Chapter 368: Thousands of miles of drought, the county magistrate prays for rain
The carriage entered Guangling City and was away from home for more than a year. Qin Guan felt a little timid. When he asked in the county, he found out that his father had built a house in Guangling City, and his family had moved to the city.
After crossing the street and coming to the new Qin family's house, Qin Guan looked at the plaque hanging high on the door of the Qin Mansion and knew that he had arrived home.
Qin Guan just got out of the car, and the doorman saw him. He blinked his eyes and confirmed that it was correct. He looked ecstasy on his face and felt like he saluting: "Master, you are finally back."
Qin Guan nodded and said with a smile, "Well, I'm back, Luo Qing, you're still guarding the door."
Luo Qing smiled and said, "Young Master, the door is pretty good. I like the door. Oh, I'll inform the master now." After that, he didn't care about Qin Guan, ran into the house, and shouted all the way, "The eldest master is back, the eldest master is back."
Qin Guan shook his head, Luo Qing's temperament has not changed at all.
The three girls got off the car and looked at the new house. Mimi said, "Young master's house is also very big."
As soon as the four of them entered the yard, the Qin family came out. When his father Qin Dashou saw his son, he smiled and said, "My son is finally back."
Qin Guan bowed, "My son went out to study for a long time, which made his father and mother worried."
Qin's mother stepped forward and grabbed her son's hand, "It's good to come back, it's good to come back. You haven't had any letters before, and we were very worried. Later, we felt relieved after receiving your letter."
Zisu and Yan'er came forward to meet the master's wife, and Qin Guan introduced Mimi to her parents. Mimi also came forward to greet her, and the family finally returned to the main hall.
While talking about family affairs, my father talked about how to build this big house. His family bought a few shops in the city, and another 2 acres of land in the countryside, etc., and told Qin Guan that Qin Guan was not annoyed, so he listened quietly.
Finally, when talking about the drought in the county, Mr. Qin sighed: "I don't know why, this year, it's so hot that I can't get out of the house with enough sun. Alas, the crops in our fields are also going to die of drought. I'm thinking about whether to reduce the rent for them this year."
Qin Guan said: "Forget it, our family is not short of that little money. If any family has difficulties, we have to help us survive this disaster year and gain a good reputation, which is much better than a few stones of grain."
"Oh, listen to you." Qin Dashou said.
He is now obedient to his son. His son is much better than him. In the future, the Qin family will always be in charge.
The next day, Qin Guan brought two younger brothers and a group of servants to the village. The sun was very strong, and the ground was a little hot, and the fields were cracked. Not to mention crops, even the weeds were so dry that they were so dry that they were so wilted.
The breeze blew, blew up dust all over the sky.
When they heard the master's family coming, the tenants came over one after another. When they saw that it was Qin Guan, everyone quickly saluted. This was the master of the juren, and the number one Jie Yuan, so they naturally did not dare to neglect them.
These tenants had dark and rough skin, and their faces were bitter. Qin Guan said: "I know that this year the drought is not harvested in the fields, so I come here to tell you that all the tenant rents of my Qin family will be exempted this year."
When many people heard Qin Guan's words, a rare smile appeared on their faces, but Qin Guan's words later made many people's faces ecstasy.
Qin Guan said: "Although I'm exempted from rent, I'm afraid many people can't make it. So my Qin family is planning to borrow grain from the tenants. As long as the family has difficulties, they can borrow from the Qin family's granary, and they will be repaid after the harvest is available next year."
After hearing Qin Guan's words, an old tenant farmer couldn't help but kneel down to Qin Guan, and the others also knelt down, and then fell to their knees.
The old farmer shouted: "Master, we thank the Qin family for their kindness, so that we can survive. We only make excuses for rations. As long as there is a harvest next year, we must pay it back as soon as possible and will never default."
Qin Guan hurried to pick up the old farmer, "Get up quickly, get up quickly, we are in a relationship with fish and water. How can the Qin family refuse to save you when you are in trouble? Okay, take me to see the situation in the fields and see if you can still save yourself. Can you collect a little bit?"
Everyone got up and surrounded Qin Guan to the field. In fact, the Qin family's fields were good. There was a small river flowing by next to it, but now it has completely dried up, and even the silt on the riverbed has cracked.
"Is there still water in the well?" Qin Guan asked.
Everyone came to the well and dug a bucket of water. It was not the same as the previous clean water. It was just a bucket of mud. It seemed that the well was about to dry up.
Qin Guan had no choice but to face the natural disaster. As soon as he returned to the Qin family, he received a report from the butler. The magistrate sent someone to come to the post. The magistrate was preparing to pray for rain again in two days. When he knew that Qin Guan was back, he invited him to participate in the rain prayer. There were also old gentry from the county, with no less than a hundred people.
Two days later, Qin Guan came to the outside of the city in a well-dressed manner. In a wide place outside the city, a rain prayer altar was set up in the county. By the time Qin Guan arrived, many people had gathered here, and countless people were watching around.
On both sides of the altar, there are monks and Taoists on the other side. Qin Guanxin said that the magistrate Di seemed to have used all the tricks he could use.
The rain prayer began. The magistrate Di and his men knelt three times and kowtowed nine times. Outside Guangling City, they knelt down in a dark place, and then recited the rain prayer prayer. The magistrate Di was also a Jinshi. The words written in a rain prayer were earnest. Qin Guan felt that if he was the Dragon King, he would have to give a drop or two of rain to this article.
But from morning until noon, the sun in the sky was still like a stream of fire, but there was no cool breeze blowing. Many older people could no longer hold on, and people fainted from time to time were carried away.
"Your Dragon Prince, just pity us. If it doesn't rain again, our Guangling people will be thirsty and starved to death and have no home." The magistrate of Di County cried out in a cry of sorrow.
It immediately caused the people below to cry and cry for their miserable tomorrow. The crying became louder and louder, shocking the whole world.
Qin Guan was shocked by the crying. He had never felt this way. In modern times, even if he encountered such a drought, at least there would be government relief and people would not starve to death. However, in ancient times, this was a huge thing, and people would really die. The family was destroyed and the death of the people was right in front of him.
No wonder when encountering a major disaster, even the emperor who is arrogant and considers himself the son of heaven will kneel down to the Dragon King and pray for rain respectfully.
Natural disasters are beyond the reach of manpower.
Suddenly, a wild shave passed by, and a figure flew from afar. The people looked in surprise. The figure fell directly onto the altar, but a Taoist priest wearing a Taoist robe with a whisk in his hand, and a gray beard fell on his chest.
Chapter completed!