Xu Zhengrong had no common sense in this area, and had never encountered it before, but when he heard the two people he trusted the most were so serious, he couldn't help but get nervous: "We've had earthquakes here before, and they were gone in a while. Is it that serious?"
Gu Xi solemnly stated again: "Village Chief, those were minor earthquakes in the past, and there was no such series of abnormalities. Nature is very magical. Some small animals or insects will have a premonition one step ahead."
Wu Yao recalled the situation when he was in the army: "It was also my first time to encounter an earthquake. The ground shook and many dangerous buildings collapsed. Many people were trapped under the rubble of the houses. It was a terrible sight. Before that, there were flocks of birds flying low, and then the fish in the sea tumbled and ran aground on the shore. The weather was abnormally hot.
It is basically consistent with the current situation. If I guessed wrong, that would be the best. I would just use it as a way to educate the villagers about earthquake knowledge. I hope they will never need to use it in their lifetime. If you guess right, you can minimize the losses. Human life is at stake and should not be taken lightly. "
Xu Zhengrong did not dare to neglect it: "Then Chang Ru, go and notify the neighborhood committee to hold a meeting now, and then broadcast that the villagers should take a two-day break to learn about earthquake avoidance, and then conduct a drill for the villagers in the afternoon."
Gu Xi thought for a moment and said: "Let all the people with jobs in the village hold a meeting with the neighborhood committee, including pig farms, teachers, nursing home caregivers and educated youth. First, conduct a training and drill, and then, conduct science exercises for villagers and students in batches.
Tomorrow, all neighborhood committees, staff, and educated youth will go to the town and nearby villages to notify them. If they believe that popular science is needed, they can stay and help with it. "
Chang Ru immediately broadcast a notice to the whole village to have a holiday, and all staff, teachers and educated youth from the village committee gathered for training.
The training explained how to avoid earthquakes, try to go to the yard or open space in the village, store food and water, and hide under the table, in the corners, etc. if it is inconvenient to go out to sleep.
We also hired people to be on duty at night to immediately broadcast notifications and evacuate in case of emergencies.
After practicing for a whole day, the villagers were so excited that they cursed: "Where is the earthquake? There has never been one. People are scaring people for no reason. These leaders sitting in the office are just looking for fun after having a full meal. They come up with whatever they want."
Others: "It's fine if they can have two days off without working. I'm happy to have a day off. I can rest at home all day tomorrow and study. It's good."
The students learn faster and even learn first aid knowledge, so that the flowers and future of the motherland absorb more nutrients.
Xu Zhengrong and Wu Yaoze went to the town to report the situation to the leadership. The leadership looked through previous historical records and found that there had never been a major earthquake. They were skeptical about what they said, but they believed that there was nothing wrong with education in this area, so they sent staff members to various schools to popularize earthquake avoidance knowledge.
The educated youth were dispersed in pairs to nearby villages. Most of the villages welcomed them, but some villages thought that the talk was alarmist and nonsense, so they drove the people away while they were busy farming.
And the mentality of just listening to it for free has saved many lives.
Gu Xi immediately asked Ye Xinchen to find Wang Xu and stop him from driving. However, when he arrived at the transport team, the people had already left and there was no time to notify them.
Fortunately, we were heading towards Shanghai, so the road was safe.
Five days of peace and tranquility made everyone relax their vigilance. Many people felt that they were still too nervous and that things were made up out of nothing.
Around 3 a.m. on the 28th, when the moonlight shone on the paths in the fields and everyone was still fast asleep, the village dog suddenly started barking, breaking the silence. Neighbors started cursing, "Whose dog is barking? It should be killed."
Gu Xi woke up with a start, her eyelids twitching continuously. An ominous premonition of "everyone in unrest" came to her mind.
She quickly put on her clothes, stuffed the passbook, cash and some valuables that Wang Xu had hidden at the bedside into the small bag she carried with her, and moved the rice and other things from the kitchen into the yard. The rice was very heavy, so Gu Xi could only drag it slowly on the ground into the yard.
"It's been five days since Wang Xu came back. I'm so worried. My eyelids have been twitching for a few days, and there's no phone call to notify him. Don't change your route."
"What are you mumbling in the yard in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?" Wang Xu was delayed on the road for a long time and rushed home in the middle of the night, exhausted.
The driver who was traveling with him originally wanted him to stay in a guesthouse for one night before going home to avoid traveling at night, but Wang Xu was worried. No matter how late it was, he would only feel at ease sleeping with Gu Xi in his arms.
"Honey~ I'm just thinking about you. I can't sleep because of you."
Wang Xu saw that she was dressed well and carrying a bag: "I don't think you miss me, but you want to go out while I'm away. What are you doing in the middle of the night?"
Gu Xi hugged Wang Xu's waist, and felt that her eyelids, which had been twitching for a few days, had calmed down: "As soon as you left that day, Uncle Wu and I discussed the recent abnormalities in the neighborhood committee, and thought that there might be an earthquake, so we all learned about earthquake prevention.
It has been calm these days, but just now the dog suddenly started barking. I'm afraid there's going to be an earthquake, so I need to move all the things I have first. "
Wang Xu saw a bag of rice on the ground in the corner and couldn't help laughing: "You are such a loser. You don't want to take the meat, but you insist on carrying a bag of rice. You don't even think it's heavy. Where are your milk powder and malted milk? Where are your cosmetics?"
Gu Xi then remembered and hurried into the house to get it. Wang Xu didn't know whether to stop her or not. He felt that moving things into the yard in the middle of the night was a bit too sensitive.
"I took a shower and I smelled like cigarettes."
Wang Xu took a quick shower, changed his clothes and saw Gu Xi standing in the yard, staring at her: "Why don't you go back to sleep first? If you continue like this, you'll have a mental breakdown."
Gu Xi stretched out her hand to hug: "I feel like I'm already mentally exhausted."
Wang Xu picked the man up and walked into the house. After taking a few steps, there was a sudden shake. Both of them felt dizzy and their legs went weak.
He quickly put Gu Xi down and held her tightly in his arms. The shaking lasted for about half a minute. Because of the drills a few days ago, many people ran out of the house at the first opportunity, and the village was suddenly noisy.
"Oh my, there really was an earthquake. Secretary Wu and Gu Xi are amazing. Fortunately, I slept lightly at night and ran out immediately."
Many dilapidated houses collapsed, but because people had been forcibly relocated, there were no casualties in Qingmiao Village. The most serious injury was that people bumped into other houses when running out, leaving bruises all over their bodies.
Tian Congbao knocked on the door quickly: "Gu Zhiqing, are you okay?"
Wang Xu took Gu Xi's hand and opened the door. They saw Tian Congbao was only wearing a pair of shorts and his hair was a mess after sleeping.
"Brother, you are at home. I thought Gu Zhiqing was alone."
Gu Xi smiled and touched his head: "It's hard for you to think of me when you are sleeping so soundly. Hurry and put on your clothes, they are all dusty."
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