Chapter 3
It took Mu Nan almost a week to replace all the doors and windows in his house. His family and Qin Huai's family lived across the street, and they even installed a security door facing the corridor. The two families shared the same security door. However, the security door was a bit old, after all, it had been there for more than ten years. This time, Mu Nan also replaced the security door with a high-quality one, which cost him a lot of money.
In order to facilitate the installation of doors and windows, Mu Nan put all the furniture in the space in advance. After the doors and windows were all installed, Mu Nan changed the layout of his house slightly. His house layout is very simple, with two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom. Mu Nan left both rooms vacant. Later, he planned to get some vegetable pots and soil to grow vegetables at home. Although the space can store and preserve food, it is always idle when you are confined at home.
He didn't put a sofa in the living room, but just put a bed. He didn't want a TV or a coffee table, but just put a table on which he could put his computer and eat.
Because the balcony was enclosed, Mu Nan directly built some cabinets on the balcony. His clothes, quilts and other things were placed partly in the open space and partly on the balcony.
He also cleaned up Qin Huai's house. Although he didn't change the doors and windows, he piled all the furniture in one room. Mu Nan also planned to use the empty room and living room to grow vegetables. As for Qin Huai's return in the future, as long as he can come back, there will be no worries about having no place to live.
When both houses were almost in order and the vegetables were planted, Mu Nan even raised a few chickens on the balcony of Qin Huai's house. While raising the chickens, he was thinking that if Qin Huai came back and saw that he had messed up his house like this, he would probably be mad to death. Thinking of Qin Huai's angry look, Mu Nan laughed, but after laughing, he felt a little uncomfortable.
The most terrifying thing is not the lack of hope, but the hope and expectation that will eventually be dashed.
Before the smog came, there was a period of heavy rain. Mu Nan still remembered that the rain lasted for a long time, causing many places to be flooded. At this time in his previous life, he was working on his graduation project and had to go back and forth to school. He was soaking wet every day, making the house damp and making it sticky and uncomfortable to sleep.
This time, the dehumidifier is on 24 hours a day, and I don't need to work on my graduation project or go out. I sit in a dry room, listening to the rain outside, leaning on the bed with my computer watching a movie, and browsing online shopping on my phone. Although it is raining heavily, the smog will still come for some time, and the express delivery operation is still normal. Things can still be purchased normally. There are two alumni groups hanging in the small window of the computer, one for junior high school and one for university. The junior high school alumni group is quiet, while the university alumni group is very lively.
Because of the bad weather and the fact that it happened to be during the graduation project period, there were many complaints from classmates. Mu Nan did not live on campus, so his relationship with his classmates was average. Since high school, he has basically been alone. It's not that he doesn't want to integrate with others, but when he finally got over the impact of Qin Huai's departure, he was already used to being alone. He got used to watching others having fun quietly.
A female classmate in the group was complaining about the horrible weather. She said that her little nephew had a cold and cough, and had been coughing for more than a week and was not getting better. His whole body was swollen and painful, and he had to go to the hospital for injections every day. Sometimes her brother and sister-in-law were too busy, so they asked her to help take him to the hospital. She was already very busy with her graduation project, and now it was difficult to go out in this kind of weather, which was a torture for both the adults and the sick children.
Some people suggested that it would be better to just apply for hospitalization and stay in the hospital so that the children don’t have to run back and forth between home and the hospital. This would be fine for the adults, but the children would suffer.
The classmate said that although his family also thought so, there were too many people who were sick recently, most of them had colds and fevers, and some had serious fevers and were unconscious. It was too difficult to wait for a bed, so they could only wrap themselves up tightly and run back and forth every day.
Mu Nan was shocked when he saw what they were talking about. The symptoms the girl described were exactly the same as those caused by the smog. At first, she had a fever and cough, then her body became swollen and painful, and finally her entire lungs became swollen. By the time her lungs began to swell, she was basically beyond help.
In the previous life, the source of the epidemic was found. It was a kind of poisonous hyphae floating in the haze. It was so small that it was invisible to the naked eye. It was easy for people to breathe it in and then get infected. But he always thought that the hyphae appeared with the haze. If someone has been infected now, then maybe the air is already carrying this toxic hyphae. Thinking of this possibility, Mu Nan couldn't help but panic a little. Although he had prepared everything he could and had done enough psychological preparation for the future, when the disaster really came again, he still couldn't accept it calmly.
Mu Nan watched as the chat group quickly turned from the sick child to complaints about the weather, and couldn't help but type a message into the group: [It is said that there is an unknown infectious disease spreading recently, so everyone should stay at home if possible. If you must go out, be sure to wear a mask and take precautions, and stock up on food at home to be prepared.]
Mu Nan had hardly spoken in the group chat. When he spoke, the group chat suddenly became quiet for a while. Some people began to ask Mu Nan if he had any more inside information. It was no wonder they asked this question. There were so many people getting sick recently, which made people feel uneasy. Unfortunately, Mu Nan couldn't say anything more. He was just an ordinary person with selfish attributes. The only time he went to the police station in his life was because of his parents' accident. He didn't have the courage and awareness to be the savior.
As for whether others take what he said to heart, he doesn't really care. Everyone has their own destiny.
With a ding sound, Mu Nan glanced at the download interface. The TV series he selected had been downloaded. Then Mu Nan found some TV series, movies and variety shows and put them in the download list waiting to be downloaded.
For this purpose, Mu Nan bought more than ten mobile hard drives with the largest capacity. In addition to various entertainment items, he also downloaded a lot of information and books, ranging from small things like how to make soap and candles to big things like how to build a house, etc. Everything he could think of that was useful for survival skills was downloaded and classified. Fortunately, the network would not be interrupted before the big earthquake, so he still had plenty of time and no need to rush.
Although the Internet was gradually restored after the earthquake, it was a local area network and could only be used in a specific area. It could not connect to the cloud network at all. Although Mu Nan was not a person who would die without the Internet, he should try to prepare as much as possible if he had time. A few hard drives would not take up much space.
Looking at the heavy rain outside, Mu Nan took out his mobile phone and ordered a takeout. There was a barbecue restaurant whose barbecue tasted very good, the meat was very fresh and the ingredients were plentiful, but their stall was very small, so one could either pack up and take away on the spot or order takeout. It was raining so heavily now, so takeout was the only option.
Mu Nan ordered a lot of things in one breath, then got up from the bed and went to take a shower. The weather was already a bit hot, and some families who were afraid of heat had turned on the air conditioner early. Fortunately, Mu Nan was not so afraid of heat and did not need to go out much. It was enough for him to stay at home with an electric fan. Otherwise, the power of the air conditioner he bought would be a bit high when it was running.
While taking a shower, Mu Nan looked in the mirror and poked his face. Because of his job, he always stayed at home, so although his skin was white, it looked a little unhealthy. It seemed that he had to work out more. He pulled his hair, which was a little too long, and planned to go downstairs to get a haircut tomorrow when the rain was a little lighter. He had thought that the disease was caused by the smog after the rain stopped, so he originally planned to get a haircut before the rain stopped and never go out again.
But now things are beyond his expectations. Even though there is smog now, it shouldn't be as serious as it will be later due to the rain, so it shouldn't be a big deal to just wear a mask and go downstairs to get a haircut. At this time in his previous life, he still went to school every day without any protection and nothing happened. He just needs to be careful.
Although he lives in an apartment with an elevator, it is also an old neighborhood. There is an old shop in the neighborhood where you can get a haircut for ten or fifteen yuan. It is even right below their building. You can walk directly through the shop on the first floor and there is no need to get wet in the rain. Although there is no style to speak of, when the air outside gets worse and the smog gets heavier, you won't be able to go out for a long time, so you might as well get your hair cut short nearby to avoid going too far or staying outside for too long which might be dangerous.
The owner of the barber shop is also an old neighbor here. If his parents were still alive, he would probably be more familiar with them, but Mu Nan himself has been away for a long time, and in fact, he is only familiar with some of the old neighbors here by face, and can't even call out their names.
The uncle who cut his hair also advised Mu Nan to wait until the rain stopped and go to a barber shop outside to do styling. He could only get his hair cut short here, and it would be a shame for such a handsome young man not to have a hairstyle.
Mu Nan smiled and said, "Please try to cut my hair short. It's too hot when it's too long. I have a pretty face. What style do you want?"
The uncle was amused by his words and started chatting about family matters. He said that his father used to come to him to cut his hair every few months. Every time he cut his hair, he would talk about how cute and smart his son was, and how he wore a red scarf and a red ribbon in the first grade. He also sighed that if Old Mu were still alive, he would be so proud of his son.
Mu Nan listened quietly, occasionally smiling in response. Although many years had passed, in the mouths of these old neighbors, his parents seemed to have always been there.
After getting his hair cut, Mu Nan didn't wash it in the store. He just had to go upstairs to get home, so he could take a shower when he got back. Before leaving, Mu Nan reminded the uncle to buy some masks and disinfectants, as there seemed to be influenza outside recently, and the infection was quite serious.
The uncle smiled and agreed. Mu Nan didn't say anything more. He put on a mask and went home. While waiting for the elevator, the elevator on the other side came down. A young couple came out of it, holding a child wrapped in a raincoat in their arms, and walked out anxiously.
Mu Nan dodged the wall and did not take the elevator that had already come down. He continued to wait there. He knew those things, but he could not remind everyone before things became too serious. This feeling was actually quite powerless. It was not easy to be a pioneer and a whistleblower, and things would not develop as you wish if you did it. After all, he was just a small person struggling to survive.
After returning home, Mu Nan went straight into the bathroom, threw the clothes he had worn into the washing machine, added detergent and disinfectant, and took a shower from head to toe. His newly cut hair felt a little prickly, but it really made him feel relaxed. After changing into comfortable clothes, Mu Nan went to the house opposite to take a look at the growth of the vegetables.
However, the chickens had just been planted in the ground and could not grow that fast. He made sure that the doors and windows in the house were in good condition and no rain had entered. He also cleaned the balcony. After all, it was a bit dirty because he raised chickens there. After cleaning the balcony and providing food and water again, Mu Nan went home and curled up in bed, organizing the documents he had downloaded while watching a movie.
Recently, Mu Nan has become obsessed with disaster movies. He has watched almost all the old movies again. Sometimes he can even summarize some experiences from some disaster movies. Although they are movies, art comes from life, and he can learn something from them.
He casually had a bowl of noodle dumplings for dinner. It was inevitable that eating alone was a bit simple, so he just wanted to fill his stomach. After dinner, he cleaned the house a little. At about nine o'clock, the alarm set on his mobile phone rang.
Mu Nan turned off the alarm and got on the treadmill very consciously. Apart from anything else, physical fitness was something he absolutely could not neglect. He couldn't just stay at home and gain weight because he couldn't go out. If he became weak, he would just wait to die.
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