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On the way back, I met many villagers going to Yuanbao Town. Some were pushing carts with buckets, others were carrying poles, and there were two children carrying buckets. It seemed that they were all going to Yuanbao Town.

To collect water.

She thought there might be no water at home, so she might as well go to Yuanbao Town to buy two wooden barrels to fetch some water back. After all, she would have to use the barrels in a few days, and the two ones at home were about to break, so she might as well buy two now.

A new one.

She said, "Mom, let's go pick up two buckets too. Otherwise we won't be able to pick them back."

Widow Ding said, "But we didn't bring the barrel!"

"Mom, let's buy two. It's time to replace the bucket at home."

"good."

It was not far from Yuanbao Town. Uncle Yang, who was driving the bus, drove back happily.

When they arrived at Yuanbao Town, Ding Tiantian jumped off the carriage and said, "Mom, wait for me at the roadside. I'll be back in a while." After that, she walked towards the town.

Ding Tiantian walked to the street. Although it was not a market today, Yuanbao Town was a big town after all and it was still very lively.

People were coming and going on the street, buying everything. Ding Tiantian thought: If I make food, it seems that I can come here at ordinary times, and I guess I can sell it. When there is water in the village, I have to come and give it a try.

Since she had been here once, she went to the grocery store with ease and spent six cents to buy two wooden barrels.

When I arrived at the well and was about to queue up to fetch water, I heard the person in front of me scolding, "Doesn't it cost money to dig a well? There are so many people coming to your village to fetch water today and they don't charge money. Is it going to be given to you for free? Let me tell you."

, a penny a bucket, if you don’t have any money, go away.”

A little girl prayed, "Uncle, please fetch me a bucket. I will bring money tomorrow. I don't know how much it costs to fetch water today. If there is no water, I won't be able to cook at home tonight."

Already."

The bearded man watching the well refused decisively, "No. If you break the rules, you won't be paid. If there is no water in Yuanbao Town tomorrow, what will we eat? This is a matter assigned by the chief security officer."

"Hey, we really have no way to survive. We have to spend money on food and water." The few people in front were unwilling to spend money, so they left with buckets.

The people in front of Ding Tiantian were arguing, "How pitiful! Our Liujia Village is a poor village, how can we have money to buy water?"

The bearded man had a fierce look on his face, bared his teeth and glared, "No, no money and no water."

Ding Tiantian knew that a pound of millet only cost five cents, and it was too expensive to spend one cent on water.

The villagers are already poor. In this era, she is a small villager, let alone a little girl who has not grown up. She can't care about anything and has no ability to meddle in other people's business. She just wants to live her own life, let alone today.

Fetching water is just for backup. I will discuss digging a well with Li Zheng when I get back today. Otherwise, the people in the village should panic.

She came to the front with a bucket and said confidently, "Bring me two buckets of water."

The bearded man saw that she was a little girl wearing rags, patches and piles of pudding. He looked at her contemptuously and stretched out his hand, "Fetch two buckets of water for two cents."

Ding Tiantian was about to hand the money to the bearded man when he heard a mighty voice in his ear, "Zhu Wu, you are so brave. You dare to give out natural disaster money. There is no water in Liujia Village. We are all from the countryside."

Folks, if you don't help me, if you take advantage of the situation and do this immoral thing, you won't be afraid of being punished by God."

When the bearded man saw the visitor, he was startled and trembled all over. He lost his arrogance and whispered, "I, don't I want to get a couple of dollars to get a wife?"

"Are you going to extort money from the villagers to get a wife? Return the money to everyone quickly."

"Yes, yes, yes." The bearded man said in a submissive manner, but he still had the same air as before. 166 Novels

It turned out that the person who came was none other than the security chief of Yuanbao Town. He was in his fifties, also named Ding, and named Ding Zheng. He had been in Yuanbao Town for more than 20 years and was very prestigious.

He said loudly, "Fellas, you can come to the town to get water, and no one will charge you extravagantly. I will send people to guard here today. If anyone disturbs the order again, I will definitely put him in jail without you coming forward."

Prison."

"Okay! Okay." The crowd burst into cheers.

Widow Ding waited for a long time, but when Ding Tiantian didn't come back, she came over and said, "Tiantian, if you don't worry, come and have a look."

"Mom, I'm fine. Let's go back. I've already prepared the water."

........

As soon as Ding Tiantian entered the village, she saw colorful papers hanging on both sides of the street, and there seemed to be writing on them. Ding Tiantian asked curiously, "Mother, look at these papers."

Widow Ding touched her head and said, "This should be praying for rain. Think about it, the wells in our village have dried up. If it doesn't rain, people will really die this winter."

It's the corn filling season now, and we're experiencing a drought that's rare in a century. I'm just treating a dead horse like a living horse, and I actually thought of praying for rain.

People go around the streets beating gongs to announce prayers for rain, and rain money is hung one after another on the big trees on both sides of the street. This kind of rain money is actually made of red, green and yellow paper.

There are prayers written on each piece of paper, such as clouds forming, rain coming, good weather, good harvest, etc.

Ding Tiantian still knew something about praying for rain.

The small temple outside the village is dedicated to the "Xuantian Emperor", also known as the "North Pole Emperor". He has a higher status among all the gods and can dispatch the Dragon King.

Therefore, when the villagers prayed for rain, they actually asked it to come out of the altar. Four people carried its statue in a sedan chair to the scene of praying for rain, and ordered the Dragon King to provide rain.

People praying for rain should be barefoot, or they can wear a bamboo hat on their head and a raincoat on their body. Visually, it will look like it is raining.

The people praying for rain beat gongs and drums at the front to clear the way, and then four people carried the statue of the Arctic Emperor. Willow branches were placed in front of the statue. All the people following the statue sang "Songs of Praying for Rain" as they walked: "The little man prays for rain,

All the people will benefit; the gods will be merciful and provide rain and wetlands; all living beings will be saved, and the rain will dry up; the weather will be smooth, and the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe."

The people praying for rain held the triangular yellow dragon flag, beat gongs and drums, and walked around carrying the Arctic Emperor. Every time the people praying for rain stopped to rest, they had to burn incense and kowtow.

Everyone carried the Buddha statue of the Arctic Emperor to the river, filled an empty bottle with water from the river, which is called "getting water", and then caught a fish and put it into the bottle, which is called "inviting the Dragon King".

Then the Arctic Emperor and the bottle containing the fish were carried back to the outside of the small temple. When it rained, the Arctic Emperor was carried into the small temple and returned to his seat.

Finally, the water and fish in the bottle are returned to the river, which is called "sending the dragon king" and "returning the water". If one step is ignored, praying for rain will not work next time.

Ding Tiantian smiled when she recalled these things. Praying for rain was simply a waste of money and people. There was no rain at all this time. It was just a good wish of the villagers. As for the result, there was no grain harvest. Ding Tiantian thought it was time to find a way to pray for rain.

Li Zheng discussed it,

Widow Ding asked: "Tiantian, why are you laughing?"

Ding Tiantian came back to her senses and said, "I am with my mother, happy, happy."

"My mother is happy to have you by her side."

"Mom, I'll be home soon. I have something to do and I'll be out for a while, so you and your sister can unload the car."

"You stupid kid, why are you so polite to me?"

"Well, mother is the best."
Chapter completed!