substantial amount can be saved.
Chen Yun was too lazy to bother with such trivial matters, so he entrusted everything to Wang Siyan, knowing that the expenses would be sufficient.
However, today he brought out the flying cash, not for financial reasons, but because he knew that the Tang Dynasty was declining. If he didn't take out the gold inside the flying cash now, perhaps no one would recognize it in the future when the various warlords divided the land.
Of course, he doesn't mind whether there is money or not.
Chen Yun had other purposes for taking out the money.
Chen Yun took out some money and explained, "You have been running around the Daoist temple these days, up and down, with no time to spare for meditation or seeking enlightenment. Moreover, the imperial court has granted us nine hundred mu of farmland. How can we let you work in the fields? Even if you want to go to the fields, you'll be too busy. After all, there are four hundred and fifty mu of land. So, besides leaving some land for growing food for the Daoist temple, the rest should be rented out at a cheaper rate to poor families so they can have something to eat. Also, I have some extra money here. After the New Year's holiday, you can buy some young boys and girls from a tooth merchant who suffer hardships to work in our temple. All according to the customs of our Daoist temple. You'll be in charge of them every day as well as having time to practice properly."
Wang Siyan playfully said, "Are you making me the abbot of the temple?"
Chen Yun couldn't help but laugh and said, "No, we don't need an abbot for our Daoist temple. Alright, since there are so many things to take care of in the Daoist temple, you have to worry about it a lot. I have always remembered your kindness in my heart."
Wang Siyan blinked her eyes and hinted, "It's good that you really remember."
After a brief conversation, she took the flying money and busied herself with the task.
Chen Yun also had things to take care of.
He carried a big load of year-end goods and went all the way to Jinquan Mountain to pay a New Year's visit to Xie Ziran.
After that, he went to the place where Jiang'er God is worshipped in Guanjiang and to the residence of Zhang Jiwén, respectively paying New Year's greetings to Lord Erlang and Zhang Jiwén, as well as offering sacrifices and burning incense in front of the statue of Zhang Tianshi.
As for the Zhang family, they lived far away in the Chongnan Mountains, so Chen Yun had the officials of Qingcheng County send urgent orders earlier to use the shifting array to transport some New Year's gifts back to the Daoist temple.
Of course, Chen Yun didn't forget about Lü Dongbin, Zheng Wenshu, Zhao Gongming, and Guan Yigong. He asked the officials of Qingcheng County to send urgent orders so that they could help deliver New Year's gifts.
