After a while, the rain fell from the sky like beans.
Before anyone could react, they quickly increased their volume.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the sky seemed to have been poked with a big hole, and water poured down.
At the same time, the wind, along with the rain, rushed towards my face.
People walking can't open their eyes even if they wear big hats.
Fortunately, precautions had been taken before. People walking together tied themselves to others with a hemp rope of unknown length.
One end of the hemp rope is pulled by the person walking in front.
This is true for every team, everyone pulls each other and strives to ensure that no one falls behind.
Li Yuan, who was in the carriage, heard the sound and realized something was wrong. She walked to the shaft of the carriage and stuck her head out to check.
Zhou Chou was also wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, sitting in the carriage shaft wrapped in oilcloth.
When I saw Li Yuan come out and poke her head around, I knew what she was looking at.
"Ms. Li, it's hailing!"
As he spoke, he leaned out half of his body and reached out to pick it up.
When he came back, he held a hailstone as big as an egg in his hand.
Li Yuan took it, said nothing, and silently returned to the carriage shaft.
Her speed was very fast. When Wang Can saw the hail as big as eggs, he was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.
After a while, I saw her covering her chest with her hands, swallowing hard, and said: "Sister, it's different, completely different!"
This has no beginning and no end, and only Li Yuan knows what it means.
She meant that the climate and other things were completely different from her previous life.
Hearing this, Li Yuan could not help but worry in her eyes, but she did not forget to comfort Wang Can and said: "Can Niang, don't be afraid, it's okay. We have made so many preparations before, and we will definitely be able to deal with the past..."
Wang Can was panicking and wanted to find something to do, otherwise she felt that she would definitely have random thoughts.
After thinking about it, she took out a water jar from the corner, turned around with her back to the carriage door, and began to pour spiritual spring water into it.
What she can do now is to release more spiritual spring water, and try to wait until the carriage stops to find a way to use this water to make some cold-repelling soup for everyone to drink!
Li Yuan also forced herself to calm down, but the effect was obviously not very good.
Her right eyelid was beating wildly, and her heart seemed to be beating out of her chest.
After thinking about it, she raised her voice and asked Zhou Chou, who was sitting on the shaft of the car: "Zhou Chou, according to the current situation, when can we reach the border of Liufeng County?"
"Originally, if it hadn't rained, we would have been able to arrive early tomorrow morning. But now it's raining heavily, and the rain is very heavy, so we probably have to wait until tomorrow night."
Li Yuan pursed her lips and asked after a while: "If our carriage travels at the normal speed, how long will it take to get to Dankou Village in Liufeng County?"
The Dankou Village that Li Yuan talked about was the first village she encountered when she sent Su Mingshan away and entered Liufeng County in the twelfth lunar month of last year.
It's just that the village was crushed by a blizzard and many families were destroyed, and the people were driven away by the officials like animals.
Right now, she didn't know where to go to take shelter from the rain. The only place she could think of was that.
Even if the house is still not repaired, it doesn't matter. The terrain of the village is not bad, and there are no streams, rivers or the like around it. It is expected that it will not be flooded.
As long as they can get there, they can place these people.
Not to mention that all of them can be borrowed to live in the homes of ordinary people, even their ox-carts, horse-drawn carriages and donkey-carts can also accommodate some people.
For the rest, it is still possible to find a higher ground and build a temporary shelter with tarpaulin.
It’s just that when sleeping at night, you may wake up a little!
Zhou Chou had also studied the topographic maps painted by Baiyan in the past two days and knew that there were villages at the junction of Liuyun County and Liufeng County.
Hearing Li Yuan's words at this time, she replied: "Ms. Li, the carriage can't go very fast now. According to the past, it would not take two hours. But now, let me tell you this, you may not be able to get there even at night!"
When Li Yuan heard this, she could only place her hope on the junction of the two counties.
It is said that Zhang Cong led people to stay there for the sake of the peace of Liuyun County.
Thinking about it, it is impossible for him to bring only three or five people. In addition to the yamen servants, there should be many people from Cao Zhi's side.
The Zhang and Cao families are related by marriage, and it is impossible for Cao Zhi to ignore his safety.
Since he has a place to stay with so many people, you can also ask him!
After making up her mind, Li Yuan felt a little calmer.
It's just that she kept raising her ears to listen to what was going on outside and didn't dare to relax at all.
Even if she knew that, even if something happened, she might not be able to help!
The people sitting on the carriage in Lijia'ao were not only Li Yuan, but also Li Qinghua, Old Man Li and others.
Everyone pricked up their ears to listen to the sound of rain and hail hitting the roof of the carriage, and looked outside with heavy eyes.
Li Qinghua, the mayor, kept his mouth tightly pursed. Several times he wanted to ask people to find a place to rest, but he swallowed all the words that reached his lips.
The rain was so heavy that he sat on the shaft of the carriage. Even though he could not see clearly with his eyes, his ears could still clearly hear the sound of horse hooves treading water against the current.
After thinking about it, he walked out of the carriage wrapped in oilcloth, put one hand on the wooden stick, and shouted to the back: "Folks, perseverance is victory. We are living for ourselves right now, so no matter how hard and tired we are, we still have to Face the difficulty. Hold on, hold on, just wait until you reach the junction of the two counties. If there is anyone who can't bear it, you must say it. No matter how difficult it is, we will stop and let you take a break and eat some dry food. , drink some hot water.”
He said, thought for a while and then said: "It's raining so hard now, it's hard for you to walk in straw sandals, so take them off and walk barefoot. Think about the people in Liuyun County, and then think about yourself. We must walk fast. The rain is too heavy, and the mountains on both sides of the official road will be soaked in a short time. In some places, there are not many trees, and the mountains are easy to slide down. Do you want to be buried under the mountains, or do you want to leave here and go to Luyang Mansion? Choose your own comfortable days!"
When Old Man Li heard what Li Qinghua said, as the clan leader, he also walked out and shouted: "Hua Zi is right! Folks, think about our sweet potato production. Mr. Xu has already reported this to the court. We Not to mention waiting for awards from above, even if you go to Lanxia City in Luyang Prefecture, the county magistrate there will also know about the contribution that our Lijiao people have made to the court. Don’t you want to see the scene where you are treated favorably? "
"Also, this year we relied on watermelons. How much money has the clan made in just a few months? Don't you want to make money next year? Walk, walk! Yuan Niang can get sweet potatoes and watermelons this year. I want to come There will be other things when we look back. From now on, we will have a good life!"
People whose feet were originally as heavy as a thousand catties, heard what Li Qinghua and Old Man Li said, and looked forward to the future one by one. It seemed that it was not so difficult to lift up the feet that were treading water and stuck in the mud.
