Chapter 21
There were about 20 to 30 people coming, and their faces couldn't be seen clearly in the darkness.
All I saw was that they were all carrying packages in their hands, some were holding children, and some were carrying mats, mattresses and the like, looking like they were fleeing.
When they came closer, Chen Cong realized that the person leading the crowd was Xu Xingxue, the village chief of Yingshui Village, and the person standing next to him holding a flashlight was the property manager.
Suddenly a bunch of strangers came to the neighborhood, and during such turbulent times, the owners were very alert, and every household sent people to inquire.
Seeing that everyone was unhappy, the property manager quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't have time to discuss this with you in advance."
Then he pointed at those people and explained: "These are our neighbors, they are all villagers from Yingshui Village next door.
This is really a special case. Yingshui Village suffered a disaster. Many houses collapsed. The square in front of the village committee was also flooded and is still submerged in water.
The village really couldn't relocate the affected villagers, and they didn't dare to let them live in dangerous houses. That's why they came to our community for help.
They wanted to take shelter in the square of our community first, and when the sun rises tomorrow, the village will organize people to clean up the water in the village committee square, and then let them go back."
At this point, the property manager smiled and said, "A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. Our community is so close to the village, and we have to lend a hand in special times. I think everyone will have no objection, right?"
Although this kind of "act first and report later" approach of property management is indeed uncomfortable, in the face of a major disaster, there is no way to hold him against it.
Some people murmured a few words, while others struck up a conversation and asked about the disaster situation.
But now we are still taking shelter from the disaster. To be honest, no one is in good spirits. We dispersed without saying a few words, and all the owners returned to their own homes.
Anyway, the square is so big that it can accommodate more than 20 people.
No one took this matter seriously or expressed opposition.
Shen Jianyi was originally from Yingshui Village. When he heard that the village had suffered a disaster, he had to go over and inquire about the situation.
Seeing that Xu Xingxue had arranged for all the villagers and was about to go back, he grabbed him and asked, "Xingxue, what's the situation in the village? Is it serious?"
Seeing that it was Shen Jianyi, Xu Xingxue stopped and explained to him: "Uncle, it's okay, it's not a big deal, don't worry."
"Why isn't it a big deal? Didn't they say the house collapsed?"
"A few houses collapsed, but they were already dangerous buildings."
He glanced back and lowered his voice and said, "The old courtyard of Liu Xia's house collapsed. That house would be uninhabitable even if there hadn't been an earthquake."
Shen Jianyi obviously had an impression of the old courtyard he was talking about. He nodded and then asked, "Why are there so many people here?"
“There are problems with these houses.”
Xu Xingxue talked for a long time before Chen Cong and the others understood that not many houses collapsed in the village in this earthquake.
Except for the old courtyard of Liu Xia's house which was really too dilapidated and half of the house collapsed when the earthquake struck, the walls of the other houses had big cracks but did not collapse.
The key point was that the weather was bad, with wind and rain, and there were reports of aftershocks, so no one dared to let them stay in the house for fear of something happening.
The small square in front of the village committee is low-lying and was soaked in water early on. Now the water is above the knees, so it is definitely impossible to accommodate people.
In desperation, Xu Xingxue thought of bringing people to the community for help.
After explaining it clearly, he turned around and comforted Shen Jianyi: "Uncle, it's okay, you don't have to worry. When the weather clears up tomorrow, the village will organize some people to help them repair their houses, and they can all go back and live there.
When the relief money comes, we will distribute it to them first. They will definitely not have any objections, so don't worry about it."
After hearing what Xu Xingxue said, Shen Jianyi felt relieved.
He turned around and discussed with Shen Cong, and asked her to go home (actually find a place from the space) to get the unused big tent.
He told Xu Xingxue: "My second daughter's university is going to hold a school anniversary celebration. She and her son-in-law have discussed that they will drive to the school to participate in the event after the house is cleaned up. They even signed up for a travel group and bought a lot of outdoor supplies.
Who knew that there would be an earthquake before we even set off?
This is good, we don’t have to travel, we can just use the cheap stuff first.”
While he was talking, Chen Cong had already brought the tent from "home". In addition to the tent, he also brought several large moisture-proof mats.
"Brother Xingxue, the ground is damp. Forget about the adults, but don't let the children sleep on mats. You can divide them up and let the children live in tents."
Shen Cong said as he handed over the tent.
Xu Xingxue didn't expect that the Shen family would come up with such good things for everyone to use, so he was naturally very grateful.
He quickly called two people over and asked them to set up the tent. He then went over and told the villagers about what had happened, and watched them put the child in.
The villagers naturally had endless words of gratitude to express.
At this time, Cheng Ru also came over and brought a big bag of steamed buns that had been steamed in the afternoon and distributed them to the villagers who had not had time to eat dinner.
The group of people talked together for a while until it was very late before they went back to bed.
It was a false alarm that night and there were no aftershocks.
As soon as the sun rose, people began to pack up and go home.
The Shen family members quickly packed up and left the square with the child in their arms.
Because there are so many people and it's a bit chaotic now, everyone is walking out.
So they didn't pay attention at first, until they reached the door of the house, Cheng Ru was the first to react.
She turned around, looked at the woman who had been following them, and asked, "Liu Xia, why are you following us instead of going home?"
Unexpectedly, this sentence was like lighting a fuse, and the woman burst into tears!
"Sister-in-law, you have to help us, we have no home!"
Her voice was still as sharp as when she was gossiping at the Shen family before, and it made people want to cover their ears.
While crying, she pulled the boy who was about five or six years old who was following her, poked him on the back and forced him to walk towards Cheng Ru.
He urged, "Please beg your aunt to have pity on us and let us go with you to take shelter! Our house has collapsed, how are we going to live from now on?"
Her crying and wailing immediately attracted many people's attention.
After huddling in the square for a night, no one slept well and was feeling dazed.
The noise here was like a shot of stimulant to people, making everyone wake up instantly.
Many people didn't even go home, but ran over carrying things to watch the fun.
Everyone in the Shen family was confused by Liu Xia's sudden action. They didn't react for a while and no one even thought of stepping forward to stop her.
It was not until the child ran over crying and hugged Cheng Ru's thighs that the Shen family realized that they were being blackmailed!
The whole family was immediately furious!
Cheng Ru was the first one to quit.
"Liu Xia, what are you doing? If your house collapses, why don't you ask the village for help and ask me? Can I still build a house for you?!
Why don’t we help? Seeing how hard it is for you, Mr. Shen from my family has taken all the newly bought tents over. The tents you are holding in your hands are my tents!
Is this not enough? How else can I help you? Do I have to give you my home? Why don’t you just go and rob it!”
She tried to pry the child away from her thighs, "Isn't this your grandson? Adults should handle their own problems. Why did you let a child come out to make trouble? Aren't you ashamed?"
Cheng Ru tried to keep calm and not argue with the child.
But the child had obviously been taught a lesson by the adults beforehand, and when he saw Cheng Ru wouldn't let him hold her, he let go and tried to rush into the yard, but was grabbed by Chen Cong who followed him!
Shen Jianyi finally got angry at this time.
He pointed at a man standing behind Liu Xia and yelled, "Xu Liang, come out here! Take your son away! Get the hell back to the village!"
The man called Xu Liang looked to be in his early thirties. It was obvious that he was living a poor and slovenly life.
His hair looked like it hadn't been washed for several days, and his whole body reeked of sweat.
He was not angry even when Shen Jianyi scolded him. He just walked out from behind his mother with a smirk.
He said, "Uncle, we have no other choice. Our house is gone and we have nowhere to live. There are so many empty rooms in your new house. No one lives on the third and fourth floors.
Uncle and aunt, please help us and have pity on your nephew and let us stay for a few days. We will go back when the house in the village is built."
As he spoke, he moved forward and stood between Shen Jianyi and Liu Xia.
The family acted as if they had discussed it beforehand. Liu Xia stopped crying and the child lowered his head and was about to bite Chen Cong's hand.
The three of them were determined to rush into the Shen family's yard!
It seemed as if once they entered the house, no one could do anything to them.
Under their leadership, the five or six people who had followed them here earlier also rushed forward, scrambling to get in.
At this moment, all the people from the Shen family were standing at the door.
Gu Kai had just opened the door, holding the sleepy Tongtong in his arms.
Chen Xi followed him with Shan Shan in his arms, with half of his body inside the door and the other half outside.
Mr. Gu stood beside her, holding a bag of thin quilts.
It may sound like a long story from the time these people started making a fuss to the time they rushed over, but in fact it only took only a few minutes.
The people standing at the door didn't expect that they would force their way in, and they were completely unprepared.
Shen Xi screamed in fear, and her first reaction was to hug her daughter tightly, without even thinking of hiding to the side.
Gu Kai quickly stepped forward and stood in front of her, blocking the door at the same time.
"What are you doing?!"
Before he could finish his question, Liu Xia bumped into his stomach!
He was knocked so hard that he staggered back several steps and almost fell to the ground.
Before the Shen family could say anything, the woman started to complain and cried: "Brother, for the sake of your brother who died early, please help us! We are orphans and widows, and you have the heart to watch us die?!"
"Then die! Go now!" Chen Cong was already annoyed.
Now seeing her bullying her husband again, she was immediately furious and rushed towards Liu Xia!
Realizing that something was wrong, Xu Liang quickly stopped it.
Chen Cong was already holding back his anger, and without saying a word, he pulled out an anti-wolf stick from his bag and hit him hard on the shoulder!
The anti-wolf stick she bought was made of fine steel, thickened and coarse, and the thinnest part was as thick as a little finger.
In addition, Shen Cong's supernatural power has now exceeded level two, and his physical fitness and strength are no match for a grown man.
After being hit by the stick, Xu Liang screamed in pain, and half of his body became unable to move.
His legs went limp and he fell to the ground at the door.
The surroundings became quiet.
Those who followed over and wanted to take advantage of her all took several steps back, and Liu Xia was also stunned.
It was not until Xu Liang howled in pain on the ground that Liu Xia realized that she had suffered a loss and rushed over to him, ready to howl again.
Chen Cong hit Xu Liang's butt and back with the stick several more times without saying a word!
He was beaten so hard that he screamed continuously.
In the end, he didn't even dare to lie down, and he just crawled forward a few steps to avoid the gurgling sound.
Looks miserable and miserable.
"If you cry, I will beat him, beat him to death! You cry because you think your son will live a long life!"
Chen Cong raised his hand suddenly, and the tip of the anti-wolf stick pointed directly at Liu Xia's nose!
She was so frightened that she choked and swallowed all her sobs back into her stomach.
The few people who had been surrounding the fight before were unwilling to give in and tried to step forward to stop the fight.
Shen Cong was not used to these people's bad habits. She smashed the stick against the security door, and the specially made thick steel door suddenly exploded with a loud bang!
Those people were so scared that they all covered their ears, and two women even squatted on the ground!
"Chen Cong, you, do you know that beating someone is against the law? You beat Xu Liang up, your family will be held responsible!"
I don’t know who was not afraid of death, hiding in the crowd and shouting in a timid voice.
"It's illegal to break into someone's house! I was acting in self-defense!"
Chen Cong snorted coldly and knocked on the door again with the stick!
With a loud noise, he pointed the stick at those people and cursed, "Get out! Get out! If anyone dares to come after my family again, I will beat them to death!"
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Those people left in a panic, and even Liu Xia and Xu Liang were helped back by them.
The excitement was gone, the neighbors dispersed, and the Shen family finally returned home.
Everyone did not go back to the house at the same time. Instead, they all sat down in the living room. No one spoke for a long time.
Even Tongtong and Shanshan sat obediently beside their mother, blinking their eyes and looking at everyone, as if waiting to see which adult would speak first.
Shen Cong was holding back her anger and had a fit of rage just now, but after it was over she became a little worried.
She didn't regret her previous behavior, those people just deserved a beating!
If you don't give them a taste of your own power, they won't know their own limitations.
But - Chen Cong was a little afraid that his father would feel uncomfortable.
After all, the old man still values his relatives very much, otherwise he wouldn't have insisted on buying a house here.
Seeing that Dad was still frowning, Chen Cong rubbed against Mom's side and asked quietly, "Mom, what kind of relationship is Liu Xia to our family? She keeps calling me brother and sister-in-law, but why don't I remember that my dad has a brother?"
"Fuck brother!"
Cheng Ru spat, "What's her last name? What's your last name? You're shameless and trying to get close to her!"
Obviously Ms. Cheng was so angry that she even swore.
Shen Chong was happy.
She stole a glance at her father, sighed, patted her chest exaggeratedly and said, "Then I feel relieved."
"It won't work even if they're relatives. Call me if you encounter this kind of situation again!" Shen Jianyi suddenly spoke.
The whole family looked at him in surprise, obviously not expecting him to say that.
Shen Jianyi raised his head: "Why are you all looking at me? How can I not tell the difference between good and bad? No matter how close we are, who can be closer than our own family?
Congcong did a good job just now! If it weren't for her, who knows how things would turn out today.
If this happens again, no one needs to think too much, just come at me! Damn it, if you bully me, I will beat you to death!"
No one expected that Old Man Shen would say such a thing.
This is very different from his usual tense old-fashioned attitude.
But as soon as these words came out, everyone felt refreshed instantly!
Yeah, what time is it now?
Those people were willing to risk their lives to come over and suck blood, which showed that they were aware that something was wrong.
The end of the world is coming, why think so much?
If you continue to be indecisive, you will have no use in the future.
"Let's not go to the square tonight, shall we? Our house is so sturdy, can't we stay at home?"
Thinking of what happened just now, Cheng Ru still felt a little scared: "What if those people come again at night and do something bad when we are not at home, what should we do?"
"They dare?!" Shen Jianyi slapped his thigh in anger.
"I don't dare to go to the square. The road in front of our house is so wide. We can just stay at the door if something happens. This way, even if something happens, we will still have time to run away." Chen Cong echoed his mother.
What she didn't say was -
If an earthquake really happens, the situation will probably be the same whether you stay at the door or in the square.
The idea of the mother and daughter was agreed by the whole family. After all, it would be much more convenient to guard the house.
At least you don’t have to worry too much about what you wear and use, and you don’t have to worry about others discovering anything.
"Okay, it's settled!" Cheng Ru made the decision.
Then she looked at her daughter again: "Take out some rice and flour. Since there are so many of us now, let's cook more food together. Cook as much as you can. I'm getting more and more uneasy. I don't want to be in a hurry to have water or electricity cut off."
Cheng Ru's words made everyone silent again.
The cell phone is still not reachable and Jiashu has not been able to get in touch with his mother.
Mr. Gu didn't say anything simply because he didn't want his family to worry, but how could he feel good about it?
There was no signal on my cell phone, which was a clear indication that the situation outside was not good.
Although the situation at the villa seems to be fine at the moment, how long can it last?
So even though Cheng Ru's words were tactful, everyone knew that she wanted to take advantage of this relatively peaceful period to prepare as much food as possible.
Chen Cong took out the rice and flour from the space, as well as the red bean paste stuffing that Cheng Ru had cooked earlier, and the family sat together to make red bean paste buns.
Cheng Ru’s red bean paste filling is unique and is loved by people of all ages.
Especially the two children, they never get tired of eating three meals a day.
Everyone sat together in the living room making dumplings, with water boiling on the stove and electric kettle.
This is what Shen Xi suggested.
Anyway, time does not flow in space, so boiling more water now can save more energy in the future.
Everyone is preparing for the future.
Just at this moment, the doorbell suddenly rang outside and everyone stopped what they were doing at the same time.
"I'll go open the door!"
The child couldn't hold it in in the house. When he heard the doorbell, Tongtong was the first to run out without waiting for the adults to say anything.
"It's Xiaoyu!" Tongtong shouted loudly in the yard, with undisguised joy in her voice.
Soon a woman with a child came in with him. The child was the boy who had played well with him before.
The woman was holding a piece of clothing in her hand. As soon as she entered the room, she said to Shen Cong with gratitude: "Thank you, Xiao Shen. This piece of clothing has helped us a lot, otherwise Xiao Yu would definitely catch a cold. I have washed it, you can put it away."
"Why are you being so polite? We're neighbors, isn't it right for us to help each other?"
Cheng Ru saw that it was her next-door neighbor and greeted him enthusiastically.
The three children next to them have already started playing.
The woman did not come empty-handed. She was holding a large bunch of grapes, which she said were a new variety and were particularly delicious.
It is specially brought here for everyone to taste.
Seeing her like this, Cheng Ru hurried to the kitchen, took out a few freshly steamed buns, wrapped them up, and handed them to her.
"We make the fillings and wrap them ourselves, you can take a few home to eat."
Xiaoyu’s mother thanked her repeatedly.
She looked at the Shen family who were still making dumplings, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's good for you guys to be like this, at least the whole family is together, unlike us..."
Her eyes turned red as she spoke.
"You haven't been able to contact your family either?" Seeing her like this, Cheng Ru asked worriedly.
Xiaoyu's mother nodded: "The phone call is not connected. We don't know what's going on with grandpa and grandma right now. His father drove back to the city, and I don't know if he's home yet? Hey, looking at this commotion, our store must be finished."
As she spoke, she actually shed tears.
She was probably just too worried and had no outlet to vent her feelings. She also felt that the Shen family was pretty good.
So even though they were not familiar with each other, Xiaoyu’s mother couldn’t stop talking once she started.
Through chatting, Chen Cong learned that Xiaoyu's family opened a jade shop in the antique city, which usually specializes in selling jade carvings.
The shop was a front-store and back-family residence, and they lived with their parents-in-law.
I've made some money in the past two years, and my family is planning to buy a villa here, but I don't live here usually.
The children were on holiday and were clamoring to come over to play. Plus, business in the store was slow, so the old couple asked the three of them to come over, saying that they would just stay in the store to look after it.
Who would have thought that just a few days after arriving here, an earthquake would occur.
Xiaoyu's mother cried a lot, worried about her parents-in-law and the goods in the store.
After all, jade is the most fragile thing and cannot withstand bumps.
If something happens, that will be the foundation of the family's life!
Xiaoyu's mother's words made the Shen family sigh as well.
Gu Zhengchu thought of his sister and nephew again, took out his cell phone and began to dial the number over and over again.
After Xiaoyu's mother calmed down a little, Chen Cong suggested to her: "From what you said just now, you plan to live here permanently in the future, right?"
Xiaoyu's mother nodded: "Yes, this side is open. In the current situation, it is safer here than in the city. My husband is going back to pick up his parents."
"So how are you preparing your things? Have you prepared all the rice, flour, grain and oil? You didn't live here before, so you don't have much food stored, right?"
These days, Cheng Ru's mind is full of stockpiling, and her concern for food has been engraved in her bones.
After listening to Xiaoyu’s mother, my first reaction was to ask about food.
"I wasn't prepared at all." Xiaoyu's mother looked ashamed.
"We just came here to rest for a few days. When we came, we brought a small bag of rice, only five kilograms, and the rest were snacks and a little bit of vegetables.
Who would have thought that I would not be able to go back! Yesterday, when I said I was going to buy some instant noodles, Xiaoyu's father disagreed and said he would go back to the city when the rain stopped. Then the earthquake happened.
But I told Xiaoyu's father to bring some rice and flour from home when he comes back."
"That's not enough!" Cheng Ru suddenly became anxious.
"You don't even know how your store is doing! To put it bluntly, if your parents-in-law are injured, your husband will have to take care of his parents first, and will he still remember to bring you food?!
You should hurry up and buy it. You can't rely on men all the time. Aren't you afraid that if he doesn't bring it back, you will have nothing to eat? ! "
Chen Cong's expression also became serious.
They are all neighbors and the kids had a great time.
If this family runs into a food shortage—
If someone comes to you for help, should I take care of him or not?
In order not to cause trouble to her family, she simply pointed at the gate and said, "Go buy it now. Do you have a car? If not, I can lend you one. Go buy it quickly. With food in hand, you won't be panicked."
Xiaoyu’s mother didn’t think it was too serious at first, but after this “education” from the Shen mother and daughter, she immediately panicked.
She nodded hurriedly, then picked up the child and walked back: "Okay, okay, I'll go now. Thank you, when Xiaoyu's father comes back, we will go to thank him together."
Chen Cong didn't need them to thank him, he just hoped that they could be self-sufficient, at least live longer and not cause trouble to others.
After Xiaoyu's mother left, the Shen family sat down again and continued making dumplings.
Just then, Gu Kai's cell phone suddenly rang.
He stood up immediately.
The whole family stopped what they were doing and looked at him.
Chen Cong asked quickly, "Is it Jiashu who called?"
Gu Kai nodded, a look of relaxation and joy on his face.
He turned on the speaker of his phone and placed it in front of his father.
Then he asked loudly: "Jiashu, where are you now? Are you and aunt okay?"
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