As Old Man Qi put Qi Bao'er on the ground, he also turned his head to look in the direction where the cool breeze was blowing, feeling equally puzzled.
"It's already mid-May, and there's still a cool air in the wind. It doesn't look like there's a drought."
Qi Baoer bounced on the ground a few times and looked at his father and his father quite speechlessly: "Sir, dad, we have just passed through Hefeng Town, and it seems that we have just entered the boundary of Tongcheng."
Yingzhou is only a small state in terms of the Qilin Kingdom, but according to her previous life, it is already half the size of the Flower Country, and Tongcheng is the largest city in Yingzhou. From here to Tongcheng
The main city has to pass through several counties, a dozen towns and twenty villages, not counting those just passing by.
Qi Baoer made a rough calculation based on the size of the map drawn by his fourth uncle and the route they took. From the time they left the village to the pass of the Acropolis, they took the nearest main official road, which was estimated to be three times.
A distance of one thousand five to four thousand kilometers.
Even though they are so tired from walking every day that they seem to be unable to live, sometimes they even walk all day long. It happens every fourteen or five hours, but don’t forget that everyone is pushing heavy carts, and those who don’t push carts are carrying heavy carts.
They hugged each other again and took the baby with them.
Moreover, being hungry will affect the speed, being thirsty will affect the speed, and other objective factors.
On average, walking 40 to 50 kilometers a day is already top-notch.
After more than twenty days, they had not actually walked a quarter of the way.
Of the remaining three-quarters of the journey, they had to cross the boundary of Tongcheng, which accounted for two-quarters.
I'm wondering why Tongcheng is said to be cool even if there is a drought. Isn't it a little early?
Old man Qi and Qi Kang'an looked at each other, both of them were a little embarrassed. They seemed to be happy too early.
Isn't this just a matter of fear of drought? Traveling during a severe drought will really cost you your life.
Qi Kang'an was very cruel this time in Hefeng Town. He also bought several bottles of torch oil from Pang Yuanwai, and all the rags from Cloth Village were bought for him. Now they have to travel at night, so they don't have to worry anymore.
The problem with torches.
At nightfall that day, they passed by another village. The village was quite large and located at the bottom of the official road. However, looking from the official road, the village was sparse and bright, with less than ten houses lit with lights.
Compared with their long team with a torch a few meters apart, the dots of dim firelight below looked a little pitiful.
"Dad, do you want to go take a look." Seeing that the village is not small, he asked the big guys to borrow a place to stay and have a shelter from the wind.
Old Man Qi thought for a moment and shook his head, "It's not too early today, and there are only a few houses in the village that are on fire. I guess it's not a matter of saving, but that there is no one inside. They should have fled like the rest of us."
Then, if all the designated rooms are locked, are we going to break in or something like that?
Not to that point.
Besides, it's not a cold day either, so just find a place outside that's sheltered from the wind.
You can leave tomorrow morning when you're still awake, saving you the trouble of a bunch of people pushing the cart down and then pushing the cart out again."
I pray for health and well-being.
After walking forward for about half an hour, we found a forest with leeward wind ahead, so Qi Kangan ordered us to rest there for the night.
They rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and rely on the sea to eat the sea. Now they are walking along the road, and there are good things they can use on both sides of the road.
As long as the leaves are long and tough, they can be pulled and twisted into hemp ropes. If the vines are long and coiled around large trees, it is better. You can use a knife to cut them into thin threads and twist them into thin ropes.
When they passed by a large reed bush, every family cut reed rods and put them on the roof of the car to cool in the sun. When the reed rods dried, they could weave several mats with thin ropes.
As long as people don't give people a dead end, God will always leave a glimmer of hope for people.
Ye Sanni took out the bed mat and spread it on the floor. She used a small broom to sweep away any dust that might have stuck on it, and called someone, "Dad, Bao'er, come here to rest. The mat has been laid out."
Old man Qi was holding Qi Bao'er and talking to Jun Chenyuan. When he heard Ye Sanni's cry, he naturally asked Jun Chenyuan to come with him.
Yes, in less than ten days, Old Man Qi and Jun Chenyuan have become very familiar with each other.
Old Man Qi likes to talk to Jun Chenyuan very much. Although this man doesn't talk much, and sometimes he can't even hold back a fart for a long time, but whenever he speaks, he always has unique insights.
Jun Chenyuan, who wanted to steal someone's granddaughter and go back to raise his own family, was naturally eager to do so, and he was also willing to listen to the old man Qi's words. Although they were all in vernacular, it could be seen that his knowledge was no lower than that of the man who had taught him for more than ten years.
"I have passed through three towns in one county, and the situation is similar. Either there is no one at all, or there are only a few left. I suspect that they may all die in the village like those stubborn old guys in my village.
"
The old man Qi was worried, "We have been walking for so many days, but we haven't touched a river. I don't know if there was a river before but it has dried up and we didn't pay attention."
Although the wind is quite cool, you can't see the river in front, back, left or right, which makes people feel uneasy no matter what they think.
The place where people live is supposed to be along a river or at least have a small stream. How could they pass by two county towns and several towns along the way and not even see a river like they did?
"There should be a river, so the water supply won't be cut off here, otherwise Hefeng Town won't be stable."
"Indeed, if a drought starts here, people won't run to the Acropolis. Instead, they will run to our Canaan city, which is closer.
Can……??"
If the drought hadn't spread here, why were the places they passed either completely empty or almost empty?
Jun Chenyuan was silent for a while with a sullen face, "Old man, there is something different about this matter. I am afraid that the three of us will no longer be able to go with you."
Old man Qi: "..."
Why do you suddenly say you are leaving?
Originally I was not happy for them to stay, after all, it was troublesome.
But he wasn't familiar with this place for a few days, and when he heard that he was leaving, he felt a little uncomfortable.
But people are people who do great things, and they can’t stop them and they don’t want to stop them.
He forced a smile and said: "You have to be more careful in the future. The old man didn't ask you how you were injured in the first place. I have seen a little bit of your ability these days. You can be injured like that..."
I won’t say anything about not touching it again, that’s not practical, but you must take care of yourself.”
Jun Chenyuan looked at him with a sincere smile and nodded gently, "Don't worry, old man, we will do it."
After saying that, he looked at Qi Bao'er in Old Man Qi's arms. The little girl's eyes were still dull, and she was not getting better soon as she said.
My heart felt a little astringent and reluctant to give up.
But he concealed it very well. In Old Man Qi's view, this man just glanced past his obediently and looked behind him.
Just behind him, Wu Haoyuan and Chen Yi walked over.
None of the three of them had anything to prepare for, but they still felt the feeling of leaving, the sadness of saying goodbye and not knowing whether they would see each other again in this life.
Old man Qi suppressed the sourness in his heart and hurriedly shouted to Mrs. Tian: "Daughter-in-law, please prepare dry food. Bring enough for the children."