Chi Qiao nodded: "Yes, that's what Xiaoyu said. I'm going over now, do you want to come with me?"
Qin Mu wanted to see it for himself, so when he heard this, he nodded and then followed Chi Qiao toward the village entrance.
The headless giant python that was pulled back to Chijia'ao was not taken into Chi Erxiong's house, but was taken to the ancestral hall.
People were curious, so quite a few people gathered around to watch.
Chi Dongyi and the two clan elders knew that an earthquake was about to occur.
Looking at the giant python, which was thicker than two people's waists, he and the two elders felt a bad premonition.
So when they asked about Chi Dahu and Chi Kang, they wanted to get to the bottom of things.
When they learned that the python had escaped and was fighting with the wild boar, and that they had finally driven the wild boar away, they were frozen stiff from the cold. The three of them frowned deeply.
When Qin Mu arrived, the three old men were huddled together, whispering amongst themselves, and their expressions were not very pleasant.
In particular, Chi Dongyi said, "Today is only the seventh day of the first lunar month. In previous years, wild animals on the mountain would be hibernating at this time, let alone snakes."
The python's reaction is truly unusual; we should pay close attention and observe further.
If an earthquake occurs before the snow has melted, and it happens at night, we'll all be at home.
They might get crushed to death without even realizing it!
Chi Sanhe was also worried about this problem, especially at night when everyone was sleeping.
If it were during the day, it would be fine.
If everyone is outside, or if the ground starts shaking, those inside should run outside immediately.
Or perhaps it's because the weather is warm, and they roughly know when it is.
Then during those days, everyone simply stayed outside, which was a way to avoid the situation.
But when exactly a natural disaster will occur depends on God himself.
It was already quite good that Xiaoyu could inform them in advance; how could they dare to hope that they would know the exact date?
Therefore, after Chi Dong finished speaking, he said:
"Starting today, everyone should keep a close eye on things."
Abnormalities in well water, animals, and weather can all be omens.
The second elder frowned, sighed, and said, "The weather hasn't been normal since September or October last year."
I wonder if things will calm down after the earthquake.
Otherwise, if another drought or something comes along, even we won't be able to handle it.
My family is large, and we didn't have much money before, so we bought little food when we went down the mountain.
Even if we eat sparingly, the current supplies will only last until August or September.
This was after my family bought a lot of grain from Xiaoyu before the Lunar New Year.
I reckon most people in the village are in the same boat. I heard that Xiaoyu's grocery store doesn't have much food left either.
Given the current situation, we won't be able to grow any crops in the first half of the year, and if there are further disasters in the second half, we probably won't have any grain to sell in the county town at the foot of the mountain.
What will we do then?
Upon hearing his concern, Chi Dong frowned and remained silent.
Qin Mu, who had already arrived and was standing a bit far from the crowd, also heard their conversation because of his good hearing.
He dared not guarantee the people of Chijia'ao that there would be enough food; he could only pray in his heart that there would be no more disasters after the earthquake.
Otherwise, the Great Chu Kingdom would likely descend into chaos.
After all, the scope of these natural disasters has been extremely wide.
And the number of deaths was far greater than during the war.
If this continues, the imperial court may be overthrown by those with ulterior motives!
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