Meng Yi and Chen Li walked around downstairs several times until they were too hot to bear it anymore, then they slowly climbed the stairs to the 20th floor.
In extremely hot weather, climbing stairs is a chore, not to mention going up and down 20 steps every day.
When Meng Yi and Chen Lida were patrolling the night before yesterday, they encountered a case of someone fainting and falling to death while climbing the stairs in the neighboring community due to the hot weather.
This incident reminded them that it was time to move. Supplies were not as important as the lives of the entire family. Besides, the two of them were government patrolmen now. Could there really be someone who was not afraid of death and was willing to steal their supplies?
After they figured all this out, the two of them went downstairs to look at the house.
There are still two houses left next to each other on the third floor, but the door locks of 301 and 304 next to them show signs of being pried open.
In addition to the third floor, there is also a house on the second and first floors. If they don't live on the third floor, the two families will have to live separately.
Although the first floor is not far from the second floor, Meng Yi and Chen Li still want the two families to live on the same floor so that they can take care of each other.
Before going to work in the evening, the two families got together to discuss and chose 302 and 303 on the third floor, because everyone felt that it was most important for the two families to live together.
As for the two houses next door, if they really broke in and lived here, the government will naturally come and take care of it.
The next evening, Meng Yi took a leave and went to the transaction office of the municipal government with Chen Da. After some inquiries, they confirmed that the original owners of the two houses 301 and 304, Building 12, Zone D, Changhong Community were no longer there, and the government had not rented them to anyone else.
Chen Da and Meng Yi looked at each other and both knew that the two houses had been broken into and occupied by someone.
After paying the rent for 302 and 303, the two casually mentioned to the people at the transaction office that someone was living in 301 and 304.
As for whether the government will send someone to take care of it, that is not their business.
For Chen Da and Meng Yi now, as long as the two families living next door behave themselves, they don't want to bother with their business.
It was also the first time that the staff at the trading office heard of someone daring to pick the lock and break in. They made a record and planned to report it to their superiors after get off work.
Nowadays, everyone's basic life is to stay out at night and hide during the day. After paying their points, Chen Da and Meng Yi were walking towards Changhong Community with flashlights.
Now there is a solar lamp installed by the government at the entrance of each community, so the road was not too dark for them to walk home.
The temperature at night is much lower than during the day, and many people who have not gone out to work are already enjoying the cool air at the entrance of the community.
Everyone brought out their reclining chairs and wooden stools. Some older people even took out their chess sets. It was too hot at home to sleep anyway, and at least there was some breeze at the entrance of the community.
When Chen Da came in, he greeted several familiar residents one by one. Meng Yi was younger and didn't know many people along the way.
While everyone was outside enjoying the cool air, they quickly returned to the 20th floor and moved down the two shared foot-operated generators and two solar panels.
While Chen Da and Meng Yi were busy moving things to 302 and 303, someone in 301 and 304 next door was secretly looking outside through the peephole.
"How come someone suddenly lives here?" A short man in Room 301 stood on tiptoe and looked out through the peephole of the gate.
"Let me see!" The other tall and thin man pushed the short man aside, and just in time saw Chen Da and Meng Yi carrying the foot-operated generator down.
"These two families have some good stuff! If we can get this small generator, the number of customers coming to our place will definitely double."
There were also people looking outside from 304 across the street. They seemed to be more cautious. "Brother Huo! Do you think they will affect our business? Should we move to another place? There should be a lot of uninhabited houses like this!"
"Many customers are used to coming here. It's troublesome to change places. Let's have another look! If the two families across the street are sensible, it'll be fine. Otherwise, I don't mind asking them to disappear. I originally wanted to use those two rooms to expand our business, but I didn't expect them to get there first!"
Brother Huo took a deep puff of the cheap cigarette in his hand and said.
Meng Yi and Chen Da were running up and down in the corridor, sweating all over. Fortunately, the temperature dropped a lot at night, otherwise they would have suffered from heatstroke.
At 12 o'clock in the night, Chen Li, Lu Mei and Shi Huan also got off work one after another. They came to take a look at the house on the third floor. The layout was basically the same as the 20th floor, but the floor was lower and there was no anti-theft door outside.
It should be ok for them to stay here temporarily. Once the extreme heat is over, they still want to move back to the 20th floor.
At this time, the whole building suddenly became lively. There were several families who worked in the breeding base like Lu Mei and her friends, and they were just returning from get off work.
There are several households that are said to be setting up stalls in Huayu Department Store. They also set up stalls at 5 pm and do not return until 12 am.
Since the extreme heat started, 12 o'clock at night has become similar to 6 o'clock in the evening normally. Everyone has just got off work, some are buying groceries and cooking at home, some are picking up their children from cram school. In short, it is very lively.
Although we don’t have to go to the supermarket to buy groceries or go out to pick up the children, most people still need to get something to eat. After working for 8 hours, it was too hot during the day and we had no appetite. We are now starving.
Those who have formal jobs and those who set up their own stalls have some points, so they can buy some rice, flour and vegetables with them.
It was almost 2 a.m. when the people on the 20th floor finished moving their things. Chen Da was the last one to lock the security door outside. He then planned to go up and check every few days to make sure his house had not been broken into.
"Come on! I just used the rice cooker to steam a pot of potatoes and sweet potatoes. Everyone come and have some!"
The two families were still in Lu Mei's living room. The solar panels had been placed on the roof for a day, and the battery power was enough to use an electric fan.
The foot-operated generator is now placed at Lu Mei's house. There are two other families living on the third floor, and there is no anti-theft door installed on the corridor security door, so no one dares to put the generator in the corridor.
This foot-operated generator is a good thing. Although its power generation capacity is not as strong as those large diesel generators, it can generate electricity using manpower. Normally, as long as Meng Yi and Chen Li pedal it for two hours after get off work, there is no problem for the two families behind to sleep with the electric fan blowing until dawn.
Today, Shi Huan also saw that there was a small car refrigerator at the official trading point. It only cost 2,000 points. The combined salary of her and Meng Yi for two months was 2,600 points, so it would be no problem for her to buy one.
Then you can make some iced mung bean soup and also chill the water to drink.
"Aunt Lu, your sweet potato is so sweet. The one I bought last time was not good. It was not sweet and old, and it had too many stems when I ate it."
While facing the electric fan and chewing on a fragrant sweet potato, he said this.
"Then take some back to eat later. I bought a lot!"
A few people planned to fill their stomachs and continue cleaning the house. These houses had not been lived in for a long time and there was a thick layer of dust.
"Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom!"
At this moment, Lu Mei and others heard the sounds of people talking and walking in the corridor.
It's already 3am, how come there are people busier than them moving? Most people would have gone to bed by this time!
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