With the grain sent from Nanyang County, the people's hearts in Yan County quickly stabilized. Even more exhilarating was the fact that, after a long dry spell, Yan County received two days of rain. The drooping seedlings in the fields suddenly revived under the nourishment of the rainfall.
As the imperial envoy, Zheng Chen occasionally strolled along the field edges. After the rain, he took a walk, observing the straight, green corn stalks and the sprawling sweet potato vines on the ground, and couldn't help but feel a surge of spirit: "Is this the new grain from Nanyang County?"
