Wei Xiyin and the others did not carry much supplies, and had war horses to transport their luggage. Seeing this, they hurriedly asked someone to help them push the grain cart.
The wind grew stronger and stronger, hitting the earth violently, and the clothes were rustling in the wind.
Wei Xiyin asked the guards to bring two horses and drag a tent to fix it on the cart. Wooden boards had already been added on the four sides to block the strong wind, so that people would feel more comfortable sitting on it.
"Eldest cousin, take the two children and sit on it. Let's hurry up and go back as soon as possible."
Wei Xirou was not being pretentious, and refusing again would be ungrateful.
"Thank you, fifth cousin."
The team quickly got back on the road and headed straight for Qinghe County.
Traveling against the wind is extremely difficult and very physically demanding. Everyone's faces were numb and cold from the wind, and when they encountered zombies roaming nearby, they were blown to and fro.
However, the zombies' stiff movements gradually became more agile...
By the evening, when we stopped at a village, everyone's hair was blown into a "chicken coop" by the wind, and the strands of hair that were not fixed by hairpins stood up, and everyone had a new hairstyle.
Buqu led the people to garrison nearby, and used wooden boards to block the drafts in the few houses that still had intact walls. The wind outside was so strong that everyone had to huddle together inside at night.
Wei Xirou and Wei Xiyao brought the children into the house first.
Gong Chun, with his messy hair, followed Wei Xiyin into the other side of the room. He frowned and said, "There was never such a strong wind last year."
He had a bad feeling, fearing that the weather would get worse every year.
Although the surviving people in various places are preparing for winter this year, if the weather is too bad, I am afraid it will be as difficult as last year.
Wei Xiyin glanced at his new hairstyle and didn't smile.
The main thing is that she can't laugh. Everyone is the same, and she herself is not much better.
"This is a natural disaster, no one can do anything about it."
Wei Xiyin sighed, "The wind is actually not that bad. I'm most afraid of the hail this year."
This year, the fortress has taken many measures to survive the winter. The houses and roofs of each household have been reinforced, and all the earthen houses in the fortress, including those where people live outside, are equipped with earthen kangs.
The mansions in the fortress are equipped with fire outlets to keep the houses warm. When the temperature inside the house is too high, the snow on the roof will melt on its own, so there is no need to send people to sweep the snow in the middle of the night.
Gong Chun's heart sank when he heard this. "If hail really starts to fall, I'm afraid a lot of people will die."
According to the situation of Wei's Fort, it would be fine if the hail was small, but if it was as big as a bowl, the house would definitely not be able to withstand it, and everyone would be killed by it.
You have to know that the number of people in the fortress has increased dramatically this year. Even if there are no food and supplies piled up in the underground palace, it cannot accommodate so many people.
Wei Xiyin waved her hand and said, "I've already prepared for this. When the time comes, I'll just lay a layer of iron sheets on the roof and put up a hail protection net."
Initially, they thought of using iron sheets because they needed to build greenhouses for the crops on the mountain and were afraid that heavy snow would crush the greenhouses. The roof of the greenhouse had a slope, so when the snow accumulated to a certain level, it would slide down by itself.
Later, for some reason, he thought of hail and ordered people to make a lot of hail protection nets.
The holes in the nets come in different sizes and can act as a physical barrier, fixed around the roof using frames and brackets to slow down or block the impact of falling hail particles.
At that time, the larger hailstones will fall directly onto the net, and the smaller ones will not be affected even if they fall on the iron sheets.
Wei Xiyin said, "The cost of renovating the entire house is too high, and there are no good materials to protect against hail. Refining it is too troublesome and time-consuming. Only the most basic physical protection is the best option at the moment."
My third uncle also knew about this. The protective net brought by the Zhongshan Army can be used as a defensive measure to protect the roof when hail falls, and can also be used to catch zombies when hail does not fall. It is really a multi-purpose net.
Gong Chun was silent for a moment. Miss Wei had really considered every aspect of the fortress.
"Did the girl ever think about what to do if we encounter hail on the way?"
Wei Xiyin smiled slightly, "Let's do it in a grand manner."
Gong Chun: “…”
"It's just a joke." Wei Xiyin said calmly, "Bring more tools and plan your route in advance. If you really encounter them on the road, you'll have to find shelter as soon as possible."
She is not a god, what can she do halfway?
We can only take some countermeasures and bring a few more "pot lids" with us on the road in the hope that they can help.
At this time.
Sisters Wei Xirou and Wei Xiyao came over after coaxing the child to sleep.
Gong Chun knew that the sisters wanted to talk about something private, so he stood up, said goodbye quietly, and went down to rest.
The two of them stared at the direction Gong Chun left for a while before sitting down.
The wind was so strong on the road that it was difficult to speak, and there were not many opportunities for everyone to talk.
We finally arrived at the rest area.
Wei Xirou hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Does Fifth Cousin know anything about my family's situation?"
"I've been away a lot lately, so I don't know much about what's going on in my eldest cousin's family." Wei Xiyin said apologetically, "It's only a few days away. You'll know when my cousin returns."
Like the guards, she had only a vague understanding of the situation in each household.
She has been away from home most of the time in the past year since she came back, and she hasn't even met half of the tribesmen. It's not easy to ask them rashly. It's better to let her go back and see for herself what's going on.
Wei Xiyin changed the subject and told them about the scene in the fortress.
"Everything is fine in the fortress. It's changed a lot. There's a resettlement area for the people outside, and new fields have been opened up on the mountain..."
"Our clan's territory has expanded to the entire Ling County. We have built many workshops there for production. In the future, we can provide food, clothing, housing and transportation for our clan members, allowing them to become self-sufficient."
Wei Xirou was worried about her family, but was attracted by the new Ling County mentioned by her fifth cousin.
Wei Xiyao on the side was also listening very carefully.
Wei Xiyin briefly talked about the family affairs, and then asked with concern how the two of them came to be together and how they decided to return to the clan together.
"Fifth cousin, you don't know this, but my nephew and I are only alive thanks to Uncle Dong..."
Talking about my deceased brother and sister-in-law.
Wei Xiyao's eyes were filled with tears, and she choked up as she said, "It was Uncle Dong who saved my nephew and me, and escorted us all the way to Liangzhou. Who knew that we would meet the Song family who had fled back to Bingzhou on the way? After many twists and turns, we finally arrived at my eldest cousin's place."
Wei Xiyao told her what happened one year after the disaster.
"That branch of the Song family is really too much! I discussed it with my eldest cousin before I decided to return to Yizhou."
"Thankfully, Uncle Dong was very capable and hid all the food outside, which allowed us to get here."
Wei Xiyin listened silently. Sixth cousin's experience was really too tortuous.
I missed my third uncle again and again.
She couldn't help but feel sorry for her sixth cousin, who was only fifteen years old and was struggling to survive with her nephew.
Wei Xiyin couldn't help but feel curious when she heard her mention 'Uncle Dong' again and again. She consoled him, "Uncle Dong is our Wei family's benefactor. Don't worry, Sixth Cousin. The clan will thank him very much."
He saved the Wei clan members and traveled thousands of miles to bring them back.
Wei Xiyin was rarely so kind-hearted that she decided to keep this person even for free.
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