Chapter 259 Earthquake 1
Two years ago, we collected locusts. One reason was that the planting area had just started, and we were in a hurry without a complete plan. We happened to see locusts, and the locusts could be dried and ground into powder for use as fertilizer.
Second, they found that if they removed the locust's head and stomach before eating it, it would not be poisonous.
But this batch of locusts is a new species that no one has ever seen, and the colors are very complex. Generally, plants and animals with complex or bright colors are poisonous. Before confirming whether these locusts are edible, the authorities will not waste resources to collect them.
Xia Xiaoman asked curiously, "Since you know that the higher-ups are still unsure whether to collect the locusts, why did you catch so many insects?"
Chen Peiqiong smiled and said, "The locusts have eaten all the crops in the planting area. The authorities know that they can't stop the locusts from eating these crops, so they gave us a holiday. I have nothing to do at home, so I followed the others to catch locusts outside. If the authorities want to collect locusts, I can also make some money."
This is the life of ordinary people. Even if they know that the authorities may not collect the locusts, they still want to gamble on the other 50% possibility.
Chen Peiqiong slapped away the locust that flew in front of her and said, "I'm going back first. I'll send you another bag of locusts tomorrow."
Xia Xiaoman nodded, "Okay, be careful on the road."
After Chen Peiqiong left, she closed the gate and returned to the living room with the locusts. She walked a short distance from the yard to the living room when seven or eight locusts flew in front of her.
Xia Xiaoman raised her hand and waved to drive away the locusts that flew in front of her, and at the same time looked up at the sky. The fifth batch of locusts didn't fly over either, why did there seem to be more locusts?
After dragging the bag of locusts into the living room and putting them away, Xia Xiaoman took the bucket and prepared to go outside to continue catching locusts. Then she saw Maodan growling anxiously and following her as if he wanted to go out with her.
During this period, Maodan was unable to fall asleep every day because of the noise of locusts outside, and his temper became visibly irritable. Xia Xiaoman comforted Maodan for a long time, took him to the yard, and let him get along with the chickens and rabbits in the yard.
But even so, Maodan was still very anxious and kept sticking to Xia Xiaoman. Wherever Xia Xiaoman went, it followed, never leaving her side.
There were so many people outside catching locusts that Xia Xiaoman was worried that if she took Maodan out, he would be caught by someone else. But seeing how anxious Maodan was, she had to give up going out to catch locusts and stayed in the yard to catch them.
The locusts today are more lively than usual, flying around one by one. Xia Xiaoman can catch seven or eight locusts by just raising the net bag and waving it a few times.
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At around five in the afternoon, Chen Peiqiong came again. She collected some locusts from other people and collected 100 kilograms to sell to Xia Xiaoman.
Xia Xiaoman saw Chen Peiqiong outside through the crack in the door, so she wanted to drive Maodan back to the living room and open the door. But Maodan was like he was in his rebellious period and refused to go in.
After trying several times and failing to drive Maodan in, Xia Xiaoman had to give up. He scolded it harshly, told it to stay in the yard, and went to open the gate.
As soon as she opened the gate, Maodan bit her trouser leg and pulled it out, as if he wanted Xia Xiaoman to go out and play with him. Xia Xiaoman had no choice but to pull Maodan's neck with one hand while negotiating with Chen Peiqiong.
Seeing that she refused to leave, Maodan turned around and tried to go back to the yard. Seeing that he was going back, Xia Xiaoman let go of his hand.
Unexpectedly, when she and Chen Peiqiong finished the transaction and looked back, she saw Maodan biting the rabbit cage with his teeth and dragging it out. The rabbits in the cage jumped up and down as if they were frightened, trying to escape from Maodan, but because they were trapped in the cage, they could only squeeze to the side of the cage desperately, trying to squeeze out of the cage and escape.
I don't know if the chickens in the chicken coop in the distance were frightened by the eggs, but they were walking back and forth in panic, making clucking sounds.
Xia Xiaoman was immediately furious and was about to grab Maodan when she suddenly felt a tremor under her feet. Before she could react, Maodan had already dropped the rabbit cage, ran over, bit Xia Xiaoman's trouser leg, and pulled her out.
Xia Xiaoman reacted and immediately ran out of the yard. Seeing Chen Peiqiong still standing there in a daze, she shouted, "Run! There's an earthquake!"
Chen Peiqiong came to her senses and followed Xia Xiaoman closely. The two of them and the wolf rushed to the fence opposite the villa at a very fast speed. At the same time, the people who were catching locusts outside also ran to an open area after they recovered.
Seeing Xia Xiaoman crouching next to the flowerbed under the fence with Maodan in her arms, Chen Peiqiong shouted, "It's not safe here! Let's go to the community square!"
Xia Xiaoman held Maodan in one hand and protected his head with the other and said, "The square is not safe. There are tall buildings all around the square. If the buildings collapse, ten lives will not be enough to kill them!"
Although there is a possibility of being hit by the guardrail if you squat next to it, the guardrail is not thick or high, so even if it is hit, the most you will suffer is minor injuries.
The earthquake came suddenly, and they couldn't run out of the community to find an open space. It was safer to stay under the guardrail than to run around.
Chen Peiqiong felt that what Xia Xiaoman said made sense, so she squatted down as well. Suddenly she remembered something and stood up again, wanting to run back to the villa.
Seeing this, Xia Xiaoman hurriedly pulled her and said, "What are you doing? Are you trying to kill yourself?"
"Sun Haiyun is still in the villa. I just saw him coming home from get off work!" Chen Peiqiong said this and rushed out.
Xia Xiaoman was about to call her back when there was a loud rumble, and then the rumble became louder and more frequent. Before Xia Xiaoman could see what was going on, the guardrail behind her fell down. She quickly raised her hands to protect her head, and at the same time she felt what it was like to be truly shaken.
Xia Xiaoman only felt her body shaking uncontrollably with the ground, her ears were full of rumbling sounds, and her vision was blocked by a layer of thick dust. She could not see or hear anything. She could only grab Maodan beside her and hold him tightly.
Maodan was so scared that he was trembling with fear. He clung to Xia Xiaoman, curled up in Xia Xiaoman's arms and dared not move.
Xia Xiaoman raised her hand and quickly wiped her eyes to remove the dust from them, then squinted and looked around. When she opened her eyes, she saw Chen Peiqiong lying five or six meters in front of her in a daze.
Chen Peiqiong knelt on her knees, supporting herself with one hand on the ground, and waved at Xia Xiaoman with the other hand, seeming to be shouting something.
But the sound of the buildings collapsing around was so loud that Xia Xiaoman could not hear clearly. She vaguely heard Chen Peiqiong's mouth shape, which seemed to be telling her to run fast.
Run? What are you running for? Xia Xiaoman looked around in confusion. Her face suddenly changed. She gritted her teeth, stood up, and stumbled forward, dragging Maodan.
Behind her, a huge crack in the ground sank all the way down along the guardrail. If she had been a step slower, she might have fallen into the unfathomable crack.
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