When I came to Liujiazhuang at the foot of Wulongling, I looked at the villagers who greeted me from time to time, and Hu Xuanzong who came down from the mountain early in the morning, I felt very intimate. For him, Hulu Temple is home, while the village at the foot of the mountain is his hometown.

In the words of the older generation, when the village was not yet under Wulongling, there was a gourd temple on Wulongling. The villagers who moved into the mountains had received many favors from the gourd temples for generations, and were even very polite to Hu Xuanzong.

Considering that there are many projects to repair Taoist temples, I don’t know when I will be busy with myself alone. Hu Xuanzong, who is not short of money, also plans to find a bricklayer who knows how to repair Taoist temples from the village to work for him.

First, it was considered to find a job for the bricklayer, and second, Hu Xuanzong was more at ease. Although there was a more professional construction team outside the mountain, Hu Xuanzong still believed in the skills of these villagers. Only when there were coming and going, the relationship between Taoist temples and villagers would be closer.

Looking at Hu Xuanzong who was entering the door and Liu Bo's mother who was busy in the yard, she said unexpectedly: "Sanlang, why are you here? Have you eaten breakfast? If you don't eat, my aunt still has some porridge left in the pot, so you can eat some?"

"Aunt, I've eaten it on the mountain, where is Uncle Dong?"

"I'm still here just now? By the way, have you not returned to school yet? The college entrance examination is about to be in the middle of the year, so it's not good to delay the study!"

Faced with Liu Bo’s mother’s nagging and concern, Hu Xuanzong also smiled and said, “Aunt, there can be no one on the mountain, I have dropped out of school.”

"What? Don't study anymore? How can this happen? Your grades are much better than Bozi, how can you not study? What is the future of staying on the mountain and guarding the Taoist temple? Listen to my aunt's advice, I will go to school and take the college entrance examination, so that I can have a future in the future!"

Just as Liu Bo's mother persuaded him, Liu Dongsheng, who walked out of the inner room, also frowned and said, "Sanlang, what's going on?"

"Uncle, aunt, the master has left, and there must be no one in the temple. If the master is still alive, I will go outside to see the world. But if the master has left, what's the use of reading more books? I am his only disciple, so I can't leave the Taoist temple and ignore it, right?"

As soon as these words were said, Liu Bo's mother, who wanted to persuade him, opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to persuade him. In the eyes of these villagers at Wulongling, wasn't the old Taoist priest adopted Hu Xuanzong in his early years just to allow him to inherit the Taoist temple?

If Hu Xuanzong really chose to continue studying and taking college entrance examinations, the villagers might understand, but they would feel that the old Taoist priest entrusted to be unmanned. The fate of completely abandoned by the unattended Taoist temple is ultimately impossible to escape the fate of being completely abandoned. But Hu Xuanzong really stayed behind is a pity!

Because he was the same age as Liu Bo, Hu Xuanzong, who was still in his infancy in his early years, was taken down the mountain by the old Taoist priest to eat his mother's breasts with Liu Bo. It was precisely because of this relationship that Hu Xuanzong and Liu Bo are not brothers, better than brothers.

When Hu Xuanzong treated the Liu family, he also regarded him as a relative. When he went down the mountain, Hu Xuanzong also hoped that Liu Dongsheng would take the lead and organize a group of people to repair the exterior wall of the Taoist temple for himself, and replace the damaged glazed tiles of the Taoist temple.

As a famous bricklayer in the village, Liu Dongsheng often took on some temple building work. He was still good at repairing Taoist temples. Even after hearing about Hu Xuanzong's intention, Liu Dongsheng seemed somewhat surprised.

He also said directly: "Sanlang, you should know that the Taoist temple is painted with copper paint, and the roof is renovated and replaced with glazed tiles, and the labor cost is relatively high now. Have you calculated how much it will cost to do this?"

"Uncle, I really haven't calculated this. However, you don't have to worry about money. You are an expert in this field. You can calculate it for me and it's enough. The materials and people who work should ask you for help!"

Seeing that Hu Xuanzong seemed to be prepared, Liu Dongsheng simply calculated: "If you want to replace the glazed tiles, the main hall and side hall will be renovated for at least 200,000 yuan. If you choose ordinary glazed tiles, the price will be cheaper."

"Uncle, let's do it! I have selected all the materials for me, and I'll ask you to find some masters who know how to repair Taoist temples. I'll give you a budget of 500,000 yuan, and then build the collapsed courtyard wall of Taoist temples again. It should be enough, right?"

"Five hundred thousand? You're so much money?"

I know that Huluguan has no income. On weekdays, I rely on the old Taoist master to collect herbs and treat diseases to others and earn some income. In addition, kind-hearted people burn incense and give some incense and oil. If the expenses of the master and apprentice are all over the year, I will live a tight life.

Now that Hu Xuanzong suddenly said that he had 500,000, which naturally shocked Liu Dongsheng!

Regarding such inquiry, Hu Xuanzong shook his head and said, "Uncle, I will tell you about money when I have the chance in the future. In short, I made all the money completely, and it was not something I made illegal. Can this be done?"

"Yes! As long as the money is in place, you won't have to worry about not being able to find someone to work. There are a few masters in the town who also worked as a temple and a temple in their early years. I'll ask you later and ask them for help, and I will definitely do the work for you!"

"Okay! Then I'll bother uncle! I'm afraid I'll have to work hard for my meals. If I want to help buy groceries, I'll help you buy groceries. I'm afraid the kitchen on the mountain won't be able to make meals for so many people."

"It's okay! Those who work at that time can just come to my house for dinner. I can just buy vegetables and cook things by myself!"

"That's not OK! There is not much time left before the busy farming season. I plan to ask my uncle to find more people, paint and make walls and replace glazed tiles. It is definitely not OK if there are fewer people. Moreover, many materials have to be carried up the mountain. It is very hard to have fewer people!

Aunt, why not like this? Let me tell Aunt Lanhua later and ask her to come and help you cook. I will give her a hundred yuan a day of wages. Just leave it to me for the groceries to buy vegetables in the town."

When Liu Bo heard this, his mother quickly shook her head and laughed and scolded: "Silly boy, you can't spend money even if you have money! Ask someone to help you cook a meal, it will cost 100 yuan a day. Do you think it's too much money and has no room to spend it?"

"Aunt, you used to work for others for busy farming, but it's not a hundred days long? Orchid Auntie alone has to pull three children who are studying, and they should be short of money. If you can help a little, just treat it as a good deed!"

Hu Xuanzong, who grew up in Huluguan since he was a child, often came to the village to play when he was a teenager, also knows the situation of several villages at the foot of the mountain. On weekdays, villagers have a lot of help to Hu Xuanzong, but now it is natural to help the villagers in turn.

Filial piety and kindness are worthy of praise for anyone with a conscience. Although he felt that the price was too high, Liu Bo’s mother still didn’t say anything. He discussed the renovation of Taoist temples, but Hu Xuanzong politely refused the invitation from the Liu family to have dinner and returned to the mountain.
Chapter completed!