Mr. Xiang came back quickly, followed by Mr. Xiang and several other clan elders.

Several people's faces were ugly, their brows were furrowed into a Taoist priest's eyebrows, their lips were pressed together, and they all looked sad together.

Xiang Ci, who was playing with ants with Dabao, saw his grandfather coming back. He was about to go up and tell him about his nightmare, but when he saw the person following him, he squatted down again.

Grandpa may not believe her, but he will definitely not laugh at her, but others may not.

The main room was being cleaned and it was inconvenient for them to sit inside, so the eldest brother put a bench in the yard for them to sit on, and even got a chair with a backrest for Mr. Xiang.

"When Zuzu told me yesterday that there was a large group of rats, I was quite puzzled as to how a group of rats could appear at this time. Looking at it now, I'm afraid the animals are warning." Mr. Xiang said in a deep voice, "One group after another of rats. There are also a large number of ants moving... I think this may be a precursor to the earth dragon turning over."

Xiang Ci pricked up his ears and listened quietly.

The earth dragon turns over!

Is it an earthquake?

The other elders nodded in agreement with Li Zheng's words. Elder Xiang tapped his cane on the ground and sighed: "The houses in our village are all stone houses built by ourselves. Once the earth dragon turns over and the stone houses collapse, the casualties will be heavy."

It takes them three hours to walk from the town. This distance is not very far compared to the small mountain village to the town.

But the difficulty is that from their village to the town, they have to cross a rope bridge. It is impossible to transport green bricks from the town to build a house.

Of course, you can also skip the rope bridge and go around the whole mountain to get to the town.

But it takes a day and a night to climb over a mountain. Although it is not a walk in the forest, it would be much more if we happen to encounter a pack of wolves, tigers and leopards, or if the road slips in darkness.

Therefore, everyone would rather hang on to the rope bridge and swing across it than climb over the mountain. This means that large items from outside cannot be brought in, and only small items can be bought in.

As for houses, good ones are made of stone, bad ones are made of mud, and even worse ones are thatched houses.

More than half of Xiangjia Village is made of stone houses. If a ground dragon turns over in the middle of the night and the stone houses are collapsed, the casualties will definitely be heavy.

Xiang Ci, who was eavesdropping with his chin on his head, looked over there quietly again.

Mr. Xiang's face looked even more ugly: "That's what I'm worried about. If the earth dragon really turns over, we don't know when the earth dragon will come? It's impossible for everyone to hide outside the house and wait for the earth dragon to come before going back, right?"

The clan elders shook their heads: "It's not an option to hide them all outside the house, no, no, no."

"Even if everyone hides outside the house, what if the earth dragon doesn't come?"

"That's it."

After thinking about it, Mr. Xiang shook his head: "No."

"Let's just tell them that there is an earth dragon and let them be more alert, can't we?" a clan elder suggested.

Mr. Xiang shook his head: "How to be alert? One person is sleeping and the other is watching? One or two days is fine. If this continues for a long time, everyone's spirits will collapse. When the time comes, they will be irritable and collapse, and trouble will occur."

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what should I do?" The clan leader actually had something to say, it's better to let Earth Dragon turn over now instead of torturing them.

The anxiety of knowing clearly that the earth dragon is coming but not knowing when it will come is really more frustrating than not knowing that the earth dragon is coming.

Mr. Xiang and the others discussed for a long time but failed to come up with a result, so they finally invited the clan elders to have breakfast here.

It was also in this dining room that Xiang Ci, with his ears pricked up, heard about things in the village.

About half the people in the village experienced the fear of rats crawling through them, and three children in the village who could not walk were bitten.

But fortunately, I only bit it and did not bite off my finger. This is a blessing in misfortune.

It was still dark at that time, and Dr. Xiang Ling was at home. When Mr. Xiang went out, Dr. Xiang Ling had already been called away by the villagers.

Doctor Xiang Ling said that if the bite is not too deep, just apply some herbal medicine and it will be fine. It can be regarded as a near miss.

Mr. Xiang said: "If those rats are rats after the plague and bite the children, it will be dangerous."

Xiang Ci, who was holding the bowl, felt his heart tremble when he heard this sentence. Hearing Mr. Xiang's heavy tone, he must have experienced the plague.

Ordinary rats can be eaten by humans, and rats can bite people, but they are generally fine after disinfection.

But if they are rats that survived the plague, they may have eaten those who were sick and brought bacteria into their bodies. If they bite people again, it is equivalent to spreading the virus.

Plague is not only spread through rat bites, it can also be spread through the air and feces.

With a heavy heart, Xiang Ci finally waited until the clan elders left. After hesitating for a long time, he walked up to Mr. Xiang and carefully tugged on his sleeve.

Mr. Xiang felt his sleeves being pulled down low. He turned around and saw Xiang Ci looking at him eagerly. His serious face softened a bit: "Don't be afraid, Xiao Ci. It's okay. A group of mice migrated by. They are not necessarily earth dragons." Turn over.”

When they were discussing just now, he saw the child Xiao Ci secretly looking towards them from time to time, and he was very worried after thinking about it.

Xiang Ci, who was mentally prepared, waved to Mr. Xiang and lowered his voice: "Grandpa, I want to tell you a secret, a secret that only the two of us know."

Looking at the serious and solemn Xiang Ci, Mr. Xiang's eyes were deep: "Okay, come to my room."

Xiang Ci followed Mr. Xiang into his room, sat on the small bench, and put his hands on his legs, very well-behaved.

The old man's room is not very big, but there are a lot of things in it. In addition to the bed and table, there are also two large cages, a simple cabinet, and some scattered things.

But fortunately there is a big window, so even if there are many things in the room, it will not look too dark.

Sunlight filtered in from the window, shining on the bed and the wooden board between them.

Because the house is made of stone, the inside of the house is made of wooden siding to block the stone so that you will not bump into the stone when sleeping.

Mr. Xiang also sat on the small bench and looked at his serious granddaughter: "Xiaoci, what secret do you want to tell grandpa?"

Mr. Xiang has always loved this well-behaved but injured granddaughter.

In particular, this granddaughter's good calligraphy was something he envied, and something he had always pursued but failed to catch up with.

Xiang Ci had decided to talk to Mr. Xiang about nightmares, so he didn't mince words and got straight to the point: "Grandpa, you know that I have been having nightmares, right?"

Mr. Xiang frowned, but said nothing, waiting for Xiang Ci to continue.

Xiang Ci took a deep breath: "Grandpa, those nightmares I had will really happen around us. I have seen the rats crawling through our house today in my dreams."

Mr. Xiang's pupils suddenly widened: "Continue talking."

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