At first, everything was normal.
The Song family and the abbot drank porridge and seaweed soup together at the temple. They felt a gentle breeze on their faces, which brought some coolness despite the humid heat.
The abbot looked up at the sky, his brows furrowed slightly.
Song Chenghou asked the abbot, who replied, "Perhaps I'm overthinking it!"
He looked worried, but didn't say much.
Song Chenghou, however, did not let it go and asked the young novice monk beside him.
The young novice monk and the tenth elder, Song Chengxin, were about the same age. They observed the abbot's actions and expressions, and explained with smiles:
"The wind came on rather suddenly; the abbot is somewhat worried..."
Upon hearing this, the Song brothers perked up.
Everyone focused intently and asked, "It was just a gentle breeze, how did it suddenly change like that?"
The young novice monk explained in detail, "It's noon now, so there shouldn't be any air currents..."
You may not know this, but the abbot says that the aura on our Hainan Island is formed by air currents.
If you feel a gentle breeze on the shore, a huge eye of the storm may be gathering at sea...
Typhoons, which occur almost monthly, exhibit these signs: a slight breeze can rapidly intensify, blotting out the sun...
Or perhaps the wind and dark clouds arrive together, descending rapidly...
Just now, the abbot looked at the sky and saw no dark clouds, and the wind speed hadn't changed much...
"And the last typhoon was only ten days ago, it won't come again so soon..."
The young novice monk was relaxed and at ease. Before his elder brother could speak, Song Chengjian asked, "Young monk, has there ever been a precedent for this in Hainan Island...?"
"So the typhoon didn't follow the cycle you're familiar with, it just suddenly arrived?"
The rest of the Song family sat up straight and listened attentively.
The young novice monk thought for a moment, "Because I am still young, I have hardly ever had any experience since I can remember."
I've only heard my senior classmates mention that there was one seven or eight years ago, right after a typhoon, when the island's residents were just getting back to normal life...
An even larger typhoon suddenly struck, causing countless deaths and injuries...
The young novice monk, noticing the Song family's tense expressions, reassured them, "Don't be nervous, benefactors..."
In my memory, this hasn't happened in the last seven or eight years; the typhoons are very regular.
This is why wealthy households dared to organize ships to dive for pearls in the deep sea, based on the rules of this game, and why cargo ships dared to pass through…
Song Chengjian then asked, "Is Yazhou always the one that suffers the most damage during every typhoon?"
The young novice monk nodded, "Yazhou is surrounded by the sea on three sides. Almost every typhoon makes landfall in Yazhou, only the location varies..."
At this point, the young novice looked dejected. Even if the Song family hadn't seen it, they imagined it must have been a very tragic situation.
Even with the young novice's words of comfort, the Song brothers recalled the abbot's worried expression just moments before...
Even though the abbot was very knowledgeable, he was still alarmed by the strange phenomenon and could not afford to be complacent.
The brothers walked out of the temple gate and stood on the unobstructed beach, gazing at the clear blue sky. The gentle breeze they had just felt seemed unchanged...
The brothers looked at each other without saying a word.
They had never even seen a typhoon before, and the abbot had said that the temple had remained unscathed and suffered almost no damage during several typhoons...
Are they worrying unnecessarily?
But none of them were aware of the risks, even the slightest ones, and were inclined to remain passive and observe the situation...
Song Chengjian spoke first, "Let's act quickly before the sky changes and move the demolished stone houses and stones back..."
In case of a typhoon, many rocks will be carried away by the sea, and they might hit someone or be taken elsewhere...
The other brothers nodded.
At the same time, Song Chengjian instructed, "Fourth brother, fifth brother, ninth brother, you are all skilled, we need to prepare for both possibilities..."
We can't go up Limu Mountain, but when I was looking for a house site last time, I discovered that there are quite a few caves on the mountain...
Walk around Limu Mountain, but don't go up. Look around the back and sides of the mountain for any empty, uninhabited caves...
Remember, don't go up the mountain. Just observe and be prepared. If a typhoon really hits and is stronger than expected, we can't stay in the temple; we need a way out...
It's better than being swept away into the sea!
The fourth, fifth, and ninth brothers immediately agreed.
The second brother looked at his eldest brother, "Eldest brother, that's all I can think of. You can arrange the rest..."
Song Chenghou clearly stated, "Third brother, go to the back hall and remind the brothers in the temple to fill all usable containers with spring water..."
"Look at the sixth brother, Song Chengfeng," he said, "Sixth brother, you can cook and make medicine. It's inconvenient for us to move the food from the temple..."
This morning, Xiaobao's mother brought two sweet potatoes. Steam them and make them into dry food, then cut them into small pieces for later use.
The clams and small fish outside should be cooked quickly over a fire and stored away.
"By the way, use the herbs you have to make a ready-made powder to reduce swelling and pain from bruises and contusions. You can use that kind directly..."
Upon hearing this, the sixth brother couldn't help but exclaim, "Even a clever cook can't cook without rice! My two doses of medicine have already cured several children, and now I have to pick and choose, piecing together every last bit..."
Song Chenghou said good-naturedly, "If it's difficult, I'll ask the abbot for two more sets..."
Song Chengfeng nodded immediately.
Song Chenghou then looked at the seventh and tenth brothers, "Go to the place where we went beachcombing this morning, quickly pick the seaweed that Shishi mentioned, cook it into a thick soup, and store it aside."
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