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The village chief shook his head. "It's okay. I'm old and don't sleep much. I'm used to it. Is what you said accurate? Will there really be an earthquake?"

He Yue said, "I don't know if it's true or not, but the little animals won't move away together if they're safe."

The village chief nodded and said, "That makes sense. It's best if nothing happens. It's also quite lively and nice for everyone to be together outside."

When He Yue heard this, she remembered that the village chief was now alone and his wife had passed away after giving birth to a child.

After much difficulty in raising the child, he finally got married. However, his daughter-in-law died shortly after giving birth to his grandson He Nian.

Before he could get over his grief, his son died while trying to save someone from the river.

For the sake of his only grandson, He Nian, who had been studying with He Tian, ​​persisted until now and suddenly disappeared one day.

No one knew where he had gone. What had happened to him? The county magistrate had been sending people to look for him, but they hadn't found him yet.

He Yue looked at the old and frail village chief and wanted to say a few words of comfort, but she didn't know how to say it.

In this way, they waited until almost three or four o'clock, and they were already beginning to feel drowsy.

Suddenly a cool breeze blew, and He Yue, He Youren, Dazhuang, Li Guihua and the village chief woke up instantly.

Others simply pulled the covers closer to themselves and stayed closer to their families.

They opened their eyes and found everything pitch black. The wind was getting stronger and stronger. Even He Yue could feel the ground starting to tremble slightly.

He Yue couldn't see anyone, so she tentatively called out, "Dad, Mom, Village Chief, are you there?"

They all answered at the same time, "Are you there?"

He Yue said, "Where are the torches? Hurry up and tell everyone to get up and stop running. We also need to notify Sun Xiaoquan and the others to come out quickly. The ground is shaking."

The village chief and He Youren fumbled for the torches and lit them. Fortunately, they had the torches ready beside them.

The ground was shaking from slight tremors to swaying, and the village chief, He Yue and others hurriedly woke everyone up.

Everyone woke up from their sleep and felt the ground shaking. At the village chief's order, everyone lit torches and sat there, not daring to run around.

He Youren and Dazhuang held torches and said, "Xiaoyue, take care of your mother and brother. Your eldest brother and I will go and tell them to come out."

Uncle Zhang also came out and said, "I'll go too. We'll go one by one, faster."

Li Guihua only instructed, "You must pay attention to safety."

He Yue said, "If you feel any danger, you must try to run to a wide area. Never go under a house or a tree."

The three of them nodded and ran to the three houses respectively. At this moment, the ground was shaking violently. The three of them knocked on the door and shouted hurriedly, which was heard by everyone at the village entrance.

They were all anxious, but they didn't see them come out for a long time, so Yang's mother and son got up impatiently.

You feel like you can't stand steadily and think you are dizzy because you were suddenly woken up?

The three of them went out. Yang looked at Da Zhuang holding the torch and said unhappily, "You little brat, why are you making such a noise in the middle of the night? You're not letting me sleep."

Da Zhuang said unhappily, "If you want to die, don't come out. Your kindness is being taken for granted."

Dazhuang left after he finished speaking. Yang was so angry that she was about to curse when she heard the sound of stones rolling on the mountain opposite.

He Youcai and He Youliang were so frightened that they ran away, completely forgetting about their mother.

Yang ran a few steps and then remembered the silver and money under her bed, so she went back to the room to get it.

When He Youcai was almost running to the village entrance, he looked back and saw that his mother was not following him.

He immediately called out to He Youliang, "Third brother, mother, mother hasn't come out yet."

He Youliang turned around and said, "Mom, hurry up and pick me up."

The two men ran back again, and this time they began to lose their balance. He Youren went to Xiaopang's house.

They came out when they heard the noise. Although they were not happy and Xiaopang even cried because of the noise, the three of them had just arrived in the yard when the house behind them collapsed with a loud bang.

The couple was so scared that they picked up Xiaopang and ran away, running faster than He Youren.

But it was not so easy for Uncle Zhang. Only Sun Xiaoshun came out. Uncle Zhang just grabbed Xiaoshun and was about to ask him to call out his parents.

Before he could even open his mouth, the house was torn in two and collapsed.

Uncle Zhang looked at the crack in the ground behind Xiaoshun and immediately pulled Xiaoshun away.

If they hadn't run fast, they would have fallen into the crack in the ground. Xiao Shun was caught off guard and was frightened.

When He Yue saw her elder brother, Uncle Zhang and her father running back, she finally felt relieved.

As soon as a few people ran to the village entrance, they heard rumbling sounds everywhere, which was really earth-shaking.

Those who were timid were scared and cried, but their cries were not as loud as the sound of mountains collapsing and the earth cracking.

The two brothers He Youcai were about to run back to pick up their mother. Seeing that their good house had turned into a pile of ruins, they wanted to turn around but found that there was no way to retreat.

Even though it was still dark, I could still see the dark pit in front of me with the faint moonlight.

The two were also scared, but without a torch, they could not see the road clearly and did not dare to run around. They had to hold each other and squat in front of their house.

The earthquake lasted for an hour or two and only stopped when the sky began to brighten.

Everyone was so surprised by the scene that they were speechless, and even felt a sense of fear.

Someone said, "Thanks to He Yue's advice, otherwise we would have gone to see the King of Hell together in our sleep."

"Yes! What a pity for our houses, food, and livestock!"

The village chief said, "If you lose a house, you can rebuild it. If you lose something, you can buy more and make more. But if you lose your life, you lose everything. We should be more open-minded."

Some people thought it made sense, and seeing that He Yue's family brought out all the pots, pans, and utensils, they regretted not bringing more things with them.

He Yue said, "Village chief, uncles and aunts, now that the earthquake is over, you can go to your homes to salvage some things, but be sure to pay attention to safety. Sister He Hua, Brother Daniu, and those who dare not go, please stay and watch over the children. Don't let them run around."

He Hua has to take care of her younger sister, Daniu has difficulty walking, and the children also need someone to look after them.

Li Guihua and Xiaozhuang were left behind, while He Youren, He Yue and some other men went back to their homes to see if they could find anything.

Only He Yue followed his father and Uncle Zhang to Sun Xiaoquan's house. Only Xiaoshun came out of his family, and it was not known whether they were still alive.

Their house was also a wooden house. He Youren and Uncle Zhang moved the wood together, and He Yue followed with smaller pieces of wood, listening carefully for any cries for help.

The village chief also took people to Yang's house, but when they were almost there, they were blocked by a big pit in front of them.

Seeing the huge pit and the ruined land and houses everywhere, I was very glad I listened to He Yue's advice.

A few people went around the pit and came to Yang's house. He Youcai and his brother were moving wood, looking for their mother.

The village chief said, "Go and help."

The others who followed immediately went to help. The village chief asked He Youcai, "Youcai? You guys are out now, but where's your mother? Isn't she out yet?"

He Youcai choked up and said, "We all came out at that time, and my mother must have gone back to the house to get something..."