Chapter 6 Zhuge Liang learns weather from farmers

Zhuge Liang was a fledgling and "borrowed" the east wind in the Battle of Chibi, which can be said to have determined the victory or defeat of the Battle of Chibi.Zhuge Liang is a real person, neither a god nor a demon, so it is impossible to "call the wind and call the rain".So where does his ability to "borrow" the east wind come from?Is it taught by a stranger?Teaching must be taught by someone, but it is by no means a "foreigner".This is just a prescription that Zhuge Liang got from the local fellows by plowing acres of ridges in Longzhong. Zhuge Liang's real self-study career started in Wollongong, Longzhong.According to today's statement, it should be the beginning of graduate career.Over the years, he has developed the habit of reading, and with the comfortable environment in Longzhong, he can read according to his own mind.

When he thinks about a problem, in order to find the answer, he often reads several books at the same time.On his desk, sometimes more than a dozen books are spread out.He learned to compare, learned the principle of from one to the other, from near to far, from shallow to deep.For a question, he is no longer satisfied with one answer, and often has to find several answers.For these answers, he also compares which is the most accurate. Take the learning method as an example. After he knows what Confucius said, he still needs to read what Laozi said, and understand what Mozi said... Zhuge Liang also realized that learning should start from me first, from my own point of view, what do I need to learn, what do I need to master, and what is the purpose of my learning.

Zhuge Liang plowed and farmed in Longzhong, which reduced a lot of entertainment and increased his reading time. He devoted most of his energy to studying scriptures, astrology, and his favorite field of military tactics.During the day, he worked in the fields and made friends with many farmers in Longzhong.Zhuge Liang noticed that the crops in the fields adjacent to his home were significantly higher than those of his own.Settle accounts after autumn, with the same farmland, this family has more crops than their own. Someone told Zhuge Liang that the old man in this family is amazing.It is very hard for others to farm, but he is not, and his life is relaxed and unrestrained.Zhuge Liang asked, all planting the same field, what is he more capable than others?The neighbors told him: This old man can predict the weather and know what crops to plant in which year, so he can get a good harvest.

"What's his name?" Zhuge Liang asked. "Oh, it's called 'Sai Shennong'." Early this morning, Zhuge Liang went down to the field with two buckets.Yesterday, he found that the crops were in drought, so he took water to irrigate the seedlings.After working for a long time, I decided to take a break and catch my breath.Inadvertently, I glanced at the crops of Saishennong's family, and saw that the drought in that field was worse than my own, but there was no one working in Saishennong's field. When returning home for dinner at noon, Zhuge Liang paid a special visit to Sai Shennong, wanting to remind the old man that it was time to water the fields.Pushing open the chaifei, the old man looked leisurely, squatting on the vegetable bed in the yard, watching the ants move.

Zhuge Liang thought of what his fellow countryman said, "Those who are busy are not busy." He thought that after he came to Longzhong, he was busy all day long, especially for the work in the farmland. Great effort.Just doing this, I still don't know what to do, worrying about the bad harvest after autumn.He has always wanted to find a farm teacher to learn how to grow crops skillfully, and if there is any way to save money.He guessed that Sai Shennong must have the know-how of farming, so he asked Sai Shennong for advice very piously. Zhuge Liang asked Sai Shennong: "The land is so dry, why don't you water it?"

The old man smiled and said: "I don't water it, someone will water it for me!" "I don't see a single person in your field today." "I hired an expert. He doesn't need to go to the field. He can water the field all over as long as he recites the mantra." Zhuge Liang didn't understand, but it's not easy to ask directly if people don't say it.So he got up and said goodbye, and prepared to go to water the ground in the afternoon. Sai Shennong deliberately pretended to be mysterious and said: "Why are you in such a hurry? I told the expert, I think you are a good guy, and he will water your land for you. Don't worry, I don't want a penny of your wages, and I don't want you to invite me. He eats."

"Then when will he water me? He carries the water by himself, and I'm afraid he won't be able to finish watering for a while, so I'll go by myself!" Zhuge Liang didn't believe Sai Shennong's words, thinking that he was joking, but insisted on leaving. "Ah, I said young man, if you have nothing else to do, just sit with the old man and drink a glass of dirty wine to relieve fatigue." Sai Shennong still tried to persuade him to stay.Zhuge Liang was helpless, thinking, since the old man did this, he naturally had his reasons.Or, just chat with the old man, maybe you can learn a lot.

Zhuge Liang was full of suspicion, and accompanied Sai Shennong to talk about it, feeling uneasy.Before it was evening, the western sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and after a while, the dark clouds rolled and rolled over the top of the head.Sai Shennong said: "The master has recited the scriptures." A bolt of lightning tore through the sky, and the downpour of rain came instantly.Zhuge Liang suddenly understood who watered the fields of Saishen Farm. Zhuge Liang laughed, this "expert man" watered the fields for the folks from all over the world, but those people may not like the old man Sai Shennong, because many people have been watering the fields for a whole day.

Zhuge Liang admired Sai Shennong so much. Sai Shennong is willing to chat with this scholar who likes farming about his farming experience.Zhuge Liang got a lot of practical farming techniques from Sai Shennong.From Sai Shennong, Zhuge Liang acquired a lot of knowledge that was not in books. Zhuge Liang discovered that Sai Shennong paid more attention to the changes in the astrology than himself.Sai Shennong chatted with Zhuge Liang about celestial phenomena, saying, "The moon halos and winds, and the earth moistens and rains."Let Zhuge Liang realize that things always have precursors.God is going to be windy, and you can get a sign from the moon's halo the night before.If it is predicted that it will rain, you can know it by touching the stone lying on the head of the field.If the stone is damp, it portends rain.What are "tile clouds, drying people to death", "ant moving snake aisle, heavy rain is coming soon"...

Zhuge Liang flipped through the books, looked up historical records about astrology, and compared the proverbs spoken by Sai Shennong to find a more accurate prediction method.He became very interested in the relationship between farming proverbs and astrology. The peach blossoms are blooming in spring, thank you again.Sai Shennong told him: "The peach blossoms fall into the dust, and the threshing wheat falls into the mud; the peach blossoms fall into the mud, and the threshing wheat falls into the dust." Zhuge Liang remembered that when the peach blossoms were in full bloom in the coming year, there was no wind and rain. When the wheat was harvested, the threshing wheat was hit in the mud.In the spring of the following year, there were two light rains, and when the wheat was harvested, it was really scorching sun and there was no heavy rain.The proverb Sai Shennong told him turned out to be tried and tested.

After the rain, a rainbow bridge appeared in the sky.It rained today, will it rain tomorrow?Zhuge Liang didn't know.He asked Sai Shennong, and Sai Shennong knew it, and told him: "When the rainbow is high and the sun is low, Ming Dynasty wears a coir raincoat; , Wan Hongqing..." Zhuge Liang worshiped Sai Shennong as his teacher, not only learned the skills of farming, but also enriched the knowledge of meteorology, astrology and celestial phenomena.It should be said that Zhuge Liang learned the real ability to predict the weather from Sai Shennong, but he did not make Sai Shennong famous.In order to show that this knowledge is unpredictable and profound, it is called "taught by a different person".There is nothing wrong with saying that, in the eyes of the world, isn't the person who accurately predicts the weather a "foreigner"? Now we understand that hearing is not necessarily false, and seeing is not necessarily believing, but at that time science was not as developed as it is now, and there were no advanced technical equipment. People believed that the truth lies in the ears and eyes, and the eyes are better than the ears.Zhuge Liang's excellence lies in the fact that he grasped the deficiencies and deficiencies in people's general understanding, played tricks, and made many people puzzled and even believed it to be true. At that time, there were very few people who could master forecasting and meteorology. Zhuge Liang learned through hard work and mastered these two knowledges.In a practical sense, it can allow him to reduce losses in agricultural production and reduce the amount of ineffective work; on the other hand, if he talks to others in a cloudy manner, even if they are dubious, they will look at him with admiration. Facts speak louder than words. When we say rain, it will rain. If we say wind, it will come. Believe it or not.Even if this Zhuge Liang is not a god, he is still an expert outside the world.You have done things that people cannot explain, and you have done things that are difficult for others to do. Such characters are not wizards, and they are not regarded as gods?Therefore, Zhuge Liang simply moved closer to the image of the gods, and made it very different in clothing, just like some young people today who want to dress themselves up in strange clothes, in order to influence society and arouse people's curiosity and attention. Zhuge Liang had nothing to do in Longzhong, thinking about these weird things a lot.Now it seems that he is fully prepared for going out to show his talents in the future.Just imagine Zhuge Liang's mentality. It is not clear whether it was for fun or intentional when he was thinking about these things at that time. Maybe it was his hobby that made his career.He has both a hobby in this area and an ambition in this area. The combination of the two has made a name for himself.