Chapter 173 Earth Light
Mu Xi looked in the direction Zhao Yeqing was looking and clearly saw something strange.
She said the clouds were strange, but rather than saying it was the clouds, it was the light from the clouds that was strange.
The light in the distance looked like a rainbow, but it was not arched like a rainbow. Instead, it was reflected on the clouds. It was not motionless like a rainbow. Instead, this light was colorful and floated between the clouds.
I heard Zhao Yeqing muttering in my ear: "Earth light?"
He also came back to his senses, "It should be."
With the help of the ground light, the two of them immediately had an idea in their minds.
There are reasons why homes smell like rotten eggs, animals behave strangely, well water levels rise, and the recent sudden rise in temperature.
This is a precursor to an earthquake.
Before an earthquake, the geomagnetic field, geoelectricity, ground temperature and water level will be affected. If only one of them occurs, it may be a coincidence, but if all of them occur, it is almost certain.
Not knowing when the earthquake would start, the two hurriedly packed up their things and moved fragile items from the room to the open space.
Fortunately, my house is a bungalow, so it is not difficult to deal with.
All the animals in the house were moved out, as they were worried that the lambs would not be able to withstand the temperature outside, so they were wrapped in old clothes.
The cows, sheep and horses were all led out, and the chickens were put in cages and taken outside.
After the two of them had moved most of the things out, they could vaguely hear some faint roaring sounds in their ears.
"An earthquake is coming, so we won't move the rest!"
The remaining things would not be crushed even if it collapsed, so the two of them took chairs to the open space and sat down to wait.
The roar gradually grew louder and the ground beneath their feet began to shake slightly. The shaking became so severe that they could no longer sit still, so they squatted on the ground.
All the animals were in a state of great anxiety, and to prevent them from suddenly running away in panic, their necks were tied together with hemp ropes.
The house began to shake and the snow around it cracked.
In just half a minute, the shaking suddenly intensified!
Zhao Yeqing had just stood up to comfort the sheep when he suddenly fell to the ground.
It seemed as if something was surging underground, causing cracks to appear in the thick snow around it, and the light above the clouds seemed to become more magnificent.
The sheep were so scared that they wanted to escape, and the hemp ropes in the hands of the two men could hardly hold them back. Several dogs lowered their bodies and barked loudly and showed their teeth beside the sheep, and the sheep were so scared that they dared not move.
Huhu and Xuebing lay at my feet, raised their heads and pricked up their ears, alertly paying attention to the movements around them.
In the nearby forest, the snow that had been piled up on the hillside began to slide down, like the avalanche scene seen in the movies.
Fortunately, there are trees on this mountain, so the collapse was not that serious. Although there were fewer trees after the last landslide, they could still withstand the impact.
The brick house had a crack that was visible to the naked eye, and the oldest tool shed finally collapsed under the shaking, splashing up a large amount of snow with a loud bang.
No one knew where the epicenter of the earthquake was. When the shaking subsided, the house was found to have collapsed and cracked.
What distressed her most was her refrigerator, which was completely broken into pieces on the ground.
Mu Xi walked to the side of the house and checked all around. He didn't see any traces other than this crack. The crack in the brick house had to be repaired, otherwise he would have nowhere to sleep tonight.
Mu Xi took out the lime and mixed it into cement, while Zhao Yeqing put the beef, mutton and chicken scattered on the ground into bags and put them aside first.
Just as they finished installing it, the ground began to shake slightly again. The two stopped moving, ran to the open space, and waited for the aftershock to pass.
After just a slight shake, calm was restored. However, with this aftershock, the two men did not dare to feel at ease. They waited for an hour and only tried to go back to deal with post-disaster work after there was no more movement.
While Mu Xi was repairing the wall, Zhao Yeqing walked around the house, checking the damage.
They were not in the earthquake zone, and the epicenter was not here. When the two looked into the distance, they discovered that the ground light was far more brilliant than here, so the damage to their home was not serious.
Except for the brick house with a crack and the collapsed tool shed, all the original wooden houses were tilted to varying degrees.
The newly built toilet and bathroom are fine, but the water level in the well has risen a lot. The water level, which was originally about four meters above the ground, has now risen to two meters.
After determining the areas that needed repair, Zhao Yeqing hurried to help Mu Xi repair the wall.
"We have to hurry. According to past earthquake patterns, the temperature will rise before this earthquake, but it will probably start to drop after the earthquake. It may even rain."
Earthquakes affect the ground temperature. The warming felt before the earthquake is the energy in the earth's crust being released, raising the ground temperature. Now that the earthquake is over, the evaporation of water caused by the warming will turn into raindrops and fall down again.
The two men quickened their work, repairing the cracks in the brick house first. There was no time to deal with the tool shed, so they moved all the tools into the original main house and used the collapsed wood from the tool shed to reinforce and support all the wooden houses.
During the last storm, there were several wooden poles supporting one side of the house. This time the earthquake loosened some of them, so the two men drove the wood back into the ground and propped up a few more on the opposite side.
In this way, all the wooden houses are supported on both sides and will not tilt or collapse.
There were no problems with the sheepfold, cowshed and stable. The cattle, sheep and horses were led back and locked up, and more grass was put in the trough to appease them.
Zhao Yeqing glanced at the time. It was three o'clock in the afternoon.
“I’m afraid that when the temperature drops, the pasture won’t be able to withstand it or will be covered again.”
Mu Xi had already moved back all the things he had taken out of the house. He wiped the beads of sweat from his head and said, "Then go and cut them back."
After saying that, he took the sickle and went out.
Mu Xi went first. Zhao Yeqing dragged the meat back to the house. He took Xiaohong out, put a rope on the big sled, and followed closely behind him to the pasture.
Along the way, the snow that had been trampled and compacted had cracked, and some of the originally flat places on the meadow could be seen with abrupt bulges.
It should be caused by the earthquake squeezing the land.
The grass was originally an endless expanse of white, but now there were many black cracks on it.
It reminded her of the black 'spider web' she saw when she was standing on the observation tower.
I suddenly felt panicky, as if my heart was being grabbed, and I took a few deep breaths before I calmed down.
When he reached the pasture, there was already a meter-high pile of grass at Mu Xi's feet.
Seeing her coming over with a somewhat ugly look on his face, Mu Xi put down the sickle in his hand, took off his gloves, and touched her face.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
When Zhao Yeqing saw Mu Xi, his heart slowly calmed down.
This time she is not facing it alone.
She shook her head and rubbed her face in his palm, "It's okay, I'm just worried about the earthquake."
Seeing that her expression had eased a little, Mu Xi touched her head before putting on his gloves again. "Before I left, the water level in the well dropped a little and it didn't become turbid anymore. There shouldn't be another earthquake."
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