Chapter 146 God doesn't leave anyone a way out
After dark, Shi Jiaojiao clearly felt the change in the weather.
Even without a thermometer, she knew the temperature was dropping rapidly.
She understood that this time the extreme cold was real and no longer a minor incident like before.
Tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep, she simply went to the living room and lifted a corner of the curtains to see what was happening outside the window.
As soon as she opened the curtains, she suddenly saw a flash of white light across the dim sky.
The light was so bright and strong that it could almost illuminate the entire city shrouded in darkness.
But the next second, the light disappeared instantly.
It didn't even take a second, it burst instantly like a bubble.
Everything returned to darkness again.
Shi Jiaojiao rubbed her eyes. She was not sure if she was hallucinating.
But when she saw Mu Ci's slightly gloomy expression, she knew that she was not wrong.
In her previous life, she was busy every day and didn't notice any special celestial phenomena before the extreme cold came.
What is this white light?
Is the onset of extreme cold related to it?
Shi Jiaojiao didn't understand, but at this moment, her heart was beating so fast that she felt like it had jumped out of her throat.
And the changes outside the window continue.
In just a few minutes, the wind outside the window suddenly began to howl.
It was like an invisible hand was constantly tapping on the window.
The sound of the wind was sharp and piercing, like countless blades cutting across a metal surface, which was heart-pounding.
The strong wind swept away everything visible outside, spinning wildly in the air, forming whirlpools.
At this moment, dense snowflakes were floating in the sky outside.
Shi Jiaojiao opened her eyes wide and kept her mouth open for a long time.
It snowed in S City, where it had never snowed before?
After a while, the sky seemed to be torn apart, and the snowflakes the size of a fingernail suddenly turned into heavy snow in just half a minute.
Large flakes of snow poured down like an overturned bucket.
The wind roared like a ferocious beast, rolling up snowflakes, spinning and surging in the air, forming a huge snow tornado.
This is the power of nature, powerful and unreasonable.
At this moment, the whole world became strange and scary.
Shi Jiaojiao felt as if her heart was being pressed down by a huge rock, making it hard for her to breathe.
In the previous life it was just extremely cold, but this time it snowed.
This leaves no way for people to survive.
Just as she was staring blankly out the window, her shoulders were suddenly gently embraced.
Mu Ci's low and warm voice came to my ears, "Be obedient, stop looking, go to bed early, and I'll make you your favorite mutton rice tomorrow..."
Listening to Mu Ci's gentle voice, Shi Jiaojiao calmed down a lot.
However, she still picked up the intercom and prepared to ask about the situation of the two people downstairs.
After the intercom was connected, Wang Jia's slightly trembling voice came from the receiver.
"Don't worry, we're all fine, it's just too scary outside."
Shi Jiaojiao sighed softly, said a few words of comfort, and then hung up the intercom.
The night was not too unbearable as the extreme cold did not come suddenly, giving them enough time to prepare.
The stove in the bedroom was burning brightly, bringing warmth.
Turn the electric blanket to the highest setting on the mattress, and then lay two layers of fleece blankets.
The quilt was the thickest one, and three hot water bottles were stuffed inside.
In addition, there are several hot packs stuck on the body.
Mu Ci was afraid that the air would be too dry at night, so he placed a humidifier in the bedroom.
Xiao Hei is having fun in the golden house and there is no need to worry.
Shi Jiaojiao lay on the bed and forced herself to close her eyes and go to sleep.
They are powerless to change anything that is happening outside. All they can do now is to try their best to survive. There will always be hope.
That night, Shi Jiaojiao slept very uneasily and woke up many times in the middle of the night.
When I woke up in the morning, I had two big dark circles under my eyes.
The first thing I do after waking up is to open the curtains.
Shi Jiaojiao held the hot water bottle and looked out the window.
The snow has stopped and the wind has died down a lot.
The overwhelming snow almost submerged the entire city overnight.
There was a thick layer of snow on the edge of the balcony.
Pure white, yet fraught with danger.
The accumulated water that was still surging yesterday was frozen overnight.
Shi Jiaojiao looked at the strange world in front of her and curled the corners of her mouth.
Although the extreme cold coupled with the snowstorm has doubled the difficulties, there is at least one benefit.
That means there will be no shortage of water.
Now, this is the only way I can comfort myself.
Mu Ci came out of the kitchen and saw Shi Jiaojiao by the window. He frowned and said, "Hurry back to the bedroom and put on some more clothes."
Shi Jiaojiao rubbed her arms and also felt the cold.
The floor heating in the living room is always on.
But the temperature dropped suddenly overnight, and it won’t rise again in a short time.
Mu Ci said, "Take out another stove like the one in the bedroom and put it in the living room. Otherwise, the temperature difference will be too great and you will catch a cold more easily."
Shi Jiaojiao responded and took out another stove from the space.
It is obviously not enough to rely solely on floor heating to keep out the cold.
Not only does the temperature rise slowly, it also consumes a lot of electricity.
Although she had a lot of fuel, she couldn't waste it.
In fact, at the beginning, Shi Jiaojiao wanted to build a kang at home.
The temperature is high enough and it is convenient for cooking. The key is to just burn some wood.
She went to consult specifically and found out that the only option upstairs was to use an electric kang, as the earthen kang was too heavy and would affect the building's bearing capacity.
The electric kang also requires a generator, so Shi Jiaojiao gave up.
I went back to the bedroom and put on a few more clothes, and when I came out, breakfast was ready.
Although the temperature in the bedroom was high, the smell of food would linger for a long time after eating in it, so the two decided to eat in the living room.
Just let your body adjust to the temperature.
Even though there is a stove and floor heating in the living room, your hands and feet are still a little cold because the area is so large.
Moreover, the food gets cold very quickly. If there is no warming plate under the plate, it will have to be reheated halfway through eating.
After dinner, Mu Ci went to refuel the generator in the storage room.
At this time, Jiaojiao took out the thermometer and planned to put it outside the window to measure the temperature.
But unexpectedly, the entire window was frozen shut overnight and could not be opened at all.
In the end, I took the hair dryer and blew hot air for a long time before I could barely open the window.
As soon as a gap was opened, the wind from outside instantly rushed in through the gap.
Shi Jiaojiao couldn't control her chattering teeth.
It was so cold that the wind seemed to be able to penetrate thick clothes and blow into the bones.
Five minutes later, Shi Jiaojiao took back the thermometer tremblingly, and then quickly sealed the window.
Minus sixty degrees Celsius.
The temperature dropped by more than 30 degrees overnight.
As soon as Mu Ci came out of the storage room, he saw Shi Jiaojiao trembling all over.
He hurried over, took off his coat and put it on Jiaojiao, then covered her hands with his hands.
"Didn't we agree that I would come? Hurry back to the room and warm up."
The voice was full of strength that could not be refused, but also mixed with heartache.
Shi Jiaojiao was afraid that Mu Ci would catch a cold after taking off his coat, so she didn't bother to say anything more and pulled him into the space.
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