northernbook Chapter 125 Miracle
Chapter 125 Miracle
Bai Lin nodded and cooperated by ordering his men to capture the priest.
Finally, with the strong intervention of Ji Yuanda and Bai Lin, the villagers scattered and the children were taken back by their parents.
Interestingly, one of the villagers was reluctant to leave and shouted to Bai Lin, "Zhuangyuanlang, please hold a prayer for rain!"
As soon as he finished speaking, many villagers began to agree with him. Bai Zhaozhao pointed his finger, a needle shot out, and he could no longer speak.
"Brother, take him away and check him carefully."
"Okay, come on, take him away!"
Bai Lin understood and felt that his sister's trick of sealing the mute point was particularly practical.
On the way back, Bai Zhaozhao gave Magistrate Hu a few injections, and he became much more sober, and everyone felt relieved.
It turned out that Magistrate Hu was locked up in a woodshed, and the two yamen runners beside him were also knocked unconscious, but no one was guarding them. When Ji Yuanda found them, Magistrate Hu was about to break out.
really!
Bai Zhaozhao expressed his guess that there was something wrong with the priest. Maybe he was bribed and wanted to cause a confrontation between the villagers and the government. Otherwise, why would he do this when the court was clearly distributing relief grain and the villagers were not at their wit's end?
After hearing this, Ji Yuanda and Prefect Hu both expressed their intention to interrogate the priest and the person who instigated the villagers.
In the next few days, two more batches of grain arrived from the Sihai Chamber of Commerce, and Bai Lin also proposed the idea of using work as a relief to Governor Hu.
"Mr. Bai, do you mean to ask more than a dozen counties to build canals along the river? Once it rains, the water stored in the river can be quickly introduced into each village?"
"Yes, my lord."
"But we don't have any extra money to pay the victims!"
"What's the point of paying silver at this time? Of course, we should use food as compensation! After all, the relief food is limited, and it is just to prevent people from starving to death. If there is more food, the victims will definitely be willing!"
"That's good, but are you sure the Sihai Chamber of Commerce can supply so much food?"
"Of course, I have arranged everything before I came, so just go ahead and do it, sir!"
"Great! Great! Heroes emerge young!"
Prefect Hu excitedly took Bai Lin to do the work and assigned the affairs of the well to Ji Yuanda.
Bai Zhaozhao, on the other hand, wandered around outside the city.
That day, she happened to see Ji Yuanda at the city gate, with a gloomy look on his face.
"Oh, Master Ji, what a coincidence!"
"Miss Bai!" Ji Yuanda's eyes lit up, but then his expression became a little strange and he silently took two steps back.
Bai Zhaozhao had a feeling that something was fishy, and asked, "Master Ji, what do you mean by this? Are you afraid of me?"
Ji Yuanda's expression was somewhat conflicted. Looking at Bai Zhaozhao's captivating eyes, he could only answer, "I'm not afraid of you, it's..."
He paused, gritted his teeth and said, "I heard a rumor! Some soldiers in the garrison said that Miss Bai has a bad temper and will chop off three legs of a man when she is angry!"
Bai Zhaozhao:!!!
Ah this...
"Later, your brother found out about it, and he went to Captain Zhou and told him that if the soldiers kept talking nonsense, he would send you over to fight with them!"
Bai Zhaozhao: Ah, this is not good!
"Then Miss Bai, are you willing to go?"
Bai Zhaozhao was stunned: "Ah?"
"After they found out...they spread the news even more fiercely!"
Bai Zhaozhao: ...
"Master Ji, do you believe me when I say this is a misunderstanding?"
"Do not believe!"
Bai Zhaozhao took a deep breath and changed the subject: "Why is Lord Ji so worried?"
"Alas!" Ji Yuanda said, "There is not enough water. Now the food problem has been solved, but today two wells stopped producing water. I don't know if we can hold out until the rain comes."
Bai Zhaozhao's eyes were firm: "There is always a way out, there must be a way!"
Ji Yuanda looked confused: "What method?"
Bai Zhaozhao: “I don’t know!”
Ji Yuanda: ...
"Alas, when I first came here, I thought I was here to collect credit, but I didn't expect the Yuzhou River to dry up."
"By the way, I also want to ask, where is the upper reaches of the river in Yuzhou?"
"Oh, it's a branch of the Jinsha River. The weather is hot, there has been no rain for a long time, and the water level has dropped. This branch will have a fault. Do you understand?"
Bai Zhaozhao seemed to understand: "I don't quite understand."
Ji Yuanda: ...
Bai Zhaozhao ignored him and went to a barren mountain in the suburbs.
Due to the drought, the former forests are now left with only sparse yellow branches and leaves, bare rocks and cracked land.
However, even so, there are still many drought-resistant plants growing, and they are doing their best to absorb the tiny amount of water.
This is the fifteenth hill that Bai Zhaozhao has found that still has some vitality. It seems that the situation is better than expected.
Potatoes, potatoes, hold on!
This evening.
Bai Lin returned to his room very late to rest. He couldn't sleep so he went to the courtyard to enjoy the breeze. He looked at the moon in the sky and muttered to himself, "Could it be that I have done too many evil things and the gods are angry?"
"Brother, can't you sleep? Do you want me to give you an injection?" Bai Zhaozhao suddenly appeared behind Bai Lin, scaring him.
Bai Lin's mouth twitched: "...No need!"
"Oh."
Bai Lin: "Zhao Zhao, I saw the Baby Tower today."
Bai Zhaozhao was stunned: "What?"
Bai Lin took a deep breath and said, "The Infant Tower. The babies who died in infancy, the children who were sacrificed, and... the ones who were thrown away, starved to death, and abandoned... will all be sent there."
Bai Zhaozhao opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. Bai Lin had not been an official for long, and many things would exceed his bottom line. He didn't know whether he should let him get used to it or persuade him to keep his original intention.
Bai Lin didn't look at Bai Zhaozhao and continued, "The historical records of cannibalism are just four words, but the first two words are just an ugly fig leaf like this baby tower... That's all, it's the imperial court after all..."
In fact, Bai Zhaozhao knew what Bai Lin meant. If the situation was turbulent and there was no morality in the chaotic times, it would be difficult to evaluate. However, except for some frictions on the border, the Tianyuan Dynasty was generally peaceful. Emperor Yongkang was also very diligent and was considered a wise ruler. Under this peace, there was still such a tragedy. Bai Lin could only think that the court was not doing well enough.
But Bai Zhaozhao doesn't think so. At any time, wherever the light doesn't reach, there is ugliness.
The first day of August.
In the dim light of dawn, the porridge stall outside the city gate was distributing porridge as usual. Suddenly, a child pointed in the direction of the river and shouted, "What is that?"
The sound attracted people in groups of two or three to look into the distance, and they saw clouds and mist shrouding the sky above the river, with wisps of soft light pouring down from the sky, which was very eye-catching.
"Oh my God, what is that?"
As some people shouted, more and more people looked over, and some even ran over there curiously.
As the light grew brighter above the river, a figure gradually emerged from the light. It seemed to be a beautiful woman. She was sitting on a tall lotus platform, wearing a light dress embroidered with intricate patterns, which set off the gem on her head.