A Romantic Story of a Girl from the Qin Dynasty

"It's hard to get off the carriage. If you don't take a break, where are you going in a hurry?"

The group stayed at the official's home, and before Shi Yikan Shimi could even take a breath, he was in a hurry to go out again.

"What are you going to do? The sun is scorching outside, be careful of heatstroke."

Shi Yi grabbed her.

"I'm going to see how bad the disaster is here, so I can think of some countermeasures!"

"Your Majesty will find a solution for these things. You'd better sit down and rest until sunset before going out."

How could Shimi sit still? The tragic scenes along the way were repeatedly played in her mind. Now she was sitting on pins and needles, how could she be in the mood to rest.

"Li Xin, how about you accompany me to take a look outside?"

Li Xin was stunned for a moment, but before he could answer, he saw Shi Yi glance at him with a sharp look, clearly implying that he was not allowed to agree.

"me……"

He was tongue-tied and hesitantly said

"My dear, it's noon now, so there's no need to be in such a hurry."

Seeing that neither of them agreed, Shiya was a little annoyed.

"If you don't want to, then I will go alone!"

Shimi strode out of the door, looking like a pregnant woman. Seeing how anxious she was, Shi Yi had no choice but to surrender.

"Okay, okay, let's go with you! Take me to get an umbrella, head office, right?"

Shimiya and his party were getting ready and were about to go out when they happened to run into Yingzheng Wang Jian and his party, who were also eager to investigate the disaster.

Ying Zheng saw Shimi's pregnant belly and wanted to follow him, so he naturally refused.

"What should you do if you feel unwell? This is not a palace. Everything is available."

Shimi shook his head and decisively refused.

"The purpose of coming here is not to see the scenery, but to go deep into the disaster. If we delay for one minute, the people will suffer more. How can I turn a blind eye?"

The fields that have been ravaged by the scorching sun for several months have lost all the green vegetation that they once had. There are only a few sparse withered grasses left in the bare fields. They are crooked under the scorching sun, as if in a death struggle, and the cracked land Even if you dig three feet into the ground, it is difficult to dig out water.

"Has the water supply been cut off around here?"

Ying Zheng looked at the wasteland, which stretched for several kilometers, and knew that the situation was serious and there could be no further delay.

"Yes, the nearby lakes and springs have long since stopped flowing. If the people want to get water, they must climb several mountains to get water there. But the lake at the other end is almost drying up because there are too many people collecting water."

An official responded quickly.

"I originally wanted to harvest all the crops I could while the drought was not so severe, but who knew we encountered a plague of locusts again, eating every grain of grain left!"

Ying Zheng and Shimi stood on the ground, sweating profusely after a while. Shimi looked at the wasteland and felt troubled.

How on earth are we going to bring this place back to life?

"Has all the people's food been eaten? Not a single bit is left?"

Shikiya asked.

One of the officials thought for a while and said

"Yes, all the food has been eaten. If there is any left, it is just weeds in the fields."

"When did the locusts come?"

"I've been here three or four times, and every time I come I fly straight to the fields. Our city used to produce rice, and almost every household had land. These hateful locusts wreaked havoc every time they came! Now these crops have been completely destroyed by them! "

Shimi thought for a while and asked again

"Then the locusts are coming, don't you have some ways to deal with them?"

"Queen, you are joking!"

After the official made his remarks, he said with some fear

"As soon as those locusts fly in! They will cover the sky and the sun! It's so dark that by the time we find it, it's already too late! These insects fly very fast and are so long and strong! We, the common people, have no time to resist them. There is no way to resist! We can only watch and let them waste the food!"

Ying Zheng saw that the local officials were also suffering from this matter, so he comforted them with words.

"The queen ordered people to make a huge net overnight. It is made of the silk thread used to net fish. It is strong and durable and difficult for locusts to eat. The mesh is small and light. You ask some people to set it up in the field until the locusts come. I hope I can catch them all in one go!"

It was a huge net, like a net used for fishing, in the shape of a pocket. If locusts gathered and plunged in, they would order people to close the net. After catching these locusts, Shimiya would have other uses.

"Then...what if it doesn't rain? Do you have any good ideas?"

Shimi asked Yingzheng, and Yingzheng could only smile bitterly.

"Now I can only ask the gods for help."

Shikiya frowned, somewhat confused.

"what for?"

Ying Zheng took her hand and was desperate before he came up with this idea.

"I have ordered people to invite a mage to pray for rain. When the time comes, I will order people to open an altar and set up an array, and let the mage call for wind and rain."

Naturally, Shimiya didn't believe such a superstitious thing. These words came out of the serious-faced Ying Zheng's mouth, as if they were a cold joke that wasn't funny. She smiled stiffly and asked stammeringly.

"Are you serious? This prayer for rain...is really effective?"

This is superstitious!

Shikiya shouted in his heart.

"In this current situation, naturally I have to try any method, it is better than sitting back and waiting to die!"

Ying Zheng patted the back of Shimi's hand and comforted him.

"Perhaps God has mercy on the people of Qin?"

The degree of superstition of the ancients is naturally beyond the understanding of people in modern society. They prayed to gods and Buddhas in times of trouble, and there were countless large and small festivals throughout the year! The status of this mage is naturally highly respected. In the eyes of these ancients, these mage are people who can communicate with immortals. They are gods and men, and they are quite respected. Even Ying Zheng is no exception.

I think he is a charlatan!

Although Shimi was muttering in his heart, he still had curiosity and went with Ying Zheng and others to see this legendary mage!

He had received a lot of reward money from the monarch before he was willing to travel all the way to this disaster-stricken place to start a ritual practice. I heard from other people that if the monarch hadn't come out to teach him, he wouldn't have been willing to go out!

He was a skinny little old man with white hair, a face full of wrinkles, and a silver-white beard on his chin that almost hung down to his belly. When Shimi saw him, he had his eyes closed. I'm meditating in the hall!

It does seem to have the flavor of an immortal. He was wearing a gray-white rag shirt. When Ying Zheng and his group approached, he remained undisturbed, closing his eyes and meditating.

"Master, when the king of Qin comes here, why doesn't he stand up and salute?"

Li Si stepped forward to question, but the mage just remained motionless and remained silent with his eyes closed.

"you……"

Seeing his arrogance, Li Si looked at Ying Zheng again and became angry.

"What an unruly old man! How dare you ignore the king!"

Seeing that he was deflated in front of everyone, Li Si was naturally angry. Seeing that he didn't say anything, he took out the sword from his waist and prepared to stab the old man!