A sudden rainstorm, coming and going swiftly, lasted less than half an hour before the sky cleared completely.
Without the rainwater under the eaves, the battered vegetable leaves, and the fresh air, it wouldn't even be noticeable that just moments ago, the fierce storm almost blew their house over.
Jiang Hu stood up and released his wife and children: "You all wait here at home, I'm going out to check around."
The eldest son quickly followed: "Dad, I'll go with you."
Jiang Hu didn't object, while the second wife held the children and went outside with the second daughter to sit.
The previous commotion was too terrifying, staying inside felt like the house might collapse at any moment.
Jiang Hu circled his house once; all the main beams were intact, only the chicken coop's roof had been stripped of some thatch.
Though it's a thatched house, the main beams are thick tree trunks, and the roof, despite appearing shaky, is actually very solid.
