Chapter 155 Snowstorm
Xia Xiaoman opened her eyes slightly, and when she saw that she had reached the door of her home, she slowly let go of Wang Shijin's hand and held on to the door frame. Then, she let go of her other hand, took out the key, opened the door and went in.
Only after Wang Shijin saw that she had arrived home safely did he call on other patrolmen to leave and notify the owners of the community.
Xia Xiaoman returned home and took a lot of effort to close the door.
Thinking that the wind outside was so strong that it might blow the door down, Xia Xiaoman took out two wooden boards from the space and nailed them behind the door to protect it. Wooden boards or strips were also nailed behind the windows on the first and second floors.
By the time the doors and windows were fixed, her hands and feet were already frozen, so she quickly lit up the kang and stove in the living room.
After the stove was lit, he took out a large pot from the space, poured snow water into the pot, boiled it and soaked his hands and feet in it. Only then did Xia Xiaoman feel that the coldness in his body was completely dispelled.
At the same time, outside, the wind was blowing hard, snowflakes were flying, and the temperature was dropping rapidly.
Sitting on the kang in the living room, Xia Xiaoman could feel the wind blowing from all directions through the gaps and onto her body.
After thinking for a moment, she took out plastic sheeting from the space and nailed it behind the windows and doors to block the wind, leaving only the area at the staircase on the second floor for ventilation.
Without the cold wind blowing into the house, the temperature inside slowed down. Xia Xiaoman stood there and felt the temperature, and felt that it was the temperature she could bear at the moment. She simply did not go to the heated kang, but walked back and forth in the living room to adapt to the cold weather.
Outside the house, there were thunders and howling winds. In just one hour, the snow on the ground had accumulated to a depth of one meter.
An hour ago, the outdoor temperature was -7℃. It has now dropped to -19℃ and is still dropping.
Xia Xiaoman originally walked around the room wearing a cotton coat and cotton pants, but later it became too cold, so she changed the coat and cotton pants into a down jacket and down pants, and then put on the mink coat given by Sun Qing, and only then did she feel less cold.
After walking for more than two hours, the thunder outside gradually disappeared, but the roaring wind continued and the snowflakes were still flying.
Xia Xiaoman shone a high-intensity flashlight out of the window and found that the snow had spread to the window. It was estimated that it would not be long before the entire window would be buried in the snow.
She rubbed her frozen face, returned to sit by the stove, took out the hot pot base from the space, and prepared to make lunch.
After eating and drinking, Xia Xiaoman did not stay on the kang, but ran upstairs to adapt to the cold while his body was still warm.
Such extremely cold weather may become the norm in the future, and she must adapt to it. Otherwise, if she is attacked, she will not even be able to resist.
She plans to sleep in the living room today, and then move to the basement when the weather gets colder!
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This snowstorm lasted longer than Xia Xiaoman had imagined, a full half month, and the temperature dropped sharply to more than 50 degrees below zero.
Even though Xia Xiaoman had made sufficient preparations to adapt to the cold weather, she was unable to adapt to the freezing winter with temperatures of minus fifty degrees Celsius in just half a month.
During the last five days of this half month, Xia Xiaoman seemed to be rooted in the kang and would not get off unless it was necessary.
Hearing that it was quiet outside, Xia Xiaoman ran up to the attic wearing a mink coat and shone a strong light around him.
The good news is that the snowstorm has stopped. The bad news is that the snow has completely submerged the first floor and spread to the second floor.
Xia Xiaoman took out a stick from the space and poked the snow below. The stick sank into the snow without much effort, which meant that she couldn't jump into the snow to shovel it.
If the snow is not cleared, the whole house will be buried in snow if there is another snowstorm next time.
Xia Xiaoman sighed, took out the climbing rope, tied it up, got out of the window, hung in the air, took a bucket and filled it up little by little and threw it into the space. After a while, a large pile of snow accumulated in the space, and the water she boiled was enough for her to use for a long time.
Using the space to shovel snow, she cleared a path in one morning. It took her four consecutive days to clear the snow in the yard, and then she cleared the snow on the roof.
While clearing the snow from the roof, Xia Xiaoman saw lights flashing in some places in the community and guessed that the patrol team was clearing the snow from the community.
Sure enough, a few days later, the patrol team cleared a path to Xia Xiaoman's doorstep.
Wang Shijin was surprised to see that the snow around Xia Xiaoman's house had been cleared. "How did you clear the snow? It's amazing!"
"I had nothing to do at home, so I came out to clear the snow." The snowstorm stopped, everything was quiet, and the surroundings were covered with snow. At that moment, Xia Xiaoman had the illusion that she was the only one in the world.
In order to avoid having random thoughts, I get up early every day and go to clear the snow after breakfast. When I am busy, I have no time to have random thoughts.
"How is the situation in the community?" Xia Xiaoman asked.
Wang Shijin sighed, "Not so good. The snowstorm came too suddenly, and the temperature dropped so quickly that many elderly people couldn't bear it and passed away. Grandpa Luo and Aunt Xing also fell ill."
In addition to the elderly, some young people whose homes were not fully prepared also froze to death.
"After the snowstorm stopped, I led the patrol team to knock on every door to confirm the death toll. Some of the houses didn't respond after I knocked for a long time, so I forced my way in and found a whole family huddled together in their beds, frozen to death..."
"Mr. Luo suggested that we move to the sewers. The sewers are managed by the government, so we won't freeze to death."
"Everyone in the community who has received the notice is preparing to move to the sewer. Do you want to move there too?" Wang Shijin asked.
Xia Xiaoman refused without hesitation, "No, I have a basement at home. If it doesn't work, I can hide in the basement." The sewer is too unprivate, and she would never move there unless she had to.
Wang Shijin kindly advised, "Even if you don't want to move, you can rent a place first. If you want to move someday, at least you'll have a place to live."
After the snowstorm, many people rushed to move into the sewers. The sewers were not big enough to accommodate the entire floating city. If you didn't rent a place in advance, when the next snowstorm came, there would be no place to move to.
Xia Xiaoman thought about it and felt that it made some sense, so he said, "Then please help me rent a place!"
"You have to go in person to rent the sewer, no one else can do it on your behalf." If you want to rent a sewer, you can only use your personal work points, and he can't use Xia Xiaoman's work points.
Xia Xiaoman frowned, "Then where should I rent it, the property department?"
“No.” Wang Shijin explained: “Before, it was in the property department. The property department would try to arrange everyone in the same area. But now there are too many people renting sewers, and the property department can’t arrange it. You can only rent it yourself.”
"If you want to rent one, you can go down the sewer in the community square. The official people will be there. Just ask them to rent it."
[My dear children, I am very sorry! I have something to do today, so I can only update two chapters. I will resume updating three chapters tomorrow. Sorry, sorry, please forgive me! ]
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