My Courtyard Refuge

: The Great Flare Strikes

The Lantern Festival night in the capital is as lively as New Year’s Eve.

The grand fireworks show, the wonderful light show, the sea of ​​lanterns in the streets and alleys…

What a picture of prosperity!

After dinner, Xu Dong and his wife took their twin sisters for a stroll on the street, gathering wherever was exciting.

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

“Why did you come back so late? Keke, they have school starting tomorrow!” Mother Xu nagged.

Little Coco didn’t feel sleepy at all, and pulled Mama Xu’s sleeve to show off:

“Grandma, the lanterns on the street are beautiful, there are also big fireworks, and there are many young ladies in summer clothes. I want to wear summer clothes too.”

“Okay, okay, when you and Lele are on vacation, grandma will take you to the pedestrian street to buy.” Madam Xu said dotingly.

“Grandma is so nice, I want to be a heroine.”

“Women are not good, princesses are the best…”

After a while of commotion, the time passed quickly at half past ten. After a brief wash, the family finally fell asleep.

Xu Dong was leaning on the head of the bed, chatting with his wife while watching a certain overseas sports live broadcast.

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

“Honey, it’s getting late, go to bed quickly.” Yang Lina urged.

Xu Dongliang turned on the screen of his mobile phone, “You go to bed first, I can watch football, tonight’s game is very important.”

Of course, these are all excuses.

Yang Lina must be really tired, and soon there was a slight snoring sound.

…

An hour later, the solar flare arrived as promised, 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 sudden interruption of the live broadcast signal on his mobile phone, Xu Dong knew that the first round of solar superflare had reached the earth.

According to the reports I read in my previous life, this flare lasted for nearly an hour, and its power was equivalent to the energy produced by the simultaneous explosion of 1500 trillion giant hydrogen bombs.

It is the most violent solar flare that humans can observe in history, and even changed the course of human civilization to a great extent.

Only 48 minutes later, a horrific prevention and control alarm suddenly sounded in the sky above Yanjing. The whole family was awakened, and the triplets even cried loudly.

While busy getting dressed, Yang Lina asked Xu Dong loudly, “What’s going on? Did an earthquake happen?”

Xu Dong shook his head, and handed the mobile phone to his wife, which contained an emergency text message.

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

An hour earlier, the sun had erupted in a huge flare that devastated parts of the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.

In order to cope with the flare-up again, except for a few special places, all regions of the country will be cut off at 5:00 a.m., please be prepared in time.

From today, schools are closed, factories are closed, and businesses are closed. The notice requires all residents to stay at home as much as possible and not to go out unless necessary, so as not to cause harm.

Signature: Daxia Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Committee

“Husband, what’s the matter with this solar flare?” Yang Lina’s face was covered.

“Didn’t you take high school geography?”

Xu Dong’s mentality is not bad at this time, and he still has the mood to joke.

Yang Lina returned a hygienic eye, and Xu Dong quickly explained: “Solar flares, you can understand that the sun suddenly erupted, and its energy will directly rush towards the earth.”

“The earth won’t explode, right?” Yang Lina said in horror.

“It shouldn’t be.” Xu Dong comforted, “It can only damage electrical equipment at most, and affect communication. 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 it cause radiation?”

“I don’t know about this, anyway, no matter whether it affects or not, we will stay at home and not go anywhere…”

Before Xu Dong finished speaking, the two Keke sisters were wearing pajamas and panicking with bare feetZhang Di broke in.

“Mom, Dad, I’m afraid…”

“Good girl, mom and dad are here, don’t be afraid!”

Xu Dong hugged Lele, Yang Lina hugged Ke Ke, and the couple used their own methods to coax the child.

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

“Dad, Mom, are you okay!” Xu Dong greeted.

“We’re fine! Dongzi, what’s going on outside?” Mother Xu asked anxiously.

“Did you not read the text message?”

“We don’t have the time to look at our phones. Dabao and the three of them have been crying all the time, and they just stopped crying.”

Mama Xu patted Xiaobao while answering.

Yang Lina quickly recounted the content of the emergency text message, and Xu Dong also expressed his speculation.

After hearing this, Dad Xu asked strangely: “Are there good guys and bad guys in this flare? Why is our country doing nothing but staring at those foreign countries to wreak havoc?”

“How is this possible?”

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

“Our country is now on the back of the sun, that is, at night, the sun does not shine on us, so the impact is of course small.

However, European and American countries are now on the sunny side, that is, in broad daylight, and have been directly impacted, so the damage is so great. ”

Xu Dong pursed his lips and continued:

“Actually, not only our country, but also the neighboring countries around us should not have been greatly affected.

Only a few hours later, the sky will be bright, and we will face the impact directly like the current European and American regions, so the country will cut off power decisively. ”

“So that’s what happened, so our country is lucky this time!” Dad Xu gloated.

Xu Dong shook his head subconsciously, and it is estimated that Xu’s father will stop laughing soon.

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

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

This will be an unprecedented catastrophe.

Looking back, Mama Xu suddenly asked a key question: “When will this…flare end?”

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

“About a week!”

“Fortunately, it’s not too long. Seeing how serious you are, I thought it would take several months!” Madam Xu smiled.

===Section 15===

“It’s not short for a week. The water and electricity are cut off. The countryside is fine, but the city is probably going to be a mess.” Yang Lina said with emotion.

These words inspired Father Xu, and he suddenly slapped his thigh vigorously, his face full of excitement.

Mama Xu was startled, and glared angrily:

“What are you crazy about? You scared Dabao and the others so much that I can’t stop talking to you.”

Father Xu quickly explained: “Let me tell you, with the water and electricity cut off, the things in our store will definitely sell like crazy. I’ll go and raise the price tomorrow.”

“Dad, what time is it, are you still thinking about doing business?” Xu Dong was speechless.

What’s more, the products in the store are more valuable as they go to the back, and they are on sale now, which is a typical picking up sesame seeds and throwing watermelons.