Quick travel to save a miserable life

February [-] is the day when "the dragon raises its head". Yongning County has the custom of worshiping the dragon god on this day, hoping for good weather and a good harvest this year. This kind of activity is organized by the big families in the county. Each family will also send people to attend, and the Lin family attends it every year. In addition, they just received a commendation the year before and were in the limelight, so this time it is even more indispensable.

But unfortunately, Mr. Lin caught a cold and had a stuffy nose and runny nose. Although he took medicine, he would not feel better for a while, so he could not go out. If it was another family and the head of the family was unable to attend, he would most likely let his nephew go instead. But the Lin family only has one daughter, Lin Hui, and no one else, which puts Master Lin in a difficult position.

After Lin Hui learned about it, she volunteered to go for Mr. Lin: "Dad, I will not marry again. When I take over the family business in the future, this kind of activity is indispensable. Why don't you let me take your place from now on?" Go!"

Although Mr. Lin did not comment on Lin Hui's statement that he would not remarry, he was determined to train his daughter and let her know that things on the scene were not that simple. It was even more difficult for a woman to support the family business. In order to let her know the difficulties. But he retired and changed his mind about not getting married, so he actually agreed.

So, on February [-]nd, Lin Hui took three girls and four guards to the Dragon Temple on the outskirts of the city.

Although the Dragon Temple is called a temple, it is actually a Taoist temple. It is more than ten miles away from the city. It only has three main halls, a few side rooms, and a small courtyard. There are three or four Taoist priests in the temple, and the incense is not very prosperous on weekdays. , only when it catches up with sacrifices or other major solar terms, there will be more incense.

The sacrificial venue was in a large open space at the entrance of the Dragon Temple. Many Taoist priests from other temples were invited to perform the ceremony together. The scene was quite grand. Many villagers from nearby towns came, and they could be seen from afar. The place was bustling.

Representatives from several other large families in the county had almost arrived. Sitting in the stands, they were all surprised to see that it was Lin Hui who came from the Lin family.

After Lin Hui greeted the elders of the acquaintances, she immediately explained that Mr. Lin occasionally felt cold and could not go out, so she could only attend.

Some people can understand it. After all, there is no one else in the Lin family to leave, so they can't let the housekeeper come. However, some people feel that it is an insult to sit with a woman who is a woman, so they are quite unhappy, but it is not good for their face. , it is not easy to drive away directly, so the nose is not the nose and the eyes are not the eyes towards Lin Hui.

Lin Hui had anticipated these situations, but she was not angry or angry. She sat calmly in the stands watching the ceremony.

The sacrificial animals have long been placed on the table in the open space below the stands, waiting for the Taoist priests to perform the rituals.

Although the Taoist priests performed hard, it was a pity that Lin Hui couldn't understand anything. Because it was still cold, she drank a few more cups of hot tea, so she had to change clothes.

Seeing Lin Hui leaving the banquet with the maid, some people couldn't help but sneer at this: Women's families have a lot of things to do!

The seats in the stands are limited, and each person can only bring one servant with him. Because Lin Hui had some plans in mind, she brought the second-class maid Juying. This girl is very strong, but has a rough mind and is easy to fool.

Because people were outside watching the fun, there was no one in the temple. Lin Hui solved her personal problems in the hut in the temple. Fortunately, it was winter and the smell was not strong, otherwise it would be unbearable.

When Lin Hui went to the latrine, Ju Ying was waiting at the door. After Lin Hui came out of the latrine, she said her hands were dirty and asked Ju Ying to find some water to wash them. She waited at the entrance of the main hall. Ju Ying was obedient. Went, leaving Lin Hui alone.

When Lin Hui saw that there was no one around, she put a sack that had been prepared in the space on the ground. It contained sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn. It wasn't that she didn't want to pack more, but it was too much to explain.

After a while, Ju Ying came over with a basin half full of water and asked Lin Hui to wash her hands. When Lin Hui finished washing her hands, she discovered that there was an extra sack on the ground.

Lin Hui said that a sister-in-law had just put it in it. She had to go to the latrine and it was inconvenient to take it with her. She asked her to help look at it for a while and then return later.

Ju Ying had no doubt about this and went to return the basin and waited with Lin Hui. However, two quarters of an hour passed and her sister-in-law was still nowhere to be seen, so she asked Ju Ying to go to the latrine to have a look.

When Ju Ying came back, he naturally said that he didn't notice it. Because the sacrificial ceremony was still going on, Lin Hui couldn't leave the table for too long, so Lin Hui had to ask Ju Ying to call two guards outside to carry the sack to the Lin family's carriage and ask someone to inform them. Taoist priests in the temple, if anyone comes looking for something, they can come to Lin's house to look for it.

Being able to make these three seeds appear was the biggest gain today. Therefore, Lin Hui no longer cared about the faces of the Taoist priests in the stands. When the sacrifice was over, she went home happily.

After returning home, Lin Hui asked someone to find an empty room and put the sacks in. She seemed to be ignoring it. In fact, she was waiting for the weather to get warmer and potatoes and sweet potatoes to sprout, then take them out and plant them.

After waiting for more than half a month, Lin Hui seemed to accidentally remember the bag of things and asked if anyone below had come to find it. The answer was naturally no, so Lin Hui pretended to be on a whim and opened the sack to see what was inside. things.

At this glance, they discovered the sweet potatoes and potatoes that had sprouted. No one knew what they were, but they could also tell that they were crops, so Lin Hui looked interested and said nothing. Instead of wasting seeds, he asked someone to open up a piece of land in the Lin Mansion's backyard, cut the stems and plant them, along with a few rows of corn next to them.

Mr. Lin saw that Lin Hui was suddenly interested in farming again. After asking her about it, he took her with him when he went to Zhuangzi.

Mr. Lin went to Zhuangzi to check on the drilling of wells. Because there was not much snow last winter and not even a single rain after the New Year, there may be a drought this year. In order not to reduce production, Mr. Lin planned to build a well far away from the canal. Drill more wells in the local area to facilitate watering.

Looking at the rows of low mud houses and the farmers in shabby clothes in the village, Lin Hui couldn't bear it. Master Lin knew what she was thinking and couldn't help comforting him: "Our tenants are living a pretty good life. Yes, the rent is low, and as long as you are willing to work, you can always fill your stomach in ordinary years."

In fact, Lin Hui also knows that this is the case in this era, but as a modern person with space, he always wants to do his best to do what he can to improve people's lives, even if it can only affect a small number of people. People, you have to do your best.

On the way back to the city, when approaching the county seat, Mr. Lin specifically changed the route of the carriage and headed for Nancheng.

Lin Hui originally thought that farmers in the countryside were already living in poverty, but she didn't expect that there were even worse ones.

As the carriage drove along the edge of Nancheng, Lin Hui saw another scene. There were low and dilapidated wooden houses on both sides of the road. The people walking around at the door and nearby were all ragged and dirty, and their faces were lifeless. The aura is always numb.

The Lin family's carriage passed by here, and the faces of Mr. Lin and Lin Hui were exposed from the window. People on the roadside saw them, and they began to chase the carriage and ask for money: "Kind Mr. Miss, please do it. I haven’t eaten in three days!”

At first it was just one person, but then gradually there were more and more people. Mr. Lin couldn't help but tell the driver to speed up, and then he left these people far behind.

After Lin Hui asked Mr. Lin, she learned that these people were poor people with no permanent property. Some of them were more diligent and did part-time labor, while the lazy ones just cheated, stole or begged. Some of them did not work in production, but let their wives or The daughter works in the flesh business there to support herself.

Lin Hui was silent after hearing this. There was so much suffering in the world and human resources were limited. She could only try her best to help more people!