Looking at his hometown that became clearer and clearer in his field of vision, Qi Yu couldn't help but feel his heart surge.
Got home……
Taohua Village is always quiet on weekdays, but today is different. A family actually set off three firecrackers in succession.
It’s not a festival, nor is there any wedding or funeral, so why set off firecrackers?
Aunt Zhang, who had always been well-informed, clarified the confusion for the neighbors: Qi Yu was so happy that it was natural to celebrate.
Where did Sixi come from?
She bared her teeth and grinned: Yes, everyone, listen to me explain everything in detail...
The first joy was that Qi Dalang passed the sixth place in the government examination and obtained the status of a child student. Now he is a real scholar.
The second joy came from Zhou's accidental revelation. She said that Qi Yu had sold a calligraphy and painting during the government examination and earned a lot of money.
The third joy is that just two days ago, Mr. Meng suddenly came to Qi Yu's house. He cured Zhou's eyes with his superb medical skills. Now Mrs. Qi's eyesight is restored, not to mention how happy she is.
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The fourth joy, and the greatest joy, is that the Qi family's wife is pregnant! This is the joy that Mr. Meng, who is a master of medicine, has personally checked, and it is absolutely true.
How can we celebrate such a big event without setting off firecrackers?
Mrs. Zhou, who has always been in a tight situation, also showed a rare act of generosity. She scattered a handful of copper coins outside the gate, making the villagers feel happy.
Qi Yu naturally had no intention of paying attention to these heated discussions. At this time, he was holding his beloved wife in his arms and talking sweet words in the room.
"Madam, is the child one month old now?"
"I'm just pregnant now, how many months did it take?" Liu Quan gave him a look, and said shyly: "Not long after you left, I felt weak, and my menstrual period didn't come. At that time, I
I suspected that I was pregnant. Two days ago, Mr. Meng checked my pulse, and then I was sure."
Calculate the time~~
Ahem...
Could it be the beaded embryo that Yunyu fought hard that night?
Could it be that Liu Laogen's medicine really works?
Liu Quan saw that his eyes were blurry and silvery, and she guessed that his thoughts were impure, and said angrily: "Mr. Meng said, you can't do that in the first three months. If you really want to... well, still
You can figure it out yourself!"
I think? What did I think?
Am I that kind of person?
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Qi Yu gently stroked Liu Quan's belly and said happily: "I finally became a father!" After being happy for a while, he asked again: "Did Mr. Meng leave any medical advice?"
"Yes, he said that I have insufficient energy and blood, and the fetal condition is a bit unstable. I need to pay more attention to rest and not be too tired. He also prescribed some anti-fetal medicine for me to take. I think it won't be a big problem." Liu Quan was happy.
Said worriedly.
The fetal image is unstable?
Qi Yu looked nervous when he heard this, and immediately said: "This matter must be taken seriously! Let's do this. From now on, you don't have to do any work anymore, and the needlework girl has to stop. If you have nothing to do, just lie on the bed and rest more."
Liu Quan smiled happily: "How can you think so seriously? I just need to pay more attention to it, there is no need to lie down every day. By the way, Mr. Meng, what is the relationship between Mr. Meng and you? He only said yes
I was entrusted by you and happened to be on my way, so I came here to treat the patient, and I didn’t talk much about anything else."
Qi Yu solemnly said: "Mr. Meng pointed out my knowledge and gave me writing skills. He can be regarded as half of my teacher. He is not only outstanding in literary talent, but also a famous doctor. I have indeed begged him, and he
I also agreed, but I didn’t expect him to come over so quickly.” Then he added: “He claimed that he wanted to learn a gold needle removal technique that can be used to treat eyes, but he didn’t expect it to be so miraculous.”
Golden Needle Lifting Technique is an ancient medical technique for treating cataracts. It has been clearly recorded in medical books. However, this wonderful technique requires too high technical skills on the part of the doctor. It is estimated that only great doctors like Meng Lanshan would dare to try it.
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Think about it, if you prick your eyes with a needle, an accidental flick of your wrist will cause serious consequences.
Artists are bold!
Qi Yu thought about it carefully and was still frightened.
Mrs. Zhou was very open-minded about this, and she acted very calmly when administering the acupuncture. She could no longer see it anyway, and even if the medical technique failed, it would only cause some blood to bleed.
Too.
No matter how bad it is, how bad can it be!
After the excitement of celebration had passed, Ms. Zhou called her son to her side and said she wanted to take a good look at him.
Yes, I haven’t ‘seen’ myself for a long time.
The old mother was kind and compassionate, without joy or worry. She kept stroking her son's face with her withered hands. After a while, she sighed: "My son, you have changed."
For some reason, Qi Yu's heart tightened inexplicably after hearing this.
"Mom, my son hasn't changed much, he's just more mature than before."
Mrs. Zhou smiled and nodded, without saying anything else. Then she went directly to the east room, picked up a basket of preserved fruits and prepared to go out.
"Mom, you have good eyes, but where are they going?" Qi Yu asked in confusion.
"I heard people say that believing in Buddhism can accumulate blessings for your descendants, so I wanted to go to Sanqing Temple to burn incense." Mrs. Zhou turned around and said.
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Qi Yu wanted to tell his mother that Sanqing was a Taoist deity, not a Buddhist one. However, when he saw the pious look on her face, he swallowed back the clear words.
"Mother is right. As the saying goes, a house that accumulates good deeds will always be happy. Burning more incense is even more beneficial."
"That's it!" Ms. Zhou became happy again, "Didn't Mr. Meng say that my daughter-in-law's fetus is a little unstable? I will go and beg the Buddha to make the incense in our house more prosperous."
Well, the Taoist Master of Sanqing has now become a Buddha again.
Qi Yu kindly reminded: "Mom, I think you should go to Guanyin to give birth to children. I heard that she is the only one in charge of having children."
"Haha, please, aren't they all the same? These gods are all neighbors in the sky. If something happens to them, can't they just communicate with each other?"
"Uh...that's right!"
Then, Mrs. Zhou happily went away carrying the preserved fruit basket.
The spring cold is gone, the summer heat is coming, and the south wind is getting hotter and hotter.
It's summer now, and in a few days it will be the Dragon Boat Festival.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival. It is said to be a festival established to commemorate the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan. With this patriotic meaning, state agencies pay more attention to it, and officials will also take a three-day holiday.
The common people hung up mugwort leaves, cooked rice dumplings, and happily enjoyed the festive atmosphere. The noble feelings of the patriotic poets were too far away from them, and they still cared about their own one-third of an acre of land.
In big cities, the government will also hold dragon dance parties and dragon boat races. It is said that the parties are crowded with people and very lively.
The holidays are festive, but this year is an exception.
On the afternoon of the Dragon Boat Festival, a nightmare news spread in Yongchuan Prefecture, ruthlessly shattering the good mood of the people.
The locust plague is coming!
Since ancient times, the locust plague has been a major natural disaster that people have heard of, and there is a saying that no grass can grow when locusts pass by. The summer grain has not been harvested, and such a catastrophe suddenly occurs at this time, and the consequences can be imagined.
However, this is something that cannot be controlled by humans, and it cannot be avoided even if you want to. Just three hours after hearing the news, locusts covering the sky and the sun came over like dark clouds.
Fear! Panic! And then anger!
The adults picked up brooms one after another, while the children banged on the broken copper basin, trying to scare away the invading locusts.
But how can a drop of water extinguish a fire?
In just one hour, the lush green water, green hills and fields turned into earthy yellow.
The pond has become a paradise for ducks, who compete to bite the corpses of insects that unfortunately drowned.
In the face of such a catastrophe, no one can survive alone.
Now that the economy is in recession, this locust plague is undoubtedly a fatal blow to the people.
If the new crop fails, how will we live in the future?
People who have a surplus of food do not dare to be extravagant and wasteful at this time. Now that the year is bad, they have to be more economical inside and outside, otherwise they will really have to chew the bark of the tree.
Are you short of food? Go buy food to eat?
Don't even think about it at this time. At this turbulent time, who would be willing to sell grain?
However, the more we hold back on selling food, the more food will be in short supply, and food shortages will follow.
As for the imperial court, it has done two major things to reassure the people.
The first was that the emperor repented to heaven for his misconduct, issued an imperial edict, and launched a series of self-criticisms. In particular, he exempted the disaster-stricken area from taxes for two years.
The second thing is to open warehouses to stock up on grain and try to save losses as much as possible. At the same time, we must strengthen public security to prevent young people from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.
Although the imperial court has allocated food for disaster relief, it will take some time to arrive. As far as local officials are concerned, solving the immediate urgent needs is the top priority.
There isn't much food in Qi Yu's family jar, so it won't last long.
At this moment, the second uncle Zhou Dashui came over with food.
Mrs. Zhou looked at her younger brother excitedly, and after sizing him up for a long time, he said, "Dashui, you are getting old too."
"Haha, how could that be? I feel like I'm still young!"
The siblings smiled at the same time, then sat down and started chatting.
When Zhou's eyes regained sight, Uncle Zhou was naturally happy and even said that this was good luck for the family. As for Qi Yu's middle school student, Zhou Dashui even gave some words of encouragement and encouraged his nephew to work hard to become a scholar.
"I am here this time because I have two things to tell you."
"Uncle, please speak."
"First of all, it's about food. I have already contacted my colleagues. I will be able to get some first in a while. Then I will ask someone to send a few more buckets. Alas! Let's get through this period first." Zhou Dashui said.
At critical moments, you have to rely on your uncle!
Liu Quan was not polite and accepted it directly, and then took out some money: "Uncle, you have to take the money, otherwise you will be embarrassed to keep this food."
Ms. Zhou also laughed. Her daughter-in-law wanted to use money to silence her aunt so as not to cause further gossip.
Zhou Dashui couldn't resist, so he had to accept it.
"There is also bad news. During the locust plague, the members of the Emperor Worship Sect took the opportunity to cause trouble." Zhou Dashui said with a frown.
"What's going on?" Qi Yu was startled and thought to himself, there was indeed trouble in this Daohui Division.
"They used the excuse that the government's food supply was insufficient and encouraged the church members to smash up the county government office." Zhou Dashui said with lingering fear.
This is a direct attack on the administrative agencies! In nature, it is very serious!
"What happened next?" Qi Yu asked again.
"Thanks to the decisive action of Governor Zhao, he quickly mobilized the government troops to suppress the situation and quickly suppressed the situation. Generally speaking, the current situation is quite stable."
Meng Lanshan once said that the prefect Zhao Mingyu was a decisive person, and it seems that this is indeed the case.
As for Emperor Worship, it should be redefined now.
They use the banner of Taoism, but use bandit methods. This is obviously selling sheep over dogs!
To put it bluntly, it is a cult!
Brainwashing, deceiving, asking for your money at first, and finally your life!
Qi Yu sighed: "Since ancient times, there has been no shortage of people who deceive and fool the people in the name of the church!"
Uncle Zhou Zhou also said angrily: "Yes, they burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil, even worse than the bandits."
"How is it now? Has it been wiped out?"
"Absolutely. The Emperor Worshiping Sect is a rabble. How can it withstand the suppression of regular government troops? It's a pity that the bandit leader Ge Hong ran away. There are rumors that he fled to Le'an in Shandong."
"Just leave, our place is clean!" Qi Yu said happily.
"You are wrong, our place is not clean! During the search, the government army accidentally seized a roster at the Imperial Worship Cult's lair. The names of some people were recorded there, and they were suspected of being believers...
…Among them are your brother-in-law, Liu Jincheng, and Yin Jun, who is closely related to him."
Qi Yu was shocked when he heard this: "Jincheng...how is he doing now?"
"Caught in."
Upon hearing this, Liu Quan's face suddenly turned pale.