Chapter 33: Poor but with a warm home
Everyone was so shocked that the fact that there was a place to live in the building became a surprise!
"These buildings are indeed habitable."
"These are all residential buildings constructed at the beginning of the century, made of reinforced concrete, with shear wall structures, and earthquake resistance ratings of 6-8. Over the years, the foundation load-bearing capacity has remained largely intact," Liu Wenying said.
This person has a very capable and efficient appearance. He speaks very quickly, but he is also very talkative.
"The best buildings are these mid-rise buildings from the early 20th century, and the brick-and-mortar buildings from the 1990s. Those are more sturdy and cheaper to renovate."
However, the skyscrapers built in the following decades, often thirty or forty stories high, were all unsatisfactory. Their structures were unstable, and their internal piping systems were completely broken. They could only be demolished by breaking down the concrete shell and removing the steel bars inside, and then used as steel bar warehouses.
Some are extremely high and dangerous, and demolishing them is very difficult, requiring a lot of explosives and is also very risky...
The woman talked as she walked, explaining the general responsibilities of the architectural planning department and the difficulties it faced to everyone in the convoy.
However, there were indeed no secrets involved; it was just conversation stuff. Anyway, Qi An listened with great interest, learned a lot, and imagined the glorious development of the decade before the apocalypse.
"This is the building."
The East University Town had originally been designated as a military camp, and many of the dormitory buildings there were sturdy and habitable, but they were already full.
The number of military personnel at the new base is now close to 15,000.
These buildings are also temporarily planned as military housing, and the living conditions are actually better than those in dormitories.
Floors 2 to 5 of this building are already full, but you can choose any floor from 6 to 10.
However, considering the limited housing space, a house larger than 100 square meters must accommodate 5 people.
Officers of the rank of major and above can live in 100 square meters with 2-3 people.
The group leader can have his own apartment.
When Liu Wenying mentioned the ranks of the officers, she seemed to have looked at the information beforehand and knew that this group of people had a very high average rank, and she had a look of inquiry and admiration on her face.
Yu Shuang felt quite proud, puffed out her chest and raised her head, and was already rubbing her hands together in her heart because she could choose any big house she wanted!
She used to live in the dormitory, and even after becoming the captain, she still lived in a double dormitory and had never had her own room!
Good heavens, she'll be the first one to rush up and the first one to choose!
Su Qingran then partially took over Tang Long's role, carefully asking, "Is the water and electricity working in the building?"
"The water pipes were repaired urgently, and there is water in the washroom, but it is only available for two hours a day, and the water supply is limited."
Drinking water is collected by individuals from the temporary water station located in the community, and the amount is limited.
"There's no electricity, only temporary cables that can supply two 1-kilowatt light bulbs to each house," Liu Wenying explained.
Ren Hao added, "It's all temporary. The insect oil refinery has already been built, and the electrical engineering team is already repairing the power grid."
When he said that, everyone could only nod and agree, saying, "Of course, of course, the engineers have worked hard."
"We have to thank the Central Plains Base No. 3, and you all!"
The intensity of the Fallen Insects' attacks this month is less than one-tenth of that of last month, allowing construction projects in various locations to begin.
"If you had come last month, this would have been nothing more than a field camp." Ren Hao said with deep emotion and sincerity to everyone, especially the members of Chengfeng Team 2:
"Thank you, soldiers!"
This forced everyone to be sincere, and they all hurriedly said, "You're welcome! It's nothing!"
Liu Wenying knew little about military affairs, and upon seeing this, she looked everyone over again, feeling even more surprised and respectful!
However, given the sweltering heat, after exchanging a few pleasantries and pointing out the various supply points, the two took their leave.
Yu Shuang launched herself into the air and headed straight for the entrance of the gray residential building, yelling, "Let's go choose an apartment!!"
Everyone, including Chen Yuezhou, was roused by this joyful shout, and they strode into the building with smiles on their faces.
It is a very standard early residential building structure, with two apartments on the left and right sides on each floor of a unit.
On the left of the two houses on the 6th floor is a mahogany gate, and on the right is a blue-gray iron gate.
"Look at this! This family looks really rich!" Yu Shuang used her pistol to knock off the electronic lock on the door and excitedly pushed it open—
Dust rushed towards me!
The air was heavy, like a curtain that hadn't been stirred in a long time, and there was a putrid smell in it. Yu Shuang and Qi An behind her coughed immediately.
"Oh my god, I'm afraid the glass in the living room is broken, and the house has been filled with sand and dust for 20 years." Yu Shuang stepped back a little, covered her mouth with a tactical mask, and then went back into the house.
The windows were indeed broken, and not just the living room windows. Only one of the three bedroom windows was intact and had less dust, but because it was in the shade, there was a strong musty smell in the room!
The sofa cushions in the living room were riddled with holes, and the chewed-up crevices were filled with the corpses of rats.
There were huge rat holes in several corners of the wall, and small ones... probably cockroach holes.
A swarm of cockroaches swarmed out the instant Zhuang Xiao lifted the sofa!
On the balcony, above the tangled spiderwebs on the ceiling, mutated jumping spiders the size of a finger joint are still moving!
Zhuang Xiao looked back at Yu Shuang, who wanted to look back at Zhao Bohan, but accidentally made eye contact with Qi An.
Qi An was actually quite calm about this. When she was surviving in the forest, the hut that had been uninhabited for more than ten years was covered with mushrooms on the bed and snakes under the bed.
She was only awestruck by the scenes of humans building on ruins, but was never unfamiliar with no man's land.
"The sun is shining brightly, and the living room is quite spacious. We can put a camping chair on the balcony and sunbathe there," Qi An said.
The house is indeed square and faces south, with a large balcony.
The entire living room, master bedroom, and second bedroom are filled with sunlight, so bright and airy that it makes you feel relaxed and refreshed.
Moreover, all the apartments in this building have the same layout, and they are all large units exceeding 160 square meters!
Yu Shuang couldn't help but laugh, while Chen Yuezhou looked at Qi An, lost in thought, a longing and gentle smile playing on his lips.
"Xiao Qi is right, let's go! Let's go check out other places!" Yu Shuang shouted.
Zhou Yanying had already gone to check across the street.
"Although the furniture looks simple, the wood is all good quality and it's in pretty good condition."
"The windows on the 7th floor are all shattered, and the balcony is full of bird nests!"
"My goodness, this place! Does someone live alone? All the rooms have been opened up, it's so spacious!"
"This place has a wooden bar counter, it's so stylish!"
"This place on the top floor... what's this? So many little dolls, a whole cabinet of little dolls, and they're all quite exquisite..."
home......
As everyone wandered among these 10 distinctive residences and made their selections, they probably pondered this word repeatedly in their minds.
Anyway, Zhou Yanying seemed happy, so she chose the apartment with the iron gate on the 6th floor and invited Lu Sui and three female members from the 12-person Wushen Team to stay with her.
Zhao Bohan really wanted to live alone, but his position wasn't high enough, so he had to bring Zhuang Xiao along and reserve a good room for Tang Long.
They lived on the 8th floor. The apartment was a standard three-bedroom, two-living room unit with bedrooms of average size and a modern, simple decor.
Yu Shuang, Su Qingran, and Qi An chose the left-hand unit on the 8th floor.
The restaurant has a large bar, and the balcony is covered with waterproof mats, pebbles, flower racks, and small rattan chairs.
Even though the flower pots and everything else are broken and the shelf is in a terrible state, why can't it be repaired?
The sunny bedroom given to Qi An had blinds on the balcony, a long desk, and a small solid wood bookcase.
This place, roughly as it was before the apocalypse, features dark and light brown wooden furniture and many green plants, creating a lush yet quiet little space amidst the bustling city.
Who wouldn't like this?
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