Master Xu hadn't expected Xiao Yanbao to call him that. Upon hearing the sweet "Grandpa," Master Xu's face turned bright red with excitement.

"Good, good, good child! With you calling me 'Grandpa,' even if I were to ascend to immortality now, it would be worth it!"

Upon hearing Master Xu say this, Xiao Yanbao quickly stepped forward and protected Master Xu's legs.

"Alright, Yanbao, Master Xu still needs to prepare some things. Let's go together to perform the ritual for your mother and father!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yanbao released Master Xu's legs and then earnestly thanked him.

Master Xu reached out and touched Xiao Yanbao's hair, then chuckled and beckoned his disciples, who had been standing in the courtyard, to come over.

"I have met Layman Liang, Layman Zhong, and Layman Xiao Li!"

The young Taoist priest who came over already knew that these lay Buddhists would be repairing the temple and would also be providing a steady stream of supplies, which would immediately alleviate the temple's tight financial situation.

Everyone quickly returned the greeting to the young Taoist priest, who then led Master Xu to prepare the items for the ritual.

The village chief's wife had already prepared lunch. Because there were still many things to do in the afternoon, Liang Xunling urged a group of children and security personnel to eat lunch quickly.

Not long after, the village chief finished his work and returned home to find everyone already eating. He quickly walked to the main room, looked around, and finally fixed his gaze on Xiao Yanbao.

"President, how about we combine the graves together this afternoon, and then discuss the road repair?"

When Xiao Yanbao saw the village chief talking to her, she became a little nervous and didn't know how to answer him. She looked at Zhong Jingyi for help.

Zhong Jingyi raised her hand, took a tissue, wiped her mouth, and then looked at the village chief and spoke.

"Thank you for your trouble, Village Chief. You, Ninth Master, and Master Xu can discuss the specific details of the road repair. Just give us a paper copy of the meeting minutes."

Meeting minutes? The village head felt his head spin at the mere mention of the word. The town required him to write several meeting minutes every month, but those were all copied from other villages. He definitely had to write his own minutes for matters related to the foundation.

One reason was the worry that if someone else wrote it, they wouldn't be able to explain it to Liang Xunling and the others; the other was that it wasn't convenient for outsiders to know about what happened here.

But this made things difficult for him. He had to hold meetings with those two old guys, take notes, and then compile the information into documents to give to Xiao Yanbao. Only after Xiao Yanbao agreed could the plan be implemented.

However, thinking about how much he could make from this, the village chief suddenly felt full of energy again.

"Okay, then the three of us will have a meeting to discuss this after we finish our work this afternoon."

After the village chief went to another room to eat, Liang Xunling and Zhong Jingyi began to discuss in hushed tones.

Should we assign them specific roles, or should we just let them figure it out themselves?

Liang Xunling looked at Zhong Jingyi and asked the question that had been bothering her. Zhong Jingyi fidgeted with her fingers, considered for a moment, and then slowly said:

"I think we shouldn't interfere too much. We should just do our supervision work and let them figure things out on their own. Maybe they can find a management style that suits them better."

When Liang Xunling saw that what Zhong Jingyi said was exactly the same as what she thought, she immediately nodded in agreement. Soon, all the children finished eating, and just then, the young Taoist priest who was accompanying Master Xu to prepare the ritual supplies arrived at the door of the main room.

"Dear lay Buddhists, my master has made all the preparations. Please come up the mountain now. Your cooperation will be needed during the ritual!"

Zhong Jingyi quickly stood up to thank them, and after seeing the other party turn and leave, she picked up Xiao Mulang and was about to lead everyone up the mountain.

Seeing that Zhong Jingyi was still carrying Xiao Mulang up the mountain, Liang Xunling worried that the ritual would frighten the little one, so she spoke up:

"How about we let Mu Xing stay here with Xiao Mu Lang? I'm worried that taking him upstairs will frighten him."

Zhong Jingyi thought about it and felt that her sister-in-law was right. However, she felt a little guilty about letting Li Muxing take care of the child by herself, so she looked at Li Mujun, who was about to take Xiao Yanbao's hand and leave.

"Mu Jun, you and your older brother shouldn't go up the mountain. Stay home and take care of little Mu Lang!"

Li Muxing didn't care; he wasn't interested in rituals. However, Li Mujun looked reluctant; he wanted to protect Xiao Yanbao.

"Let the older brother take care of Xiao Mulang himself. He just had his milk and his diaper changed, and he doesn't have anything to do for a while. I want to take care of Yanbao, not Xiao Mulang!"

As she spoke, Li Mujun tightened her grip on Xiao Yanbao's hand, but Zhong Jingyi did not give him a choice.

"Come here!"

Li Mujun pouted and reluctantly let go of Xiao Yanbao's little hand. She slowly walked to Zhong Jingyi's side, then reached out and took the little brother in Zhong Jingyi's arms into her own.

When he turned around to greet Xiao Yanbao and remind her to be careful and watch her step,

Fifth brother Li Mufeng had already grabbed Xiao Yanbao's little hand and ran quickly into the yard, as if afraid that his other brothers would come and take Xiao Yanbao away from him again.

Liang Xunling looked down at Li Muxing, who had come over to tease Xiao Mulang, and said:

"You must keep a close eye on your younger brother and make sure he doesn't get into any danger, understand?"

Li Muxing waved her hand gently, indicating that it was nothing. Then she took out her phone from her pocket and pointed the camera at Xiao Mulang. Xiao Mulang seemed to be attracted by the phone's rear camera and kept staring at it.

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