After interpenetrating with Lord Hou, he became addicted to house fighting

On the third day of September, Rong An led his army and rushed to the west. Chu Yin and other family members of the army were behind the team.

During the march, Chu Yin didn't see Rong An for a whole month.

As they saw on the map and Chu Dunmin's notes, the further west they went, the more desolate they became.

The official road near the capital is wide and flat, and can accommodate four vehicles running parallel. Even the official road in Suzhou City can accommodate two vehicles traveling parallel.

But a month after leaving Beijing, the roads were full of potholes and overgrown with weeds, and could only accommodate one vehicle.

Therefore, the vanguard is also responsible for opening up and smoothing the road.

In this way, the entire army could not move faster. In this month, they did not even cover half of the distance.

Originally, when they left the capital, the autumn harvest was already halfway through, but the further west they went, the less traces of harvest they could see, and all they could see was dry and yellow.

Not to mention the untidy fields along the road, the villages and houses I occasionally saw were sparse and dilapidated.

The people I met on the road were dressed in old clothes, with haggard figures, and their faces were dark and numb.

It is becoming more and more difficult to find water sources. Even if you find them, the sediment content is very high, and it often takes a day to settle before you can drink it.

Chu Yin got out of the car and took a look and found that the soil here was relatively loose loess. Because she had done some homework before coming here, she knew that such soil was loose and had poor moisture retention.

But in fact, this does not mean that such soil is not suitable for farming. On the contrary, if such soil is properly utilized, food production will be very high.

The reason why it is so desolate right now is because there have been successive battles here before. Most of the originally dense forest was destroyed by the war. The remaining part was cut down by the army for use, and the other part was cut down by local people for building houses.

After the trees were cut down, they were not replenished, and over time, there was no forest left.

Moreover, as we go westward, the terrain becomes higher and higher, the sunshine is strong, but the precipitation is not much, and there are few rivers on the ground.

How can we cultivate land without water?

Even humans and animals cannot live without water for a day.

Various reasons add up to create a desolate scene.

"Madam, drink some water," Mu Xiang handed the water bag to Chu Yin, "You'd better get back to the car, it's too sunny outside."

The weather has turned cooler, but at noon, the sun is shining brightly, which still makes people feel uncomfortable.

"We haven't seen a rainy day in almost 20 days," Muxiang frowned and sighed, "No wonder the people here are so poor..."

Chu Yin shook his head slightly, "This is already the case here, the place we are going to may be even worse..."

Mu Xiang grimaced, "How good is this..."

"There are only two ways to deal with difficulties," Chu Yin smiled slightly and stretched out two fingers. "One is to adapt to it, and to change it."

Mu Xiang frowned even more tightly, "How to adapt? We have tried to use as little water as possible every day..." We can't use it!

When it comes to change, it is even more difficult.

"Nothing is difficult in the world," Chu Yin half-squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, "If such a vast world is allowed to remain desolate, it will be a disgrace to God's gift."

Mu Xiang looked confused: "Madam, what do you mean?"

"I discussed these matters with Lord Marquis before coming here," Chu Yin said, "so we prepared a lot of things before coming here."

Mu Xiang nodded, yes, they knew that the Western Region was difficult, so they brought everything they could.