Chapter 478: Chapter 478 Going To The Mother G.o.ddess Temple
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Haha, 1 heard it from my Chengrui.” Gu Chengxi scratched his head.
Madam Qiao ignored them and looked at Mrs. Yao. “Did the letter mention when they needed the list?”
“They didn’t mention that.”
“I’ll leave this matter to you. When Chengzhi returns, get him to make a copy and send it to the manor quickly.”
“Alright.” Mrs. Yao nodded.
“You’re all dismissed.” After Madam Qiao finished speaking, she looked at the patriarch and said, “Qingzhi, I’ll leave the matters of the clan to you. Also, let the children continue to study and don’t delay any longer.”
“I understand, Third Aunt.
“Have a good rest. If there’s anything, tell Chengxi to come and find me.” The patriarch gave Gu Chengxi a few more instructions before leaving.
He personally went to every house of the Gu Clan to inform them of the news.
The happiest person was Gu Chengxi. Back then, he had been cut off from the imperial examinations as soon as he pa.s.sed the elementary scholar examination. Now that they were cleared of their crimes, he wanted to reach the next level in scholarship.
That night, Zhou Ying entered her inters.p.a.ce and scanned the various Mother G.o.ddess Temples, finding that all the maidservants were already in place.
However, their living conditions differed.
For example, the living conditions were more comfortable in the capital and its borders.
In places like Shanghe Village, where there was only a small temple, the Mother G.o.ddess Temple was separated into two parts by wood and cloth.
The outside was where the Mother G.o.ddess statue was placed, and the inside half was divided into three smaller parts. The larger of the three parts was where they lived, while the smaller ones were the storeroom and kitchen.
Seeing this, Zhou Ying distributed a miniature Mother G.o.ddess statue to each temple.
At the same time, she checked on all the temples and their conditions.
She would give supplies to places with poorer conditions.
Three days pa.s.sed in the blink of an eye. Realizing they were about to move out of the Imperial Residence, Zhou Ying asked Gu Chengrui, who was reading a medical book, “Rui, are you free these two days?”
“What’s the matter?” Gu Chengrui put down the medical book in his hand and asked.
“Hmm, we are about to move to our new residence, but there is no food there. So, I want to go to the Mother G.o.ddess Temple to offer a prayer and take a look at our manor too.”
Gu Chengrui paused and then remembered they did not have any grain reserves here or a manor as a cover to take food from the inters.p.a.ce.
He put down the book and said with nuisance, “If you didn’t mention it, 1 would have really forgotten.
“I’ll go to the office to report tomorrow morning. Then, 1’11 go with you and plan what to do with the manor.”
“Alright, then it’s settled.” Zhou Ying said.
The next morning, after breakfast, Zhou Ying arranged a carriage. After Gu Chengrui returned, they went to the new residence to pick up Qiu Niang and Haitang and set off for the Mother G.o.ddess Temple together.
When it was almost noon, they arrived at the temple.
Noticing a stall selling incense outside the temple, Zhou Ying brought Qiu Niang and Haitang to buy some for a tael of silver.
After Gu Chengrui parked the carriage, they walked toward the Mother G.o.ddess Temple.
The Mother G.o.ddess Temple in the capital was also halfway up a mountain, but it was obviously much larger.
It occupied about ten acres of land. The Mother G.o.ddess Temple was at the front, and many guest rooms were around it. There was also an open garden at the back, which could be used to grow some vegetables for self-sufficiency.
After walking around, Qiu Niang said, “This newly built Mother G.o.ddess Temple is lovely. It’s almost comparable to our national temple.”
“Indeed, but it’s much quieter. Moreover, the incense offerings here are much more frequent than at the national temple.” Haitang nodded in agreement.
“So you’ve both been to the national temple?”Zhou Ying asked in surprise.
She had no memory of this from her original self.
“Two years ago, there was no water in the village during. So, we were forced to evacuate to the national temple for a period of time.” Qiu Niang explained..