Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

Logically, these words should be said by Hui'an, the person in charge of the Discipline Hall.

It happened that the one who insisted on taking in these baby girls was Hui'an, who also said that the temple master had no objection to this.

Huiyun couldn't bear to watch it.

Since Hui'an wants to be a good person, let her step forward and be the bad guy.

What made her angry was that even though she had explained the impact of this incident, Hui'an still looked compassionate:

"There's nothing we can do about it. If it wasn't a baby, why would it be thrown into our Cihang Temple? As long as it can walk and run, it will be sold for silver."

Huiyun pursed her lips and said firmly:

"The Salesian Church cannot provide any benefit to our temple. We must immediately control the number of people admitted!"

"Master, I think it would be better to send people to take turns to guard outside. For those who secretly bring babies here, as long as the parents are not so weak, they should all be sent back."

"Otherwise, if this continues, there will be more than just these few children sent here, but hundreds or even thousands of them. That will directly drag down the Cihang Temple!"

The fact that the parents were not in poor health meant that the family had enough food. If that was the case, why should Cihang Temple help them raise their children?

If this trend is not curbed at the very beginning, in the future, not only those who are too poor to have any other options, but also families who wanted to have sons but gave birth to daughters would send their children to Cihang Temple.

A woman will continue to give birth throughout her life as long as her body is able to do so.

The probability of having a boy or a girl is 50-50.

But most families simply cannot afford to raise so many children.

Given the population density near Nandu, it is possible to send hundreds or even thousands of baby girls.

Raising a few is indeed not a problem, but what if there are hundreds or thousands?

Huijing, who was originally filled with righteous indignation, said weakly:

“But if we don’t take them in, they will probably just abandon the babies on the road or drown them at birth.”

"It was their last act of kindness to travel such a long way to send the child to Cihang Temple."

Huiyun was silent for a moment.

Finally, he said hard:

“We can’t save everyone.”

Chen Qingzhu coughed lightly, interrupting the argument.

"Okay, let's not get upset over this."

She looked at Huiyun and said:

"I do agree to this."

Huiyun looked at her in surprise.

Chen Qingzhu said:

"Huiyun, I know you are doing this for the good of the temple. It was my fault that I didn't arrange this matter properly and inform everyone in advance."

This is meant as an apology.

Huiyun was wholeheartedly thinking about Cihang Temple, and she couldn't let her down.

Huiyun's expression eased slightly, but she felt a little embarrassed:

"I don't blame the master."

Chen Qingzhu nodded:

"It's not as serious as you think."

"As Huijing said, being able to travel such a long way to send the child to Cihang Temple is already a sign of some compassion for the child. For a newborn baby girl with no feelings, the number of people who have this kind of compassion is not as high as you think."

Although this is sad, it is the truth.

Cihang Temple is located on a mountain with winding mountain roads. It is within a day's walking distance for the common people living within the area to send their children here.

The maximum distance is within thirty miles.

If it’s farther away, I’m afraid it will delay things.

A woman who has just given birth does not have the ability to walk so far even if she wants to.

Huiyun was speechless for a long time before she sighed and asked:

"That person is... going to the city to buy some slaves?"

Chen Qingzhu shook his head.

"Go to the city and take in some older beggars, and help the Salesian Church take care of the babies. After three or four years, these babies will grow up and be able to move around on their own, and that will be much easier."

Children from poor families become parents early.

Although Chen Qingzhu's family was relatively wealthy before the great change, they had also seen how the people in the village lived.

Children as young as three or four years old have already started helping adults with things within their ability. They do not need to be taken care of all the time and can even gradually help out.

"That's a good idea."

Huiyun said.

In the past, there were many little girls in the family who were just four or five years old and were already being ordered to do work.

Beggars who can move around on the streets are at least five or six years old, so there is no problem for them to help take care of babies.

Although it requires some work, it is much better than starving and freezing on the streets.

"It's just that there seem to be very few young beggars in the city. I wonder if we can find enough of them."

Chen Qingzhu felt that Huiyun’s concerns were also a problem. After all, it was difficult for young children to survive outside.

In a cold winter, there is a cold wind, and who knows how many people will die.

It’s not necessarily easy to find a little beggar.

After a little thought, he added:

"If you can't find enough little beggars, go to the charity office to buy them. The children in the charity office don't live any better than begging on the street. If you give them some silver, the managers will surely be willing to sell them."

"Hui Jing, estimate the number of people needed first. Hui An, send half of the people to escort Hui Yun and Hui Ming down the mountain to select people."

Although it is unlikely that Pei Xiao will be able to capture members of Cihang Temple at this critical moment, he still has to be prepared for the possibility.

Going with more people will be more eye-catching and safer.

"If you don't have enough money, come to me and get some."

Hui'an was particularly happy that it not only solved the manpower problem, but also helped more poor and helpless children improve their situations.

Rarely, a smile appeared on their faces:

"The abbot really has a kind heart!"

Chen Qingzhu smiled without commenting.

She doesn't have such a kind heart. Most of the time, she just won't do anything unless there is something beneficial to her.

At the beginning, she actually wanted to use the name of Salesian Hall to accumulate more military power for Cihang Temple.

Looking at the dynasties throughout history, if one wants to truly stand firm, it is definitely not enough to just be popular for a while.

They have to be like the noble families of the past, with land and private soldiers, so as not to be easily controlled by the imperial court.

Nowadays, some large temples are also taking this approach.

Land can be acquired slowly, but private soldiers must be deployed early so that there is enough time to cultivate their loyalty and improve their military strength.

Pei Xiao happened to send her some money and wanted to make use of this matter, so she took the opportunity to propose building a charity church.

No one could be more loyal than the orphan she raised.

Chen Qingzhu was caught off guard by the number of babies sent to him.

But this is not without help to Cihang Temple.

At least for her, it was a big surprise!

At that time, she brought all the people here with her, thinking that if she didn't care, these babies would die.

Fortunately, she had money now and didn't have to worry about feeding a few more mouths, so she assigned someone to take care of it.

Unexpectedly, on the night after taking in the four babies, she suddenly found that the speed of absorbing spiritual energy had increased!

And the effect is immediate, doubling the speed.

I remembered that I once heard in the world of cultivation that there is still a very small group of people in this world who follow the path of practicing merit and virtue.

It dawned on her.

Although she didn't have any skills to cultivate merit, she didn't know what the specific principle was.

But if it doesn't harm your own interests and doesn't take up too much extra time, you might as well try doing some good deeds.

Her aptitude was impaired, and according to original estimates, it would take at least another year for her to be promoted to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

If she could maintain this speed, the time it would take her to reach the fourth level of Qi Refining would be shortened by half.

At the fourth level of Qi Refining, one can release the true Qi, and kill people invisibly within a certain distance.

It can better protect the safety of her and Cihang Temple than any real money.

If you can increase your cultivation speed by just spending some money, it is actually very cost-effective.

Anyway, as for money, as long as her cultivation level gets higher and higher, she can squeeze it continuously from the powerful and wealthy.