Less than three days later, the government began a large-scale acid rain filtration project. Everyone was given a small bucket of water to use each day.

Until the acid rain stops.

Looking at the videos and pictures posted online, many rivers are filled with water.

It's just water that's not drinkable.

Another week has passed.

Feng Ran saw Jin Bao rummaging around under the courtyard wall, so she went over to take a look.

"Wild...weed! White face? White face!"

"What is it?"

"Come and see, isn't this yard overgrown with weeds?"

“…Not bad.” Bai Lian reached out and touched it; it was a dandelion, or rather, a tiny seedling.

"Is the land ready?"

"It should be."

"My God, this is great!" Feng Ran ran outside for a while, looked around in many places, and found a lot of new seedlings.

It seems the land is beginning to return to normal.

Could it be that this acid rain has turned out to be a blessing in disguise?

It wasn't just the wind that discovered it. Many people online noticed it too. And the government immediately issued a statement, urging farmers to grow crops and vegetables, and calling on urban residents to return to their jobs as soon as possible.

The wish was beautiful. But reality gave everyone a harsh lesson!

Feng Ran was awakened by loud knocking on the door at one o'clock in the morning.

I woke up to find myself freezing cold!

"You're awake! Who is it?"

"Bai Lian. The temperature has dropped sharply. Get up and get dressed quickly!"

"Got it! Got it!"

Feng Ran quickly took out thermal underwear, down jackets, coats, pants, and other thermal underwear. She dumped a pile of thick clothes on the ground.

I was still cold even though I was wearing thermal underwear and a down jacket.

It was much better to wear down pants and a fur coat over them.

The dog is now sleeping in the same room as Bai Lian. When Feng Ran stepped out of the room, the person and the dog in the next room were already cuddling together, wrapped in a blanket.

Even the blankets were shaking violently.

"Here, hurry up and put your clothes on. I'm going down to light the stove."

"good--"

Bai Lian shakily got up and began to put on her clothes.

Feng Ran quickly went downstairs.

Move the stove from the kitchen to the living room where it used to be. Then quickly start a fire.

When the white fur has settled down, let the dog lie on the dog mat next to the stove.

The two started a stove to boil water. It took about ten minutes for the house to gradually warm up.

"Phew—it's so cold." Feng Ran sighed as she warmed herself by the fire. It's damn cold.

"Should I close all the doors and windows?"

"Okay. There's a vent near the stove. Turn it off. It'll be warmer. I wonder what the temperature is today. Why is it so cold!"

"Put some hot water in a plastic bottle later. You can use it to warm your hands."

"Um."

Feng Ran went upstairs again and brought down two quilts. Seeing that it was already five o'clock in the morning, she didn't go upstairs to sleep anymore.

"There are taro in the kitchen. Let's take a few and roast them in the oven."

"good."

The two of them stayed by the fire until morning.

Countless people froze to death outside overnight.

Looking at the questions being discussed online, Feng Ran learned that the current surface temperature was... below minus thirty degrees Celsius.

What does that mean?

At -30 degrees Celsius, water droplets can freeze instantly, allowing hot instant noodles to solidify quickly.

There were many daily necessities in the space during the previous free sale. Among them were thick cotton shoes. Fengran took out a few pairs. There were also many heat packs, a whole box of them. The two of them immediately put a few on themselves.

Bai Lian also made a large-sized doghouse out of cardboard boxes.

A thick, tattered cotton quilt was laid inside, and another thick cotton quilt was draped over it. It was placed not far from the stove, against the wall. In any case, it certainly wouldn't be cold.

Fengran went to the kitchen and found a large plastic basket, then put some corn, taro, and potatoes in it. She then dragged it to the living room to prevent them from freezing.

I tossed some corn and taro into the big pot on the stove and let them simmer. They'll be perfect for breakfast later.

Bai Lian was chopping wood in the corner. It was the same dead tree he had dragged from outside into the yard before. Now it was almost completely burned.

They really didn't have enough wood stored up. Feng Ran thought for a moment and sent Wang San San a message to rest.

[Eating and shopping: Now we're collecting firewood for the stove. The thicker the better. One hundred pounds of firewood can be exchanged for ten pounds of grain and one pound of bones.]

Wang San San gave her a break three days later.

[Wang San San: I just saw that there's no signal in the mountains. Can I bring you two thousand jin tomorrow?]

[Eat and shop: Sure. We can keep sending more; take as many as you want.]

[Wang San San: Okay!]

Wang San San, who had been avoiding the low temperatures for three days, was planning to go home today to get some warm clothes. As soon as her phone got a signal, she received a message from Feng Ran.

Now that he had received a positive answer, Wang San San was relieved.

That very day, he took his whole family to the mountain to chop, bundle, and haul firewood.

They worked until midnight, and the whole family had rosy cheeks. Plus, the work kept them from getting too cold. It was a win-win situation.

The first batch of firewood was delivered in a hurry the next morning. Three men delivered it, while the others continued to chop firewood on the mountain.

Because of land issues, all the trees on the mountain were dead. There was no point in not cutting them down. And it wasn't just them cutting them; on the way to deliver firewood, they saw other woodcutters on the other side of the mountain.

"A total of more than 2,200 jin."

Wang San San unloaded all the firewood from the electric bikes. Three electric bikes, packed full of firewood. If the bikes weren't so small, they could have gotten even more.

"Alright. First, pile all the firewood against the wall under the eaves. I'll get you some food."

"Could you help them unload the firewood?" Feng Ran instructed Bai Lian before entering the living room.

"good."

More than 220 jin of grain.

Feng Ran dragged out a bag of taro.

It weighs nearly 150 pounds.

They also got a large bull's head. It weighed over fifty pounds.

Finally, they took another twenty pounds of potatoes.

OK!

The three of them brought another one before dark that night.

This time, Feng Ran gave the other party fifty pounds of potatoes, one hundred pounds of corn, and one hundred pounds of pumpkin.

At the same time, tell them that you can deliver it again tomorrow.

The next day, Feng Ran collected 10,000 catties of firewood.

They probably told them to collect it for another day. So, the goods arrived three times the next day. Fengran collected them all.

However, this time Wang San San asked if he could get a new quilt for his grandfather. The thick quilt they had before had been stolen, and the house had been ransacked beyond recognition. Almost nothing was left.

It's alright for them, being young, to get cold, but Grandpa is too old to handle it. Besides, Grandpa's medicine is all gone. He's planning to get a few more boxes. So he discussed with the others whether they could exchange the firewood for medicine and blankets.

“…Wait.”

When Feng Ran came out again, he was carrying four quilts, three military overcoats, and several old-fashioned cotton-padded jackets and trousers. He also took a few boxes of his grandfather's medicine. Since he couldn't carry them all, he left them in the living room and told them to go inside and get them themselves.

After thinking for a moment, Feng Ran went in and brought out a bag of potatoes and a bag of pumpkin and winter melon.