Chapter 348 Can you compare with the prince’s young lady?
Chapter 348 Can you compare with the prince’s young lady?
“This spring, there was less rain.
Because there was well water and river water, there was less rain, and spring plowing was completed.
In the spring, the elderly in our village anticipated that a drought might occur.
But what the old people think is that even if a drought occurs, it will only occur after the autumn harvest is over.
After all, it was still raining at that time, and the well water and river water didn't change much.
Unexpectedly, the accident happened just one and a half months ago.
Not a drop of rain has fallen since a month and a half ago.
Not only that, the originally good river water and well water suddenly dried up as if they had been sucked dry by something.
Even the spring in the mountain behind our village that has always been filled with water has dried up.
The green crops in the fields and the green vegetation on the mountains quickly withered overnight.
Without food and water, our entire village had to flee.
I heard that there was no serious drought in the neighboring Fucheng, so our village was originally planning to flee to the neighboring Fucheng.
Unexpectedly, on the way, all the water they brought was drunk and the food was robbed by bandits.
Then he had to stop on the official road to pray for some charity from passers-by. "
After Li Zheng finished speaking, he felt a bit guilty again when he thought about intercepting King Ding's carriage just now.
After hearing what Li Zheng said, King Ding frowned deeply.
Rivers and wells suddenly dried up, and even the springs in the mountains suddenly dried up.
Such a sudden drought reminded King Ding of the drought in Dayue more than ten years ago.
After the drought ended, King Ding sent people to investigate various places in Dayue.
At the beginning of the drought, it seemed to be as sudden as Lizheng said.
King Ding squinted his eyes and thought of another thing.
"There is a drought in your Weishui Mansion. Has the imperial court sent anyone to provide relief?"
Li Zheng nodded:
"Yes, the imperial court sent people to distribute food to us, but what we lack more than food is water.
Good luck with food, but not with water.
The government encouraged us to flee the famine.
Relying on the government to transport water to save lives, it is better to let the people find a city with water on their own, and maybe they can barely survive. "
King Ding was slightly relieved when he heard that the court had done something.
However, the government failed to deal with the mountain bandits on the way to escape. King Ding kept this in mind and prepared to return to the capital to report to the court to suppress the bandits.
In troubled times, the people are already suffering, but we cannot let a group of bandits continue to harm the people.
The sound of horse hooves sounded not far away, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
They were the palace guards who followed Qin Wan away.
"Your Majesty, the lady has found water to make porridge. The lady said she can take everyone there."
The refugees were excited when they heard this.
They can actually have porridge.
After burning the incense, as the scent of rice wafted closer and closer to their noses, the refugees finally reached the foot of the mountain.
There, five large iron pots were filled with steaming white porridge, and pottery bowls were placed next to the large pots.
Qin Wan stood next to the cauldron with a big iron spoon and shouted to everyone:
"Everyone line up, get your own bowl, and then come to me to get the porridge."
The refugees swallowed hard when they looked at the white porridge in the pot, but they still obeyed and queued up to get bowls of porridge.
When King Ding's carriage stopped at the foot of the mountain, he saw that his grandson and granddaughter had actually cooked five large pots of white porridge. King Ding was pleased and secretly curious at the same time.
There was some on the grain wagon, but where did the water come from?
But thinking that his grandchildren were all capable, King Ding no longer thought about it deeply.
Qin Tu stepped forward and took the big iron spoon from Qin Wan:
"Miss, please take a rest and come down."
Qin Wan thought that there was one more thing to do next, so she handed the iron spoon to Qin Tu without any politeness and turned around to walk up the mountain.
"Wanwan, where are you going?"
King Ding stepped forward and asked.
"Grandpa, I found a spring with water on the mountain, and the water for cooking porridge came from there.
I will go and see if there is any water. If there is, let these refugees go and get some water.
After all, just a bowl of porridge is not enough to get to the next city. "
A person can go without eating for several days, but not without drinking water.
So Qin Wan decided to help these refugees one last time before leaving and get them some spiritual spring water in the space.
But we have to find a "spring" in the mountains for cover.
Upon hearing this, King Ding waved to Qin Jingnian:
"Jingnian, go with your sister. If there is water, come down and let everyone know."
The three people did not deliberately lower their voices when they spoke, and the surrounding refugees who were eating porridge heard them.
Some people couldn't help but whisper:
"It's strange. We have searched all over this mountain, but why can't we find water? How did the young lady from the prince's family find water?"
The person next to him rolled his eyes and said angrily:
"Can you compare with the young lady from the prince's family? You must be less lucky than others."
"That's right, Miss is a noble person, and she is someone who has God's help.
Look, I think the white porridge made by the lady tastes better than the white porridge I have eaten before. "
When it comes to the delicious porridge in the bowl, the refugees all agree.
Maybe they were very thirsty and hungry, so they just felt that the white porridge in the bowl was particularly delicious.
It’s not like they had never eaten white porridge before the drought, but they couldn’t compare to the bowl of white porridge in their hands.
Qin Wan didn't know that the refugees had taken the initiative to help her explain the water source problem. At this time, she and Qin Jingnian found a low-lying area in the mountains.
There are traces of water flowing along this place. It should have been a pool before the drought.
But now that the bottom of the pond is dry and cracked, water will definitely sink into the soil if put in.
Qin Wan looked at Qin Jinnian and said, "Brother, I'll leave it to you. I'll ask someone to come up and fill it with water."
Qin Jingnian nodded, spread the water power on the bottom of the pond, and then put the water from the spatial pond into the pond.
There is a layer of water-type isolation, and the water does not seep into the bottom of the pool after entering it.
When the refugees, led by Qin Wan, came to the pool with bamboo water bags, they saw a clear pool of water.
I don’t know if it’s because they haven’t seen so much water for a long time, but the refugees feel comfortable just being near this waterhole.
Having had the experience of queuing up to get porridge, the refugees consciously queued up to get water.
Over the course of an afternoon, all the refugees had filled their own water containers.
At the foot of the mountain, Prince Ding's motorcade set off again.
Watching the carriage go away, the refugees spontaneously knelt down and thanked them.
King Ding opened the curtain and told Qin Tu:
"Take my king's token and go to the next city to inform the prefect of the city and ask him to resettle these refugees."
"It's the prince."
After Qin Tu left, Qin Wan and Qin Jingnian both got into King Ding's carriage.
"You two came just in time. Grandpa has something to tell you."
Qin Wan and Qin Jinnian looked at each other, and the former smiled and said:
"It just so happens that we also have something to ask Grandpa."
"This drought..."
King Ding and Qin Wan said in unison.
Qin Wan smiled:
"It seems that what grandpa wants to tell us is the same thing as what we want to ask. Grandpa, please speak first."
King Ding repeated what Li Zheng of Xiangshui Village had said before, and finally expressed his guess:
"Grandfather suspects that this drought is probably related to the national division."
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