Chapter 154 Chapter 154 Flood
The next morning at eight o'clock
He Junxia was about to go out with his inflated kayak when Su Guizhi suddenly called him.
"Xiaoxing, you two are my only sons. If you encounter any trouble on the road, you must not act stubbornly, and don't argue with others on the boat..."
Su Guizhi gave him a lot of instructions, but she was still worried. "Why don't you just stay home? We've already lent the boat out, so they won't be left without food."
"Mom, believe me, it'll be fine." He Junxia hugged Su Guizhi: "Even if our family has enough food, we still have to go out and get some information. Staying at home alone is not a good idea."
"I'm leaving. I'll be back this afternoon."
He left carrying the kayak, with a mother's worried and reluctant eyes behind him.
The three people who were traveling with him were already waiting on the rest platform between the third and fourth floors. They all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw He Junxia show up as promised.
If Miao Yuexing suddenly changed his mind, they really didn't know what to do. Without food and unable to leave, they could only wait to die.
"Xiaoxing, it's OK. You're well prepared. You've even got a life jacket and glasses."
There was a hint of envy in Brother Zhang's tone.
This was the first time that Linshui County encountered such a terrible flood. Most people at home had no survival tools at all, and at most they had a swimming ring bought for their children to play with.
He Junxia put down the kayak and said with a smile, "It was because of the heavy rain a while ago. My mom bought a bunch of useless things based on what the sellers were saying. I didn't expect some of them to actually work."
"I remember there's a fishing tackle store around the corner. They should have life jackets. Let's go check it out later."
He used a rope to secure the kayak to the fourth-floor security window: "Everyone, come and help lower the boat."
The kayak floated steadily on the floodwater. He Junxia was the first to jump over the wall. The kayak only shook slightly.
Seeing his deft and skillful movements, the three people on the rest platform also gained confidence, and Brother Zhang was the second one to climb over the wall and jump down.
“Bang!”
A dull sound was heard, and Brother Zhang fell heavily on the kayak, his upper body shaking back and forth violently.
If He Junxia hadn't pulled him in time, he would have fallen into the water.
"Yuexing, thank you."
Zhang wiped the sweat from his forehead, his expression still a little scared. Although he could swim, no one wanted to fall into such dirty water.
Wang Weicai and Li Zhengping were surprised to see Zhang Liqin's performance and put away their contemptuous thoughts.
The two of them were more cautious than Zhang Liting. They did not jump down directly, but turned over and grabbed the fence to slowly slide down, and finally landed safely.
The red kayak carrying four families slowly left the community until it disappeared from Su Guizhi's sight.
"Mom, go sit in the living room. Xiaoxing will be back soon."
Su Guizhi waved her hand and rejected her eldest son's proposal. She stood on the balcony and looked at the muddy yellow flood, sighing and sighing again.
A mother worries when her child is away from home. How can she feel at ease if she doesn't see her child return safely?
When will this damn flood recede?!
Miao Yueze did not try to persuade his mother anymore. He came to the training area specially prepared by the two brothers and started the morning training meticulously according to the schedule.
He is the eldest brother!
How ridiculous it is to always hide behind your younger brother when encountering problems!
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The red kayak left the community and began heading towards the former county center.
Because most of the shops related to daily necessities, such as supermarkets, were located on the first floor and had long been flooded, they were unable to dive 7 or 8 meters to find food in the shops, so they could only go to the commercial district in the county center to look for food.
There is a whole commercial building there, and the upper floors are mostly clothing stores and restaurants. Maybe you can find some food there.
"We're here, you guys step back."
He Junxia wrapped his exposed skin with clothes, took out a hammer and hit the four corners of the high-rise glass hard.
One, two, three
Dense spider-web-like cracks appeared on the glass. He Junxia tapped it lightly again, and the entire piece of glass fell into the water with a loud splash.
"It's not a good idea for us to do this." Wang Weicai was a little scared. After the flood receded, the person in charge of the shopping mall might cause trouble for them.
He Junxia: ...
Zhang Liqin: ...
Li Zhengping: ...
This child usually looks very smart, why is he so stupid now?
Let’s not talk about whether we can find evidence that they did it. Even if there is evidence, we can just pay some money as compensation. After all, life is not more important.
And if you were afraid, why didn't you say it just now? You only said it after the glass was smashed.
Is it funny?
He Junxia: "There is no legal responsibility for emergency risk avoidance."
He used a small hammer to flatten the broken glass at the bottom, walked into the mall and looked at the sign. This was the third floor.
He Junxia fastened the other end of the rope connected to the kayak to a small decorative pillar inside the mall, then turned to the other three and said, "Pull the boat up together. We'll split up and meet back here in half an hour."
The three of them nodded in unison.
Everyone is looking for food. If they gather together, it will easily lead to conflicts and problems. It is better to separate.
"I'll go to the fourth floor." "I'll go to the fifth floor." "Then I'll go to the sixth floor."
The fourth, fifth and sixth floors are all places to eat, and there are many restaurants. Wang Weicai and Li Zhengping couldn't wait to leave.
Zhang Liqin slowed down a few steps and turned to ask He Junxia, "Yuexing, what about you?"
He Junxia looked around and saw that the third floor seemed to be the children's area. There were mostly children's clothing stores nearby, and there was also a children's playground in Area F opposite.
He said, "I'll take a look around the third floor first."
Zhang Liqin reminded him, "The third floor is where children play, there's not much to eat. You can go to the eighth floor later. I remember there's a buffet restaurant up there."
He Junxia glanced at Zhang Liqin in surprise: "Okay, thank you, Brother Zhang."
"Okay, I'll be leaving now. See you later."
Zhang Liqin hurriedly took the elevator upstairs, while He Junxia quickly circled the third floor and stopped in front of a maternal and child products store.
The store not only has many clothes for babies, but also a whole cabinet of milk powder, baby food and maternal and child supplements.
He Junxia took out a large snakeskin bag from her backpack, but first stuffed a few inflatable balls sold in the store into the bag before she started shopping.
Milk powder, pregnancy supplements, fever patches, thermometers, liquid milk, low-sugar snacks, organic baby food...
Finally, seeing that the bag was almost full, He Junxia opened the store's cabinet and randomly took out some sealed baby clothes and stuffed them in to fill the gaps.
He put the snakeskin bag next to the lifeboat and turned to go to the children's playground in Area F.
According to his experience, there may not be a lot of food in children's playgrounds, but there will definitely be a lot of drinks and other beverages.
Their family has no shortage of food, but they are very short of clean drinking water. Four people need at least 1000ml of water per day to maintain the most basic drinking water intake.
Although the flood outside is also fresh water, you can tell from the color of the water that it is full of bacteria. It is too dirty to use it to wash dishes, let alone drink it.
Even if it boils, it won’t work!
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As soon as He Junxia entered Area F, she saw two large vending machines at the entrance of this large children's playground covering several hundred square meters. They contained spicy strips, potato chips, and various beverages.
He picked up a hammer and smashed the outer glass. The vending machine immediately issued a shrill alarm in an attempt to scare away the vandal.
Of course, it didn't work.
He Junxia took out another snakeskin bag and emptied out all the mineral water, then picked out a lot of high-sugar drinks.
What is poison to others is honey to me.
Don't think that this high-sugar drink is a stumbling block on the road to weight loss. However, the extremely high sugar content also means that it can provide people with a lot of energy at critical moments.
After drinking the beverage, you can collect the plastic bottles and make a simple plastic boat.
Then, He Junxia went to the children's play area nearby and took out about twenty round inflatable plastic blocks and threw them into the snakeskin bag. Then he carried the bag back to the kayak and waited for the other three to come back.
He Junxia tied the two snakeskin bags tightly with a thin rope to ensure that they would not fall apart. She looked up and saw Zhang Liqin and Li Zhengping walking down from upstairs together.
The two of them probably went to the buffet restaurant on the top floor, each carrying a bag full of things, including a lot of drinks.
He Junxia asked, "Where is Wang Weicai?"
Zhang Liqin pointed upstairs: "He's still on the eighth floor."
He Junxia nodded and said, "Uncle Li, Brother Zhang, there's a maternity and baby product store on the left. They have milk powder and complementary foods. You can bring some back for Haoxuan and Jiajia."
Jia Jia is Uncle Li’s granddaughter. Her parents work in other places, so she is usually taken care of by the old couple.
Zhang Liqin and Li Zhengping were both taken aback. Zhang Liqin said, "The milk powder is good. Thanks for reminding us. Let's go over there and take a look."
The two of them trotted towards the direction He Junxia pointed. Wang Weicai happened to come down from upstairs panting. After a short rest, he waved to He Junxia, "Good brother, give me a hand."
The boy who was resting in the elevator with his hands on his hips had sweat all over his forehead and was panting with exhaustion. It was obvious to the naked eye that he was exhausted.
He Junxia stepped forward to help him, and Wang Wei felt his hand loosen up immediately: "Sure, Miao Yuexing, you are really strong."
The two of them carried the things downstairs together. Wang Weicai still felt uncomfortable with the rope on his hands. He glanced at He Junxia and secretly loosened his grip.
Miao Yuexing is so strong, he shouldn't notice if I'm a little lazy.
Little did he know that the next second after he relaxed and slacked off, He Junxia felt the weight in his hand increase significantly. He turned to look at Wang Weicai and said, "Good job."
He Junxia's voice was not loud, nor did she use a reprimanding tone. She simply calmly reminded the other person to hold the bag properly.
But Wang Weicai, who was caught slacking off, felt embarrassed and annoyed, and couldn't help but blame the other party for being unkind. He had been working for so long, so what was wrong with taking a break?
He seemed to have forgotten that He Junxia was just a kind-hearted person who came to help, and he was the owner of these things.
With such complaints in mind, Wang Weicai put the things next to the kayak without even saying thank you, but instead pointed to the two snakeskin bags next to the pillar.
"Whoever took so many things, please be more conscientious and put in more effort when rowing later."
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