Surviving the end of the world

The river dried up, and even some relatively shallow wells could not draw water, and the total number of deep wells in the village was less than ten, and the water level was also very low. If the rope on the bucket was longer, it could reach the well. In the end, in this way, this water can only be used for public use, and the folks in the village can't just ignore others for a little water!

However, this is not a long-term solution. After all, it seems that there is not much water in deep wells. Those shallow water wells started construction and continued to dig down. Without the help of machinery, such work is obviously very hard work, but now it is almost a matter of life and death. What's more, the villagers have collected a lot of food for wages Woolen cloth!Now food is the hard currency, who knows when it will return to normal, and whether the currency will be revised at that time, it is better to eat and wear.

The well in Chen Jin’s house is barely deep enough, but it’s obviously not that deep. Chen Jin didn’t bother to wait for the masons to come over. He and Bai Jing took turns going down with a nylon rope every day. It was a little low, and the strength of the two men couldn't stand it. Within a few days, the two dug the well two or three meters down, and it was not easy to pan for water further down, so they stopped doing it.

After more than a month like this, the waxy corn in the field can also be eaten. The waxy corn is eaten with green ears. Chen Jin waited until [-] o'clock in the evening, wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt that was washed a little whitish. Shirt, wearing trousers underneath, went to the corn field with Bai Jing who was dressed in the same way, planning to break some more tender corn back, whether it is boiled or roasted, the taste is not bad.

There are a lot of people working in the fields. The weather is hot and the crops are not growing well, but it does not affect the weeds. The vitality of the weeds is extremely tenacious. Now there is no pesticide, so people have to do it themselves, and a lot of weeds are thrown away. When we arrived at the small road, there was some smoke on the road. Some children squatted there. They lit the pile of weeds that had been dried by the hot sun during the day, and fiddled with the branches. Although the smoke was very choking, the children’s faces were covered with It was the color of anticipation, and his eyes were focused on the corn and sweet potatoes buried in the fire.Although life is difficult, because the population of the village has decreased too much, why bother to be relatives with the same surname? Everyone is quite tolerant towards children. These children themselves are not hungry, and they often run out at night. Break a few corns in the ground, dig some sweet potatoes, eat them raw or roasted, and occasionally see corn stalks missing. If no one objects, they will pull out the corn stalks. Although it is not sweeter than sugar cane, it can be eaten sweet mouth.As long as you don't do too much, everyone will turn a blind eye and close their eyes.Those children are also good, they don't make a lot of things every time, and they don't cause any damage.

Chen Jin and Bai Jing arrived at the edge of their home, and a few mud monkey-like children came over, calling each of them Uncle, or even Uncle or something. Chen Jin also understood what they meant, and broke up with a smile. He bought some corn and gave it to them along with the stalks for them to divide among themselves.

Several children cheered, ran to the side with the corn and corn stalks in their arms, and distributed them in a serious manner. The corn did not peel off the outer skin, but was directly stuffed into the fire, and the corn stalks were not so easy to distribute. The sweetness is different between the head and the ground.

Chen Jin watched for a while, saw that a few people did not quarrel because of the unfair distribution, so she went to break the corn with Bai Jing, the two of them broke more than 30, and they could eat two or three meals when they went back, so they stopped and planned to go back.

Suddenly, a few rabbits came out from the depths of the corn field and ran towards them. Chen Jin was taken aback, but his movements were not slow, and he threw the corn in the basket directly, just in time. It hit a rabbit on the neck, and that rabbit tilted its head and fell to the ground. Bai Jing's eyes lit up, and he rushed up, grabbed the ear of another bigger rabbit, and picked it up. hand.

Chen Jin walked over to pick up the corn, and put the rabbit whose neck was broken into the basket, wondering: "When will the rabbit come out at night, maybe the rabbit also thinks it's too hot during the day!"

Holding the rabbit ears, Bai Jing wondered whether the two rabbits were braised or stir-fried, and said, "Who knows, maybe someone dug their nests!" At this point, Bai Jing suddenly came back to his senses , he took Chen Jin's hand and said in a low voice: "A Jin, listen carefully!"

Chen Jin's five senses have been greatly improved now, and he has heard a rustling sound at this moment. Through the faint moonlight, he sees a lot of animals in the ground, such as voles, snakes and so on, all frantically Fleeing, he pursed his lips, turned his head to look at Bai Jing, and met Bai Jing's eyes, Bai Jing said softly: "It should be an earthquake!"

Chen Jin couldn't care about anything else, he shouted loudly: "Everyone pay attention, there may be an earthquake! Be careful!"

Chen Jin ran along the path while shouting. The people working in the field heard it, some didn't take it seriously, and some also noticed those unusual movements. Although this place has not experienced an earthquake for many years, there are still some Several people had heard of the signs before the earthquake, and all of them became nervous.

Earthquakes, everyone has heard of this kind of natural disaster. We don't know how strong the earthquake is, and we don't know when it will happen. This is the most terrible thing. The unknown is always the most feared. We discuss it in twos and threes. After a while, many people decided to go back and make arrangements. They couldn’t let their belongings be destroyed by the earthquake. Before the earthquake came, they could save as much as they could eat and use!

The people here were rushing back, and some people in the village shouted again: "What's the matter, why did the well dry up, and the water was drawn just now!"

Several young people hurriedly shouted: "Probably an earthquake is coming, everyone should be careful!"

People don't bother to prove whether this thing is true or not, what if it is true!One by one, they hurried back to inform their relatives and friends, and moved the necessities of life to the open space as soon as possible.

Chen Jin followed the crowd and moved out some food, clothes, quilts and some pots, pans and spoons. In fact, he stuffed many things into the space.

The threshing ground shared by the production team was soon full of people. There was a mess of everything. People even drove out all the chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep raised at home. Although these poultry and livestock were separately enclosed, they were not disturbed. There was a loud noise, and several pigs even frantically stepped over the bags of grain piled up on the ground, kicked and smashed several stacks of porcelain bowls, and rushed out like headless flies.

All the things that could be moved out were moved out, and everyone gathered on the threshing floor, discussing and waiting in fear.The time became extremely long, and when there was a bright light in the sky, the ground shook for a while, dust was everywhere, people screamed from the threshing floor, poultry and livestock screamed, and all kinds of porcelain and pottery fell to the ground and shattered. The sound, the strong vibration did not last long, but for many people, this short period of time seemed like a lifetime.

The shock disappeared, and a group of people got up in a daze. Although everyone was in the open space, there were still some wounded, mainly because they fell down and were scratched by broken tiles, or hit somewhere. It's a blessing among misfortunes that no one died because of it.

Almost all the houses around the threshing ground collapsed, no matter whether it was a building or an old house. Several women looked at their collapsed houses, sat down on the ground and cried loudly.

The eyes of the rest of the people were also red-eyed. For the vast majority of people in the country, only when they have a house can they have a home.

A group of people were silent, and then a hesitant voice rang out: "It's almost dawn, the sun will kill people, where should we live?"

Li Lin interjected: "Anyway, you can't run around casually. After an earthquake, there will usually be aftershocks. Who knows how strong the aftershocks are!"

A group of people looked at each other in blank dismay, a few older people thought about it, and quickly made a decision. Before the sun came up, they first went to find some wood, bamboo poles, etc., plus the tarpaulin and plastic cloth they brought out, and set up a few casually. Put a shed out to block the sun.