Chapter 393 Shock
Mu Xi didn't even need to say anything, Zhao Yeqing ran back the moment he saw the mountain moving.
Below Mu Xi was an "isolated island" separated by two fissures in the ground. Even if the entire mountain next door collapsed, it would not affect him. At most, he would run a few steps towards the gas station to avoid the cliff on their side being affected by the vibration over there and being hit by falling rocks.
But Zhao Yeqing was different. She was on top of the cliff, and the landslide might be accompanied by vibrations. If she was still standing on the edge of the cliff, she might easily fall down if she was not careful. In serious cases, the unstable rock and soil on the edge of the cliff might also collapse.
Zhao Yeqing's running skills were already perfect, and he stopped only when he reached the edge of the swamp.
The slight vibration under his feet continued. Zhao Yeqing could no longer see what was happening. He could only take out his intercom and ask Mu Xi, "What's going on? Hasn't it stopped yet?"
Mu Xi looked at the cliff not far away which was originally at a 90-degree angle and had now tilted down to become a 45-degree slope.
“It should stop soon.”
What the two had worried about did not happen. Apart from a few small rocks falling down, there was no landslide or collapse on the cliff.
When Zhao Yeqing returned to the edge of the cliff, he was also shocked by the scene in front of him, "How could this big slope suddenly slide down?"
"Do you remember the heavy rain that lasted for a long time a few years ago? The birch forest also had a landslide."
"Remember, wasn't it caused by continuous heavy rain?"
Mu Xi had already filled up the gas tank and walked back to the bottom of the cliff.
"Yes, but I suspect it is related to the previous ground fissure. In the winter after the ground fissure, there were several earthquakes after the snow melted. At that time, I suspected that there was a small crack in the earth's crust..."
He looked up at the sloping cliff next to him and said, "Last year, the rainy season continued. After being soaked for a year, the soil was exposed to the sun for a while, and it dried into small particles, which were loose. It started raining again in the past few days. I guess this is what caused the landslide."
Zhao Yeqing stomped lightly a few times on the edge of the cliff. When he heard Mu Xi say that the gasoline barrel had been tied up, he slowly pulled the barrel up.
When Mu Xi returned to the cliff, he untied the ropes on his body and said, "When the geological structure over there is more stable, we will go over there and take a look. I think we can still walk down this slope."
There is a mountain wall between the cliff where the gas station is located and the slope, so the only way to get there is to walk on it.
I definitely won’t go and see it now, as everything is unstable after the landslide.
The two of them carried the gasoline back. Zhao Yeqing thought about the geographical location over there and said, "If we go down from there, won't we just cross the crack in the ground on the right side of the gas station?"
Mu Xi nodded and put the gasoline can in front of the electric car: "Remember the direction of the Yao village we talked about before? It's over there."
When Zhao Yeqing wanted to pick tea fruits to press tea oil and get tea dregs to wash his hair, he thought of the ethnic minorities there who were famous for their long hair. The recipe for the rice water that had been fermented several times was also from there.
But just like the birch forest that had experienced the landslide, the two had not been to that forest for nearly a year. Now that there was a landslide here, they didn't dare to go there for the time being. They had to wait at least a few months.
The two men still thought it was just an ordinary landslide, but when they were driving home and saw a herd of elephants appearing on the meadow, they realized something was wrong.
Mu Xi stepped on the accelerator and the car arrived at the doorstep in just a few minutes.
I found that it was only three o'clock in the afternoon, and the dogs at home had already brought the cattle and sheep back to the gate of the yard and were waiting.
For some reason, these cattle and sheep didn't dare to move around, and none of them ran into the grain fields.
After getting out of the car, Zhao Yeqing quickly walked forward and opened the gate. Mu Xi parked the car directly outside the backyard wall. Now the original parking space inside has become a manure fermentation greenhouse, so the car can only be parked outside.
Both of them entered the yard and found that the clothes that were originally hung on the clothesline in the yard had fallen to the ground, and some things on the shelves had also fallen to the ground.
"Could it be that the tremor just now was not just caused by a landslide?"
Zhao Yeqing picked up the clothes and handed them to Mu Xi to wash again: "It should be. At that time, we were all attracted by the falling rocks. I'm afraid it was the earthquake that started the landslide."
Mu Xi suddenly had an idea. He put the clothes in his hand into Zhao Yeqing's arms, ran out quickly, took the electric bike down from the trunk, and rode towards the path down the mountain.
"I'll be back in a minute."
Zhao Yeqing was confused and took the clothes to wash again. Before he finished washing, he saw Mu Xi coming back with a rhizome of a banana tree in his hand. There were many seedlings on the rhizome.
"I thought the monkeys were very smart and must have hidden themselves when the earthquake came. I ran to the banana tree and saw that there were no monkeys. This gave me a good opportunity."
Zhao Yeqing was also convinced. How could someone think of digging up the roots of banana trees at this time?
But since the rhizome had been dug up, Mu Xi cut it into three small pieces. Then Zhao Yeqing hurriedly took out the wood ash he had stored and smeared it on the cut surface of the rhizome to disinfect it and prevent it from rotting, mildew or getting infested with insects.
Mu Xi took the rhizomes to the citrus tree in the backyard, dug three holes and planted the rhizomes.
The seedling eyes on the rhizome tuber were facing upwards, covered with soil and watered thoroughly. Zhao Yeqing took a handful of hay, stepped on the soil to make it more solid, and then covered it with the hay.
Although it is rainy now, bananas are not afraid of it. Covering with hay can reduce the evaporation of moisture in the soil.
The citrus tree next to it has been transplanted into the yard for more than a year. The original bald citrus tree has now fully recovered, growing lush green leaves. The crown is nearly one and a half meters wide and its height is almost higher than the yard wall.
It seems that the two of them should be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor this year.
Citrus fruits can be eaten, but bananas will probably take a year to grow if they are planted now, and will probably start to bear fruit only around this time next year.
The watermelons we planted last year had the best harvest in recent years, as did the strawberries.
There are still a lot of sweet potatoes left from last year's planting, and the grass is growing vigorously. Zhao Yeqing thought about it and decided not to plant sweet potatoes in the vegetable garden anymore, and planned to plant fruit instead.
The runners grown from the strawberry plants in the greenhouse in the yard were fixed into the soil and waited for them to take root and sprout. The watermelon plants planted last year died after the last one was eaten.
We have to raise seedlings and plant again this year.
Zhao Yeqing hasn't cultivated fruit and vegetable seedlings on his own for a long time. Since the climate has improved, the fruits and vegetables planted at home are directly sown in the ground, and then thinned out after they grow.
This planting method is more convenient, but the plants will not be as strong as those grown from individual seedlings. Ordinary peppers and tomatoes are not so particular, and you can win by quantity, and you also have more planting experience.
The same is not true for watermelons. Strictly speaking, the first successful planting was last year. Now that it is the first time to plant them in large quantities, we have to be cautious.
After the soybeans are harvested and the watermelons are ripe, you can make a jar of Henan specialty watermelon and soybean paste.
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