Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

The aftershocks didn't last very long, stopping after less than two minutes. However, this time no one dared to make any other moves, and everyone turned their attention to Ye Jianchuan.

This put Ye Jianchuan in a dilemma. Should he let everyone go back in peace? What if someone's house collapsed due to a little tremor because it was old and dilapidated? Would he be the one to take the blame?

However, if they weren't allowed to go back, they would see that they were all dressed rather thinly, and Ye Jianchuan also remembered that it would rain for a while after the earthquake.

Looking around the courtyard, people like Uncle Er and Uncle San were only wearing a small jacket, while Uncle Yi was even more outrageous, wearing only a pair of shorts and currently huddled to the side, covering his private parts with two towels.

If these elderly men, who are almost sixty, are left to get rained on in the yard, they might catch a cold, which would be a problem.

So Ye Jianchuan quickly organized his thoughts and then spoke again, "Everyone, this wave of aftershocks has passed, and there shouldn't be a second wave of aftershocks in the short term."

Now everyone should hurry home and put on their clothes, and then take out their rain gear.

There's a high probability of rain after this earthquake. We need to be prepared in the yard for aftershocks to prevent any casualties, and also take precautions against rain.

Upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, everyone hurried home, and within five minutes they were all dressed and back in the courtyard.

Ye Jianchuan, however, was not idle either. He pretended to go home and took out a large plastic sheet from his storage space.

This was a reward from the system some time ago. Ye Jianchuan initially thought it was for him to build a greenhouse.

However, it seems that using this thing to build a simple earthquake shelter, so that people can take shelter from the rain in the yard, is actually a good option.

After everyone in the courtyard returned, Ye Jianchuan called over a few men to help tie the corners of the plastic sheet to the houses in the middle courtyard.

Then a few clothes racks and other supports were added to make it a little more secure, and a simple waterproof shed was completed.

"Everyone, it's best if we don't go inside tonight, to avoid any unexpected situations."

It might start raining soon, so I'm going to use this plastic sheet to make a shelter from the rain, but it's definitely not big enough to cover the area.

Therefore, we will prioritize the elderly, women, and children. Gentlemen, if there is no space under the awning later, we will make way for you.

Ye Jianchuan's words convinced everyone in the courtyard, and they quickly followed his advice, moving the elderly, children, and women to the center of the courtyard.

But if they were just left standing there in the courtyard, they would definitely get a little anxious, so Ye Jianchuan started to comfort them.

"Actually, everyone doesn't need to worry too much. Although we felt a fairly obvious tremor just now, there were no cracks in the walls and ground of our courtyard house."

This is actually good news for us, proving that our courtyard house is still quite sturdy.

Moreover, judging from the tremors I just felt, I don't think this earthquake happened in Beijing, otherwise it would have felt much stronger.

Therefore, this earthquake may have a relatively smaller impact on Beijing.

At this point, Ye Jianchuan paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, as for the specifics, I think we should listen to what the government has to say."

My suggestion is that everyone try to get some materials so that we can set up a few simple earthquake shelters in the front yard, middle yard, and back yard.

After all, this earthquake isn't over just because it's over now. There's a possibility of aftershocks in the next few days, or even the next ten days or so. So, for the foreseeable future, we probably won't be able to stay indoors much.

As soon as Ye Jianchuan said this, the residents of the courtyard immediately started discussing it amongst themselves, and at that very moment, Ye Jianchuan's 'prediction' indeed came true.

As another aftershock struck, rain began to fall. Those who had initially been skeptical of Ye Jianchuan's analysis fell silent.

Chapter 261 Did a house really collapse?

And so, under Ye Jianchuan's command, everyone in the courtyard obediently took shelter under the awning to avoid the rain, and waited like this until dawn.

Four or five aftershocks followed, which made the residents of the courtyard live in fear, but fortunately, none of the houses in the courtyard were greatly affected in the end.

The only problem is that there's a crack in the wall of the front yard that faces the street. We can fix that with some cement later.

However, this only meant that there were no problems in the courtyard house itself, not that there were no problems elsewhere. Around six o'clock in the morning, the rain gradually stopped, and the area outside the courtyard house began to become noisy.

The residents of the courtyard had already started setting up stoves in the yard and preparing breakfast. After all, earthquakes were earthquakes, but they still had to go to work!

However, just as the women started cooking, two people rushed in from outside and began shouting Sha Zhu's name as soon as they entered the yard.

"Silly Zhu, Silly Zhu!! Quick, call some people out to help! The meat shop at the street corner has collapsed, and Old Liu and his wife are buried inside. Bring two people over to help dig them out!"

The neighborhood committee came to find help, since most of the people in this courtyard are steel mill workers, who are all strong, so it would be perfect to get them to help.

Sha Zhu was stunned when he heard the news, because he did not expect that a house in Beijing would be destroyed in an earthquake.

After all, Ye Jianchuan just said that this earthquake did not occur in Beijing, so the impact on Beijing should not be too great.

Furthermore, the houses in the courtyard were basically unaffected, and some people downstairs were even a little unhappy with Ye Jianchuan's decision.

Because in their view, the final result is that no houses collapsed. Since no houses collapsed, then we stayed outside for half a night, so wasn't it all for nothing?

But now it seems that Ye Jianchuan's statement about stopping everyone from going back just in case was indeed correct.

In fact, the residents of the courtyard house don't seem to realize that this courtyard house was originally a royal residence. The materials and effort used in its construction were definitely much better than those of ordinary houses, which is why the courtyard house shows almost no damage.

Why did the wall at the entrance develop cracks? It's because that wall had been demolished before and was later rebuilt by the people in the yard themselves.

The materials used may not have been as carefully selected, so although the wall is newer in terms of time, its quality is not as good as the houses in the courtyard.

After hearing what the people from the neighborhood committee said, there was an uproar in the courtyard. Fortunately, Ye Jianchuan was relatively calm and spoke directly to Sha Zhu.

"Brother Zhu, you should stay in the yard and help me take care of the two little ones. I'll bring a few men over to help."

"Oh, and once the fire's started, get some ginger and make them some ginger soup. It's windy and rainy outside so late at night; they might catch a cold!"

After saying that, without waiting for Sha Zhu to say anything, Ye Jianchuan turned around and looked behind him, "Xu Damao, Liu Guangfu, and Jie Cheng, the three of you come with me!"

说完，叶建川也不给这三人『内，部/群』:9.8"0'2？0"5。8'5,6绝的机会，直接转头就跟着街道办的人一起往门外跑去了。

Of the three, Xu Damao didn't actually want to go. In today's terms, Xu Damao could be considered a sophisticated egoist; he wouldn't do anything that didn't benefit him.

But there's nothing I can do. Ye Jianchuan has specifically named me, and the other two people named haven't said anything unnecessary either. If I were to make a mistake, all the goodwill I've built up over the years by keeping a low profile in the courtyard would probably go down the drain.

So in the end, Xu Damao could only follow behind the others and run towards the excuse shop.

So why did Ye Jianchuan bring Xu Damao and the others together? The reason is actually quite simple: on the one hand, this matter was indeed a thankless task.

He volunteered because he had a system with him; for Ye Jianchuan, this opportunity to do good deeds was a good chance to earn rewards.

Moreover, this opportunity to do good deeds is different from the usual assistance to impoverished families; it's a 'rare mission,' so Ye Jianchuan was definitely going to come.

However, for others, this task would be a thankless and arduous one, so Ye Jianchuan naturally wouldn't involve all his own people.

Then who are not one of our own? The names of Xu Damao and Liu Guangfu naturally came to mind.

As for why Yan Jiecheng was also invited, it was naturally because he needed to bring along one of his own to make it look like he had ulterior motives.

Of course, another reason is that the people Ye Jianchuan called away were the only ones in the courtyard who might not get along with Sha Zhu.

Xu Damao, of course, needs no introduction; he's Sha Zhu's old nemesis. Liu Guangfu, on the other hand, doesn't dare to act recklessly in front of Sha Zhu, but what can he do when his father, himself, and Sha Zhu all get along?

As for Yan Jiecheng, although Ye Jianchuan had a good relationship with the Yan family, Yan Jiecheng had also had two conflicts with Sha Zhu in recent years.

There's nothing you can do about it. Who told you, Sha Zhu, to have four children in your family? Yan Jiecheng got married even earlier than you, but he still doesn't have a son or daughter.

In addition, Yan Jiecheng also lived in the central courtyard, and Sha (Wang Hao) Zhu often spoke without thinking, so it was only natural that they would have a quarrel.

So although the Yan family had a good relationship with Ye Jianchuan, the relationship between Yan Jiecheng and Shazhu was not so good.

If we leave Sha Zhu and those three guys in the yard, those three guys will most likely go against Sha Zhu's wishes.

If something unexpected happens, it will be a problem. So, just in case, Ye Jianchuan simply brought all three of them along.

On his way to the street corner, Ye Jianchuan learned about the impact of the earthquake the previous night from the person at the street office.

The street where the courtyard house was located was not actually affected too much. Only four houses collapsed, and the reason for the collapse of these four houses was that they had been in disrepair for many years, so they could not withstand even the slightest disturbance.

Chapter 262 The person was finally rescued.

The other three houses were in the courtyards in the middle of the street. Most of the people in these courtyards had left to seek refuge shortly after the earthquake, so there was no one inside when those three houses collapsed.

In other words, only the Liu family, an elderly couple from the street corner, were buried inside when the aftershocks collapsed their shop around 5 a.m., as they were running back to their shop to prepare breakfast for the next morning.

Soon, Ye Jianchuan and the others arrived at the scene. Seven or eight people had already gathered around the collapsed shop, busily clearing away stones and wooden beams from the ruins.

Although Ye Jianchuan knew that such 'rescue' work was actually a bit too rudimentary, and that it was very likely that a single mistake could cause secondary injury to the people buried underneath.

However, Ye Jianchuan didn't dare to say much, because he himself didn't have the professional knowledge in this area, so he could only stand by and do odd jobs.

However, the situation soon changed. With another aftershock, Ye Jianchuan vaguely heard cries of agony coming from the ruins.

Ye Jianchuan no longer cared whether he knew rescue knowledge or not, and immediately signaled everyone to quiet down.

Although everyone was puzzled, they stopped what they were doing and turned their attention to Ye Jianchuan.

Ye Jianchuan's hearing, enhanced by the 'Body Building Technique 263', proved to be effective, and he quickly used it to pinpoint the location of the Liu couple.

Ye Jianchuan instantly became excited and shouted loudly at the source of the voice, "Old Liu, I now know where you were buried. Are you injured?"

"Is anything trapped under the collapsed building? If not, we need to start digging!"

Everyone around held their breath, not daring to utter a sound, for fear that their voices would prevent Ye Jianchuan from hearing Old Liu's words.

Meanwhile, Ye Jianchuan quickly received a message from the ruins: Old Liu and his wife were very lucky; when the earthquake caused their house to collapse, the walls did not fall on them.

So they were given time to react, which allowed them to successfully hide under a table in the store, although the table was subsequently destroyed when the building collapsed.

However, thanks to the protection of the tabletop and the two sturdy table legs, the couple were very fortunate not to be injured and even had a little room to move around.

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To put it simply, the couple was both unexpected and lucky to have found themselves inside the 'golden triangle' supported by the collapsed table.

After learning the news, Ye Jianchuan was no longer in a hurry. He turned to look at the other "enthusiastic people" around him and said something.

"Comrades, Lao Liu and his wife are relatively safe now. Our task now is to save lives, not to race against time."

We need to clear the collapsed parts slowly. We can't let too many people go up to the ruins and cause a secondary collapse.

Therefore, I think the number of people going up the rubble might need to be reduced, and we also need to be a little more careful during the cleanup.

At this point, Ye Jianchuan turned to Liu Guangfu and said, "Guangfu, come with me to the area directly above where Lao Liu and the others were buried. Let's throw the bricks and stones that can be taken out directly to the side."

"Xu Damao, Jie Cheng, you two go and move these bricks and stones to a place where they won't affect us."

After saying that, Ye Jianchuan turned to look at the man from the street office, "Brother Li, why don't you take these comrades and deal with the rubble around here?"

The "Brother Li" who was assigned to be in charge of this meat stall was actually quite confused just now. But seeing that Ye Jianchuan was willing to take over the command, he was naturally happy to do so. He immediately nodded and then led a few other enthusiastic people to get started.

It must be said that the disaster relief and disaster response publicity and education in later generations were very successful. The things Ye Jianchuan just thought of were actually just things he learned from doing a few related acting performances in school.