Doomsday foresight

Jiang Chen left, and Jin Xi carefully hid the guns and ammunition in an empty large tank in the cellar, with a jar of pickles on it, unless someone rummaged through it vigorously, they would not find it.

Sure enough, the soldiers came to do the census, but they couldn't work for the past two days, so they had to build a kang first. Last night, they slept on temporary wooden beds. A brazier was set up in the house, and a few soldiers' feet were still frozen. .

Uncle Er and Jin Yang went to help, many of them were from the south and didn't know how to set up the kang, so they went to help and asked about the situation by the way.

It is through these people that Jinxi and the others know that their city is now under military control.Jiang Chen and Vic came back at midnight the next day.Vik is a very cheerful young man. He learned languages ​​from Jiang Chen along the way. He is very talented and now he is full of hometown flavor.There is no barrier to communication at all.

The old man knew that he was the one who brought Jiang Chen back by flying the plane, so he had a good impression of him.So when the soldiers came for the census at home, they saw a family of ten or so people sitting at two tables on the floor, and a foreigner, wearing a big padded jacket and cotton trousers, sat cross-legged on the kang and wore a woolen hat worn by an old man. Have a drink with someone.

"Could you please show us your passport?" The soldier in the lead was a little nervous.Perhaps it was too unexpected.

"Okay." When Vic said this, the foreign flavor was completely different from before.After speaking, he got off the ground and pulled his shoes, went to get the passport, and handed it to the soldier.

Take a look at Xiao Bing, it's all in foreign languages, and it's not even English.The soldier ran out with his passport.

"The platoon leader has a foreigner in his family." When I ran to the door, I saw the platoon leader come out of the brigade.

It is indeed something to be vigilant about a foreigner appearing in a village. The platoon leader asked about Vic's affairs clearly. Vic said that he was a tourist. My bodyguard and translator went back to my hometown together.

The problem of stranded passengers is very serious. Airplanes have been grounded since July, and there are foreigners stranded all over the world who cannot return home.The country still takes good care of them. As long as they go to the local government department, they will arrange basic living arrangements. Of course, different regions have different treatment. After the military control here, whether they are locals or foreigners, if they need to eat relief food, they have to work.

Only the location of Vic's appearance is suspicious, and there are no other problems.

"Ask Da Jiang, he seems to have come back in the past few days. He used to be a soldier, but after he left the army, he found work on his own and did not return home for several years. Oh, you said that it is possible to be an interpreter. He used to study well. , I have no money to go to school because of an accident at home. I must be good at being a soldier.” The platoon leader went to the village head to find out the situation.There is nothing suspicious, the passport was sent to the city, and it was completely normal after inspection. Of course, the entry and exit records cannot be checked because the computer cannot be used, so the date on the passport can only be used as the standard.

Soon Vic's temporary certificate was completed.

This census is very serious. All people must inquire in person, and then they will have a new certificate, so they can get the land they deserve, and those who have gone out to work and have not returned home, if they cannot register in person within one month, they will not have the land they originally owned. The land will be taken back, unless it is re-registered after returning, and it is not known whether there will be land distribution at that time.

This is something that many people cannot accept. There are more than a dozen people in Jinxi's village who went out to work but never came back.But that's the way the above count, because people in the city can also receive relief food and work voluntarily. If there is land at home, it will be heavy.And now to arrange people in the city, there is not enough land.Food is scarce across the country, some farming machines cannot be started, and they can only rely on manpower. The unemployed population in the city has reached 80.00%. In order to stabilize the situation, it is necessary to increase grain and arrange jobs for those unemployed.

Now everywhere is under military control, and the whole country is divided into several parts according to the military divisions, and each region is independent. When the connection is not close enough, each region can only make its own arrangements to tide over the difficulties.

This time the top is very strong. Although the villages are a little unstable because of this, the policy is still fully implemented.

The population of Ye Family Village is relatively uniform.

Although Vic has obtained a temporary ID card, he has no land. If he wants food, he can only go to the city to receive relief food and then do voluntary labor. In this way, he is a foreigner after all, and the land he has taken back is not enough to settle down. All the unemployed in the city.If it is given to him, the villagers will also have opinions.The left and right of their family is not far behind his acre, not to mention that Vic's ability is not in farming.

There was a census over there, and Jinxi and the others didn't dare to move the supplies. Jiang Chen and his grandfather went to the secret cave. The entrance of the cave was really small, and adults couldn't climb in. There was an irregular passage of about ten meters dug. After passing this passage, there is a hole about 100 square meters. The hole is made of stone, and some tree roots are exposed on the wall, which looks solid.But you can't put food here.Otherwise, it will be eaten by animals such as mice.

The cave is an hour away from them. Jiang Chen and the others repaired the entrance and the passage, wiped the remaining guns with oil and maintained them, put them in the box and moved them to this cave, and put half of the ammunition. Here, whether the cave will be used for a while or not, they will block the entrance of the cave after they come out, and the entrance of the cave outside will also be blocked with rocks. There have been many earthquakes before, so no one will suspect anything.It's not easy for them to get in.But Jiang Chen hoped that he would never have to open it.

After finishing the work at the entrance of the cave, it will be the Chinese New Year.

"Let's go to the fair tomorrow. I just came back and met Jin Qi, and he said that there will be a big fair tomorrow, and it was held for three days before the year before. Let's go and have a look." Jinxi got on the kang, took off his cotton pants and got into bed Inside, the kang was burning hot, and the bed was warm.

"Okay." Jiang Chen got up and tucked the quilt under his feet, "I'll go to Beiyudian again the day after tomorrow, and I brought back a lot of Turkish delight, honeycomb, dried fruit and cheese, just for Chinese New Year. Last time When I come back, I just take the packaged ones."

"Then I'll go with you." Jin Xi crawled into bed, reached out and pulled the light cord.

"No, I drove the donkey cart and came back in a day." Jiang Chen reached into Jinxi's quilt and touched his hand, "Why are your hands and feet always cold, didn't you wash with hot water?"

"It's nothing, it's been like this since the beginning of the year, I'm used to it." It may be the sequelae of the previous nightmare, with cold hands and feet.Still afraid of the cold.

Jiang Chen sighed, stretched out his hand to hold Jinxi's hand and put his feet into Jinxi's blanket to stick to his feet, it was still cold as expected.

In the dark night, Jinxi felt the heat from Jiang Chen's body, and for some reason, his face became a little hot, and he just felt that it was very warm, as if he had something to rely on.

In the dark sky, a meteor shower suddenly flashed across, and huge fireballs rushed into the planet, smashing deep pits on the ground.

Suddenly a huge fireball flew towards the village, and with a bang, the whole village disappeared.The flames burned, illuminating half the sky.

"what--"

"What's wrong?" Jiang Chen was very alert to Jin Xi's screams, and he got up and touched Jin Xi's face.His hands were instantly moist.

Jin Xi opened his eyes wide with a terrified expression, gasped heavily, and looked at Jiang Chen, "Quickly tell Grandpa and the others to leave the house, a meteorite is coming." Jin Xi pushed Dabao next to him to wake up, "Get up quickly!" .”

"Why Jinxi, don't worry." Jiang Chen didn't know why Jinxi was like this.

Jin Xi shook his head and hurriedly dressed, "I don't have time to explain, it's not safe to go out of the house." Because he hadn't foreseen it for a long time, Jiang Chen was busy with work when he got home, and he forgot to mention it.

"Grandpa and grandma get up quickly." Jin Xi called out while dressing.

Jiang Chen didn't talk nonsense, he quickly put on his clothes and it was midnight, it was very cold, so he put on his clothes and took Jinxi's waistcoat for him to put on.Then I went to help Dabao get dressed.

Everyone in the room heard Jin Xi shouting, and they all quickly put on their clothes.

"What's wrong?" Grandpa Ye asked.

"I saw fireballs falling from the sky, like meteorites, there are many. We also have them here." Jin Xi said, frowning, recalling the scene in his dream.

"It doesn't seem to be our village, but it's also dangerous." He really couldn't tell the difference, so he could only confirm that it wasn't their village.

Grandpa Ye sighed sadly, "Tell Cao Erxian, let's see if he is willing to say it or not." This is too evil, if it is true, Cao Erxian may cause trouble, especially now that there is still an army.

Jin Xi nodded and used the intercom to contact Zhang Cheng and the others.Because there are not many places where Jinxi's family lives, Vik also went there.With the communicator, the two sides are closely connected.

After Cao Erxian accepted the message, he hung up without saying anything.

Within 5 minutes, I heard the iron basin being knocked, and then I heard the voices of Zhang Cheng and the others, calling from house to house.

When Mr. Ye heard the voice, there was a trace of guilt on his face, "Oh, Cao Erxian is a righteous man." Before, he thought things simply, thinking of Cao Erxian's identity, and used his mouth to tell the matter, so that the villagers also thought about it. Ghosts and gods are easy to accept and can protect Jinxi.It's just that it has been fulfilled again and again, perhaps to protect Jinxi and the villagers, but it is very dangerous to Cao Erxian, because he is afraid that someone above will take him away.Everyone wants to have a hole card in this crisis.

It's just that things have come to the present, and they can't leave their relatives alone.Always do your best.

Just thinking about something, Cao Erxian walked over quickly, almost running.He was panting heavily, and when he walked in, his face was pale.

Zhang Zhong and the others knocked on the iron basin and quarreled the whole village. There were too many disasters these days, everyone became vigilant, and ran out without hesitation when they heard the noise.

"What's going on? Why are you beating the gong?" The platoon leader who lived in the brigade headquarters got dressed and came out when he heard the movement, and saw that people from the village began to gather towards the brigade headquarters, and some people were standing at the gate of the front yard and making noise. Yes, they are all family members.

"Fireballs are going to fall from the sky." Just as an old man walked to the entrance of the brigade and heard him speak, he returned.

"Falling fireballs, nonsense." The platoon leader felt that the people in this village were really strange, and they all came here in less than 10 minutes since they heard the sound of the gong.

"What nonsense, this is what Cao Erxian said. The gods have dreamed." The old man shook his head, ignored him and continued to move forward.

Because Cao Erxian was at the gate of Jinxi's house, the villagers also gathered here when they came.

"Everyone, spread out, in case something happens, it's hard to escape." Cao Erxian shouted to everyone very powerfully.

Sure enough, his words were effective, and all the people who got together walked to the open space next to them.Not gathering.

"Look at the shooting stars." An eleven or twelve-year-old child said, pointing to the sky.

Everyone in the village raised their heads and saw a scene that they would never forget in this life.Meteors streak across the sky like golden threads.Too many to light up the sky.

Ah, it hit, and soon the villagers found that the meteor was flying towards the ground.

"Boom—" The first fireball that was closest to them landed far away, but they could hear the impact clearly.

Next came the second and third ones. Even if they were mentally prepared, the people in the village were terrified. Women, children and even men screamed in fright. Big fireballs landed on the ground one after another, and the sky in the distance burned. flushed.

"Look—" Jin Lin was standing at the gate of Jinxi's house holding hands with his brother, looking at the sky in horror.

The largest fireball was found to have landed, and seemed to be aimed at them.

"Ah—" The fireball flew over their heads, and the hot air seemed to be burning on people's bodies.Several firewood piles in the village were set on fire by falling sparks.Immediately afterwards, there was a loud sound on the other side of the mountain. When everyone looked up, a fireball fell directly on the east mountain, and then they saw their east mountain top was washed away by the shock wave, like an explosion. The earth, rocks and trees all watched the mountain fall, and the huge landslide rushed across the east road and directly submerged several houses next to the east road, and then they saw the fire on the east mountain and the east mountain.

People were frightened by the change, and the dust and dust fell down.

"Hurry up and put out the fire." Jiang Chen came back to his senses, looked at Jinxi, who was streaming with tears, and wiped the tears off his face with his hand, "Be strong, Jinxi, I'm still here." After finishing speaking, he ran to the village , Many places in the village were on fire, and some people were buried in the east of the village. There was a fire on the east mountain. I don’t know how far the fire has spread. We must set up a isolation zone, otherwise the village will be affected, and they can’t care about it. Others can only take care of themselves first.

Jiang Chen's actions affected other people. No matter how excited everyone was, the fireballs in the sky would no longer fall, and they all had to fight the fire as soon as possible.