Yan Yu held a small handkerchief to Sanbao's mouth, making him vomit a little.
Brought it to wipe her mother's sweat, and then vigorously held up the fan newly made by Big Sister, fan and fan...
Li Xuemei: "I'll do it myself, don't move around, the more you move, the hotter you will be."
She took the fan and shook it slowly, not daring to move too violently.
As she said, the more you move, the hotter you get.
"Mom! No reminder yet!" Yan Yu muttered in a low voice with a mournful face.
"So we can't completely rely on the platform." Li Xuemei's eyes were serious, shining with a light called wisdom. "Currently we have food, water, meat, and wild vegetables... We can't die of hunger, but the weather is tough!"
She sighed, as if convincing her daughter as well as herself: "Just wait until the sunset."
When the sun sets, the temperature on the surface will drop, which is the most comfortable time these days.
Yan Yu took out her small notebook.
The route they took along the way was hand-drawn above.
She flipped it over and over, comparing it with the original map reproduced from the mileage map.
reached a conclusion.
"Father is right, it should be almost here, but why is it still so hot!" Yan Yu was very puzzled.
Li Xuemei is very indifferent: "This is normal. The change of climate is never limited to one place. It makes no sense that Qishan Prefecture and Leshan Prefecture are all in drought. close to the destination."
"Mom, I'll get you something to drink." Seeing that Li Xuemei was really hot, Yan Yu hurriedly went to her father to find a solution.
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"Father!" Yan Yu pulled Yan's second child aside, "Mother is so hot that her clothes are soaked in sweat."
Normal people can't stand sweating like this, let alone pregnant women.
Yan's second child immediately said: "Sweet and sour water! Yes, I'll make it up, and everyone in my family will drink some to prevent heatstroke."
Yan Yu suddenly remembered the sweet and sour taste of drinking when she was a child. When she brought it to school, if she accidentally spilled it, her hands would be sticky.
The two of them ran back, not caring about their stinky sweat.
Yan Laoer took out a bamboo tube and peeled off the wrapped cloth strips layer by layer.
Lifted the lid and smelled it.
Compared with when I first got it, the sour taste seems to be a little weaker.
Add rock sugar and vinegar, then pour cold boiled water, and keep stirring until the rock sugar melts.
Yan's second child asked her daughter to drink it herself, and hurriedly took a glass to Li Xuemei.
Yan Yu greeted her elder brother and elder sister, and the three of them finished drinking together, and then found Lao Yan with a glass of sweet and sour water.
"Uncle, Dad boiled the water." Yan Yu played a little tricky.
Sure enough, Lao Yan first smelled some sour taste and didn't want to drink it, but when she heard that her father cooked it, she drank it down as usual.
"What kind of water is this?" Yan Huaiwen asked.
"Dad didn't say anything, just said it's good to drink this when it's hot."
Yan Huaiwen nodded, and continued to tell several village elders: "It's hot in the day and cool in the night, and it's very easy to get sick, especially those who are physically weak, the elderly, and young children should pay attention."
"Mr. Xiucai, it's too hot today, why don't we change the time and go at night." Village Chief Luo suggested.
"Are there enough torches?" Yan Huaiwen asked.
Village Chief Luo said: "When I was in the mountains, I collected a lot of tree oil, which should be enough."
Yan Huaiwen thought for a moment, then nodded.
Yan Yu ran to share the news with her parents.
"Traveling at night? Still not resting?" Yan Er frowned. "It's so hot during the day, where can I sleep."
"That's why uncle said he didn't take a break halfway, he was sleepy and tired, so he fell asleep." Yan Yu said.
Li Xuemei: "It should only be temporary. When we get out of this barren area, we will adjust."
"Meow-"
Maomao, who suddenly jumped out with a prolonged sound, attracted the attention of the three of them.
"Is there a problem?" Yan Yu asked anxiously.
Maomao's movements are very funny. It uses the body of a cat to imitate the appearance of a galloping horse...
The whole family couldn't laugh.
"Is there a horse right?"
Maomao nodded and began to raise its paws at them.
"One hundred and three." Yan Yu confirmed the number.
"Why are there so many? Are they coming for us?" Second Yan was very puzzled.
Maomao continued to nod, looking behind them in the direction they were coming from.
Yan Yufu thought deeply: "Are they coming from behind us and chasing us? There are so many people on horseback, are they officers and soldiers?"
"The bandits certainly don't have so many horses, and they are probably officers and soldiers, but...why are the officers and soldiers chasing us?" Yan Lao Er couldn't figure it out.
Li Xuemei said: "Is it possible that they thought we were bandits, so they chased us?"
Yan Yu pointed to her nose, "We? Bandits?"
"How do we remind the big guys when we come from behind us? Maomao's early warning is five kilometers. If you ride a horse, the speed will be very fast, and it should be about to catch up with us."
Yan's second son was a little flustered for no reason, "Let's think about it first, is there any possibility other than officers and soldiers."
Something seemed to flash across Yan Yu's mind quickly.
She hesitated and said: "Father, mother, there is a drought right now, even if the government can do something, they won't send people to chase us, right? Mountain bandits have been rampant for so many years, and they have blatantly robbed people on the official road, and they have never sent troops to suppress... okay Well, assuming we are Bandits, and we ran so far, would there really be officers and soldiers chasing after the murderer so righteously?
What's more, they will never mistake us for bad guys! We killed bandits to do good deeds, and the only people who know about it are..."
She was startled.
"Only our own people and the rescued victims!" Li Xuemei continued her words.
Yan Yu grasped the line at once, and quickly said: "It's those disaster victims who left. They went back to the official road and met 'these people'..."
"They are likely to be with bandits!" Yan Yu boldly guessed. "That's right, bandits arrest and sell people, there must be someone to buy them."
Yan Laoer added: "The head of Chuanyunzhai can go back and forth once every ten days to make a handover, which means that the buyer he handed over is not too far away."
"We came out of the mountain. After seven days, minus the one day we didn't hurry, calculate the distance. If it is really a buyer and finds that Chuanyunzhai did not deliver the goods according to the agreed time, go into the mountain to check, and then come to chase people. The time seems to be a little bit Sorry." Yan Yu frowned.
"Change your thinking." Li Xuemei said calmly, "Maybe it's not just the official road near the mountains that has problems."
"This makes sense!" Yan Yu murmured.
"We have to find a way to put everyone on alert." The sweat beads on Yan's second head fell to the ground with a clatter.
Li Xuemei stood up, held the frame of the bike, and said in a concentrated voice, "Lie down and listen."
Yan's second child fell to the ground with a thump, his ears pressed to the ground.
Mother and daughter, both dare not breathe, for fear of affecting him.
Tudi!
Yan's second son opened his eyes wide, "Yes! The sound of horseshoes!"