PFC Chapter 452 Lack of water
Chapter 452 Lack of water
The two horses left outside are both suffering.
Lu Qingqing silently decided to make one of them disappear.
She stared at the two horses for a while, and finally decided to make the dark brown horse that was currently pulling the cart disappear.
After all, the white hair on Xiaobai's forehead is too conspicuous.
In addition, Li Rui also likes Xiaobai very much on weekdays.
If Xiaobai disappears now, he will be easily recognized when he appears again in the future.
When they set off again, she called Qin Lang and put the bicycle frame on Xiaobai.
Xiaobai was used to being free, so he felt a little uncomfortable when he was put on the bicycle frame.
It was only when Qin Lang secretly fed it beans soaked in space water that it calmed down.
While traveling in the afternoon, the people in the team were still looking around, hoping to come across a water source.
Unfortunately, we didn’t find any water until dark.
This time, when the people in Lu Qingqing's team started to lay the tarpaulin, someone came over to ask.
They discovered the action of laying the oilcloth a few days ago. They went from being indifferent at first, to thinking it was useless, to being anxious now.
Unfortunately, most people in the team didn't have any extra oilcloths.
A few families who had extra oilcloths sold some and passed on their experience in laying out oilcloths to their children.
The few who bought the oilcloth happily went back to find a suitable place to spread it.
A servant of the Sun family saw this and told the master about this idea.
The Sun family had quite a bit of oilcloth, so they came over to ask for advice and asked the servants to find a place to spread the cloth.
At dawn the next day, people began collecting oilcloths from all around the camp.
It was at this time that Lu Qingqing discovered that her horse was missing.
She and Qin Lang circled around the camp, but the camp was full of horse hoof prints and there were really no clues.
In the end, the matter of the lost horse was resolved.
On the morning of the third day, the team finally arrived at the market town that the eldest brother of the Hu family mentioned.
It wasn't the hottest time yet, but there were few people on the streets of the town.
Most of the shops we passed by were closed.
The eldest brother of the Hu family frowned at this scene. When they came, they stayed in an inn in this market town for one night.
It wasn't like this back then.
It has been less than a month since I last stayed at the inn.
The eldest brother of the Hu family didn't think any more and led the team straight to the inn.
But when we arrived at the inn, we found that the door was closed.
After knocking on the door for a long time, I heard someone dragging shoes towards me in the backyard.
The eldest brother of the Hu family recognized the innkeeper at a glance and said with a bow:
"Boss, we are passing by and would like to borrow some water."
The shopkeeper waved his hand.
"Where is the water? Our inn is closed now. You should look somewhere else!"
Having said that, the shopkeeper wanted to close the door.
The eldest brother of the Hu family hurriedly blocked the door and said anxiously:
"Boss, we're willing to pay for the water. Could you please sell some to us?"
Seeing that he insisted, the shopkeeper said helplessly:
“It’s not that I don’t want to sell you out!
It was really hot, and for some reason the water level in the well was dropping lower and lower.
By the day before yesterday, the mud at the bottom of the well had dried up!"
The eldest brother of the Hu family was anxious when he heard this: "Boss, what's going on? About a month ago, I was staying at your place, and everything was fine then, wasn't it?"
The shopkeeper looked at him and the guards behind him, seemed to recognize him, and complained:
“Alas, who knows?
I don’t know what God has done. It’s so hot, but the water level has dropped so much.
The well in my backyard is so deep it hasn't been dried in decades.
There is no water left now, and my family and I have no water to drink.
Look at how dry my mouth is. I won’t say any more. Save your saliva!”
As he said that, he was about to close the door.
The eldest brother of the Hu family did not stop him this time. He saw the shopkeeper's cracked lips and knew that he was not lying.
After the door closed, he turned to look at the head of the Sun family behind him. Both of them felt helpless for a moment.
At this time, Lu Qingqing and her group who were waiting behind were not idle either. They went to ask a cloth shop next to them that was still open.
The information I got was exactly the same as what the previous shopkeeper said.
The cloth shop owner saw that there were horses in their team and asked about them, and learned that they came from the dock in Xingqing County.
He hurriedly asked them if they had brought any water and expressed his willingness to exchange the cloth for some water.
When I learned that their water was almost used up, I couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed.
The largest stream in this area is the river that flows through Xingqing County.
It’s a pity that after passing through Xingqing County, the river flows eastward and there is no tributary flowing through this area.
And from here to Xingqing County, even if they drove a horse carriage, it would take several days to get there.
Besides, with the amount of water they have now, it is not enough for them to get there.
Seeing that this place was not working, the people in the team dispersed and asked around about the situation.
About a quarter of an hour later, the team stopped in a woods east of the town.
As expected, no one found any water.
On the contrary, because of the heat in this kind of weather, I was sweating all over.
Most people don’t store much water, so even if they are extremely thirsty, they will only take a small sip.
As for the horses, they had no water to drink and were panting from the heat.
The eldest brother of the Hu family and the head of the Sun family sat together, both with worried looks on their faces.
According to the current travel progress, it will take at least seven or eight days to reach Yong'an County.
But even if they save their water as much as possible, it can only last for three or four days.
The gap in the middle is too big!
Besides, in such hot weather, people can’t survive more than three days without drinking water.
Before the team set off again, the two began to worry.
Of course, there is another way to reach Yong'an County within four or five days.
This requires them not to stop even at the hottest time of the day at noon.
Make full use of the two and a half hours of rest time during the hottest period of the day.
But this method is not realistic. Not to mention those who cannot stand the heat and get sick if they travel during the hottest time.
Even if everyone can hold on, people will inevitably sweat when traveling during the hottest time.
What should we do with the lack of water at that time?
While the two were worrying, Lu Tianming gathered everyone in the team together and discussed the issue of water conservation in a low voice.
In fact, based on the amount of water the team has now, they will have no problem holding on for eight or nine days.
But now, they are acting together with the Sun family's team.
If everyone else has no water, you are the only one who has water.
It's obvious what will happen then.
Lu Tianming explained the whole story clearly and reminded everyone not to tell anyone even if they had any information.
In addition, there were many extra horses in the team.
In addition to the one that Lu Qingqing lost, there were several other horses that were captured.
Lu Tianming suggested that each family should only keep one horse, and the rest should be disposed of as soon as possible.