This year, the beginning of spring came relatively early, and the auspicious date was not too late. It was only at the end of the first year, and Liu Shicheng, the manager of the ceremonial house, decided on the spring plowing ceremony.
However, this year's protagonist seems to have changed. Magistrate Qi has become a foil.
How do you say this?
The origin of the matter begins with Zhou's farming.
In just one day, the anecdote about the old lady of the Qi family going to work in the fields was spread, and the news spread more and more widely, and the people were shocked when they heard it.
What?
Even the prefect’s biological mother set an example by planting rice seedlings and sweet potatoes in the mud with bare feet. What does this mean?
Doesn't this obviously imply that we people in Qiongzhou are not diligent enough?
You know, Qi Zhifu has always loved the people like his own children, and he is embarrassed to express harsh words, but we should know it ourselves!
Alas, he worked hard, had a far-sighted vision, and did not hesitate to spend huge manpower and material resources to raise high-yield divine food from thousands of miles away for Qiongzhou. How generous is this? How big-hearted is this?
As a Qiongzhou native, shouldn’t we examine ourselves for our laziness?
Hurry up and go to work in the fields!
As the saying goes, if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace.
As far as Qiongzhou is concerned, the people's spiritual development is still very advanced, and they have begun to learn to save face.
In addition to stimulating enthusiasm for production, Zhou's farming also brought about other impacts.
What?
This move greatly changed the people's bad views on government officials.
On weekdays, these people are all as proud as that second uncle, and they walk more domineeringly than that crab. Look at it now. Not only do they have a humble attitude, but they have actually learned to plow!
Where is this arrogant official ape?
He is clearly an old scalper who works hard and never complains!
Thumbs up!
Since the Zhou family made this good start, this year's campaign to persuade farmers and mulberry trees has been much smoother. Basically, Qi Dalang didn't waste any time. The common people have made a statement: Sir, don't worry, we will definitely roll up our sleeves and work hard this year.
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Well, this attitude is indeed correct!
Of course, Qi Yu also fulfilled his promise last year and rewarded some of the new grain seeds to the best mulberry farmers to continue to stimulate their enthusiasm for farming.
As for most of the remaining seeds, the government must conduct unified breeding and wait until enough seeds are accumulated in the next season before further promotion.
Taking this opportunity, Qi Yu made a new promise: in the new year, the government will reward those who are outstanding in mulberry farming with scarce seeds of cash crops as an incentive. The rewards will be rich beyond imagination.
"I hope you will continue your efforts and create brilliance!"
"I must live up to your expectations..."
The people cheered like thunder, were full of ambition, and were full of confidence in the future development of agriculture.
This is the general scene of this year’s spring plowing ceremony.
After the ceremony, Qi Yu went to the Chenghuang Temple as usual to worship Su Shi and thank him for his protection.
Last year, he made a great wish, saying that if Qiongzhou's economic development doubled, he would create a female companion for this senior Su.
In fact, his wish was not only realized, but also seriously exceeded the double range.
Therefore, Qi Dalang fulfilled his promise and generously built a statue of the City God's Lady for Senior Su.
"I announce that the ceremony has officially begun!"
"yes!"
Dong Delong Dong Qiang~~
Then there was the sound of crackling firecrackers.
After all the etiquette was completed, Mr. Qi washed his hands and officially unveiled the mystery of the statue of the City God's Lady.
Well……
It seemed that she was an ordinary woman with a beautiful face. She had neither luxurious clothes nor fancy dress, which was very different from the majestic image of conventional statues.
Strange.
Why is the image of this City God’s wife so mediocre?
Seeing the confusion among the people, the designer Mr. Qi hurriedly gave his own explanation: "You may not know, but the prototype of the statue of the City God's Lady is Senior Su's wife, whose name is Wang Fu."
"oh……"
"It is said that she was as virtuous and unswerving, and was a rare example of virtuousness in the world. Unfortunately, she was so beautiful that she died of illness at the age of twenty-six..."
Hearing this, the people all said "Alas" with regretful expressions on their faces.
Qi Yu also sighed quietly and continued: "Later, in grief, Senior Su composed the poem to mourn his wife that has been passed down through the ages. It said: Ten years of life and death are boundless. Without thinking about it, you will never forget it. Thousands of miles alone.
Grave, no place to say desolate..."
Oh, I see!
I didn't expect that Mr. Su was such a caring and righteous person.
No wonder he was able to win the title of City God!
After everyone was stunned, they no longer worried about the appearance of Mrs. Cheng Huang.
…
After paying homage to Su Shi, Qi Yu led the crowd to the Mazu Temple and fulfilled his promise to fulfill his great wish.
He solemnly announced that he would immediately rebuild the golden body of Mazu and overhaul the temple.
When the people heard the words, they cheered like thunder, and they all applauded.
Then there are some necessary etiquette, which are not listed here.
Qi Yu just had some free time and was about to chat with the people about their daily life when he suddenly saw a yamen servant running over to report that there was some dispute between the government school and the college and asked him to hurry over and take a look.
"Dispute? Is it a fight between students?"
"That's not true!" Seeing that Mr. Qi had some misunderstandings, the yamen officer hurriedly explained: "This morning, the two schools held an academic seminar in the name of exchanges and mutual advancement, but who would have thought that this chat would just start
The taste changed, and in the end, it actually turned into a war of words between the two sides."
That's it?
Haha, what a big deal!
Qi Yu smiled faintly and said: "It's just a matter of words, what's the point? It's not easy to deal with. Let the teachings of the two schools come forward to appease it, won't it be settled?"
"This..." The yamen servant hesitated, and seemed to have something more to say.
When Qi Yu saw this, he said, "What else do you have to say?"
"Sir, as far as I know, not only did the students quarrel this time, but the gentlemen from the two houses also started to choke each other..."
"Is there anything else?"
"Yes, Principal Yin Tao from the college and Sun Bao from that school...oh no, it's Professor Sun Yue Gong. They have been arguing for almost an hour."
What?
Why did they push it up?
Yes, it’s better to go and see it quickly!
Therefore, Qi Yu immediately got on his horse and galloped towards the direction of the academy.
Lean less, even.
"Shh! Don't make a sound!"
"Yes, sir!"
This time, Qi Yu chose to dismount quietly and blended into the crowd with a low-key attitude of "shading his face with a broken hat". As a result, no one noticed.
Doesn’t anyone know Mr. Qi?
Not really!
You know, today is the annual spring plowing ceremony. At this moment, Mr. Qi is wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat. He is dressed exactly like an ordinary farmer. How can others easily recognize him?
The reason for this is mainly that he wants to understand the actual situation at the moment so that he can make a correct judgment.
If the inquiry is conducted in public, there may be an embarrassing situation in which the public is right and the mother-in-law is right, which is not conducive to the subsequent mediation work.
Therefore, it is better to observe secretly first.
Qi Yu squeezed left and right, and after a lot of effort, he managed to get to the core area of the crowd.
When he looked up, he saw Yin Tao and Sun Bao glaring at each other angrily, seemingly arguing about something.