Zhang Jiao strengthened the security of Taipingshan Villa and placed many informants around Hejian to pay attention to Liu Xin's actions. However, there were almost no changes in Hejian. Liu Xin was still doing everything step by step as usual. In fact, Liu Xin was thinking
He was also very nervous. Historically, the rebellion of Tang Zhou, a disciple of Zhang Jiao, led to the early outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising. He didn't know if the conflict in the first month of the year would lead to the early outbreak of the Huang You Uprising. If he reported these situations
For the imperial court, it is certain that the Yellow Turban Uprising will definitely happen in advance.
Time passes day by day, the ice on the river has completely melted, spring is warm, flowers are blooming, everything is recovering, and the land of China is full of vitality. The plan for the year is spring, and the people are busy in the fields, facing the loess and back to the sky.
Working hard. The Ji, You, Henan and four states in the north are a different story. There has been no rain for seven months. This is unprecedented since the founding of the Han Dynasty. The northern counties are thousands of miles away.
It is said that this is a severe drought that has not happened in a hundred years or even a thousand years. The farmers are heartbroken, and the governors from all over the country have begun to make sacrifices to the gods to pray for rain.
Hejian County is like an oasis in the desert. Under the leadership of the prefect Liu Xin, the hard work of the soldiers and civilians for several months has paid off. The newly dug water cellar at the head of the field is already full of water, and the fields are full of green.
, the river flows slowly through the newly built ditch, quietly nourishing the green wheat seedlings. The people yearn for the same as in previous years, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, cultivating the hope of a year.
On this day, an uninvited guest came to the Hejian Prefecture. Liu Xin looked at the gifts that filled most of the hall, pondered for a long time, and ordered: "Invite him in."
The visitor called himself Zhang Bao, and he was also dressed as a Taoist priest. Although others did not know him, Liu Xin knew it. Liu Xin looked Zhang Bao up and down and said playfully: "Taoist Zhang, I heard that you are the younger brother of a great teacher.
Last year, my subordinates wanted to ask the great master to come and bring rain. Unfortunately, the master was in retreat and could not see him. He only sent his daughter to come, but found that the time to ask for rain was wrong. Could it be that the master thought it was the right time to ask for rain today?
It's a good time to rain, have you been sent here again?" Liu Xin kept calling "Master" one after another, but she was thinking about the "***" and "Master Zhang" that came next, and couldn't help but secretly laugh.
Zhang Bao laughed "hehe" twice and said: "Sir, Pindao came here this time to apologize to you. Last year, my niece was naughty and pretended to be a female Taoist priest. In fact, how could she ask for rain? How offending.
, please don’t take it to heart, sir.”
Liu Xin raised her eyelids and said: "Oh, that's it. It's normal for children to be naughty. How could I, the prefect of the county, take this matter to heart? However, since the Taoist priest has come to this county, please
The Taoist priest has the people of this county in mind, how about asking for a rain for them?"
Zhang Baoxin thought, how could I ask for rain? He simply stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the point, saying: "My eldest brother said that the time to ask for rain has not come yet. I came here this time because I was entrusted by my eldest brother to ask for a hand in marriage."
."
Liu Xin heard this and said strangely: "Proposing marriage? Who are you proposing to?"
Zhang Bao said with a smile on his face: "My niece has also seen it. I wonder what you think of it?"
Liu Xin laughed and said: "Yes, she is a little beauty, but her personality is a bit unruly."
After Zhang Bao heard this, he thought it was funny and continued to smile and said: "My eldest brother intends to betroth his daughter to you. I wonder what your wishes are?"
"Cough, cough." In fact, Liu Xin had guessed the purpose of his visit just now, but the two dry coughs were just fake, "The Taoist priest said this wrong. As the saying goes, if a daughter from a family is begging from hundreds of families, how can any woman take the initiative to come to ask for a hand in marriage?
What’s more, what’s more, I’m already married to a wife, and my wife is very fierce. If you don’t believe me, ask them, I am as afraid of my wife as a tiger.”
Dian Wei and Xu Chu, who were standing next to him, both laughed stupidly. Zhang Bao blushed a little and continued: "Sir, please listen to me. It is extremely common for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Besides, I
Since my niece met you last year, she has a soft spot for you. She will never compete with you for status after getting married. She will be satisfied as long as she can be an equal wife."
As Zhang Bao spoke, he looked at Liu Xin and saw an unmoved expression on his face, and murmured: "If it doesn't work, I can just be a concubine."
Liu Xin pretended to be serious: "Stop it, stop it quickly. If this word reaches my wife's ears, it will be terrible. In this way, you have also worked hard to make a trip, and I can't make it difficult for you. You see
The two commanders beside me are young, handsome, and extraordinary in martial prowess. If your niece really wants to get married, how about choosing one of them?"
When Dian Wei and Xu Chu heard this, they acted very cooperatively and looked like pig brothers. Dian Wei even drooled two drops of saliva in an exaggerated manner. Zhang Bao, who had been holding back, finally couldn't hold it back, and his dark face turned purple: "Liu
Xin, my eldest brother likes you and has good intentions to marry you, so don’t bully me too much!" After saying that, he stood up, turned around and left.
But Liu Xin quickly changed her smile: "Taoist Master, calm down, Taoist Master, calm down. If we can't be friends, we can still be friends."
Zhang Bao let out a "hum" and turned around and walked out of the hall.
Liu Xin shouted from behind: "Master Taoist, please go slowly. Please forgive me for sending you off not far away."
Xu Chu looked at the gifts in the room and asked, "Sir, these things?"
Liu Xin looked helpless and said: "They worked so hard to send it here, why should they take it back? Of course I accepted it."
Dian Wei and Xu Chu responded in unison: "Your Excellency is wise."
Liu Xin looked at the two of them and smiled: "You are not bad, you have made progress, you pretend to look alike!"
Dian Wei said seriously: "I heard my wife say that this is called black ink."
Liu Xin spat and said, "It's not that simple anymore. You dare to make fun of me!" After saying that, the three of them laughed.
Zhang Jiao was angry after hearing Zhang Bao's return, but he hesitated again when he thought of Liu Xin's last words, "We can still be friends even if we don't get married." Could it be that Liu Xin's wife is so fierce and fierce, and Liu Xin really has something to hide?
Maybe. In any case, it has been so long, and Liu Xin has not taken any action. From this, it can be seen that he has no ill intentions towards himself. Now the drought is getting more and more serious, and refugees have begun to live in various places.
appeared, Zhang Jiao's focus had to shift to winning over people's hearts, so he had to put this matter aside for the time being.
And Liu Xin knew that Zhang Jiao would rebel sooner or later, so she just didn't report him. How could she still agree to marry him? By then, the imperial court would implicate the nine clans, and her family of three would also have to follow suit. After all, one of them was still there.
In Ma Yun's stomach, Liu Xin felt a little worried when she thought about this.
Worry is sorrow, he still has to care about the drought in Hejian. He is now a good official in the eyes of the people. This good official must show some appearance of a good official. Liu Xin thought to himself, maybe this is called cocooning oneself. Liu Xin decided
On a trip out of the city, he took a group of people to the suburbs, half to inspect the drought situation and half to go for an outing. Ma Yun, Ju Shou, and Tian Feng's family also accompanied him. Xu Huang seemed to be in a bad mood, and he took the initiative to ask to stay
Come down and take charge of city defense.
When they came to a wasteland beside a ditch in the suburbs, the green grass was growing happily and the red wild flowers were blooming brilliantly. Liu Xin pointed here and motioned for everyone to stop and take a rest.
Liu Xin was lying on the grass, looking up at the sky. The sky was blue and blue, without a trace of clouds. The sun in early spring was not strong, and it shone warmly on people. On a wasteland farther away from the ditch, there were solitary trees on the yellow earth.
There are several clusters of green color.
There were several carriages parked on the grass. Jushou and several maids from the Tian Feng family were flying kites with their children happily. Their wives stood aside with a smile. Butterflies were flying in the grass, and from time to time one or two grasshoppers jumped up.
, the two families played happily and happily. This situation was as poetic as picturesque. Ma Yun was fascinated by it for a moment.
Liu Xin asked with concern: "What's wrong? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
Ma Yun touched her swollen belly and shook her head: "It's nothing. It was probably because the carriage was too bumpy just now."
Liu Xin waved to Erya, who was standing not far away, and said: "Erya, help Madam to the side to have a rest."
Erya agreed and walked over.
Liu Xin suddenly discovered that Erya seemed to have become more beautiful during this period. Perhaps because she had enough to eat and lived a more comfortable life, her formerly pale face became rosy and her figure became slimmer. She joked: "Erya,
You are beautiful, but this name is too unpleasant, sir, can I help you choose a new one?"
When Erya heard Liu Xin complimenting her on her beauty, she blushed and said shyly, "Thank you so much, sir."
Liu Xin held back her laughter and said, "Well, your name will be Cuihua from now on."
"What name do you have? Let's just call it Sauerkraut." Ma Yun couldn't help but laugh out loud, rolled her eyes at Liu Xin, and said, "I think even though Erya can't read, her hands are clever."
Very good, just call it Qiaoer."
Erya obviously also thought that Ma Yun's name was better, and said a blessing to Ma Yun: "Qiao'er, thank you madam for the name."
Liu Xin turned around boredly and saw Zhao Yun and Fan Juan holding hands and standing next to her, whispering something. They looked like a pair of golden boys and girls, so she became interested again and said: "Zhao Yun,
You are fifteen this year."
Zhao Yun's view of Liu Xin has greatly changed now. After all, since Liu Xin came, the changes in Hejian are here. When he heard Liu Xin talking to him, he quickly let go of Fan Juan's hand and said, "Sir, Zhao Yun has already changed this year."
Sixteen."
Liu Xin looked like she suddenly realized: "Oh, I didn't notice, you are already sixteen. However, your marriage to Miss Fan will have to wait for a few more years, and it will have to wait until you have the crowning ceremony.
Then I will help you choose a word."
When Zhao Yun heard this, he panicked. It didn't matter if he waited a few years to get married. After all, his relationship with Fan Juan was already public, and Liu Xin also helped him perform the ceremony of asking for a name, which was equivalent to being engaged.
But when he thought about the name Liu Xin helped Dian Wei choose, and when he thought about the name he had just changed for Erya, Zhao Yun's hair stood on end.
Liu Xin looked at Zhao Yun with a strange expression on his face and secretly laughed, "Zhao Zilong, how can I choose this word?" He smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will help you choose a word that is both smooth and majestic, and I will protect you when the time comes.
satisfy."
Ma Yun laughed "Gege": "Zhao Yun, don't listen to him. He hasn't even graduated from elementary school. What good name would he give? I've already thought of it for you. Zhao Yun's courtesy name is Zilong, how nice it sounds."