Traveling through life as a widow: six sons to support her in her old age

After Yu Zian processed the chicken, he came out and couldn’t find Lan Qiyan.

"Where's your mother?"

"The man from Yuni's side came to propose marriage, and Aunt Xiaozhi took Mom away."

"Oh, I see. Then let's stew the chicken first and call her when it's time to eat."

Yu Xiu stood up and said, "You guys do it first, I'll go protect mother."

Old Lady Yu chased out with a kitchen knife in her hand, "You stinky boy, you just don't want to light a fire."

"Granny, there are five more behind you, use them as you like."

Old Mrs. Yu stamped her feet in anger.

Yu Qi smiled and said, "Grandma, I'll help you light the fire. Second brother is tired, let him have a rest."

"He just wanted to join in the fun. He would even crawl into a hole to watch when two mice were fighting."

"Grandma, Second Brother has always been like this, you know that."

"The key is that he is getting bolder and bolder. A few days ago, two brothers were fighting with knives and sticks, and he joined in the fun. What if he gets hit?"

"The second brother knows what's going on. He runs the fastest when there's danger."

"Well, just spoil him."

After Yu Zi'an finished splitting the grass, he noticed that the children were looking up at something. He was also very curious, so he looked up and wondered what was going on.

There were just patches of clouds before, what’s going on now?

Why do the clouds now look like fish scales?

"This cloud is a little special."

"Why do I feel like something is wrong?"

"You've become stupid from reading so much. Their shapes are different every day."

At this moment, Lan Qiyan, who was watching the excitement, moved his neck inadvertently, and the moment he raised his head, he saw the fish scale cloud.

Isn't this a typical earthquake cloud?

In ancient times, earthquakes should be called ground movements, right?

In order not to cause panic, she went to find the village chief.

The village chief smiled happily when he saw her coming, because since Lan Qiyan came to him, there must be good news.

"Qi Yan, do you have another good idea?"

“Yes, we do, but we have to wait until the sweet potatoes are ripe.

I will definitely tell you when the time comes, but now I have something else to ask you."

"Why are you being so polite to me? Just ask me. I will tell you everything I know."

"Uncle, have you ever experienced an earthquake?"

"Earthquake?" The village chief thought for a while, "I haven't experienced it, but my grandfather experienced it when he was young, about 200 years ago.

He said that the mountains behind us rose from the ground at that time, and originally there were villages there.

Where we are was once a mountain, and now it has become a village, but he said it was when he was seven or eight years old.

Things that happened during childhood may not have been verified by anyone, so they may not be that serious and may have been exaggerated as they were passed around.

Qiyan, why did you suddenly think of asking this? "

Lan Qiyan pointed to the sky and said, "Uncle, look at the clouds. I saw this cloud once when I was a child. At that time, my elders told me that this cloud means there will be an earthquake."

The village chief seemed to be thoughtful. Everything has been peaceful for hundreds of years. Now the sun is shining brightly. Can we make a judgment based on these clouds alone?

"Then what do you mean?"

Lan Qiyan shook her head. She hadn’t noticed anything else unusual at the moment, so she could only tell him to be careful in the next few days.

The village chief didn't take her words to heart, and Lan Qiyan didn't even have the heart to watch the fun. He only knew that Yu Ni's in-laws gave a betrothal gift of five taels.

When she got home, she squatted by the well, motionless.

Several children were puzzled, and Yu Xiu squatted beside them, "Mom, although you have become thinner now, there is no need to admire you all the time."

Lan Qiyan was serious for once today, "Yu Xiu, look carefully at the water surface."

"what happened?"

"Do you see any ripples on the water?"

After hearing her words, several children lay down beside the well without blinking.

“Mom, I don’t know if I’m hallucinating or if I’ve been looking at it for too long, but I feel like there’s a slight fluctuation.”

Lan Qiyan looked up at Yumian and said, "Good boy, watch for a while. I'll go check on the rabbit."

Yu Xiu also ran over. They found that the rabbits that had been eating radish leaves and grass quietly were now running around, and some were even trying to escape.

"Son, call your father." Lan Qiyan said directly to Yu Xiu without turning around.

Although he didn't know what his mother was observing, she was very serious at the moment, so he didn't dare to be careless.

Yu Zian ran over in a hurry, "What happened to Yan'er?"

Lan Qiyan didn't care whether his shouting was corny or not, and pointed at the rabbits and said, "They are very impatient."

"What does Yan'er want to say?"

"Everyone should stay together today. I think there will be an earthquake. Animals have a keener sense, especially those that dig holes."

Yu Zian's expression became serious. "I'll go to the river to take a look."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shitou's voice came over, "Brother Yuxiu, are you going to catch fish? The fish have all jumped onto the shore."

Lan Qiyan said directly, "Yu Zian, go and tell everyone to go to an open area, not to stay in the house, and stay away from the mountains and water."

"Mom, let me go. I can run faster than my dad." Yu Xiu said.

"Remember, just shout around the village once and come back immediately, okay?

Whether they believe it or not, don't explain it and don't waste time."

"Got it, mother."

Except for Yu Xiu, the whole family gathered together.

Yu Ze had an orderly division of labor. Everyone carried a bag with some food in it in case of emergency.

Old Lady Yu didn't believe it, "You guys go, I'll stay here."

"Mom, what are you guarding now? If the house is destroyed, we can build another one."

Old Mrs. Yu shook her head and said, they didn’t understand.

Just as Lan Qiyan had thought, no one believed Yu Xiu's words. They shouted around the village, but except for the village chief's family, Qin Xiaozhi's family, and the three Yuni sisters, no one else believed it.

They have never encountered a hole in the ground since they were born. Lan Qiyan is really sensational.

The three families in the old house were even more disdainful, but Daya and Erya had already packed their things and were ready to run away at any time.

Lan Qiyan said there was an earthquake, but everything was peaceful until the evening, so those families relaxed their vigilance.

Others even said that Lan Qiyan had bad intentions and was trying to mislead people.

Lan Qiyan was worried and kept the bag tied to his body, not even putting it down to eat or wash.

The yard was full of small insects, birds were circling in the sky, the air pressure was very low, and the sky seemed to be immersed in a yellow solution. The most terrifying thing was that the afterglow of the setting sun on the western hills turned blood red.

She looked at the sky worriedly. Yu Zian came over and said, "Don't worry. Even if they don't believe it, this scene is scary enough to attract their attention."

"Don't worry, mom. Just do your best and leave the rest to fate. We have already informed them and we have a clear conscience."

"Brother is right. It's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words. Mom, don't be sad."

Lan Qiyan said dimly, "I don't know what the consequences will be this time. No one can predict it."

At this time, thousands of miles away in Beijing

The Imperial Observatory looked towards the southwest and shook his head.

"Master Yang, is there no other way?"

"Nephew Gu, we are thousands of miles away. By the time the notification arrives, the incident has already happened. We can only wait for rescue."

Gu Rufeng looked to the southwest and said, "I hope you are safe."