"Dad, so you want to?"
Zhou Xiang also understood what Zhou Yaozu meant and spoke in disbelief. Even a young man like him didn't have such crazy ideas, but his father actually wanted to...
"Yes! I want us to build a sanatorium ourselves!"
Zhou Yaozu slammed the table and said excitedly these words that everyone had a vague feeling about but could not believe.
——Build a sanatorium yourself? Especially one of such a complex and large scale?
At this moment, the Zhou family hall was quiet.
"But, but didn't you just say that building a house is not easy?" Zhao Tao raised his hand tremblingly. He was very excited to hear that, but building it himself...
Zhou Yaozu didn't deny what he had just said, "But we're not ordinary people either!"
"Look, I have over a decade of construction experience. My brother studied electricianship, and Huzi is a carpenter... Yunshu is even better? He's amazing! He can even build a wind turbine. What else can't he do?"
Zhou Yaozu's current appearance reminded Zhao Tao of a criminal he had caught before who was running a pyramid scheme in the countryside to defraud the elderly of their money. He was also so confident and full of promises.
But, this is building a house! And it’s not just any house!
What thirty-six? Rooms, eighty-eight square meters, with a swimming pool and a cinema, is this something they can build?
Apart from anything else, "We don't have that much material."
A good cook cannot cook without rice. The construction team did bring in a lot of materials before, but that was only a part of it. There are still many more that have not been brought in.
However, since Zhou Yaozu dared to bring up this matter, he must have considered this issue. "Most of the materials have actually been transported to a warehouse in town. We can also go to the city to find more. I don't think anyone wants to build a house with these materials right now, right?"
Well, the thing that is least lacking in the end times is probably houses.
The defeated Zhao Tao murmured speechlessly. It would be great if there was such a sanatorium, but he just thought too much. What if... it failed?
"It seems like failure is no loss?"
At this moment, as if she had read Zhao Tao's thoughts, Zhou Mengjie suddenly muttered something in a low voice.
When everyone thought about it carefully, it seemed to make sense. If they failed... wouldn't it just be a waste of time and energy?
This is probably what they have the most right now.
"I agree!" Hong Hu was the first to agree. Of course, his little thought was that when he was busy building the house, he would have less time for classes, right?
He really doesn't like studying!
"No need to decide so quickly. Everyone, go back and think about it. We'll vote tomorrow at noon."
Zhou Guangzong stepped forward to take charge of the situation at this time. To be honest, he was a little tempted, but he also knew the enormity of this project.
As far as he knew, Yaozu had contracted a team of 100 people to do this job, but now they only had about 20 people in total, including the elderly and children.
Lin Luo returned home and sat on the sofa, patting the seat next to him. "What? Is our Yun Shu unhappy?"
Nothing could be seen on Yun Shu's face, but Lin Luo could sense his unhappiness.
Sure enough, seeing Lin Luo's smiling eyes, Yun Shu said, "I don't want to be separated from Luo Luo."
Although they are now very close to everything at the Zhou family's house and it only takes one or two minutes to walk there, but when the door is closed, it is still their own world!
If we want to build a sanatorium, according to the blueprint just now, men and women must be separated on two sides!
Only married couples can live together?!
Yun Shu didn't want to, and even felt that Zhou Yaozu, who came up with this idea, was hateful!
Lin Luo guessed Yun Shu's idea, but she also had a new idea. "That's just a blueprint. It doesn't mean it will be like this in the end."
The main reason she wanted to change houses was that the current one was too small, and the supplies were not being consumed but increasing instead. Moreover, according to this development trend, Lin Luo even estimated that there might be more and more in the future.
This apocalypse is like a Monopoly game to her!
"Look, isn't the sanatorium's living quarters divided into three parts? How about we ask them to reduce it to two parts and leave us a piece of land next to it so we can build one ourselves?"
"We could have a little separation in the middle, even a little bridge over a stream, so we can get together occasionally, but most of the time it's just the two of us."
Yun Shu's expression visibly relaxed.
"Then, then it doesn't matter? Doesn't Luo Luo think it's more lively with more people?"
Lin Luo actually smiled meaningfully this time, "Yun Shu... what do you think of me? I like lively atmosphere?"
His temptation was so straightforward and superficial that it didn't offend Lin Luo, but rather made him feel a little funny.
I have to say, this person's filter for Yun Shu is really thick.
"I will definitely build that house beautifully!" After getting Lin Luo's guarantee, Yun Shu instantly became happy again.
He even immediately began to share some of his ideas with Lin Luo, such as how many floors to build, where they would live, where to store supplies, etc. It seemed that he had been thinking about it for a long time.
The Zhou family met again the next day. Unexpectedly, everyone agreed with this idea. Why wouldn't they be willing to live in a better place?
And just like Xiao Meng said, there is no loss if you fail!
But before that, Lin Luo first stated his and Yun Shu's requests.
Of course, everyone had no objection. It was Yunshu who wanted to build the house first. How could they force others to live together?
Furthermore, Zhou Yaozu and Zhou Guangzong had carefully considered and researched the matter after returning. Many of the original designs were no longer necessary, and the area needed to be reduced. Although they needed a large storage space for supplies, the originally planned sanatorium was far too large. What about a golf course?!
And those gardens and fountains can be turned into vegetable plots in a more realistic way! This way, the workload will be much smaller.
Since everyone agrees, let’s get started!
The land allocated to Yun Shu and Lin Luo is about 500 square meters, five times the size of their current house. It is more than enough for two people to live in, and is mainly used to store supplies.
The entire sanatorium covers an area of more than 2,000 square meters, like a luxurious manor.
Looking at the newly-released rough drawings, everyone was somehow filled with ambition!
Isn't it just about building a house? They're not even afraid of the end of the world, so why would they be afraid of a house?
Lin Luo and Yun Shu were both busy.
For example, Lin Luo recently learned a new skill - driving a truck.
She learned to drive during the summer vacation of her senior year in high school, but she only learned the most common manual transmission. After more than ten years of training in the apocalypse, she is indeed an experienced driver.
But trucks are different from ordinary cars!
Fortunately, Lin Luo is brave and no one will catch her at this time. She will become proficient after driving it twice.
If something goes wrong, she still has the mental strength to get back on track!
After all, she was now in charge of transporting goods to and from the building materials market in the city. This was a job only Lin Luo could do, and her off-road vehicle wasn't enough, so she had to teach herself and finally became an excellent truck driver.
As for where the cars come from... just like houses, the thing that is most abundant in the apocalypse is cars, but the gasoline in the cars will usually be emptied by others, so you need to do it yourself?
"No, no, we have to do it this way first!"
"That was done more than a decade ago! The books say it's done this way now!"
“I have experience!”
…
Passing by the group that was arguing again, Lan Yueyin shook her head and smiled, then went to the kitchen to bring them a few glasses of ice milk.
Anyway, if we don’t drink this milk, it will expire. Seeing that they are so hot-tempered, they might as well drink a few more sips to cool down.
As the days passed, the temperature was indeed getting higher and higher. It was only May and it had already exceeded 30 degrees Celsius. This was very abnormal for Zhoujiawu, which usually had relatively cool summers.
However, everyone had made preparations and stored abundant water resources, and there were also water-based ability users who provided fresh water every day.
After reaching level two, the two of them could produce a lot more water. If it was not enough, Lin Luo still had a puppet, Ruolan, to use.
"call--"
Lin Luo had just returned from the city. As soon as he entered the house and felt the coolness of the air conditioner, he instantly felt like he was coming back to life.
"Ouch?"
Xiao Hei, who also knew how to enjoy life, greeted Lin Luo politely, but in fact he squinted his eyes and didn't even raise his head, which made Lin Luo feel a little malicious.
“Ouch!”
The next second, Xiao Hei suddenly "flew" up, which scared it. Its four claws flapped around randomly but had no foothold, just like a turtle that was turned over.
"Ha." Lin Luo chuckled briefly, and then saw Xiao Hei howl twice before putting it down.
Then, he met Xiao Hei's sad eyes and Xiao Bai's expression of waiting for the show.
"You guys are quite leisurely."
Lin Luo sighed slightly. In this weather, he should be lying on the sofa enjoying the air conditioning. How come he suddenly became a truck driver?
However, the benefits of building this house are long-term. It is only the second year of the apocalypse, and no one knows how long it will take to end. If we only rely on this house now, many things will not be able to fit in.
The most important thing is that the other people in Zhoujiawu now have something to do! Otherwise, these long days would have been a bit difficult for them. Now that they have a goal, everyone is full of expectations and fighting spirit.
Even a few elderly people occasionally brave the scorching sun to check on the progress of the construction, and sometimes they would express their opinions.
"Lolo."
The door opened and a wave of heat rushed in, but fortunately it was closed quickly.
But when Yunshu, the great heat source, stood there, it felt like there was a furnace next to him. He was hot-tempered to begin with, and could only wear a short-sleeved shirt in winter. In summer... he couldn't take off all his clothes, right?
Lin Luo moved aside without any sympathy, "Let's take a rest first, then go take a shower."
Yun Shu dragged a chair over and said, "Well, we won't go out today. It's too hot for them to bear."
In Zhou Yaozu's words, even if you lie down on the ground, you can smell the barbecue!
"Are you okay?" Lin Luo used his mental power to bring a wet towel and cover Yun Shu's head.
He still has a buzz cut, and his skin, which had finally whitened a little, has become darker again.
But a dark-skinned handsome guy is still a handsome guy. As long as he looks good, the saying "white skin can cover up all ugliness" does not apply.
"It's okay. I'm not afraid of the heat."
Yun Shu wiped the sweat from his face with a towel. "Lolo, don't go to the city for the next few days. We have plenty of materials now."
They are still a long way from even using these materials. If the progress of building this luxurious manor is 100%, then after more than a month of their hard work, they should have achieved about 5%, right?
Lin Luo stood up and asked, "Well, what would you like to drink?"
Actually, she could also use her mental power to control and get the drinks, but people can't be too lazy.
Yun Shu shook her head. "No, Luo Luo too, drink less iced drinks."
Lin Luo: "...Then I'm going to take a shower."
Is it still summer if we don’t eat popsicles or drink cold drinks?
Watching Lin Luo's back as he went upstairs, Yun Shu suddenly let out a breath of foul air. He then looked at Xiao Hei and said, "You are quite leisurely."
Xiao Hei: ...
This was the second time he'd heard this in just ten minutes. "Did you two discuss this? You're just jealous of my little black uncle!"
Just as he was thinking this, Xiao Hei suddenly stood up and walked to Xiao Bai's nest. His big black tail gently covered Xiao Bai's tail, causing Xiao Bai to open his eyes and look at it, but he didn't move.
I don’t know if he’s too lazy to move or if he doesn’t care.
After doing this, Xiao Hei lay down and grinned at Yun Shu. He was really grinning, and his sharp teeth were clearly visible, as if saying: Are you jealous?
Yun Shu: "...We're having stir-fried wolf meat tonight!"
Being laughed at by Sekiro, Yun Shu felt that the hot sun outside was not as dazzling as the scene at this moment!
After a while, Lin Luo came downstairs after taking a shower and found Yun Shu and Xiao Hei confronting each other. Both the man and the wolf had their eyes wide open, looking "ferocious"!
There were a few tufts of black hair scattered on the ground, and you could tell who the owner was at a glance.
Lin Luo: "..." She walked straight to the refrigerator in the kitchen, took out a popsicle and started to eat it. After all, they were both old enough and knew their limits.
Lin Luo quickly finished a popsicle and looked around the living room to see if there was any movement. He took out another mung bean popsicle, but this time he didn't even open the packaging. Yun Shu's voice came over, "Lolo, it's almost time for dinner, don't eat anymore!"
——You obviously didn’t even look back?
Lin Luo paused, and finally put the popsicle back. It would be better not to offend the chef at this time.
The confrontation between Yunshu and Xiaohei ended because of dinner, but someone's revenge did not stop. He did not prepare dinner for Xiaohei!
Xiao Hei was also very strong-willed. He braved the heat and went straight to Xiaowu Mountain to catch rabbits. Lin Luo would not restrict him in this regard. Anyway, those rabbits would become rampant again if they were not killed.
Just these two? Aren’t these guys too naive?
Just after finishing dinner, Lin Luo picked up a can of chilled yellow peaches and complained silently, while pointing at a pile of things on the table.
"Yun Shu, these must be eliminated."
About once a month, Lin Luo would take inventory of the supplies and pick out those that were about to expire and eat them quickly. Although she would try her best to pick food with a long shelf life, many of them were unavoidable.
No, it should be said that Lin Luo did not expect that they would not be able to get rid of these things after nearly a year.
For example, the can of yellow peaches in her hand will expire in two months. The key point is that this is just one of them. Fearing that there will be no fruit to eat in the end of the world, Lin Luo bought a lot of canned fruits in batches.
In addition to yellow peaches, there are also lychees, hawthorns, and assorted fruits, and there are about five boxes in total that are also about to expire.
In addition, there are potato chips, various meats, dried tofu, etc., all waiting for Lin Luo and his friends to deal with.
You can't really throw it away after the expiration date, right? Now our breakfast, afternoon tea, and midnight snacks have all been replaced with these things.
Other people in Zhoujiawu are facing similar problems. The supplies they have found are about to expire, and in order to avoid damaging their health, they have been eating in batches recently.
Yun Shu had just finished a serving of jelly when she applied a little pressure with her thumb to open a can of lychees she had just taken out of the refrigerator. "Lolo, after we finish these, we'll be done for now, right?"
Lin Luo nodded heavily, "But next month will be here soon." Everyone understood the unspoken meaning.
Yun Shu: "..." Even if he had a big appetite, this way of eating was a bit unbearable. Thinking of the whole basement full of food stored by Lin Luo, he felt full instantly.
It took the two cooks more than a week to finish the food problem, and they could finally breathe a sigh of relief and return to their normal meals.
Just like this simple dish of stir-fried dried tofu and water spinach, Lin Luo was like, “How can it be so delicious?!”
Yun Shu looked at Lin Luo's happy smile with amusement, which showed how much harm the pile of snacks had caused them.
"The watermelons and strawberries have grown successfully, but this weather..." Yun Shu picked up a piece of smashed cucumber. It was a fresh cucumber specially sent by Grandma Zhou. It was the most refreshing to eat in summer.
However, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Even if we cover it with something to block it, the temperature remains the same. Now the vegetables and fruits in the field are all supported by the wood-type ability users, otherwise they would have been sunburned to death long ago.
"Just hold on for now. We won't let them build soil recently. Let's focus on preserving what's in the ground first."
If Zhoujiawu counts the puppets, there are three water-type mutants and five wood-type mutants, which is already a very advanced configuration.
Unfortunately, Lin Luo's mental power can block the snow, but it cannot block the sunlight for the time being. Not to mention the fields, Xiaowu Mountain is also a mess.
It has not rained for nearly a month, and the impact is really huge. Fortunately, the situation has not reached the worst because of the tall trees. Anyway, the animals basically do not come out. If they can hide underground, they hide underground. If not, they hide by the pond. The water level of the pond has dropped by about one third.
If it doesn't rain again, the situation will probably get worse.
Xiao Hei even went up the mountain to find the big wolf, for fear that the wolf had no water to drink or was too hot. However, judging from the look of Xiao Hei after he came back, the big wolf should be fine.
Half a month had passed like this, and the average daily temperature in Zhoujiawu was already hovering around 40 degrees Celsius, which was the level where people would get burned if they walked barefoot on the cement road for a few laps.
Fortunately, the weather was not so bad. That afternoon, everyone finally saw the long-lost dark clouds, which blocked the scorching sun and the sky gradually became gloomy.
"Please, please, rain! Heavy rain!"
Zhou Xiang found three cigarettes and an incense burner from somewhere, and placed a printed photo in front of him, with an emoticon package that he had saved on his mobile phone.
Zhou Xiang placed it in front of the windowsill and muttered to himself, looking like a fortune teller.
Zhou Guangzong, who was passing by, gave him a slap without hesitation, "What are you doing? The room reeks of cigarette smoke."
Zhou Xiang covered his head and ignored the pain. He said, "Uncle! How can you be disrespectful to the Rain God?"
Zhou Guangzong: “…”
Sometimes he really wanted to ask his brother how he could have given birth to such a bastard son. Their Zhou family had never done anything bad in their lifetimes!
Zhou Guangzong was so angry that he was about to give him a few more words of advice when suddenly!
Boom!
The lightning and the sound appeared almost at the same time, which means that the place where the thunder struck was very close to Zhoujiawu.
"Oh! It's raining! It's going to rain!" Zhou Xiang suddenly bowed to the photo again, "Rain God, I love you! You are my eternal god!"
After saying that, he rushed out like a gust of wind.
Zhou Guangzong took a deep breath, tried to hold it back but couldn't, and walked into the yard together.
At this time, the sky was already very dark, and the big trees in the yard were rustling in the wind. It was obvious that it was going to rain heavily.
Zhou Guangzong breathed a sigh of relief. If it didn't rain, Zhoujiawu would be in real trouble!
Snap——
A huge drop of water fell on the concrete floor, leaving a clear mark.
Seeing that Zhou Xiang had no intention of going back, Zhou Guangzong took a step forward, grabbed the back of his collar, and said, "Are you trying to kill yourself?" He dragged Zhou Xiang back to the living room by the back of his collar.
Although almost a year has passed, there must still be some pollution in the rainwater. Zhou Xiang is an ordinary person, so if it is contaminated, it will be a serious matter!
Zhou Xiang also realized that he was so excited that he almost forgot something important. He chuckled and stared out the window again, "Uncle! Rain! It's raining so hard!"
In just a short while, big drops of rain poured down, directly dyeing the ground outside a dark color.
"It's raining! It's raining! It's raining so hard!"
"Wow! Really! It's raining! It's raining!"
…
One after another, everyone stood under the eaves, watching the heavy rain in front of them and listening to the wonderful crackling sound.
This rain has really been waiting for too long!
Lin Luo and Yun Shu were also in the sunroom on the third floor, watching the raindrops falling like threads. The stuffiness in the air seemed to be taken away, making Zhoujiawu, which had become a furnace, instantly cooler.
"very nice."
Lin Luo walked to the edge of the room and stretched out his hand to feel the timely rain.
From her angle, she could just see the other people in Zhoujiawu standing under the eaves, looking out hard, but not daring to be touched by the raindrops. Those standing in the outermost circle were all people with special abilities.
—Hmm? She seemed to have forgotten to mention that after reaching level six, Zhoujiawu was also surrounded by a mental shield, so the raindrops were automatically purified when they fell.
With her good eyesight, she could see the longing eyes of several children and Xiaoyue and the others. Lin Luo thought about it, and a loudspeaker automatically flew into her hand.
Turn the volume up to maximum.
"Listen up, people on the other side!"
A familiar voice suddenly resounded over Zhoujiawu.
Zhou Guangzong and others were stunned and automatically looked for the source of the sound. Soon they saw Lin Luo standing on the third floor. Of course, they could only see a rough outline, but it did not prevent them from recognizing it as Lin Luo.
But what does this sentence mean?
Lin Luo gave the answer very quickly.
"There's no pollution in the rainwater! Go play! Just stay within the fence!"
“Wow!”
The first one to rush into the rain was Zhou Xiang, which shows how much he trusts Lin Luo.
“Hahaha, this rain is hot!”
He was quickly soaked, but with a silly smile on his face, he said, "Come and play!"
Hong Hu, Xiao Yue, Zhou Mengjie...
One after another, like dumplings falling into the water, they all ran into the rain, "Oh, it's really hot!"
Zhou Guangzong: "..." These are probably fools, right?
However, the next second, Zhou Yaozu and Lan Yueyin also rushed into the rain. "Hahaha, brother, together? Ah, I remember? Didn't we love getting wet in the rain the most when we were kids?"
Zhou Guangzong said with a serious face: "No? No, don't talk nonsense." Is he that kind of unstable person?
"Uncle, come and play!" Zhou Xiang suddenly rushed out from the side, scooped up a handful of water in the shape of a bowl with his hands, and poured it directly at Zhou Guangzong. Even though he dodged quickly, his body was wet.
After Zhou Xiang finished pouring the water, he quickly ran out of the Zhou family yard, as if he was afraid of Zhou Guangzong's retaliation.
Zhou Guangzong took a deep breath and a ferocious smile appeared on his face. "Stinky boy! Stop right there!"
Then, another agile figure appeared in the rain, and laughter and screams began to echo in the sky above Zhoujiawu.
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