Chapter 163: Unusual Strangeness
Chapter 163: Unusual Strangeness
Yu Jiuer rode to the fish pond first and found that the frogs in the pond were croaking. The fish in the water seemed to be challenging the bottom line of human beings, and they arrogantly emerged from the water and breathed heavily.
She rode her horse into the Yulin Army camp and went straight to the mountain behind the camp.
When she got to the foot of the mountain, she found that the dragonflies here were flying very low, and some even accidentally hit her.
Also, the ants are busy moving, and the earthworms are so hot that they have crawled out of their holes.
Looking up, I saw funnel-shaped clouds and dragon-tail clouds appearing on the horizon.
She was just about to continue walking up the mountain to observe other anomalies, when the lieutenant general of the Yulin Army suddenly appeared out of nowhere, rushed in front of her, bowed and asked, "Sir, are you Lord Yu or the Magistrate of Yu County?"
Ever since they knew that Yu Jiuer was still alive, they often couldn't tell whether the person in front of them was their head of the family, Yu Jiuer, or the county magistrate, Yu Wushuang, because these two people were always in the habit of wearing exactly the same men's clothing.
"Is there any difference?" Yu Jiuer asked with raised eyebrows.
The lieutenant scratched his head and said, "If you are Lord Yu, you are our head of the family. Whether you come to the military camp to inspect or instruct on trivial matters, we should line up and wait for your orders; if you are Magistrate Yu, we...the military camp will not allow outsiders to enter casually."
"So that's it! I was negligent!" Yu Jiuer took out a token from her bosom to show that she was Yu Jiuer, and then said to him, "I am not here to inspect and guide, but for another important matter."
"What's important?"
"Have you seen the ants moving, dragonflies flying low, and earthworms coming out of their holes?" Yu Jiuer pointed around and said, "All of these indicate that God is holding back a heavy rain that will come at any time!"
The participant asked in confusion: "It has been raining for the past few days. Isn't it normal to have these phenomena?"
"But it's sunny today. Logically, animals shouldn't be behaving like this. Don't you think it's a little weird?" Yu Jiuer frowned and said, "Call a few people to go up the mountain with me. Let's climb up and take a look!"
Animals are more sensitive to air humidity and pressure than humans, and she plans to convince them on the spot of her point of view.
After everyone arrived, Yu Jiuer led a group of people and walked up while explaining to them the signs of the coming rainstorm.
When they reached halfway up the mountain, they were already out of breath!
Yu Jiuer knew that this was a low-pressure reaction, caused by the air pressure before the rainstorm!
She gasped and said, "Do you feel a little short of breath? This is the most obvious feeling that a heavy rainstorm is coming!"
"Yeah! We never get so out of breath during our normal training and running! It's really unusual!"
Yu Jiuer waved her hand and said, "Let's go down the mountain! The mountain here is quite solid and shouldn't cause a landslide, but it's hard to say about the mountain in the north in the distance!
You should be prepared for heavy rain tonight. I'm afraid this rainstorm will not be that simple. Always pay attention to the key points I just taught you.
If it rains for two days and two nights in a row, you should evacuate to the Great Wall of Xiguanying immediately, as there may be floods or mudslides!"
"It can't be that serious, right? Lord Yu, aren't you making a big deal out of nothing?" No one believed it.
Yu Jiuer said sternly, "This is an order! Go back! Gather all the soldiers, I want to issue this as an order! Whoever disobeys the order, I will let the prince punish him!"
No matter whether they believe it or not, the right thing to do is to save their lives.
"Yes!"
Seeing that Yu Jiuer was so serious, they hurried down the mountain to call everyone for a meeting.
Jun Mo was out in the military camp for some business, so Yu Jiuer could only use the palace token to order them to keep an eye on the weather at all times so that they would obey orders before the crisis came.
After doing all this, she went to Xiguanying and told Cheng Ming and Mr. Rong her guess.
Not surprisingly, they both thought Yu Jiuer was making a fuss because Yinshan County had never experienced a flood.
But Yu Jiuer spoke with certainty and a stern expression.
Finally, Cheng Ming, who doted on his sister, said helplessly, "Oh! Okay! Is it not enough that I believe you? I promise that if it really rains for a whole day and night, I will do as you say and make all preparations, okay?"
"Women are trouble!" Mr. Rong snorted coldly, and at the same time, a graceful figure popped up in his mind. He was so scared that he quickly shook his head and dared not even think about it.
Yu Jiuer was relieved after getting the promise.
She asked Cheng Ming to make preparations in advance to welcome the people and all the soldiers of the Yulin Army.
If a flood breaks out, the only places where people can take refuge are Xiguanying and the Great Wall, which are located on high ground.
She had to take precautions.
Sure enough, in the middle of the night, God finally became angry and poured water onto the world.
The rain poured down like it was free.
Yu Jiuer was lying on the bed listening to the sound of rain. She was frightened and tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep.
Jun Mo has not returned from Liangzhou Prefecture yet, and she has been feeling a little uneasy.
Enduring the heavy rain, Yu Jiuer finally waited until dawn and quickly opened the window.
The heavy rain outside the window showed no sign of stopping. As soon as the window was opened, rain sprayed in. Yu Jiuer quickly glanced outside the farm and quickly closed the window.
"It's over, the rice fields are going to be flooded!" Yu Jiuer muttered to herself, feeling increasingly uneasy.
After having breakfast downstairs, Yu Jiuer wanted to go to the fields to take a look, but was almost knocked down by the strong wind.
The eldest lady pulled her back and said, "Don't bother! Why are you out in such a storm? There are always a few heavy rains every year. It won't be a big deal!"
"Yes! Jiuer, the weather is unpredictable. Maybe the rain will stop in the afternoon. Don't worry about it!" Aunt Qu also came over to persuade.
Shadow jumped out of their courtyard and said, "My lord, if you are really worried, I will go and take a look and come back to tell you in detail!"
At this time, my second uncle ran in from outside, all wet: "Don't go out, or you'll get soaked like me! Maybe the rain will stop soon!"
"Then why did you come here?" Yu Jiuer was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Isn't everyone worried about this rainstorm?
Second Uncle took the towel Chun'er handed over and wiped his face dry, saying, "It's because of the heavy rain that several factory workers can't go out to work. I came here to ask if we can approve their collective leave."
"Need I say more? With such heavy rain, of course we have to approve it!" Yu Jiuer added, "If it still rains so heavily tomorrow, tell them not to go out and stay at home to prepare for floods at any time!"
"Flood?" Second Uncle's eyes widened in shock. "Are you kidding? I've eaten more salt than you've walked, and experienced countless heavy rainstorms, but I've never heard of a flood in Yinshan County?"
Yu Jiuer looked up at the dark clouds floating in the sky, sighed softly, and murmured: "I hope my prediction is wrong!"
But at night, the heavy rain still showed no sign of stopping, and Yu Jiuer's uneasiness gradually deepened.
She immediately ordered Shadow: "Go to Prince Jing's mansion and ask if the prince has returned. If he has, ask him to come over!"
Everyone said that there would be no floods in Yinshan County, but she could not explain it to them with the environmental and climate knowledge she had learned in modern times.
In addition, the big river in the county has remained the same for decades without any flood control dam or widening. Now, most of the riverbed is probably filled with silt. When a large amount of rainwater flows down from upstream, it will definitely not be able to bear the load.
She has to tell Jun Mo and take precautions as soon as possible!
Not long after, Shadow came back and reported: "They said the prince hasn't come back yet!"
Yu Jiuer sighed and began to absentmindedly think about various flood prevention measures. She also asked her servants to make something useful with the existing materials.
At night, it was still raining heavily, and she went into the house to sleep anxiously.
She didn't sleep all night last night and was busy and worried about various things during the day. Now, she was so tired that she fell asleep in seconds.
In her dream, she dreamed that Jun Mo was surrounded and hacked to death by a group of killers.
It was raining heavily, and the bright red blood mixed with the rain, and the ground was a shocking blood red...
Suddenly, a violent knock on the door reached Yu Jiuer's ears, pulling her out of her nightmare.
She was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that what Shadow said last night was: "They said that the prince has not come back yet"?
"who are they?
its not right!
In the past, Shadow would usually only need to find a secret guard to find out Jun Mo’s whereabouts, so why is it “them”?
Before Yu Jiuer had time to figure it out, there was another violent knock on the door, followed by Wang Meng's anxious voice: "Sir, are you awake?"
"Get up!" Yu Jiuer came out to open the door: "You are soaked all over. Did you run into the fields?"
"Yes! Sir, our rice fields are all flooded. If the rain continues like this, I'm afraid other places will also be flooded. What should we do?" Wang Meng was so anxious that his eyes turned red.
Yu Jiuer looked up at the sky and said, "I can't care so much now!"
After pondering for a moment, Yu Jiuer ordered Wang Meng: "You must immediately gather all the people on the farm and transport all the livestock on the farm to Xiguanying. Transport as many as you can! I will go and gather the people and ask them to move to Xiguanying immediately and spend the night on the Great Wall to prevent floods!"
"It's not that serious, sir?" Wang Meng was stunned when he heard about the flood!
"Listen to my orders!" Yu Jiuer said in an unquestionable tone.
sbdcsierra