Xia Shige had just booked a hotel when Tang Shiqi called.
Xia Shige pressed the answer button, and Tang Shiqi's voice came from the receiver: "Shige, I heard that there was a wildfire on the mountain next to Xindu Community. Do you want to bring your family and me to the city center to take shelter?"
Xia Shige was embarrassed to bother Tang Shiqi, so she replied, "No, Shiqi, I have already booked a room at the hotel, don't worry."
Hearing this, Tang Shiqi said, "Okay, then you must be careful and call me if you have any questions."
Xia Shige nodded and replied, "Okay, you too."
After hanging up the phone, the family had already packed their luggage simply. Everyone only took some clothes and daily necessities, and didn't bring anything else.
Xia Shige cut off the power to all the electrical appliances in the villa, leaving only the generator that powered the freezer still working.
Xia Guocheng climbed onto the roof, took down all the photovoltaic panels and put them away. Just in case, he also turned off the air conditioner in the yard.
Xia Shige found another box and cleaned out all the food in the refrigerator's freezer. He also picked the ripe vegetables from the villa's vegetable garden and finally fished out all the fish and shrimp from the backyard pond. He put them into two rubber bags and put some water in the bags.
Grandma sighed helplessly, "The vegetables and fruit trees in the yard are going to be killed by the heat."
Grandma Liu comforted her and said, "It will be the same when we come back to plant again. For now, safety comes first."
Xia Shige filled the car with gas, picked up the cat, and drove off with his family.
The group first went to Jingjing Supermarket to say goodbye to the Lin family.
Xia Huiyin said to the Lin family a little embarrassedly: "We have to go out and hide for a few days. I'm sorry to trouble you at the supermarket during this time."
The Lin family members all looked worried. Lin Jingjing stepped forward and asked, "Aunt Hui, do you have anywhere to go? Why don't you stay at my house for a few days?"
Lin Yuanfeng also nodded quickly and said, "Yes, you can come to my house first. There are two empty rooms in my house." Lin Yuanfeng planned to sleep in the living room with his son and give all the rooms to the Xia family.
Lin Shuo also nodded and said, "The study room can be used as a living room after it is cleaned up. Six people can live in it without any problem."
At this time, Xia Shige was moving boxes of vegetables and bags of fish and shrimp to the supermarket. Hearing this, she smiled and shook her head and replied, "Uncle Lin, Brother Lin, Jingjing, thank you for your kindness, but there are six people in my family, and it's not convenient for so many people to come to your house. I have already found a place to live, so don't worry, we will come back after the wildfire is out."
After giving the vegetables, fish and shrimp to Lin Jingjing's family, Xia Shige went to the emergency office next door.
She took a lot of fire extinguishers from the basement and gave them all to the senior manager of the property center, hoping that they would help put out the fire. Although it was a drop in the bucket, it was better than nothing. If the fire spread, it would at least be of some help.
Supervisor Gao took it and thanked Xia Shige repeatedly, saying that fire-fighting supplies are very scarce nowadays.
After taking care of all this, Xia Shige drove his family to the Yunjiang Hotel in the city center.
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There was no one on the road now, the sun was shining brightly, and everyone was hiding at home to escape the heat. Xia Shige felt that the hot air outside was boiling and the grass and trees in the green belt were dry, without a trace of green.
Occasionally, you can see a few buses still running, crowded with office workers who are still working. It is rare to see people like Xia Shige's family who can still drive their own cars.
The group arrived at Yunjiang Hotel and presented their reservation information. Following the security guard's instructions, they drove the car into the underground garage and parked it, preparing to go up to check in.
Xia Shige had just gotten off the car when a man suddenly emerged from the shadow of the vehicle next to him. He took two or three steps and came in front of Xia Shige.
Xia Shige was startled and looked at the person in front of him warily.
The person who came was a man in his early 30s. He showed a kind smile and said to Xia Shige, "Hello, beautiful lady. We are from the Hanhai Hotel across the street. Check-in at our Hanhai Hotel is only 1,000 yuan a night, which is much cheaper than the Yunjiang Hotel. Beautiful lady, would you consider staying with us?"
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