Chapter 19: The Emperor's Wrath
The twenty-first year of the Kingdom of Jing, Chu Xun was twenty-five years old.
When he went to attend the Village Worthies Banquet held by the County Magistrate, he learned that there had been too much rain over the past two years, and many rivers were already overflowing.
The imperial court allocated funds, and led by the Ministry of Works, many dams were built to prevent floods.
There were no large rivers near Pinecone Village, which was considered quite lucky.
In the summer of this year, the rainwater had reached an outrageous level.
Finally waiting for the rainy days to pass, the sun rarely came out to show its face. The villagers hurriedly went to the fields to clear the drainage to avoid waterlogging.
Chu Xun didn't go. Instead, he squatted at the door, looking at the Spirit Pearl Grass by the wall.
A delicate flower bud emerged from the center of the twenty leaves.
Pink and tender with a touch of bright red, it looked so fragile.