Chapter 175: Bringing Rain to the Ancient Plane

At 9 o’clock in the evening, Yunzhen brought rain to the ancient plane on time.

She pulled a new water pipe from the bathroom, so that she could provide rainwater to both the apocalypse and the ancient times.

The ancient plane is different from the apocalypse. The drought here gradually worsens and lasts longer, but the degree of drought is not as terrible as in the apocalypse plane.

Yun Zhen has already discussed with Yun Jin and his son to make it rain every two days to replenish the underground fresh water resources.

After half a month, the rainfall will be changed to once a week to prevent excessive rain from flooding the ground and causing disasters such as soil erosion or waterlogging.

Yunzhen is now very skilled at making it rain.

She customized a special bracket for the shower head. All she has to do is open the system map, select the city where it is going to rain, and point the shower head at the map to spray, and abundant rain will fall evenly on the entire city.

With the bracket fixed in place, Yunzhen can go about his own business without having to stay in front of the bookcase all the time.

Most people in Yuzhou have received the news that it will rain tonight.

Everyone was skeptical and, with the mentality of “there’s no harm in being prepared,” they placed their buckets and basins in the yard, moved a bench and sat next to them, waiting without much expectation.

Guan Peng is a centurion of the Yun Family Army. He is a native of Yuzhou and lives in the city with his whole family.

As soon as the marshal said that the whole city would be notified, he ran home to tell his wife and mother, and asked them to help notify other relatives and neighbors.

Several dormitories in the military camp have been converted into warehouses, and like many local soldiers, he has had to return home to live recently.

Apart from him, there were no other adult males in the family.

Tonight is just right, I can stay home and help collect rainwater.

The old lady of the Guan family raised her head, looked at the dark sky without a trace of clouds, frowned and said worriedly:
“Is it really going to rain? There’s not even a hint of moisture.”

Guan Peng, however, looked very confident, “Definitely!”

He stretched his neck and looked around to make sure there were no outsiders. Then he leaned close to my mother’s ear and said in a low voice:
“It is the gods who bring us rain, not some prediction by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, so it will definitely rain!”

“But the marshal has forbidden it from being publicized, so you can’t just tell anyone about it.”

Although Yunzhen has enabled a group call, the scope of this call is limited to the number of people who can be seen in the bookcase scene.

Humans outside the scene remain inaudible.

Guan Peng was so confident because he was assigned the task of transporting medicinal materials during the day.

I heard the sound with my own ears and saw up close food and livestock falling from the sky.

That shocking feeling is something I will never forget in my lifetime.

He has become an absolute supporter of the Yun family’s patron saint.

A man who had never been to a temple to burn incense and pray, now acted more mysterious than anyone else, firmly believing that the patron saint would bring unprecedented blessings to the Yun family army and Yuzhou.

Not all ancient people were superstitious. For example, the old lady of the Guan family doesn’t really believe in it now.

“If you say that it was predicted by the Imperial Observatory, then it is still based on evidence. God… I’m afraid you heard it wrong or saw it wrong?”

Guan Peng sighed and patiently analyzed the situation with her:

“Think about the rice, vegetables, and pork you brought back tonight.”

“The rice is round and crystal clear, with a slight aroma. It’s better than the expensive rice sold in rice shops during good years. This is because the food in the fairy world is different from the food we grow here!”

“And the juicy cabbage and pork, where can we get these things in a famine?”

“There aren’t many people farming in Yuzhou now, let alone selling precious pork!”

“Even if you don’t believe this, what about the bowl of noodle soup you ate three days ago?”

“Is that something that can only be found in the human world? That’s something from the fairy world!”

Yun Jin distributed military pay to all the soldiers today.

With Guan Peng’s position level, he can receive 2 taels of silver every month.

However, Yun Jin did not give out all the money this time, but gave the soldiers several choices.

There is nothing to buy in Yuzhou city now, and the prices in the provincial capitals a little further away where supplies can be obtained are shockingly high.

In order to help everyone, Yun Jin changed the rules for receiving this month’s salary:
For those who live far away and need to save money to support their families, they can choose to receive their military pay entirely in silver.

Those who lived close to home and hoped to receive supplies to support their families could have their silver reduced by half, and then exchange the other half for supplies of equal value. For those who were in urgent need of food to save their lives, all the silver could be exchanged for supplies.

Guan Peng chose the half-money and half-supply package, and today he happily brought the things back, which shocked both his mother and wife.

What’s even more incredible is that the vegetables and pork were very fresh, and the rice looked new as well.

The old lady of the Guan family thought about it and felt that having these things as physical evidence could indeed prove that the Yun family army had an adventure.

But is that the blessing of God?

She hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, so she didn’t have a deep feeling about it.

My son is very sure about what he says, so let’s just take it as the truth.

Conversations like these took place all over Yuzhou.

No matter whether you believe it or not, at night, the whole family sits neatly in the yard, chatting and waiting for the rain to come.

In years of famine, every drop of water is as precious as oil, and many people have already become thirsty and sick.

As long as there is a glimmer of hope for water, it is better to believe it exists than to believe it does not.

At the moment when the Xu hour and the Shen hour meet, the night watchman beats the gong loudly to announce the time.

“Boom! Boom!”

“At midnight, close doors and windows to prevent theft!”

The steady voice echoed through the streets, but no one could sleep tonight.

As the night watchman’s clarion call ended, everyone raised their heads at the same time and looked toward the sky expectantly.

The sound of dripping water came from far away and approached——

The next moment, the rain poured down on their heads, scaring everyone in the yard and making them run away in all directions.

The rain was heavy, hitting the roof and the ground with a crackling sound, splashing out crystal clear water.

The dry air gradually becomes moist, and a refreshing feeling blows towards you.

From far away on the street came the strange cry of the night watchman, who kept shouting “bad luck”.

A figure, holding a gong, quickly found a roof to shelter from the rain.

The night watchman shook his sleeves, looked up at the heavy rain that seemed to be showing no sign of stopping, his black eyes flashing with tiny and bright light.

He picked up the hammer and gong, and struck them twice with a smile. The time signal was louder and more exciting than before.

“Boom! Boom!”

“At midnight, the rain is coming. Remember to collect water!”

In the Guan family courtyard.

Guan Peng escorted his mother into the house, and his wife immediately came up to them and handed them a towel for them to wipe.

Guan Peng waved his hand and said “No need”, then he took his 7-year-old son and prepared to take a nice shower in the heavy rain.

Guan’s mother shouted to stop them: “Be careful not to catch a cold! This is autumn rain!”

Guan Peng smiled and said, “It’s okay! The rain is not cold, it’s even warmer than the weather.”

This rain is certainly not cold.

Ya City, where Yun Zhen is located, is in the south. At this time of year, many northern regions have entered autumn and are getting cold, but here it is still spring-like all year round with a pleasant temperature.

The tap water in the pipes is also at room temperature and does not become icy cold due to the change of seasons.

She installed a water purification filter at home, which can filter out a lot of impurities and dirt.

It’s fine for the little humans to drink it directly; it’s much cleaner than the water in the river, but it tastes just so-so.

Of course, Yunzhen himself advocates boiling water before drinking.

She had previously persuaded Yun Jin and his son that, if conditions permit, drinking boiled and then cooled water is safer than drinking river water or well water directly.

Yun Jin and his son listened to the advice and remembered it, and also conveyed the order to all the soldiers.