Chapter 121: Collecting Wood (23)

Lao Gao had no objection, but then again, the rain had stopped, so could we go out and get supplies?

Ling Jiang asked, "Is this road safe to walk on? With the temperature so low, the water should be able to freeze into thick ice. As long as we can get out, everyone will probably start looking for supplies. We can't delay, or we'll find nothing later."

Lao Gao sighed and said, "Even at this low a temperature, it wouldn't freeze overnight for water this deep to become walkable. It'll take at least a few days. Even if we want to get out, we'd better wait a few days. Besides, once we get out, we'll need to find not only food but also something to heat up. I think using a stove to burn charcoal would be even better than relying on electricity."

Huang Jinghe said, "Burning charcoal can not only keep you warm, but you can also cook on it. However, charcoal... I'm afraid it's difficult to get. Besides, the trees are all submerged in the water. Of course, even if we want to cut them down, I'm afraid it will take a while, and we don't have the tools."

It turns out that everything is difficult.

"Anyway, just listen to my letter. Besides, I actually have an idea." Lao Gao said to them, "It's not just the outside world that has wood. We have plenty in our building, too."

Everyone was a little confused, and then Lan Jin thought of something. She said, "You mean beds and wardrobes? If so, we have a lot of them in our building."

Lao Gao praised him, "Smart! We don't have anything else in the building. We can't really take big things like beds and wardrobes with us, but we can just dismantle the wood and use it for firewood."

I have to say, this idea is really good. No one wants those things anyway, so why not just leave them there and use them where they should be used?

Moreover, even if they don't use these woods now, someone will come to them later, so why don't they get them all as soon as possible?

And since most people's attention is on food, their process of collecting wood will be much smoother.

But she didn't know how to pick the lock when she wanted to get the wood out and then break into someone else's house. So she looked at Lao Gao who had made this suggestion and asked, "Why, do you know how to pick a lock?"

Lao Gao shook his head, and the other two also shook their heads. Well, how could they get in if they didn’t know how to unlock the door?

"You don't have to unlock the door to get in."

Lao Gao gave them a brief explanation, but they didn't understand at all. Then Lao Gao went back home and got a set of tools and demonstrated it to them on the door of 3201.

After a while, not only was the door opened, but the entire door disappeared.

"I didn't expect you to have this skill."

Lan Jin was definitely not praising Lao Gao, but she really didn't expect his craftsmanship.

"Anyway, we're in." Lao Gao's attitude was very indifferent. As long as people got in, the method was not important at all.

Ling Jiang was helpless, "So I told you, he's good at everything except studying."

Huang Jinghe asked, "You always say that you're good at everything except studying, so I really want to know why he's not so good at studying."

Forehead……

Huang Jinghe was answered by a long silence.

Without even a single number, I'm afraid I won't be able to study at all.

Ling Jiang explained: "He's definitely not stupid, it's just that his mind isn't focused on this at all."

Lan Jin and Huang Jinghe twitched their lips, "I see."

…

Since the door of 3201 was already open, they didn't hesitate to search inside.

I have to say that I did find some small amounts of wooden furniture in 3201.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem strange to have these furniture at home.

When contribution points were first redeemed, community staff would collect the items door-to-door. At that time, every household would simply redeem all the unused items at home, so large quantities of furniture were definitely not to be seen.

However, not only was there no one to collect the subsequent contribution points, but they also had to be exchanged at a specific time. This resulted in many people leaving here for the base, leaving behind the bed and wardrobe in the master bedroom, which they used most often, as well as the doors of each bedroom, and not having enough time to exchange them for contribution points.

So it is actually normal for them to see these things. If you add up all the households in the building, there is a lot of wood.

Lao Gao said excitedly, "I knew there must be some leftover wood here. Let's sweep this building thoroughly. Without further ado, we can definitely wait until the ice is completely frozen solid before we can go out."

Huang Jinghe quickly said, "Well, if that's the case, we can't waste any more time. Let's start dismantling it."

Just as the group was leaving 3201, Grandma Ling came over and said, "I heard you were going to collect wood, right? I know how to make charcoal. Wood isn't durable, and burning it at home can easily cause poisoning, not to mention the smoke. Since you've got it, why not put in a little more effort and turn the wood into charcoal? Just bring up everything you can."

Grandma Ling's words seemed more like encouragement to them, but now Ling Jiang said with a worried look on his face: "Grandma, why did you come out? Go lie down on the electric blanket quickly."

"It's so cold out here. If that generator doesn't turn on the electric blanket, it'll be cold in a little while. I might as well get up and walk around."

After that, Ling Jiang took Grandma Ling home, and Lao Gao and Huang Jinghe also said, "Sister Lan, go and arrange for Qiao Qiao and Nana. We'll get started soon."

"OK."

…

The work of finding wood started from the bottom up. Although they knew that the water had flooded to the 23rd floor, they did not know where exactly on the 23rd floor the water was.

After going downstairs, Huang Jinghe went over to take a look. After just one glance, he said, "It's a good thing it's not raining. The water would have almost reached the roof. If it had rained another day, I'm afraid it would have reached the 24th floor."

"But it's strange. The rain never stopped before, but why did it stop when the temperature suddenly dropped?" Ling Jiang asked in confusion.

But these are not the key points. When they really started to dismantle the door, Lao Gao's actions puzzled everyone for a moment.

Because before destroying each door, he would knock on the door very politely and make sure that no one was in the house before he would start demolishing it.

Although there is nothing wrong with this action, it is too polite for them who are doing bad things.

But no one argued with him. After all, he was the one who removed the door, so just do as he said.

Lao Gao could easily deal with one or two large doors outside, but the wood in each household was not so easy to remove.

The wardrobe was relatively easy to remove. I just used some things to push and knock on it, and the thin partitions were easily removed. However, the big bed in the master bedroom was not so easy.

(End of this chapter)