Chapter 201 Children Can’t Lie
Cai thought about it and realized that this was indeed the truth.
There are many things that she doesn't know, but her daughter knows.
If we can really pray for rain, it would be a very good thing.
So he didn't dare to delay and led the witch Liu towards the hut. Sanbao saw the witch Liu coming to look for his sister in the inner room, and he hurriedly followed her into the hut, fearing that he would miss any excitement.
Coming to the bed, little Yuanbao was sleeping soundly on the bed, saliva was slowly dripping from the corners of his mouth. He smacked his lips and mumbled something from time to time.
Cai gently rocked Little Yuanbao a few times and whispered, "Little Yuanbao, Goddess Liu wants to see you. Wake up and go back to sleep later."
Little Yuanbao wiped the corner of his mouth with his chubby hands, opened his sleepy eyes and looked around, then turned over and fell into a deep sleep. He had ridden the waterwheel with Sanbao and the others all morning and was very tired, so he was sleeping soundly now.
Seeing this, Sanbao said to Xiaoyuanbao, "Sister, let's go to the mountain to dig out the bird's nest."
When Xiao Yuanbao heard this, he turned over and sat up, and shouted anxiously, "Third brother, wait for the nest, it will be here soon."
Cai gave Sanbao a reproachful look, and said softly to the awakened Xiao Yuanbao, "Don't worry, Xiaobao, Sanbao will wait for you. I asked you to get up because Goddess Liu has something to ask you."
After rubbing his sleepy eyes, Xiao Yuanbao finally saw the witch Liu standing at the door.
"Ah...um, what are you looking for, Witch Liu?" Little Yuanbao said vaguely while yawning.
Witch Liu repeated to Xiao Yuanbao what she had said to Cai.
"Kinmen County is suffering from a severe drought. This year, the people may not even have a harvest. A rain-making ceremony is imperative. Little Master, come with me. It will be a great deed!"
"Well...but baby doesn't know how to pray for rain. Daddy hasn't taught me!" Little Yuanbao blinked his big sparkling eyes and looked at Goddess Liu.
She racked her brains but couldn't come up with any good idea.
Goddess Liu was a little disappointed.
But, she added,
"Little Master, it's okay. There are many people going there anyway. As long as you help pray for rain, you will be given 20 taels per person. Besides, if the prayers don't work, no one has to take the responsibility. If it really works, you will make a lot of money. It's a great merit. Others have said that if it rains, you will get an extra 20 taels per person. You will also be given a merit stele with everyone's name engraved on it and placed at the gate of the town so that people around can remember that it was us who prayed for rain, so that the people's fields will not be killed by drought and the crops will not be harvested. This is a great merit. So, I hurried to find Little Master. I want Little Master to go with me. After all, Little Master is the reincarnation of Bodhisattva. You can't say for sure if you go there, it will really work."
Little Yuanbao was embarrassed. "But I really don't know how to pray for rain. Daddy never taught me. But Daddy told me that children should not lie. If I don't know how, then I don't know how. But I can't lie to others!"
She can go and watch the fun, but she won't lie to anyone.
Cai was originally tempted when she heard about the twenty taels of silver, but after hearing what Xiao Yuanbao said, she could only keep silent.
Sanbao the flatterer said carelessly: "Yes, my sister is right. Children should not lie to others. If I don't pray for rain, what if people say that my sister is a little liar or a fake reincarnation of a bodhisattva?"
"Well, if you're not going, I'll go."
What a pity, her fantasy of the master and apprentice joining forces to defeat demons and monsters, bah! The scene where they work together to do good things for the people did not happen.
"Okay, go ahead. Baby really doesn't know how to pray for rain."
Her father never taught her.
If you want to pray for rain, you have to ask Thunder God and Rain Goddess, but she doesn’t know them.
After seeing that her persuasion was hopeless, witch Liu could only bid farewell to Xiao Yuanbao in a hurry and hurried to Wusu Town again. She didn't care if others said she was a liar. Sometimes people would call her a liar when they were not sure anyway. The main reason for her fortune was for the twenty taels of silver and to have her name on the monument of merit if it really worked.
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The weather is getting hotter.
It is almost time for spring planting, and every household has water for farming.
The water in the river has already run dry.
It was extremely dry outside. Even the old well in the village, which hadn't dried up in thirty years, was almost dry. Many villagers had no water to drink.
Only Xiao Yuanbao's house had water. The pond and the well were full.
The scorching sun in the sky seemed unable to harm their family.
The Cai family is very entangled.
"Xiao Yuanbao, the villagers are running out of drinking water. If it doesn't rain, what will the villagers do in the future? If we let them come to our house to fetch water, there are too many people in the village. We only have one well, and I'm afraid it won't be enough for the whole village..."
Sanbao immediately became alert and said, "That won't do, mother! Our doorstep will be trampled down, and if it's good, it's good. If it's not good, I don't know how we'll quarrel. We can't set this precedent, and we can't let outsiders know that our well is still full."
Cai said with a bitter face, "I know all this, that's why I am so entangled. But if it really comes to that, we can't just stand by and watch them die. Alas! Now everyone is praying for rain, the temple is full of incense, but the God of Land has not come to bless us. God won't give us a way out, what can we do?"
If this continues, not only will we not be able to grow crops, but people will not be able to survive.
Little Yuanbao thought about it seriously, "If they can't come to our house to get water, then I'll take Little White Hair to the mountains to find spring water for them. There are some blessed places on the mountains with good feng shui, so there should be spring water and it won't dry up."
"good!"
Cai's eyes lit up.
Sambo was also extremely excited.
"That's a good idea. Little White Hair will definitely find it. Let's talk to Grandpa Li Zheng and ask him to send militiamen to help us look for the spring."
If you really can’t find it, then let me know.
Try it first!
Xiao Yuanbao called Xiao Baimao over and explained his intention to him.
Little White Hair, "Woof!"
That's clear!
The puppy wagged its head and tail, and the hair on its head stood up. It was very excited.
It comes in handy again.
The beggar boy had gone somewhere unknown, but he came back covered in mud, carrying a straw basket in his hand.
After hearing their plan, I joined the army in searching for water.
The beggar boy is full of energy all day long and has become well-known in Tangjia Village. Whenever someone has a small problem and asks him for help, he will help.
I don't eat at Xiao Yuanbao's house every day.
Sometimes, he would go to other people's homes to eat. If he had helped them, they would ask him to stay for dinner and he would eat.
However, the food at Xiao Yuanbao's home is good, so he still likes to eat there the most.
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