Chapter 22 Extreme Weather
What was even more unbearable was that those who ate meat were sitting in the car, and those who ate bran had their legs stretched.
We covered at least 40 miles a day, and as we moved further south, the weather became increasingly hot, especially around noon, when Chu Ci measured the temperature and it reached 34 degrees Celsius.
The combination of prolonged, high-intensity activity beyond the body's tolerance, the large temperature swings between day and night, and the suffocating feeling of oppression, caused several members of both the Chu and Liu families to fall ill.
The officers weren't surprised, but Chu Ci was wary. "It's only the beginning of April, how can it be so scorching hot? Boss Qian, is it always like this?"
Qian Chuanzi thought for a moment and said, "It's normal for the temperature to rise as you go south. But what's abnormal is that the days are scorching hot, but the nights are still as cold as spring."
After Qian Chuanzi said this, Old Liu also realized that something was wrong. "Isn't that really unlucky?"
Chu Ci sighed. In his previous life, he had only heard of the unpredictable climate in the south. He experienced it the moment he entered this life. "Hurry and find some shelter in a village. My people have sent me word (actually, Xing'er detected it) that in half an hour at most, there will be heavy rain. There might even be hail."
"What? When did I, Old Liu, become such a jinx?" Old Liu wailed, his heart unwavering. "Qian Chuanzi, I'm going to take care of the Chu family. There are quite a few of the Liu family, so you can take care of the situation."
"Okay!" At the critical moment, the tacit understanding between the officers came into play. Qian Chuanzi shouted, "Second son, follow me!"
The long-unused whip was also drawn. "The Liu family's children, get in the car in front. The women, get in the Fan family's car. The rest of the men, follow behind my car. Don't fall behind. Do you understand?"
"I understand!" The Liu family was not stupid, and the police immediately dragged the women and children into the car.
The Liu family's high level of cooperation must have made the Chu family somewhat confused about their own status. They looked down on Old Liu's car and asked to ride in the same car with the old man of the Fan family.
The reason was to take this opportunity to apologize to the old man? Would the Fan family care about his apology?
Besides, how could an officer who was responsible for escorting someone be a good-tempered person? Without saying a word, he swung the whip in his hand and said, "If you don't get on the car, run. If you dare to delay my journey, I will whip you to death."
Li Yanran realized that her plan had failed again and quickly changed her words. She didn't forget to bring Chu Ling'er along with her: "Let's go, let's go. Quick, Ling'er. You go up first."
Unfortunately, that was just a moment ago, and this is now. Just as Li Yanran and the other person were clumsily climbing onto the donkey cart, Old Liu pulled them down without a word.
The two men then realized that Lao Liu and his men also had tempers, and immediately gave up their thoughts of making trouble. They ran along with the group of old men in a miserable state.
If you are a little slower, you will be whipped.
The scorching heat and the rapid running made them thirsty and tired. They wanted to complain, but the moment they thought about it, the originally clear sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds that seemed to swallow up the whole world.
The howling wind was like the roar of a wild beast, making people shudder.
Chu Ling'er was shocked and angry: Could it be that even God is on the side of that bitch?
Compared to Chu Ling'er's shock and anger, Li Yanran felt regret for the first time. If she had been nicer to Chu Ci, would she be in the car right now?
Then, his body trembled violently, and he fell back a step. Then, a whip lashed at his back. Pain hit him instantly.
Unable to hold back any longer, she cried out, "I was wrong, Ci'er. I was wrong. Please, please help me! If I keep running like this, I'll die."
Chu Ci had no idea that at this moment, these two people were still thinking about other things. However, her running away was indeed a delay. "Boss Qian, give her ten taels of silver to get on the car!"
Qian Chuanzi took advantage of the situation and said, "Okay. Chu Li, come up!"
Chu Ling'er also wanted to get on the bus, but she knew that no one would be willing to spend ten taels of silver for her. Fortunately, she was lucky, no, it should be said that everyone was lucky!
The wind was howling, but Erzi had not lost his way. In the distance, a village came into view, and Erzi's excited voice reached everyone's ears: "Found it, found it—"
The village was small, with only about a dozen households. In this weather, I couldn't find anyone to lead the way, so I simply headed towards the largest courtyard.
Maybe it was the weather, or maybe something else. After knocking on the door for a long time, an old voice finally rang out. "Who is this? Knocking on the door at this time? You're killing yourself!"
"A passing official wants to take shelter from the rain here. Open the door—" Qian Chuanzi's voice was loud and powerful.
The old man inside dared not delay any longer. With a creak, the wooden door slowly opened from the inside.
An old man in his seventies or eighties walked out slowly, his face full of flattering smiles. "This old man didn't know that you were coming. You are guilty, guilty!"
Qian Chuanzi ignored the other party's attitude and put on the airs of an official. "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't look at what you shouldn't look at. Do you understand?"
The old man seemed quite impressed by this and bowed even lower. "Understood, understood. Sir, please come in."
From the outside, the house looked quite spacious with a large yard and many rooms. But once inside, I realized it wasn't very spacious.
The furnishings in the house were extremely simple. A tattered wooden bed, a rickety table, and a few stools with missing limbs were all the belongings of this family.
Fortunately, although the house was simple, it was well-organized and spotless.
It's just that sometimes, human power is so insignificant in the face of natural disasters. Because of Xing'er's presence, Chu Ci and his friends anticipated the hailstorm and luckily found a family to shelter from the rain.
That's right, the hail in Extreme World, each one as big as an egg, crackled and pounded. Not only did the roof not provide any protection, but the shattered tiles mixed with the hailstones were incredibly painful with each hit.
"From now on, life will probably become increasingly difficult for this family." Mr. Fan was used to caring about the world, and seeing this scene, he couldn't help but sigh.
This old man, is now the time to worry about others? "Grandpa, go under the table. It's safe there!"
After Chu Ci finished shouting, he rolled under the bed, and the others followed suit, tacitly leaving the space under the table for Mr. Fan and the old lady.
The two were not inflexible. Between saving their lives and losing their manners, they decisively chose to save their lives.
Even so, everyone was in a state of disarray. But at this moment, no one cared. Instead, everyone was filled with gratitude: "If we were still on the road, we would probably be knocked unconscious by the impact, right?"
Don't mention it, thinking about this, the resentment of those who were whipped for running slowly was reduced a little.
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