NOVEL NEXT Chapter 280 Asking for Rain (1)
When they arrived at the inn, before the team had settled down, Li Ling came to see Shangguan Yu.
"Girl, you are so fast. Brother, you thought I had to wait for you for two days?" Shangguan Yu said in a surprised tone.
"I'm afraid those people will cause trouble for you, so I'll hurry up." Li Ling half-joked.
"Is the thing still on you?" Shangguan Yu asked softly.
"I've already found a warehouse to put it away."
"That's good, otherwise my brother wouldn't know how to tell them?
where? Come on, let's take someone to pull him over. "
While looking for someone to bring the things back, Shangguan Yu found local officials, wrote an announcement and posted it.
They are considering going to other towns to continue disaster relief. If they distribute water directly to the people, the people may not be able to provide it.
It would be a waste to accidentally spill such precious water on the road.
Li Ling replaced the water with ice.
Anyway, many people already know how to make ice, so there is no need to be secretive or make excuses.
Each person carries a bucket of ice back, so there is no need to worry even if the road is bumpy.
For those who are required to register according to their household registration, each person in each household can only receive one bucket of ice cubes and five kilograms of rice grains for the time being.
This time the court's disaster relief was different from the previous ones.
Because the food and money were all with Shangguan Yu and the others, they did not pass through anyone's hands in the process.
Those corrupt officials' plans to make some money out of it have all come to nothing.
This time no one could get a grain of rice or a penny from Shangguan Yu.
These rice grains and money are really real, and they are all used on the people.
The common people consciously followed the instructions in the announcement, brought their own rice bags and buckets of ice cubes, and lined up in long lines, waiting for official dispatch to distribute them.
Among the guards responsible for escorting relief supplies, there was a man dressed as a guard who quietly left the crowd when no one was paying attention.
He walked to a deserted alley, took out a small bamboo flute, put it in his mouth and started playing.
Soon, a homing pigeon flew in from a distance.
He glanced around and saw no one else passing by, then put the note he had written before into the small bamboo tube.
He tied the small bamboo tube to one of the pigeon's feet and then threw the pigeon into the sky. The white pigeon flew away again.
In the team distributing relief supplies, a woman begged the official responsible for distributing supplies:
"Sir, please be kind to me. This bucket of ice cubes won't last for many days even if you take it home and turn it into water. Can you give us another bucket?"
"Yeah yeah!"
Everyone who was close enough to hear the woman's plea echoed.
"You are your life, and so are the lives of others. Even though the things we brought may seem like a lot, we still have to bring them to other cities.
The people in other cities are still waiting for us to save their lives. If each person is given two buckets, and it is the turn of the next city, the people in the next city will be gone. "
"But, I don't know when the rain will fall?"
Everyone heard the woman cry, and the others started to cry too.
Li Ling saw a group of people crying. She walked over and asked about the situation. She stood on a high place and shouted to everyone:
"Everyone, please go back with peace of mind, collect food and ice, our second prince has already invited very powerful people to pray for rain for everyone.
However, the extent of the rain is not expected to be large.
In two days, after we finish distributing food here, everyone just remember to find something that can hold water and wait here. "
Li Ling said the scope was not large because she had never done such a thing.
So, I wonder how wide the range of her water spells can be covered?
So when she said this, she said it very conservatively.
Not only a few staff members, but also Shangguan Yu were surprised when they heard Li Ling's shouting.
When did he invite someone who was good at praying for rain to come here to pray for everyone? How could he not know?
Although he was confused, he couldn't dismantle Li Ling now. He could only wait and ask her later.
"really?"
"Would that be great if it were true?"
"Yeah yeah!"
"If it really rains, the Second Prince will be our savior."
"Yes, and that master, if he can really pray for rain, from now on I will burn incense and worship only him and worship the mountain."
"Yeah, me too."
Everyone was talking a lot, and everyone had expectations in their hearts. People's energy, energy, and spirit were obviously much better than before.
After Li Ling finished speaking and jumped down from the height, Shangguan Yu hurriedly stepped forward and pulled her aside. He looked around and saw no one approaching.
Then he asked in a low voice:
"Girl, brother, when will I invite someone who is good at praying for rain? Why don't I know that?
You said that in front of so many people. If we don’t find anyone who knows how to pray for rain in two days, will we still be able to walk out of this city? "
"Don't worry, don't worry, there are people who can pray for strong rain."
"Who?"
"Me!" Li Ling raised her thumb and pointed at the tip of her nose.
"Oh, even if you pretend to be a master of praying for rain and pray for rain for everyone, look at this day."
Shangguan Yu frowned and pointed to the sky where the sun was shining brightly: "Look, do you see it? With this kind of weather, it doesn't look like it's going to rain."
He glanced at her helplessly:
"Oh, forget it. If the worst happens, brother, I will risk my life and say that you, a child, are ignorant and talk nonsense. What can they do to you?
However, you'd better not appear in front of everyone these days. "
Shangguan Yu regretted it now. Why did he care about face just now?
Just when Li Ling said this, he should have immediately clarified in front of everyone, saying that she was just an ignorant child and was talking nonsense.
After distributing relief supplies for two days, the entire team began to pack up their things and pull the remaining supplies to the next city.
At this time, all the people in Tongzhou were carrying buckets for the toilet, some were carrying basins, and some were carrying water tanks.
The square, the market, and both sides of the road were all filled with people.
One by one, they looked eagerly at the sunny sky, and some even clasped their hands together and prayed, asking the Rain Master to bring rain to them.
"Let's go, let's go! My brother has already made an agreement with the officials here. After we leave, let him come out and clarify the matter of praying for rain with the people."
Shangguan Yu felt a little frightened when he saw those people waiting for the rain.
He planned to take Li Ling and leave Tongzhou quietly.
"It's okay to leave after it rains. I really know how to do it." Li Ling explained as she was pulled away.
"What will happen? Normally, forget it, but this time is no joke.
You have to listen to your brother on this matter. I also told the team that we would leave the city first and then the team would leave tomorrow. "
"Oh, I really can." Li Ling shook off Shangguan Yu's hand, turned around and walked towards the city wall.
"Hey! Come back, come back!" Shangguan Yu turned around and went to pull Li Ling back.