Lin Changshu also came over curiously, "What's going on? What are you two whispering about? Let me hear it!"
The smile on Xiao Lingdang's face disappeared at this moment, "Grandpa, Grandma, what I am going to say next is true and very important, don't panic.
Let me ask you a question first. Do you remember what major events happened in our Northland three years ago, before the drought started?
When they heard the word "drought", Lin Changshu and Zhao's hearts trembled, and they subconsciously felt that something was not going well.
Since Xiao Lingling asked this, it must have happened something related to the drought, so the two of them were inexplicably nervous.
However, I didn't hide it from her.
Lin Changshu sighed, "Ah! I do know a little bit. At that time, a family in the county ordered a set of furniture. Because the wood was relatively expensive, I went to help them make it.
So, I lived in the county for more than a month and heard a lot of things.
At that time, the barbarians were not as rampant as they are now. Although they came to provoke from time to time, with General Chu in charge, no major incidents were reported.
But I remember that there were a lot of messy and weird news circulating at that time, and quite a few people actually believed it.
Of course, I just listened to it for fun, and I don’t know if it’s true or not, I just said it.”
Little Bell nodded, "Well, it's okay, Grandpa, you say."
Lin Changshu then took a few deep breaths and said, "At that time, I also heard people say that the military camp seemed to be haunted!
I heard it from the servants in that mansion. They really described it with details and it seemed that General Chu had come back to life.
Anyway, it was quite scary. Many people saw it. They said that the old General Chu was angry and complained that the court did not give him a promotion. He also injured many soldiers.
Then, I don't know how, but news suddenly spread that General Chu had embezzled food and wages. I don't remember the exact amount, but it must have been tens of thousands of taels.
At that time, some people actually believed it and changed their usual respectful attitude to curse at General Chu.
Later, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, General Chu directly punished several soldiers who spread rumors by military law.
Many people witnessed this: they were beaten with fifty military sticks. That same night, all of them died.
Many people said that General Chu was avenging his father and venting his personal anger, which led many people to become dissatisfied with General Chu.
After that, I seemed to hear that General Chu was reprimanded by the emperor or something. I’m not sure about this, but I heard that General Chu was punished.
After I finished my work and returned to the village, I didn’t know if there would be anything else to do.
The drought started about two or three months after I returned to the village, and it hasn't rained since.
But actually, I don’t believe that General Chu was angry or corrupt.
General Chu is such a good person. In the past, if there was a bandit or something, as long as he went to the military camp to ask for help, General Chu would always respond.
And there were also soldiers from our village serving in the military camp in the past.
They all said that General Chu was very kind in private, and his food, clothing and other expenses were all provided to him like those of an ordinary soldier. How could a man who was reluctant to even eat meat all year round be corrupt?
It’s a pity that no one believes what ordinary people like us say.”
Xiao Lingling frowned after hearing this.
If this is the case, it might be related to these two Chu generals.
Soldiers guarding the border, especially veteran generals who have been on the battlefield for many years, must have a strong sense of merit in protecting the country, which is completely different from ordinary merit.
In fact, there are many kinds of people who are protected by the way of heaven, such as people with pure and kind hearts, people with great merits, people with opportunities, and people who have the merit of protecting the country.
Of course, different people have different levels of protection.
Among them, the protection that Heaven provides to those who have strong merits in protecting the country is one of the greatest.
Whether during life or after death, those who harm them may anger the Heaven and be punished by Heaven.
There is no doubt that the severe drought in the past three years may be related to these two Chu generals.
Is this a wronged thing?
When Xiao Lingling thought of this, she sighed helplessly.
If someone has been wronged, all you need to do is clear up the injustice and prove it.
But as an ordinary citizen, she can't do it at all.
If the problem cannot be solved, the drought will be alleviated sooner or later, but there will definitely be continuous disasters in the future, which will cause great trouble to people.
Isn’t the occupation of Zhoubei Prefecture one of them now?
Seeing that Xiao Lingling's face was almost wrinkled like a bun, Lin Changshu pinched her face in a funny way.
"Grandpa has answered your question. Now you should tell me what happened?"
Little Lingling had a sad face and said, "Grandpa, maybe the drought hasn't ended yet."
In one word, Lin Changshu and Zhao were both dumbfounded.
Zhao was a little bit unconvinced. "How is this possible? Didn't it rain? We have already harvested the grain."
"That's right, you don't know, this year's harvest is incredibly good, I, your grandfather, have never seen anything like it in my life."
Xiao Lingdang knew that they would not believe her empty words, so she could only produce some evidence.
Xiao Lingling bit her right index finger and blood immediately flowed out.
Without waiting for Lin Changshu and Zhao to react, she dipped her finger in blood and tapped their eyebrows.
After the bright red blood came into contact with their skin, it miraculously turned into a ray of golden light and disappeared?
The two of them only felt a cool feeling passing through their bodies, but they didn't know that a phantom of a koi appeared deep in their minds.
Zhao held her bleeding hand, feeling distressed. "What happened to you, child? How could you break your hand for no reason? Wait, grandma will get something to bandage you."
Little Bell grabbed her hand and said, "No need, nanny."
Then, she gently brushed the wound with her left hand, and the blood disappeared instantly. Even the wound healed quickly, and it recovered in just one breath.
Zhao and Lin Changshu were so frightened that they dared not even breathe.
"What's going on?"
Xiao Lingling glanced at the two of them, then reached out and grabbed their sleeves. In the blink of an eye, the three of them disappeared from the spot.
When they came to their senses, the place before them had completely changed. All they could see were golden ears of wheat, and the mountains in the distance were also clearly visible.
Zhao was so frightened that her legs went weak, and she subconsciously hugged Xiao Lingling in front of her to protect her.
"W-what on earth is this place? Why is there so much wheat? And why is it bright here?"
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