In the heart of Changbai Mountain, ancient pines reach for the sky, and massive boulders lie scattered about. But with a series of deafening roars, half the mountain began to tremble and sway precariously. The thick snow covering the mountainside poured down from the summit, creating an avalanche.
With the trembling of the snow beneath my feet, a muffled sound like thunder, the snow mixed with gravel rolled in, swallowing everything and instantly burying the vegetation on the mountain.
In the face of natural disasters, human power appears far too insignificant.
In the instant the avalanche struck, Gao Ping's eyes widened in terror; he thought he was going to die.
At the critical moment, Cheng Baidong turned the tide, biting his fingertip until it bled, drawing a talisman with his blood, and using his spiritual energy to create a protective shield large enough to accommodate everyone.
The protective shield emitted a soft glow, keeping the raging avalanche at bay, but as blood flowed, Cheng Baidong's face grew paler and paler.
He gritted his teeth and persevered, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead and his lips turning completely bloodless, but the protective shield was still shattered by the immense energy of the avalanche, leaving cracks in its surface.
Cheng Baidong struggled to hold on, and just as he was about to exhaust himself, blood dripped from his fingers down his wrist and onto the giant egg held by Gao Ping, who was standing right next to him.
The next second, a thin crack suddenly appeared on the blood-stained giant egg, and a blinding white light shone from within.
The light was so bright it hurt everyone's eyes, and everyone present instinctively closed their eyes.
With a strange cry, everyone suddenly vanished from their spot.
After the avalanche, no trace remained at the scene.
That night!
Fang Qiao suddenly woke up from her dream!
She sat up abruptly in bed, her heart pounding as if it were about to leap out of her chest.
When I raised my hand to touch it, I found that my forehead was covered in cold sweat.
Wang Yun was groggily awakened by the noise. He struggled to open his eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"
Fang Qiao shook her head: "I'm fine, I just had a nightmare."
She suppressed her unease, lay down again, and said to Wang Yun, "Go to sleep."
Wang Yun was so sleepy he could barely keep his eyes open. Hearing this, he lay back down and went back to sleep. A little while later, he could hear soft, even snoring coming from beside him.
Fang Qiao lay in bed, staring wide-eyed at the dark ceiling, but couldn't fall asleep again.
She recalled the chilling and eerie dream she had: a huge cave with a dome higher than a ten-story building, filled with countless glittering treasures, but even more numerous than treasures were animal skeletons.
They are numerous, large and small.
The larger ones were bigger than the dinosaur skeletons in later museums, while the smaller ones were about the size of domestic fowl like chickens, ducks, and geese. The stark white bones stretched for miles in the enormous cave.
It's hard to imagine what kind of natural or man-made disaster could have caused such a genocide!
The thought of the terrifying scene in her dream sent a chill down Fang Qiao's spine, and she dared not think about it any further.
She closed her eyes, cleared her mind, and forced herself to fall asleep. Gradually, she finally began to feel sleepy again.
But the dream did not let her go.
She was half asleep all night, and when she woke up the next morning, she was exhausted and dizzy, feeling lightheaded and weak, as if she had done a lot of heavy work the day before.
Fang Qiao rubbed her aching back and struggled to get out of bed.
Seeing the dark circles under her eyes and her haggard appearance, Wang Yun asked with concern, "Xiao Qiao, you look terrible. Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Fang Qiao nodded: "I had a nightmare last night, and when I woke up this morning, I felt really tired."
“That’s normal. Sometimes when I have nightmares, I feel really uncomfortable when I wake up the next morning,” Wang Yun said. “After you have breakfast, sleep a little longer and get some rest, and you’ll feel better.”
Fang Qiao hummed in agreement.
After having breakfast, Fang Qiao couldn't fall asleep.
Just then, the carpenter Wang Yun had hired came to deliver a message, saying that the furniture was finished and inviting Wang Yun to come home to take a look. If there was anything he wasn't satisfied with, they could make some changes.
The carpenter's house wasn't far away; it was in a nearby village, and you could ride a bicycle there and back in ten minutes.
Fang Qiao stayed home to look after the children and had Xiao Jing take Wang Yun away on her bicycle.
About half an hour later, the two returned.
Fang Qiao asked Wang Yun, "How is it?"
Wang Yun said with satisfaction, "The craftsmanship is quite good, and I'm also satisfied with the paint color. It's just that the corners of several tables are too sharp. I'm worried that when we have children, they might bump their heads. After all, the sharp corners are too sharp, and if they bump into something, they could get a big cut. I'll have him round them off a bit."
Fang Qiao nodded in agreement: "It's better to round them off. I didn't know this when I married Bai Dong. The corners of the table were all sharp and square. Later, after we brought Tian Tian over, she bumped into one and realized that it was too sharp. Bai Dong had to sand the corners of our table to make them round, which was a lot of work. It was much easier to just have the carpenter do it."
After chatting for a while, Fang Qiao and the others each took a child out for a walk and to enjoy the sunshine.
Xiao Jing and Wang Yun carried the two little ones, while Fang Qiao held An An, who had just learned to walk, as the family slowly made their way out of the alley.
After leaving the alley, Fang Qiao saw a group of people gathered by the wall on one side of the family compound and curiously went over to see what was going on.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that there was a tall elm tree outside the wall. The canteen staff had climbed onto the top of the wall, bending one side of the branches, and were working with the people below to collect the elm seeds. Several bamboo baskets, each about knee-high, were already half full.
At this time of year, elm seeds are fresh and tender. Whether you stir-fry them with eggs, coat them in flour and steam them to make elm seed rice, or make elm seed buns, they all taste pretty good and everyone loves to eat them.
So, in addition to the canteen workers, there was a group of employees' family members surrounding the scene, each with a bamboo basket on their arm, waiting for the canteen staff to finish picking the vegetables.
Fang Qiao saw Chen Guizhi and Sanxi's mother.
"Xiao Qiao, Xiao Jing, you've come at the perfect time. I was just talking to Sanxi's mother about calling you when we get back." Chen Guizhi said to Fang Qiao, "Quickly, send someone home to get a basket. Once the canteen staff are done, it'll be our turn."
Fang Qiao readily agreed, "Okay, I'll go right away."
She bent down and picked up An'an, then turned to Wang Yun and Xiao Jing and said, "You two hold Chuan Chuan and Yue Yue and wait for me here for a while. I'll go home and get a basket and come right away."
Wang Yun and Xiao Jing both responded.
Chen Guizhi then said, "Xiao Qiao, don't carry An'an anymore. It's tiring to carry her back and forth. Just put her here, and I'll watch her for you."
"Okay, could you please watch over her for a while, Sister-in-law Guizhi? I'll be right back." Fang Qiao took An'an's hand and led her to Chen Guizhi's side. She patted An'an's head and said, "An'an, play with Aunt Guizhi for a while. Mommy will be back soon."
"Don't be shy, go ahead." Chen Guizhi waved her hand.
An'an was used to playing with Chen Guizhi, so when Fang Qiao handed her over to Chen Guizhi, she didn't cry. Instead, she giggled and waved to Chen Guizhi, mimicking her gesture.
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