"What year is the wind? What year is rain rain? ”

"The wind is the wind of the year! Rain is next year's rain! ”

"There are girls in the Shu family who have just grown up, and the wind has and the rain has come! The rice is also there, and the meat is also there! ”

A group of weeping children sang nursery rhymes, jumping past the alley, a tree of apricot blossoms shook down, the wind and drizzle, and the spring was empty.

Shuhua came slowly with a silver and red oil-paper umbrella, smiling and watching.

She is nineteen years old and the only daughter of a rich peasant couple in the kingdom.

It is said that the old couple have been married for 20 years, and she is nearly 40 years old, when she was born, it suddenly rained in the southern plains of the country of Qiu, which was originally in a great drought.

The rain was neither heavy nor small, and the amount of water was just right, which directly alleviated the drought and saved many people.

At first, everyone didn't associate this matter with her, they just felt that the little girl was born at a good time.

The old couple specially wrapped a thick red envelope and asked the most famous gentleman in the village to name their daughter.

Mr. looked up at the sky, just saw the grass and trees flourishing, the branches and flowers blooming, and the sun had a halo, so he said: "Hua, prosperous and beautiful, brilliant and shining, it is called Shuhua, the only one in the world." ”

The family is wealthy, but he didn't let his daughter suffer anything, only taught her four seasons and five grains, and the solar terms and farming.

What I think is that in the future, my daughter will inherit the family's acres, recruit a son-in-law to come to the door, make her own decisions, and live happily.

When Shuhua was five or six years old, he went to the private school in the village alone to eavesdrop on his teacher's lessons, and then he made a fuss about going to school.

The Shu family couple thought to themselves that it was good for their daughter to be able to read and hyphenation, so they didn't have to be deceived by the stinky man's sour scholar, so they also sent her to school.

Shuhua grew up to seven or eight years old, and the content of the private school professor in the village could no longer keep up with her learning speed, so the Shu family and his wife had no choice but to invite a down-and-out scholar to teach at home.

In a blink of an eye, Shuhua grew to the age of fourteen, with unparalleled beauty and fame, and many families in the vicinity came to ask for marriage.

The Shu family and his wife only had one idea, they had to recruit their son-in-law to come to the door, so that their daughter could make her own decisions.

One day, the family was invited to a relative's house in a neighboring county, and on the way they met farmers complaining that it had not rained for too long, and the seedlings in the field were about to die of drought.

The Shu family and his wife just sympathized and sighed, but turned their heads to find that Shuhua was gone.

After a while, I saw that it was raining.

The peasants wept excitedly and knelt down to worship the heavens and the earth.

Shuhua came laughing in the rain and asked her what she was laughing at, but she didn't say.

When the guests returned and passed by, they were stopped by a group of farmers, saying that someone saw Shuhua praying for rain that day, and thought that she was the rain god.

Of course, the Shu family doesn't recognize it, and the good daughter's family is stained with some ghosts and gods, no matter how you look at it, it's not a good thing.

Not long after the family returned to the village, rumors spread to their doorstep.

From time to time, people from other places will come to the door, some of them have been in drought for a long time and begged for rain, and some have too much rain and too much wind and begged to shut down.

Then, the people in the village remembered that on the day of the girl's birth, a miracle was born in the southern plains of the country after a long drought and a rainstorm.

Moreover, in recent years, the surrounding counties and townships have more or less had some natural disasters, and only the county has good weather and rain.

In particular, this village is even more windy and rainy, and the harvest is 30% higher than that of other places, so that it has become a well-known wealthy village.

It turns out that it is all the blessings brought by Shuhua.

The more outrageous and outrageous the story became, the farther and farther it went.

The old couple of the Shu family were very scared, and always felt that they would lose their baby daughter, so they chose a late night and moved the family quietly.

No, they didn't get far before they were stopped by the government.

The county guard took the holy decree and said that there was a great drought in the north of the kingdom of Qiu, and he wanted to summon Shuhua to ask for rain.

The common people did not have the ability to confront the king, so Shuhua's family was sent to the north.

She lived up to expectations and successfully managed to get rain and solve the drought in the north.

This is amazing, the Shu family was sent directly to the capital, and Shuhua was recognized as auspicious.

The country of Yu is a farming country, relying on the sky for food, and with such a living treasure, of course it has to be supplied.

The old emperor of the Kingdom of Yu gave a mansion, with countless gold and silver for slaves and maids, and set up the position of "wind and rain order" for Shuhua, which is similar to the same product and is generous.

The only requirement is for her to climb the Gan Terrace during the annual harvest festival celebration to pray for good fortune and good harvest in the coming year.

Shuhua has been praying for four years, from the age of 14 to 18 years old, the country of Qiu has been in good weather every year, the five grains are abundant, and the people are rich and the country is strong.

The old emperor was delighted and asked her what reward she wanted.

She said that she had been confined to the mansion in Beijing for too long, and she wanted to go out for a walk in her spare time, visit celebrities, and learn poetry and songs.

The old emperor agreed to her plea, and asked her what kind of husband she wanted.

After thinking for a long time, Shuhua said, "At least I have to be a gentleman who is proficient in literature and science and treats me sincerely." ”

The old emperor ordered the selection of a son-in-law for her, and he was specially selected from among the literati and scholars.

But for some reason, no one wanted to marry her.

Daddy Shu ran out to inquire and came back, and said depressedly: "It is said that it is not blessed." ”

Shu Lao Niang scolded bitterly: "A fool with no vision and no courage is not worthy of my daughter!" ”

Shuhua smiled and nodded, she felt the same way.

The matter of choosing a son-in-law has been boiling for half a year, and there has been a turnaround.

The old emperor had seven sons, but he did not appoint a crown prince.

The sons have all become years, one is shrewd, and one is more ambitious than the other.

These seven princes, aged from forty to eighteen or nineteen, from married to unmarried, no matter whether they are beautiful or ugly, they all dedicated their hospitality to Shuhua.

There are even rumors outside that the one who gets the goddess will get the throne.

That's dangerous.

Shuhua hurriedly entered the palace and told the old emperor that he didn't want to marry into the royal family, and if he was not at ease, she could never marry for life.

The old emperor was half-lying in bed to recuperate, kindly comforted her not to be afraid, he was there in everything, and encouraged her to meet friends with literature and get to know more young talents.

Soon after the old emperor spoke, many poems and songs were sent to Shuhua, some praised her, and some purely described the ancient and modern landscapes and the world at the border, and asked her to comment.

Among them, there is a person called "from the heart", the poems and songs are very elegant and fresh, and the words are also very good, which can be regarded as everyone.

Shuhua likes his poetry and songs, and he also likes his words.

She tried to reply to him with a little poem she had written, asking him for advice.

She was apprehensive, although she liked literature, but in fact she was limited by the conditions, and the teachers she followed were not very good.

After that, he was locked up and not allowed to go out, and he had no chance to continue his studies.

Usually it looks okay, but in front of real celebrities, I can't help but be timid and laugh.

The Follower quickly replied to her letter, pointing out her shortcomings in a gentle and humble tone.

Shuhua soon wrote him a second, third, and fourth letters.

He is shy and reserved, but he makes her very comfortable and comfortable.

She decided to meet him under the apricot blossom tree at the mouth of the alley.

(End of chapter)