The late Ming Dynasty in the living room

Chapter 37
This small river is connected to the Juma River near the county seat. Now that there is so much water in the small river, it means that the Juma River has been filled with rainwater.

Fan Laoshi watched as the water in the river began to pour into the ditch. After the ditch was full, it slowly overflowed into the crop fields.

Fan Laoshi was so excited that he immediately knelt on the ground and shouted to the sky: "Thank you, Mr. Dragon King, for saving my crops!"

"Dragon King is a piece of shit, he's useless!"

Fan Laoshi turned around in surprise and saw that his father had stood behind him at some point.

"The county magistrate was praying for rain two days ago. I heard that the Dragon King was burned in the City God's Temple. Do you think that if the Dragon King was really useful, could he wait until today?" Old Man Fan asked.

Fan Laoshi was speechless. It was true that anyone who was burned had to be in a hurry. He definitely couldn't wait for two days.

"Then who are you talking about?" Fan Laoshi said to his father.

Old Man Fan thought for a while and said with certainty: "It's God Pan."

The whole village of men, women and children had already gathered by the river. Even Hu Er's wife was here, and her tears hadn't dried yet.

At this moment, everyone is looking at Old Man Fan. After all, he is the richest man. Can the words of the richest man be false?

But who is Pan?No one has ever heard of such a deity.

Old Man Fan said that he had heard the refugees talk about the God Pan more than once in the brick kiln, saying that the God Pan had great supernatural powers and a compassionate heart.

Moreover, this god Pan often appears in refugee camps.

Finally, Old Man Fan concluded: "The county magistrate prayed for rain seven times at the Chenghuang Temple but it didn't rain. He went to the refugee camp today, and it rained in the county town today. Who else could it be if it wasn't God Pan?"

Yes, who else could it be than Pan?All the villagers nodded. (Are you embarrassed to borrow rice if you don’t nod?)

So just beside the small river, hundreds of villagers from Shiting Village lined up, all knelt on the ground, and shouted loudly to the sky:

"Thank God Pan for giving me rain! Thank God Pan for saving my crops!"

"Is it okay? I saw that the water in your Juma River is full." Teacher Pan asked over there.

Fang Yu looked outside and saw that the rain was already pouring on the ground, so he quickly said: "Okay, okay, please ask Teacher Pan to use his magical powers."

Teacher Pan put down the bottle in his hand and said with a smile: "Then I'm going to cook. You should take Axiu to eat quickly. If Axiu loses weight due to hunger, I will kill you."

Fang Yu said depressedly: "It's already miserable enough for me to travel to the Ming Dynasty, and I have to face death threats from my own mother all the time."

Teacher Pan was about to leave when he suddenly wondered: "Why do I feel that this box has become a little bigger?"

"Really or not? This is not planting vegetables. Can it grow by itself just by watering it?" Fang Yu had a question mark on his head.

Teacher Pan didn’t take it seriously and just said, “I just think it may be an illusion.”

Fang Yu ended the call with Teacher Pan, thought about the possibility of the box getting bigger for a while, and then went out to find the county magistrate Min Wen Gong.

Min Wenggong was still standing outside the shack, looking up at the dark clouds that were gradually dispersing in the sky, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Master Min." Fang Yu called.

Min Wen Gong quickly turned around, with a little red hanging from the corners of his eyes.

He, Min Wen Gong, has mixed feelings now.

Just now, right in front of his eyes.

A god said "Okay" and it rained heavily.

He recalled the scene he had witnessed in the capital a few years ago when the emperor led hundreds of officials to pray for rain.

The emperor first issued an edict of sin to the world. The first sentence was: The cause of the disaster lies with me.

It means that all the great disasters in the world are my fault. He prayed to the gods, hoping that the gods would punish him alone and forgive the people in the world.The emperor also burned incense in the palace every day and ate fast with Queen Zhou every day to show his sincerity.

Finally, he must personally lead hundreds of officials to offer sacrifices to the City God and the Altar of Mountains and Rivers...

But what about begging and begging?

Not even a drop of rain came, and the drought in the world became more and more serious.

Min Wen Gong thought to himself, it wasn't that the emperor was careless, but that he was praying to the wrong god!

Now that Laishui County Magistrate Min Wengong thought of the emperor, he felt a sense of intellectual superiority in his heart... He just didn't dare to say it, it was so uncomfortable.

Fang Yu didn't know that Min Wenggong was thinking about those treacherous things, so he first invited Min Wengong and the county government officials to have dinner in the cafeteria.

After dinner, Min Wengong was invited to attend the celebration at the brick kiln.

After all, they have a signboard for the county magistrate, so why not make good use of it?

Because the brick kiln hired many county residents to work, in their eyes, the county magistrate Min Wen Gong was naturally more respectable.

On the way to the brick kiln, Fang Yu took the opportunity to ask Min Wen Gong about the current situation of the bandits and slaves outside.

Although Fang Yu has also read history, there are only a few general sentences about various major events in the book, and...

The History of the Ming Dynasty was written by me, the Qing Dynasty. It is difficult to say whether some things are true or false.

Min Wen Gong was very happy all the way.

Think about it, other counties in Baoding Prefecture have been hit by disasters. Not only can they not pay the autumn tax, they also have to ask the court for subsidies.

Only his Laishui County, Min Wen Gong, stands out!

Although this is all the credit of the gods, isn't it also his credit to Min Wen Gong for asking the right gods?
But as Fang Yu asked this question, the joy immediately disappeared.

Min Wen Gong sighed and said: "On the Liaodong side, Songshan and Jinzhou were lost in the first half of this year, Hong Chengchou was captured, and Zu Dashou surrendered."

"The war in the Central Plains is not going well either. Li thieves (Li Zicheng) and Luo thieves (Luo Rucai) are still surrounding Kaifeng. The imperial court has already killed two governors of the three sides."

"Now the imperial court is unable to defeat the rogues face to face. Beyond Henan is Hejian and Baoding. What should we do..."

Min Wengong, who was in a good mood, was choked up when he spoke.

Fang Yu consoled him: "The next governor of the three sides is Sun Chuanting. Sun Chuanting can still fight."

The two soon arrived at the brick kiln.

At this moment, both brick kilns have shut down, and a few refugees and helpers from the county are already busy digging out bricks.

The reason why we need to provide some incentives to brick kilns is because burning brick kilns is really hard work.

First, a lot of effort was wasted digging the brick kiln, and then the mud bricks were made piece by piece.

After entering the kiln, the fire begins, and the fire lasts for three days and four nights.

This process requires more than a dozen people to take turns watching, constantly filling the fire with firewood to maintain the temperature. On the last day, the heat has to be intensified.

Fortunately, a heavy rain from Teacher Pan took care of the last step of filling the water. Otherwise, a lot of people would have to be added to carry water.

Looking at a small pile of green bricks already stacked outside, these bricks taken out from the top of the kiln are called "yaotou green" and are the top quality among the blue bricks.

Fang Yu picked up two pieces, which were still warm. When he touched them lightly, he could hear the crisp sound of gold and jade.

The first kiln of green bricks after the refugees arrived in Laishui County seems to be finished!
(End of this chapter)