My courtyard shelter

The Lantern Festival in the capital is no less lively than New Year’s Eve. read

Grand fireworks show, wonderful light show, sea of ​​lanterns in the streets and alleys...

What a picture of a prosperous age!

After dinner, Xu Dong and his wife took their twin sisters for a walk on the street, catching up on the exciting spots.

It wasn't until after nine o'clock in the evening that the four of them returned to the courtyard with unfinished business.

"Why are you back so late? Keke and the others have to start school tomorrow!" Xu's mother nagged.

Ke Ke, the kid, was not sleepy at all. He pulled Xu Ma’s sleeves to show off:

"Hey, the lanterns on the street are so beautiful. There are also big fireworks. There are many young ladies wearing summer clothes. I want to wear summer clothes too."

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"Okay, okay, when you and Lele have a holiday, grandma will take you to the pedestrian street to buy some." Xu's mother said dotingly.

"Grandma is so kind. I want to be a heroine."

"The heroine is not good, but the princess is the prettiest..."

After a period of commotion, the time quickly passed half past ten. After a brief wash, the family finally went to bed.

Xu Dong leaned on the bedside, chatting with his wife and watching a live broadcast of a sports event overseas.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand, just look at the picture.

"Honey, it's getting late, go to bed quickly." Yang Lina urged.

Xu Dong turned on the screen of his mobile phone and said, "You go to bed first and I'll watch some football. Tonight's game is very important."

Of course, these are all excuses.

Yang Lina must have been really tired, and she soon began to snore slightly.

…

An hour later, the solar flare came as scheduled, and this historical moment will be remembered by everyone:

Yanjing time: 23:35

London time: 15:35

New York time: 12:35

San Francisco time: 8:35

Seeing the live broadcast signal on his mobile phone suddenly interrupted, Xu Dong knew that the first round of solar superflares had reached the earth.

According to reports seen in previous lives, this flare lasted for nearly an hour, and its power was equivalent to the energy generated by the simultaneous explosion of 1,500 trillion giant hydrogen bombs.

It was the most violent solar flare ever observed by humans, and even changed the course of human civilization to a great extent.

Just 48 minutes later, a shrill prevention and control alarm suddenly sounded over Yanjing. The whole family was awakened, and the triplets even cried loudly.

While Yang Lina was busy getting dressed, she asked Xu Dong loudly: "What's going on? Is there an earthquake?"

Xu Dong shook his head and handed the phone to his wife. There was an emergency text message on it.

Yang Lina hurriedly took the phone and read it. The text message was very long, and its general meaning was as follows:

An hour earlier, the sun erupted in a massive flare that hit parts of the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.

In order to cope with another outbreak of the flare, except for a few special places, all regions across the country will have a power outage at 5 a.m., so please be prepared in time.

Starting today, schools, factories, and businesses are closed. The notice requires all residents to stay at home and not go out unless necessary to avoid harm.

Signature: Daxia Disaster Prevention and Reduction Committee

"Husband, what's going on with this solar flare?" Yang Lina looked confused.

"Didn't you take high school geography class?"

Xu Dong's mentality was quite good at this time, and he actually still had the intention to joke.

Yang Lina returned the favor, and Xu Dong quickly explained: "Solar flare, you can understand it as the sun suddenly erupting, and its energy will rush directly towards the earth."

"Then the earth won't explode, right?" Yang Lina said in horror.

"Probably not." Xu Dong comforted, "At most it can only damage electrical equipment and affect communications. It may also affect hydrology and climate. It should be impossible to destroy the earth."

Yang Lina patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately asked: "Will it harm the body? Will there be radiation?"

"I don't know about this. Anyway, regardless of whether there is any impact, we will stay at home and not go anywhere..."

Before Xu Dong finished speaking, the Coco sisters rushed in in a panic wearing pajamas and bare feet.

"Mom, Dad, I'm afraid..."

"Good girl, mom and dad are here, don't be afraid!"

Xu Dong hugged Lele, and Yang Lina hugged Coco. The couple used their own methods to coax the children.

Soon, the twins' emotions stabilized, and the four of them went downstairs to the bedroom of Xu's father and Xu's mother.

"Dad, Mom, are you okay?" Xu Dong greeted.

"We're fine! Dongzi, what happened outside?" Xu's mother asked anxiously.

"Didn't you read the text message?"

"We don't have time to look at our phones. Dabao and the other three have been crying all the time, and they just stopped crying."

Xu Ma answered and patted Xiaobao gently.

Yang Lina quickly repeated the contents of the emergency message, and Xu Dong also expressed his speculation.

After hearing this, Father Xu asked curiously: "Are there good people and bad people in this flare? Why is it that our country is fine, but it is staring at those foreign countries to cause destruction?"

"How can this be?"

Xu Dong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly explained:

“Our country is now on the backside, that is, at night, and the sun cannot shine on us, so the impact will certainly be small.

And European and American countries are now facing the sun, that is, in broad daylight, and they were directly hit, so the damage was so great. "

Xu Dong pursed his lips and continued:

"In fact, not only our country, but also our neighboring countries should not have been greatly affected.

It's just that in a few hours, the sky will be bright, and then we will face the impact directly like the current European and American regions, so the country will decisively cut off power. "

"So that's the case. So, our country is lucky this time!" Xu's father gloated.

Xu Dong shook his head subconsciously, and it is estimated that Xu's father will not be able to laugh soon.

Not only Daxia, but the whole world has underestimated the power of this super flare.

The damage to electrical equipment is at most an appetizer, and the damage to the atmosphere is the most fatal blow.

This will be an unprecedented catastrophe.

Back to the present, Xu's mother suddenly asked a key question: "When will this flare... end?"

Usually, no one knows the answer to this question, but Xu Dong is a reborn person, so he is an exception.

"About a week! "

"Fortunately, it's not too long. Seeing how serious you guys are, I thought I would have to wait for several months!" Xu's mother smiled.

"A week is not a short time. The water and electricity outages are not bad in the countryside, but the cities will probably be in chaos." Yang Lina sighed.

This inspired Xu's father, who suddenly slapped his thigh hard with excitement.

Xu's mother was startled and glared at him:

"What are you crazy about? I will never forgive you for scaring Dabao and the others."

Xu's father quickly explained: "I tell you, the things in our store will definitely sell like crazy with the water and electricity outages. I will raise the prices tomorrow."

"Dad, it's already this time, and you are still thinking about doing business?" Xu Dong was a little speechless.

Besides, the goods in the store will become more valuable as time goes by. If they start selling now, it will be a typical case of picking up sesame seeds and throwing away watermelons.