Chapter 221 Rain Comes
The flying sword workshop is still under debugging, and Lin Wen has been staying in Shangxi Town during this period.
The day after the equipment was installed, the KMT cadre Yanshi Liu Henshi came hurriedly.
"Head of County Lin!"
His face was filled with anxiety.
"Please think of a way to save us!"
"What's wrong?" Lin Wen was actually preparing to go over and help debug the equipment, but he stopped when he heard that.
"Headmaster Lin, we, we..."
Yanshi, a burly man nearly two meters tall, actually cried like a little girl.
"We reclaimed 100,000 hectares of land. The brothers who came with us worked tirelessly for nearly three months to plant wheat, rapeseed, radishes, and cabbage on 1.5 million mu of land. We were all counting on this little bit of food, and the harvest was almost ready. Who knows what bastard poisoned our water source?"
"Luckily, we cut off the water source early on, preventing the toxic water from flowing into the farmland. But our water conservancy facilities are out of water. The rivers and streams that flow down from above actually all originate from those two lakes. Experts say it will take at least a month to purify the lake water, but the fields haven't been watered for seven or eight days. The wheat hasn't received its winter water yet, and the vegetables are dying."
"This is all our hard work, County Chief Lin. We've tried so many things. 1.5 million acres is too much land, and we have so little water. No matter what, nothing works. I, I..."
"alright."
Lin Wen raised his hand to stop him from speaking. He looked up at the sky and said.
"It's a quarter past two in the afternoon, and it's pouring rain. Remember to bring something out to catch the rain."
"ah?"
Yanshi Liu Henshi looked at the sky in confusion. The sky was clear without a single cloud. The sun hung lazily in the sky, as if mocking him.
"Lin, County Chief Lin, we check the weather forecast every day. The weather bureau says it will be sunny during this period."
Lin Wen said casually, "The Meteorological Bureau is wrong. I will ask them to correct it immediately."
"But, but it doesn't look like it's going to rain."
"The weather is wrong too. I'll have them correct it right away."
Yanshi scratched the back of his head, not knowing what to say, but Lin Wen had already gotten into the special car and sped away.
A moment later, the new weather forecast came over the radio.
"An urgent message: The Changshan County Meteorological Bureau stated that the previous weather information was incorrect. We hereby apologize and will update the correct weather information."
"Today's weather in Changshan County is sunny turning to heavy rain, with southeasterly winds at force 3-4. Daytime temperatures will be 10-15 degrees Celsius, and nighttime temperatures will be 1-3 degrees Celsius. Ultraviolet rays are weak, making colds more likely. Anyone planning to go out, please bring an umbrella. Street vendors, please take precautions against the rain... I'm done. County Chief Lin, can you please put down your gun..."
Crack, and the last part was immediately cut off.
Located in the radio station in Huaizhen.
The director of the radio station wanted to rush up and kick the mentally retarded announcer to death, but there was nothing he could do now. He could only run over and saw County Chief Lin putting his gun back into the arms of a man with a cold expression and extraordinary momentum behind him.
That was obviously the legendary crow that killed people without blinking an eye.
The director's legs went weak and he knelt down in front of Lin Wen.
Lin Wen was very unhappy: "Get up, why are you kneeling for no reason?"
The director shuddered: "I, I, I feel comfortable kneeling."
Lin Wen's eyes flashed, and he looked up at him. The director's aura was chaotic and mixed, like a pot of boiling weed soup, but there was no black energy.
He snorted.
"Never mind. I'm leaving now."
"Remember this: from now on, broadcast content must be relevant to the lives of ordinary people and tell their stories. If you don't understand, go work on a construction site for a month. Don't broadcast things like 'The Beautiful Dragon Agent and County Magistrate Lin's Unspoken Secret' or 'Widow Wang's Night Raid on County Magistrate Lin' every day. If I catch you doing that again, you'll be fired!"
"Yes, yes."
Director Zhang was sweating profusely, and he hated the people in the Long-term Cooperation Department in his heart. These sensational headlines were all thought up by them.
When it was being broadcast, they promised solemnly that nothing would happen and gave a lot of reasons, but what was the result?
As County Chief Lin stepped into the broadcasting studio, his face turned dark and he pulled out his gun on the spot.
The station director thought they were doomed and was so scared that his pants were wet. Fortunately, County Magistrate Lin only forced the announcer to interrupt with a message.
"I will never associate with you guys again." The director who survived the disaster thought bitterly.
At 2:15 in the afternoon, Lin Wen had already chosen the spell.
There are many spells for praying for rain, and their effects vary, but even the lowest level is a spell for the Jindan stage.
【Rainstorm】
A dark grey Jindan stage spell that consumes 200% of one's energy and causes heavy rain to fall over an area, lasting up to 12 hours.
Fortunately, my spirit has recovered to over 100% in the past few days.
Lin Wen felt relieved.
Otherwise, you can only use good karma to cast spells.
For Lin Wen now, casting spells with good karma will not only reduce his good karma, but will also affect the effect of reducing the spell consumption of [Fate of Emptiness] and reducing good and evil karma.
This is Lin Wen’s most crucial magical power at the moment.
In order to use this spell, Lin Wen came to an empty and uninhabited area near Shangxi Town.
This is to avoid the situation where if there is anything surprising about this spell and someone sees it, he would have trouble explaining it.
Then Lin Wen picked up a branch and drew a Bagua diagram on the ground, pointing to the sky with one hand.
“Rain is coming!”
The spell is activated.
A gray light invisible to mortals rose into the air and rushed into the sky in the direction of Lin Wen's finger.
Then, a wonder happened.
The sky was originally cloudless, but suddenly dark clouds came from all directions and rushed towards the direction where Lin Wen pointed.
In a flash, the entire sky was covered by dark clouds.
The earth, which was originally bathed in sunshine, became gloomy and dark, and a rumbling sound came from the sky.
With a thunderous bang, raindrops as big as beans poured down, hitting the ground and stirring up balls of dust.
A huge cheer erupted from Shangxi Town in the distance, and even though Lin Wen was so far away, he could hear it clearly.
The rainstorm soon became heavier. Looking around, all I could see was a blanket of water, and moist rain vapor was rising from the ground.
Only then did Lin Wen realize that he had made a big mistake.
I didn’t bring an umbrella.
As a result, Lin Wen was drenched by the rainstorm he summoned, which may be a unique case in the entire history of cultivation.
"Why am I pretending to be fine?"
Lin Wen, who kept blaming himself in his heart, finally ran to Shangxi Town in the heavy rain.
I saw people from every household in Shangxi Town running out, and all kinds of pots, pans, and bowls were placed on the streets.
They carried buckets, tubs or other containers on their heads and reveled in the heavy rain, their smiles clearly visible even through the thick rain.
Golden good karma +1 kept passing by before my eyes.
Lin Wen suddenly felt that it was all worth it.
Since he had no soul left anyway, he simply joined the carnival and celebrated this belated rain of life with more than 60,000 farmers in Shangxi Town.
Lin Wen's joining caused an even bigger sensation. Almost everyone in Shangxi Town ran out, regardless of gender. Fortunately, there was enough space in the town that Chen Xingtai had replanned, otherwise it would definitely not be able to accommodate so many people.
The cadres of the Kuomintang also crowded over, but Lin Wen didn't want to discuss work with them at this time. He frantically splashed water to stop them. Anyway, the rain was heavy and the container was full in a short time.
The townspeople followed suit, cheering and splashing water on the people around them, as if to express their joy at conquering the drought and their blessing for life.
Then, in the rainstorm, countless waves splashed.
Rock Liu Henshi, relying on his height and strength, took a bathtub and poured it all over the place. He cried and laughed in the rainstorm: "I'm saved. That's great. I'm saved. That's great."
Yun Qingshui was originally very happy, but accidentally got wet and gave the butcher an advantage, so he was chasing the butcher and beating him up.
Chen Xingtai wanted to go to Lin Wen to discuss construction issues several times, but every time he went, he was splashed with water in the face.
He suddenly understood: "I understand. County Chief Lin means to do what needs to be done when it is necessary. Don't be reckless or force things. Lay a solid foundation before moving forward."
So he also joined in the water splashing. He was young, strong and agile, and he was also the leader of the Kuomintang. He soon became the second most popular person after Lin Wen. Wherever he went, water was splashed on him from all directions.
The petite girl Nightingale tried to get close to Lin Wen several times, but there were too many people around, and she was too embarrassed, so she just huddled in the corner and stared at him with a silly smile.
About an hour later, Lin Wen was afraid that everyone would get sick after being in the rain for too long, so he stopped splashing water and called on everyone to go back and take a shower, change clothes, warm themselves by the fire, and take some cold medicine or something, so as not to get sick.
Everyone agreed, put down their pots and pans, and ran back.
Although it only lasted for an hour, this joy and happiness was engraved in their memories and they will never forget it.
It even became a custom in Shangxi Town, a fixed festival. Every year on this day, they would hold the Water Splashing Festival to wash away the dust and bad luck of a year's work and celebrate the joy of the harvest.
Lin Wen returned to their big house surrounded by KMT cadres.
The Democratic Party is a typical collective living group. They eat, sleep and bathe together in various large rooms. Except for those who have families, they basically live together.
Chen Xingtai originally wanted to pick up soap happily with Lin Wen. It is also a characteristic of the Democratic Party for men to discuss matters while taking a shower together.
Unfortunately, there are not many people who can talk to Chen Xingtai. These men of the martial arts world are loyal and kind-hearted, and can handle specific matters, but they are at a loss when it comes to government affairs. The only thing they can talk about is Yun Qingshui.
But Yun Qingshui is a woman, he can't just break into the women's bathroom and have an awkward chat with her, right?
So this kind of opportunity is very rare, but the problem is that Lin Wen has no habit of taking a bath with others. He insisted on asking for a single room to take a bath by himself, which made Chen Xingtai very regretful.
After everyone changed into dry clothes, they sat together in front of the fireplace. The wood in the fireplace crackled, spreading lazy warmth to everyone. It was so comfortable.
Nightingale thoughtfully brought green plum wine for everyone, and brought out the game she had hunted in the mountains, roasting it on the fireplace. She was very skilled at cooking, constantly turning the game, cutting the skin and flesh, and sprinkling spices and peppers on it. Soon the whole house was filled with the mouth-watering aroma of meat.
Chen Xingtai took a sip of the wine, letting the slightly sour taste spread on the tip of his tongue. The sweet aftertaste after the sourness is the most charming part of green plum wine.
He smiled and said, "Chief Lin, our lumberyard is running very well and very efficiently, with a daily output of nearly 80 tons. Therefore, the last thing our town lacks is wood. Everyone uses wood for cooking and heating, and rarely uses coal."
Lin Wen nodded, took a sip of the wine, his eyes lit up, and he felt that the wine was very fairy-like.
"But recently, the Imperial Headquarters' Forestry Directorate has stopped allowing us to cut down trees. They say we're over-cutting and destroying the natural environment."
Lin Wen frowned.
Trees are certainly important, but the prerequisite is that people can survive. When agriculture has not yet harvested, logging is an important industry in Shangxi Town and has also provided a lot of help for the large-scale development of Changshan County.
How can it be stopped?
In previous lives, some environmentalist fanatics, except for a few with mental illnesses, were mostly dogs driven by profit. Otherwise, how could there be people who only stared at chopsticks and meat and didn't even say a word about nuclear wastewater?
(End of this chapter)
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