Era: 1979 From mountain man to richest man

Chapter 188 Aftershocks
Time seemed to be stretched out for a moment.

Song Chaoyang heard bursts of squeezing and friction sounds coming from the cement bricks in the house under his feet.

At the same time, the tiles on the roof slid downwards with the shaking.

Tiles kept falling to the ground, breaking into pieces and making a series of "crackling" sounds.

In addition to the echoes of the mountains, there are also people shouting, and the sounds of various animals are also mixed in.

It seemed like the whole world was in chaos.

Although I had known for a long time that there would be an earthquake, my heart beat faster and my soul trembled when I experienced it myself.

At this moment, out of the corner of his eye, Song Chaoyang saw a blue light rising from the high mountain in the sky, rushing towards the sky like a bolt of lightning.

The entire night sky was illuminated for a moment.

At this moment, the shaking of the earth stopped.

The strange chirping of the valley suddenly disappeared, leaving only the sounds of animals and humans.

"The ground... was there an earthquake?" Dong Qiushi, who was having a late-night snack in the yard, finally came back to his senses and asked Song Chaoyang on the roof.

Half of the tiles on the Song family's pavilion had fallen off and shattered around the pavilion. At this moment, he could see the night sky directly above the pavilion when he raised his head.

Before Song Chaoyang could answer, everyone in the other rooms also walked out.

Everyone looked shocked.

"It's okay, the earthquake has passed." Song Chaoyang said to the people downstairs.

At this moment, faint shouts of people could be heard in the field.

“XX’s house fell down!”

"XX's pig pen collapsed!"

"The roof of XX's house fell off!"

"Hurry up and save people!"

After hearing this, similar cries for help appeared in other places.

Fortunately, many people had just gone out because of the incident in Yangjiagou, and those who had not gone out also woke up. They were still awake when the earthquake hit.

When the rest of the Song family heard the noise outside, they all ran outside the door and looked into the fields.

There were torches lit everywhere, and with the light, you could probably see that several families' houses in Qingsong Bay had collapsed.

In addition, most of the tiles in the tile-roofed houses were damaged a lot by the earthquake.

Village cadres mobilized and began to call on young adults to rescue the collapsed houses first.

However, most people will choose to run home first to confirm the situation of their home.

For example, Song Shouyi and Qin Tie who just went out.

They both came back with flashlights.

As soon as Song Shou came back, he led everyone to start checking.

"A lot of tiles have fallen off the house, and the walls and fences can't be seen changing at the moment."

After about a few minutes, Song Chaoyang summarized what he saw.

The newly built cement house performed quite well under such intensity, only a lot of the tiles were shaken off by the earthquake.

The Song family still has a lot of spare new tiles, and they will be able to restore them all in the new house tomorrow morning.

Fortunately, it didn't rain today, otherwise the things in this room would have suffered.

The Song family only used prefabricated panels as a roof on the main room.

At this time, dad Song Shouyi still wanted to visit the old house.

Song Chaoyang then followed him and asked him:
"By the way, where are the others, Second Brother?"

Dad said:

"He was called up by the brigade to rescue people."

No need to guess that it was Qin Wanshan who shouted. At this moment, almost everyone went home to check the situation of their own homes.

Except for some village cadres who are still helping with the rescue, few people can still stay here.

The second brother is the person his father-in-law plans to train to take over, and now is the time to increase his presence.

Song Chaoyang couldn't help but sigh, whether Qin Wanshan was true or not, he really did a good job.

When Song Chaoyang and the others arrived at the old house, they saw that the original kitchen and Song Chaoyang's room had completely collapsed.

An entire corner of the house was gone.

If someone sleeps in it tonight, the consequences will be serious.

This scared Song Shouyi into a cold sweat.

You must know that he had planned to sleep in Song Chaoyang's house before.

Because only Song Chaoyang's bed had untouched bedding, the bedding and pillows of the other beds had been moved to the new house.

"Okay, if this house collapses, it will collapse."

"I already have a new house anyway, so there's nothing to miss."

Song Chaoyang had no feeling at all about this dilapidated house.

Song Shou nodded.

He has no plans to spend money to rebuild here.

It was just that the house I had lived in for so long fell down, and I felt a little melancholy for a while.

Thinking of this, he slapped his forehead:
"By the way, I have to go see your father's side."

Song Chaoyang thought of the home of his third aunt Li Shuhui, and the two of them walked over directly.

I haven't heard anything from that side since the beginning.

Is it okay?
When passing by the pigsty, Song Chaoyang found that there was nothing wrong with the low pigsty here.

The pigsty on the Song family's side is relatively low and the roof is relatively flat. Even the tiles were not moved much by the earthquake.

Song Chaoyang didn't know what to say for a while.

Hearing them passing by, the pigs in the pig pen thought they were being fed. One pig even put its head on the fence and looked at Song Chaoyang and the others.

He was moaning and groaning.

When Song Chaoyang and the others arrived at the courtyard of Lao Song's family, they found that Li Shuhui and her two daughters were already standing in the courtyard.

Many tiles from their house fell to the ground.

The door frame of the main room was also deformed a lot due to the pressure of the adobe.

The door was squeezed and slightly deformed.

Obviously this is already a dilapidated building.

Seeing Song Chaoyang coming, they came to their senses and asked Song Chaoyang if they were okay.

After Song Chaoyang said it was okay, Li Shuhui breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Chaoyang looked at their dilapidated house and asked them to stay at his house first while waiting for the brigade to organize manpower to repair it.

Li Shuhui was not polite to Song Chaoyang. She really didn't dare to ask her to go back to the house now.

Things were worse inside that house than they looked outside.

We can only wait for the people in the brigade to come up with a solution.

This kind of natural disaster will be subsidized by the higher authorities.

After arranging the situation here, Song Chaoyang looked aside.

The house of the Song family next door was not much better.

There were several holes in the wall, and the kerosene lights inside could be seen at a glance.

The tiles on the roof were blocked by the branches of the walnut tree, so they did not slip much.

It's just that the tiles are piled up in one place on the roof.

Someone needs to put it back together.

"Dad! Mom! Are you okay?"

Song Shouyi didn't know why Mrs. Jia and Song Xiaoren didn't come out, so he shouted inside.

"Something's wrong, the tile was smashed on your father's head!" Mrs. Jia's voice came from the room.

Upon hearing this, Song Shouyi hurriedly walked in regardless of the danger.

As soon as I entered the main room, I saw a large starry sky above my head, as well as leaves and dust falling on the ground.

On the other side of the main room is the main room, and the couple are not at home at the moment.

When we arrived at the room of the Song family, the place was similar to the main hall. All kinds of leaves and dust were covered everywhere, and there were many broken tiles that had fallen down in the room.

Mrs. Jia lit a kerosene lamp on the bedside table. Her disheveled hair looked like a ghost in a horror movie.

Beside her, a large piece of skin on Song Xiaoren's forehead was broken by a tile, and it was bleeding. Mrs. Jia spat in a traditional way, while chanting:

"Saliva is medicine, and saliva is like a crust..."

But the blood on the old man Song Xiaoren's head still didn't stop, dripping to the ground bit by bit. Song Shouyi quickly took out a bottle of Yunnan Baiyao from his body, and then took out a piece of white gauze.

This was what he had prepared when he went to arrest the people in Yangjiagou tonight, intending to see who was injured so he could stop the bleeding.

As a result, I didn’t use it just now, but I did use it now.

After going up and treating the old man's head, Song Shouyi asked the old man and the old lady to go to the new house.

Although the roof over there is leaking, it is not in danger.

The old man was injured now, so at least he still had a place to live.

Mrs. Jia didn't lose her temper and nodded in agreement.

When leaving, Song Shouyi asked:
"Mom, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Mrs. Jia shook her head.

She was actually hit twice on the head just now, but there was no blood, probably because her hair protected her from the damage.

Only the old man was hit on the head, and a large piece of skin fell off immediately, and blood continued to flow out.

Now that I have taken the medicine, it seems that the bleeding has really been stopped.

……

Song Chaoyang wasn't too surprised when he saw his father being brought back by his grandparents.

According to dad's nature, it is impossible for him to ignore it.

What's more, someone was injured.

It's just that when they come, there will be no room arrangements.

At least there is no place for them tonight.

There were beds, but there were people living in every room.

The place they could arrange to live was either Song Chaoyang's study, or they could live in a room with others.

Originally, Song Shouyi planned to let them stay in their room.

But Mrs. Jia refused to agree to anything and insisted on living in the same room with the old man.

"Then I'll go back to the educated youth spot." Cao Wei said to Song Chaoyang.

The room was empty after she let him out.

Song Chaoyang shook his head and said:

"No, there are still aftershocks. It's not safe to go back to the educated youth spot."

After that, he said to Mrs. Jia:

"I think the main room or the kitchen would be fine."

"You guys pick one."

When Mrs. Jia heard this, her eyes widened.

I just mentioned that there can be an extra bed in the study room.

Song Chaoyang seemed to understand what she was going to say, so he said directly:

"The study will be allocated to Song Lan and Song Zhu later. They can't squeeze three people into one room now."

Song Shouyi finally realized that his third son was clearly trying to cause trouble.

He opened his mouth and finally swallowed what he wanted to say.

After all, this house was built by my third son.

He couldn't even explain the truth.

Besides, the main room and kitchen are relatively safe places.

It just doesn't sound that nice to live in.

At this moment, everyone felt the aftershocks again, and the ground shook slightly again.

Many houses even made the sound of collapse again.

The people on the brigade are informing that the house that has become a dilapidated house is now uninhabitable, asking everyone to come out quickly and build sheds outside first.

Wait until the aftershocks have passed, then repair the house before going back to live there.

"You can also live outside."

Song Chaoyang said to Mrs. Jia.

Sleep in the house or outside? Mrs. Jia faced this problem.

In the end, looking at the injury on the old man's head, she finally gave in.

I endured this and chose to live in the main room.

After all, the top of the head is very stable, so there is no need to worry about tiles falling off.

Song Shouyi personally prepared temporary beds for Mrs. Jia and others and let them sleep on them.

I went outside to help.

Tonight was destined to be uneventful. There would be aftershocks soon, making no one want to sleep.

Not only Qingsong Bay, but also the surrounding villages.

However, the group of people who were caught in Yangjiagou were still detained, and the old party secretary would take them to the commune tomorrow.

This matter comes down to one code.

After all this trouble, Song Chaoyang fell asleep at four o'clock in the morning.

But I slept very lightly, half asleep and half awake, and I was not in a position to even have prophetic dreams.

It was dark outside at 6:30 in the morning, and I was woken up by the sound of tractors in the fields.

Song Chaoyang opened his eyes from the bed and saw the skylight casting down from the roof.

Quite busy today.

At this moment, my mother and my third aunt Li Shuhui are cooking in the kitchen.

Two cousins, Song Lan and Song Zhu, were busy feeding the pigs.

The pigs here need to be fed, and the pigs at home also need to be fed.

The second brother, father, and Professor Qian didn't rest all night last night. At this moment, they were heard outside the yard greeting Ye Qingshan next door.

Talking about the tractor outside, the old party secretary took the people from Yangjiagou last night to the commune to complain.

One after another other people in the yard also got up.

Start getting ready to wash up.

Grandpa and grandma want to go back and have a look.

The family's house is probably in trouble, and repairs that need to be made must be done quickly.

After Cao Wei got up and washed herself, she went back to the educated youth spot to take a look. A lot of tiles on the roof had fallen off and needed to be rebuilt. There was no problem in the front and back of the house.

After all, the adobe houses in the educated youth spots did not take long to be repaired.

I was quite serious when repairing it, so the quality is pretty good.

The old man of the Song family and the old lady Jia were sleeping peacefully in the main room. Everyone had gotten up, but they hadn't gotten up yet.

Finally, I was woken up by someone outside.

Dong Qiushi was the last one to get up. He had not slept much since the earthquake last night.

After getting up, he had breakfast and waited for Song Chaoyan to get him the order list.

Then he drove back to the provincial capital without stopping, and then took a plane back to Shanghai.

Before leaving, I didn’t forget to say goodbye to Professor Qian.

A contact information was also left.

After sending Dong Qiushi away, the Song family became busy.

I spent the whole morning redoing the tiles on the house.

At this time, Song Chaoyang already wanted to replace the tiles with glazed tiles or prefabricated boards.

This kind of ordinary tile is really a bit useless.

But I can't get there right now.

After lunch, Qin Wanshan brought people over to register the damage to each house so that people in the village could start organizing repairs.

However, this is only for dilapidated houses. The situations that can be handled by one’s own home are all handled by one’s own home.

Let’s start with the more serious families.

While queuing up, arrangements were made for Li Shuhui's family first, and in the afternoon someone started to help with the repairs.

By the time every household in the village had rebuilt their houses after the earthquake, only a week had passed.

Song Chaoyang's class reunion is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)