Chapter 124 Shocking County Magistrate Lian Gehui
"How could we deceive the county magistrate for such a matter of public welfare?"
The village heads of several villages looked at the county magistrate's disbelieving expression and knew that they were probably in a similar situation at the time, but they were unable to bring the scene directly to the village to see. If the village heads really saw those boys, they would know that there are some immortal methods in this world.
The village chief of Chenjia Village directly took out the evidence he had prepared long ago.
"Please look, sir! These are the wheat seedlings I brought from the fields this morning. Nourished by the Dragon King's divine rain, I'm sure the harvest will be more than twice as abundant as in previous years. Not only are the ears of wheat plentiful, they're already ripe. I'm afraid we can harvest them next month."
When talking about food, the village chiefs couldn't help laughing. After all, because they worshipped the Dragon King, the wheat in their villages grew very well this year. At least after the wheat was harvested, the villagers would be able to pay the grain tax and have a lot left, which would be enough for them to eat for the next year.
“Is this wheat from your village?”
Lian Gehui, the county magistrate of Anping County, had studied hard for twenty years before he finally made his mark. His family was a farming family, and he had been working in the fields since he was a child. Naturally, he knew the importance of food to the people. However, after he entered the court, he found that the court was completely different from what he had imagined. Later, because he offended a powerful family, he was demoted to be the county magistrate of Anping County. In the fiefdom of King Qi, he was actually just idling away his time.
But the weather this year is very strange. Since the spring when farming started, God has been like crazy and it has not rained at all. Regardless of whether people work hard or not, the crops in the fields are not growing well. Although they can still survive now, Lian Gehui has visited the fields around the county, and they are really not in good condition. Even if water sources around the county are used for irrigation, the harvest is likely to be reduced due to the drought.
But now, seeing the green wheat seedlings in the hands of the village chief of Chenjia Village, Lian Gehui was shocked. She carefully took the wheat seedlings from the other party's hands, then carefully stroked the wheat ears, and then rubbed them gently in her hands. The green shell was rubbed off, and the crystal wheat inside was revealed, a whole handful.
"This is top-quality grain..." Lian Gehui couldn't help but sigh, and then she couldn't take her eyes off the wheat. She couldn't believe that the wheat in the fields could grow like this.
"Our Beiyang region is already dry, and spring wheat rarely grows ears this large. Village Chief Chen, your village is a skilled farmer..."
Lian Gehui sighed, which made Village Chief Chen laugh and cry.
"How could it be that the old farmer in our village who tends the fields is so powerful? Isn't it Lord Dragon King who is so powerful? Mr. County Head, if we were lying, we wouldn't have come here to meet you. Beiyang is shrouded in drought. The sooner we pray to Lord Dragon King for rain, the sooner the people's crops will grow. As we came here, we saw that the fields outside the county town were already showing signs of dying, and the people were suffering in the fields..."
Speaking of this, Village Chief Chen couldn't help but tear up. The farthest they had traveled in their lives was probably to the county and prefecture, and they had never even left Beiyang. However, seeing the people lying on the ground crying in the crops with their heads down, it was hard for anyone to accept.
Lian Gehui also felt uncomfortable, but still found it hard to believe.
"It's not that I suspect you're deceiving me, but these things about gods and ghosts are just rumors and can't be trusted. If you can get other proof, I'm willing to pray for rain for the people."
He said with a wry smile.
"To be honest, before you all came, I was already considering whether to offer sacrifices to the heavens and pray for rain."
It’s like when a disaster occurs somewhere in the court, if the emperor fails to handle it properly, he will issue a self-criticism edict, which means he will apologize to God, admit his sins, and then ask God for mercy.
It is the same now. Many states still maintain the practice of offering sacrifices to God in the face of natural disasters and man-made disasters. Compared to most villages that pray to river gods or other minor gods, places like states and counties mostly pray directly to God.
In fact, if it still doesn’t rain in another month, County Mayor Lian Gehui will really offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for rain.
After all, everyone has been doing this since ancient times. As to whether it is useful or not, it is really hard to say.
Seeing that the county magistrate had already made preparations for offering sacrifices to heaven and praying for rain, several village heads felt relieved and immediately spoke.
"County Magistrate, what do you think this is?"
It turned out that this was Wu Ji, the village chief of Wujia Village. What Wu Ji took out from his arms was nothing else but white steamed buns. These white steamed buns had been made in the morning and were still soft, which surprised the county chief and the county magistrate beside him.
"What is this?"
Wu Ji handed the steamed bun to the county magistrate. The county magistrate pinched the bun and smelled a fragrant smell. It was soft and seemed to be food.
"This is the new food that Lord Dragon King's close friend, the Lord of Changes, has prepared for our villages. It's made from wheat flour. It's soft and delicious when hot, but hardens when cold, making it even more filling."
Lian Gehui had never seen this kind of thing before, so just as she was about to put it directly into her mouth, the county magistrate beside her immediately stopped her.
"Sir, let me taste it first."
County Magistrate Gao Hui was Lian Gehui's confidant, so Lian Gehui gave him a share and said with a wry smile.
"What's the point of being so particular now? If it doesn't rain, and the people can't pay their taxes during the autumn tax season, you and I will both be killed."
He sneered, then stuffed the steamed bun into his mouth. He could taste a soft and sweet flavor that made his tongue feel more comfortable. It was better than wheat and bean rice anyway.
Gao Hui also ate the steamed bun and his eyes lit up. This was something he had never eaten before.
This thing is actually made of wheat? How is it made without cutting the throat?
Both of them were shocked, and then looked at several village heads, and found that the village heads seemed to have known about this for a long time.
"This thing is actually made of wheat, how amazing..."
This soft texture is the best for elderly mothers. Mothers have bad teeth and cannot eat wheat and bean rice. This is why many elderly people become thinner day by day.
"Yes, Lord County Magistrate, if we hadn't personally witnessed wheat being transformed into flour and then made into steamed buns like this, we would probably never have been able to eat such delicious food in our lifetime. This is all made possible by the kindness of the Lord of Change."
Wu Ji continued praising the Lord of Changes.
"To be honest, Mr. County Magistrate, my grandson Wu You was sacrificed during the previous offering to the Dragon King. Now he is the Good Book Boy beside the Hundred Changes Star Lord. The method of making this item was sent to our village by the Good Book Boy."
"A boy who is good at calligraphy?" Lian Gehui felt that the village heads were talking more and more mysteriously, and they even needed a boy.
You should know that even in Buddhism and Taoism, the boys they use are only called Taoist boys or something else. Only real immortals use boys, and that is a title that only immortal boys have.
"Yes, besides the book-reading boy, there are seven other boys with different responsibilities beside the Hundred Changes Star Lord. Each of them has taken the Qigong pill and no longer eats grains. They are no longer subject to the cycle of grains. Even a distance of more than ten miles is just a matter of seconds for these boys, and they are extremely powerful..."
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Aren't we talking about the drought? What myths and legends are you talking about?
Lian Gehui and Gao Hui were both bewildered, wondering if the village chiefs had all gone crazy. "I'm talking to you about the drought, and you're talking to me about magic?"
The fasting pill? Infinite strength? Arriving in an instant?
Why don't you let the boy come over? Why don't you old guys come over?
"Not only that, these boys will ascend to heaven after a hundred years and continue to serve Lord Dragon King in heaven. Now, they are just temporarily accompanying Lord Hundred Transformations to serve him while he undergoes tribulations in the human world."
Another village chief added something, which made the county magistrate even more confused.
"You guys are getting more and more absurd. How can I believe you?"
He asked, and someone was able to prove it. The village chief of Fangjia Village directly asked his son behind him to come over.
"Mr. County Magistrate, do you still remember my son Fang Huai?"
Fang Huai was a tall man, more than eight feet tall. However, the village chief of Fangjia Village had lost two of his sons to conscription, leaving only one. He had to keep Fang Huai to carry on the family line, so he broke Fang Huai's legs himself.
However, Fang Huai's leg condition worsened for unknown reasons, so he was sent to the county to see a doctor. Lian Gehui, who felt sorry for him, gave him a magic medicine, which saved Fang Huai from losing a leg.
But now, Fang Huai stood there tall, and the leg that had once been lame was standing straight. Then he bent down and pulled up his trouser legs. Without Village Chief Fang saying anything, Lian Gehui saw the two legs that were exactly the same as if they had never been injured.
"This...what kind of miraculous method is this? A broken leg actually healed?"
Lian Gehui didn't care about anything else and squatted there looking at Fang Huai's legs. He had seen Fang Huai's bloody legs with his own eyes at that time and knew that the people were just turning a blind eye in order to survive. Now seeing Fang Huai's legs intact, how could he not be shocked?
What kind of miraculous doctor is this who can heal skin wounds so cleanly?
"Lord Dragon King sent down divine rain. Not only did the crops that fell under the divine rain grow well, but all things in the land revived. Even we humans have been cured of all our illnesses. The young people in our several villages are now healthy. So, Mr. County Governor, do you still not believe that gods have already descended into this world?"
The village chief of Lijia Village questioned, and Lian Gehui shook his head in shock.
"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that gods have never appeared before, so how can I believe it?"
The next moment, Village Chief Fang handed a piece of iron to the county magistrate. The county magistrate looked at the iron weight in his hand with some surprise, but Fang Huai took it from him.
Fang Huai was holding the pagoda-shaped iron weight in his palm. The next second, his five fingers clenched tightly. Then, when he opened his hand again, he saw that the pagoda-shaped iron weight had turned into an iron ball!!!
This is iron!!!
Lian Gehui and Gao Hui were extremely shocked. He quickly picked up the iron ball from Fang Huai's hand to make sure it was still iron and not some other trick that had replaced the iron. Then he heard the village chief of Fangjia Village say.
"My son has now taken the divine power pill bestowed by the Hundred Changes Star Lord and possesses boundless divine power. So, can you, County Magistrate, believe that we haven't deceived you?"
With so many facts before her eyes, even Lian Gehui had to believe it, because even if there were extraordinary people in this world, it was impossible for them to play with iron at will...
"Please tell me in detail about the Dragon King and the Hundred Transformations Star Lord. If divine rain can truly fall, I will definitely hold an altar to offer sacrifices to the gods..."
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