Chapter 479
Little Auspicious Cloud Unfolds the Small Bundle
Huh? Little Auspicious Cloud pops out of the teleportation array.
The teleportation point was the county government office.
Qin Bi watched with curiosity as the little auspicious cloud appeared. With a smile on her face, Qin Bi turned her head and saw Qin Lang's little five-grain-abundance cloud, her smile deepening. The little five-grain-abundance cloud was indeed a tiny little ball.
How big is the little cloud?
The child is only the size of a palm; he was exhausted after the last summons.
Don't underestimate this little cloud. It's planted with several pots of spiritual vegetables, watered by the rain and snow of the Qi Lv Yun. The little cloud, symbolizing abundant harvests, is round and solid, not just a wisp of smoke. That's what you call exhausting.
Qin Tan put away the teleportation array: "The Little Five Grains Abundant Harvest Cloud can no longer be summoned. Summoning it again will consume spiritual power and cause it to dissipate. Qin Lang, you and your fourth uncle should cultivate the wasteland. Once it's cultivated, it will be good for the Little Five Grains Abundant Harvest Cloud to farm and grow a larger cloud cluster."
"I know." Qin Lang was worried about Qin Bi, who loved farming. The Little Five Grains Abundant Harvest Cloud was mainly for farming. "Sister, the Little Five Grains Abundant Harvest Cloud can't be summoned anymore."
Qin Bi hesitated for a moment, then looked up at the sky and said to Qin Tan, "Third Uncle, don't you think we were lucky on this trip?"
Qin Tan didn't seem to think anything of it: "You think we're lucky?"
Qin Bi lowered her eyes, her face full of smiles: "It won't be bad."
Qin Tan waited with bated breath. He had only just arrived, and if he was lucky, all the better. Luck and fortune were mysterious things.
A small, wild space could be carved out on the mountainside outside the county town. Qin Tan first spoke with the county magistrate, and then led Qin Di and the others out of the county town.
There's no need to activate the teleportation array; it's a waste. It's not far anyway. Qin Bi and Qin Lang can take a carriage, while Qin Tan and Qin Di can ride horses. In this cultivation world, teleportation arrays aren't cheap.
Qin Tan was only a county magistrate, so he also had to live frugally.
About ten miles outside the county town, there are mountains. The mountains are not high, and there are farmlands on the sides of the mountains. Some farmers, who are not idle in winter, go up the mountains to collect mountain products and cut firewood. They saw Qin Tan and Qin Di riding horses with guards and watched them curiously.
Upon reaching the mountainside, Qin Tan found a good spot, took out a mid-grade orchid-level magic artifact, and tore open a piece of barren land in the void beside the mountain. The barren land was even more lacking in rain, and the soil was so dry it was practically smoking.
As the little auspicious cloud flew around to investigate, its eyes became sore; it had been quite surprised to arrive in this county.
Even the clouds, symbolizing abundant harvests, flew over and saw only desolation.
Qin Di took out a hoe, intending to turn the soil over first. He had just arrived and was in no hurry to use his summoning artifact to summon plants to turn the soil over. The soil was so dry it was practically smoking, and low-level summoned plants couldn't dig it up.
Qin Tan's summoning artifact was just an ordinary artifact, at most depicting a small vine or bean sprout, the kind that would lose its leaves if you turned over a small patch of ground.
Qin Di was strong enough to turn the soil with a hoe.
Seeing this, Qin Lang also picked up a hoe and prepared to turn the soil. Once the soil was turned, Xiao Wugu Fengdeng Yun could summon a little rain or snow to plant some things.
However, in the freezing winter, it's difficult to grow anything.
The guards arrived and decided to start turning the soil themselves. Reclaiming wasteland was a kind of training. When nearby farmers heard about it, they brought hoes over. Farmers all liked to reclaim wasteland.
Qin Bi, however, was in no hurry to summon or turn the ground. Instead, she said to Qin Tan, "Third Uncle, I think the luck is very strong. Why don't you, my father, Qin Lang, me, plus Little Five Grains Abundant Cloud and Little Auspicious Cloud, summon rain and snow?"
Qin Tan squinted, half believing and half doubting; he had no idea about this kind of luck.
Qin Lang could be said to have been somewhat fortunate since childhood, though he never mentioned it. Qin Bi felt this way, and Qin Tan pondered. Summoning wasn't a big deal; it wasn't difficult, as long as he had a summoning artifact with the image of rain and streams drawn on it. Qin Tan was worried about Little Five Grains Abundant Cloud. His cultivation was low, and he didn't have a single magic weapon. Little Five Grains Abundant Cloud was practically his first magic weapon. After the last summoning, the little cloud had shrunk to the size of a child's palm.
"Sister." Qin Lang took a hoe and went over: "If you summon it again, my Little Harvest Cloud will disappear."
Qin Bi ignored her and continued to persuade Qin Tan: "Third Uncle, the county under your jurisdiction has some fortune and a little spiritual energy. With the addition of a few people from the Qin Yan Marquis's Mansion, we can summon rain and snow once. Besides, Qin He is not here. She and her eldest cousin went to the desolate land. It is not in the same place as the desolate space that you tore open up, Third Uncle."
Qin Bi lowered her voice, but Qin Lang was close enough to hear her. Qin Bi said, "Third Uncle, this time the luck is very strong. We have enough people, and the timing, location, and people are all right. The rain and snow we summon may be quite heavy. You are the county magistrate, so even a little rain and snow will benefit you."
What Qin Bi said was all just guesswork.
Qin Tan was intrigued. The Great Yan Dynasty was short of rain and snow. The county under his jurisdiction had only received a little snow this winter. If, as Qin Bi said, it could really rain or snow, even a small amount of snow would be beneficial to the crops.
"Okay." Qin Tan asked, "What do we need to prepare?"
"With good fortune, nothing else matters," Qin Bi said. "One summoning artifact per person will suffice."
Qin Tan gave Qin Di a summoning artifact with rain drawn on it. Qin Bi and Qin Lang both had their own. When Xiao Xiangyun saw it, she exclaimed, "Oh my god!" and quickly grabbed her little bundle and went over.
Qin Bi needs the help of the auspicious cloud to summon it, so she asks, "What's in your little bundle?"
Xiao Xiangyun unfolded the small bundle, and Qin Bi was speechless; there was nothing there.
So it was all just for show; they actually had nothing.
Each person held a summoning artifact and began the summoning. Little Five Grains Abundant Cloud and Little Auspicious Cloud immediately assisted. Just then, a small cloud of luck flew from above the group to the middle of Little Five Grains Abundant Cloud and Little Auspicious Cloud.
This little cloud is quite chubby. It's not very big, but it's round and plump.
Qin Di exclaimed in surprise: "The Qin Yan Marquis's family's luck pool??????"
Qin Tan held the summoning artifact and examined it closely: "It is indeed the little luck cluster of our Qin Yan Marquis's mansion."
"Being chubby is great, it means good fortune!" Qin Tan exclaimed excitedly.
Qin Lang was also excited and turned to her: "Sister, are we going to summon another rain and snow of destiny? The little prince isn't here, so he shouldn't be able to summon rain and snow that carries destiny."
A moment later, a wind picked up and blew, a cold breeze.
"It's going to snow!" Qin Lang exclaimed excitedly, "This time, it's Qin Yanhou's mansion's little lucky charm again. Once it summons rain and snow, Qin He will surely claim it as her luck again."
"No." Qin Bi smiled smugly: "She doesn't know that Qin He and her eldest cousin went to a remote wilderness far from here. We kept it well covered up, so Qin He has no idea that we summoned Yu Xue."
Qin Lang's eyes lit up; it was the right thing to not go with his older cousins.
As they were talking, something incredible happened: a heavy snowfall began to fall from the sky.
Qin Tan immediately sent people to investigate. The heavy snow had almost covered all the farmland in the county, and that wasn't enough; the small luck cluster was still transferring luck to the desolate lands. (End of Chapter)