Chapter 90 The rainstorm begins

But that night, Shi Jiaojiao slept very uneasily.

She dreamed that she went out to find food in a rainstorm, but encountered a typhoon and was thrown directly into the water.

It was as if someone was strangling her throat tightly. She couldn't breathe and couldn't struggle out of the water. She gradually lost consciousness.

No, she has to stay alive and find Mu Ci!

Shi Jiaojiao was awakened, gasping for breath, and when she touched her forehead, it was covered in sweat.

It was three o'clock in the morning and it was pitch black outside.

This time I was awakened by a nightmare and I couldn’t fall asleep anymore.

Shi Jiaojiao lay on the bed in a daze, memories of her past life flashing through her mind.

At around seven in the morning, it started to rain outside again.

After Shi Jiaojiao finished her breakfast, she started practicing with Mu Ci.

The fear in last night’s dream is still fresh in my memory.

She could only vent her energy desperately and try to use fatigue to dispel the shadow in her heart.

Mu Ci also felt that something was wrong with Shi Jiaojiao, but he didn't ask. He just accompanied her silently.

As soon as the two men finished their sparring, there was a knock on the iron door of the corridor.

Mu Ci wiped the sweat off his forehead, walked out and opened the door.

"Just give me the bucket and fill it with water so I can bring it up to you. This way you don't have to run around."

Wang Jia came up to inform everyone to pick up the rain.

The rain might stop at any time, so it would be safer to take advantage of the opportunity to catch more.

Mu Ci went back and took out the bucket, "Thank you, but just call me through the intercom next time."

Although Wang Jia has been in Tiantai Community for several months, she has basically said few words to Mu Ci.

So he took the bucket, nodded and left.

After seeing Wang Jia off, Mu Ci turned around and looked at Shi Jiaojiao who had been standing by the window staring blankly outside.

He sighed, went over and closed the curtains, then pulled her to sit on the sofa.

Ever since he discovered that Shi Jiaojiao was in a bad mood this morning, he has been paying attention to her all the time, and he also sparred with her in the hope that she could release her emotions.

Obviously, this approach did not work.

Mu Ci leaned his hands on the back of the sofa and looked at her seriously: "You haven't felt better yet?"

Shi Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that even if she didn't say anything, she couldn't hide it from her brother's eyes.

She shook her head honestly.

Although she kept telling herself to relax, she would still involuntarily feel nervous, depressed, and even fearful when each new round of natural disasters began.

It was really because I had a very hard life in my previous life. I didn't have enough to eat, didn't have warm clothes to wear, and had to face the malice of others all the time.

She didn't dare to relax, for fear that if she did, she would not see the sun the next day.

This mentality has become a conditioned response.

She sighed inwardly.

Mu Ci stared at her, and then said in a gentle voice: "Everyone will have emotions such as fear and panic. This is normal, but we can't let ourselves get too caught up in it."

"This is not just the end of the world, it's every day of our lives. Although we can't stop the disaster from coming, we can decide how to live."

Shi Jiaojiao raised her head and met Mu Ci's worried eyes, and then heard him speak again.

"Would you like to stay in the Golden Room for a while?"

She nodded.

As soon as he entered the space, Mu Ci pulled him towards the warehouse.

Shi Jiaojiao looked at the full stack of supplies in front of her, and her heart, which had been floating in the air, slowly settled down.

Yes, now she has food, supplies, and weapons.

She would never go hungry again, nor would she fight with others with a dull kitchen knife when they targeted her.

Most importantly, she has found Mu Ci.

It seems that all the regrets from her previous life have changed, so what is she afraid of?

If she couldn't escape death in the end, she didn't want her last memories to be filled with tension and depression.

After coming out of the space, the two began to prepare today's lunch.

Shi Jiaojiao first made some goat milk for Xiao Hei before starting to eat.

Xiao Hei's appetite is getting bigger and bigger now, and he eats more than ten kilograms of meat a day.

In addition to meat, Shi Jiaojiao also prepares some vegetables for it to eat.

But it is impossible for such a big tiger to be filled with just that little food.

So now she also feeds it with rice.

Although tigers are carnivores, this is the only condition we have now, and it's good enough if they can have enough to eat.

While Mu Ci was eating, he observed Shi Jiaojiao's expression out of the corner of his eye.

His condition seemed to be much better, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

At night, Shi Jiaojiao and Mu Ci brought up buckets full of water from the 19th floor, poured the water into the water tank, and sent the empty buckets down.

Although the two of them would not drink this water, there was absolutely no problem using it to wash clothes.

It was extremely hot before, and because of the lack of water, the two of them packed up a lot of their clothes and threw them into the space.

Now that we have water, we might as well have a thorough cleaning.

Shi Jiaojiao stocked up a lot of clothes at the garment factory, and the two of them changed clothes frequently, so the workload was quite heavy.

The two of them divided the work, Mu Ci used the washing machine to wash the clothes, and after they were clean, Shi Jiaojiao put them in the dryer to dry.

Even with the machine, it still took the two of them two full days to wash all the dirty clothes.

But during the few busy days the two were in, the world did not return to normal as everyone expected.

The rain falls endlessly.

Sometimes it's a few hours, sometimes it's all night.

Even in the past two days, the rain has never stopped. Occasionally the rain slows down a little, but there is no sign of stopping, and even the streets are gradually flooded.

At this moment, the joy that once existed had long since disappeared, replaced by deep fear.

Even a fool can see that something is wrong with the weather.

This day, it was like a leak.

People looked at the sky in despair, and even felt a little numb in their hearts.

Is humanity going to become extinct?

With heavy rain and low temperatures as double buffs, everyone is facing a greater crisis.

The first is humidity.

Due to the continuous heavy rain for several days, almost all the clothes and beddings in the house were damp.

If clothes are not dried for a long time, they will not only easily breed bacteria, but also cause many people to catch colds and fevers.

Although it is just a minor cold, in the past it could be cured by taking two pills, but nowadays, it can be fatal if left untreated for too long.

Some people who already suffer from rheumatism suffer even more.

Many people have rashes on their bodies, and the itchiness is almost unbearable.

The most annoying thing is the cold.

The temperature today is hovering around minus ten degrees Celsius.

In the past, everyone could withstand this temperature.

But with heavy rain, it’s different.

The cold today is more tormenting than before.

The damp coldness seemed to turn into countless sharp ice needles, piercing directly into the bone marrow, making people feel excruciating pain.

The quilt is also damp, so its warmth-retaining effect is greatly reduced.

Now, everyone misses the sun very much.

At this moment, Shi Jiaojiao was also a little worried.

Now the temperature has dropped again. Despite the use of various heating devices, the temperature in the house cannot be raised.

The bedroom was OK, with air conditioning and electric blanket on, I hardly felt cold.

But the same cannot be said for the living room. Although there is floor heating, it is so large that one can clearly feel the cold. At night, Mu Ci even has to cover himself with two quilts when he sleeps.

Shi Jiaojiao thought about it and decided to let Mu Ci move into the bedroom as well.