Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 152 After the Rain
"Oh, since the rain last time, it has been raining every day, and the water in the mountain streams has swelled so much!"

For several days in a row, it rained every day, coming and going at any time, which greatly affected Mei Qian's activities.

"No one has caught a cold recently, right?"

Recently, Mei Qian no longer had to do the salt making work herself. She would also help Wang He come over to see how to build a house. After listening to what the police officer Zhao Quan said about it, she also asked more questions.

"Yes, Doctor Xu has done two separate tasks in the past two days to follow him into the mountains to collect herbs."

"The mountains have been slippery these days. If it rains, you won't be able to come back for a while. Why do you let Dr. Xu go there in person?"

When she heard that Xu Xu had gone into the mountains to dig medicine these days, Mei Qian disagreed, but just like Zhao Quan said -

"But except Dr. Xu, who knows which medicines can be used and which medicines cannot be used. Others want to dig it out for themselves. Isn't that because I don't know them?"

"Um……"

Mei Qian subconsciously raised her head again. In the past few days, she had developed the habit of looking up at the sky when something happened, for fear that the rain would come soon.

"The streams in the mountains rise every day, and I don't know if the Yuanjiang River outside is rising."

Mei Qian suddenly remembered the situation outside the mountain. She talked about it a lot, and Zhao Quan listened and said:
"That's for sure. The water in the Yuanjiang River rises every summer. Sometimes it rains too much, and there might be a flood down there."

"There is also a flood in Zuixing County?"

Mei Qian asked one more question after hearing Zhao Quan's words.

"Yes, but fortunately, our terrain is high. The pier may not be usable for two months at most. If there is a flood, it is a matter downstream or on the other side. It usually has no impact on our side."

"Oh, it affects the dock."

When Chang'an went outside to check the news, he heard that the Western soldiers outside were rebuilding the dock again. The water in the Yuanjiang River has risen this summer, and it is estimated that the dock will not be built for a while.

For half a month in a row, after a heavy rain every day, the weather cleared up completely, followed by high temperatures.

"Huh - I didn't want to rain before, but it turned out to be sunny in less than five days. I'm already looking forward to raining again."

In the evening, Mei Qian stood in the windy place at the top of the mountain, drinking a cold drink while lamenting the ever-changing weather.

Lingjiao brought back the food from the canteen.

The two of them did not enter the cave. While eating at the entrance of the cave, Mei Qian asked Ling Jiao if he had any gossip in the cafeteria recently.

"It's nothing, it's just that the weather was too hot. At noon, it was said that some men went to the creek to take a bath, and they were bumped into by some women who were going to fetch water. The older women knew about it and scolded those men."

"Didn't you say you can only go downstream for washing? Then how can you see men swimming in the place where water is drawn upstream?"

When Mei Qian heard this, she didn't think about any moral corruption. However, Mei Qian remembered that she had said before that the water upstream was used for drinking water and that it had to be kept clean. You had to go downstream for washing.

Is it possible that someone else violated this rule?

"It rained a few days ago, and the place upstream where we usually draw water collapsed. Not to mention several trees fell down there, and the slopes also collapsed. The trees are easy to remove, but the collapsed area is really difficult. It was convenient to fetch water, so we went downstream..."

"Then it turns out that the place to draw water is really good. If the place collapses and it is inconvenient to draw water, you can report it to Agent Zhao and the others. Then we will open a new mission and take people there to rebuild it.

It is better to separate the drinking water and bathing water. "

After Mei Qian finished speaking, she looked down at the water in her hand, then turned to look at Lingjiao, who looked back at her with her big innocent eyes.

"You water..."

"Don't worry, girl, I fetched water when no one was washing their feet or taking a shower!"

Mei Qian: "..."

Although she knew that the flowing water was living water, Mei Qian still felt uncomfortable in her heart.

Later, Mei Qian still took a drop of the nectar collected in the space to detoxify herself. As a result, she had to go to the hut with water chestnuts to accompany her at night.

In the end, this was not the end of Mei Qian's suffering. She actually got bitten by the damn mosquitoes this summer while she was squatting in the pit_(3　∠)_
Mei Qian: You can’t live a single day in this mountain!

Compared to Mei Qian who was busy every day, Changan was forced to pick his feet in the mountains because of the heavy rain. After that, even after the rain stopped, he continued to observe for two more days before he couldn't wait to go out to get the latest news.

Mei Qian came to Changping today to pay attention to the recent salt mine affairs, and got the latest news from Chang'an.

The unfinished pier in Xirong was flooded, and two of the large ships that had been pulled over earlier were washed away.

After hearing this, Mei Qian said, "Pretty!"

But Changping poured cold water on him and said:
"Zuixing is one of the few places on the riverside with high terrain. The rising river water will only lead to this result at best.

Furthermore, their trip south was originally expected to be during the autumn and winter when the water in the Yuanjiang River was dry. No matter what the flood was like now, it would have no impact by then. "

As Chang Ping said this, he couldn't help but sigh. In his heart, he thought that this time of autumn and winter was the end of the autumn harvest for all the people, and it was another time of prosperity for the year.

If the crossing to the south is successful, the rations for the next year's war will be abundant again.

"I've always been curious about something."

Suddenly, Mei Qian also spoke.

"You have always said that the prince will find a way and we can take back Zixing County, but shouldn't crossing south be the most feared thing by the imperial court?"

After these days, Mei Qian suddenly discovered a problem——

Is the imperial court on the other side of the river dead?
"Don't they care about it? Don't they want to think of a way? If the Xirong people hit the other side, I don't think who else can they expect to save them? How confident are they that we can stop these Xirong people?"

Mei Qian's temper got worse when she said this. She felt that they had suffered a big loss in this way!

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"Do we really have to wait until the Western troops cross the river before launching a surprise attack?"

On the Luoling side, King Yongning had already freed up his hands to discuss the war against Zuixing with his advisers.

Many people actually think that procrastinating for a long time will lead to long nights and many dreams.

Counselor A: "There are currently more than 100,000 troops stationed there in Zuixing. As time goes by, there may be more..."

Counselor B: "It's normal to have more. If we use troops now, even if we defeat them, we will still be counterattacked by Xirong later. The terrain in Zuixing will be difficult to defend."

King Yongning watched as the counselors present held different opinions on when Zuixing should fight, and no one could convince anyone for a while.

Counselor C: "If there are really so many Xirong soldiers by that time, how many people can we send to fight them?! Besides, there is a salt mine in Zuixing. It is a salt mine. After a long time, what if? The place has been exposed, and it will be even harder to get Zuixing back.”

Advisor Ding: "Salt mines are important, but if we really face a counterattack from more Xirong soldiers, can you kill them with salt or can you revive the dead soldiers by eating salt?"

The two sides were going back and forth over whether to fight back sooner or later. Neither side could convince the other side of the merits, and the two sides kept arguing over each other's shortcomings.

At first, he could control his volume when speaking, but as King Yongning remained silent, the argument between the two parties began to gradually develop towards the vegetable market.

"Xirong has been devastated by the war this year. They have no concept of farming and cultivation. They just use war to support war.

If they rush to attack where Zuixing crosses the river, have you ever thought about how ferocious their attacks and counterattacks will be for supplies? ! "

"Then we can't wait until Xirong to cross the river! Once we cross, what will the people do!!!"

Seeing that everyone was moving from stating their opinions to competing on their voices, Chu Ji, the counselor who had been sitting under King Yongning, saw this and glanced at King Yongning's expressionless face.

He wanted to open his mouth to ask them to be quiet, but because they were arguing too much, what Chu Ji said was drowned out.

Chu Ji: "That you guys..."

"I tell you, today the King of Heaven is here and these soldiers can't be delayed any longer!"

"I am the King of Heaven and your father! I will drag them and catch them off guard while they are crossing the river!!!"

Chuji:? ?

Wait, who shouted these two sentences?

King Yongning is surrounded by a group of counselors who are full of martial virtues, hahahahahaha.