Chapter 106: Darkness and Pitch
The sound was as if a huge stone ball was rolling underground. Before people could react, the ground beneath their feet suddenly shook.
In an instant, the dead trees on the street shook and dropped branches, the houses on the ground tilted and collapsed, dust flew everywhere, adults screamed, children cried in fear, and the whole Yangliu Town fell into chaos.
“There’s an earthquake!”
Ding Gui quickly supported Lai Fu, his face turning pale with fear. No one had ever experienced such a thing before, and they didn't expect it to happen so suddenly.
"Brother, please don't fall."
As he is old, he might get hurt if he falls during an earthquake.
After Ding Gui helped him steady himself, he rushed towards home like crazy. In front of him, he saw small houses collapsing.
The villagers' screams were heard one after another. Some people were buried while still in their houses. In just a few seconds, they could be separated from each other.
"Xiaodie, Axiu, Axiu."
After running to the door of his house with great difficulty, he saw that half of his house had collapsed. Ding Gui rushed in without thinking too much. His mind was blank. He didn't care whether there were aftershocks or not. Now he just wanted to see his wife and daughter.
"Dad, we are here."
Zhang Xiu's voice came from the direction of the back kitchen.
Fortunately, before the earthquake, she went to the kitchen to pack up her things, but Wang Dafeng didn't let her, and the two argued in the kitchen. The kitchen was a small flat-roofed house, so even if it collapsed, it would only be a roof.
If he were still in the small building, the consequences would be unimaginable.
At the moment of the earthquake, Zhang Xiu dropped the things in her hands and pulled Wang Dafeng to run out of the house, but they were still crushed by the fallen half of the wooden beam. Fortunately, the back of the wooden beam was supported by stones, otherwise it would have fallen on them and they would not have survived even if they had nine lives.
When Ding Gui rushed in and saw this scene, a layer of white sweat instantly broke out on his back. Fortunately, God blessed him.
"Ouch, ouch!" Wang Dafeng didn't know where he was hurt, and he kept groaning.
"Mom, don't be afraid, I'm here to save you!" Ding Gui quickly picked up the rocks and pushed the wooden beam with all his strength: "Wife, where's Xiaodie?"
"Isn't Xiaodie with you? Why hasn't she found you yet?"
The father and daughter never came back after they left, and she thought they would eventually go together.
After hearing her words, Ding Gui's head buzzed: "I didn't see her."
Oh no!
Where is Xiaodie?
Ding Gui, suppressing his emotions, helped his wife up. She was slightly injured, with several scrapes on her hands and feet, and was bleeding. Wang Dafeng was also slightly injured, but the old woman was mainly frightened.
She had never experienced an earthquake in her life, and it came so suddenly and violently. She was in good health and didn't die of fright and was still breathing!
Ding Gui carried his old mother on his back, took his wife's hand, and led them through the half-collapsed hut to the open space on the street outside before saying, "I'm going to find Xiaodie, you take care of mother."
Looking around, the whole street was filled with villagers crying loudly, some were asking for help, some were looking for their mothers, some were looking for their children...
This is not Yangliu Town anymore. It’s no exaggeration to say it’s hell on earth.
Zhang Xiu's tears had already welled up in her eyes. She also wanted to go find her daughter, but when she looked back at the frightened old woman who was dazed and stupid, she had to suppress her grief and said, "Go, be careful."
In fact, Ding Xiaodie was still in the woods at this time.
Compared to the villagers in the town, she is much safer.
I don’t know if there really was a god helping me, but when the earthquake came, a piece of dead tree branch broke off and fell down, hitting Miao Daxing right on the head.
Well, this guy fell to the ground without even knowing what was happening, and after flopping around for a few times he didn't move.
Ding Xiaodie went forward and sniffed his breath. Although he looked like he had been crushed to death, he was still breathing.
Without giving it any time to think, Ding Xiaodie quickly turned around and ran towards the town.
At this moment, she had only one thought in her mind: Dad, Mom, please don’t be in any trouble!
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"Have you seen Fluttershy?"
"Have you seen Fluttershy?"
Ding Gui asked everyone he met along the way, roaring like a madman, but the other party just shook his head or pushed him away. Everyone was distracted and no one cared about his child.
When they arrived at the door of Lai Fu Village Chief's house, they saw Dabao and Erbao kneeling on the ground crying, "Grandma!"
Lai Fu's wife, Yang, was standing by to take care of the old ancestor who was wiping his tears. Lai Fu himself seemed to have not recovered from the shock yet.
His mother, Mrs. Wu, had died from injuries she had suffered. Her face and body were covered in dust, and the whole family was immersed in grief.
Ding Gui knew it wasn't a good idea to go up and ask at this time, but he was desperate to find his daughter, so he couldn't help but step forward and say, "Dabao and Erbao, I'm so sorry! Uncle has a question for you: have you seen Xiaodie?"
Dabao and Erbao came to their senses and looked at each other.
"Uncle, Xiaodie went to the town government office before the earthquake."
Ding Gui knew that Xiaodie was going to use the cuckoo machine to release water.
"What happened later? Is she still in the yamen?" Ding Gui excitedly held Dabao's shoulders.
But he was disappointed to see Dabao shaking his head: "Later, when we caught the mouse and came back, Xiaodie disappeared!"
Their conversation sobered Lai Fu, who had been stunned to the side. He suddenly raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corner of his eyes, and said through gritted teeth, "Dabao and Erbao, quickly accompany your Uncle Ding Gui to find Xiaodie. Also, if you see any family in the village that needs help, go and help them. Quickly."
Dabao and Erbao also understood that now was not the time to be sad, so they both stood up immediately.
"Uncle, let's go to the government office first."
"Erbao, go with dad to help."
Dabao seemed to have grown up suddenly, and arranged things calmly and calmly. However, Ding Gui could see that the child's body was trembling slightly. The sudden loss of a loved one was too much of a blow to them!
Ding Gui and Dabao hurried towards the yamen, while Erbao and Lai Fu rushed into the neighbor's house next door.
Someone in his family is still trapped inside and has not been rescued. Human lives are at stake and no time can be lost.
Ding Gui and Dabao searched the yamen but couldn't find Xiaodie.
It is strange to say that after such a big earthquake, almost all the houses in the town collapsed, but the town government office was still standing. Although the roof covers showed signs of loosening, the frame and the house did not collapse. The wisdom of our ancestors is truly unfathomable.
Ding Gui didn't have time to lament about these things. He was extremely anxious. Where did Xiaodie go?
Xiaodie was very clear that there might be an earthquake. Unless she was in a house at that time, she would never rush into the house if she was on the street.
"Uncle, it seems we still have to go back to the street to look for her." Dabao's heart sank. The little girl was so thin. Could she escape this disaster?
Just looking at Uncle Ding Gui's dejected face, he didn't dare to say anything. They would not give up until they found him.
(End of this chapter)
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