Chapter 22 A Sign of Great Disaster
"This is snow, right? Why is it snowing in June?"
The mountains were densely forested, and the snowflakes melted before they even hit the ground, but everyone could clearly see that it was indeed snowing.
An old man who had fled suddenly knelt down and burst into tears. "Snow in June! Decades ago, we had this kind of thing in Linzhou. After the snow, there was a severe drought for three consecutive years. The crops in the fields were completely destroyed. This is a very bad omen!"
Shen Qingqian looked at the snowflakes still falling, her face full of surprise.
She has also read "The Injustice of Dou E", but modern people know more or less that snow in June is actually a natural phenomenon, which is mostly caused by strong cold air in the high altitude in summer.
When cold and warm air currents clash violently and suddenly pull low-altitude cumulonimbus clouds containing ice crystals or snowflakes toward the ground, snowfall will occur in a small area.
However, the June snow that appeared in later generations was mostly caused by human destruction of nature. In that era, there was no concept of environmental pollution. How could such a spectacle appear in these mountains?
Shen Qingqian felt strange, but Sheng Ze and Ling Yun's expressions changed drastically when they heard what the old man said.
If Dajin really experiences severe drought for three consecutive years, their plans will have to be put on hold.
"I say, don't worry about whether it snows or not. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to reach the pond by noon. Our trip will be delayed, and we won't have anywhere to shelter from the wind at night." Li Laosan urged.
Snow in June does make people feel uncomfortable, but that is all in the future. The most important thing right now is to hurry on our way.
Everyone set out on their journey again, but everyone's heart was shrouded in a layer of gloom.
They thought the snow was just falling for show, and according to superstition it was serving as a warning, but the further Shen Qingqian and the others walked, the more they felt something was wrong.
"Why is the snow getting heavier?"
"My legs are shaking so much I can't even walk. Li Tou'er, we can't go on like this!"
"A-choo! Me too"
More and more people in the team were sneezing, and people kept coming up with ways to deal with it.
Li Laosan was overwhelmed. He had never encountered such a thing before and didn't know what to do!
At the critical moment, Shen Xiao raised his voice and said, "There is a leeward slope ahead. Let's go there to take shelter first. Everyone, put on the clothes you can wear in your bags to avoid catching a cold."
Shen Qingqian's nose was also red from the cold, but she didn't know if it was because she had taken some medicine from the system or what, but she was still able to hold on. However, Shen Qingman and the other girls were not in such a good condition. They had been sneezing and having runny noses for a long time, and their condition was about to get worse.
Shen Qingqian was anxious. After putting on the clothes given by Liang, she didn't care about the bad influence of being dazed in public. She immediately entered the system warehouse, searched around in the medicine box, and took out a small bottle of medicine to prevent colds.
While everyone was busy wrapping their clothes, Shen Qingqian poured the medicine into the water bag, shook it a few times, and without caring about the hygiene issues, walked to each person in the Shen family and asked them to drink a few sips.
"Hey, Sixth Sister, why does your water smell like medicine?" Shen Yong stared at Shen Qingqian's water bag in surprise.
Shen Qingqian smiled shyly, "I know a few herbs that can prevent colds. I saw them on the road just now and crushed them up and added them to the water."
Fortunately, she didn't take Shen Zhe away today, and Liang also went to help take care of Shen Xiao's little daughter, otherwise she would not be able to make up for this lie.
"Sixth sister is really considerate. It's really easy to catch a cold when it snows." Shen Shan smiled gently and handed one of his long gowns to Shen Qingqian, "Put it on quickly."
Shen Qingqian's face fell, "Third brother, look at me, if I put on more clothes I'm going to become a ball."
She deliberately played tricks to make everyone in the Shen family laugh, which diluted the haze around them. However, the heavy snow in the sky showed no signs of getting smaller or stopping. The road they came from was soon covered with heavy snow.
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