As soon as Su Yixiang came back, Zhao Ling'er really felt that the burden on her shoulders was relieved a lot, and all the investment promotion was left to Su Yixiang.
After the plan to increase ticket prices was formulated, Zhao Ling'er found someone to re-build the stage and audience seats.
This morning, a few girls were chatting, and one of them said: "Oh, if I don't come to the rehearsal today, I will go to Wenxuan Temple to watch the governor pray for rain."
"Pray for rain?"
"Yes, I heard that the auspicious date was calculated in advance, and it was set on March 25th."
After hearing this, Zhao Ling'er cursed: "People in ancient times were really superstitious. Is praying for rain useful?"
Seeing that it would take a long time to finish building the seats, Zhao Ling'er suddenly wanted to join in the fun and see how Governor Shi Guangtian prayed for rain.
When we came to the street, we saw many people walking in groups towards Wenxuan Temple.
Most of them wore wicker hats, some were barefoot, some wore hemp shoes or straw sandals, and held a long wicker in their hands.
There were people carrying sedans one after another in front of them, and I heard that various prescription gods were placed inside.
Zhao Ling'er followed Xiangmin into Wenxuan Temple, first offered incense and paid homage in the main hall in front of Wenxuan Temple, and then parked the sacred sedan in the square in front of Wenxuan Temple. Large and small sacred sedans almost occupied the square. The various gods in the sedan,
The Buddha's tablets were carried out and placed on the stage.
Praying for rain has begun.
The governor, his officials, the squires and the people gathered in front of the stage to hold a sacrificial ceremony and read out the sacrificial text.
"The gods depend on the people, and they are worshiped as if they are there. When manpower is trapped, they rely on the gods to communicate. Therefore, the power of the Ming Dynasty is quick to respond, and the public's sentiments lead to the marriage. The drought and the seedlings wither, and the spring and summer...
The people are afraid of disaster and dare not live in peace. They dare to tell the Haotian God that the rain is falling and the grain is not growing... hoping that the gods will bless them, and the rivers will be flooded, and the farmland will be flooded, turning them into happy years.
, so that all animals and plants will be blessed."
After the governor read a large memorial poem, he led everyone to kowtow incense. Then he poured the water taken from Xingyun Temple, Fogou Temple and Jiutian Shengnu Temple into the pool in front of Wenxuan Temple, praying for rain from heaven.
These clear springs are endless.
Zhao Ling'er looked at Governor Shi's pious look and couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
If people's fate and the banker's fate are determined by God, then why bother praying so much?
You don’t have to take any action, God will arrange it for you.
But the reality is that my fate is up to me.
What we humans can do is to discover the laws of nature and use the power of nature, not the power of God.
Thinking of this, Zhao Ling'er felt that what she was watching was a farce, so she felt bored and turned around and went back.
It is strange to say that it was cloudless and sunny in the morning, but suddenly in the afternoon there was a strong wind and thunder, and the girls all said that this was the appearance of gods from the sky.
Although Zhao Ling'er didn't believe it, it rained heavily today, so she couldn't explain it.
Governor Shi was even more excited.
Looking at the heavy rain falling from the sky, he sincerely lamented how correct his decision to pray for rain was.
If he had known that his prayer for rain would be so effective, he would have prayed for rain in February.
But it's not too late.
After this rain, and another one every month, this year's wheat harvest is expected to be bumper.
Yunzhou is really my feng shui treasure land!
It seems that the day is not far away for me to return to the capital!
Governor Wang was very happy to watch the heavy rain at home. Although he knew that Shi Guangtian took people to pray for rain this morning, he felt very sad about it. But now when he saw the heavy rain, he comforted himself that no matter what, it would not happen this year.
It’s a shame for the common people.
Su Yining was the only one who frowned. It started raining heavily just after the business deal was concluded. Why didn't it rain earlier? My trip was in vain.
Although the heavy rain only lasted for a short period, everyone in Yunzhou City was healed by this long-awaited heavy rain.
The irritability, doubt, and sorrow accumulated in my heart during this period seemed to have been washed away by the heavy rain.
A rainbow appeared in the sky after the rain.
Everyone said this was an auspicious sign and this year must be a good harvest year.
Zhao Ling'er saw that everyone was happy, and she became happy too. It didn't matter whether it made money or not, as long as everyone was happy, it didn't matter if she made less money.
Mrs. Wang had been hiding outside from the rain just now. When the rain stopped, she hurriedly sent someone to carry her home.
I have been looking at shops outside for the past few days, but I am not satisfied with anything I look at.
After dinner that night, Zhao Ling'er casually asked Mrs. Su how the preparations for opening a branch were going.
Mrs. Su frowned and said: "Oh, I didn't expect it to be so difficult to choose a suitable shop. A shop that is too small is not enough. Let's go to a big shop, and the rent is very expensive. The location is not good. I don't want to rent. The location is very
Well, the rent is horribly expensive. I’ve really searched all over Yunzhou and haven’t found a suitable place yet.”
Zhao Ling'er recalled that when she went to Wenxuan Temple this morning, there was a vacant land under construction near Wenxuan Temple, and asked Master Su: "Dad, are new houses being built in the area near Wenxuan Temple?"
Master Su thought for a moment and said, "It should be. We planned it years ago to build a Futian Courtyard near Wenxuan Temple so that lonely elderly people can live there. According to the planning time, it should have been completed by this time.
Understand."
Zhao Ling'er thought for a while, and it seemed that something could be added to that area, and she would go to find out more about the situation tomorrow.
When she returned to her room at night, Zhao Ling'er calculated her existing funds.
The business of the hot pot restaurant has been good recently, and it has accumulated more than seventeen thousand taels of silver in the past two months.
Including his original silver, he now has a total of twenty thousand taels.
The accounts of the beauty pageant have not yet been settled, but now more than 30,000 taels of silver have been accumulated. Ten thousand taels of silver are reserved as expenses for the beauty pageant. The remaining 25,000 taels can be used for further investment. However, it must be obtained
Brother's consent.
The next day, Zhao Ling'er went to the Yamen's "Store and Home Affairs" department to learn more about the situation. Sure enough, as Mr. Su said, Futian Courtyard was to be built nearby to provide free housing for orphaned elderly people.
Zhao Ling'er went to the Wenxuan Temple in person to check out the surrounding situation. Three miles away from the west of Yunzhou, there was a small Empress Temple, then a large area of wasteland, and then four or five miles away, there was the Wenxuan Temple.
In one sentence, this is a wasteland similar to a wasteland.
After Zhao Ling'er saw it, she had a general idea in her mind.
After dinner, Zhao Linger stayed to chat with Master Su and Su Yixiang.
Zhao Ling'er said: "Dad, I went to take a look near Wenxuan Temple today. There is still a wasteland there. Why is there no one farming?"
Master Su looked at Zhao Ling'er, shook his head, and said, "In that area, the ground is full of sand and stones, and no farmer can grow it."
"Then why not build a house?"
"Haha, if you don't build a house on a large piece of good land, why build a house there?" Master Su said with a smile.
Zhao Ling'er was silent for a moment, looked at Master Su and Su Yixiang, and asked, "What if we buy the land near Wenxuan Temple and build it into an amusement park and commercial street?"