Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 182 Lu Chuan goes down the mountain alone 3

"Okay, okay, I'm old, and every day is the same. But how are you doing recently? Do you have anything to eat?" Uncle Li asked.

"Uncle Li, don't worry about me. I bought some food last fall. Together with the grains we grow ourselves, we have enough to eat for now." Lu Chuan said.

"Okay, if there is not enough food, just tell me! Thanks to you for reminding me, your brother also bought some food last year, otherwise! We would have to tighten our belts and live a good life now!" Uncle Li said with a smile.

"You don't know, my father nags me about you every day, saying that you have the foresight to prepare food in advance." Shopkeeper Li also interrupted with a smile.

“Haha, I just stumbled upon this by accident. I just wanted to buy more food while the price was low and store it. Who could have thought that there would be a drought?

"It's really thanks to the food we bought at that time, otherwise, like in previous years, I'm afraid our family would have run out of food long ago." Lu Chuan said honestly, touching the back of his head.

"You are a good person with good fortune. God can't bear to let you suffer anymore." Uncle Li said with a smile.

"You must stay home today to have a simple meal and have a good chat." said Shopkeeper Li.

"Yes, yes, yes. Go ask the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes so that Lu and I can have a few drinks." Uncle Li said.

"Oh! I'll go right away."

"No need to trouble you, I just came to take a look and will leave soon." Lu Chuan said.

"You are not allowed to go either. You must have a meal at home before leaving today." Uncle Li said, pretending to be angry.

Seeing this, Lu Chuan couldn't refuse anymore. He couldn't go back today anyway, so he just stayed and had dinner with Uncle Li! He didn't know if there would be another chance to have dinner together in the future.

So he took out a bag of dried vegetables from his backpack and said, "These are the dried vegetables my wife dried. It's just right to add some vegetables."

"Then I won't be polite." Shopkeeper Li took the dried vegetables and walked towards the kitchen.

Only Uncle Li and Lu Chuan were left in the hall. Uncle Li asked again, "What's the situation in the mountains? There shouldn't be a shortage of water!"

"There is no shortage of drinking water now, but many small rivers are slowly running out of water. So there is no need to worry about drinking water at the moment."

"That's good. The water level in the wells in the city has dropped sharply. If it continues like this, I'm afraid we won't even have drinking water in the end." Uncle Li said while sighing.

“There’s no telling how long this drought will last.”

"I remember there was a severe drought about 20 years ago. At that time, our area was not particularly affected, but the disaster mainly hit the north. I heard from people who fled here that the drought lasted for more than a year and there was no water even in the deep wells.

We were better off here, at least we had water to drink, but we couldn’t grow crops. Just when we were about to flee to the south, it rained, and we survived.” Uncle Li said as he recalled.

"Uncle Li, have you heard any news about the situation in the north?" Lu Chuan asked.

"Yes, it is said that the north is also suffering from drought, just like here. It has not rained since the New Year. It is said that it has not rained for a long time in the south as well.

There are still many places affected by drought this time, and many places have been affected." said Uncle Li.

"What if the time comes when we have to flee, and even the south is suffering from drought, where should we escape to then?" Lu Chuan asked as he pondered.

"Then we can only go further south. If we really need to flee, we don't know if we can get out! After all, it is still dry further south. Fortunately, we can still hold on and flee south, but what about the people in the north?

If you set out too late, you won't be able to reach your destination at all. You need to prepare sufficient food and water before you can reach your destination. Otherwise, even if you escape, you will die.

After all, by the time we get here, there will be no water left, and there will be no way to replenish water, so people will not be able to hold on.

I hope it rains soon! But we must not let it come to this!" Uncle Li said with a worried look on his face.

"Oh! If it really doesn't rain, we still have to make plans early. Otherwise, when there are too many people fleeing famine, anything can happen. You won't be able to escape even if you want to." Lu Chuan reminded indirectly.

"Let's take a look first! See what the situation is like before the New Year and whether it will rain after the New Year." Uncle Li murmured.

Seeing this, Lu Chuan stopped talking and after having lunch at Li's house, he said goodbye.

After leaving Li's house, he went straight to the clinic. The clinic was not closed, but it was still deserted.

"Uncle Zhang, are you there?" Lu Chuan walked into the clinic and did not see any medicine boy inside, so he shouted loudly.

"I'm in the backyard, just come in!" said Uncle Zhang.

"Uncle Zhang, why is there no medicine boy in the clinic? Can you handle it all by yourself?"

"I asked the medicine boy to go get something. There are fewer staff in the clinic now. This year, no one is willing to come to get medicine unless the illness is serious. Everyone wants to save more money for the future!" Uncle Zhang said as he dried the medicinal materials.

"Is that so? I was wondering why no one came!"

"How come you have time to come to the county town today? How have you been recently? Do you have enough food?" Uncle Zhang asked.

"I haven't been down the mountain for a long time, and I don't know what the situation is like down there, so I wanted to come down and take a look.

Don't worry, there is enough food. Here are some dried vegetables Xiaohan asked you to bring, try them." Lu Chuan said.

"Okay, okay. The situation at the foot of the mountain is not very good now. Many rivers have dried up. When you have nothing to do, try not to go down the mountain and just live your own life behind closed doors." Uncle Zhang said.

"Yes, Uncle Zhang, I understand. I also heard about the situation down the mountain when I was having lunch at Manager Li's house this afternoon. Alas! There is nothing we can do." Lu Chuan sighed.

Uncle Zhang saw that Lu Chuan already knew the situation, so he didn't repeat it. Of course, Uncle Zhang also knew that Lu Chuan and the Li family had dealings, and he thought that the Li family had already explained the whole situation to Lu Chuan.

So he asked again, "There shouldn't be a shortage of water in the mountains! If not, you can move to the city. There are deep wells in the city, so there's always plenty of drinking water."

"There is no shortage of water at the moment. Although some rivers have dried up, there are abundant water resources in the mountains. There won't be any major problems in the short term."

Uncle Zhang felt relieved after hearing what Lu Chuan said. He also knew that Lu Chuan was not lying. After all, he also knew the situation in the mountains.

If there is no water in the mountains, I'm afraid the situation down there will be even worse, as there has been no water long ago.