Faced with the accusations and scolding from the whole village, even someone as shameless and scoundrel as Chen Jinhua couldn't stand it. It really was true that a drop of spit can drown you.
So, after only two days, she packed up her things and took Jiang Qiaoqiao back to her parents' home overnight.
But how could her family tolerate her and her daughter? They were also afraid of rumors, not to mention that her sister-in-law was not someone who could be easily fooled. She was even more aggressive than she was.
The Chen family has two daughters, one is Chen Jinhua, and the other one married far away. Contrary to her character, she is a bully. The two old people in the Chen family now have their only son to rely on, and their daughter-in-law is the head of the family. A look from Chen's sister-in-law makes no one dare to keep her and her daughter.
The mother and daughter now have nowhere to go. After Jiang Qiaoqiao had a miscarriage, she was driven out of the village before she even recovered.
It was really what the mother and daughter had to bear. Chen Jinhua was not a good person when she was young, and now she is getting her retribution.
The Xiao family remained silent and watched their exit coldly. Jiang Sui felt even more refreshed. Every evildoer will be punished by his own evildoers!
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As time went by, with everyone's unremitting efforts, we finally found a new spring. It was just a little far away, and it was more difficult to fetch water than to go to the pond. The water in the pond was made by the villagers, and we could only hold it for half a month. The water level dropped to only as high as our ankles, and we really couldn't fetch water because all we scooped up was muddy water.
It is mid-September and the weather should be getting cooler, but it is still as hot as before, even hotter than before.
There hadn't been a drop of rain for five whole months, and the crops in the fields had not been harvested. Although the price of grain in the market had skyrocketed, it was still sold out.
After several twists and turns, the memorial finally reached the emperor. Those corrupt officials had already made a lot of money and filled their bellies.
The emperor was furious and issued an order to punish the local officials, accusing them of being lazy and negligent which led to the delay of the disaster. The unlucky ones were these low-level officials, while those court parasites continued to enjoy themselves and pretend.
At the same time, the emperor also ordered the two surrounding states to send reinforcements of grain to Jeju to lower the price of grain.
However, even with the haste of the horses, the urgent report took seven or eight days to arrive. It took time for the two states to receive the imperial edict, and it took time to mobilize grain from the granary, and it also took time to escort the relief grain. This delay lasted another half a month.
What's more serious is that the grain of the two states was bought up in large quantities by local wealthy businessmen in Jeju, who made a profit by reselling it. There was not much grain that could actually be allocated, but they dared not report this situation, fearing that the emperor would punish them, and they were afraid that many people would be implicated.
There is the emperor waiting to see the results, and there is also pressure from senior officials, which has caused a large number of low-level officials to become anxious.
But not only that, abnormal phenomena began to appear in some places.
For example, in Xianhe Village, the village chief organized the villagers to go to the fields to harvest wheat. Perhaps they could harvest some food, which is better than sitting at home and eating up all the food.
But overnight, large groups of earthworms crawled out from the ground on the dry and cracked ground. Due to the lack of water underground, they could not survive. After coming out, they would face the scorching sun and would die.
Early in the morning, when the Xiao family looked at the scene outside, Jiang Sui even suffered from claustrophobia. Xiao Lanlan and Zhou even vomited while leaning against the wall. This guy was too disgusting.
Seeing that his daughter and daughter-in-law were not feeling well, Xiao's father asked his sons to take shovels to clean up the dead earthworms at the door. Then he assigned some tasks, asking some to go up the mountain to fetch water and some to go down to the fields to cut wheat ears.
Just like the village chief said, maybe there will always be some fish that slip through the net, and maybe we can always produce some food.
However, gradually, not only did the earthworms begin to turn over, but the rats in the village also began to come out and move around openly, running around in groups in broad daylight.
Ants also began to move in large numbers, and the poultry raised in every household became very restless. The chickens of the Xiao family kept clucking in the chicken coop all day long. Even the cows, which usually didn't make much noise, seemed restless, pacing back and forth in the cowshed and calling non-stop.
Sparrows and common birds in the sky appear in groups, flying around in the air.
The villagers felt strange. They had never seen such an abnormal phenomenon in their lives. Even the old village chief who had lived to such an old age had never seen such an abnormal phenomenon.
But only Jiang Sui knew that such abnormality might mean that a major disaster was about to occur.
I still remember the disaster that shocked the whole country in modern times. It is still vivid in my mind and makes me sad every time I think of it. Before this disaster, the current situation had already occurred.
High temperatures, drought, and abnormal animal behavior all indicate something.
Jiang Sui knew that she could not just sit there and wait for death any longer. She had to notify her family and immediately move to an open area with food and necessary supplies.
Because you never know, this might be the prelude to an earthquake.
At this moment, there was a loud noise suddenly from the back mountain, raising a cloud of dust.
The Xiao family who lived at the foot of the mountain felt the worst, and even the ground shook three times. When the villagers heard the noise, they all gathered around to check the situation.
When Father Xiao brought his sons to the place where the loud noise occurred, they realized that the mountain behind had collapsed for no reason. A large piece of the hill had sunk in the middle, and all the loess and stones were pressed onto the path, forming a small hill.
"What's going on? Why did the mountain collapse out of the blue?" The eldest brother Xiao Qin was very puzzled.
It's not raining, so how could there be a collapse?
Generally, this kind of collapse is caused by continuous rain, which makes the soil loosened by the rain and causes landslides. However, it hasn't rained for several months and there is still a landslide. It is simply unacceptable.
One after another, the villagers arrived and were a little confused when they saw this scene.
Finally, it was the village chief who spoke to Father Xiao:
"Old Xiao, if it's your turn, I'd say you'd better move out and find a place far away from the foot of the mountain to hide for a few days. Otherwise, your house is right next to the foot of the mountain. You're lucky it didn't get affected this time, but you can't be sure about the next time. You, as a family, must not be careless!"
Everyone was on guard. The site of the landslide was very close to the Xiao family, and the village chief also advised him realistically.
Father Xiao was silent for a moment and nodded, agreeing with what the village chief said, but where should his family move to?
At the same time, Jiang Sui was also trying to persuade Xiao's mother to take everyone to an open place first.
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