"Why can't you see any green in this place?"
Shen Qingqian and his party started from the riverside and realized something was wrong after walking for an hour.
It's not that there are no fields around, but there aren't even any buds in the fields, and the weeds on the roadside are all withered and yellow. It seems that there has been no rain for a long time.
Jiang Goudan also wondered: "Is it time to plant now? The ground should be a little green."
"There is indeed a problem. This place is not far from Lanjiang. Even if there is a drought, it will not be impossible to water the fields." Someone added.
Even if people work harder and have to travel farther to carry water, they can still save a few acres of land.
Li Laosan wiped his sweat and said, "Don't worry about it, I'll just ask you when you meet someone later."
The weather this year is really unpredictable. Sometimes it's snowing and freezing, and then it's raining heavily. Now it's better, it's autumn, and it's still so hot that I want to curse.
Shen Qingqian also wiped his sweat with his sleeve, drank several more sips of water, looked up at the sun that could kill anyone in the sky, and sighed feebly.
Look at this, I'm afraid things are going to be bad over there in northern Hubei.
The geographical environment in northern Hubei is complex, and it was not the territory of the Jin Dynasty in the previous dynasties.
The original person is not clear about the specific situation, and there is very little information in his memory.
But in the current situation, Shen Qingqian felt that it was better for her to be mentally prepared as soon as possible.
"Sister, I'm thirsty, do you still have water?" Shen Zhe tugged on Shen Qingqian's sleeve and asked in a low voice.
Shen Qingqian gave him her water bag, "Here, give me your water bag."
Shen Zhe drank a few sips, then watched Shen Qingqian give him some water, and said quickly: "That's enough, sister, keep it for yourself."
Shen Qingqian only left it for herself, then handed him the water bag, "Tell me after you finish drinking."
Shen Zhe nodded obediently, but made up his mind not to ask Shen Qingqian for water again.
He just heard that many people in front of him were out of water. He didn't know how long the water would last, so he had to drink it sparingly.
Shen Qingqian wasn't worried about this at all. Others didn't, but she had a divine spring. She could have water whenever she wanted.
At noon, Li Laosan found a place to stop and rest.
Not long after he sat down, a passerby passed by, and Jin Daya hurriedly caught up with him to inquire about the news.
Passersby knew they were criminals as soon as they looked at their attire. They were afraid of getting into trouble, so they spoke a few words quickly and ran away.
"What's wrong?" Li Laosan asked while fanning himself with his hand.
Jin Daya replied with a bad expression: "It has not rained in northern Hubei for three consecutive months. Except for the area where we just came, which looked fine, the drought is getting worse as you go north. It is said that the locust plague came half a month ago. At that time, the locusts didn’t even eat anything.”
When Shen Qingqian heard this, she quickly covered her mouth.
If it weren't for the wrong timing, she would have laughed. What kind of drought is this in Ezhou? The locust was probably confused. He went out and returned hungry.
"This..." Li Laosan frowned, "There is a large army stationed in northern Hubei, so there shouldn't be any shortage of food, right?"
The Northern Hubei Army was the elite force of the Jin Dynasty, so it was unlikely that they would be unable to meet their food and salary requirements.
Jin Daya's face turned even uglier, "I don't know whether the food supply was cut off or not, but the man just said that there were people in the Northern Hubei Army who were beheaded because of trouble last month."
There are generally only two types of troubles in the military camp, one is rebellion, and the other is the court's lack of food and salary.
Li Laosan was stunned, turned to look at Shen Qingqian and others, and suddenly felt a little worried for them.
At this moment, Jiang Goudan stood up slightly awkwardly.
"Third Master, everyone, we want to find a place to settle near here. You..." He couldn't continue.
He had been with this group of people for more than a month and had overcome all difficulties together. However, they were prisoners and went to places that ordinary people could not go. Even if he did not want to separate anymore, he had to say goodbye.
