Siheyuan: I just want to live

When Chen Feng anxiously rode his bicycle to the farm, he saw from afar that the workers living on the farm had already come out of their tents.

I saw them, each holding a flashlight, hurriedly gathering towards the open space in the center of the farm.

Everyone had an expression of panic on their face, and they kept asking each other, inquiring, and discussing what had just happened.

For a moment, the scene was filled with noise and chaos, like a pot of boiling porridge.

Chen Feng walked quickly into the farm and saw the group of farm workers who were running around like headless flies.

He frowned and quickly glanced around, then his eyes locked on a wooden box not far away.

Without any hesitation, Chen Feng took a big step and ran straight towards the wooden box. After Chen Feng climbed onto the wooden box and stood firmly, he took a deep breath, gathered all his strength and shouted loudly.

"Everyone, be quiet! Be quiet! I am Chen Feng, the farm manager! Please be quiet and listen to me!"

Chen Feng's sudden shout was like a thunderbolt across the night sky, instantly drowning out the chaotic and noisy discussions at the scene.

The noisy crowd suddenly stopped as if they were under a spell. Then, everyone turned their heads towards the direction where the sound came from.

When someone used the dim light of a flashlight to see clearly that the person standing on the wooden box and shouting was Chen Feng himself, he quickly raised his voice and echoed loudly.

"Everyone, be quiet! Director Chen is here! We are all going to follow Director Chen's orders now!"

Seeing that the farm workers at the scene had all become silent as if they were dumbfounded, Chen Feng cleared his throat and then shouted loudly again to everyone present.

"Everyone, please don't panic! Just now, the ground shook suddenly, which was most likely an earthquake!"

Chen Feng's voice was as loud as a bell and instantly spread throughout the scene.

"Just now, by carefully feeling the vibrations coming from the ground, we can roughly determine that the source of this earthquake should be quite far away from here. Therefore, there is no need to be too nervous or afraid!"

However, after he explained the reason why the ground was vibrating just now, he did not stop talking about it. Instead, he spoke again seriously to the farm workers on the scene.

"Although this earthquake will not cause any substantial damage to us at present, we still cannot relax or be careless at this moment!"

The farm workers at the scene looked at each other. They were somewhat confused by Chen Feng's contradictory words.

Finally, an impatient person couldn't help but stand up and asked Chen Feng loudly.

"Director Chen, one moment you told us not to worry, and the next moment you told us to stay alert. What on earth does that mean? You've got us all confused!"

When Chen Feng heard the man's question, he quickly waved his hand, signaling him to be patient, then cleared his throat and hurriedly explained.

"Oh, you don't know! This earthquake doesn't just happen once. Generally speaking, there are often aftershocks after the main shock."

"That's why I told everyone to stay alert at all times, just in case!"

At this point, Chen Feng paused, and then added: "Besides! Although an earthquake has occurred at this time, we still have many very important things waiting for us to do."

However, Chen Feng's words did not completely dispel the doubts in everyone's hearts. At this time, another voice came from the crowd.

"Director Chen, there's already an earthquake here. Is there anything more important than avoiding the earthquake and ensuring your own safety?"

Hearing this man's words, Chen Feng immediately explained with a serious expression: "I'm sure you all know that just now, a sudden earthquake struck."

He paused, looked around, and saw the panic on everyone's faces. He continued, "Although we are lucky enough to be safe and sound, the buildings on the farm are hard to say! Especially the granary!"

Having said this, Chen Feng unconsciously raised his voice, as if he wanted to draw everyone's attention to the seriousness of this issue.

"Everyone should have felt it just now. How strong the vibration caused by this earthquake is! If cracks appear in the granary and it causes leaks, the consequences will be disastrous!"

As soon as Chen Feng finished speaking, the entire farm fell into silence, with only the occasional sound of wind breaking the tranquility.

Then, someone came to his senses first and murmured to himself, "Yes... the granary is filled with the wheat we just harvested with great effort this year!"

This sentence was like a flash of lightning that pierced the night sky, instantly igniting the fire of anxiety in people's hearts. Everyone at the scene turned pale, and their eyes revealed deep worry and fear.

The workers on the farm were basically farmers before, and they knew very well the consequences of food being soaked in water.

Finally, someone couldn't hold back his panic anymore and asked anxiously, "Director Chen, how should we deal with this situation? Do we really have to go up to the roof of the granary to check it out?"

This person's words were like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples and attracting the people around to echo him.

Although Chen Feng had just said that there might still be subsequent aftershocks, and climbing onto the roof at this moment would undoubtedly be extremely dangerous, in order to protect the precious food in the granary, everyone still resolutely decided to take the risk.

At this time, Chen Feng heard that they were going to climb onto the roof to check, and immediately shouted loudly: "You don't need to go up to the roof and take risks. We have some plastic sheets in our warehouse."

Then, Chen Feng continued to direct: "Everyone, hurry to the warehouse, take out all the plastic sheets, and then bring them to the granary. Use them to cover the grain tightly. This way, it can also play a role in preventing rain!"

Upon hearing this, many employees on the scene took quick action without any hesitation.

Some people ran to the door of the warehouse and pushed it open with force; others quickly rushed into the warehouse to look for where the plastic sheet was stored.

In a short while, bundles of brand new plastic sheets were moved out of the warehouse one after another, and with the concerted efforts of everyone, they were quickly transported to the granary.

After entering the granary, everyone had a clear division of labor and cooperated well. Some were responsible for spreading the plastic sheet, while others carefully covered it on top of the pile of grain.

To ensure that every grain of food is well protected from possible sudden rainfall, the whole scene is tense and orderly, and everyone is fully focused on this work.

After everyone worked together to properly cover the food, everyone gathered in the open space again.

There was a burly and strong man standing in front of the crowd. He looked at Chen Feng with sharp eyes and asked loudly:

"Director Chen, now that the grain has been covered tightly, what else do you want us to do next?"

After hearing this, Chen Feng paused for a moment, then responded again: "Comrades, there are still many employees in our farm who usually live in their own villages. But the quality of those houses is really not very good."

At this point, Chen Feng paused for a moment, then continued with a serious expression: "It just so happened that at this moment, we encountered this sudden earthquake."

"I think those houses, which were not very strong to begin with, have probably collapsed, and the people living inside may have been buried under the rubble."

After saying that, Chen Feng waved his hand and gave an order in a decisive manner: "Therefore, everyone should quickly split up and form several teams."

"Go to the villages you are familiar with and search them carefully. If you find people trapped under a collapsed house, you must immediately start the rescue work without hesitation!"

As soon as Chen Feng finished speaking, everyone on the farm took action without hesitation. Some of them were busy forming teams, while others hurriedly packed up various tools and equipment needed for rescue.

Before long, spirited and well-equipped teams had assembled.

Afterwards, these team members, with an eagerness and sense of mission, took firm and powerful steps, filed out of the farm gate and rushed towards the surrounding villages.

After they walked out of the farm, the sky gradually turned pale, and it seemed that daybreak would soon arrive.

At this time, Chen Feng looked at the empty farm and began to walk around with a flashlight to see if the earthquake had caused much damage to the houses on the farm.

After Chen Feng walked slowly around the entire farm, he was surprised to find that although the earthquake they had just experienced was fierce, the damage caused to various buildings on the farm was not particularly serious.

Most of the buildings were only slightly damaged and can be restored to their original state with a little repair.

However, those houses that were built relatively long ago were not so lucky. They appeared shaky under the impact of the earthquake, and some even showed obvious cracks and signs of collapse.

Fortunately, apart from these old houses, other buildings are basically intact.

But at this moment, Chen Feng noticed the staff dormitory that was being demolished. The dormitory had already been demolished halfway, and the earthquake made it even worse, turning it into a row of shocking ruins, with broken walls scattered all over the ground.

Seeing this scene, Chen Feng did not show any regret, because he knew very well that this staff dormitory was originally planned to be demolished and rebuilt.

Now this earthquake has been of great help, saving a lot of manpower, material resources and time.