Chapter 296: Praying for Rain
Nanchen listened to Qiu Shengwen before he spoke, and his eyebrows raised slightly.
In this world, karma is heavy.
This kind of money is ill-gotten gains.
If it violates yin morality, if you take it easily, you will have to carry retribution.
So Nanchen said to Qiusheng Wencai with a solemn face:
"Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, we don't pray for rain at all.
If you take this money, it will be against yin morality!"
But Qiusheng pulled Nanchen aside, and then whispered:
"Senior brother, if you don't take this money for nothing, you won't take it for nothing.
Did you know that if we don't do it, the mayor will ask other Taoist priests to do it.
And you only know one thing, you don't know the other. ”
"Two?"
Nanchen was puzzled.
Qiusheng spoke:
"You have been in Yizhuang for a long time and don't know the situation outside.
The drought is very serious, and the people are very resentful.
In addition, the horse thief made trouble before, and the resentment was even heavier.
If you don't pray for rain, you can eliminate the people's grievances.
Riots could occur in our town at any time. ”
"Yes, junior brother, the master has done it before.
Whether you can pray for rain or not, you can stabilize the situation.
As for the mayor making money, we can't control it.
And, when does he not make money?
A hundred oceans, don't be in vain. ”
Wen Cai also applauded.
Nanchen was stunned, he really didn't expect this relationship.
As Tong Qiusheng said, the drought has made the people of Renjia Town very resentful.
If the hearts of the people are unstable, it can really lead to riots.
After all, this is the times, and it is so chaotic.
In addition to man-made disasters, there are also natural disasters.
Nanchen also didn't want to cause a civil uprising because of the drought.
Let Renjiazhen fall into the war, resulting in more deaths.
I have no place to live.
Thinking of this, Nanchen nodded and agreed.
But he still spoke:
"Senior brother, second senior brother, let's go and pray for rain.
But if the rain doesn't come.
After receiving this money, it must also be used to buy rice and distribute it to the poor.
The master said that we cultivators should not collect ill-gotten gains.
Otherwise, it is easy to carry karma. ”
Nanchen opened his mouth with a solemn face.
It's not that he doesn't want to earn this hundred oceans, but in this world, cause and effect come very quickly.
If you receive ill-gotten gains today, you may receive retribution tomorrow.
Nanchen didn't want to get into too much trouble, and he wasn't short of money, nor was he short of this hundred oceans.
That's why there are such concerns.
But I heard that if you don't use praying for rain as an excuse, stabilize the situation.
It is very likely that there will be a civil uprising, which makes Nanchen have to do it.
If there is a real civil uprising, the peace of Renjia Town will be broken, and his only place to live will be gone.
Weighing the pros and cons, Nanchen chose to agree.
But he also said that if the prayer for rain is not successful, the ill-gotten gains will not be collected.
Qiu Shengwen saw Nanchen agree, and he didn't think about it that much at all.
Turning back, he said to the mayor:
"Mayor Town, my junior brother also agreed. ”
Hearing this, the mayor nodded:
"Nacheng, we'll be praying for rain by the river in three days.
When the time comes, it's all up to the three. ”
With that, Mayor waved his hand at Ah Wei.
Ah Wei smiled, because of praying for rain, he alone could divide fifty oceans.
Ah Wei was happy in his heart!
At this time, the handle waved:
"Brothers, let's go!"
After that, Ah Wei and the mayor.
With a few security guards, he left Yizhuang directly.
After everyone left, Qiu Shengwen had already begun to figure out how to divide the money.
Throw Uncle Nine's words out of the clouds as soon as possible.
Qiusheng smiled bitterly and didn't say anything.
and went straight to Uncle Jiu's study.
He won't pray for rain, and Qiusheng Wencai will definitely not either.
He was going to go to Uncle Jiu's study to see if there was any secret record of the formation to pray for rain or something.
Nanchen rummaged in the study for a while, and really didn't say anything.
Let him find a book called "Formation Secret Record".
Among them, there is an article that explains how to pray for rain.
Nanchen was interested, and watched the room alone for a while.
Among them, there are three rain prayer charms, and some more obscure spells.
Nanchen also didn't know if the way to pray for rain recorded in the book was spiritual.
But he thought, since he agreed, let's do his best!
Therefore, Nanchen was alone in Uncle Jiu's study and drew three rain prayer charms.
These three charms are really difficult to draw.
With Nanchen's talent, he actually painted for a day.
Only barely did he learn the first way.
If this let Uncle Nine know, Nanchen would be in one day.
If he drew a rain prayer talisman, he would definitely die of shock.
Because this kind of charm is called the upper three clear charms.
Even Uncle Jiu, every ten days and half a month, may not be able to succeed.
Qiu Shengwen saw Nanchen draw a talisman and didn't take it seriously.
Say whether it rains or not, God has the final say.
They went through the motions, stabilized the people's anger, and then divided the money.
Nanchen didn't take his words to heart, and continued to learn the rain talisman the next day.
As a result, it took another day to draw the second one.
On the third day, too.
It also took Nanchen a day to draw the third rain prayer talisman.
It took three days to draw three spells.
After letting him finish painting, Nanchen only felt extremely collapsed, and he was tired from panting.
But it's finally done.
As for whether you can actually pray for rain tomorrow, he can't say.
After resting for a night, it was time to open the altar and pray for rain.
Early in the morning, Nanchen prepared all kinds of rain prayer instruments.
Then he went to the town with Qiusheng Wencai.
And today, it's still unusually hot.
There was no sign of rain.
Walking out of Yizhuang, Nanchen did find that the water in many rice fields had dried up.
If it continues, at most a week, all the grain in the rice fields will die.
After a while, Nanchen and the others arrived in the town.
As soon as they arrived in the town, they saw the mayor of the town and a group of villagers greeting them.
When the villagers saw Nanchen and the others, they greeted one after another:
"Nanchen, you must ask for the rain to come down today!"
"Qiusheng Wencai, the matter of praying for rain is all rid of you. ”
"The crops are dying, you must communicate with the Dragon King, and give us a heavy rain......"
“......”
Qiusheng Wencai greeted everyone with a smile, can it rain or not, they know a fart.
Even if Nanchen learned the rain talisman, he didn't know the bottom of his heart.
The mayor has already arranged everything.
This time he prayed for rain, and this guy amassed more than 600 oceans.
The villagers also produced one or two copper plates, among which the merchants gave a little more, a few oceans, and more than a dozen oceans.
As for whether he could really pray for rain and succeed, he didn't think about it so much.
When he arrived at the river, Nanchen happened to meet Ren Tingting again.
Ren Tingting learned that Nanchen and others were coming to pray for rain today, so she waited by the river early.
As soon as they met, Ren Tingting greeted her excitedly:
"Brother Nanchen, you must pray for rain to succeed!"
Nanchen smiled awkwardly:
"I'll try my best!"
"Believe in yourself, you can. ”
After speaking, Ren Tingting also took out a folded heart and handed it to Nanchen.
Nanchen smiled and took it.
Since someone trusts him, he should work hard and hope to succeed!
Nanchen nodded, but didn't speak.
Then, he walked directly to the offering table by the river.
By the river, the offering table has already been set up.
Sacrifices and all that are ready.
Now, just wait for Nanchen and the others to do it.
Nanchen glanced left and right, and the river was full of people.
Let's not say that there are four or five hundred villagers!
At this time, the side of Nanchen's offering table was surrounded by a flood.
"You say, can the three apprentices of Uncle Nine pray for rain?"
"I don't think it's good, the year before last, Uncle Jiu's prayer for rain didn't work, and the three of them probably won't either. ”
"Yes, it doesn't rain or not, it's God's decision. ”
"Hey, if all the crops die, I can only go to Wu Dashuai.
As a soldier, you can also have something to eat, otherwise you can only starve to death. ”
"Yes, even if there is war every year, God doesn't rain now......
"If it doesn't rain, let's do the opposite. ”
“......”
The villagers kept talking, and they were not very optimistic about Nanchen and others.
But only Ren Tingting, who was standing in the crowd, was full of confidence in Nanchen.
In Ren Tingting's eyes, Nanchen Taoism is strong and omnipotent, and this rain will definitely be prayed for......