Chapter 42 The Earthquake
On the night of July 27, Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu stayed in the room with their three children. They were dressed and not ready to go to bed, nervously waiting for that moment to come.
At around 3 or 4 in the morning on the 28th, the ground suddenly shook. Xiao Qinyun held the steamed buns and bean buns in each hand, and Qiao Qinglu held the glutinous rice balls, and they rushed out of the room.
After coming out, they woke up Aunt Qiu, Feng Yuan and others.
Soon, the tremors hit them, and they both swayed left and right. Qiao Qinglu lost her balance and sat directly on the stone slab.
Aunt Qiu, Feng Yuan and the others walked out of the house. Xiao Qinyun pulled Qiao Qinglu up, and they all left the courtyard together.
At this time, many people had already come out of the alley. The scene was very chaotic, and most of them were in disheveled clothes.
Some people came out wearing a V-shaped vest, some came out wearing a shirt with the buttons buttoned incorrectly, some came out wrapped in a sheet, and some came out shirtless and kicking off their shoes.
There was also a lot of noise on the street. Some people were dragged out by their families, and they were still confused and didn't know what had happened. Some people kept mumbling something, and occasionally a few words could be heard, such as "...please...bless..."; There were also people who were terrified, running while shouting "The earth dragon is turning over, everyone run quickly."
After a while, the old lady from the street came out, holding a loud speaker and shouting over and over again, "It's an earthquake, everyone, don't stay indoors, come out, come to a spacious place..."
Aunt Qiu was worried about her husband and children, so she wanted to move back to the slum. Qiao Qinglu was worried that it would be unsafe for her to live there alone, so she asked Zhou Xiaohai to live with her so that she could take care of her.
Xiao Qinyun and Qiao Qinglu were walking in the middle of the street, leaning against each other. The three dolls in their hands had been taken over by Feng Yuan and the other two.
More than half an hour passed and there was no movement. They both breathed a sigh of relief.
Judging from the intensity of the earthquake, it seems that Yanjing was not greatly affected by the earthquake. They thought about it and didn't know what the current situation would be. The two people's hearts, which had just been relieved, became heavier again.
It was already past 4 a.m., but no one was sleepy anymore. No one dared to go home, and everyone stood on the street waiting for daybreak.
It is summer now, and apart from the many mosquitoes and the heat, there are no other problems.
It was dawn, and there was still no news from the semiconductor department about the T earthquake. Xiao Qinyun could only take Feng Yuan and Ke Bin back to the machinery factory, while Qiao Qinglu and He Linqing stayed in the hospital to take care of the three children.
After a while, Aunt Qiu and her family and Zhou Xiaohai came over. Her two grandsons were frightened and did not go to school today.
Around noon, Xiao Qinyun came back and their factory had received accurate information about the earthquake.
It is said that a large-scale earthquake drill was suddenly carried out a few days ago, and almost all the people in the city were evacuated. Although this industrial city was almost razed to the ground in this earthquake, the casualties were very small, and hundreds of people have been rescued so far.
The machinery factory was going to send people and vehicles to deliver supplies for reinforcement that morning. Xiao Qinyun had already signed up and was leaving early that morning.
Qiao Qinglu was still a little sad to hear the news. Human beings are so insignificant in front of nature. A city was devastated overnight, but there were not many casualties. This was already a very good ending.
When one side is in trouble, all sides will come to its aid.
Qiao Qinglu asked Xiao Qinyun, "How can I donate this batch of food and vegetables from the space without attracting other people's attention?"
Xiao Qinyun pondered for a moment and said, "I'll discuss this with Wu Jun after get off work. In the afternoon, make a batch of cloth bags and fill them with grain and vegetables. I'll come back to talk to you in the evening."
Qiao Qinglu nodded and said, "You can bring Feng Yuan and the others with you tomorrow. They should be able to help. Don't worry about the family. Aunt Qiu will help me. We can take care of these kids."
"Okay, I'll ask the leader this afternoon to see how many cars to send. I'll take them if there's enough space."
That afternoon, Qiao Qinglu made the excuse that she was not feeling well, handed the three dolls to Aunt Qiu, He Linqing, Zhou Xiaohai and others, locked the door and entered the space.
She first used scissors to cut the pure cotton cloth into pieces, then used a sewing machine to sew the cloth into cloth bags. Then she filled the bags with food and vegetables from the warehouse with her mind, and finally sewed the cloth bags together one by one.
She took out another needle, threaded the red thread, and marked the cloth bag.
One big red dot is rice, two big red dots are wheat, three big red dots are corn, four big red dots are sweet potatoes, and one big red dot is potatoes.
I changed to blue thread and embroidered three big dots on the cloth bag to mark the vegetables.
The vegetables are mixed together. Now it is summer and many vegetables can be taken out. She put all the seasonal vegetables such as cucumbers, loofahs, bitter melons, winter melons, pumpkins, onions, tomatoes, eggplants, etc. into the box.
After finishing all these, Qiao Qing left the space to continue taking care of the baby, quietly waiting for Xiao Qinyun to come back.
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