Chapter 4
The rainstorm lasted for more than ten days. When the rain became lighter and lighter and the sky began to clear in many places, many people breathed a sigh of relief. If the rainy days didn't pass, they would have no dry clothes to wear. Moreover, it rained every day, and the house was seriously damp, with a sticky dampness everywhere.
Many people who were unable to go out to work due to heavy rain also started to get busy again, and life seemed to have returned to normal as the rain stopped.
Mu Nan leaned on the bed, looking at the sunlight coming in from outside, but he did not feel as relaxed as other people. He hoped so much that when he woke up tomorrow morning, there would be no smog like in the previous life attacking the city, the sun would still be shining, and those who were sick would just have common flu, and all his preparations would be in vain.
Unfortunately, the end of the world comes without any deviation.
When it was still light, many early risers noticed something was wrong. The fog was so thick that people couldn't see each other's faces even if they were a little far away. But even if they felt strange, they didn't think about it in other ways. Although the fog was a bit heavy, it was nothing they had never seen before, so there was no need to be too surprised.
When Mu Nan woke up, the room was still dark. He took out his cell phone and checked the time. It was nine o'clock in the morning. He did not unlock his cell phone to surf the Internet. Instead, he sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the curtains that did not let in any light. His heart sank little by little.
His home is on the 17th floor, which is considered high. Looking down from his balcony, everything is foggy. He cannot see the buildings opposite, nor the small green garden downstairs. Everywhere he looks, there is thick fog, which is exactly the same as in his previous life.
Mu Nan carefully checked the doors and windows again, closed the curtains, put on a mask, and went to take a look next door. Seeing that the chickens on Qin Huai's balcony were still in good spirits and pecking at food, he returned home.
Mu Nan made himself a simple breakfast, an egg, two slices of toast, two slices of bacon, and a glass of milk. Although he was a little depressed, he still had to eat, but he might not eat as much as usual.
While eating breakfast, he opened his mobile phone. Several of the more active groups in his phone had already chatted 999+ times. Mu Nan opened any one of them and they were all discussing the thick fog outside.
Some people expressed with surprise and inexplicable excitement that they had never seen such thick fog in their lives and it was a bit exciting.
Some people are lamenting that this year is really difficult. First, it rained heavily and they couldn't go out. Then there was finally a sunny day, but looking at the strange thick fog, they were even more afraid to go out. If they didn't go to work, how would they eat?
There are also people who are filming outside, filming the thick fog and the car accidents caused by the thick fog, and then posting them on various online platforms to earn clicks.
Mu Nan left those chat groups and checked Weibo. The topic of thick fog had already become the number one hot search topic. It was not just in their city. Many cities were experiencing thick fog at the same time, and even many countries abroad were experiencing the same problem. If this large area of fog was only in a single area, it could be said to be caused by climate reasons, but since it happened both at home and abroad, it was a big problem.
However, some official Weibo posts did not say too much, except to remind people to be safe when traveling and to stay at home if possible, as the thick fog obstructed vision and caused many car accidents and incidents in various places.
Mu Nan sat on the bed in a daze for a while, and the purifier in his home slowly changed from red light to blue light. He didn't know whether these air purifiers were useful or not, but he felt that turning them on would make him feel more at ease.
After sitting for a while, Mu Nan began to find things to do for himself. The smog lasted for a long time, and he couldn't stay at home doing nothing for a long time. There were still a lot of ingredients in his space, which could be slowly made into finished products. He didn't have time to do it before, so he just bought the corresponding equipment. Now he can follow the tutorial to make some dried meat and the like, which are convenient to eat and can replenish energy.
When preparing to make meat jerky, Mu Nan noticed a mountain of Chinese cabbage in a corner. He had specially gone to the production area to buy these cabbages. It took a lot of effort to collect them. When preparing to collect the Chinese cabbage, Mu Nan had already thought about making kimchi, but he was busy shopping and had no time to make it. Seeing it now naturally reminded him of his kimchi plan. Mu Nan found the online tutorial he had found before, and found the kimchi box he had bought a long time ago. After taking out various ingredients, he randomly played a movie and started making kimchi while listening to the background sound of the computer.
Making kimchi is a physical job, and he doesn't have any exclusive secret recipe. The taste is pretty good when he follows the tutorial on the Internet. He likes spicy food, so he added a lot of extra chili peppers. Looking at the boxes of red and white kimchi, Mu Nan felt a sense of accomplishment after being busy for almost a day.
Because the time in space is constant, Mu Nan piled the kimchi in the kitchen, intending to keep it for a few days, and then put it back into the space after it has been pickled for a long time.
Mu Nan was busy until almost six o'clock, and then he cleaned up the house, opened the curtains and looked outside. In the past, it was bright at six o'clock, and there was sunset at six o'clock in the summer, but now it was pitch dark outside. Mu Nan heard someone coming back from outside on their floor. The house was too quiet, so he would turn up the noise outside even louder. Sometimes he could even hear the sound of other people cooking in the living room.
Although such silence has become the norm for Mu Nan, at this special moment, he still can't help feeling a little lonely. Looking at the computer, which had ended at an unknown time, Mu Nan found an old variety show. Although it was broadcast several years ago, it had long episodes and was lively, which could more or less dispel the loneliness of a lonely person.
After dinner, I rested for a while, watching the show and the chat groups. The Internet was full of discussions about the smog. Apart from that, the lung disease seemed not to have spread. Seeing others were unaware, some complained about having to go to work in such strange weather, some were glad to be able to rest at home in such smog, and some in the alumni group were crying about being trapped in school because they were rushing to finish their graduation projects, feeling lonely and scared in their dormitories. Mu Nan didn't know how long the peace would last. It was really one day less.
Not wanting to immerse himself in other people's complaints, and reading too much of the news would make him irritable, Mu Nan put on headphones, played music, and got on the treadmill. Only when he was tired would he have a dreamless night until dawn.
When the smog had not yet dissipated the next day, many people had already realized that something seemed to be wrong. Most of the news was about the various traffic inconveniences caused by the thick fog, but there was no explanation for the source of the thick fog. The experts who were always talkative did not say a single word this time. In addition, some foreign situations that could be seen yesterday are no longer available. It is said that the Internet police have begun to clean up the Internet, and all kinds of inflammatory remarks have been blocked. Even his WeChat group seemed to have lost a few people. It is estimated that someone made some inappropriate remarks and the group was blocked.
Fortunately, Mu Nan’s alumni group is still there, but everyone is much more careful in what they say and tries to avoid sensitive topics.
Someone posted some of today's results in the group. In the morning, they saw that the thick fog had not yet dissipated, so they went to the supermarket with their families to buy supplies. They bought so much that they could hardly put it in the car. After returning home, they displayed the goods, and the scene was quite spectacular.
Some people are complaining that the old men and women who usually have to give up their seats on the bus are like fighter jets in the supermarket today. They are so powerful that even young people have to retreat away. They rush around recklessly without any fear of breaking their old bones.
People are saying some doomsday things on the Internet, but in fact, few people really believe them. Even if there are some who believe them, not many dare to go all out to stock up now.
The news is still saying that the country's inventory is sufficient and hopes that everyone will not blindly follow the trend and stockpile goods. In order to prove the authenticity of this statement, many videos of shopping malls purchasing goods were released, indicating that there is sufficient supply and everyone should not panic.
Many popular products in the supermarket were quickly replaced by new, full shelves after the shelves were empty, which did reassure some people who were anxious and wanted to stock up more. However, what Mu Nan noticed was not the shelves, but some staff members in the photos. Even though they were not wearing protective clothing, they were wearing masks. It seemed that the country should be preparing a response policy for lung cancer. However, when the incident had not yet broken out on a large scale, no one expected that it would become so serious.
Some people climbed over the firewall to see the situation abroad. The situation abroad is much more serious than in China. The national power of their countries is still very strong, and the restraint on the people is obviously stronger than that abroad. In foreign countries, people pay more attention to their own human rights, especially there is no control over weapons, it is called chaos.
It is said that a large number of passengers were stranded at an airport in a certain country due to the strange thick fog. Some people saw the situation around the world on the Internet and thought that this was the end of the world. All kinds of troublemakers wanted to go home, and finally they lost control of their emotions and opened fire in public, shooting indiscriminately, causing more than a dozen casualties.
Under this news, many netizens are still lamenting that foreigners are prone to losing control of their emotions, lamenting the safety of national gun control, lamenting that others have never seen the world and were scared to death by a little fog, and there is no lack of gloating in their words.
Mu Nan sighed silently, then closed the news page, opened his notepad, checked for omissions, and made a schedule for what he planned to do tomorrow. The disaster was approaching, and although everything was ready, there was still a sense of urgency that made Mu Nan unconsciously tense up.
Mu Nan was awakened by the sound of an ambulance in the middle of the night. Ambulances now have warning sounds, unlike later when they were not allowed to make any sound. An old man in their building was sent to the ambulance. Mu Nan remembered this incident. It was at this time in his previous life that an old man was sent for emergency treatment in the middle of the night. It was said that he was an eighty-year-old man who started coughing two days ago. He coughed so hard that he couldn't breathe that night. Fortunately, the old man was old and there was a home oxygen tank at home, so they were able to wait for the ambulance to arrive.
However, it was useless to send him to the hospital for emergency treatment because the old man never came back. He was also the first elderly person to pass away in their community.
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