Chapter 73 The flood reached the third floor
When he woke up in the morning, Xu Sichen first looked at the amount of rain outside the window, and there was still no sign of it getting smaller.
As usual, I helped him wash up, run and exercise, had a nutritious breakfast, and then went next door to check the germination of the planting box.
It was only the third day after I planted it, and I didn't hold much hope, but I didn't expect it to actually sprout.
Looking at the dozen or so boxes of black soil dotted with scattered small white dots, Xu Sichen's interest also increased a bit.
She continued working hard until after midnight in the morning, then hurriedly ate a milk sandwich and skipped her nap. She went straight back next door and continued to work on her planting business.
It was not until after nine o'clock in the evening that all the more than 2,000 planting boxes were filled with plants.
Xu Sichen stood with his hands on his hips and looked at the small vegetable garden that filled the house, feeling a sense of satisfaction and pride in his heart.
The most commonly eaten vegetables are Chinese cabbage, romaine lettuce, Chinese cabbage, radish, tomatoes, etc., which are grown the most, adding up to about six or seven hundred boxes.
The ones she eats the least are bitter melon, celery, bell pepper, etc., which belong to her picky eater area. She has the least amount of planting, with five boxes of each.
For the first time, she set a small goal for herself, just to achieve 50% survival rate.
She has no shortage of vegetables to eat, but she enjoys the process of growing them very much.
When the harvest comes, she thinks her satisfaction and happiness will be doubled.
Draw the curtains and turn off the lights.
Give the seeds enough darkness to let them take root and sprout.
After returning to the room, I took a comfortable milk bath, then washed off all my fatigue and went to bed.
Before going to bed, I did not forget to go online to check the disaster trends in various places and the latest situation in the community.
There was a power outage in many places, but fortunately the internet was still available.
This has led to many people looking for fully charged power banks while crying for supplies.
For modern young people, they can go a day without eating, but they cannot go a day without surfing the Internet.
The Central Garden area is better.
Because the terrain is higher, we haven't received any notice of power and water outages yet, but judging by the current rate of water level rise, it will probably happen soon.
This has led many people to realize the importance of power banks.
Those who urgently need power banks and those who are preparing to stock up in advance are constantly purchasing them on various platforms.
In just one day, the price of a fully charged 20,000 ml power bank has risen to more than 500 yuan, not counting express delivery.
Xu Sichen glanced at the large and small rechargeable batteries and generators in the space, and his happiness index rose by five points.
Those who think further ahead think of stockpiling water.
If the water level is too high, it will definitely pollute the low-lying reservoirs and water plants, and then the water supply will be cut off.
For a while, social media platforms were filled with photos of homes filled with large and small pots.
Bathtubs and sinks were not spared, and buckets of various sizes became scarce.
The information in the community owners’ group is basically the same.
The second floor was already mostly flooded, and people on the third floor began to understand the situation on the second floor and started asking in the group if they could stay there and if they could get help.
Thanks to Chen Meijuan yesterday, Xu Sichen's house was quiet today and no one came to visit.
In addition, the most discussed topic is supplies.
No matter how harsh the environment is, there will always be people working hard to provide for their families.
They paddled kayaks and worked non-stop from morning to night, accepting errand orders and purchasing the supplies their customers needed.
However, there is an imbalance between supply and demand, with demand far exceeding supply, so even if they are willing to place an order at a high price, they sometimes have to wait in line for several days.
"We can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, our children will become malnourished. I've already arranged a kayak with the property management. Is anyone interested in joining us tomorrow?"
"It's raining so hard, can we go out?"
"Why can't we get out? Aren't those rescuers and errand runners out there running? Add me in!"
"I'm going too!"
"Together!"
More and more people joined in.
Xu Sichen thought about it and decided to go out and take a look together tomorrow.
Just then, I received a WeChat message from Wei Mingliang.
"Sister Xu, can I borrow your kayak? I'm running low on food, and I want to go out with the group to buy some food."
Not enough food?
Xu Sichen frowned slightly.
Although it was unclear how much supplies their family had before, they bought a lot of things when Sun Caifeng went out with her.
Later they went out to withdraw some cash and bought a lot of food, so they are not running out of food now.
"Because of Chen Meijuan's family?" Xu Sichen asked casually.
But this sentence seemed to open up all the grievances and dissatisfaction in Wei Mingliang's heart.
"Um!"
"They came in empty-handed, and all the food and supplies they used were from ours."
"I refused, and they wanted to beat me, but my parents said it would only take a few days and asked me to be patient."
As he spoke, he sent me a photo of his home.
The floor was dirty and messy, adults were lying on the sofa watching TV, and children were running around in the living room. A good house was turned into a garbage dump.
"Every time they didn't clean up after themselves, they would point at us. If we refused, the two old ladies would keep scolding us."
"Eat our food, and don't let us have enough to eat."
"So you are just going to endure it until they leave voluntarily, right?" Xu Sichen watched quietly, without any fluctuations in his heart.
Call her cold-blooded or heartless, she never thought of standing up for anyone.
She has always believed that everyone has his or her own destiny.
Only by relying on oneself can everyone survive in this cannibalistic apocalypse.
"Sister Xu, I don't want to! But I'm so useless. I can't beat them. I'm afraid they'll hurt my parents. I just hope the water will recede sooner so they can leave here."
Xu Sichen: "What if the water doesn't recede?"
There was no reply from the other side for a long time.
After all, he is just a teenager of fifteen or sixteen. It is already very good that he has done everything he can instead of just hiding behind his parents.
"I'll go with you guys tomorrow. We'll meet at my doorstep at nine o'clock according to the group time."
Wei Mingliang: "Thank you, Sister Xu!"
After a busy day, Xu Sichen almost fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
However, unexpectedly, the rain suddenly got heavier in the middle of the night, and the accumulated water directly flooded the third floor. The people on the third floor fled to the corridor on the fourth floor overnight. Those who were able to move out overnight, and those who were not able to contact their relatives and prepared to stay in the corridor for one night and go to seek refuge early the next morning.
In order to get the Chen family to leave, Wei Mingliang told the group about his family's situation, and also contacted the property management and the people who had spoken for Chen Meijuan in the past, hoping that they could stand up and help them persuade Chen Meijuan to leave.
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