bookcurios Chapter 171: Fairy Operation
Chapter 171: Fairy Operation
Shen Mingzhu reached an agreement with the system and decided to hold a blessing ceremony the day after tomorrow.
After they have finished the blessing ceremony, they will let the system control the artificial rainfall equipment to rain.
She had spent a huge amount of money to exchange it with the system for this rainfall, so she had to make it grand.
She wanted everyone to know that this was the credit of her father Shen Ruhai and her Shen Mingzhu.
It was originally Shen Mingzhu's achievement. Do I still have to hide my own achievement?
Shen Mingzhu is not a person who hides her achievements and fame. She is a person who wants to be rewarded for her efforts.
After Shen Mingzhu and Shen Laosan had a discussion, another shocking piece of news spread throughout the streets and alleys of Pushuang County early the next morning.
Although people were very grateful for Shen Mingzhu's kindness, they did not dare to hold too high hope for rain this time.
Zhao Youde snorted coldly and laughed, "Haha, a newly crowned top scholar is actually praying for rain. It's really confusing."
"Humph! If they can really pray for rain, I, Zhao Youde, will cut off my head and give it to them."
Not only Zhao Youde thought so, Xu Tongchuan and Zhao Youde also had the same idea.
He now wished that Shen Mingzhu, Shen Laosan and the others would all be killed by the refugees.
He originally wanted to use the government office's affairs to embarrass Shen Ruhai, but he didn't expect that he didn't know where the Shen family got so much food and building materials.
It only took the Shen family more than a month to repair the government office and the Shen family’s mansion, which really made him angry.
What made Xu Tongchuan most angry was that his eldest son was beaten by Shen Mingzhu's maid and his lower limbs were paralyzed, becoming a disabled person.
He wanted to cause trouble for the Shen family now, but he couldn't find any. He felt so frustrated.
Xu Tongchuan's wife is still being held in the yamen's jail for beating a local lady.
But the Shen family was getting better and better, which really pissed him off.
When Xu Tongchuan thought of this, he couldn't swallow his anger, so he asked someone to send a letter to the provincial government.
Meanwhile, Shen Mingzhu exchanged a set of high-end, efficient artificial rainfall equipment in the system.
Shen Mingzhu had this set of tools installed on the top of a mountain 20 kilometers away from Pushuang County.
When the time comes, the artificial rainfall system on the top of the mountain will automatically create clouds and rain into the sky.
This set of artificial rainfall equipment is computer-controlled at high speed and can automatically fire artificial rainfall shells after the launch time is set in advance.
Wang Mang looked at this cannon-like thing and asked Shen Mingzhu in surprise:
"Zhuzhu, where did you get this cannon from?"
He had seen cannons on TV and knew that they were extremely powerful.
Wang Mang once thought that if their Daqian Dynasty also had cannons, they would no longer be afraid of enemy invasions.
What Wang Mang didn't expect was that Shen Mingzhu actually got a cannon.
Wang Mang couldn't let go of the artificial rainmaking cannon and was very excited.
Zhuzhu is like a god from heaven who can get anything.
Ever since Wang Mang owned a space and watched TV in it, he felt that the world is full of wonders.
His horizons have broadened a lot, and he is not averse to many fantasy things.
No matter what Shen Mingzhu takes out now, he will not be shocked.
Because his own body can emit lightning power, he can also enter that space.
This shows that this world is mysterious.
Shen Mingzhu explained to Wang Mang the principle of the artificial rain-making cannon, and told her cousin Shen Mingshan to send someone to keep an eye on the place and prevent anyone from causing damage, and then she went home with Wang Mang.
The day for artificial rainfall soon arrived. Mr. Shen got up at dawn three days later and asked people to prepare the items to be used for today's sacrifice.
Everything was ready. It was almost noon. Shen Laosan and Shen Mingzhu, as well as Wang Mang and Li Xuanfeng, went to the gate of the county government.
In front of the newly built county government office is a very spacious dam, which is wide enough to accommodate several thousand people.
When people heard that the magistrate was going to pray to God for artificial rainfall together with the Lady of Mingzhu Township, they all came to watch the fun.
Yes, no one would believe that it would rain today.
If sacrifices and prayers had worked, their entire southern Yunnan Province would not have been in drought for such a long time.
You know, the prefect holds a sacrifice and prays every year, doesn’t he also suffer from drought?
Zhao Youde and Xu Tongchuan stood aside, watching the Shen family's joke, while Li Guohai stood by and watched.
Sun Yongwei, the head of the Sun family, did not work in the county government, but half of the scholars in the county were from the Sun family, and Sun Yongwei was a scholar, so he stood together with Zhao Youde and others.
Sun Yongwei's heart beat fast as he listened to Zhao Youde and Xu Tongchuan whispering bad things about Shen Ruhai.
For some reason, he looked at the father and his two daughters standing in the middle of the platform, and had a vague feeling that this time the prayer for rain would be successful.
The midday sun was getting stronger and stronger, and the scorching sunlight made people sweat all over.
Looking at the scorching sun, people no longer believed that Shen Mingzhu and the others could pray for rain.
A kind-hearted aunt shouted to Shen Mingzhu: "Mingzhu Xiangjun, County Magistrate, all the people of the county are grateful for your kindness."
"It's so hot, it's impossible for it to rain. Don't let the sun get you sick. You should go back first!"
"Yes! My Lord, what if you don't get sunburned? We understand your good intentions for us people, but we are really worried that you will get sick from the sun!"
Many people were concerned about Shen Mingzhu and shouted in the audience. Those who wanted to see a good show raised the corners of their lips, ready to laugh at Shen Mingzhu and the others.
Shen Mingzhu stood on the platform, raised her hand and asked everyone to be quiet.
Everyone stopped shouting and looked at Shen Mingzhu on the podium.
As soon as the sacrificial officer called out, Shen Mingzhu and Shen Ruhai took the lit incense.
"Shen Ruhai, the top scholar in the 14th year of Xuanwu, and his daughter, Shen Mingzhu, the Lady of Mingzhu Township, pray to the heavens for mercy. In this time of drought, may the rain fall to nourish all living things. May our Daqian Dynasty have a good harvest, prosperous livestock, and the people be healthy."
Shen Ruhai held up the lit incense, bowed three times towards the east, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner on the altar.
After lighting the incense, Shen Ruhai was about to kneel down and pray when he saw Shen Mingzhu walk up to him and pray loudly, "
"May the heavens bless us, and bless Pushuang County with good weather and good harvests. May the heavens bless us, and reward us with heavy rain in Pushuang County!"
After Shen Mingzhu finished speaking, she bowed three times towards the east and imitated her father by inserting the incense into the incense burner.
Someone started to make a noise in the audience: "Mr. Magistrate, where is the rain you prayed for? Where is the rain?"
"Yes! Mr. Mingzhu, in these days of drought, we have been looking forward to the stars and the moon, but we have not seen any rain for so long. If you burn some incense and pray to the heavens, will it rain?"
With people arranged by the Zhao and Xu families taking the lead among the people, the common people who came here today were extremely disappointed and did not believe that Shen Mingzhu and the others could pray for rain.
The people arranged by the Zhao family deliberately laughed loudly at Shen Mingzhu:
"I say to Mingzhu Xiangjun, if you have that much time, you might as well open two more porridge stalls and give us more porridge. Why pray for rain?"
"How could it rain on such a sunny day? Don't waste our time by dreaming like that."
Shen Mingzhu calmly asked the man: "Shall we make a bet?"
"What are you gambling?"
Shen Mingzhu sneered and said, "I'm betting on your head. If it rains today, I'll give you my head. If you lose, you'll have to give me your life."
Shen Mingzhu's eyes were extremely cold, and her aura was so strong that it made people shiver.
The man was so scared that he quickly changed the subject: "Who wants to bet with you? It's not going to rain today anyway, why would I bet with a little girl like you?"
Shen Mingzhu ignored the man, stood in the middle of the platform, looked into the distance, and shouted: "The wind is coming."
"crash"
A sudden gust of wind blew, shocking everyone.
Shen Mingzhu stood in the strong wind and shouted again: "Rain is coming."
Suddenly, there was a flash of lightning and thunder in the sky, and then heavy rain fell from the sky.
Standing in the square, the people who were drenched by the rain looked at Shen Mingzhu in shock.
"She, Mingzhu Xiangjun, isn't she a deity?"