When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Chapter 288 Global Anomalies

Just as Zhu Chongjiu looked up and saw that no one was around, a sudden feeling of sorrow welled up from the bottom of his heart.

Tears streamed uncontrollably down my face.

"What's going on here?"

He hastily wiped away a couple of tears, noticing that although there were people working in the distance, none of them were paying attention to him.

Zhu Chongjiu took off his coat and used it to wrap the sword he had just dug out of the ground.

After finishing all this, he thought for a moment, then put down his work, left the foundation pit, and walked directly out of the construction site.

Fortunately, he didn't run into any acquaintances on the way. When he reached the construction site gatekeeper, Zhu Chongjiu deliberately showed the hilt of his sword.

Because the hilt of the sword is made of wood.

It's exposed so the security guard can see it.

If the security guard sees that it's wood, even if it came from a construction site, he usually won't care.

If nothing was leaking, there was a very obvious long, narrow object wrapped in clothing.

There's a high chance the security guard will check.

He came in perfectly fine, but came out with a sword?

This is not a good thing to explain.

Fortunately, there was no danger.

Zhu Chongjiu successfully brought the sword to the outside of the construction site, put it in the trunk of his car, and then made a series of phone calls.

After learning that his family was alright, the sadness subsided, and he went back to work.

After returning home and having dinner, Zhu Chongjiu studied the sword for a while longer.

There's really nothing special about it, and it doesn't bear much historical significance.

Zhu Chongjiu finally concluded that the sword was "a product of the modern era".

It's not worth much!

More than ten days later, Zhu Chongjiu, while working with his coworkers, overheard one of them saying:

"Ninth Brother, have you heard?"

"What?"

"Isn't there a new housing development opening this year on Huancheng South Road?"

"I know, what's wrong?"

"Stop!"

Upon hearing from his coworker that the housing development had been halted, Zhu Chongjiu asked in confusion:

"Why has it stopped?"

Haven't you heard that pre-sales are doing quite well?

“I have a friend who works on that construction site.”

That construction site started only half a month later than ours.

But my friend told me that after the construction team came to the site, they couldn't dig the foundation.

The harder you dig, the harder it gets.

It's been half a month, and they haven't even dug the foundation for one building.

So when people came, the construction team quit.

The client also consulted geologists, but even they couldn't come up with a clear explanation.

Finally, some soil was collected and sent for testing.

This incident caused quite a stir within the construction site.

When the coworker got to this point, it was as if he had thought of something.

"Hey, Ninth Brother."

I remember we had a similar problem when our construction site started this year, didn't we?

"Oh well, who cares about that?"

If we have work to do, we can earn money.

"Get to work!"

Although Zhu Chongjiu said this, he secretly thought to himself, "Fortunately, my construction site will start work a little earlier."

If it's late, will it end up like that construction site on Huancheng South Road?

But what exactly happened?

I'm from the place where I was born and raised, so I know this land better than anyone.

How could such a problem occur?

Zhu Chongjiu, having racked his brains for a long time without coming up with a solution, could only continue working dejectedly.

Time flies, and the busy farming season is just around the corner.

Zhu Chongjiu's family also owned farmland, but it was always cultivated by his father.

I just chatted with my father a couple of days ago and learned that the seeds and fertilizers for this year have already been purchased.

We'll wait until the day comes to sow the seeds.

However, his father said something that surprised Zhu Chongjiu.

Zhu Chongjiu's rural hometown was near the grasslands.

His father told him that a pack of wolves had suddenly appeared on the grassland recently.

They've already entered the village and attacked the livestock.

The pig from that family and the sheep from that family were both carried away by wolves.

Upon hearing about wolves, Zhu Chongjiu asked his father in confusion, "What era are we living in? Why are there still wolves around?"

There are wolves on our grasslands, but that's something from when you were kids.

Nowadays, it's so rare to see even a wild rabbit on the grasslands.

"Who knows how they got out?"

After this incident came to light, Murakami reported it to his superiors.

After the authorities learned of and confirmed the truth of the matter, they provided some compensation to the villagers who suffered losses.

But wolves are protected animals, and villagers are not allowed to hunt them.

All I can say is to remind everyone to keep a close eye on their livestock.

At the same time, people are not allowed to walk at night.

Even during the day, try not to venture too far into the grasslands.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongjiu hurriedly instructed his father not to stay in the countryside after finishing his work in the fields.

Hurry up and come live in the county.

Days passed by, and Zhu Chongjiu noticed that the construction progress at the site was slowing down significantly.

I learned from my boss that the price of some sand and gravel has been rising rapidly recently.

With prices continuing to rise, the client's budget has clearly exceeded expectations.

However, construction cannot be halted once a building is halfway completed, so the client can only proceed with slow construction while waiting for the price of sand and gravel to drop.

Zhu Chongjiu had asked the boss why the price of sand and gravel had suddenly and continuously increased.

The boss said, "I heard that mining sand and gravel has become much more difficult than before."

Sand and gravel mines across the country suddenly became unusually hard.

This leads to difficulties in mining.

so……!"

The slow construction progress is not the worst news.

When Zhu Chongjiu returned home, he found his parents had come to his house and were complaining to his wife.

The land this year is so hard that tractors can't even gather it for planting.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongjiu finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

Migrant workers having no work means they have no income.

When farmers can no longer cultivate the land, things will become even more serious.

Food will always be humanity's top priority and last resort.

Upon hearing his parents' words, Zhu Chongjiu quickly asked, "What did the village say about this situation?"

What does the above say?

Such a big matter needs an explanation, right?

"I don't know yet."

These past few days, the village secretary has been going to meetings at higher levels every day.

We'll have to wait for specific solutions!

The father replied to Zhu Chongjiu!

"Dad, I feel like we need to stock up on food."

If this only happens this year, it's fine. But if it continues like this every year, then grain will become something everyone is scrambling to buy.

During dinner, Zhu Chongjiu talked with his parents about how to deal with the current situation.

When the night was deep and quiet, the wife suddenly said, "Honey, I've noticed that something's wrong with my body right now."

Not only me, but our daughter's health isn't quite right either!

"What's wrong?"

Upon hearing his wife's words, Zhu Chongjiu asked.

"As I told you before, my strength is increasing day by day."

Even the eldest daughter is included.

She can lift toys that are almost as heavy as herself.

This is something she shouldn't be able to do at her age.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongjiu replied, "No, I'll ask for leave tomorrow."

Let me take you and your daughter to the hospital for a check-up.

No matter what happens, the most important thing is for the whole family to be healthy.

The next morning, Zhu Chongjiu brought his wife and daughter to the hospital.

We've done all the tests, and there's nothing wrong; everything is normal.

Meanwhile, the doctor who was conducting the physical examination said, "Recently, quite a few people have had this symptom, and we don't know what's wrong with them."

Another week passed, and finally, the authorities provided a solution that was hardly a solution at all, regarding spring planting.

The above announcement states that due to unique geological changes around the world, the land has become unusually hard.

The state will produce a batch of special agricultural implements.

This tool can be used to break through soil that has become hardened due to alteration.

Soon, this equipment will be distributed free of charge to various farmers.

The last point in the announcement specifically mentioned that "this device is for manual use only."

As for the equipment used in the machinery, the country is still urgently developing it!

After learning about this document, Zhu Chongjiu said helplessly, "This is another transition from the mechanical age to the manual age."

After the document was issued, a headline appeared on my phone.

The content is news about the country's major arms factories starting to work overtime to produce agricultural implements.

For the next two weeks, the construction site where Zhu Chongjiu worked was completely shut down due to the lack of sand and gravel.

Having never farmed much before, he joined his parents in picking up hoes and digging holes in the ground to sow seeds.

While working, the father comforted himself, saying, "Although it's a bit more tiring than in previous years, the grain prices this year will definitely be outrageously high."

You reap what you sow!

Although it was his father's way of comforting himself, Zhu Chongjiu also agreed with this point.

However, this will also cause the prices of various supplies to skyrocket.

Especially daily necessities.

Finally, autumn arrived.

The price of grain is three to four times higher than in previous years.

However, as Zhu Chongjiu said before, in the past six months, the prices of various supplies, especially daily necessities, have increased several times.

Vegetables, in particular, are shockingly expensive.

On the first snowfall of early winter, Zhu Chongjiu held his daughter in his arms, while his wife stood to the side.

A family of three is watching the snowflakes fall from the sky from their window.

"Honey, by next summer, our daughter should be starting kindergarten."

"By then, you won't be as exhausted as you are now, juggling childcare and work."

"I'm not tired at all. As long as I see my eldest daughter every day, I'm not tired at all!"

Just as Zhu Chongjiu and his wife were pouring their hearts out to each other, their phone suddenly beeped.

After handing his daughter over to his wife, Zhu Chongjiu picked up his phone to see who was messaging him.

"When I opened it, it was a news article that popped up on a short video platform."

After Zhu Chongjiu clicked in, he saw what appeared to be a scene taken by a passerby.

But I only saw half of the story before the screen suddenly turned gray.

"This work has been removed due to violations!"

But even this half of the content was enough for Zhu Chongjiu to confirm his suspicion that many strange things had happened in the past year.