Beads of sweat kept sliding down his cheeks. He Zhennan looked like he had been fished out of the water, even his clothes were soaked with sweat.
Qin Suyun pushed him with a distressed look, "You're sweating so much, go take a shower first. I told you I'd go to the fields with you this morning to harvest all the crops, but you refused. Look at you now... What if you faint from heatstroke? What should I do then?"
"I'm fine, how could I have a heat stroke?" He Zhennan wiped his face with a towel and placed the freshly dug potatoes on the ground. "The sun's so strong outside, I can't bear to see you get tired. I'll do all the work in the fields by myself, even if I'm a little slower. I'll just work for a few more days to avoid any trouble."
These days, the surrounding temperature is getting higher and higher as time goes by.
Everyone's time to go to the fields has long been changed from daytime to morning and evening. Many farmers have dug out the shade nets used at home last year. However, under the scorching sun and high temperature, ordinary shade nets are of little use and are even very easy to age. It doesn't take long for them to be torn into pieces.
Even those crops that had temporarily found shade couldn't cope with the heat and water shortage. The crops in the fields were practically crooked and drooping, unable to stand up straight. The small river that passed through the village had almost dried up completely, leaving the water barely calf-deep. Large areas of weeds and shrubs had withered, turning a lifeless yellow.
There was no other way, so everyone in the village could only bring home all the grain and vegetables from the fields early. Even if the harvest was poor, it was still much better than not harvesting anything at all.
It is also because the temperature is too high nowadays.
Every time Qin Suyun said she wanted to go with He Zhennan to work in the fields and collect grain, He Zhennan always disagreed with Qin Suyun going with him. Even when Dongzi and Pang Xiong wanted to come and help, He Zhennan used other excuses to dismiss them.
Qin Suyun reclaimed a lot of wasteland, and together with the wasteland reclaimed by He Zhennan before, the two sides added up to at least nine acres.
It is very hard for one person to harvest nine acres of land, even if there is agricultural machinery to help at home.
Because the land He Zhennan reclaimed was close to other people's fields in the village, he was reluctant to use his farm machinery. If he had to use it, he would do so during the day when it was hot and no one was outside.
After all, in this era where everyone relies on hoes and sickles, it would be too conspicuous for you to push an agricultural excavator. Later, everyone will come to borrow your excavator, will you lend it to them or not?
There are too many subsequent troubles, so He Zhennan almost avoids them if possible.
Qin Suyun looked out the window at the sun hanging high in the sky, and the air in the yard that was distorted by the scorching heat, and let out a long sigh.
It is unknown how long this drought and high temperature will last, and what is the limit of this climate?
Her house has electricity and air conditioning, so it's still relatively good. But what about those residents who have no electricity, no air conditioning, and even no water?
He Zhennan patted Qin Suyun's shoulder and said, "Why are you sighing so much? Be careful not to turn into an old woman... There are ways to deal with hot weather. We won't be driven to death by the heat. If all else fails, we can always dig a cellar. Living underground is always more comfortable than above ground. Although the river in the village has dried up, many households still have wells... Don't worry too much. I'll go take a shower first."
Qin Suyun's house has three floors and only two bathrooms, one in her room and one on the first floor.
In the past, Lu Liqing, Dongzi, and He Zhennan all cleaned on the first floor, and today was no exception...
But today He Zhennan was different from usual. In his right hand, he held the clothes that Qin Suyun had prepared long ago, but with his left hand, he grabbed the back collar of his black T-shirt. With a light pull of his slender and powerful fingers, He Zhennan took off most of the black T-shirt, revealing a naked back, which was wide open in Qin Suyun's sight!
The man's wheat-colored skin was smooth and shiny, and his muscles contained infinite explosive power. His lines were graceful, and the curves and lines were like an elegant cheetah.
Drops of sweat, carrying a burning breath, slid down from the other person's neck, passed through the sturdy back, and crossed the strong waistline. Finally, with the rhythm of the muscles, it penetrated into the crack of the perky buttocks, and disappeared behind the belt...
It was clearly just a back, but Qin Suyun saw something unusually sexy and attractive in it... Subconsciously turning her face away, Qin Suyun blushed secretly, her heart pounded very fast, and her mouth was dry.
This guy is really...
It's just a shower, can't you go to the bathroom to take off your clothes?
He Zhennan, with his back to Qin Suyun, walked straight towards the bathroom. He seemed completely unaware of what was happening behind him. However, the corners of his mouth subconsciously raised a few degrees, and the corner of his eye glanced at the TV screen placed next to him. The black but highly reflective TV screen reflected all of Qin Suyun's movements and expressions at the moment...
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Compared to Qin Suyun's family who had air conditioning, television and well water for bathing, the lives of other residents in Wanxi Village were not so good.
This hot and scorching weather is particularly unbearable.
Especially in those houses with only one floor, the sun shining on the roof causes the temperature inside the house to rise sharply, and the people in the room feel so hot that they seem to be dehydrated.
As soon as the windows in the room were opened, rolling waves of heat rushed in from outside. But if the windows in the room were not opened, it would be so hot that it was almost suffocating. Every breath of air that entered the chest was like a burning flame.
Lu Liqing sat in a cool corner of the house, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan. She hadn't gone out to work yet, but was just resting at home. The sweat on Lu Liqing's cheeks had already soaked her clothes, and her entire forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat.
Reaching out to pick up the wet towel beside her and wiped herself, Lu Liqing felt that she looked just like a bun in a steamer, almost being roasted by the high temperature around her!
Dongzi was also sweating profusely from the heat, and kept fanning himself. "Mom, why don't you go stay at Miss Qin's house? I heard from my eldest brother a few days ago that they have the air conditioner on every day now, so we can go there whenever we want."
"Hey! If I had known that there would be such horrible weather, I would have brought a few solar generators from Yunhai City. If nothing else, it would be nice to have a fan." Dongzi felt a little dry in the mouth after just saying two sentences.
Grabbing the large kettle beside him and taking two big gulps, Dongzi tried to persuade his mother again.
"Oh, how can that be possible? If that girl is your wife, I, your mother, would go there, because I'm living in my wife's house anyway, and I'm not afraid of what others say... But the young couple is living there, and I, an old lady, have to go to their house every day to use the air conditioning. This is a bit too much. How can I disturb the young couple's life?" Lu Liqing waved her hand and rejected her son's suggestion.
But when she thought about the fact that the other person's home still had electric lights and air conditioning, Lu Liqing felt a little itchy again.
Alas! Ultimately, it’s all because of this scorching heat!
The temperature outside the house is now at least 50 or 60 degrees Celsius. It will be even higher if you stand in the sun. Even if it is a little cooler inside the house, it is still at least 40 degrees Celsius. If Lu Liqing hadn't felt that she seemed to be feeling a little better recently, she would probably have died in a few days due to such high temperatures.
Speaking of the previous animal and plant mutation, it was indeed of some use to humans.
Although the changes in her body were not as exaggerated as those of ordinary animals and plants, Lu Liqing could still clearly feel the changes in her body. For example, she felt that she was stronger than usual and in better spirits than before.
"Mom...it's so hot out here, and you still talk about disturbing me or not. I don't think we can go on like this. It's okay for Fatty Awen and I. After all, the three of us are soldiers. We are young and healthy, and it won't be a big deal to hold on for a while. But you are so old, what if you get sick from the heat? What should I do? How about I talk to the boss, Miss Qin, and the others, and we will go and stay for a while when the air conditioner is on during the day, and then come back when they rest at night." Dongzi looked at his mother who kept wiping the sweat from her forehead, and said with heartache.
Qin Suyun's home has solar panels, so it's true that she can use air conditioning during the day, but it's a little more troublesome at night. It's not that her home doesn't have enough reserved electricity, but when Qin Suyun was renovating her home, she never thought that Dahei and the others would become so big, nor did she think that other people would live in her home after the end of the world.
Therefore, in the entire Qin family, except for the living room at the entrance, only Qin Suyun's own bedroom and the room next door where Dahei, Xiaoqi and Heidou originally slept were installed with air conditioners.
Dongzi had lived in the Qin family for a while, so he naturally knew about this matter, so he just wanted his mother to be comfortable during the day, and when she returned home at night, no matter how hot it was, it would be much cooler than during the day.
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At the same time, there are many people who have the same idea as Dongzi.
Many people in Wanxi Village knew that the Qin family had solar panels and could afford electric lights at night, but most of these people didn't know that Qin Suyun's family had enough electricity to afford air conditioning.
But a few attentive people still knew about this.
The humming sound of the Qin family's air conditioner can be heard clearly even from a little distance as long as you listen carefully.
Many people wanted to come to the Qin family to use the air conditioning, but because of face and the fear that the Qin family's wolfhounds, which were taller than humans when they stood up, would bite them, everyone was really holding back for nearly two months...
At the end of October, under the scorching sun, on the day when the river in the village officially dried up, someone really couldn't bear it anymore!
Early in the morning, before the sun came out completely, he knocked on the door of Qin Suyun's house!
"Knock, knock, knock—" The sound of knocking on the door echoed throughout the Qin family.
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