Chapter 1064: Sun Shan Planting Rice
When the time came, Sun Shan began to perform the ritual.
He stood up and said a few words: "Fellow villagers, I am here today to hold a rice planting ceremony and pray to God to bless Yuanlu with good weather and a good harvest this year."
After Sun Shan finished speaking, the crowd below was also very supportive and applauded enthusiastically.
The Sun family guards who were in charge of the atmosphere group shouted loudly: "Well, Master Sun said it well."
In order to avoid embarrassment, Sun Dingnan had already arranged for the Sun family guards to act as a buffer and applaud as soon as Sun Shan finished speaking.
It is necessary to create the illusion that "Sun Shan is very popular".
For this event, Sun Dingnan even had the guards rehearse, trying to perform perfectly.
In fact, the Sun family guards performed perfectly. As soon as Sun Shan finished speaking, the atmosphere immediately became lively.
As they clapped, the officials, gentry, elders, farmers and owners of the fields present could not help but applaud as well.
Sun Shan added, "My fellow villagers, I have fasted in the City God Temple and prayed to Shennong for his protection so that our Yuanlu farmers can harvest more rice."
Sun Shan uttered a few words in a repetitive manner and wanted to say more, but unfortunately his language ability was limited and he could not speak any more in Yuanlu dialect.
Except for officials, gentry, and a few smart people present, the others listened to Sun Shan's words, but were not surprised why Lord Sun spoke the local dialect.
Naturally, he thought that as a local official, he couldn't speak the local dialect, so he might as well go back to his hometown and grow sweet potatoes.
After Sun Shan finished speaking, the old Taoist priest began to perform a ritual, chanting in front of the newly established farm altar.
No one knew what he was muttering, but the old Taoist priest's attitude was so focused that the crowd couldn't help but focus as well.
Today's rice planting ceremony is actually very simple.
It was to gather the main figures of Yuanlu and some spectators to watch County Magistrate Sun planting rice.
Such ceremonies are very informal. The grand ceremony will call on a "singing and dancing troupe" to perform with loud gongs and drums, and will also host a banquet to entertain the people present. In addition, the ceremony will also reward cloth and food to the farm owners, or the elders and farmers who help preside over the ceremony.
Sun Shan thought that there were only 500 taels in the entire Yuanlu County, no, now including the stolen goods, there should be about 700 taels. There was no way he could pretend to be a rich man.
There are plenty of places to spend money, so don't spend it if you can avoid it.
For example, the spring ploughing ceremony that is being held today is being held again, so naturally it doesn’t cost a lot of money.
It’s simple, recruit free people, use free land, and hold the event if it doesn’t cost any money.
After the Taoist priest finished his ritual, Sun Shan changed out of his official uniform and put on farmer's clothes.
They all have to work in the fields, so it’s definitely not okay to wear official uniforms.
In order to appear friendly to the people, Sun Shan dressed in khaki linen and officially began to plow the fields and plant rice.
When the onlookers saw Lord Sun dressed like a farmer, they couldn't help but make some comments carefully.
The melon eater whispered, "Oh, look at you, Lord Sun looks like a farmer in this cloth. Tsk tsk - I think Lord Sun is a farmer."
Chiguajia is so superficial that he judges a person by his appearance.
Melon Eater B nodded and said, "I think so."
Then he said mysteriously: "I have a relative who works for the Wang family. Haha, according to him, Lord Sun's family is farmers. So it's not surprising that he can farm. Oh, they are both farmers, so why is Lord Sun so good at studying? As for my family, oh, I don't even want to mention it."
Chiguabing was originally a fervent fan of Sun Shan, but he was simply “dead in the spotlight” and has since stopped being a fan.
But the information that needs to be found out is still being found out.
He shook his head and said, "Don't talk nonsense. The farming of Lord Sun's family is not the same as yours. I heard that Lord Sun's family is a big landlord, with hundreds of acres of land and hundreds of houses. Haha, how can you compare with Lord Sun with your little tricks?"
You see, when Lord Sun suppressed the bandits, he did not embezzle the stolen goods. It's not that Lord Sun regarded money as dirt, but Lord Sun's family was rich, so this little bit of money was not enough for him.
Haha, I heard that Lord Sun dropped money on the ground and was too lazy to pick it up, which was a waste of time. "
The cloth seller Chiguading nodded repeatedly and said in agreement, "That's right. You don't know that Lord Sun's clothes are all made of fine materials. If his family only farmed, they couldn't afford such clothes. I think Lord Sun must be from a wealthy family."
The onlookers' eyes widened, and they wanted to run to Mr. Sun's hometown to see how many acres of land he owned.
Chigua Wu said with a smile: "Our Lord Sun is not only from a wealthy family, but also young. Tsk tsk - I heard that he is only 24 years old. Tsk tsk - he is young and promising. What a pity, what a pity..."
The onlookers looked at the melon eater Wu in confusion and asked doubtfully: What's the pity?
Chigua Wu said in a teasing tone: "It's a pity that Lord Sun is not good-looking. Otherwise, all the girls in Yuanlu would clamor to marry him."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of laughter.
The bailiff who was maintaining order glared at them, and the onlookers immediately stopped laughing.
The yamen runners felt miserable. These people were making up stories about Lord Sun. They were bullying Lord Sun and his relatives and friends who could not understand Yuanlu dialect.
However, Lord Sun has now tried hard to learn Yuanlu dialect. If he heard them making such jokes, he would throw these people into jail in minutes.
The bailiffs did not want to arrest the masses. After all, they were fellow villagers and would meet each other every day.
But not catching him is neither moral nor logical.
I had no choice but to give them a warning glare so that they would know their limits.
Sun Shan had no idea that the onlookers would make a fuss about his appearance again.
If they had known that, as the bailiffs thought, they would have caught them and put them in prison and given them a "good" meal.
At this moment, take off your shoes, roll up your sleeves and pants, and prepare to plant rice.
The landowner nervously handed the pulled rice seedlings to Sun Shan and said carefully, "Sir, let's start."
In fact, I want to say: Sir, do you want me to help you? Actually, you can stand on the field and watch, and I will plant the rice.
Sun Shan took the seedlings and was the first to go to the field.
I tested the water temperature and it was a bit cold before the Qingming Festival. But when I reached into the soil, I quickly adapted to the temperature.
Sun Shan said admiringly, "Old man, the land is well plowed and deep enough."
Planting rice requires deep plowing. As soon as Sun Shan put his foot down, he felt that the owner of the field was a good boss and really knew how to farm.
The owner of the field said cheerfully, "Yes, I plowed very deep. Turning the soil underneath over and mixing it will make it better for farming."
I thought to myself that Lord Sun’s family was indeed farmers, and they knew to plow the land deep.
It seems that he is not the kind of nerd who is lazy and ignorant.
Sun Shan bent down, facing the land and his back to the sky, and started planting rice.
They inserted it in neat rows. Their movements were not skillful but very standard, which made the onlookers on the shore smack their lips.
I never expected that the Magistrate Sun in front of me could actually farm. Although his speed was quite slow, he did the right thing.
It seems that County Magistrate Sun's family really is a farming family, or at least he must have done farm work when he was a child.