Traveling through the busy farmland of a peasant girl

Chapter 106 Printing Rainfall Talisman

At the same time, in the county magistrate's office, Bai Jin had long and in-depth discussions with all parties, and finally finalized the plan of planting new grain varieties after harvesting the grain.

A detailed land planning map slowly unfolded on the table. Every piece of land suitable for cultivation was precisely marked, with all the data such as the corresponding planting area, estimated yield, and required manpower and material resources.

A roster for personnel assignment has also been drawn up, and experienced farmers and strong young laborers have been rationally organized into groups to ensure that each link can operate efficiently.

After everything was arranged, Bai Jin's mind flashed with the image of Shen Li's cleverness and intelligence.

He thought to himself, this little girl is so concerned about the grain planting issue. Now that the plan has been finalized, he should take her with him to inspect the progress of the work and let her know the subsequent arrangements.

So, Bai Jin summoned Yan Feng, Yan Yu, Yan Lei and Yan Dian, the four personal guards he had carefully trained.

The four of them gathered quickly, standing tall and with sharp eyes, ready to take orders at any time.

Bai Jin then ordered people to purchase several boxes of exquisite snacks. The snack boxes were painted with exquisite patterns and exuded an enticing sweet fragrance.

After everything was ready, Bai Jin boarded the carriage. The driver whipped the horse whip, and the carriage galloped towards Qingshan Village with the sound of crisp hooves.

The carriage bumped along the winding road, and the scenery outside the window unfolded like a scroll.

Bai Jin sat in the car, silently thinking about his meeting with Shen Li. He was looking forward to seeing the little girl's joy after learning that the plan was finalized, and he was also curious about what unique insights she would come up with for the subsequent work.

The four guards were guarding outside the car vigilantly, their eyes were as sharp as torches, not missing any potential danger.

What is Shen Li doing at this time?

Shen Li had just finished arranging the renovations of the neighboring courtyard and had some free time. She couldn't wait to take out a rain-making talisman from her small box.

This rain talisman is a rare thing. The chance of it being refreshed on a normal day is pitifully low. You have to rely on luck to get one every time, which really makes Shen Li feel that it is not enough.

She sat on the stone bench in the yard and looked at the rain-making talisman carefully.

The paper was just ordinary fine yellow paper, slightly rough to the touch, and the color had the rustic light yellow color of time.

Looking at the handwriting above, it is bright red, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.

Shen Li moved closer to smell it curiously, then rubbed it gently with her fingers, put it on the tip of her tongue and tried it carefully. After pondering for a long time, she finally realized that it was written with cinnabar.

"Now that we know the materials, the only question now is how to mass-produce it."

Shen Li held his chin, frowned slightly, and began to think hard.

There seemed to be countless thoughts spinning rapidly in her little head. Sometimes her eyes were shining, and sometimes she shook her head gently to deny it.

Hey, it's true, after racking her brains for a while, she actually came up with an idea that she thought was pretty good.

She first took out a rain talisman, then took out a pen and ink, held her breath, dipped the tip of the pen in ink, and then began to trace the lines of the characters on the talisman very carefully. She looked so focused, as if she was completing a unique work of art.

After all the lines of the characters were completely covered with ink, she picked up the talisman carefully and, with a "snap", placed it steadily on a flat wooden board that had been prepared long ago. Her movements were smooth and careful, for fear of making any mistakes.

The next step is the key carving step.

Shen Li took out a small and sharp carving knife from the space, sat there, and carefully carved along the marks on the wooden board bit by bit according to the grain.

The sunlight shone on her, reflecting her small but extremely serious figure. Fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on her forehead, but she did not bother to wipe them off, and devoted her whole heart to the carving.

After finally carving the wooden board, Shen Li breathed a sigh of relief, then began to search in the system mall, and finally found the cinnabar ink, and quickly bought it.

She put the pile of empty ink boxes aside, took a deep breath, and thought to herself: "Success or failure depends on this one move!"

Then, she carefully picked up the wooden board with both hands and slowly pressed it into a large basin filled with several boxes of ink, allowing the ink to evenly adhere to the carved patterns. Then, with a "pop", she used all her strength to print the wooden board on a stack of cut yellow paper.

"It's a bit dry! And uneven." Shen Li muttered.

She thought for a moment, fetched some water from the space pond and stirred it evenly, then pressed hard on the yellow paper with the homemade printing mold.

After the printing was completed, Shen Li, with a feeling of trepidation and anticipation, picked up the "fake rain talisman" whose ink had not yet dried, and compared it with the original rain talisman. Suddenly, her eyes widened, her face full of surprise, and she muttered, "Wow, they are exactly the same!"

She stood up excitedly and looked at the blue sky above her head. The sun was shining brightly at this time, making the ground hot. The bright sun seemed to be showing off its power.

"Let's see if it works." Shen Li thought, holding the newly printed talisman in both hands, and prayed to the sky with a pious face: "It's a drought and there is no rain. I urgently hope for rain. Please let the sky rain and save our people's lives."

After she finished speaking, she opened her eyes wide and looked up at the sky with anticipation, but after waiting for a long time, the sky was still clear, without even a hint of change.

Shen Li squinted her eyes and looked for a long time, but there was still no movement! She suddenly felt like a deflated ball, with her head drooping, pinching the used talisman paper, and muttering in frustration: "Alas, it seems that all my efforts were in vain!"

Having said that, he dejectedly moved the pile of things used for making talismans into his room, intending to calm down for a while and adjust his mood.

What she didn't notice was that the talisman paper was used up and the characters on it were slowly disappearing.

At this moment, Shen Li had just put all the things into the house and had not had time to sit down when there was a sudden "boom" of thunder outside. The sound was so loud that the house seemed to tremble slightly.

Immediately afterwards, the sky, which had been cloudless just a moment ago, was suddenly covered with dark clouds, pressing down darkly. Before Shen Li could react, raindrops began to fall from the sky, hitting the ground and the roof, splashing small water droplets.

Shen Li stood at the door of the house, his eyes wide open, his face full of disbelief. He was stunned for a long time before he blurted out, "...I never expected that the genius would be me!" That expression was so wonderful, with both unexpected surprise and confusion at this magical scene.