Chapter 445: After a great disaster there will be a great epidemic
Chapter 445: After a great disaster there will be a great epidemic
Tian Lin couldn't say that this stupid "idea" was his. After all, he couldn't explain it to others. Besides, what Yunding Gong did was indeed stupid.
“Regardless of whether the spiritual rice and spiritual meat in the city were really stolen by Lord Yunding, the most urgent task is that in addition to asking the Su family for food for yourselves, don’t forget the mortals under your rule!”
All the guests who came to Tianlin were cultivators. They were the only ones who came here to chat and gossip at this time.
And those mortals who were affected by the disaster are still struggling with their lives at this time.
Not to mention that they didn't have enough time to come to Tian Lin, just because of the difference between immortals and mortals, they didn't dare to disturb Tian Lin.
Except for the maid, Tian Lin's family has always taken care of the few acres of land by themselves, so there is no one in the family who was affected by the disaster.
However, these local cultivators are different.
"What Master Tian said is true. If there are mortal tenants in our family, we will naturally take care of them. But now our land has been destroyed, and it is useless to have tenants. So early in the morning, we drove these tenants away."
This group of people had previously accused the Su family and other aristocratic families of being rich and unkind, but when it came to them, they were able to downplay their own actions without any guilt.
Although Tian Lin was somewhat surprised by their words and actions, he did not find it difficult to accept because he already knew their nature.
He nodded, and then asked the cultivators: "You came to me, don't you want me to help you ask the Su family for food?"
The old man in the lead shook his head and said:
"Although most of the fields have been destroyed, there are still a few that remain. The beginning of spring is approaching, and the Spring Festival cannot be abandoned."
Last year Tian Lin came at the wrong time and did not attend the Spring Festival.
The one presiding over the Spring Festival at that time was the old man in front of him. The reason was not only that the old man had the highest cultivation level, but also because he was the oldest in the area.
But now that Tian Lin is here, as the person with the strongest cultivation and the highest status of this generation, the Spring Festival should naturally be presided over by Tian Lin.
"Yes, a year's plan begins with spring, so the Spring Festival cannot be cancelled. However, I have no experience with Spring Festivals, so I can contribute my efforts and spiritual stones. It is better for Brother Zhang to preside over the Spring Festival."
The old man surnamed Zhang stroked his beard and said with difficulty: "The Spring Festival has always been presided over by people of high moral character and prestige. If I skip over a great sage like Senior Tian to preside over the Spring Festival, I'm afraid I'll be ridiculed and accused of not knowing the rules."
In fact, the person who presided over the spring festival would secretly keep a portion of the tributes, money and grain collected.
This is something that everyone knows, but no one criticizes it.
Therefore, the person who presides over the Spring Festival is always a person of strong cultivation and high status, but is definitely not a person of high moral character and prestige.
By presiding over the Spring Festival, Old Man Zhang could not only earn money and food, but also increase his own reputation. Why wouldn't he do it?
"In terms of moral integrity and prestige, who else in the Northern Suburbs can compare to Brother Zhang? So Brother Zhang, there is no need to refuse - for the next Spring Festival, just tell my daughter Yu'er how much money each family wants to contribute, and she will withdraw the spiritual stones from the account office."
With Tian Lin's approval, Old Man Zhang was naturally very satisfied.
He said, "Since Senior Tian wants me to serve you, why should I refuse? Senior Tian, don't worry, I will make this Spring Festival very beautiful and will never embarrass you."
Tian Lin asked his servants to send the group out. At this time, Cui'er and her sister came back.
Yu'er said to Tian Lin, "Cui'er and I went to the Su family. Miss Wang from the Su family asked me to ask if the master wanted to preside over the Spring Festival."
Tian Lin heard this and said, "Old Zhang from the northern suburbs just asked me to participate in the spring festival, but I have already declined. I am not the boss of the northern suburbs, and there is no need to support the Beiye County. The annual spring festival is said to be a sacrifice to the God of Spring, but it is actually a political show. Therefore, there is no need for us to compete with the Su family. Let Wang Yanyu do this kind of limelight."
"Then since we in the northern suburbs have provided money and food, the Su family doesn't have to pay anymore, right?"
The Spring Festival is usually presided over by the noble families in the city, but the villages living in the suburbs will also preside over the Spring Festival.
The spring festival in the city is a large-scale spring festival, while the spring festival in the suburbs is much simpler.
"It's not to save money and food - it's just that we live in the northern suburbs, so we only need to participate in the spring festival in the northern suburbs."
When he was in Yulong Continent, Tian Lin never participated in the spring festival.
When I arrived in Cangzhou and asked Dao Zong about this, I found that because Cangzhou is close to the sea, people in the coastal areas of Cangzhou did not hold spring sacrifices.
As for the Daoist sect? None of the people in the Daoist sect farmed, and it was even more impossible for them to hold a spring festival.
Therefore, Tian Lin has never seen any spring festival activities in all his practice.
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In the blink of an eye, another half a month passed, and the matter regarding the Yunding Tomb has gradually died down.
What everyone is most concerned about now, apart from Master Kong Wufa's disaster relief and the news of the unearthed immortal relics from various states, is the news of spring ploughing.
The next day, Tian Lin meditated in the house, but he could not calm down and comprehend the principles of the solar terms.
At this time of fluctuating mood, Cui'er's voice scolding the servants in the backyard became particularly obvious.
He couldn't calm down, so he stopped meditating and strolled to the backyard.
Yu'er was sorting clothes in the backyard at this time. Those clothes were needed to be worn during the Spring Festival.
Tian Lin glanced past Yu'er and heard Cui'er saying to the maid:
"You can't even do a small thing. Why would the master keep you? You might as well save your monthly salary and buy a few more maids. Children are being sold everywhere anyway. A little girl like you can be exchanged for a bag of flour."
Tian Lin knew that the current situation was not good, but he did not know that the power of Master Kong Wufa's shrine was so great. Logically, although a lot of land was damaged by the shrine, it should not cause mortals to lack food to such an extent.
You must know that in this world, as long as the noble families are willing, they can give up many gardens to turn into farmland.
"The Su family is the most prestigious and powerful family in Beiye County. Could it be that they can't give up a little land to provide shelter for those landless tenants? Moreover, although Beiye County has lost one-third of its land, the remaining two-thirds of land should be enough for those displaced tenants to survive, right? Why would they have to sell their children?"
Cui Er only noticed Tian Lin's appearance at this time, while Yu Er, who was packing clothes, stood up and said:
"Master, you usually don't leave the northern suburbs, so you rarely know what's happening outside. Now, not only can those who have lost their land not support themselves, but even those farmers whose land has not been affected by the disaster can hardly support themselves."
Tian Lin frowned when he heard this. He couldn't help but remember that when Ran Lang left, he said that there would be a great epidemic after a great disaster. And the current era is a continuation of the end of the world.
Tian Lin had experienced the apocalypse and knew that no edible plants could grow in the land during the apocalypse.
Could it be that the scene ten thousand years ago is going to be repeated again?
(End of this chapter)