◎Happy 124th Day: Plan to Buy a Boat in the Rainy Season◎
The rain was so heavy that the sand initially became firmer due to the increased humidity, making it easier for the group to escape.
Unfortunately, it wasn't long before the second half of the road became soaked by rain and began to swallow up the heavy objects on the ground.
Jiang Muyun didn't dare to put his foot firmly on the ground. In the second half of the race, he was almost forced to run all the way, for fear that if he was half a second slower in lifting his foot, he would sink into the sand and would not be able to run faster.
Jiang Muyun and others were in a mess when they got home.
Fortunately, the temperature has not dropped yet. Qin Shiwen and Qin Shiwu, who stayed on the mountain today, saw that it was raining outside. The first thing they did was to remove all the covers on the reservoir and take out all the containers they could find to collect water.
The first thing Jiang Muyun and his friends did after arriving home was to light a fire, boil water and take a bath.
They wanted to just take a shower without worrying about anything, but the drought had lasted so long that no one could avoid dry skin.
Even Jiang Muyun, who is not dehydrated and applies moisturizer every night, usually feels frizzy.
We've made it this far, there's no reason to risk infection by taking a rainwater bath just to save trouble.
Their small kitchen is finally putting it to use.
Thanks to the accumulation during this period, the charcoal they burned and the firewood they saved had already filled up the cave they usually used to store fuel, and even a lot of space was available in the kitchens of several of their families to store firewood.
It is raining heavily outside now, so there is no need to run all over the mountain to carry firewood. There is enough dry firewood in the kitchen.
Jiang Muyun felt like he was dreaming as he leaned back in the bathtub.
Why did it suddenly rain?
Xiaobai, who had just been washed, shook his short fur comfortably and circled around Jiang Muyun's bathtub. From time to time, he put his paws on the edge of the bathtub and put his face in front of Jiang Muyun, his face full of pride.
Jiang Muyun rubbed its head: "What's the matter? You still expect me to praise you, right?"
Xiaobai proudly puffed out his chest and waved his tail like a small fan.
If it hadn't been making a fuss about going out every day during this period, how could Jiang Muyun and others be able to welcome the heavy rain in the first place!
Isn’t this worthy of praise?
Jiang Muyun scolded Xiaobai: "You say you're usually so smart, how come you're not scared right now? It's all sandy out there. Don't you know how dangerous it would be if it got soaked by water?"
Xiaobai didn't get the praise he wanted, and tilted his head with a look of grievance and accusation.
This is the first time it has encountered such a situation since it was born. It had no idea that the sand after the rain would be so disgusting.
Xiaobai whimpered twice in frustration, his ears drooped, and his tail stopped wagging. The whole cub was visibly depressed, and he looked as pitiful as he could be.
Jiang Muyun called out to it twice tentatively. Xiaobai looked at her weakly, then squatted there with his head drooped, as if to say, "I don't know what I did wrong, but since my sister is unhappy, I must reflect on it."
Jiang Muyun, who prided himself on being cold-blooded and ruthless, was silent for a moment and swallowed the rest of his words back into his stomach.
"Okay, you really don't know." Jiang Muyun wiped herself clean and put on pajamas. She hugged Xiaobai's head and rubbed its ears. "I didn't realize that it was my fault why you were so excited these days. Luckily, Xiaobai was here today. Otherwise, it would have rained heavily at night and I wouldn't have been able to find my way home. How about a can of food as a reward?"
When Xiaobai heard that there was canned food, his ears immediately perked up.
Seeing the effect, Jiang Muyun immediately continued: "Add another big steamed bun as an apology for not paying enough attention to you these days."
As soon as these words were spoken, Xiaobai immediately raised his head.
Although Xiaobai still looked aggrieved, the tail that was shaking like a small fan behind him betrayed Xiaobai.
Jiang Muyun hadn't been touched by Xiaobai's cuteness for a long time, ever since he had grown up and turned bald. Today, Jiang Muyun felt the joy he had when he raised the cub Xiaobai again, and immediately couldn't control himself and stretched out his sinful hands towards Xiaobai, trying to hug him.
Then he quickly let go because he was pricked by the stubble on Xiaobai's body.
Xiaobai had just been hugged by Jiang Muyun and was about to cuddle up to the bad sister and act coquettishly, but just as the snoring in his throat had just escaped a little, the bad sister let go.
Xiaobai looked at Jiang Muyun, confused, and saw Jiang Muyun said seriously, "Oh, I remembered. I have to pour out the used water quickly and fill the empty container with new water."
Jiang Muyun said this and put out the bed.
She doesn't plan to sleep in the floating house today. She wants to feel the happy air of a rainy day.
"We have to go to bed early today. We have agreed to gather at the big cave tomorrow. We have to discuss going to the transfer station to deal with the water tank." Jiang Muyun put the bathtub into the space and took it outside to pour out the water, then placed the bathtub directly at the door of the house so that they could continue to collect water.
The other people also followed a similar process at home. After taking a shower, they put the bathtub outside to continue collecting water.
Who knows how long this rain will last? If they don’t accept it now and the rain stops tomorrow, they will regret it so much that they will jump off the mountain.
This mentality can be said to be a very qualified person in the end times.
Xiaobai ran around obediently behind his bad sister, nodding his head at her words. He just felt that humans had a hard time and completely forgot that his sister suddenly stopped holding him.
The sudden rainy season disrupted everyone's life rhythm, and they had to replan many things.
For example, the electricity usage habits that have been spoiled by the long days of sunshine must be changed, and we should not be too extravagant when using firewood.
But on the other hand, all the dirty clothes and quilts that they had accumulated for a long time can be taken out and washed.
The long-awaited bathing activity can also be added directly to the schedule.
At eight o'clock the next morning, Jiang Muyun repeatedly checked the time in the dark sky outside.
The rain hadn't stopped, but the temperature was warm enough to go outside.
As everyone agreed last night, since the rain hasn't stopped yet, everyone can go out and meet.
Jiang Muyun held an umbrella and took Xiaobai to the big cave. As soon as they entered, they heard Zhao Jiahao say, "Let's be honest, we left in the morning, so why do we feel like we're just staying out at night, just like when it didn't rain?"
The umbrella in Jiang Muyun's hand was shaking at the same rhythm as Xiaobai's. Wang Qingqing moved an ugly wooden chair for her and turned to Zhao Jiahao and said, "Then you'd better pray... "
Zheng Xiang covered Wang Qingqing's mouth with her hand and said, "Shut up! Shut up right there! Your half-hearted worship of the clay statue is completely useless! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll drug you into silence sooner or later."
Wang Qingqing pulled Zheng Xiang's hand away, and her eyeballs instantly turned into pie-shaped figures.
She pointed with her fingers to show Zheng Xiang, "My eyes are now filled with three parts sadness, three parts shock, three parts disbelief, and one part despair! How can you say such cold words when you're only 37 degrees Celsius?"
Jiang Muyun sat on the chair Wang Qingqing had brought for her and chimed in, "That's right! Making someone mute with medicine is too cruel!"
Wang Qingqing nodded vigorously, and was about to rush over to give Jiang Muyun a hug when she heard Zhou Ying also respond: "Just sew it up when you don't need it. You can take it off next time you pray for rain or sunshine."
Wang Qingqing stopped what she was doing instantly and turned around to find the guy to fight them to the death.
Wu Xingyue, Zhao Jiahao and others quickly stood up to smooth things over. Zheng Xiang swore that he would carve a longevity tablet for her tonight and offer sacrifices to it every day to accumulate merit. Only then did he appease Wang Qingqing.
After a lot of noise, the group of people gathered together to discuss what they were going to do in the future.
Jiang Muyun held his chin and said, "Now we can only dry clothes by heating the kang, so why not put the firewood in to dry them together? It just so happens that we use more water to boil water during this period, so we also need more firewood."
If their action of continuing to collect water after taking a shower last night was because they were worried that the rain would stop soon, then Jiang Muyun's suggestion to put the firewood and clothes together to dry was a plan for the rain to continue.
Anyway, just grab it with both hands.
The rain kept falling, and they celebrated the fact that they had some water freedom.
If the rain stops as soon as it falls, they won't have to save electricity and firewood for the time being, and they can also replenish some water resources, which seems to be a good idea.
"And mushrooms," Zhou Ying said. "It's raining now, so we need to plant mushrooms. Let's keep the kang in the cave warm for the time being. We can use clothes, firewood, and mushrooms in rotation to dry them. We should try to save as much dry firewood as possible. If we don't have anywhere to store it, we can use the ice cellar we used to store ice in."
They had all experienced a rainy season and of course knew what was most lacking in the continuous rain.
With mushroom spawn and homemade water filtration tools in hand, everyone has enough water during the rainy season. The most troublesome thing is the lack of fuel to cook them.
While the trees outside are not yet soaked by water, you can use the firewood you cut by drying out the moisture on the surface.
If we wait for the rain to continue for another ten days or half a month, it is hard to say how long it will take to dry.
If the firewood used for heating the kang and the dried firewood cannot even be balanced, they will have to survive by eating raw mushrooms after the firewood reserves are exhausted.
After arranging things at home, you also have to arrange things outside.
Although the water reservoirs at their transfer station were not covered, theoretically they didn't have to check and could just wait for the rain to stop before covering the reservoirs, but no one felt reassured without seeing it with their own eyes.
Moreover, it was raining so hard outside, so they had to check the traps they had set on the mountain. If any of them were washed away by the heavy rain or damaged by new plants that sprouted in the rain, they had to replace them in time.
"But there's no rush. We can't go out now anyway." Jiang Muyun's eyes fell on a pile of wooden boards in the corner of the cave.
That pile of planks was the material they used to build boats during this period.
A lot of wood was planed, but not a single qualified boat was built.
The few boats that could barely make it on the road looked shaky and would capsize within two miles in the wind and rain.
Now the desert at the foot of the mountain is about to move from the wet quicksand to the swamp. The creatures whose force area and weight do not suit the sand's preferences will live in the sand at the foot of the mountain for as long as they can live in the coastal swamps, without any mercy.
If you want to go out, you either have to wait for the rain to stop and for a few days of strong sunshine to dry the ground into a desert again, or wait for the water to rise and the desert to turn into an ocean so that everyone can go out by boat.
When it comes to going out boating, many people get worried.
They currently have three ships.
The two life rafts were brought back from the Nanshan warehouse a few years ago. They cannot be deflated after being pulled out, and at most they can only be used for one rainy season before being scrapped.
Another inflatable kayak that they had exchanged for at the transfer station earlier.
This one can be reused, but it has a load capacity of 300 kilograms and the hull is not big, so it can only carry three people at most, otherwise the oars will not be able to paddle it open.
This kayak does have an engine, and they have two barrels of oil, but... they can't bear to part with it!
Why waste such a precious resource as diesel when it can be solved by hard work?
Jiang Muyun did have a speedboat in her space, but it was a life-saving item, and she would never use it unless it was absolutely necessary.
Jiang Muyun thought for a moment and said, "Let's see what happens. If the rain continues and the water floods, we can row to the transfer station to see if we can buy a boat."
"We can go with two people, leaving some space for supplies. If we see a boat for sale, we can just buy it." Chu Buwen said calmly, "It's just right that I can go with you. Let's check the traps on the mountain again."
When it comes to setting traps, Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen are indeed the best among everyone present.
No one objected to what Chu Buwen said.
Jiang Muyun thought that he couldn't afford to buy too many boats, but Chu Buwen, a local tycoon before the end of the world, had quite a few.
If she went back with Chu Buwen, she could even steal a few boats directly from him.
At that time, we can find a merchant caravan with ships, pay them some money to trade the ships a few times, and then these ships will have a legitimate origin.
The transfer station is a mixed bag, so it's normal to see some things of unknown origin.
Although the authorities strictly inspect the import and export of materials, there are still loopholes.
Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen, who have a "secret warehouse" in the transit station, have often been involved in this kind of business of hand-washing supplies back and forth.
Anyway, the transfer station can collect more taxes if there are more transaction records. As long as it is not too excessive, the transfer station will not mind.
Zhao Jiahao raised his hand and asked, "What if there's no boat at the transfer station? After all, we've been waiting there for so long, and we've only ever bought one."
Jiang Muyun would answer this question: "There were few people selling boats before because it was the dry season and boats couldn't be sold at a high price. Unless someone was truly short of supplies, only a fool would sell a boat at that time."
It's raining now, and when the water level rises, everyone will have to travel by boat. That's when people with boats will start asking for exorbitant prices.
But it was impossible for Jiang Muyun to wait until then to run to the transfer station.
If you go out at that time, every second will be a life-threatening situation.
Wu Xingyue was eager to try: "If all else fails, we can always take the boat we built ourselves! Listen to me, sand and water are definitely different. Some boats may not work in the sand, but that doesn't mean they won't work in the water!"
Jiang Muyun ruthlessly dispelled Wu Xingyue's fantasy: "Wake up, if this rain continues for a few more days, there will be a 300% flood. When that happens, every second you go out, you must be prepared for long-distance whitewater rafting. The toy boats we put together are okay for paddling around in the children's park, but if we encounter such an activity, they will shatter in a minute."
There were no flash floods last rainy season because the dried-up rivers and lakes received a large amount of rainwater.
But what is the situation outside now?
The river channel has long been filled with silt.
If there were no flood, Jiang Muyun would be willing to worship all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens and pray for Blue Star eight times a day, wishing it to be happy and healthy forever.
Heavy rain fell for three days in a row. Lines of rain poured down day and night, and the area at the foot of the mountain had become a muddy puddle.
The rain was so heavy that the whole world seemed to be covered with a layer of mosaic, and everything looked like a block of color.
Jiang Muyun and others were unable to accurately judge the situation below the mountain, so they could only run down the mountain day by day to check the water level and the fluidity of the water flow.
When the water level at the foot of the mountain was nearly one meter higher than the previous level of the sand, Jiang Muyun knew that he could not delay any longer.
While the upstream of Nanshi can still hold up, they have to quickly get back a few reliable boats.
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