Chapter 128
After returning home, Qin Huai was pushed by Mu Nan to take a hot bath. There was a special anti-inflammatory and bactericidal bath tablet in the bath tub. Although it is not known whether it really has the effect of anti-inflammatory and bactericidal, it will not hurt to take a bath.
If Qin Huai hadn't dissuaded him from his decision, he would have wanted to throw some more rose petals in. After the bath tablet was soaked in the water, the entire water turned pink. Without adding some rose petals, it would be a shame to this romantic color.
Qin Huai scooped up some water and poured it over Mu Nan: "If you continue to mess around, I'll make you eat noodles for three days."
Mu Nan sighed, Noodles’ warning was quite something.
Well, it was indeed amazing. Mu Nan did not dare to continue making trouble, but took the opportunity to touch Qin Huai's tight chest muscles, and then ran away quickly, fearing that if he ran a step slower, Qin Huai would throw him into the bathtub for a double bath. This man at an impatient age was not easy to mess with.
The rainstorm stopped in the afternoon, but the sky was still gloomy. Without the rain blocking the view, the situation outside the yard was clearer. There were a lot of messy things floating in the water, even some furniture. In the distance, it was hard to tell whether it was floating clothes or corpses. It was vague and made people feel a little creepy. The rain stopped, but the water level didn't seem to recede at all.
Mu Nan was a little curious: "Now that everywhere is flat, there are no tall buildings, and there are no regional obstructions, then why doesn't the water flow away, but accumulates here instead?"
Qin Huai: "It takes time for the water to flow faster. The sewer pipes are clogged, many places are piled with debris that have not been cleared, and we don't know how large the area of radiation from this rainstorm is. Maybe other places are more serious than ours. Our downstream is a very flat terrain, and the water flows straight down. If it were a more concave environment, the accumulated water might have already covered the roof."
Just as Qin Huai guessed, the terrain on their side is relatively high, while the area downstream of the river is a flat land. The plan is to rebuild this side into a comprehensive community, including business districts, schools, medical care, etc. Because the entire flat area downstream is not small, there is no need to spend manpower and material resources to flatten the pile of construction waste, which can save a lot of time.
The residential area is also planning to build a small ten-story building. It cannot be too high because people are still afraid of earthquakes, and it cannot be too short because the current construction area is limited. If all of them are built into single-family small buildings, we will have to wait until some traffic is restored.
Before the rainstorm, a new mode of transportation became popular: electric tricycles. Some people who worked in factories but could not live there would ride on those modified electric tricycles. A trip that was not too far cost only two or three cents, which was much cheaper than renting a car and buying gas.
Unfortunately, before this lucrative profession could flourish, it was temporarily extinguished by the rainstorm.
Because of the overall terrain, the flooding situation in the first five areas was not so serious, at least they only reached the first floor at most. However, the terrain in the following residential areas was lower, and the accumulated water almost reached the third floor. In addition, the sewers were blocked and the water flow was very strong in some places, which washed away many people. Even though the higher-ups had tried to speed up the evacuation as much as possible, due to limited conditions and non-stop rescue efforts day and night, more than half of the people were still trapped in the flooded area.
Some people are even thankful that it is summer. If it were winter, with such heavy rain and flood, people would not be drowned, but would definitely freeze to death. However, summer is not necessarily good. Who knows how many people will die of illness due to this flood, and how many people will lose their homes that they have worked so hard to rebuild.
Because they didn't know the situation outside, when they saw the water in the yard and outside that reached the second floor stairs, Mu Nan and his friends thought it was serious. Standing in the yard, the water level was so high that it might drown people. But in fact, the place where they lived was very good, with a small three-story building, a relatively high area, and the plain downstream greatly mitigated the impact of the water flow, so they were just soaked in water.
Because it was quite calm over there, and the higher-ups had probably checked out the situation over there, they thought the problem wasn't too serious and that they could still save themselves for the time being as long as they moved to the top floor. So no one paid much attention to this side, and the main rescue forces were concentrated in the various sheds, which were crowded with people and had a complicated environment, making it very tricky.
Unable to see what kind of wind and rain other places were experiencing, Mu Nan could only stay at home with Qin Huai, waiting for the water to recede quickly, and even prayed that it would not rain again. Unfortunately, God could not hear the prayers, and after a few hours of calmness, it started to rain again. Although the rain was heavy, it was only an ordinary rainstorm, and it was only a small drop compared to the previous heavy rain.
But even so, people are still worried: "If it continues to rain like this, it feels like the second floor will soon be flooded. Is the second floor flooded now?"
Qin Huai had just come up from the second floor after lighting mosquito coils and fumigating moxa sticks: "Not there yet, just up the stairs, but not much."
Mu Nan asked: "Will the floor tiles be damaged by water?"
Qin Huai sprayed disinfectant on himself and said, "It shouldn't be. It's okay if it gets damaged. Just change it. Did you take your temperature today?"
Mu Nan handed the temperature book to Qin Huai: "You haven't taken your own yet."
Qin Huai changed his clothes, walked to the closet, took the forehead thermometer and took a temperature, then wrote it down in a notebook. Since the flood, taking his own temperature has become a daily routine. Although they have a courtyard wall that can keep out many things floating in the water, and the door of the house has never been opened, the house has only been flooded, and the dirt in the water has been isolated.
But they were afraid that there were a lot of invisible insects and germs in the water, especially since there were floating corpses before. That was what they saw. They didn’t know how many corpses were soaking in the water that they couldn’t see. They were worried that they would get sick if they were not careful, so they recorded their body temperature every day and took medicine immediately if there was any problem.
After taking his temperature and changing his clothes, Qin Huai went to the living room with tape and sealed up the door and some gaps of the living room on the third floor. This was something he had to do every day. He was mainly worried that some insects would breed in the water, the kind that were so small that they could get through the cracks in the door. He would rather go through the trouble of taping the doors and windows every day than be bitten by some random things because of negligence.
While Qin Huai was dealing with the doors and windows, Mu Nan was sitting cross-legged on the floor, working on a jigsaw puzzle on the coffee table.
This was a new toy he had just found in the space. He had bought it when he was shopping in the mall with Qin Huai. It was a huge puzzle that started with two thousand pieces, and there were also Lego pieces, Stitch, Pikachu and various cartoon characters, any one of which was half a person's height.
Qin Huai still had a lot of money left in his account at that time, and they had already bought everything they could. They could go out then, but it was already hot, so they would go to the mall from time to time at night to hang out, enjoy the air conditioning, eat and buy some clothes. One time they passed by this puzzle store by chance, and they bought a lot of things, so many that they couldn't even take them home themselves. They left their address and asked the store to send someone to deliver them, because each Lego block was extremely heavy. If the store hadn't had limited stock, Qin Huai would have almost bought one from an entire series of anime characters.
After buying these things, Mu Nan put them into the space. He used to be a patient person. Before Qin Huai left, all he thought about was playing every day except eating. He played ball and computer games with his classmates every day. He was the type who couldn't sit still. Although he lost interest in group activities after Qin Huai left, he spent all his time on painting. He didn't have the spare time to do puzzles to temper his character, so he never remembered that there was this in the space.
Now I am trapped in the house due to the accumulated water and heavy rain and cannot go out. Qin Huai is responsible for cooking. I have temporarily lost interest in variety shows and TV dramas. I have nothing to do except tidying up the space, so I put together this puzzle.
Qin Huai watched Mu Nan divide the puzzle pieces one by one and asked, "Do you think you can put it together?"
Mu Nan turned to look at him: "If you think I can't spell it, then why did you buy this for me before?"
Qin Huai smiled and said, "I bought this as a punishment."
Mu Nan's head was full of question marks: "??? What the hell?"
Qin Huai sat next to Mu Nan: "If you don't listen, make mistakes, or make me unhappy, I will punish you to finish one area, and you are not allowed to go to bed until you finish it."
Mu Nan's eyes instantly widened like bells: "So you are this kind of Qin Duidui, and I made you unhappy. What should I do if you make me unhappy? I will punish you by making you build Lego, and you are not allowed to sleep until you finish it?"
Qin Huai pretended to be in deep thought and said, "Then punish me... serve you until you feel comfortable before you go to sleep?"
Mu Nan dropped the puzzle and pounced on Qin Huai. This man is really shameless.
The two of them made a fuss for a while, and the progress of the puzzle naturally came to a halt. After being interrupted by Qin Huai, he had no patience to continue, so he just left it on the coffee table and ignored it. Although it was not impossible to cook in this situation, they had batteries and could use an induction cooker, but there was no need to bother, and there were ready-made ones in the space.
There was sewage overflowing outside, mixed with a large number of germs that could make people sick, so Mu Nan paid more attention to eating. At this time, he had to eat and drink well to improve his immunity, and his body would not be weak if he was full. He had three dishes, one soup, and two bowls of rice each, and a small cup of tonic before going to bed. Ever since Qin Huai made him bird's nest in the winter, they have been eating a small portion every day until now. The amount is not large, but they have not missed a meal so far. Mu Nan doesn't know whether it is effective or not, so he eats whatever Qin Huai asks him to eat.
Mu Nan slept soundly at night, especially the sound of rain was very hypnotic. Of course, if he was alone, he would not dare to let himself sleep like this, but with Qin Huai around, even if he was worried about the heavy rain and water accumulation, he could still sleep carefree. Qin Huai got up once in the middle of the night. The rain outside had not stopped. He went downstairs to check the situation at home. The water level had risen a little bit. At night, it only reached a few steps on the second floor, but in the morning it had already flooded half of the stairs on the second floor.
Mu Nan went downstairs early in the morning and saw that the first floor was flooded and could not be seen. Half of the stairs on the second floor were also submerged in water. If the rain continued for a few more days, they would really have to flee by boat.
Qin Huai pulled him upstairs: "Don't come down if you have nothing to do. Who knows if there is anything in the water? What if a disgusting bug crawls up and bites you? I wonder if you are afraid."
Mu Nan sighed, "Stop raining. The sky is going to break. It's so wet and smells bad."
Qin Huai: "So I told you not to come down. I'll light a moxa stick and smoke it. You can go check on the rabbit. I saw that the ice in that room was almost melted this morning."
Mu Nan immediately ignored the water on the second floor and hurried to check on the rabbits. Those were his reserve food and there couldn't be any mistakes. He would be heartbroken if one was missing.
Fortunately, the rabbits are all wild rabbits, and their strong vitality is not afraid of such a small setback. The room is not big, it is a small guest bedroom on the third floor, so after putting a whole block of ice in, the temperature can be reduced a lot, at least for the rabbits, it is not to the point of being unbearable. After changing the ice, adding some grass, and cleaning the rabbit nest, Mu Nan went upstairs to check the peppers and tomatoes on the top floor.
The tomatoes this time are bearing fruit. After this batch is harvested, I will replace the tomatoes with cabbages. Cabbages are also easy to grow and there is no need to build a rack. I will then ask Qin Huai to make a few more layers of racks and stack them higher so that I can plant more pots.
After finishing the family business, a morning passed. Mu Nan took a quick shower. It was too hot. He was sweating all over after just a little movement. After washing off the sweat smell on his body, he said to Qin Huai as soon as he entered the house: "We have too many businesses. We are really a wealthy family."
Qin Huai wiped his body with a face towel soaked in floral water to prevent mosquitoes and prickly heat, and to cool him down. He also checked if there were any mosquito bites on his body. This was also a daily routine.
"If you think it's too much, you can reduce your estate."
Mu Nan quickly shook his head: "No, I rely on these industries to support you."
Qin Huai couldn't help laughing and said, "That must be hard work for you."
After lunch, Qin Huai went downstairs again to check the water level and confirmed that there should be no problem for the time being. He asked Mu Nan to take out a bunch of fruits from the space. The ready-made fruits in the space were almost consumed, so he cut some more while there was time.
Mu Nan started to work on his puzzle again. Qin Huai cut some fruit and fed him a few bites from time to time. Mu Nan asked, "Can rabbits eat watermelon rinds?"
Qin Huai really didn't know much about this: "It's probably not possible. The water content is too high and rabbits are prone to diarrhea. But wild rabbits are very tenacious. Maybe it can work. Why don't you try it?"
Mu Nan quickly shook his head: "Forget it, let's save the watermelon rinds. If we can feed them to chickens and ducks in the future, they can eat them."
Jigsaw puzzles are really a great way to kill time. As long as you have patience and can concentrate, by the time you come back to your senses from the puzzle, several hours have passed. Mu Nan finished putting the pieces of the first area together, rubbed his sore neck, turned his head, and saw Qin Huai sleeping, lying on his side facing him. I don't know how long he looked at him before he fell asleep.
Qin Huai didn't look as fierce when he was asleep, but his deep and resolute facial features made him look harmless even when he was asleep. Mu Nan thought to himself, how could someone look so imposing even when he was sleeping? As he watched him, he unconsciously moved closer and sat on the floor with his chin resting on the bed. It turned out that when you like someone, you can never get enough of looking at him.
Perhaps it was because his sight was too noticeable that even the sleeping people were awakened by his disturbance. When Qin Huai opened his eyes and saw the head beside the bed, he immediately smiled and said with a hoarse voice: "Are you done?"
Mu Nan suddenly looked a little proud: "The first area is finished."
Qin Huai didn't get up, and his posture didn't change much. He just rested his head with one hand and pinched Mu Nan's cheek with the other hand: "So powerful, I thought you would fight for three days in one area."
Mu Nan slapped his hand away: "You are underestimating me. Painters have a natural talent for graphic processing, okay?"
Qin Huai stretched out his hand and pulled the person sitting on the ground to the bed: "It's still early, sleep for a while, what do you want to eat tonight?"
Mu Nan climbed onto the bed obediently and lay down next to Qin Huai, resting her head on the arm Qin Huai stretched out to her: "What do you want to eat?"
Qin Huai held the person in his arms: "Then think about it after you wake up. When you are hungry, you will naturally know what you want to eat."
Mu Nan was not sleepy at first, but the bed probably had some magic that made anyone lying on it feel sleepy immediately. The cool air emitted by the large ice cube placed at the end of the bed dispelled the heat in the room. The silent air-conditioning fan blew towards the bed. Qin Huai put a thin blanket on the two of them, put his arm around Mu Nan, and soon fell asleep again with the sound of rain outside the window.
However, he did not sleep for too long as he was awakened by the noise in the yard. Letting go of Mu Nan who was already fast asleep, Qin Huai walked to the balcony and looked out. He just happened to see someone climbing over their wall and climbing into the yard.
I don't know when the rain outside stopped, and the water level rose a little bit. The water was less than half a meter away from the top of the courtyard wall, so the people sitting on the boat outside could just lift their feet and climb into the courtyard. However, the people who entered the courtyard were not others, but Qin Bing.
Seeing that it was Qin Bing who came in, Qin Huai went straight into the house and woke up the sleeping Mu Nan: "Qin Bing is here, I guess something's up."
Although Mu Nan was still unconscious, he got up instinctively. Qin Huai reached the second floor, and Qin Bing, who was wearing a life jacket, just happened to swim over. Yes, he swam over. The man who was in the water could not put his feet on the ground.
Qin Huai opened the balcony door, and Qin Bing hurriedly said, "Quick, follow me and evacuate immediately!"
Mu Nan ran over and asked nervously, "Where should we retreat to? Where are the others?"
Qin Bing wiped the water off his face and said, "It's too late to talk. Hurry up and follow me."
Mu Nan looked at Qin Huai and subconsciously asked Qin Bing: "Can I bring the rabbit with me?"
Qin Bing instinctively thought about the size of the boat and nodded, "Take it with you first, and if it doesn't work, just throw it away."
Qin Bing said, "Hurry up, I'll go knock on Yu Zibai's house."
Qin Huai said: "Song Jia is alone at home, and Niuniu is also there. If you want to take them with you, go find Song Jia first, and I'll go notify Yu Zibai."
Mu Nan returned to the house and quickly put all the things in the house into the space, including the vegetable bowls on the top floor. He stuffed the rabbits into the cages. Except for the two big rabbits that were a bit heavy, the other small rabbits were nothing. He quickly took out two sets of protective clothing and raincoats, put on one set himself first, and after Qin Huai notified Yu Zibai to come over, he hurriedly put it on him.
"Why do we have to evacuate? The water has only reached the first floor. I see no movement in other rooms. Are they only taking us away and ignoring everyone else?"
Qin Huai said as he put on his clothes: "It's impossible to ignore them, but there will be a sequence. Maybe the Qin soldiers got some news before they evacuated to our side, so they came to take us away first."
Mu Nan was a little nervous, as if he was in a hurry and would be washed away by the flood. He was sweating nervously: "I have packed all my things, and there is only a cage of rabbits left. Where should we retreat to? There are no tall buildings nearby."
Qin Huai said: "Just follow the leader, don't think too much, take out the emergency kit."
Everything had been prepared in advance, including some medicines, a change of clothes, and food, in case something happened and they had to flee suddenly. With a big bag on, it would be more convenient to take everything. Qin Huai carried the bag and the rabbit cage and walked to the balcony. Yu Zibai was probably packing up as well. Qin Bing was still waiting in the water, with a few life jackets in his hands.
However, Qin Huai took a look and found that he didn't have many life jackets. One of them was even the one he had just taken off. Qin Huai didn't take his life jacket, but directly took out his own and put it on Mu Nan. The life jacket was automatically inflated when the rope was pulled. As for the life jacket in Qin Bing's hand, Qin Huai threw one to the balcony next door. Song Jia was too far away and he couldn't throw it over.
Qin Huai handed the rabbit cage to Qin Bing: "Take it to the boat first, wait on board, we will come over by ourselves."
I don't know if you will be infected by the sewage if you soak in the water for a long time, but you will definitely catch a cold and get sick. Colds and illnesses are difficult to cure nowadays.
Qin Bing carried the rabbit cage to the other side of the courtyard wall. There was another person waiting on the boat, who should also be a soldier, and possibly a good friend of Qin Bing. Both of them were wearing casual clothes. They should have come to help because of Qin Bing's personal relationship, otherwise they should be helping with the rescue in the organization above.
There was definitely no way to walk downstairs, so he could only jump into the water from the second floor. Mu Nan could swim and he was wearing a life jacket, so he was naturally not afraid at all. He climbed over the balcony railing on the second floor, went down to the water little by little, and then swam out. Qin Bing was on the boat to meet him, and soon Qin Huai also came over, but he was carrying a bag, which was a bit heavy, so he felt a little pressure and swam slowly, but fortunately he got through smoothly.
Soon there was a splash from Song Jia's side, and Niuniu was paddling in the water. Mu Nan hurriedly shouted, "Niuniu, come here, come quickly!"
Niu Niu heard the call, glanced at her owner, and then swam towards Mu Nan with her paws spread out.
Yu Zibai's family got on the boat soon after. It probably took them some time to pack their things. They also carried a big bag, but it was obvious that they packed in a hurry. The bag was bulging with clutter. The only remaining life jacket was put on Jian Chu by Yu Zibai, and his protective suit was also put on Jian Chu.
Mu Nan was on the boat, and he stretched out his hand to pull Jian Chu from a distance. Jian Chu was in poor health and had no strength left. Seeing that he was having a hard time swimming, Mu Nan wanted to pull him to save him some energy. However, Yu Zibai caught up with him soon, pushed Jian Chu to swim out of the yard, and then pushed him over the wall from behind. The last person to get on was Song Jia, as the boat was full and no more people could get on.
There were three girls in the next room, who were watching on the balcony. Sun Sisi was so scared that she started crying, but the girls did not ask to be taken away. If they could be taken away, they would have definitely done so, but there was really no room to squeeze on the boat. Except for Sun Sisi who was crying, the other two were calm.
Although there was no way to take them with them, Qin Bing said that they would be evacuated soon, so they were asked to pack their things quickly so that when the evacuating troops arrived, they could get on board with their belongings as soon as possible.
Mu Nan couldn't bear to look over there. He saw the rabbit cage on his body and Niuniu who was huddled up in a ball. "Brother, will they be able to leave smoothly too?"
He could take the dog and the rabbit with him but not the people. He could give up the rabbit but not Niu Niu. If he didn't take Niu Niu with him, Song Jia might rather not leave. But even if he didn't give up the rabbit and the dog, they could only squeeze one person on the boat at most, and two would still be left behind. There was no way they could take them all with them.
Qin Huai said: "Yes, and they knew the news of the evacuation in advance, so they will be more fully prepared. Don't worry, the situation here is not too serious, otherwise they would have evacuated here as soon as possible."
Qin Bing also said: "Yes, there are at least three hours left to evacuate. Don't worry, the higher-ups will not abandon anyone. As long as they can be taken away, they will definitely take everyone to a safe place."
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