The poor man grows watermelon

The situation in Wannian County is better than other places.

Thanks to Su Ye's "advanced" farming techniques, last year, both private and official farms had good harvests, and most farmers had surplus grain at home, so saving a little money would be enough to cope with the sluggish harvest.

However, if the drought continues and the new season's grain cannot be harvested, people will starve.

Su Ye’s family still has enough food, but it’s not unaffected. For example, there are fewer and fewer opportunities to eat meat—the wild animals in the mountains are in the breeding season, but they are skinny; the pork shop in the county is also closed. Grain is hard to buy, and every bite of meat has to be kept at home.

This kind of disaster has to be experienced every three to five years, and people are more afraid because they have experienced it.What's more, the situation this year is particularly serious.

Most of the gardens in Yujia Village are winter wheat. It was supposed to be the season of turning green, but the wheat seedlings were wilted and yellowed one after another.

At first, the water in the river could be diverted into the canal for irrigation. However, as the water level of the Maple Leaf River dropped again and again, it became more difficult to divert water.

In the end, it was Su Ye who said, "Don't take water from the river anymore, you need to keep the water for people to eat."

When Hou An heard this, he became anxious, "What can I do if I don't water it? The wheat will wither!"

Su Ye pursed her lips, "Try to dig a well, I hope it can lead to groundwater."

Therefore, Yu Feng called in an experienced master, first looked at the water veins, determined the location of the well, and then asked someone to dig it.

These days, digging wells depends entirely on manpower, and one bad job will kill someone.

Su Ye asked someone to weave a long and strong hemp rope in advance, one end was tied to the tree trunk, and the other end was tied firmly around the worker's waist; he also hung down a lantern, first for lighting, and second for early warning; People dig under the ground, and the other team transports the soil above, and when they get tired, they change to another group, so as to ensure everyone's physical strength to the maximum extent.

Su Ye's thinking is more optimistic. On the one hand, Wannian County is rich in water veins. On the other hand, groundwater has not been over-exploited in this era, so even if there is a drought, it should be possible to dig out groundwater.

However, one foot, two feet, three feet, four feet...the hemp rope grew little by little, and the workers changed batches after batches, but there was not even a drop of water.

Under normal circumstances, the deepest well in the area is no more than ten meters.

Su Qingzhu wondered, "Is it the wrong place to dig? There is no water here at all!"

The master watching the well raised his beard and looked annoyed, "The old man won't miss it. The grass and leaves here are green and the soil is moist. If you dig deep, there must be water veins!"

Su Qingzhu was also anxious, "It's been dug five feet, and the rope won't be enough. How deep should it be?"

At this moment, a worker's indistinct voice came from the well, "Water is coming out! Water is coming out!"

Su was overjoyed on the page, and shouted to the bottom: "Don't worry, make sure again, pay attention to safety!"

There was a response from below, and several people dug again with shovels.The people who moved the soil along the side of the well cheered up and pulled the rope even harder.

The result was not disappointing, the soil that was hoisted up from behind really turned into wet mud.Everyone was excited and nervous, until they heard the sound of "crashing, clattering" and the crowd suddenly boiled.

The workers below shouted, "Pull the rope! Pull the rope!"

Everyone yelled and hurriedly pulled them up. The men were drowned one by one, and the muddy water dripped down from their bodies.

When people saw it, they laughed at the same time, and their eyes were wet when they smiled.

-

There is a well in the village, so there is no need to save the river water.

Needless to say, Su Ye, the farmers spontaneously took the river water and poured it into the fields.

However, as the water level drops day by day, the river bed dries up, the wheat seedlings turn yellow, and the wrinkles on the farmers' faces become deeper and deeper.

Every day, people in rags wander around the village or run to the mountains. They eat up the bark and grass stems, and even the chrysalis in the soil are dug out and eaten.

Rumors gradually started to spread in the village, saying that the children of certain households in certain villages were stolen and eaten.Hearing that, Su Ye was terrified, and never dared to let Xuewa go out alone again.

If someone came to the house to beg for food, Su Ye would give some away. The polished rice and fine noodles did not dare to show it off, and the rough pancakes could always be used for one or two meals.

Most of the other families do the same, as long as they have it, they will not be stingy.Feng Shui takes turns, and you may encounter difficulties at any time.

The situation in the court became more and more serious. The opening of the granary in the north was strongly opposed by the courtiers. Even if someone supported it, they didn't know what kind of thoughts they had.

The Mu family's actions became more and more serious, and Xiao Heng even received a tip-off, discovering that Taiwei Mu was actually dealing with people from Beidi.

If there is no more rain, I don't know what kind of chaos will happen.

I don't know when it started, some people would appear near Su Ye's house from time to time. They brought incense and offerings, knelt and worshiped in the direction of his house, and some even hung peach wood plaques on the fence of his house.

Although Su Ye felt awkward, he didn't stop him. Everyone was trembling all day long. If doing so could help them find spiritual comfort, then let them go.

Under Su Ye's connivance, more and more such people appeared, and later there appeared many strange faces, speaking dialects that they did not understand, obviously coming from afar.

When the wooden fence of Su Ye's house was covered with peach wood plaques, the incense ash was piled up into a small mound, and there were so many offerings that there was no place to put them, even Su Ya'er couldn't help persuading: "Xiao Ye, or you can pray for rain." !"

Yes, these people came to kneel to pray for rain from the "little fairy boy".

Su Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "It's fine if people say that I'm a 'Fairy Boy', but you also believe it?"

Su Ya'er paused for a moment, and said solemnly: "Xiao Ye is just very powerful."

Su Qingzhu also nodded in a serious manner, "Brother, you can make so many things and grow so much food, what is it if you are not a fairy boy?"

Su Ye was very helpless, "That's all because of 'science', it doesn't mean I'm a fairy boy, and it doesn't mean I can pray for rain."

Su Qingzhu didn't listen, and said to himself: "Brother, you see so many people begging you, just try it, if it doesn't rain, the crops will really wither!"

A steady voice came in, "In the Central Plains, more than half of the crops have withered to death."

Su Ye looked at the person, and couldn't help but startled, "Your Majesty? Why..."

Xiao Heng looked very thin, but fortunately his steps were steady and his eyes were majestic and firm.Fan Ming, Huo Da and Mu Feng followed behind him, and all four of them looked at him solemnly.

Yu Feng frowned, and stood behind Su Ye, protecting him without any trace.Su Qingzhu and Su Ya'er also took two steps forward at the same time, standing in front of Su Ye.

Su Ye sighed helplessly, "Your Majesty, you are also here to ask me to pray for rain, right?"

No wonder Su Ye is narcissistic. Rumors spread too fast. Now even the court officials are discussing his status as a "little fairy boy". It's priceless."

Thanks to Xiao Heng's broad-mindedness, otherwise, just such a sentence of "extraordinarily expensive" would have killed him.

Xiao Heng pursed his lips and did not speak.

Huo Da's face was stern, and there was a bit of annoyance in his eyes, "If you don't pray for rain, my cousin will have to issue the 'Edict of Guilt'. What do the people think?"

Su Ye didn't understand what he said for a while.

Mu Feng explained helplessly: "It's fine if it's normal, but at this pass, if His Majesty takes the initiative to issue an edict, he will undoubtedly fall into the trap of the villain."

Su Ye nodded and understood.Mu Taiwei's party had prepared the groundwork at the beginning of the disaster, the purpose was to arouse the anger of the public and force Xiao Heng to "step down."

"However, asking me to pray for rain is really not a good idea." Su Ye looked puzzled, "The 'fairy boy' talk is just nonsense among the folks, can it really be possible to pray for rain?"

"Success or failure, you will know if you try it." Xiao Heng said firmly.Before Su Ye could refuse, he said again, "I'm with you."

Su Ye's eyes widened suddenly——Is it true?

-

Xiao Heng is indeed going to come for real.

All civil and military officials were dispatched, and they all gathered in Bajiao Mountain.The unfinished palace was used to receive these people, and Yujia Village was responsible for providing meals.

Xiao Heng quickly asked people to choose a good location, put down the altar, and ordered the supervisor to count a good day on the roof.

On this day, the Huo Family Army and the Imperial Guard Battalion surrounded Bazhuo Mountain heavily and isolated the spectators.

Seeing everyone busy and serious, Su Ye was confused. He didn't know how to pray for rain at all. What would he do then?Are you a dancer?

No one told him at all, and Xiao Heng didn't send anyone to communicate with him.Until he was placed beside Xiao Heng with Yu Feng supporting him with his stomach upright, Su Ye still hadn't recovered.

"Are you ready?" Xiao Heng turned to look at him with a serious expression.

Su Ye made a bitter face, "No."

There was a vague smile on Xiao Heng's lips, "Don't be nervous."

Because of his comfort, Su Ye relaxed a little. He glanced at the dark crowd under the altar, then looked up at the cloudless sky, and asked dumbfoundedly: "Your Majesty, are you really sure that today is a prayer?" A good day for the rain?"

Xiao Heng pursed his lips, "The supervisor said yes."

Su Ye was speechless, almost predicting the dismal ending.

In fact, it's not that he hasn't considered artificial rainfall, but without the assistance of high technology, none of the methods he can think of can be implemented.He also tried to go back to modern times to seek help from the tablet, but somehow failed.

Just when Su Ye was in a daze, he suddenly heard the superintendent singing loudly, "My emperor prays for rain, and the people will be helped; the gods are merciful, and the rain will be given to the wetlands; the souls will be saved, the rain will stop the water and dry up; the weather will be good, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe——"

Xiao Heng's face was solemn, and he knelt down respectfully and kowtowed to the voice of the supervisor.

Civil and military officials also bowed down one after another, and a large group of people at the foot of the mountain knelt down.

In such an atmosphere, Su Ye couldn't help becoming serious.Following Xiao Heng's example, he knelt on the futon and prayed sincerely, "If there are gods in the sky, I hope you can hear the demands of the common people. Su Ye, a mere mortal, is here to thank you!"

"Crack-"

There was a loud bang in the sky.