"Are all the doors and windows closed? Check again."

"It's locked. Linlin and I will check it out when Li Shengnan comes this afternoon."

Yang Qing got goose bumps when she saw the mosquito that was that big. No wonder Li Shengnan had such a big swelling on her arm. This mosquito was even bigger than she said.

Take out the insecticide, open the inner glass window, and spray it on the wire mesh.

A large number of mosquitoes fell down, but more mosquitoes flew over.

From time to time, people's exclamations could be heard downstairs.

“Ouch, that hurts!”

"What the hell is this? Is it a mosquito?"

"A mosquito this big?"

"Close the window!"

However, some of the residents downstairs had not lived there for a long time, and their doors and windows had been removed, making them impossible to close.

I originally thought it didn’t matter if there were no doors or windows in such a hot day, but who knew there would be so many mosquitoes?

Some people couldn't stand it and ran out, but there were even more mosquitoes outside.

A group of mosquitoes surrounded a man and bit him. The man ran while shooing away the mosquitoes. His whole body was covered with blisters, and he felt itchy and painful. He shouted for help and rolled on the ground.

"Mosquitoes are attracted to light, so turn off all the lights." Leng Yi said.

Yang Qing quickly turned off all the lights.

"Go away and go into the room!" Leng Yi said as he took out a plug, tied a small iron clip to the copper wire in the electric wire, clamped the clip on the iron mesh window, and plugged in the power.

There was a crackling sound, and sparks appeared from the iron mesh window from time to time. Some mosquitoes caught fire, some were electrocuted to death, and some were burned to ashes.

The electrified iron mesh screen becomes a large electric mosquito swatter.

Leng Yi replaced several windows, and a thick layer of mosquito corpses fell under the windowsill.

After half an hour, the number of mosquitoes gradually decreased. Leng Yi closed the windows tightly and checked everywhere again. He was relieved only after he had blocked the gap in the door.

"Why don't we go into the space and sleep!" Yang Qing said. She didn't want to sleep in fear.

Leng Yi nodded and took Aqi and Xiaoxue with him. Lu Lin also brought the rabbit cage, worried that they would be targeted by mosquitoes outside.

The next morning, someone knocked on the door.

Leng Yi opened the door, and it was Gao Yang and the others.

Gao Yang also had a swelling on his face.

"Bitten by a mosquito?" Leng Yi asked.

Gao Yang nodded. "We've installed screens on the windows, but we don't know where the mosquitoes are coming in."

"I'd like to borrow Yang Qing's cupping device." Gao Yang said a little embarrassedly, "We've all been bitten. We've applied iodine, but it didn't work. I think the poison is still inside and we can't squeeze it out..."

Yang Qing handed him a box of cupping devices and said, "This set is for you. I still have some."

"Thank you so much!" Gao Yang was very grateful and took out a few jade rings from his pocket. "You are not short of food. I know you like this. Is it okay for you?"

"Okay, I like it very much!" Yang Qing smiled and took the jade ring.

These friends are quite conscientious. They will exchange things for anything they want, instead of taking it for granted that I should give them things just because they are friends.

Because of this, Yang Qing is not stingy and won't feel bad even if he gives them more things.

"Do you think these mosquitoes can be eaten?" Gao Yang asked.

"Ah? Better not!" Yang Qing felt a chill at the thought of eating those mosquitoes. "These mosquitoes are so poisonous, they must be carrying a lot of viruses. Be careful not to get sick from eating them. You still have a lot of food, don't take the risk."

Gao Yang nodded, "I think so too."

But now that I’ve lost my job, I have a strong sense of crisis. I always feel that the food will run out sooner or later, so I think every penny saved is a penny earned.

There were people in Yun Province who ate insects before. This mosquito is so big, it’s not certain that people there would really dare to eat it.

But in today's environment, there is no hospital to go to if you get sick from eating, so it is better to be careful.

Gao Yang returned to Room 702, and Leng Yi quickly closed the door.

After a few minutes, there was a knock on the security door outside.

Leng Yi opened the door and saw that it was Teacher Zhang. He quickly asked, "Teacher Zhang, what can I do for you?"

Teacher Zhang seemed a little embarrassed and waved to Leng Yi.

Leng Yi put on a mask and gloves, trying not to expose his skin. "Have you moved back?"

"Well, we just moved back two days ago. Who would have thought that my grandson was bitten by mosquitoes right after we got back. Do you have any medicine?" Teacher Zhang lowered his voice for fear of being heard.

"I have some heat-resistant sweet potato seedlings here. I'd like to exchange them with you."

Leng Yi raised his eyebrows. Teacher Zhang seemed to have quite a few connections. He could get all these things. Was it because of his son's relationship?

"Okay, wait a moment." Leng Yi nodded and went home to get a bottle of iodine for him. "This is all we have. This iodine is alkaline, and the mosquito poison is acidic. It should be effective."

"Thank you, thank you!" Teacher Zhang took the iodine and quickly put it away, then handed the sweet potato seedlings to Leng Yi. "You should plant them well, and they will bear fruit."

"Okay!" Leng Yi nodded, took the things and locked the door.

Back at 701, Yang Qing asked, "Who is it?"

"It's Teacher Zhang. He exchanged the heat-resistant sweet potato seedlings for a bottle of iodine." Leng Yi handed the thing to Yang Qing.

"He is really thoughtful." Yang Qing took the bag and looked at the sweet potato seedlings inside. They were a little wilted, but they had already grown roots, so they should be able to survive.

"Let's give it a try." Yang Qing took out the sweet potato seedlings and planted them in the pot where he had planted cold-resistant sweet potatoes before. After all, it was someone else's kindness, so he shouldn't waste it.

For the next few days, Yang Qing and the others didn't dare go out.

Finally, someone from the government started to eradicate the pests.

The radio is also calling on everyone to stay at home as much as possible, as there are too many mosquitoes and viruses, so don't eat them.

Then people wearing protective clothing went around the community spraying pesticides and disinfecting at the same time, and also distributed pesticides to residents of the community to spray at home.

After several days of disinfection and rising temperatures, the mosquitoes gradually disappeared.

However, the extremely hot weather has also led to less and less water. The water in the rivers and lakes has evaporated, and there is no place to get water.

When the weather is cold, at least you can boil snow to drink, but when the weather is hot, there is no place to collect water, and people cannot survive without water.

Many people died of heat stroke, and some died of thirst.

Although Xia City is a coastal city, the sea water cannot be drunk. Drinking it will only make you die faster.

Some people couldn't bear it and drank sea water. I heard that they died and turned into mummies on the beach.

More than ten days later, official news came that the seawater desalination project had produced results and a certain amount of purified water would be distributed to citizens every day.

After receiving the news, Li Shengnan came to 701 and invited Yang Qing and others to go get water together.

In order not to expose the space, Yang Qing agreed.

But when they got to the department store, they saw that there was only one water tanker truck and there were already hundreds of people queuing in front of it. By the time it was their turn, the water was gone.

The people in front were all dark and thin, smelling of sweat. When they saw Yang Qing and the others who were clean and tender, they all showed unfriendly looks.

Leng Yi stood in front of Yang Qing and said, "Forget it. We still have water at home. If we use it sparingly, it can still be used for a while. Let's not drain it."

Yang Qing nodded, "Let's go back!"

Li Shengnan looked at the long line and nodded helplessly.