Several days passed like this.
It's already July.
Since the continuous drizzle in spring, not a drop of rain has been seen. As the temperature gets higher and higher, the soil lacks moisture and the water balance of crops is disrupted. Even the plants that are growing faster have begun to droop their leaf tips, looking a little listless.
Signs of drought are gradually emerging.
Mian Mountain.
The stream at the foot of the mountain dried up, and the pool on the top of the mountain gradually dried up. The people climbed to the top of the mountain carrying wooden buckets, holding the rope and throwing the buckets into the pool, shaking it slightly a few times, and after a while, pulling the rope.
The water that came up was muddy and full of silt.
The people carrying the buckets didn't care at all. They had enough drinking water, which was mainly used for washing things. It didn't matter if it was a little dirty, as long as they had water to use.
Next to the mine.
Rows of vehicles are loaded with iron ores of various sizes, and guards are stationed there with ropes to prevent the ores from scattering.
Wei Xiyin has integrated the team and is ready to lead 500 civilians to transport the first batch of mined ore back to the fort.
Before leaving.
Wei Xiyin called Wang Tie and asked them to guard the mine.
Then he found Gong Liulang and explained his purpose. "I've left two hundred guards here to guard the mine. I won't be coming back after this trip. I'll have to trouble you to take care of the mine."
No matter how angry you are, it won't last for several days.
Gong Liulang said calmly, "Don't worry, girl. I will definitely live up to your trust."
Wei Xiyin thought for a moment and explained to him, "What I said before was just a joke. I hope you don't take it to heart."
The so-called taboo is the taboo of one's name.
What matters is how you get along with others, and you cannot call people by their names.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether she knows the name or not. When she thinks about it carefully, she shouldn't make fun of Gong Liulang's name, which goes against her original intention.
However, who made Gong Liulang suspect that she was related to the zombie virus?
Gong Liulang raised his eyes to look at her and said in a desperate tone, "Could you please tell me the truth, girl? Where did the zombies come from?"
Wei Xiyin paused, took a deep breath, and suppressed the urge to beat someone up.
"How should I know!" she said coldly, "If Liu Langjun really wants to know the truth, he can go to Jingzhou and find out for himself."
Look, she still showed mercy. If she had known this, she would have been so angry that she would have died.
She wanted to know more than anyone else where zombies came from. You know, this thing was imagined by modern film and television works in the previous life, and it has led to countless doomsday-themed novels, movies, games, etc.
In a feudal world with backward productivity, zombies appeared inexplicably.
Her worldview was shattered and has yet to be put back together.
He still doubted her!
Wei Xiyin laughed in anger and said to Gong Liulang, "Instead of tracing the source now, Liulangjun should think carefully about the current situation and how to survive the upcoming drought. Only by surviving can we achieve our goal."
For her, things have their priorities.
Her goal is to find her parents and brother first and stabilize Yizhou.
Only then can we trace back to the source.
I just don't know what Gong Chun was thinking. If he asked for help, why did he remain calm and not panic at all after more than half a year? Doesn't that make no sense?
Unfortunately, she was not interested in other people's private affairs. As long as it did not harm the fort, she was too lazy to ask.
Wei Xiyin didn't wait for his answer, said goodbye with a cold face, and turned to leave.
When Chang Ying and others saw the girl coming, they followed her, pushing hundreds of carts of ore down the mountain.
Mining was still going on not far away. Hundreds of people were busy working, and the sound of hammering echoed in the valley.
Gong Liulang stood there, staring at the direction she left with a gloomy look, without saying a word for a long time.
………
It took two days to walk to the foot of the mountain.
Without the shade of the trees, once they came out, the glaring sunlight shone on everyone, causing their exposed skin to feel a stinging pain.
Just standing in the sun, before they even started walking, everyone's faces turned red, they were sweating all over, and they were feeling dry.
Wei Xiyin couldn't help but touch the sun hat on his head and sighed, "Everyone, please be patient for a while, we will reach Crow Mountain as soon as possible." It was cool in the mountains, and once they reached Crow Mountain, the way back would be easier to walk.
Everyone had no choice but to agree and try to walk in the shade on the road.
The route they chose was a secret route that had been drawn up by the fortress for secretly mining and transporting ore. They did not have to pass through any villages and there were many places with shade.
Even so.
After two hours of traveling, Wei Xiyin, like everyone else, was soaked all over, as if she had just been pulled out of the water.
For her, summer is more difficult than winter. In winter, when it gets cold, she can wear thick clothes and find ways to light a fire to keep warm. But in summer, as a woman, she doesn't even have the right to show her arms and has to wrap herself up tightly.
Think about it, on a 40-degree hot day, wearing so-called "summer clothes" is actually long sleeves and long pants, with no skin below the neck exposed.
Being smoked by the scorching temperature is simply worse than death.
She decided to open the ice cellar when she got home and get two blocks of ice to treat herself.
I don’t know if Cookie has found saltpeter. The ice stored for winter is definitely not enough. When it runs out in the future, I will have to make it myself.
There were twenty guards walking in front, responsible for clearing out monsters along the way.
Just as they left the Fuyang area, two guards returned.
The two people who came back looked a little strange, as if they were excited but also as if they were enduring something.
The two of them didn't dare to hide it and immediately reported: "My lady, we have discovered that the monster seems to have degenerated."
Before Wei Xiyin could say anything, the people behind her heard it and were in an uproar.
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