Chapter 226: Confessing the Reasons for the Delay
After taking the medicine for two days, Snowball has basically recovered his normal appetite, but his spirits are still not very good, probably because of the medicine.
There has been very little shouting these past two days, especially late at night.
Ruan Yuntang and Jiang Yubai got out of bed at the same time and picked up the puppy.
Snowball stuck out his tongue, his pupils contracted violently, and he barked wildly at the surroundings.
Ruan Yuntang recalled the unusual reactions of animals before earthquakes he had witnessed in his past life, and quickly grabbed Jiang Yubai's hand, "Go and inform the villagers!"
After she finished speaking, Snowball suddenly stopped talking, curled up in Ruan Yuntang's arms and fell asleep again.
Ruan Yuntang was stunned and called Jiang Yubai again.
"Wait, it seems like it was just a nightmare."
Jiang Yubai paused and turned around, checking carefully and finding that the puppy had indeed fallen asleep again. The two looked at each other in silence.
It was a false alarm and the two returned to bed to sleep.
However, neither of them slept much at night and kept an eye on the puppy.
A night passed, and Ruan Yuntang didn't even notice when Jiang Yubai got up.
I slept until noon without realizing it.
After waking up and eating the breakfast brought by Aunt Wang, Ruan Yuntang listened to Aunt Wang chatting.
"Comrade Jiang has taken over the task of building the houses. I heard he started working early this morning and even asked the villagers to help. I estimate that everyone will be able to live in their new houses in less than two weeks!"
Ruan Yuntang put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked at her face full of joy, said something casually, and quickly walked out the door.
When we arrived at the construction site, we saw a group of villagers building the wall foundation with wet bricks.
Jiang Shaohuan was standing not far away giving orders with a blueprint in his hand. When he turned around and saw her, he walked over with a smile.
"Comrade Ruan, have you considered this?"
Ruan Yuntang frowned, ignored him, turned around and walked away as if he didn't see anything unusual.
Jiang Shaohuan took two steps and followed her slowly, saying:
"Comrade Ruan and Comrade Jiang, don't waste your energy. Comrade Jiang just arranged for someone to cause trouble, and he has been put in solitary confinement by Political Commissar Zheng."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Yuntang's expression suddenly changed. He quickened his pace and ran towards the team.
As soon as I reached the door, I ran into Zheng Feng and Jiang Li who were arguing.
"Political Commissar Zheng, I have something to report." Ruan Yuntang stepped forward to interrupt.
Zheng Feng got angry the moment he saw her, but because his wife was there, he said calmly, "I'm busy right now. If you want to see Xiao Jiang, go by yourself."
Jiang Li slapped him on the chest and said angrily, "What's your attitude?"
Zheng Feng also felt uncomfortable and was about to say something when Ruan Yuntang said:
"Commissar Zheng, this concerns the safety of the villagers."
Hearing this, Zheng Feng looked at her serious expression and then led the person into the office.
After hearing Ruan Yuntang's words, his face suddenly turned stern and he said solemnly:
"What is your basis?"
Ruan Yuntang was silent for a moment.
There were no tools to detect earthquakes in this era.
Then she thought for a moment and said, "I experienced an earthquake when I was a child. Animals always behave abnormally before an earthquake. If you don't believe me, keep an eye on the small animals during this period to see if they behave abnormally."
"This matter concerns the lives of the villagers. Please consider it carefully."
Zheng Feng's sharp eyes swept over the girl in front of him, and he pondered for a moment.
"I will investigate what you said, but if you stop the construction in the village based on your unfounded statement, the villagers will not agree."
Ruan Yuntang certainly knew how much the villagers were looking forward to the new houses.
"I'll go and tell it," she suggested.
Zheng Feng didn't refute, but said: "If you can persuade these villagers, it will be easy to postpone the construction of the houses."
"As for your husband, I will let him go later. Don't worry, I won't treat him badly."
Ruan Yuntang nodded and turned to leave.
Zheng Feng looked at her back, deep thought flashed across his eyes. After hesitating for a while, he stood up and made a phone call.
Ruan Yuntang went all the way to the refugee camp.
Now there are only the elderly, the weak, women and children here, and the men who are still able to work have gone to build houses with Jiang Shaohuan.
"Everyone, please stop what you are doing for a moment."
Ruan Yuntang looked at everyone's gaze and continued:
“Aren’t you all curious about why my husband delayed building the house?”
"I'm telling you all this today because there's a possibility of an earthquake here this month. If you build your house now, it will collapse again!"
After these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent.
Everyone looked at her in disbelief, then waved their hands and said:
"Impossible, we've never had an earthquake here!"
"Yeah, we've never heard of an earthquake here in previous lives. Do you have any evidence?"
Although everyone knows that earthquakes are terrible, for those who have never experienced an earthquake, it is just nonsense.
"I know you might not believe it, but it's best to be safe than sorry. Do you want your newly built house to collapse again and your man to die in the earthquake?"
Everyone's face turned pale, their fingers clenched the corners of their clothes, and hesitation and fear flashed in their eyes.
Although they still don't believe it, as long as they think about the possibility of losing their men and their homes, they will unconsciously magnify that possibility infinitely.
"Comrade Ruan, do you have any specific evidence?" someone asked in a low voice.
Daya and Erya also gathered around Ruan Yuntang's legs and whispered, "Sister, what is an earthquake?"
Ruan Yuntang then described the earthquake scene vividly, and at the same time popularized the protective measures when facing earthquakes, as well as some abnormal changes in animals before the earthquake.
In an instant, everyone turned pale with fright. The children timidly huddled in their mothers' arms. Daya and Erya were even more frightened and hugged Ruan Yuntang's legs.
"Don't worry too much. When an earthquake strikes, as long as you sleep in a tent in an open area, you can avoid it at any time and won't get hurt."
"But on the contrary, if you sleep in the house and fail to escape, you will be buried. Even if you are lucky enough to escape, your house will not be able to escape and will still collapse!"
Upon hearing this, a group of people woke up instantly and ran to find their men.
Ruan Yuntang felt a little relieved as he watched this group of people being convinced by him.
But in the evening, when Jiang Yubai came back, he told her that most people still insisted on building houses.
They still thought it was just her nonsense.
The next day, after Jiang Shaohuan's comfort, the other half of the men who had softened their stance were persuaded to rejoin the house-building project.
Jiang Yubai looked at her worried expression and whispered to comfort her, "Don't worry, I will report to the higher-ups and apply for a work stoppage."
After saying that, he took a letter and went to the city with Zhao Qiang to mail it.
Ruan Yuntang watched them leave and could only hold on to this hope.
During this period, Jiang Shaohuan came to see her again.
"Comrade Ruan, if you divorce him now, I promise to stop the project immediately, how about that?"
Ruan Yuntang looked at his unscrupulous appearance and spat coldly, "Get lost!"
The smile on Jiang Shaohuan's face disappeared, and his voice became cruel and sinister.
"Comrade Ruan, are you sure you want to disregard the lives of these villagers? You could save them with just a word, but you're still unwilling to do so?"
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