At this moment, Liu Donghua followed behind the group with a large sack in his hand. He had taken a nap during the day and was surprised to find that he hadn't been woken up by the heat. It turned out that his wife had been fanning him to cool him down after returning from gathering firewood.

In that instant, Liu Donghua felt even more guilty towards his wife. They had been through so much hardship together; what was this little thing compared to that? If he had done something wrong and been beaten to death, his wife would be too heartbroken to go on living.

Liu Donghua has rallied and is determined to support his wife.

For twenty days straight, everyone seemed to have gotten used to being out at night and lying down during the day. People passing by at night said that those with underground parking garages slept there, while those without dug their own tunnels to survive. In short, except for the mornings, no one dared to come out during the day.

As for supplies, the government is still distributing them, but the price has now risen to 1,000 yuan per pack. Wealthy people have more channels; as long as the monetary system doesn't collapse, they can acquire more supplies by spending more money.

Jiang Zhi observed with binoculars that these people were carrying their supplies home in piles.

Even Liu Donghua next door managed to get a large amount of supplies, enough to ensure they wouldn't have to worry about food for at least three or four months.

Many years ago, there were surveys on the survival rates of the poor and the rich in response to disasters, and it turned out that the majority of the deaths were among the poor.

It is obvious without investigation that, since ancient times, "when a dynasty prospers, the people suffer; when a dynasty falls, the people suffer."

There was no announcement that the gas would be shut off, but it stopped without a sound.

As a result, the withered plants in the community became the target of looting. Those who managed to get liquefied gas were fine, but those who didn't had no choice but to cook food, besides burning firewood, using solar cookers during the day.

Water is still supplied on a limited basis; it hasn't stopped. But Jiang Zhi knows that the water will be cut off soon, and then the residents of the community will be forced to find new ways to get around.

Although Jiang Zhi hadn't used the swimming pool in her yard, it was only half full due to the hot and dry weather.