Therefore, he was picking them one by one.
At the same time, she listened to Madam Qian's gossip.
"That's why I heard about this."
"Buddhist temples like the Thunder Light Temple will take in children without parents all year round, but not all of them are willing to become monks. Some of them will grow up and be assigned to nearby villages to get married and have children."
"The court has a rule that the temple will release a group of people down the mountain every five years."
"This year is the year when the temple will release people down the mountain."
"In the past, there were quite a few people who came down the mountain. There were even children who were put out for adoption. As long as they were willing to be adopted, they would go to the county government to register their household registration and would not have to return to the temple."