Doomsday foresight

The disaster in the neighboring country to the south seems to be far away. The rescue work broadcast on TV every day, as well as the aftermath of the disaster, everyone just regards it as a piece of news.

It's just that a mysterious wind direction began to permeate the village.Unlike the previous incident of Cao Erxian descending from the gods, this time the village rarely saw scenes of wild discussions, nor did people go to Jishang Street to hoard goods.It's just that there are more dogs barking in the village at night.

Several of Grandpa Ye's brothers and nephews would come over occasionally to drop in, chat in a low voice, and sometimes even drive Ye Jinxi and Dabao out.

Compared with the serious faces of those people, Grandpa Ye was much more peaceful. Ye Jinxi even noticed that Grandpa seemed to exude a fighting spirit, as if he was ready to face all difficulties.

Although those elders held small meetings behind his back, Grandpa Ye did not hide from his grandson, and even Second Uncle Ye and Jin Yang were called together by him. At this time, young people should understand all this and grow up quickly .

In fact, there is nothing mysterious about it, it's just that the incident of Cao Erxian last time continued, and everyone felt that what Cao Erxian said seemed to be coming true.Everyone was careful this time. One was not to let the higher-ups know that there were such rumors in the village below, and the other was that everyone wanted to leave a way out for their families.It was so publicized before, who knows what's wrong, if it really comes to the end of the mountain, something big will happen.And no one can guarantee that the law and order will be safe in the future. If someone misses it, it will be troublesome.So everything is going on secretly.

Grandpa's brothers came here to study how to make insurance.If it weren't for brothers, the first thing everyone thought of was to dig a cellar and bury the grain.Of course, this is on the surface, and what happens in the dark, the brothers will not tell.

After a few days of research, the matter was settled. This time, there was no need to be sneaky about digging the cellar. One family did it, and other families followed. Everyone was idle before the time of farming.Of course, if you do something else while digging the cellar, it won't be so easy for outsiders to know.

Uncle Ye went to buy cement again in three wheels.People of all ages on Dongshan Mountain went out to hit rocks, and there was a posture of mass production for a while.In fact, there are many houses in the village, and each family has a warehouse. Usually, it doesn’t feel good to put food in it. Now digging the cellar is also afraid of being stolen. After all, the warehouse is definitely not as safe as underground.

With the experience of digging the cellar last time, it is easier to do it at home this time. The cellar is dug at the back of the house and the cellar door is opened from the kitchen.Because there is no need to cover it up this time, the cellar is dug deep, the repair is large, and finally it is dug directly from the ground, just like digging the foundation for building a house. This cannot be called a cellar, it should be called a basement.This space between the basement and the cellar is made into three rooms like a house, separated by a wall and with a door, and an arched structure is made on it, and the stones are made into trapezoids, and they are put together like building blocks. , how to press the top because the structure will only become more and more compact. Several layers of cement have been painted inside the cellar, and the upper and lower parts have been waterproofed. Several seepage tanks have been dug above the cellar. When the rain is heavy, it will flow from here to the side, reducing The cellar was filled with water, and the walls on all sides were almost one meter thick, stronger than the house at home.

The highest part of the cellar is [-] meters, and the short parts on both sides are also [-] meters. There is a ventilation fan in the cellar, which is connected to the kitchen. If people are in the cellar, they can manually use the ventilation fan. Although it is troublesome for people inside, they don’t have to worry about lack of oxygen. This cellar It is not just a cellar that has been dug up to now, it may become a refuge for the whole family in the future.

Each of the three large cellars is more than 30 square meters, occupying almost one-third of the space in the back yard. After the top is sealed and dried, the excavated soil is filled back, almost half a meter deep, and the top can still be used. Planting vegetables has no effect.

It took more than 3 yuan to build the cellar, mainly because the cement and waterproof paint cost too much. Taking advantage of this overhaul, they secretly reprocessed the previous cellar at night.But the effect is very good. If you want to dig in from the outside with bad intentions, it will be very difficult.

When the farming started, the cellar project in the village was also over. Everything was fine on their side, it was very calm, and there was no disaster. The young people in the village felt that they had done nothing and delayed their part-time jobs. Time, but when they saw the time for farming, they couldn't get out.

Jinxi also went to the field this time. People in the village already knew that he was suspended from school because of his health. Seeing how thin he was, no one said anything. They just felt sorry and thought he had some terminal illness. The land continued to persuade him, and let him take care of him well.

Farming is now done by machines.To plow the land, rent a double plow to plow deeply. It looks like a tractor. When the land is plowed, it will start planting. One furrow after another, corn is planted, and it is almost one step at a time. Sometimes it can be seen in this land Jinxi has seen it before. The amount of land that has never been planted is not good to plant in one big step. When it grows out, it will be sparse. At that time, it will be necessary to replenish the seedlings. Some daughters-in-law are cautious and think about various points. , One small step and one retreat, and finally long-term malnutrition.So when the corn grows, you can tell from the corn field who's daughter-in-law has done a good job, because they are all planted by men and women.

Jinxi followed her grandfather to plant, and followed the distance given by her grandfather, step by step. Except for being cautious at the beginning for fear of not grasping the distance well, it was already very good when she walked the second time.

At noon, Dabao delivered meals, and he and his second uncle's family ate from the ground.Grandma and Dabao are the only ones left at home with the cubs. This year, the two farms planted together. In fact, although they planted separately in previous years, the second uncle would come to help after planting at his own home.It's not so clear, that is to say, the second aunt has a big heart, and she would quit working with another family.

After a few days of hard work planting corn and soybeans, the land of Jinxi's family is connected with that of my second uncle's. From here, it looks like a large area. It would be great if it can be harvested smoothly.Jinxi was looking forward to it.

There are seven acres of land close to home in the west. In the early years, the land in the west was full of paddy fields, but in the past ten years, the water in the reservoir has become less and less, and the paddy fields have gradually turned into dry fields. Only some paddy fields are near the reservoir. When the land was divided, the lottery was drawn, and the one who got the paddy field was lucky. Ye Jinxi's family was a little less lucky. Although it was close to home, there was no water and no rice.

In previous years, soybeans were planted in the fields, and only two acres of potatoes were planted.This year, Grandpa Ye listened to Jinxi, planting potatoes on four acres and sweet potatoes on three acres. This land is wetter than the big field, so it’s a bit silly to plant it. Except for their family, there is really no such kind of planting. Jinxi just follows his own. feel go.It is also planned to grow cabbage when the field is harvested.

As soon as the ground was planted, it rained in spring and watered the ground thoroughly.

The work at home is not over yet, Jinxi followed her grandma to make miso, and this year, she made more than [-] catties of soybeans.There are two large vats and one small vat, and I am not afraid that I will not be able to eat it. The sauce that Grandma Ye makes can be sold outside, and the salty miso can be stored for two or three years without spoiling.

As soon as the sauce was ready, the sun came out. It was exposed to the sun for seven or eight consecutive days, and it rose quickly. Every morning and evening, when the sauce jar was pounded, the fragrance wafted far away.

A spring rain, timely sunshine, and a peaceful night's sleep made Jin Xi feel a little relaxed, maybe everything was just his imagination.

He was no longer needed in the field, so Jinxi took Dabao every day to drive the family's newly bought three sheep, one male, two females, to graze.She doesn't dream much at night, and her grandma always cooks delicious food, Jinxi finally got rid of the emaciation at that time.

The days passed slowly, and one of the ewes in the family had a calf, and Jinxi, who was a little bored, wondered whether to go back to school in September.

Sitting on the mountain, weaving little rabbits for Dabao with dogtail grass in your hands. From here, you can see the village, which is as peaceful as a painting.

The little rabbit was about to weave, when suddenly a stone rolled over beside him, and then he belatedly noticed that the village below was shaking.

No, an earthquake.Jinxi realized, "Dabao——" Dabao was not far away from him, but Dabao couldn't stand still and fell down, rolling down along with the vibration.

Jinxi was lucky that Dabao was big and didn't roll very fast, so she ran over crookedly, grabbed Dabao and sat on the ground, watched the mountain carefully and avoided the rocks falling from it.

The shock lasted for 5 minutes and was not very strong but made it impossible to stand.

The leg of the family sheep without cubs was crushed by a stone.The other two were also alarmed.

It is said that animals will respond before an earthquake, but this time the sheep at home did not respond at all, and were grazing obediently before.

Let Dabao hold the injured ewe, Jinxi took the two sheep and held onto Dabao's arm, and slowly descended the mountain. He had to be thankful for Dabao's strength, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get it back.

The two ran back home in a hurry.Just now from the mountain, only two houses in the village had collapsed. He saw that his own house was fine from a distance, but he was relieved when he saw it with his own eyes.

The second aunt had already come over with the child in her arms, and the grandma was holding the hand of the sister-in-law. It seemed that the sister-in-law was even more panicked than the grandmother and the second aunt, perhaps because she was young and not experienced.

Seeing Jinxi and Dabao enter the hospital, grandma hurried forward to have a look, "Are you all right, Xi?"

"It's okay, grandma. We're all fine. It's just that a lamb leg was broken." He also had to be thankful that the place he went today was covered with trees, and he didn't go to the stone mountain, otherwise the injuries would have been minor.

"It's good that people are fine, but it scares me."

"Has my grandfather not come back yet?" Jin Xi asked.

"He drove out after going up the mountain without you, saying that Cao Tun was looking for a car to pull bricks, and your second uncle and Jin Yang also went out to pull bricks."

Jinxi was a little anxious, because the family had almost spent all their savings recently, so grandpa and second uncle went out to pull goods. Although grandpa was just a donkey cart, the advantage was that it was convenient. Whoever did a small job in the neighborhood would find grandpa. He drove around the village without any effort, earning ten yuan and twenty yuan a day.Don't look at the old age a little restless.Jinxi can also use a donkey cart, and wants to go to Grandpa Ye and say nothing.As soon as he said grandpa, he blew his beard and stared.In fact, he is already an adult at 20, okay?

"Grandma, stay in the yard and don't come into the house, I'll go to meet you." Jin Xi hurriedly moved a stool from the house and let a few people stay outside.

"Okay, just take the main road and stay away from the house." Grandma was also anxious.

The village became lively, every household came out of their homes, and many people ran to the place where the houses collapsed.

As soon as Jin Xi walked onto the avenue, he saw Grandpa's donkey cart.

"Grandpa, are you okay?" Jin Xi saw that Grandpa was still a bit embarrassed, and there was dirt on his clothes.

The old man shook his head, "It's okay, I'm back on the road, so just pull it harder. I'm covered in ashes."

Jin Xi took the whip, "Grandpa, get in the car and I'll pull you back." He saw that Grandpa's expression was not good.

The old man couldn't hold on any longer, the donkey was trying to run in the earthquake just now, he had to use all his energy to hold it back, and got into the car after listening to Jin Xi's words.Jin Xi pulled her forward.

The father and father heard crying from a long way into the village, "Whose house is that?" Jinxi went to school and didn't know much about the village.

Grandpa sighed, "Zhao Sheng's house, their house was originally from Caotun, and they bought the old Sangou house. It seems to have collapsed. Go over and have a look. Don't be dead if you cry like this."

Jinxi pulled her forward and didn't reach the place, when she heard a woman yelling loudly, "Wang Sangou, give me back my life, and I won't live anymore, so I'll fight with you." A woman grabbed a man and tore him hard.

"Hey, please be reasonable. I only sold you this house for [-] yuan. I told you that the house is not very strong. You are the ones who want to buy it. It has been a few years, and you still have to pay for it." Wang San The dog firmly grabbed the woman's hand and threw her to the ground.The man also retreated, "Come on, today is for the sake of your family's death. I don't care about it with you. No matter what you say about this matter, the reason is on my side." After Wang Sangou finished speaking, he retreated into the crowd. Walk.

The woman sat on the ground and continued to cry, "I'm dead. I can't live this day."

The village secretary Hao Chunxi came over, "Okay, Zhao Sheng's family, stop howling, hurry up and prepare for the funeral, and there are children."

"Secretary, you have to decide for us." Seeing someone standing up, the woman threw herself on Hao Chunxi's thigh and cried.Hao Chunxi's face turned red.

Grandpa Ye sighed from the car, "Okay, Xiaoxi, let's go back."

When we got home, Grandpa Ye didn't enter the house, and everyone sat outside, afraid of another shock. Grandma Ye also sighed when she heard that Zhao Sheng was gone.

The second aunt curled her lips, "Zhao Sheng died on his wife. If it wasn't for her prodigal wife, Zhao Sheng's new house would have been built long ago."

"Don't talk about it if everyone is dead." Old Master Ye stopped it for a while. It's not good if someone hears it and spreads the news.

Later, Jinxi secretly asked the second aunt to find out about Zhao Sheng's family. Zhao Sheng was originally from Caotun, but later married this daughter-in-law. This daughter-in-law must have been brought back from a foreign country. It's not like it's good either.

At first I was honest for a while, but after I got familiar with it, it changed. I don’t work all day, I play cards and mahjong with others, and Zhao Sheng’s work outside the house is Zhao Sheng’s. Even gave birth to two girls, Zhao Sheng’s mother insisted He had a grandson and gave birth to his third child. Originally, Zhao Sheng was quite capable, and his family conditions were good. He fined tens of thousands of dollars for his son, and he went out to work to earn money. Unexpectedly, his wife was dishonest at home and stole the man, so Zhao Sheng went out to earn money. I don't know about the money, but it made the old lady sick at home.

That year, Zhao Sheng came home early and blocked people in the house. Although he was honest, he couldn't stop him from being ruthless. That time, Zhao Sheng almost beat his wife to death because of those three children. Only continued for the sake of it.

Later, Zhao Shengniang disappeared, and because of the bad reputation in the village, Zhao Sheng planned to change places. Cao Tun was not far from their Yejia Village, so it would not be troublesome to go back to farm.Originally, the village would not accept him because of his daughter-in-law's reputation, but who made Zhao Sheng famous.That man is very capable, honest and enthusiastic, he will do anything that anyone asks him for help, and he will agree with anyone who comes out, plus watching him beat up his wife honestly.The village agreed.

Sangou's family built a new house, so they took his parents over. The original old house was ready to be bought. He has a good relationship with Zhao Sheng, and the house is still too dilapidated, so it costs [-] yuan.At that time, he told Zhao Sheng all about the situation, and the house was so dilapidated that it was rebuilt.Zhao Sheng thought well, he had some money, and after two years of hard work, the house would come out.

Everyone in the village knows what Zhao Sheng's wife is like, and they don't want to get in touch with her very much, but this gambler can find a matchmaker anywhere, no matter how strict Zhao Sheng is, he can't control him when he goes out. Everyone in Jiacun knew what was going on with her, and they didn't want Zhao Sheng to cuckold her.

It's just that this daughter-in-law is out of tune and goes out to make money all day long.Not at home, and the children didn't look at her. The eldest daughter of the family took her younger siblings to play halfway up the mountain, and she rolled down from the top and broke her leg.

He spent a lot of money to build the house for the treatment of illnesses and recuperation, but the original plan to build the house at the end of last year was not completed. Who would have thought that because the house was not strong, the girder fell and killed Zhao Sheng.