In the fifth month of the lunar calendar, it is the peak summer season in the south of the Yangtze River.
At noon, the air was as hot as a fire and unbearable. But at this moment, in front of the Dragon King Temple on Wuxian East Street, Wuxian District, Yangzhou, there were crowds of people and incense lingering.
Under the stone steps in front of the temple gate, there are many tributes and sacrifices. Outside the long table, a large group of people are kneeling on the ground under the scorching sun and kowtow to the Dragon King statue in the main hall.
"I ask the Dragon God to appear and grant me the rain and dew in Wu County, so as to alleviate the drought in Wu County for several months. We, the people of Wu County, are all grateful for the kindness of the Dragon God. If the rain can alleviate the drought, we will offer more incense and tribute to the Dragon God.
All year round." An old man in black knelt down and shouted.
All the people echoed loudly, kowtowed and prayed devoutly, with anxious faces on their faces.
Since the beginning of spring, there has been little rain in the local area, the rivers have dried up, and the crops and seedlings are drying up. How can they not be anxious? It is now midsummer, the weather is hot, and the sun is shining every day. If the seedlings do not get any more rain, they will be in trouble this year.
There will be no harvest left.
The land of Wujun has abundant rainfall and numerous lakes. However, the weather this year has been abnormal. There has been no rain for several months, and the lakes and rivers have dried up. The drought is very serious. The people have nothing to do. The only thing they can do is to lead the major aristocratic families in Wujun.
Pray to the Dragon King for rain.
"Please pray to the Dragon King to appear and bring down the sweet rain to save us and other people." The people prayed one after another.
A gust of hot, dry wind blew from the street. Smoke and dust suddenly flew up, and the sky became dark. Someone shouted loudly: "Could it be that the Dragon King has appeared? The Dragon King has appeared. I'm afraid it's going to rain."
Everyone was overjoyed and prayed loudly. However, after a gust of wind, the dust and smoke dissipated. The sky was blazing with the sun and there was no cloud in the sky. There was no sign of dark clouds gathering to rain. The people could not help but be extremely disappointed and lamented.
"Don't be discouraged. Just come and ask for rain tomorrow morning. If you are sincere, the Dragon God will bring down the rain. The most taboo thing is to give up halfway. The Dragon God is testing our patience. Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow.
, you can ask the Dragon God for mercy and send rain." The leading old man said loudly.
The people's faces were solemn and silent.
The old man sighed, waved his hand and said: "That's it for today, let's go. Everyone can go back, and don't forget to come back tomorrow at Chenshi."
All the people stood up one after another, patted the dust on their bodies and dispersed with sighs.
…
A middle-aged woman in a light-colored skirt hurriedly left the crowd with a basket. She walked through a large number of low houses and narrow alleys and entered a small alley. At the end of the alley was a building with a
The ordinary courtyard of three dilapidated main houses.
The woman pushed the door open and entered the courtyard. Under a jujube tree in the courtyard, an old woman with gray hair and wrinkles on her face was holding a broom in her hand and sweeping up the fallen jujube flowers. She saw the woman entering the yard.
, the old woman hurriedly put down her broom and limped forward to greet him.
"Madam, you are back. Have you finished praying for rain? Is it very hot? Look at the sweat on your face. I should have let the old slave go, but you didn't let me."
"Ugly aunt, I can't stand such a hot day, let alone you? Besides, I was asked by my master to pray for rain. If you go on my behalf, others will gossip and say that we are not sincere. Pass on.
Wouldn't it be good to join the clan?" The middle-aged woman raised her hand to wipe her sweat and said softly.
"Yes, yes. Hey! Come into the house and have a rest. The old slave will pour you herbal tea." The old woman took the bamboo basket and nodded repeatedly.
"How is Hui'er? Nothing happened today?" The woman looked at the long closed window of the west wing and asked in a low voice.
The old woman whispered: "Xiao Lang is fine. He is just sitting in the room in a daze like the past few days, muttering something in his mouth. I don't know what he is saying. The old slave can't understand it either. But the eldest lady doesn't have to worry.
, I looked through the crack of the door, and I seemed to be in better spirits, not as tired as the previous few days."
The middle-aged woman breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. After all, he has just recovered. I'll go see him."
The old woman nodded and said, "I'm going to make herbal tea. I specially boiled hot water and let it dry in the shade. This will quench my thirst."
The woman nodded and entered the dim hall. She glanced at the closed door of the west wing and walked slowly over. After listening for a while, a sigh came from the room. The woman stretched out her hand to knock on the door.
, thought for a while, then put down his hand, frowned and came to sit down on the stool in the main room, stunned.
The old woman limped in from the corridor with a stooped back and a clay pot. Seeing the woman sitting in a daze, she whispered: "Didn't you go see the young man?"
The middle-aged woman shook her head and whispered: "That's all, let Hui'er rest. If I went in to talk, I would disturb him. Hey, I don't know what happened. My Hui'er was fine, but suddenly I fell into a coma for two days.
, when I woke up, I felt like a different person. If something happens to this child, how can I live?"
The old woman nodded, poured a bowl of cold water and handed it over, saying calmly: "Madam, don't worry, God won't blind you. Besides, isn't this a good thing for the young man? Maybe his body is not feeling well, so he needs to rest for a while."
You'll be fine once you get better. Madam, drink a cup of herbal tea to relieve the heat."
The middle-aged woman nodded and said: "I really need to drink some water. It's really hot and I can't bear it. I have to go to the master's house to do some work in a while. Hui'er, please keep an eye on me. If there's anything wrong, call someone immediately."
Call me."
The old woman nodded, turned to look at the bright sun outside and said, "Are you still going to the master's house to do some work now? The weather is very hot, and the master's house doesn't let anyone rest."
The middle-aged woman drank the water, stood up and said: "How can we do it if we don't go? We rely on the care of the master's family, so naturally we have to do something. If nothing else can help, we can always do things like sewing, starching and washing. In this way,
We also feel at ease. We will not be accused of having nothing to do."
The old woman sighed, lifted up the corner of her clothes, wiped her eyes, and said softly: "It's just that the old slave has become a cripple. He can't help the aunt at all, but has become a drag on the eldest lady. Alas, the old slave is really ashamed. He has such a heart.
Even though I’m dead, I can’t let go of my aunt and young man.”
The middle-aged woman said angrily: "Why are you saying such things again? If you hadn't helped us, mother and son, we wouldn't have been able to survive those days. Besides, you became disabled just to do something, and you didn't do it on purpose.
You have been in my house for so many years, and I have already regarded you as one of my family members. Why are you saying these things? If you don’t say this anymore, I have to go."
The old woman sighed and nodded. After drinking the herbal tea, the woman wiped her mouth, stood up, turned around and glanced at the closed door of the west wing, sighed softly and walked out quickly.
The old woman walked to the door, watched the middle-aged woman leave the small courtyard, then turned around, packed up the tea bowl and limped out of the main room. After a while, there was a rustling sound of sweeping the floor in the courtyard.
…
In the west wing, the windows were closed, making it dark and stuffy.
In the dim light, a young man sat in front of the window with a frown on his face. The young man was wearing white linen underwear, with long hair hanging down, and he looked a little depressed. The light coming through the gap in the window shone on his face.
, the young man's face is a little pale, but his features are erect and his face is handsome.
This young man's name is Li Hui, and he is the only son of this family. But to be precise, his skin is the one, and the soul in his body has been occupied by another person.
A few days ago, when Li Shuo, a modern man in the 21st century, woke up, he found himself in a strange world, possessed by the body of this young man named Li Hui.
Li Shuo initially thought this was a ridiculous dream, but over the past few days, after being hit by real feelings and memories again and again, he finally realized that this was definitely not a dream. Everything around him and his senses were so
Real and meticulous, all the details about this boy and this era in my memory are meticulous, real and not confusing.
Li Shuo pinched his thighs and tried to wake up the dream, but to no avail. He forced himself to sleep so that everything could return to normal when he woke up, but these methods failed. No matter how hard he tried, he could not escape.
That's all.
Li Shuo finally understood something and traveled through time himself.
After realizing this, Li Shuo was horrified, frustrated and angry. His life in the later generations was enjoyable. After graduating from college, he had a job with good salary and good development, and he had a lovely girlfriend. He was now
He was striving vigorously towards his goal in life. Suddenly, the world was turned upside down, and fate made a joke on himself. He actually encountered such a ridiculous thing, which really made people dumbfounded.
After several days and nights of torment and struggle, Li Shuo finally calmed down, carefully sorted out his thoughts, and faced everything in front of him.
"Li Hui, seventeen years old. His father, Li Zhi, was once the chief registrar of Danyang County. He died of illness ten years ago, and the family fell into decline. His mother, Gu, was born in a branch of the Gu family of Wu County. After his father's death, his mother Gu
The Gu family took her back to her parents' home and lived under the protection of the Gu family. This is the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and this year is the fourth year of Taihe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty."
This is the information that Li Shuo can currently grasp. There are many fragments of information in his mind, which is very confusing. It is difficult to put together the specious information in a short time. He can only sort out a limited amount at the moment. But this is enough to shock him.
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Li Shuo is not a person who is proficient in history. Before time travel, he graduated from a university of science and engineering. Like many young people, he is not very interested in history. But this does not mean that he knows nothing about history. After all, he has been exposed to it for ten years.
Han Chuang also forced me to supplement some historical knowledge. There are also countless historical dramas on movies and TV, so that future generations are no strangers to history.
Regarding the Eastern Jin Dynasty that he was currently living in, Li Shuo quickly came up with many related words in his mind. 'Five Husty China', 'Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty', 'Kings and horses share the world', 'Battle of Feishui'
Clan politics' and so on.
Then, Li Shuo remembered many famous names: Wang Dao, Xie An, Huan Wen, Wang Xizhi, Fu Jian, Murong Chui...
Li Shuo's scalp was a little numb, because he clearly realized what era he had come to. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, countries were constantly attacking, dynasties were changing like a revolving lantern, and human lives were like grass. He was a madman and a genius.
A strange era of coexistence.
I would rather be a peace dog than a person in troubled times. God is too casual. Since he is traveling through time, he must arrange for himself to go to a peaceful and prosperous age. How did he end up in the Eastern Jin Dynasty? Isn't this a joke?
Li Shuo was extremely helpless, but since fate had arranged it this way, since he had traveled to this era and had no way to go back, it was useless to complain and lament. It seemed that he could only accept it and accept it all.
In later generations, Li Shuo was a man of firm will and mature mind. Therefore, he believed that whether in later generations or here, life is precious and meaningful. He should also live a wonderful life.
However, confidence is confidence, and the current situation does not seem too optimistic. In the past few days, Li Hui has not only realized that the era he is living in is not an ideal country, but also understood that his situation is not optimistic. Two words.
To describe it, it means "depending on others" and "the future is bleak".