Chapter 039: Dad, our rice tank is about to bottom out.
Shen Zhiyuan couldn't consume these two shocking secrets for a while. One was that he could hear his sister's voice, but it was not a mind-reading skill because he couldn't hear it. Anyone except my sister.
The second is that my sister has some nerve repair fluid that is powerful enough to restore him to health.
Xu Wanrou was a little surprised that Shen Zhiyuan was actually willing to let her sister touch his face. You must know that she has taken care of him for five years, and he has not allowed her to have skin-to-skin contact with him.
Bookboy Shen Su helps with daily grooming and changing.
When Ruan Ruan saw Shen Zhiyuan staring at her, she thought he liked her sister very much.
"Cuckoo cuckoo..." She pouted her little mouth and played with saliva bubbles, making a cute sound.
[Brother, you have to live a good life, and I will help you teach the bad people who hurt you a lesson. Brother, don't seek death. Sister-in-law will crash into the coffin on your first seven days and die for your love. She really loves you. ]
Shen Zhiyuan:? ? ? Someone who hurt me? who is it?
After his accident, he only focused on treating his illness and had no time to investigate. Later, his parents spent a lot of money to investigate and found out the truth.
The other party seems to have invisibility and can erase all criminal methods.
Will she die for love?
He does have plans to seek death. Next year's Double Ninth Festival is the last year of the agreement. If he still can't stand up, Xu Wanrou will fulfill the engagement with Shen Shaosheng.
So he would choose to commit suicide before they get married, so that she can get married with peace of mind.
He will no longer drag his parents down and let them suffer the contempt and insults of others.
Without him, everyone can live happily.
Closing his eyes, Shen Zhiyuan thought about these questions, wondering if it was because Ruan Ruan was in his arms. After a while, he fell asleep.
Shen Zhiyu and Xu Wanrou couldn't help being stunned. Shen Zhiyuan had been like a frightened bird in the past five years, and the slightest movement could scare him.
He has long lost his trust in people and is unwilling to contact family members, let alone strangers.
Ruan Ruan was also tired of playing and fell asleep in Shen Zhiyuan's arms, with the corners of her mouth raised, revealing her happiness.
Seeing this scene, Shen Zhiyu and Xu Wanrou burst into tears.
The two of them did not dare to disturb them, so they each retreated to sit under a big tree and sat on a stone bench.
When Cheng Yurong heard the news and came to Songyuan, she saw the scene of the boss holding his youngest daughter and taking a nap together. She was so moved that her handkerchief was wet with tears.
Aunt Zhou could only comfort Madam with gentle words.
As a servant who has been with the Madam for more than 20 years, she became Madam's little maid at the age of eight or nine, rose all the way to the eldest maid, and then married into the Protector's Palace with Madam, and now she is the aunt in charge.
She also witnessed the brilliance of the wife from the little girl of the Cheng family to the wife of the Hou family, and then to the general's wife.
He also witnessed the birth of his wife's six children. They went to college to read the Five Books and Four Classics, ride horses and shoot archery. Later, they got into accidents one after another, and now they are back to health.
She regarded the six children as her own. When the eldest, second and third sons had accidents and suffered physical damage, she was no more sad than the lady.
"Madam, we will become happier and happier, and the eldest son will also recover."
"Yes, I should be happy, but... my life has been really hard these past few years..."
Cheng Yurong did not dare to cry, and was Aunt Zhou helped him out of the pine garden.
When I got outside, I cried loudly.
... Shen Hong returned to the General's Mansion
in the evening
. He used to smile when he came back, but today he looked sad.
After dinner, Shen Hong took Ruan Ruan for a walk in the garden. Cheng Yurong told him about the boss's meeting with his daughter in the morning.
"It's good, boss, it's good if you can think about it."
"I think you have something on your mind tonight, and you won't listen to anything I say to you. Is there something big going on in the court?" She saw that he was troubled, but she was not angry. His perfunctoryness.
Ruan Ruan pricked up his ears and listened. "It's a big deal, but I can't solve it. Several cities in the northwest have had less rain since last year, resulting in food shortages. From
the beginning of the new year to early May, there hasn't been a drop of rain. If we miss this month again, I'm afraid it will cause serious problems this year. Disaster."
Shen Hong sighed.
The northwest is only a few prefectures away from the capital. Once there is a famine in the area, the capital will be greatly affected.
"I see...famine, I'm afraid many people will starve to death. We will import an additional 100,000 kilograms of grain from the south this year."
Cheng Yurong thought to herself that she might not be able to keep the one-third of her dowry left.
"Actually, three rain praying ceremonies have been held locally, but none of them had any effect. The emperor will issue a summons in a few days."
Shen Hong saw that the emperor was in a bad mood recently, and as a close friend, he was not having a good time either.
"So serious? Rain praying ceremony? Did they sacrifice boys and girls?" Cheng Yurong covered her mouth, feeling heartbroken when she thought of those sacrificed children.
When Ruan Ruan heard about the sacrifice of boys and girls, he was so angry that he wanted to curse.
[Confused! If sacrificing human life is effective, then the so-called gods are just monsters. ]
Shen Hong was stunned. In his mind, there was no big problem in sacrificing people. After all, this custom has been around for thousands of years.
Since ancient times, many slaves have been sacrificed in every sacrifice.
Once the emperor died, many concubines and maids would be buried with him.
"As long as it doesn't rain for a day, the rain-seeking sacrifices will continue. I also heard that in some remote places, one person has been sacrificed for seven days."
One person is sacrificed for seven days?
As a new human being in the 21st century, Ruan Ruan could not bear to sacrifice people.
If she didn't take action, she would never get over this hurdle in her heart.
Open the system panel and take out an advanced rain charm from the storage box.
"Ah ah ah..." she chirped at Shen Hong, and the rain charm flew in front of him.
[This is an advanced rain-seeking talisman, with a usable range of 35,000 miles, and it will rain moderately for three consecutive days. ]
A rain charm?
Shen Hong and Cheng Yurong were shocked, their eyes glowed like big light bulbs.
She reached for the rain charm and bowed to the sky. "Thank you, ancestor Shen, for your gift."
The two parties are not embarrassed, the only one who is embarrassed is the outsider.
Borrowing the name of Shen's ancestor is actually beneficial to everyone.
Ruan Ruan didn't want to expose himself, knowing that the Shen family would not harm him, but what about outsiders?
Shen Hong also wanted to protect his daughter. Once these magical things left the Shen family, outsiders would definitely suspect Ruan Ruan. It would be better to use the name of the Shen family's ancestor earlier.
"Thank you ancestors, thank you ancestors." Shen Hong kowtowed to the sky three times, his face full of excitement.
Ruan Ruan pouted and made an inaudible sound. [Dad, this rain-seeking talisman is not given for free. Please ask the emperor to show his respect. Our rice vat is almost at the bottom. ]
Shen Hong: ...
He couldn't lose face when his daughter directly exposed his background.
"Yu Niang, if this rain charm can really save a few people in the city, how much money should the emperor give me?"
"Ten thousand taels! If there is a famine, the loss will probably be more than hundreds of thousands taels. You Don't ask for more, and don't think about asking for credit, otherwise your colleagues will be jealous.
And no emperor can stand it. You should do things in a high-profile manner and behave in a low-key manner. "
"Okay, ma'am."