Zhang Jiao strengthened the guard of Taiping Mountain Villa and arranged many eyeliners around the river, paying attention to Liu Xin's actions. There was almost no change in Hejian, and Liu Xin was still doing everything step by step as usual. In fact, Liu Xin was also very nervous. In history, the rebellion of Zhang Jiao's disciple Tang Zhou led to the early outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising. He wondered if the conflict in the first month led to the Huang You Uprising further advanced. If he reports these situations to the court, it is certain that the Yellow Turban Uprising will happen ahead of schedule.
Day by day, the ice on the river surface has completely melted, the spring blossoms, everything is revived, and the land of China is full of vitality. The year's plan is in spring, and the people are busy working in the fields, facing the loess and back to the sky. The Ji, You, Yu, and the four prefectures in the north are a different scene. It has not rained for seven months. This is unprecedented since the founding of the Han Dynasty. The counties in the north are thousands of miles away. In the later generations, they are rare in a century. The drought that hasn't happened in a thousand years. The farmers' hearts are like a knife, and the prefects everywhere have begun to pray to the gods for rain.
Hejian County is like an oasis in the desert. Under the leadership of the prefect Liu Xin, the soldiers and civilians have spent months of hard work. The newly dug cellars in the fields have long been filled with water, and the fields are full of greenery. The river slowly flows through the newly built ditches, quietly moisturizing the green wheat seedlings. Work, rest at sunset, plowing hope for a year.
On this day, an uninvited guest came from the Hejian Prefect's Mansion. Liu Xin looked at the gifts piled up in most of the hall, pondered for a long while, and said, "Please come in."
The man who called himself Zhang Bao was also dressed as a Taoist priest. Although others didn't know him, Liu Xin knew about him. Liu Xin looked at Zhang Bao up and down, and said playfully: "Zhang Daochang, I heard that you are the younger brother of Daxian Liangshi. Last year, my subordinates wanted to invite Daxian Liangshi to come and rain, but the master was in retreat and couldn’t see him. He only sent his daughter here, but found that the time for asking for rain was wrong. Could it be that the master thinks it is a good time to ask for rain today, and sent you here again?” Liu Xin shouted a "master", but he felt in his heart Thinking of the later "***" and "Master Zhang", I couldn't help but laugh secretly.
Zhang Bao "hehe" chuckled twice and said, "My lord, Pan Dao came here to plead guilty. Last year my niece was naughty and pretended to be a female Taoist priest. In fact, how could she beg for rain? What an offense. Please don’t take it seriously."
Liu Xin raised his eyelids and said, "Oh, that's the case. It's normal for children to be naughty. I'm a prefect of a county, how can I take this matter to my heart. However, since the Daoist came to this county, please ask The chief thinks of the people in this county, is it good to ask for rain for them?"
Zhang Baoxin said, where would I beg for rain, so I just stopped going around and went straight to the subject, saying: "My elder brother said, now the time to pray for rain has not come. I am here this time, entrusted by my eldest brother to come and beg for a kiss. ."
Liu Xin said strangely: "Please? Whom should you ask for?"
Zhang Bao smiled all over his face and said, "My niece, the adults have also met, I don't know how the adults feel?"
Liu Xin laughed and said, "Yes, she's a little beauty, but her character is a little more stubborn."
After hearing this, Zhang Bao felt that there was a play, and continued with a smile: "My elder brother intends to betroth his daughter to an adult. I don't know what the adult wants?"
"Cough, cough." In fact, Liu Xin guessed his intention just now, but these two dry coughs were just pretends, "The chief of the Taoist saying is very bad. As the saying goes, if a daughter of a family asks a hundred families, how can a woman take the initiative to ask for a kiss? What's more, let alone I have married a wife, and my wife is very fierce. If you don't believe me, ask them, I'm afraid of my wife like a tiger."
Dian Wei and Xu Chu who stood beside him all laughed stupidly. Zhang Bao blushed unconsciously, and continued: "My lord, please listen to me. A man with three wives and four concubines is nothing unusual. Besides, my niece has had a soft spot for adults since she met adults last year. The door will never compete with his wife for any status, as long as he can be a flat wife, that's enough."
Zhang Bao said, looking at Liu Xin, only to see him with an unmoved expression, and then murmured: "It's really not good, you can be a concubine."
Liu Xin pretended to be serious: "Stop, stop quickly. If this gets to my wife's ears, it will be terrible. If this is the case, you also have a hard time running, and I can't make it difficult for you. You. Look at the two leaders around me, young and handsome, and heroic. Your niece is really going to marry, how about choosing one among them?"
Upon hearing this, Dianwei and Xu Chu showed a pair of pig brothers very cooperatively, and Dianwei exaggeratedly shed two drops of saliva. Zhang Bao, who had been tolerant, finally couldn't hold it back, his black face turned purple: "Liu Xin, my eldest brother has a fancy to you, kindly married you, don't deceive people too much!" After speaking, he got up and turned around. I want to leave.
Liu Xin hurriedly changed her smiley face: "The Taoist leader calms down his anger, and the Taoist leader calms down his anger. If you can't be a pro, you can still be friends."
Zhang Bao gave a "hum" and turned around and walked out of the hall.
Liu Xin yelled from behind, "Leader, please go slowly, forgive Liu to give it away."
Xu Chu looked at the gifts in the room and asked, "My lord, these things?"
Liu Xin looked helpless, and said, "I have worked so hard to deliver it, can I still bring it back? Of course I accepted it."
Dianwei and Xu Chu responded in unison: "My lord is wise."
Liu Xin looked at him and smiled and said, "You are not bad, you have made progress, and you pretend to look alike!"
Dian Wei said solemnly: "I've heard my wife say that this is called the black near the ink."
Liu Xin took a sip, and said, "It's not easy now, dare to take the adults and I'll have fun!" After speaking, all three of them burst into laughter.
Hearing Zhang Bao’s return, Zhang Jiao felt annoyed, but when he thought of Liu Xin’s last sentence, “You can be a friend if you are not married,” he hesitated again. Could it be that Liu Xin’s wife is so fierce, Liu Xin is really unspeakable. 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 malicious intent towards himself. Now that the drought is getting more and more serious, there are already refugees in various places, and Zhang Jiao’s focus has to be shifted to gather the hearts of the people, so he has to hold down this matter for the time being.
And Liu Xin knew that Zhang Jiao was going to rebel sooner or later. It would be fine if he didn’t report on him. How could he still agree to marry him. When the time comes, the court will link up to the nine races, and his family of three will have to follow along. In Ma Yun's stomach, Liu Xin felt a little worried about this.
Sorrows go to sorrows. He has to care about the drought in Hejian. He is now a good official in the minds of the people. This good official has to look like a good official, Liu Xin thought in his heart, maybe this is called self-restraint. Liu Xin decided to go out of the city. He took a group of people to the outskirts, half to inspect the drought, half to go outing. Ma Yun, Jushou and Tian Feng's family also accompanied them all the way. Xu Huang didn't seem to be in a good mood, so he asked to stay and take charge of the city defense.
Coming to a wasteland by a ditch in the outskirts, clear green grass grew happily, and red wild flowers bloomed brilliantly. Liu Xin pointed here and motioned everyone to stop and rest.
Liu Xin lay on the grass, looking up at the sky. The sky is azure blue without a trace of clouds. The sun in early spring is not strong, and it shines warmly on people. On a piece of wasteland farther from the ditch, a few clusters of blue color emerged solitaryly on the yellow ground.
There were several carriages parked on the grass, and several maids from Jushui and Tian Feng's family were happily flying kites with the children, and their wives were standing aside with a smile. Butterflies are flying in the grass, and one or two grasshoppers pop up from time to time. The two families are happily playing games. The scene is very picturesque. Ma Yun was stunned for a while.
Liu Xin asked with concern: "What's wrong, where is it uncomfortable?"
Ma Yun touched her already swollen belly and shook her head: "It's nothing, probably the carriage was too upside down just now."
Liu Xinchao, who was standing not far away, beckoned and said, "Er, let Madam come to the side to take a break."
Er Ya agreed and walked over.
Liu Xin suddenly discovered that Erya seemed to have become beautiful during this period of time. Maybe it was because she was able to eat and had a more comfortable life. Her pale face became ruddy and her figure became slim. He joked, "Erya, You look pretty. This name is too ugly. Lord, I will help you get a new one, okay?"
Er Ya blushed when Liu Xin praised her for her beauty, and said shyly, "The slave and maidservant thank you, Master."
Liu Xin held back a smile and said, "Well, you will be called Cuihua from now on."
"What's your name? You can call it sauerkraut." Ma Yun couldn't help laughing with a "puff", rolled her eyes at Liu Xin, and said, "I think Erya is illiterate, but his hands are clever. It's very good, just call Qiao'er."
Erya obviously also thinks that Ma Yun's name is better, and said to Ma Yun a blessing: "Qiaoer, thank you for your name, Mrs. Qiaoer."
Liu Xin turned her head boringly, and saw Zhao Yun and Fan Juan holding their hands with their forehands, standing beside her and whispering something, like a pair of golden boys and girls, so she came up with interest again and said, "Zhao Yun, You are fifteen this year."
Zhao Yun’s view of Liu Xin has been greatly changed. After all, since Liu Xin came, Hejian’s changes are here. Hearing Liu Xin talking to him, he quickly released Fan Juan’s hand and said, "Go back to your lord, Zhao Yun has already Sixteen."
Liu Xin suddenly realized: "Oh, I didn't pay attention, you are already sixteen. However, you and Miss Fan will have to wait a few more years for the marriage, and you will have to wait for you to give the crown ceremony. At that time, I will help you pick a word."
When Zhao Yun heard this, he panicked. Waiting for a few years to get married would be nothing. After all, his relationship with Fan Juan had been made public, and Liu Xin had also helped him give him the gift of asking for his name, which was equivalent to having married him. But when he thinks of the words Liu Xin helped Dianwei take, and when he thinks of the name he just changed to Erya, Zhao Yun's hair is straight.
Liu Xin looked at Zhao Yun with a strange expression, secretly funny, what about Zhao Zilong, can I still take this word? He smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will help you pick a word that is both fluent and prestigious, and I will satisfy you when the time comes."
Ma Yun "Gege" laughed: "Zhao Yun, don't listen to him. He didn't graduate from elementary school, so what good name he would take. I have already figured it out for you. Zhao Yun's character is Zilong, how nice it sounds."