Chapter 148: Hard Work

"It means, did any of the guests give more money when asking for autographs or buying things?" Erina asked excitedly.

"Yes." Yingxue Qianai mentioned this matter, her expression was a little touched and helpless. "This has always been the case since self-service worship was implemented last year. I posted notices to thank and remind everyone that they don't have to do this, but it's of no use..."

"I don't know who is secretly helping. In short, I want to believe that the guests are kind and will not steal. Even if they took away the money without giving it, they probably just forgot about it."

Speaking of this, Sakurayuki Chiai also mentioned the first snow tea placed in the social office.

They are all given away for free and not for sale.

Not only are they given to regular visitors as a thank you gift, but they are also given when it is known that a guest or a member of his family is weak or sick.

These Chuxue teas were also allowed to be taken by the guests at will when she went to school. As long as you think you really need it, or you often come here to worship and want to get some to get blessings from Sakura God, then you can get it.

But not only are they not swept away every day, they are even rarely taken away. There is often not a single bag missing throughout the day.

"That's it." After hearing what she said, Yi Xing suddenly felt warm in his heart: "Is it the kindness conveyed quietly... They are really kind-hearted people. They guard this trust carefully."

"Hey, could it be that the customer just threw in a little more because he didn't have the right amount of money and no one gave him change?"

"Miss, don't ruin the atmosphere, okay?! You should be moved now!"

The reason why Sakurayuki Chiai said she started self-guided worship last year is because her mother passed away last year.

Yusuke mentioned this.

Her body was buried under the Sakura Tree.

Maybe this is the final destination of the Snow Miko for generations.

"Yingxue-san, it must be very hard to run the shrine alone while going to school, right?" Yoshiyuki asked sympathetically, "Can you bear it?"

"To say it's not hard would be a lie."

Sakura Snow Qianai's tone paused, and then she replied softly.

"But as time went by, I gradually got used to it. The kind guests actually helped relieve a lot of stress... Thanks to them, I can go to school with peace of mind and have time to do homework and participate in campus activities. As long as I get up early After cleaning up, you can leave with the door open. No guest has ever behaved in a disturbing way.”

"Indeed." Yoshiyuki nodded: "Then, Yingxue, what did you do when you came back from school? Start receiving guests?"

"On school days, I don't have time to receive guests. After I get home, I usually start cleaning. This work is the responsibility of the miko, and guests can't always help. For example, cleaning the toilet bowl and praying House, sweep the floor, etc. In addition, I also need to replenish the inventory of ema and other items. Of course, during this process, customers can ask me any questions at any time."

"It's so hard..." Yi Xing felt very tired after hearing this: "Then what do you do during the holidays? Don't you know how to go out and have fun?"

"I don't have that time." Yingxue shook her head and said: "There are usually a lot of guests on holidays. Since I am the only one here and started self-service worship on weekdays, more people come on weekends and statutory holidays. ”

Yingxue then talked about what she would do on weekends.

It was really busy from morning to night.

Cleaning work must be done before dawn, and then guests will come one after another.

There is no break at noon. I could only eat the bento I prepared in the morning in a hurry at the social affairs office.

In the afternoon, it will be a little cleaner. After closing the shrine in the evening, you need to clean up all areas of the shrine including the steep approach as in the morning.

Most people would only want to take a shower and go to bed after such a tiring day. And I will be so exhausted the next day that I can’t even get out of bed.

But she has to study at night and then go to bed early and get up early.

Weekends are a wonderful time to relax for girls aged fifteen or sixteen.

But for Yingxue Qianai, it was far more tiring than going to school.

Even though she smiled and claimed that she was used to it, Yi Xing still felt uncomfortable hearing it.

He suddenly felt that Erina and Sakurayuki Chiai should be exchanged and try to live each other's lives.

I guess the eldest lady won’t be able to accept it for a day.

I'm afraid I didn't just clear a few steps and then I started shouting to go back.

Since he talked about the hard work of running the shrine, Yoshiyuki continued on this topic.

He asked Yingxue if she had ever thought about finding other shrine maidens to help run the shrine.

The answer I got was that although I had thought about it, there was no suitable candidate.

This kind of shrine that only worships one kind of god, and the essence of the god is here, cannot just find someone to be a shrine maiden. According to Sakuragami's wishes, there is no need for a priest.

Only those chosen by Sakura God can become Snow Miko.

That not only tests the purity of her heart, but also requires that her body and soul are suitable to receive the blessing of the power of Chuxue.

In fact, most girls are definitely not willing to come here to be miko. After all, serving the gods here is very hard, and most people would find this job boring. They all have other dreams they hope to pursue.

I don’t know if Sakurayuki Chiai didn’t expect it or didn’t mention it, but Yoshiyuki felt that there might be another very important reason why they were unwilling to come.

The salary for being a miko here must be very meager.

Maybe it would be so little that it was just barely enough not to starve to death.

The Sakura Goddess has the ability to protect shrine maidens from aging. Although it cannot actually extend their lifespan, the temptation of eternal youth is actually very great.

However, the paradox is that girls who are tempted by such benefits cannot pass Chuxue's mind-reading test at all. Because their motives are impure.

During the chat, Yoshiyuki learned that almost only the Sakuraxue family had served as priests in this shrine for generations.

Although Hatsuyuki Shrine is not a private shrine run by a family, and anyone approved by Sakuragami can join...but in reality, it is no different from a family run shrine.

Yingxue Qianai said that she had already decided. After graduating from high school, I will not go to higher education or go anywhere else. Dedicate your body and mind to the work of the shrine. You must run it as perfectly as your mother.

"Well! I believe you can do it!" Erina held her hand seriously and said, "And your daughter must be as cute as you!"

Yingxue Qianai held her hand and was a little unresponsive for a moment.

"Eh? Um...thank you? Well, I should say thank you, right?"

"Miss, please be more serious, please!" Yi Xing covered his face and shouted helplessly.