Chinese Traditional Story: Sincerity Brings Results

In the seventh year of Song Xiaozong, the entire county was gripped by a severe drought. The scholars wrote letters to the head of the county, whose name was Ding Yizai. In their letters they asked him to invite Monk Chen to pray for rain. Monk Chen came to help but in his heart, he did not trust Ding Yizai. After he made an announcement telling people to fast and pray for rain, Ding Yizai sent someone to ask Monk Chen, "Do you know which day it’s going to rain?" Monk Chen said, "At 3:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, but you must be sincere, and do not eat meat."