Dressed as the best old lady in the famine years, I suddenly became rich

Chapter 161 There will be sandstorms

Li Jin smiled bitterly, "Auntie is right, the prince of Shu really wants my life. Lingfeng and I are not familiar with the terrain, and we have no water or food. We are lost in the mountains. He dragged his bodyguards who came to find me. After waiting for so long, even if Ling Feng and I are found, we will only be able to find our bones. "

The truth is hard to hear, but it is true.

When Ke Muqing saw Li Jin and Ling Feng that day, they were so thirsty that their lips were chapped. They would not be able to hold on for another half day and would have to kill horses, drink blood and eat meat.

But if the chess pieces placed by the Crown Prince of Shu continue to lead people around, who knows how long it will take for the royal guards to find Li Jin and Ling Feng?

"Then what are you thinking now?" Ke Muqing asked, "Do you want to rush back to Fucheng overnight and find a way to contact your father and the others?"

Li Jin's voice choked up when he spoke again. Such a good son, such a cheerful young man, was forced to do this.

"Dust winds blow several times every year in Chen County. The guards said that looking at the current wind, there may be strong winds coming tonight."

When Ke Muqing heard this, he immediately understood what Li Jin was talking about.

sandstorm.

In a landscape like Chen County, sandstorms are a very deadly natural disaster.

She raised her hand to face the wind, then took it back after a while and nodded, "Today's wind is indeed stronger than in the past few days, and the sand and dust are denser."

"This is just a sign." Ling Feng said, "Once the sand and dust wind blows in Chen County, you can't see the road ahead at all. If people and horses don't find wind-blocking stones and mountain cols in the mountains, they will be blown away directly by the wind. Let's go. When the wind is at its strongest, it can carry people up into the sky and carry them several miles away. When the wind stops, people and horses will fall straight to their death."

Ling Feng said, "I witnessed this scene with my own eyes when I was young, and it is still unforgettable to this day. Therefore, everyone in Chen County knows that if there is a sandstorm blowing, they must not leave the city and lock the doors and windows of their homes. Never leave the room unless something happens, and if you do, you must cover yourself and your eyes tightly, otherwise you will get hurt."

Li Jin nodded, "If we leave now, we won't be able to reach the next city before dawn."

Ke Muqing understood that if he left now, if he really encountered a sandstorm, it would be very dangerous for him on the way.

Li Jin is the eldest son, and the palace guards will definitely not let him take this risk.

If you rush outside now, you won't be able to help at all, and it may even put Chen Jun in a worse situation.

No matter what happens to King Chen, as long as the personal guards protect Li Jin, King Chen will still have a trace of blood left, and County Chen will still have the crown prince who can take charge.

"In that case, let's wait and see after tonight." Ke Muqing comforted, "Maybe you were delayed because of the sand and dust wind, and King Chen and the others will also be delayed halfway because of the weather."

After saying that, Ke Muqing looked out the door and said, "Since there may be sand and dust winds at night, it is useless for us to set up a tent here, so we should all move into the inner house and stay overnight."

"That's right." Li Jin hummed.

After Ke Muqing finished speaking, he asked everyone to tidy up the tents that had been set up. If there was a hurricane, the tents would not be of much use at all.

The house of this wealthy family was quite large. Ke Muqing walked around in circles and told his family not to go to the main courtyard, but to choose another courtyard. He only tidied up a few rooms, and it was enough for everyone to make bunks on the floor and live in them.

In order to block wind and sand, the walls and windows of the houses in the city are all designed to be taller, thicker and reinforced. The eaves also have sloping roofs that will not accumulate sand. Even the walls of the stables are built very high.

The house has been unoccupied for a long time, so it takes a lot of effort to clean it. By the time everyone returned to the house after dinner, the wind was already much stronger than in the evening. The children covered their faces and rushed all the way back to the house, yelling that their faces hurt from the wind.

Yang Jiye was even more speechless. He opened his mouth to describe it, "The wind blowing in Chen County tonight is really painful. It hurts as much as my mother's big-eared blow."

Ke Muqing kicked Yang Jiye on the butt, "Does it hurt to kick you or hit you? When I want to deal with you in the future, I will choose one for you."

Yang Jiye didn't know when Ke Muqing walked up behind him. He thought his mother had rushed back to the house with a group of children.

Now that he was kicked, Yang Jiye covered his buttocks and became obedient, not daring to say anything anymore.

Ke Muqing deliberately walked slowly behind the crowd until he was walking side by side with Ke Xiucai.

When Ke Huanzhang saw his eldest sister like this, he knew that the father and daughter must have something to discuss again, so he took away the children who were pestering Ke Xiucai.

Ke Muqing found an empty room and winked at Ke Xiucai. After Ke Xiucai entered, Ke Muqing asked, "Dad, do you have any thoughts on Prince Chen?"

Ke Xiucai shook his head and couldn't help but mutter, "It's rare for an emperor to have a good one, but his luck is really bad."

When he was still a prince, if he did not please the late emperor, he would be thrown into the barren land of Chen County.

In the current situation, when he went to seek refuge with the King of Shu, he was willing to take the poor people with him. He really cared about the people, but the King of Shu died unexpectedly.

But since King Chen took more than 60,000 people to join the King of Shu, Ke Muqing admired him in his heart.

To be able to make such a decision, you must be thinking for the people on the basis of their survival.

Chenjun has a vast territory but few people. There are 60,000 people in one place, which is very detrimental to the future development of Chenjun.

But the people of Chen County can't survive even now. King Chen can't bear the suffering of the people, so he can only take this step to at least let the people survive first.

In addition to admiring King Chen, Ke Muqing mainly admires the jewelry ore of Chen County.

I have to say that the gems on Li Jin's sword are really beautiful. Not only the children like it, but she also likes it!
"If the news of King Shu's death can be conveyed to King Chen in time, King Chen will probably know that the prince of Shu has hidden ambitions and refused to report it."

Ke Muqing looked at Ke Xiucai, "Dad, is there any way to send news to King Chen?"

"Is there anything I can do?" Ke Xiucai spread his hands, "Even if you have the ability to stop the dusty wind from blowing, you may not be able to catch up with King Shangchen if you chase him non-stop, unless you grow a pair of wings and fly. , like a bird, a bird must run faster than a horse.”

"Look what you said, Dad, how can a good person grow wings? You might as well be like an eagle, wouldn't that be faster?" Ke Muqing clicked his tongue.

But as soon as she finished speaking, she slammed the table.

"Dad! Yes! You are worthy of being a scholar! Look, don't you have some ideas?" Ke Muqing clapped his hands excitedly, "Pigeon!"

Look at her brain. If Ke Xiucai hadn't casually said "Grow wings and fly", she would never have thought of the ancient messenger pigeon!

"I don't know if carrier pigeons can fly in this kind of weather, but birds must have their own ways to avoid bad weather!" Ke Muqing said, "I asked Yang Daniu to get me a hundred carrier pigeons, and we will fly them one hundred carrier pigeons, based on the number. To win, as long as King Chen is not too unlucky, there will always be a homing pigeon that can fly to their team, right?"