"Dad! We caught a snake!"
Xiaohong happily ran to Li Mingqing and carelessly placed the snake in his hand on the table.
Niu Niu, who was sitting at the table, jumped up in fright.
"Where did you get this? Take it out now."
"Dad, can't we raise it? We picked it up from the rocks at the door. It crawls very slowly, and the flowers are so beautiful."
The two brothers treated this rat snake as a treasure.
Li Mingqing advised: "Snakes hibernate in winter. How could they crawl out of nowhere? Did you two get it out from under a rock?"
“I found it.”
Xiaohong and Xiaozhe insisted.
They walked out of the door and took two steps before seeing the rat snake.
Frozen and motionless.
After bringing it into the house, I at least moved it a few times.
"Wait until the snake recovers and release it quickly. My sister is scared."
"All right."
"Dad, didn't you say snakes hibernate? Why did they crawl out?"
"In the cold winter months, snakes will retreat to caves or underground where the temperature remains constant to avoid the cold. It's really unusual for them to crawl out in the winter. It's freezing outside, and crawling out would be a waste of time. Perhaps there's something wrong underground, and the snakes sensed the food and crawled out."
Li Mingqing explained.
He thought to himself, is there going to be an earthquake?
The sensory organs in animals are much more sensitive than those in humans.
Before an earthquake occurs, it emits sound waves that humans cannot hear, but animals can sense them.
Things like rats and snakes become restless before an earthquake.
After making this guess, Li Mingqing immediately went to find Zhou Jiangang.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to remind her, "Xiaohong, send the snake out later. Don't keep it at home. I have to go out for something. If you feel the ground shaking or the glass shaking, run outside, okay?"
"knew."
He rode his bicycle to the county government.
The road was really difficult to walk on. There was ice after every few steps. Fortunately, the ice in the middle of the road had almost melted.
The staff of the county government knew Li Mingqing.
I arrived at Zhou Jiangang's office very smoothly.
"Ming Qing, why are you here in such a cold weather? Come and sit down."
"It's cold, but I have to come. My son picked up a rat snake at the door. Such unusual behavior makes me think there might be an earthquake risk."
"earthquake!"
Zhou Jiangang stood up.
This is no joke.
If you really need to prepare for temporary evacuation.
"I'm just guessing. It's irresponsible to conclude an earthquake is coming based solely on the snake's abnormal behavior. We need to carefully observe other animals and see if there are any abnormalities in the seismograph data."
He saw several mice running around on his way here.
There must be a problem.
Zhou Jiangang immediately called someone into the office.
This is no joke. Human lives are at stake and the accuracy of the news must be confirmed.
Li Mingqing said, "I've conveyed my message. The rest is up to you. I hope I'm overthinking it."
He said that and left.
On the way back, I saw another frozen snake.
I'm afraid there will really be an earthquake.
He went to the meat processing plant to find Li Mingfang again.
When I get home, I'll tell Li Mingfu and Li Xiangjun about this news. They should be able to make arrangements.
Be prepared in advance, it's better to avoid a false alarm.
After hearing this, Li Mingfang said seriously, "I'll definitely tell them that you and your sister-in-law should be more careful in the county town. Now that you mention it, it reminds me that Wangcai kept barking this morning. Even after Mom fed him, he still ran around. I'm afraid something might have happened."
"Then I'm leaving. Be careful on your way back. It's covered in snow and ice."
"Your third sister-in-law and I shoveled some dirt on the way, so it's not too slippery."
The two men took a small shovel when they went to work, and shoveled a spoonful of soil every few steps.
Otherwise it will be very slippery and you will definitely fall.
——
Zhou Jiangang and Zhao Xingguo held a meeting with several others.
It is better to believe it exists than to believe it does not.
After analyzing the data from the seismograph, we found some anomalies in the data.
All signs indicate that a major earthquake is likely to occur here.
It must be uploaded and issued as soon as possible.
Immediately call the provincial capital to inform them.
Others called together the mayors to explain the situation.
Zhao Xingguo sighed and said, "If an earthquake really happens in the cold winter, rescue will be very difficult. Preventing the cold is the top priority."
"Fortunately, Ming and Qing were alert and discovered it. I just hope that although the data is abnormal, it will not be an earthquake or a small earthquake."
Zhou Jianguo praised.
At least it can be deployed in advance.
Everyone is aware of earthquakes and will respond quickly if there is any movement.
——
When Li Mingqing returned, the rat snake had already been sent away.
Three siblings are writing.
"Dad, we sent the little snake out and it ran away in a flash."
"Don't pick up small animals on the street from now on. It's a good thing Mom isn't home. If she were, you'd get beaten."
"Mom won't hit us."
"It's not your mother who hits you, it's me," Li Mingqing joked.
Xiaohong and Xiaozhe looked at each other.
She said aggrievedly, "Mom won't let you hit us."
"By the way, don't tell Mom about you finding a snake."
"Huh? Why?
"Mom is afraid of snakes. If she knew you two were holding a snake, she would clean the house from top to bottom twice."
The two nodded, not quite understanding.
They originally wanted to wait for Sun Jiaxue to come back and show off.
Niuniu asked carefully, "Will there really be an earthquake?"
"Maybe. Starting tonight, we'll all sleep in the rooms on the first floor, so that if something goes wrong upstairs, we won't have time to run outside."
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