sbdcsierra Chapter 347 Why is there a sudden drought?
Chapter 347 Why is there a sudden drought?
The old man had not eaten for many days and was so hungry that he had no strength at all. He could only stand up with the help of the junior next to him.
The old man tremblingly raised his hands to Qin Wan:
"Little girl, I am the mayor of Xiangshui Village, Lingchuan County, under the jurisdiction of Weishui Prefecture.
Due to a sudden drought, there was no rain for a long time, no crops were harvested, and the water in rivers and wells suddenly dried up. Only then did the whole village, young and old, leave their homes.
After fleeing the famine here, I ran out of food and water.
The old man had been hungry for three days without water or rice, so he blocked the road here because he had no choice.
Please show your kindness and give us something to eat. If there is nothing to eat, you can drink. "
After saying this, the old man trembled and knelt down towards Qin Wan again.
"Hey, you don't have to kneel down. Didn't I just say that? In half an hour, you can all have a bowl of porridge in half an hour.
I asked you to get out of the way just to call some helpers to cook porridge for you.
You don’t have to worry about me lying to you, my grandfather is still on the carriage. "
As if to cooperate with Qin Wan's words, King Ding opened the carriage curtain and walked out.
He stood on the carriage shaft and looked down at the kneeling refugees.
King Ding took out a token from his arms:
"I am the majestic king, how can I deceive you?"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
The refugees screamed in exclamation, mixed with various sounds of shock.
"Ah! Prince Ding, he is actually Prince Ding!"
"I heard that the Qin family's army defeated Dayue. Prince Ding, who is stationed at the border, has recently returned to the court. Is he really Prince Ding?"
"Look at the token in his hand. Is it the token of King Ding?"
"Who knows, we haven't seen what King Ding's token looks like."
The scholar from Xiangshui Village helped his father to walk tremblingly to Prince Ding's carriage.
When he saw clearly the words engraved on the token in King Ding's hand, the scholar plopped down and knelt down in front of the carriage, and his father also knelt down.
The scholar shouted:
"See King Ding."
The scholar probably had some reputation and status among the refugees. When the scholar confirmed the identity of King Ding, the other refugees followed suit and shouted:
"See King Ding."
It's a pity that the refugees have been hungry and thirsty for many days, and these shouts seem weak.
"Everyone, get up. Now can you make way for my king's people to leave?"
Just now the scholar stood up and said loudly to the refugees:
"The prince fought hard with Beixiang for several months in order to protect the people of Dayue.
Now that the master has returned to the court, how can we, the common people who are protected by the prince, block the prince's path and quickly make way for the prince to leave. "
After saying this, the group of refugees blocking the convoy automatically moved out of the way.
Qin Wan walked in and asked Qin Tu to assign a few guards to follow her and leave.
Before leaving, Qin Wan once again assured the refugees:
"Wait, I'll let you all have a bowl of porridge right away!"
The refugees watched helplessly as Qin Wan rode away with a few guards.
I originally thought that King Ding would also leave with him, but King Ding did not.
Still standing on the shaft of the carriage, he stayed there as he said, until everyone had the porridge.
Such actions made those refugees who judged a gentleman with a villain's heart couldn't help but feel ashamed.
They thought that Prince Ding took out his identity in order to allow them to let the team leave.
Unexpectedly, Prince Ding actually made porridge for them refugees.
The ashamed refugees began to stay away from the convoy.
After a while, the group of refugees surrounding the convoy dispersed.
Twos and threes gathered together and whispered:
"I didn't expect that Prince Ding's squadron would only bring so few guards with him when he returned to court. The prince is really low-key."
"If the prince's Qin army hadn't guarded the border, and if the Beixiang barbarians had invaded, we probably wouldn't be alive now.
The prince is our hero in Dayue. "
"Who says it's not the case? The prince worked so hard to protect Dayue, but we stopped his team and tried to steal the prince's rations. It's really damn good to think about it!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present lowered their heads in shame.
After a while, someone said Ruoruo:
"Do you think the prince can really let his men find food for us to eat?"
"Of course! Your Majesty will not lie to us."
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Listening to the murmurs around him, King Ding got out of the carriage and walked towards the refugees.
Qin Tu stepped forward worriedly:
"Your Majesty..."
King Ding raised his hand to stop Qin Tu's unfinished words.
"Don't worry. Although they are refugees, they are not extremely vicious. They still have basic ethics and integrity."
Qin Tu pursed his lips and said no more, just followed King Ding every step of the way.
King Ding walked up to the scholar who had just spoken.
The scholar was flattered and stood up and bowed respectfully to King Ding.
"Common people meet the prince."
Next to him, Li Zheng stood up tremblingly to salute King Ding. King Ding quickly supported Li Zheng.
"I just need to sit down, no need to be polite."
Li Zheng was so hungry that he really had no strength. Hearing this, he sat on the ground with his son's support.
King Ding knelt down and handed his water bag to Li Zheng.
"I have some water here, please drink it."
If he didn't know the identity of King Ding, Li Zheng would have definitely taken the water bag and drank it.
But now that he knew that King Ding was a hero who protected the people of Dayue, Li Zheng was embarrassed to drink.
He waved his hand and refused.
"No, no, no, water is very expensive nowadays. There is still a long way to go before we reach the next city with water. Prince, you should keep this water for yourself and drink it."
Li Zheng's voice sounded extremely hoarse due to lack of water.
"The king is not short of this water, and the water is not for you to drink for free. I have something to ask my father-in-law."
After hearing this, Li Zheng half-heartedly opened the water bag and took a sip.
I didn't dare to drink more, so I moistened my lips.
The refugee next to him heard the sound of water sloshing in the water bag and did not dare to raise his eyes to look. He only swallowed hard with his dry throat.
Wait a little longer, the prince's granddaughter said, and they can all have porridge in half an hour.
After the water moistened his throat, Li Zheng felt much better and had some strength in his body. He quickly asked King Ding:
"My lord, if you want to ask me anything, just ask me. I will tell you everything I know."
“I just came back from the battlefield and I don’t know much about the drought in Big Moon.
I would like to know when this drought started? In addition to your Weishui Prefecture, have droughts also occurred in other prefectures? "
Previously, Li Zheng mentioned a sudden drought, and the water in rivers and wells suddenly dried up. Two suddens in a row made King Ding deeply impressed by Li Zheng's words.
Li Zheng sighed and told everything he knew.
“Well, thinking back carefully, this drought has already started to show signs of drought since the end of last summer. After the end of last summer, there was less rain than in previous years.
At that time, the old crop growers in our village also noticed this.
But although there was less rain, it wasn't too much, so I didn't care too much. "