The dense hailstones lasted only a few seconds. Before the few people could recover from the shock, heavy rain followed.
It was like a river pouring down from the sky, the rain curtain blocked all vision, and then entered the cave through the entrance.
Hu Yunxiao immediately picked up Bai Chi and put him on the bed in the cave. Then he took out tools and started digging at the entrance of the cave.
Zhang Qiang also reacted and sent Lin Xiucai back inside. He also took tools and started digging. The heavy rain soon formed a small pool of water in the cave.
Fortunately, Bai Chi reacted quickly and all their food was on the bed and was still safe.
Bai Chi looked at the puddles on the ground and sneered. Xiao Hei and Da Huang were also on their bed. Da Huang had obviously sensed something and was now lying in the corner of the bed, shivering.
Xiao Hei meowed and jumped onto Bai Chi's shoulder.
"Master, this, this seems to be directed at us, meow!"
"You just found out."
Xiao Hei was stunned for a moment, then reacted and his cat eyes widened.
"Master, you're not saying that from the drought until now, it's all been..."
Before he could finish, he remembered the questions his master had asked him before, and became even more stunned.
"Master, you discovered it a long time ago? But I didn't detect anything. What's going on?"
As he spoke, Xiao Hei had already flashed the system interface, luckily no one else could see it.
Xiao Hei couldn't believe that there was something he couldn't find. He had already jumped back onto the bed from Bai Chi's shoulder and started working on Da Huang's belly.
It was pouring rain outside and it was pitch black. In addition to the heavy rain, there was also a strong wind that blew down the fence in the cave.
Baichi found a windproof cover for the oil lamp before he could light it, bringing some light into the dark cave.
"Brother Lin, are you okay?"
Just now, the strong wind blew down the middle fence, and it seemed to hit Mr. Lin.
Mr. Lin pushed the fence to the ground and patted himself.
"I'm fine. The wind and rain were so strong. Fortunately, Xiao Chi reacted quickly, otherwise Zhang Qiang would have been in trouble."
Mr. Lin was also frightened and his legs were weak.
"I also thought the dark clouds were a little unusual, but I didn't expect them to be so abnormal."
Then he shouted towards the cave entrance.
"Brother Hu, don't worry about it. The bed is higher than the cave entrance. If there is too much water, it will flow out on its own."
The clothes of the two people at the door were already soaked, but fortunately the lightning had already moved forward.
"I'll be right there."
As they talked, the two of them struggled at the cave entrance for a while, shoveling it lower. Finally, no more water could flow into the cave.
Then two people came in and re-erected the middle fence, but the wind was still very strong, so one of them supported the other while they changed clothes first, and then they took over.
The water in the cave quickly flowed out, but a layer of mud was left on the ground. The four people were too lazy to care about it and sat on the bed. Cooking was not practical, so they just took the dried meat and chewed it slowly, waiting for the heavy rain to stop.
No one was interested in talking. After the initial ecstasy, seeing the thunder and lightning, the huge hailstones, and the heavy rain, their mood became heavy again.
The outcome of the previous drought is still unknown, and today's rainstorm will surely cause heavy casualties in the areas it passes through.
"It's been almost ten months."
Mr. Lin suddenly broke the silence.
"I kept a record. It's early March now, and it hasn't rained since May of last year."
Ten months.
Even if I didn't see the situation outside, I could still imagine how tragic it was.
Bai Chi took a deep breath and slowly leaned against Hu Yunxiao. Hu Yunxiao pinched his wrist, then quickly hugged him in his arms and adjusted his position to prevent Bai Chi from being blown by the wind.
Bai Chi's hands and feet were cold due to the strong wind, and now he was surrounded by Hu Yunxiao, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't think too much. We have escaped death. Let's make plans after the heavy rain."
At least it's raining.
If nothing unexpected happens, this should be that person's last resort, and everything will return to normal afterwards.
It’s a pity that those who died can never come back.
[Additional note: In this world, I will later write a separate book of short farming stories, featuring Lin Xiucai and Zhang Qiang, as well as Lin Baichi and Hu Yunxiao. This is a world without external interference, where everything develops normally.]
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