The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Before sowing, the land will be plowed once, so that the soil will be loose and conducive to sowing. When planting crops, the soil will be compacted due to sowing, weeding, irrigation, harvesting and removing straw.

It is best to plow twice, deep plow once, and then level it.

There is no mechanical operation these days, and it depends on farmers to pull the plow to plow the land. A family does not have as little as a few acres of land. Therefore, the emergence of the curved plow really helped farmers a lot.

Li Fu was digging carefully at the edge of the field.

In winter, insects will run to the deep soil to lay eggs. With the arrival of spring, farmers plow the land and turn it up. When the climate is warm and the humidity is suitable, the insects will be hatched.

Li Fu dug for a long time and did not see any insect eggs, and he felt a little relieved.

This year will definitely be fine.

Farmers will secretly farm with confidence and wait for the land to give back.

Li Fu stood up and returned the dagger in his hand to Wu Liangye.

"Since winter, we have prepared materials for building a granary on our farm. Now that it is spring, it is time to start construction." Li Fu said.

"Wait a few days, the spring plowing will be over." Wu Liangye responded: "At that time, many people on the farm will be free. There is a new canal built last year nearby. It will definitely be more convenient to irrigate the farmland than last year."

Speaking of irrigating farmland, Li Fu thought about going to the canal to take a look.

He took Wu Liangye and went to the canal.

There is water in the canal, but not much.

After winter, the snow on the mountain melted, and the water flowed into the river along the mountain stream.

But the amount of water is limited. If you want to raise the water level of the river in a short time, you still have to hope that God can give enough spring rain.

"Let's go and take a look at a farther place." Li Fu frowned and said to Wu Liangye.

The little water in the canal is not enough.

The two walked along the canal and came to the tributary of Jing River.

"It seems that the water in the Jing River is not much this year." Li Fu sighed helplessly.

"If there are two spring rains, there will be more water in the river." Wu Liangye said: "It hasn't rained since the New Year."

"It didn't rain on the second day of the second month..." Li Fu sighed and shook his head: "Let's go, let's go back first."

Li Fu wanted to go back and discuss the purchase of grain with Lao Zhou.

There are some grain stores in Chang'an City, including many noble families, and they also have a lot of grain reserves. They are not short of grain. After last year's grain came down, the price of the old grain from the year before fell, year after year, and so on.

Li Fu planned to collect some old grain.

There is also a warehouse in the house. The collected grain can be placed in the warehouse first, and after the spring plowing is over and the granary is built, it can be moved to the granary.

Li Fu has lived in the manor for a few days. He is now looking forward to the rain from God every day.

But looking at the bright spring outside, it really doesn't look like a rainy day.

If this continues, it will not be a good sign.

After the seeds are sown, the people are still waiting for water to irrigate the land.

There is a lot of land in Jingyang County, all of which rely on the water from the Jinghe River and Weihe River for irrigation. The demand for water in a short period of time is very high.

In the study, Li Fu was looking through the account book of the workshop in Zhuangzi. Lao Zhou walked in and bowed to Li Fu.

"Sir, the head of the village is discussing holding a rain-praying ceremony in Zhuangzi." Lao Zhou said.

"Pray for rain?"

"Yes, it has not rained since the beginning of spring. There is no water in the canal. Everyone can only carry a shoulder pole and a bucket to carry water to the Jinghe River to irrigate the crops. The round trip is long. If there are too many people doing this, I am afraid that when they reach the Jinghe River... there will be trouble again."

"Who are you praying for rain in Zhuangzi? God?" Li Fu asked.

"There is a Dragon King Temple beside the Jing River. The Dragon King is in charge of making clouds and rain. Naturally, we should pray to the Dragon King for rain." Old Zhou said.

Dragon King...Jing River?

! ! !

What the hell?

Li Fu stood up from his chair.

"Dragon King of Jing River?" Li Fu asked.

The Dragon King Temple beside the Jing River is the Dragon King of Jing River.

Li Fu slowed down his thoughts and then looked at Old Zhou.

"Old Zhou, have there been any wandering Taoist priests in Jingyang County recently? Or are there any people wearing straw raincoats fishing by the river?" Li Fu asked.

Old Zhou shook his head.

He didn't know about that.

"Probably not. Most people are busy working in the fields during this period. Who has the time to go fishing?" Old Zhou responded: "Even Taoist priests have to farm."

The Taoist temple also has its own land, and the Taoist priests usually plant crops.Plant vegetables on the land and be self-sufficient.

"When is the rain prayer?" Li Fu asked.

"It should be these two days." Lao Zhou thought for a while.

"Tell me when the time comes, and I'll go over to take a look." Li Fu said.

"Yes." Lao Zhou bowed and responded.

"Go and ask Shitou to come to the study to find me." Li Fu told Lao Zhou: "Right away."

Lao Zhou responded, and then hurried to find Shitou.

Li Fu sat down slowly, thinking about the "Jinghe Dragon King" in his mind.

Is this scientific?

Not scientific.

But very scientific.

If there is a dragon king in the Jinghe River, then it must be the Jinghe Dragon King, right?

Isn't the temple built next to it dedicated to the Jinghe Dragon King?

The Jinghe Dragon King controls the rain in Jingyang County. Is it scientific? Very scientific.

Li Fu is now in a state of confusion.

Shitou came to the study soon.

"My dear, you are looking for me."

"Yes." Li Fu responded: "Shitou, you should leave for Chang'an immediately. For the next two days, you should stay in Chang'an City, and then walk around the streets during the day and ask me about a Taoist priest named Yuan Shoucheng. If you find him, send a message back immediately."

"Yes." Shitou responded with a bow.

"By the way." Li Fu added: "If you find the Taoist priest, ask him to calculate when it will rain in Jingyang County. Also, remember to tell him not to come to Jingyang County for a stroll. Go fishing in the Weihe River instead of the Jinghe River. Give him some money on the way."

Although Shitou didn't understand what his dear husband meant, he still did it obediently.

After Shitou left, Li Fu sat on the chair.

What a thing.

He didn't want Journey to the West to be a realistic text.

But if you don't believe it, what's wrong with me?

It's difficult.

Shitou went to Chang'an City to look for a needle in a haystack, while Li Fu waited for news on the farm and looked at how the farmers would go to the Dragon King Temple to pray for rain.

It was not just the people on Li Fu's farm who thought so, the people around him also had this idea.

After all, whether God rains or not is related to everyone.