Si Cheng stopped Yun's father, who wanted to go home, and walked home with Monkey and Big Bear.

The three of them first arrived at the Yun family's house. There was a large hole in the wall to the right of the gate. They carefully walked into the yard. The outer wall looked unchanged, but the fruit trees and vegetable garden in the yard were all crooked. Pushing open the living room door, they found that the things inside the house were crammed together, plus shards of glass all over the floor. The kitchen was also full of shards, with only a few intact bowls and chopsticks.

He went around to the backyard to check on the livestock and found that only the chicken coop had collapsed. A few surviving chickens and ducks were shivering and squatting in the corner. The cattle and sheep nearby were not seriously injured, but had some minor injuries, probably from trying to escape.

Meanwhile, the villagers outside the wall had already been shaken to their core and were not sure if they could salvage any of their harvest.

The two people's small building was not in any major problems, but there was a mess everywhere.

The group then went to inspect the monkey and bear's house. Because they had followed Si Cheng's advice when it was built, it was constructed to the highest earthquake resistance level. So, only the items inside were in disarray; the house as a whole was intact.

Seeing this, the three breathed a sigh of relief and, not daring to linger, quickly headed towards the square.

"A section of the wall collapsed, there are shards of glass scattered all over the room, and the chicken coop in the back has fallen over, but everything else is the same." Seeing the three people's nervous eyes, Si Cheng quickly explained the situation at his home.

Before Yunqi could inquire about anything else, he heard Uncle Bing's heartbroken sobs, "How are we going to live from now on? Everything is gone, everything is over."

"Dad, what did you say? Is there something wrong with our house?" Uncle Bing's daughter, Yun Xiaoqian, saw her father so upset and quickly went to support him and asked.

"It's all collapsed, all gone. How are my daughter and I supposed to survive now?" Since the divorce, Uncle Bing has been raising his daughter alone. She was about to graduate from university when this disaster struck.

Hearing her father so heartbroken, Yun Xiaoqian also shed tears. The people around them, seeing the father and daughter like this, didn't know how to comfort them. Because there were still aftershocks and no one knew if there would be any other disasters, everyone's future was uncertain, and saying anything seemed superfluous.

Gradually, people who had gone home to check on the situation returned. The conditions varied; some houses had collapsed, while others only had cracks in the walls. A somber mood settled over the square.

Seeing everyone like this, the second grandfather shouted to them, "Being alive is a blessing. As long as we are alive, everything can still be rebuilt."

"Yes, everyone should stay indoors for now and try to stay outdoors for the next few days. Before there are any aftershocks, let's go to the temporary housing and get the water and food we prepared. We need to fill our stomachs so we have the strength to fight against nature."

After listening to the village chief and the second grandfather's words, many people realized, "Yes! Being alive is the greatest fortune. Even if the house collapses, with their own strength, they can definitely rebuild a new one."

Each family brought water and food, and they ate quickly sitting on the ground.

People still didn't dare to gather together, so they talked to each other from a distance. They would also take out their phones from time to time, hoping to get a signal.

As everyone was discussing whether to move to the temporary housing for the night, suddenly, the ground began to shake.

This shaking was even more intense than the last one; those who lay on the ground felt as if they were about to be thrown off. They could only rely on instinct, gripping the ground tightly with their fingers.

Si Cheng and Yun's father held hands tightly, shielding the two babies between them, with thick blankets underneath them. Jun Jun and Le Le were frightened and started crying again, but at this moment, no one cared about comforting them. Yun Qi, protecting Yun's mother, clung tightly to the ground.

Every household is like this: the young protect the elderly and children in the family, surrounding them in the middle, while they themselves hold on tightly on the outside.

The ancestral hall suddenly collapsed right in front of everyone.

After an unknown amount of time, intermittent explosions and the sound of houses collapsing could be heard in the distance. At that moment, no one cared about anything else; everyone was focused on getting the disaster over as quickly as possible.

Si Cheng and his group knew that the earthquake would likely continue for two days, but the tremors here were considered relatively mild compared to those in the south. Back then, they had barely escaped with their lives, and were covered in injuries, spending nearly a month recuperating under a wrecked car frame.

After the ground gradually stopped shaking, everyone lay on the ground for a while before carefully sitting up.

A few of the more timid children had already started crying, and gradually, this emotion infected everyone, and the square was filled with sobs. Even Yu's mother and Yunqi began to cry softly along with them. Sicheng and Yunqi's father did not join in the crying; ignoring the wounds on their hands, they tightly covered Junjun and Lele's ears, trying to force a smile to comfort their children.

No one offered any comfort; some grown men even joined in the shouting, all venting their tension and fear.

After everyone had vented their emotions, they checked their own abrasions. They hadn't felt any pain during the earthquake, but then they discovered that many people's hands were covered in blood and their knees and pants were torn.

At this point, many people no longer cared about aftershocks. Many ran home, followed by deafening cries.

Yun's mother stumbled to her feet and, ignoring Yun's father's attempts to stop her, ran towards the house. When she reached the door, she found that the entire wall had collapsed, and the small building had been completely destroyed. The old house, thanks to Sicheng's continuous reinforcements, still stood strong, but the back wall had completely crumbled. The only consolation was that the greenhouse hadn't suffered any damage.

Upon seeing this scene, Yun's mother collapsed to the ground, repeatedly exclaiming, "How could this happen? How could this happen?"

In the entire village, only a few houses had not completely collapsed. For a time, only the sound of weeping could be heard.

After an unknown amount of time, the village chief called out in a grief-stricken voice to everyone to gather in the square, because no one knew if another earthquake would strike. Some people, seeing everything before them, wanted to give up on life and went straight to the ruins of their houses, but were dragged to the square by their relatives who rushed over.

A second headcount revealed no decrease in numbers. Only a few elderly people suffered severe shock, their hearts were struggling, and their lips turned blue. Fortunately, the village office had some emergency heart medication, which relieved the pressure on their hearts, allowing them to slowly recover.