Chapter 12 The extreme heat begins!
Shi Jiaojiao stood there in a daze. The sudden high temperature caught her off guard.
"Why? In my dream, the temperature was supposed to rise on the 16th, why did it happen a day earlier? I also spread the information, so what about the future..." Shi Jiaojiao frowned and pinched her palm tightly with her fingertips.
"Jiaojiao." Mu Ci pressed Shi Jiaojiao's shoulder and comforted her, "This is not your problem. You have tried your best."
Shi Jiaojiao shook her head. "Brother, I'm not blaming myself. I'm not that noble. I just want the two of us to live peacefully. But it wasn't until today that I realized that the future can change."
This was what caused her the most pain.
"Jiaojiao, everything you dreamed of is your advantage, but even if we lose this, we still have the golden house, the supplies, and each other."
His voice was gentle, but every word was firm, and there seemed to be stars hidden in his deep eyes, which instantly calmed Shi Jiaojiao's anxious heart.
Shi Jiaojiao took a deep breath and exhaled violently.
Yes, in this life, she has already got the upper hand, Mu Ci is also by her side, and they have a space full of supplies.
So what if natural disasters change?
As long as she is alive in this life, she will never bow to natural disasters!
Shi Jiaojiao calmed herself down and found the sunshade cloth.
The two of them simply didn't even have breakfast, and hung up the membrane cloth before the temperature reached its highest point.
Her house originally had heat-insulating film on the glass, and the curtains were the most light-blocking, and with the addition of sun-shading film cloth, the three layers of blocking inside and outside can at least make the indoor temperature about 15 degrees lower than the outside.
Shi Jiaojiao was holding a hammer and hammering nails into the wall when suddenly, a miserable cry echoed throughout the community. Even the double-glazed glass installed on the house could not block the sound.
She was so scared that her hand loosened and the hammer fell straight down, almost hitting her foot.
Mu Ci hurried over when he heard the sound. Regardless of Shi Jiaojiao's refusal, he took off her socks and made sure that no one was hurt. Then he pushed her to the sofa and took over the rest of the work.
Shi Jiaojiao put on her socks with a red face and sat on the sofa awkwardly.
Mu Ci seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, and he said directly, "What's there to be embarrassed about? When you were in kindergarten, you were afraid of the teacher and I was the one who caught you when you pooped in your pants."
"Shut up!" Shi Jiaojiao was so angry that she grabbed the pillow and threw it at Mu Ci, then turned around and went back to the bedroom.
Lying on the bed, Shi Jiaojiao turned on her cell phone. She was curious about what the scream was about.
At this point, the owners in the group have already told the whole story.
On the 5th floor of their building, a young couple lives with their mother-in-law. They also have a two-year-old child at home. The child has had a cold for several days and has not recovered. Before going to bed last night, the mother-in-law covered the child with a thick quilt, hoping to make the child sweat.
As a result, the temperature suddenly rose at night and the child was dead in the morning.
Everyone in the group was denouncing the mother-in-law's stupidity and feeling sorry for the passing of the little life.
Shi Jiaojiao sighed. Now everyone still lamented the loss of a life, but soon, no one would care whether others lived or died. They would pay more attention to who had more supplies and who was easier to rob.
At 11:30 am, she received a message from Mu Ci asking for peace, asking her whether she wanted braised beef or stir-fried beef with Hangzhou peppers.
Shi Jiaojiao's embarrassment had long since disappeared. She then walked out of the bedroom, took out the ingredients from the space and handed them to Mu Ci, not forgetting to make a request, "Put more Hangzhou pepper in the stir-fried beef, and add a dish of braised spareribs!"
Mu Ci smiled good-naturedly, carried the vegetables into the kitchen, and planned to cook a large pot at a time for later use.
Now, while there is still time, we should make as many heavy-flavored dishes as possible.
Shi Jiaojiao was afraid that the kitchen would be too hot, so she put an air-conditioning fan inside and put two basins of ice in it.
She dismantled a few rice cookers and moved into the Golden House. The Golden House had been upgraded with a kitchen last time. The decoration style was consistent with the room, and it had all the kitchen utensils. She simply steamed 5 pots at once.
She was not a good cook, so she simply found some mung beans and stewed a big pot of soup. It was easy, and it took about two hours to get the soup out, let it cool, and package it.
At 12:30 noon, Shi Jiaojiao took out the thermometer again - 53℃.
Not only did it come one day earlier, the temperature also rose faster.
Shi Jiaojiao threw away those useless thoughts, turned on the treadmill, and ran while smelling the fragrance coming from the kitchen.
In order to take care of her, Mu Ci studied cooking for a period of time. In her previous life, every time she ate the hard-to-swallow black cake, all she could think of was the meals that Mu Ci cooked for her.
After seven years, I finally smelled it again.
Check in today +10 kilometers.
After running, Shi Jiaojiao took a shower and sat at the dining table waiting for dinner without even drying her hair.
The moment she put it in her mouth, Shi Jiaojiao felt like she was sublimated.
Mu Ci’s cooking skills are so good that he could open a restaurant.
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The sudden high temperature almost brought the entire city to a standstill.
Many companies have directly given people a holiday due to the high temperature, and the few companies that don’t want to take a holiday are also working from home.
Work at the construction site was stopped, school was suspended, and everyone was locked up at home, looking at the scorching sun outside. The air was filled with layers of heat waves.
Some people cheered that they could finally have a holiday and no longer have to work 996, while others were worried that if electricity bills continued to rise, they didn’t know how long their family savings could last.
The owners' group was also ringing non-stop——
5-16 Tiantian’s mother: When will this damn weather cool down? My child is crying and shouting to go out, and I’m going crazy.
3-10 Tiantian Children's Clothing Store: In this weather, I feel like I will melt instantly if I go out.
2-19 Treasure Cousin: Why are all the takeaways closed? I'm starving to death!
4-5 is Xiao Guoye: Who will deliver it to you in such a hot day? You can’t risk your life to make money.
2-19 Treasure cousin: I seem to be hallucinating because of hunger, and I smell the aroma of braised pork ribs.
Seeing this, Shi Jiaojiao was stunned.
This treasure cousin lives downstairs from her.
But all the windows were tightly closed, how could you still smell it?
Is he a dog with a nose that has turned into a spirit?
It was past 6 o'clock in the afternoon and the sun showed no sign of setting. It was still hanging in the sky, scorching hot.
It was not until after 9 o'clock in the evening that the sun was reluctant to put away its rays.
Most of the people living in the community are young people. They usually either eat out or order takeout. They rarely cook at home, let alone store food.
No one dared to go out during the day and all takeout services were suspended. Everyone was hungry after a day and was waiting for it to cool down before going out shopping.
Shi Jiaojiao and Mu Ci followed the crowd and went to a nearby supermarket together.
They didn't compete with others for food, but bought some unwanted chips and tea bags, and a box of heating eye masks, which no one else wanted.
But although it is not a hot commodity, the price has increased a lot.
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