I was a god in the 18th century

The castle at Wanghe Villa has been under construction for half a year, but the efficiency is really low. Only half a floor has been erected now.

Xia Qingdai predicted that the castle would not be completed within five or six years. If she had known that it would take so long to rebuild a castle, she shouldn't have hammered it all out in the first place. She would have hammered only half of it and then repaired it based on the original foundation, which would have been much faster.

At the beginning of the construction of the castle, Xia Qingdai would bring Owen over from time to time to inspect the progress of the project, but later she came less and less.

During the whole month of April, she didn't even take a step forward.

At this time, taking advantage of the clouds and rain, Xia Qingdai took a good look at her territory again.

Orchards and hunting grounds must receive a good rain to moisten them.

The farmers and servants here look much more unreliable than those at Fucui Villa. It can be seen with the naked eye that several places are half-scorched and wilted, which shows that they have not been taken care of carefully.

After it rained heavily on her own land, Xia Qingdai refilled the sprayer with water, stretched out one hand to hold it in the glass jar, and held a Chinese reading comprehension selected study book in the other hand.

If she were not a college entrance examination candidate, she would be willing to let the "dragon" fly in the clouds for a while to create an atmosphere and appreciate the gratitude of the little people below.

But in these extraordinary times, just playing for a while is enough. Don’t dare to relax too much. You must study hard.

After Owen inspected Xia Qingdai's property, he stood under the eaves of the small foreign-style building that had been "transformed" from the original farm overnight, looking at the rain curtain with his hands behind his hands, wondering what he was thinking.

About half an hour later, his two personal servants, Jack and Gerald, rode horses and ran over to the small farmhouse in Wanghe Villa.

Neither of them wore oilskin raincoats, so they were directly exposed to the rain. They were wet all over their bodies, but their faces were full of excitement, and they didn't feel a bit embarrassed about being soaked by the rain.

In drought years, being able to get rain is a blessing that others cannot envy.

On the other hand, Owen, who was standing under the eaves, was wearing a leather cloak to protect him from the rain. This kind of leather poncho raincoat is much more expensive than the hard and uncomfortable rubber raincoat on the market.

The two valets beamed at the rain, as did everyone else on the farm. Owen, on the other hand, was very calm, without the excitement of others who wanted to thank the gods with his head and the ground.

Jack and Gerald dismounted and ran to Owen. After saluting, the former reported excitedly: "Mr. Owen, as you expected, the only place where it rained this time was Wanghe Villa. There is still no water outside."

Gerald then added: "Mr. Owen, it's not raining everywhere in Wanghe Villa. A lot of land in the hunting grounds, orchards and farmland only rains for a while. The only area where it rains non-stop is the farm."

Owen asked, "How far east and south from here is it without rain?"

Gerald thought for a while and replied: "About three hundred feet."

Owen asked Jack again: "Where are your two directions?"

Jack scratched his head and replied: "It's about the same."

Owen raised his eyes and glanced at the motionless dragon lying in the clouds, his expression thoughtful. After a moment, he waved his hand and asked the two to retreat.

After it rained here for a while, there was no water in the water bottle. Xia Qingdai put down the book and called Owen to go to the church.

After refilling the water, we walked all the way, and the rain continued along the way.

Xia Qingdai was naturally not religious, but there was a parsonage near the church, where Jane Austen and her family lived. Since she has already started to provide artificial rainfall to the town, of course she has to give it to her friends first!

Xia Qingdai felt so distressed when she thought that Jane Austen had been reluctant to take a bath for a long time because of lack of water!

She should be more sensitive. If she had realized there was a drought outside earlier, she would have asked Owen to send someone to bring water to Jane.

Look at what kind of life everyone is living now. Snowstorms, droughts, and the climate of the Little Ice Age are really not what humans have lived through!
The United Kingdom, located in Western Europe, originally had a warm and humid temperate maritime climate. However, when it encountered the Little Ice Age, the temperature dropped sharply and food production decreased.

During winter snowstorms, countless people froze to death and starved to death; during spring and summer droughts, countless people died of thirst and starvation. The people at the bottom were miserable!
But in fact, in this era, Britain is already the fastest growing country in the world. The technological dividends of the Industrial Revolution and the resources plundered from all over the world have injected fresh vitality into it.

While it was raining, Xia Qingdai couldn't help but think that at this time in the far east, the people of China might be having a more difficult time. Maybe we are also facing a drought or a locust plague, which is too difficult.

It's a pity that the distance between the two countries is too far, and she can't help the land of China in the eighteenth century.

Thinking of this, Xia Qingdai was unhappy.

Thinking again, starting from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, British businessmen have been smuggling opium to the Qing Dynasty through India, and sales have continued to increase year after year.

The Qing Dynasty itself was also in the Little Ice Age, and because of the stupid and conservative emperor, he failed to catch up with the wave of the Industrial Revolution and was tortured and exploited by smuggled opium from foreign countries. This ended a history that had led the world for thousands of years and fell further and further behind. The more Qing Dai thought about it, the angrier she became!
After it rained for half an hour over the area where Jane Austen's house was located, Xia Qingdai angrily turned off the electric sprayer and stopped adding water. It was no longer a waste of effort!

To express one's anger is to express one's anger openly.

She has poured so much water into the East Lake that she is thirsty. As for the rest, let's all rely on our own efforts, since they are not her villains anyway.

The clouds stopped and the rain stopped. The people who were following the rain below noticed that the rain stopped suddenly and quickly looked up at the sky to see where the magical dragon was going to fly this time.

Before, it stopped for a while and rained for a long time, very regularly.

Wherever the dragon went, rain fell, and the news spread from place to place.

But this time they were disappointed, because after the dragon flew away into the clouds, it never came back.

Everyone raised their necks and looked at the sky for a long time, but they didn't wait until the dragon appeared.

Farmers whose fields had not received rainwater could not help crying on the ground.

Why is he not the tenant of Mr. Owen and Miss Xia? Why is he not leasing the church land!
Look at the rain this time, it only rained in these three areas.

Oh my God, you are unfair! The bias is too obvious!

Xia Qingdai put away the spray, told Owen to go back to the castle, then put down the reading comprehension materials, picked up her mobile phone, opened the shopping website, and looked for the PVC beef tendon hose for watering the flowers.

I bought one that is about five meters long and can connect it to her room from the bathroom faucet. This way, next time she adds water to East Lake, she won't have to pour it from pot to pot.

Before placing the order, she thought again and bought the matching water gun. Although it won’t be used for the time being, it’s good to be prepared.