Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 38: Farming

Two days later,
Liu He was in good health. Although he still looked a little sick, he could run and jump.

His mother did this.
I brought my children to the temple in the city to express my gratitude to the ghosts and gods.

The temple in the city of Tongdi was also newly rebuilt with the support of the villagers after He Bo's "miraculous appearance".

It is said that in the past, when sacrifices were still very important,
Everyone was very rough and went straight to the foot of the mountain and the riverside, set up the altar, prepared the offerings, sang and danced, and felt that only by performing in person in front of the ghosts and gods could they show the greatest sincerity.

But later, Duke Ping of Jin appropriated Tongdi Mountain for his own use and built the Tongdi Palace, so it was difficult to continue such sacrifices.

Otherwise, why would a large group of people run to the king's palace every once in a while? What are they trying to do?
So the sacrifice was forced to be interrupted.

Later, chaos broke out in Jin, and several ministers fled frantically, which also caused some ripples in Tongdi.

When I'm done with my work,
Naturally, the matter of offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods was long forgotten.

Now He Bo showed up and said that he was going to be the mountain god. Suddenly, they could not remember the ceremony of worshiping the gods at the foot of the mountain, so they simply built a temple in the city.

after all,

After being controlled by the Han family, the city of Tongdi was renovated in order to better guard against the neighboring Zhao family. It was farther away from the Tongdi Mountain, and running back and forth with sacrificial supplies was quite tiring.

It would be better to stay in the city and offer sacrifices to the ghosts and gods from afar facing the Tongdi Mountain.

Anyway, this friendship and this piety are guaranteed to be there.

He Bo also agrees with this.

It is more convenient to worship gods, and it will also be easier to collect incense for them!

……

then,

When Liu He arrived with his mother and elders, he saw a statue with a clear face that had obviously been completed not long ago.

"Mother, this is not like that gentleman."

In the past two days, Liu He often heard his mother say that she recovered from her illness because of the protection of ghosts and gods.

And the gentleman who suddenly appeared outside the door when he was in pain was the ghost here.

Therefore, on the way here, both his mother and his ancestors reminded him to be serious and sincere when he worshipped the gods and gave thanks, and not to act like a child.

So Liu He took it very seriously, and when he was about to kneel down to pay his respects, he discovered that the appearance of the statue was not the same as what he had seen before.

"There is no light in the eyes. A gentleman's eyes are very bright."

"And he's not as good-looking as that gentleman!"

His mother had no choice but to say to him, "Pray to God first, and we can talk about this later."

Liu Sheng said sternly, "Don't be rude to ghosts and gods!"

Then, he bowed deeply to the statue and said, "I am a rude child. Please don't blame me, gods and ghosts."

The temple keeper who was in charge of the temple's maintenance was not angry but happy.

"Well, well, well, this young gentleman is indeed a blessed person who has seen ghosts and gods!"

"That's what Yi Zhong said at the beginning!"

Yi Zhong refers to Zhong Lu.

Medicine is his profession.

Zhong is his surname.

In Tongdi City, he was the only one with the surname Zhong, so everyone called him "Doctor Zhong".

The temple keeper explained, "How can mortals depict the complete appearance of ghosts and gods?"

"Just do your best."

After hearing this, Liu He looked at the statue again and found that except for those differences, the rest was very similar.

at least,

No green face, fangs, or ferocious appearance.
There is no beard to show majesty.

then,

Liu He knelt quietly, and after completing the ceremony, he stood up again and whispered to his mother, "That gentleman is really good-looking."

"Much better looking than his father!"

"Mom, I want to grow up like that in the future."

His mother pinched his face and smiled, "You are afraid of the bitterness of taking medicine. If you can't bear it, how can you be as handsome as ghosts and gods?"

"Eat well, take medicine well, and grow taller, so that you can become a handsome gentleman."

……

While the mother and son were communicating cautiously, Liu Ping was taking Liu Sheng to worship ghosts and gods.

From the ceremony,
They should be the most pious.

They even wrote their prayers on precious silk and burned them in front of the statue.

But from what they think in their hearts, the father and son who prayed to the gods for the prosperity of their family, their own good health and future success in their careers are not as good as Liu He and his mother.

After all, Liu He was really just grateful to the gods for making him well again, and didn't ask for more. His mother also just hoped that her child would be safe and healthy, and not get sick again, and she didn't have any extra demands on herself.

……

"So, I think parents all over the world should be pitied."

He Bo transformed all the prayers he had received recently into letters and read them together with Xi, who had already attained enlightenment and come out of seclusion.

Xi was responsible for sorting the various mixed wishes into different small piles and then sending them to He Bo to see.

Not long after, he saw the Liu family's prayers in the Tongdi Temple.

"Children always make their parents worry." Xi said casually after hearing He Bo's sigh.

He Bo was curious, "Taking care of children must be very hard."

At the moment, he certainly does not have the ability to be a parent, nor does he have the mind to do so.

But I am still very curious about the differences between parenting during the Warring States Period and in later generations.

"It's really tiring, but when I think about the continuation of my bloodline, I feel very powerful."

Xi's answer is also simple,
There was no emphasis on any unnecessary emotions, it was just saying that if the bloodline could continue for a few more generations, it would be a powerful counterattack against this chaotic world.

Fighting every day,

My descendants,

Don't you just keep living?
Those nobles may not be able to guarantee the continuation of their bloodline.
But I did it!
win!
"Yes, the continuation of bloodline is very important."

"But you still have to have the heart to do it."

People can be very stubborn with their mouths.
But if your heart also hardens,

That's not good.

At least what He Bo admired most about Liu was Liu He and her son.

"If I can't solve the problems in my stomach, how can I solve the problems in my heart?"

I'm happy that I've read a lot of books during this period. After becoming a ghost, I no longer have to worry about my life, so I can pretend to be a scholar.

He shook his head and said, "If you don't eat enough, you will think too much and become confused due to hunger."

"But even after a full meal, I still think too much and feel uncomfortable!"

"There are many people in this world who are just like me when I go fishing. Even though I can't catch anything every day, I still want to catch something!"

He Bo laughed out loud, "Yes, you are right!"

"This statement is more insightful than that of ordinary scholars!"

Xi then put his hands behind his back, raised his head, and looked very proud.

He Bo laughed for a while, and then dealt with these wishes at the same time. After that, he would find the right time to fulfill the prayers of mortals.

But for now, he just said to Xi, "Let's go to the fields."

"That's where the belly matters."

……

He Bo wandered around his Hebo Mansion with Xi, and finally came to a newly opened area.

This is a farm built by He Bo, used to experiment with everything he learned involving planting.

When Xi was in seclusion, he also squatted in this place, thinking about the relationship between ditches, ridges, terrain and weather, and how to arrange them to be more beneficial to crops.

After He Bo came back from Tongdi, he also followed and asked Xi to teach him the art of farming.

Farming,

He'll get it right away.

After all, when He Bo received Xi's ghost, he saw through the other party's life trajectory at a glance, and naturally picked up Xi's farming experience.

If Lao Zhonglu had died in front of He Bo, there would be no need for the ghosts and gods to come and question him.

But He Bo is still a ghost after all.

It is also a ghost and god who blesses both sides of the Taiwan Strait with good weather and good harvests.

When spring comes,
The wind and rain will gradually increase.

But this was the first time He Bo did something like this.

When does it rain?
How much should I bet?
He didn't know.

What’s more, the crops grown in the fields in the future will be very different from those now.

At least He Bo himself has never eaten foods like beans, millet, and sunflower directly.

He is a relatively simple meat eater.

So, let alone mastering their growth period.

Just in case,

After He Bo was happy to get Kong, he started to farm with him in the fields created by this illusion.

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