"Lord Zhixian, great joy, great joy!"

Li Xing, the official of the government, stumbled into the county office, panting and reporting loudly to the county magistrate Hanwen, who was sitting in the public hall with a worried brow.

Li Xing was Zheng Chun's subordinate, and after Su Hao pointed out a few more wells and ensured that these wells could produce water, Zheng Chun was overjoyed and immediately sent Li Xing back to the county seat to report the news. From Zhegui Township to the county seat, there are more than ten miles of road, and Li Xing ran all the way back under Zheng Chun's strict order, and he was so tired that he foamed at the mouth.

"Li Xing? Why, Zheng Chun finally drilled a well here? Han Wen raised his eyes and looked at Li Xing, who was kneeling below, and asked slowly.

"The well has been drilled, and 400 quintals of water are produced in one hour, which is a good well!" Li Xing shouted hoarsely.

"This is the first well that Zheng Chun has drilled?" Han Wen continued.

"This is ......," Li Xing was stunned, "the 16th well is up." ”

"After 16 wells were drilled, a well was drilled, and he Zheng Chun still had the face to come back to report the good news!" Han Wen said angrily.

"Lord Zhixian forgives your sins." Li Xing kowtowed, "Zheng Dianguan said that the reason why he couldn't dig a well before was because the local people had offended the Dragon King. Yesterday, he took the whole village of Longkou Village to worship the Dragon King, and then the first well came out of the water. ”

"Ridiculous!" Han Wen reprimanded, the theory of ghosts and gods, it is just a matter of deceiving the people, he is also from reading sage books, where would he believe such a thing. In his opinion, this was nothing more than a coincidence.

"It's true, when Zheng Dianguan sent me back, he was leading people to dig a second well, and he said that this second well, he promised that it would still be able to produce water. He has three more wells in the next step, and he can guarantee that all three wells are good wells. Li Xing reassured Han Wen according to what Zheng Chun taught him.

Han Wen became a little interested: "Is what Zheng Chun said true?" ”

"Zheng Dianguan said that if the three wells below do not produce water, he will be punished." Li Xingdao.

"Okay, then I'll wait. You go back and tell him that if he can really make three good wells in one go, the county will be rewarded. Han Wen said, and after that, he took out a piece of broken silver and threw it in front of Li Xing, saying, "You have worked hard to report the news, this is a reward for you, go down and rest." ”

"Lord Xie Zhixian!" Li Xing picked up the piece of broken silver and weighed it, it weighed about seven or eight cents, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He ran back all the way, and it was not unjust to be able to get a reward.

After Li Xing retreated, Han Wen turned his head and asked Master Fang Mengjin, who was sitting on the side, "Master, do you see what Zheng Chun said, is it credible?" ”

Fang Mengjin frowned and said: "This Zheng Chun, his ability to do things is average, and he occasionally harasses the villagers, I have always been not very comfortable with him." This time he was digging wells in Zhegui Township, and he drilled 15 abandoned wells in a row, and I was about to propose that he be removed. Now it is not easy for him to drill a good well, as for boasting about Haikou, threatening that every few wells in the future will be good wells, this is too bizarre. ”

Han Wen nodded and said, "I just think this matter is strange. When digging wells in each township, almost three abandoned wells must be drilled before they can come across a good well, and no one dares to say that they can make every well a good well. Since this Zheng Chun has already drilled a good well, even if he replaces three abandoned wells with one good well in the future, it will be enough to make a difference. But he didn't say this, but claimed that the next few wells would not be scrapped, didn't he set a trap for himself? ”

"If something is abnormal, it will be a demon." Fang Mengjin said, "Could it be that he took the villagers to worship the Dragon King, and really moved the gods?" ”

Han Wen said: "How can you be gullible about ghosts and gods? I think it may be that Zheng Chun is afraid that I will punish him, so he makes a promise lightly, and it also means to gamble on his luck, right? ”

"Let's see, shall we?" Fang Mengjin replied.

Han Wen and Fang Mengjin did not wait too long, just after noon the next day, when Han Wen was still resting in the inner house, a servant came in to report, saying that Li Xing was here again and asked to see him in the lobby.

"Lord Zhixian, I'm overjoyed!"

Seeing Han Wen walk into the lobby, Li Xing still said this, compared with the previous day, the smile on his face was brighter, it was a kind of excitement from the heart.

Yesterday a good well was drilled, and everyone still had some apprehension in their hearts, but as soon as the well came out of the water today, everyone was down-to-earth, knowing that Xiucai named Su Hao did have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth. Even a small official like Li Xing is very excited about this, because the better the results of his team's well-drilling, the more rewards they will be able to get in the future, which is directly related to personal interests.

"What, another good well was drilled?" Han Wen asked.

"Exactly." Li Xing replied.

Han Wen said: "Zheng Chun didn't open another hole next to the well yesterday, just say that it was two wells, right?" ”

This kind of fraud has also been encountered in Korean in the past. Where a good well has been drilled, if another well is drilled, water will generally be produced. But there is little value in drilling an additional well in this way, because the groundwater in the same area is limited, and if one more well is drilled, the result is that two wells produce the same amount of water as the previous one.

Li Xingda shook his head: "No, no, how dare Zheng Dian deceive the magistrate like this." The well drilled today is 3 miles away from yesterday's well, and 250 quintals of water are produced in one hour. ”

"Did you really let Zheng Chun say it right?" A trace of doubt flashed in Han Wen's eyes, and he suddenly slapped the table and shouted: "Bold Li Xing, you dare to use clever words to coax this county!" ”

Li Xing was frightened by Han Wen's voice, and he didn't react for a long time, and he didn't know which sentence he said wrongly, which made the county so annoyed. He kowtowed again and again: "Lord Zhixian, what the villain said, every sentence is true!" ”

Han Wen said: "To tell you the truth, how did Zheng Chun find these wells? ”

"This ......," Li Xing said. In Zheng Chun's meaning, he didn't want to mention too much about Su Hao's role in digging wells, so that Zheng Chun's contribution was prominent. On the contrary, if Su Hao's matter is known by Han Wen, then Zheng Chun's achievements will not be reflected.

However, where is Han Wen so easy to deceive, Zheng Chun had previously drilled 15 waste wells in one go, and suddenly his character exploded, and he was able to drill good wells one after another, there must be other reasons behind this. Zheng Chun dared to claim that the well must be a good well before he drilled it, which shows that Zheng Chun has found a capable feng shui master.

"Lord Zhixian forgives us, we did find a person, these two wells are the well locations he selected, and sure enough, the water will come out as soon as it is sold." As soon as Li Xing was scared, he quickly told the truth.

"Well, it's pretty much the same, where did you find a feng shui master, who has such a talent, why has this county never heard of it?" Han Wen's face softened a little and asked.

Li Xingdao: "Lord Huizhi County asked, this person is not a feng shui master, he is a talent in Longkou Village." ”

"Xiucai?" Han Wen was a little surprised, "How can Xiucai still know how to dig wells?" ”

"Lord Zhixian, don't you know, this show is very enduring." Now that the secret has been revealed, Li Xing no longer hides it, and he said to Han Wen with a fluttering eyebrow: "This Xiucai, who is 17 years old, looks thin and weak, and will fall down when the wind blows. But he only glanced at it and said that the well we chose was not in the right place, and there would definitely be no water supply. Our Zheng Dianguan said to him: "Then Xiucai, can you point to a well that can draw water?" And guess what? ”

"How?" Han Wen was also attracted by Li Xing's narration and couldn't help but ask.

Li Xingdao: "This Xiucai shook the feather fan, pinched his fingers, and then pointed to the southeast direction, and said: In this direction, 700 steps to drill a well, 60 feet deep, 400 quintals of water per hour!" As a result, the craftsman who drilled the well was able to reach a distance of 60 feet, and the water came out, and it was exactly 400 quintals per hour. ”

"There is such a thing!" Han Wen was really shocked this time, "Who is this Xiucai's surname?" You said that he was only 17 years old, so he should be a talent who participated in the children's examination in the past two years, why am I not impressed at all? ”

"This show's name is Su Hao, and he was a showman in last year's talent." Li Xing replied.

"Su Hao?" Han Wen desperately recalled, but he couldn't remember such a person. There are many students who take the exam in the prefecture every year, but if you are really a student with some level, you should have some impression of Hangeul.

Fang Mengjin, who heard the news, stood aside and said leisurely: "My lord, I have a little impression of this Su Hao, his articles are written in a steady manner, but there is no aura in them, and he does not look like a person with great talents. ”

However, such a person can not only choose the right well location, but also estimate the amount of water. Mr. Fang, have you ever heard of anyone who has such an ability? Han Wen asked.

"Unheard of." Fang Mengjin shook his head and said, "This underground matter is ever-changing, who can see it?" I think this show may just be a bold statement and grandstanding. ”

"Lord Zhixian, master, this Su Hao is definitely not talking nonsense!" Li Xing knelt down and argued: "Yesterday, the well said that 400 quintals of water would be produced in one hour, and the people in the village had tried to carry water in buckets, and the water produced in almost an hour was about 400 quintals. Today's well, he said in advance, the water output per hour is 200 to 300 quintals, and after the results are drilled, it is really 250 quintals. Our feng shui gentleman, Chen Guanyu, is planning to worship him as a teacher. ”

"Tell Zheng Chun, drive your Chen Shenstick away, Zhegui Township obviously has water, he pointed to 15 wells and couldn't get a drop of water, such a liar, what do you want him to do!" Han Wen said casually.

"Yes!" Li Xing hurriedly agreed.

"Is this true?" Fang Mengjin looked at Han Wen, "If there really is such a strange person, it would be a pity to just put it in Zhegui Township." At present, the whole county is digging wells to fight drought, and there are many abandoned wells, not to mention wasting money and grain, delaying the agricultural time, and the big obstacle will be. If you can get his advice, not to mention choosing the right one for each well, even if there is a good well among the two wells, it will be much stronger than now. ”

"Li Xing, you rush back to Zhegui Township immediately, and pass on that Xiucai Su Hao to the county government to reply." As he spoke, Han picked up his pen and prepared to write a summons letter. The so-called letter card, in fact, is the ancient letter of introduction, which is to write specific matters on a piece of paper, and then sign with a red pen and stamp the official seal, which has legal effect.

"Adults, no." Fang Mengjin hurriedly stopped Han Wen and said, "If this Su Hao really has such talent, he is a sage and sage, and he should not be treated lightly." ”

"That's right." Han Wen also reacted, people with skills like this should be brought over, if a letter card is issued to arrest a criminal, it will be too bad.

"Li Xing, if you go to pass on my words, just say that the county invites that Xiucai Su Hao to the county government to talk about it, you have to be polite when you speak, don't disturb that Xiucai, do you understand?" Han said.

"The villain understands, the villain will go and invite Su Hao." Li Xing replied loudly.