Laozi, the Great Supreme Being

Chapter 278 Grain appears and Shennong digs a well
  Seeing the human race worrying about food all day long, Shennong couldn't bear it. After all, he was a member of the human race and the next human emperor, so naturally he would not just sit idly by!

When Shennong was eighteen years old, Shennong finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he knelt down in front of Xuanqing and begged Xuanqing to help him or give him advice on how to solve his doubts!

Facing Shen Nong who was pleading with him, Xuan Qing sighed. Finally, he had no choice but to point Shen Nong in the right direction!
  Xuanqing told Shennong to pay more attention to the things around him, and he would find the answer by then!

After hearing what Xuan Qing said, Shennong was naturally extremely happy. Xuan Qing could not lie to him, so he only needed to carefully observe the things around him!
  In this way, Shennong left Xuanqing's seclusion and returned to Jiangshui. At the same time, he began to pay attention to everything around him!

Time passed slowly, and another three months passed in this way.

One day three months later, when Shennong was meditating, he saw a bird flying from the sky!
  The bird landed at Shennong's feet, picked up a colorful ear of rice, and then flew away!
  Seeing this scene, Shen Nong's heart moved.

If birds can eat something, why can’t humans eat it?

Thinking of this, Shennong hurriedly picked up other rice ears on the ground and went to ask Xuanqing for advice.

When he arrived in front of Xuanqing, Shen Nong told Xuanqing about the rice ears, and asked Xuanqing if it was possible for the human race to eat rice ears. Finally, Xuanqing nodded and said it was possible!

"This thing is called rice ear. It needs to be planted in the soil and irrigated with water before it can mature!" Xuan Qing said!
  After hearing what Xuanqing said, Shennong no longer stayed, but picked up the ears of rice on the ground and went to plant them.

Sure enough, as Xuan Qing said, Shen Nong found a piece of Feng Shui land and planted rice ears. After Shen Nong's careful cultivation, it actually grew into a large area!

Then Shennong began to taste the ears of rice he had planted. After one taste, Shennong felt that it was very delicious!
  So Shennong began to teach people to cut down trees, cut off weeds, use axes, hoes, grass and other production tools to cultivate land and plant millet.

Although millet is delicious, after all, the quantity is small, and it is still very weak compared to the huge human race.

Therefore, Shennong was only happy for a while, and then began to feel sad again!
  But the sorrow is only temporary. Shennong got some inspiration from millet. Millet can be planted every year and can be harvested continuously. But what about other grasses?
  You must know that there are countless grasses. Shennong has only discovered one type of grass that humans can eat. Shennong has not yet discovered other grasses.

Thinking of this, Shen Nong couldn't help but feel happy. If he could identify all the grass species and then plant some that are useful to the human race, wouldn't it be possible to completely solve the food problem of the human race?
  Just do it, now that you have thought of it, Shennong will not let up! At this time, grains and weeds grow together, and herbs and flowers bloom together. No one can tell which ones are edible and which ones are not.

For the sake of his thoughts and the future of the human race, Shen Nong tasted and tried planting the same things, and finally selected the bean sprouts, wheat, millet, and rice grains. Therefore, later generations respected Shen Nong as the "Grain Master" and "Farmer". "Emperor".

Of course, this is something!
  People were very happy when the grain appeared, but soon, problems came one after another!

To successfully grow grains, you need adequate moisture.

At this time, Haotian was furious and ordered that no rainfall be allowed to the humans in the near future. Without water, the grains would naturally not mature.

There was no other way. In the end, Shennong had no choice but to ask Xuanqing for advice!

After telling Xuan Qing about the current problem, Xuan Qing smiled slightly, and his whole face was filled with relief!

"Could it be that Master has thought of a way?" Shennong said happily!

"Disciple, disciple, the water in the world is not only found in the East China Sea, there is also boundless water source underground!"

Xuanqing patted Shennong on the shoulder and replied softly!
  "Is there any water source underground?"

With a confused look, Shennong returned to the human tribe!
  After returning to the tribe, Shennong followed Xuanqing's instructions and united with several strong men in the tribe to start digging for water!
  With the unremitting efforts of everyone, Shennong and his men finally dug a well in three days!

The spring water in this well is clear and sweet. People from nearly a hundred miles away come here to get water every day, firstly for irrigating grains, and secondly for drinking at home!
  As word spread about Shennong's series of things that were beneficial to the human race, Shennong's fame also grew!
  Finally, Shaodian, the leader of the Jiang clan, took Shennong and his mother back to the Jiang clan, and passed on the position of patriarch to Shennong, making Shennong the next leader of the Jiang clan.

(End of this chapter)