Liao Zhai Great Kind People

Chapter 26 Zhang Xiu asks for rain
In Huaibei, there are hundreds of miles of scorched earth.

Two people and one cow were walking slowly on the steaming, dry and cracked ground. It was Zhang Xiu and his party who were coming to Beijing to rush for the exam.

Zhang Xiu wiped the sweat from her forehead, and complained anxiously: "After crossing the Huai River, why didn't a single drop of rain fall. If this continues, I'm afraid it will lead to a severe drought."

Yan Feng's spirit was obviously stronger than his, and he said: "I asked a few aunts on the way, and according to them, Huaibei hasn't had a drop of rain for two months."

Zhang Xiu has always been deeply impressed by his ability to gossip. Just as she was about to tease him, she suddenly froze slightly, frowned, and said, "The weather is a bit abnormal. Could it be some evil spirit? I have heard of a man named Hanba before." The monster, once born, will burn thousands of miles, do you think it is her fault?"

Yan Feng shook his head in surprise: "I haven't heard of it. I heard from my master that the rain is controlled by the dragon kings in various places. Maybe the dragon king here has dozed off. When he wakes up, it should rain. "

Zhang Xiu heard this, and said with a little anger: "According to what you said, the Dragon King here is obviously dereliction of duty! If I were the local county magistrate, I would order someone to carry his statue out of the Dragon King Temple. First whip him for three days and three nights, and if it doesn't rain, just shoot his mother with cannons!"

"This is the first time I've heard of this method of praying for rain!"

Yan Feng sucked in a breath of cold air, hurriedly walked a few steps, and put some distance away from Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu was taken aback for a moment, and asked in confusion, "Why are you walking so fast?"

Yan Feng said with a vigilant face: "I'm afraid that when you are struck by lightning later, you will hurt me..."

"boom!"

The voice fell to the ground, and a thunder suddenly sounded in the sky!
Zhang Xiu shivered, and looked up at the sky, only to see that there was no cloud in the sky, but there was a thunderbolt in the clear sky, and suddenly said angrily: "If you have the ability to make it rain, what's the ability to scare me!"

Immediately afterwards, as if responding to Zhang Xiu's words, a gust of wind swept across the world in an instant, and in an instant, dark clouds were covered, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and the rain fell in thick patter.

Yan Feng was suddenly chilled by the icy rain, and shivered involuntarily. He looked at Zhang Xiu, who had no drops of rain on his clothes, and said dumbfoundedly: "I didn't say that." of……"

Feeling the gusts of cool wind blowing, Zhang Xiu showed a comfortable expression, and said, "We will reach the town after walking further, let's go faster and find a place to shelter from the rain."

Yan Feng nodded, quickened his pace, and within a short while, he came to the town.

Fortunately, there is an inn on the main street of the town.

After he entered, Zhang Xiu also arrived on a ox, handed the old scalper to the waiter, took off his bamboo hat and sat down at a table.

Yan Feng wiped the rain off his face, and shouted: "Have a jar of good wine, and four dishes of side dishes!"

Zhang Xiu quickly added: "It's cheap!"

Yan Feng rolled his eyes at him speechlessly, and complained: "Are you a Pixiu? I remember you found a lot of money from Taoist Qianyuan's Taoist temple?"

Zhang Xiu explained helplessly: "There is a lot of money, but it won't last me long. If I don't plan carefully, I'm afraid I won't even be able to afford a coffin board in the future."

While talking, the shop waiter put the wine and dishes on the table, and said with a smile: "You two guests take it easy, the total is half a penny. It's not too late for you two to pay after eating."

Yan Feng tore off the wine seal and took a sip into his mouth. Feeling alive again, he picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks, his face changed slightly, and after swallowing the meat in his mouth, he turned towards the old shopkeeper behind the counter look.

"Shopkeeper, your meat is not fresh."

The shopkeeper laughed and said, "You're calling it fresh. Can fresh meat be sold at this price?"

Zhang Xiu nodded, and said in agreement: "The old shopkeeper is right. Brother Yan, don't pick and choose. We can't buy it for half a penny. We won't be at a disadvantage, and we won't be fooled!"

Yan Feng smiled helplessly, then ate voraciously.

The shopkeeper smiled at the two of them and said, "Look, the rain won't stop for a while, so I'll prepare a room for you two?"

Zhang Xiu nodded in agreement, followed by a fixed look, and suddenly found that there was a small golden fish lying on her bamboo hat.

The golden little fish has a slender body, only the size of a thumb, lying on the edge of the bamboo hat, its tail fluttering gently, and its mouth is constantly opening and closing, looking like it is thirsty for rain.

Seeing Zhang Xiu, her eyes softened immediately: "Poor little guy, you were blown here by that gust of wind, luckily you met me, if you met someone else, you would become a A bowl of fish soup..."

As he spoke, he picked up the small fish, glanced at the water tank beside him, and threw it with his right hand, accurately throwing it into the water tank.

The old shopkeeper's eyelids twitched, and he said, "My lord, I advise you to fish it out."

Zhang Xiu squinted at the old shopkeeper, and said dissatisfiedly: "Isn't it just that your tank of water has been damaged? It rained so much today, and you will still be able to drink less water in the future."

The old shopkeeper said with a strange expression: "You are right, but there is not even a drop of water in my tank..."

"..."

Oh open!

After Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment, she quickly got up and walked over. She looked into the tank and found that there was no drop of water.

That little golden fish had already been knocked into a coma, lying flat on the bottom of the tank, motionless, with dead fish eyes rolled over, foaming from its mouth...

After a few ladles of water, the little golden fish wobbled up and turned over, staring at Zhang Xiu with a pair of aura-like fish eyes, showing a very humane expression, as if angry, writhing non-stop body.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiu felt amused, thought for a while, picked up a glass and poured it into the water tank, and said, "I broke you just now, I'll toast you a glass of wine as an apology."

After the golden little fish swallowed a few sips of water, the frequency of body swing gradually slowed down, but the eyes staring at Zhang Xiu became more sad and angry, and there was a trace of confusion mixed with the grief and anger.

Hmph, I am the newly appointed Dragon King of Huaihe River, who you can please with just a glass of wine?
And according to her knowledge, this glass of wine... must have been mixed with water! !
Thinking about it, her body slowly sank to the bottom of the tank, and she came to a stillness without moving.

Zhang Xiu smiled slightly, poked her twice with her fingers, saw her impatient look, twisted her body a few times, and said with a smile: "Did you drink too much? Well, where should I release you?" Go, there are no rivers or lakes nearby..."

After eating and drinking, Yan Feng stepped forward to observe the small golden fish at the bottom of the water tank, and said thoughtfully: "This small fish seems to be something extraordinary..."

(End of this chapter)