Xu Boyi sat on the rain platform with a dull gaze, unkempt and bearded.

The street pedestrians had lost their initial sense of freshness to him, walking around the stage without looking at him much.

Xu Boyi sat there, moving his hands from time to time, scratching here and there, with his image, a bit like a wild man in the mountains.

He hadn't bathed for many days, and for a man who was used to bathing twice a day, it was simply unbearable to go without a shower for so many days. He originally paid the most attention to appearance, his hair was often combed neatly, and his beard was also maintained and combed every day, elegant and handsome, and chic, but now this image is really flattering.

The old man who was in charge of sprinkling and sweeping in the county government carried a bucket of water, walked up to the high platform slowly, poured the water into the water urn in front of Xu Boyi, Xu Boyi's dull eyes slowly moved to the water urn, and watched the clear well water pour into it.

Lao Lu Tou glanced at Xu Boyi, coughed and said, "Lord County, the water has been delivered, if you finish drinking, just say it, and Xiao Lao'er will renew it for you immediately." ”

Xu Boyi responded calmly.

Lao Lu Tou lifted the empty bucket and turned around to leave, but suddenly stood again, as if he remembered something, and chatted with Xu Boyi: "Lord County, the little old man heard in the county government that the master of the history of the Dian Shi led people to lead the mountains to divert water, and the waterwheel has been successfully tried, and in just these two days, the water can be successfully transported to Gaoli and Liangzhai." ”

"Oh?"

This sentence really caught Xu Boyi's attention, he raised his head, looked at Lao Lu Tou and said, "Can he really lead water up the cliff?" ”

Old Lu Tou said: "No! It's not uncommon to use water trucks to divert water from low-lying areas to higher places. Why didn't anyone want to use this method before? If you think about it carefully, you are probably frightened by the cliffs and mountains that are dozens of feet high. Hey, Ye Dianshi has the courage, so he has achieved great things that others can do but have not done! ”

The corners of Xu Boyi's mouth twitched slightly, and he was jealous and hateful in his heart.

Old Lu Tou said in a concerned tone again: "It's not easy to say that you are not a county lord." Pray for rain for the people, and go on a hunger strike for so many days. Although God is not gracious, it just doesn't rain, but after all, you have done your best, and those ignorant people are not grateful, and they laugh at adults, and even the little old man can't stand it. ”

Xu Boyi was stunned and hurriedly said, "What do they say about me?" ”

Old Lu Tou said: "Hey, what else can I say." They said, "My lord, you have been on hunger strike for so many days, and you have never fainted." Someone must have secretly brought you food. Adults are not begging for rain for the people at all, but selling fame and reputation, wanting to gain the favor of their bosses and seek a successful career.

They also said, "My lord, you are pretending to beg for rain, and even God can't see it, so not a drop of rain falls." In the last years of Hongwu, there was a straw bale general named Li Jinglong, who went on a hunger strike for ten days without dying. It's been more than ten days, and you're still alive. Hehe, it seems that the more straw bales people are, the more hungry they are. ”

Xu Boyi was so angry when he heard this: "I only eat one meal a day, and I die when I hold on." I starved to death when I was hungry, and now I always have a stomachache, and I'm easy to me, I'm about to become a savage. These bastards are still talking about me behind my back!

Don't say you're on a hunger strike, just sit here every day. You have to be half-dead and can't even move a little, I wonder if you can stand it? Ah! Am I so stupid that I have to starve to death? Am I too hungry to faint? If I'm starving, can they watch me die? Feed me some gruel, it's better than eating steamed buns every day! ”

Old Lu bowed and said, "My lord, you rest, little old man retires." ”

Xu Boyi nodded to Lao Lu Tou, after he took office, he began to find out who had a close relationship with Ye Xiaotian, and sent all the relevant people away, leaving Lao Lu Tou alone. Lao Lu Tou was just an old servant in charge of sprinkling and sweeping in the county office, he never thought that such a person would actually be happy and sincere to Ye Xiaotian, and he was willing to report to him to Lao Lu Tou, and his heart increased his favor.

Old Lu Tou left the high platform with a bucket, and Xu Boyi thought: "I am suffering here, and there is not a drop of rain." When Ye Xiaotian leads the water, won't I be ridiculed by the world even more? ”

Xu Boyi turned his mind here, and Lao Lu slowly entered the county office. Half an hour later, Ye Xiaotian appeared at the gate of the county office.

Ye Xiaotian was dressed in the same coarse cloth as an ordinary man, holding his trouser legs, a pair of straw sandals under his feet, his legs were full of mud, and he was carrying a hoe on his shoulder.

All passers-by who saw Ye Xiaotian greeted Ye Xiaotian with admiration, and Ye Xiaotian also smiled and replied one by one. Such a courteous corporal has won the love of the people in the county.

Ye Xiaotian arrived at the gate of the county ya, carried a hoe on the rain platform, and said to Xu Boyi excitedly: "Lord County, the lower official has successfully transported the water wheel on the cliff today, haha, tomorrow!" Tomorrow I will be able to divert the water of the great river to help the drought of Gao Li. ”

Xu Boyi snorted coldly, and said without yin or yang: "Ye Dianshi has made such great merits, which is really gratifying." ”

Ye Xiaotian said with a smile: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be!" My lord, you have worked tirelessly to alleviate the drought and relieve the danger of the people. Gaotai hunger strike, although you did not ask for rain, the people of Huxian County will also thank you for your kindness. ”

Xu Boyi hated in his heart, slowly stood up, gave Ye Xiaotian a long look, and said angrily: "Xu begged for rain and ruled the river with his feet, although his actions are different, but the purpose is the same, they all hope to relieve the people of Huxian County." Now that success is imminent, Xu is also happy in his heart, Xu is a generation of Huxian fathers, thank you for your great kindness. ”

Ye Xiaotian hurriedly said: "Lord County Cheng is serious, you haven't eaten for many days, and your body is weak, don't get up, sit down ...... quickly."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Boyi suddenly straightened up, his hands were still arched, and he slowly fell backwards, and when he was close to the ground, he bent his knees, first slowed down the force of the fall with one knee, and then closed his eyes and spread his legs: he was unconscious......

"Oops! Xu County Cheng! Xu County Cheng! Come on, Xu Xiancheng fainted, come on! ”

Ye Xiaotian hurriedly stepped forward and held Xu Xiancheng and shouted, Ye Xiaotian scolded secretly while shouting: "Your grandma, you are 'hungry and faint', and you are not hit by an arrow." If you are stiff, you will not be able to pretend to be dead. ”

Ye Xiaotian shouted, and many pedestrians gathered around him when he heard the sound, and Ye Xiaotian said to a few big men sent by Gao and Li Liangzhai who took turns to guard in front of the rain platform every day: "Quick! Quickly help Xu Dianshi to the county government and instruct the kitchen to boil some hot porridge. Xu County has not eaten for many days, but he can't eat dry immediately, go quickly. ”

When Xu Boyi, who was pretending to be dead, heard this, he couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart, and at the same time felt some deep remorse: "Alas! How did I not think of this idea earlier. Otherwise, you would have been able to drink porridge a long time ago, so why suffer so many more days! ”

Those big men lifted Xu Boyi and hurried to the county office, at this time there were more and more people who rushed to hear the sound, and many people who were shopping on the cross street found that there was something strange here, and they also rushed to surround the prayer platform.

Ye Xiaotian was dressed in a short dress, cloth clothes and straw shoes, and a hoe. Standing on the high platform, he said awe-inspiringly: "Folks, in order to relieve the drought, Xu Xiancheng went on a hunger strike to ask for rain. In order to move the heavens. However, now that I have been on hunger strike for many days, it still hasn't rained in my county.

Now, Xu Xiancheng has fainted from hunger, how can Ye bear to let Lord Xu continue to go on a hunger strike and pray for rain. Ye decided: to replace Xu Xiancheng. Hunger strike on this high platform, if it doesn't rain for a day, I, Ye Xiaotian, won't eat for a day. ”

The onlookers were greatly moved. They all said: "Ye Dianshi, Xu County Cheng can't ask for rain, it's because he Xu County's heart is not sincere enough. Ye Dianshi, you cut through thorns, opened mountains and rivers, and everything you did, we all saw it in our eyes. We heard that this mountain canal will be opened soon, Lord Ye, why do you have to go on a hunger strike and pray for rain. “

Ye Xiaotian said: "Gaoshan water canal, what is solved is only the drought of Gaoli and Li villages, although the drought of the people in other parts of the county is not as strict as that of Gaoli and Liangzhai, but it has also greatly affected the harvest, Ye Mou sees it in his eyes, and he is anxious in his heart!"

Folks, even if this canal is completed, our Huxian County still lacks rainwater. Heaven can't be bullied, how can you give up halfway praying for rain! The Gaoshan Water Canal is about to be completed, and Ye is not there, so the impact is not great. Ye Mou will go on a hunger strike and pray for rain here instead of Xu Xiancheng, the sky has eyes, and he will definitely feel Ye's sincerity! ”

After Ye Xiaotian finished speaking, he slowly sat down with the hoe.

The people in the audience were moved to tears, and some old people, with the support of their children and grandchildren, fell to their knees tremblingly, and said with tears in their eyes: "Good official! Ye Dianshi is really a good official who loves the people like a son! Lord Qingtian, the blessing of the people of my Huxian County! ”

As soon as these old men knelt, the others fell to their knees and bowed to the stage.

Ye Xiaotian crossed his knees, stretched out his arms, and shouted towards the sky where there was no trace of clouds: "God, have you seen it!" Please give us the people of Huxian a heavy rain, I, Ye Xiaotian, am willing to hand over this life, I just ask the sky to open my eyes and give me a heavy rain in Huxian! ”

When the people in the audience heard this, they were moved to tears.

On the stage, Ye Xiaotian whispered to Mao Wenzhi, who was standing on the steps: "Old Mao, it will really rain tomorrow, right?" If you don't, I'll break your lame leg again!" ”

Mao Wenzhi whispered: "Definitely, don't worry, it will rain tomorrow, it will rain heavily!" Ouch, no, my legs are sore...... I'll have to go back and get a stove to bake ......."

Xu Boyi was carried back to the county office, and the cook hurriedly made a bowl of gruel for him to pour down. Xu Boyi pretended not to wake up, and drank most of the bowl of porridge "in a daze", and then opened his eyes "dying". Hua Qingfeng, who rushed to hear the news, said with concern: "Xu Xiancheng, are you okay?" ”

Xu Boyi's eyes were half-open and half-closed, and he said angrily: "...... Xiaguan ...... OK. It is...... Feeling dizzy ......"

Before he finished speaking, Su Xuntian hurriedly ran in and said in a suffrage, "Brother-in-law!" Brother-in-law! Ye Dianshi announced that he would continue to go on a hunger strike to succeed Xu Xiancheng until it rained! ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and when Xu Boyi, who was pretending to be dead, heard this, a thought flashed in his mind: "It's not good!" Ye Xiaotian is like a ghost and slippery like a loach, would he do such a stupid thing? I'm going to fall for him again! ”

Xu Boyi was angry and anxious, his neck was crooked, and he really fainted.

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(To be continued......)