Chapter 344 Snow Disaster
The temperature dropped so quickly during this snowstorm that it caught people off guard.
The temperature dropped from -7 or -8 degrees to -20 degrees. Before my body could adjust, the temperature dropped to -40 degrees.
Greenhouses have poor thermal insulation properties, and even if they have heating pipes, they cannot be compared with the thermal insulation properties of normal houses.
On the day of the snowstorm, Zhang Can and Zhu Xingliang made all preparations to protect the greenhouse, but forgot to keep themselves warm.
The temperature dropped suddenly, and Zhu Xingliang didn't have time to put on more clothes, so he shivered from the cold. Seeing that he was too cold to walk, Zhang Can took the time out of his busy schedule to run and get a rabbit fur coat for Zhu Xingliang to wear.
But when he ran back with the rabbit fur coat, Zhu Xingliang had already fallen to the ground in pain, holding his chest.
A sudden drop in temperature can easily cause blood vessels to constrict, which can induce symptoms such as angina pectoris. Zhu Xingliang died of acute myocardial infarction.
During the days when Zhang Can was trapped in the greenhouse during the snowstorm, he was like a walking corpse. He thought many times that he might as well just let it go and not care about anything else. Living was painful anyway, so he might as well freeze to death and put an end to it all.
But thinking of his companions who were waiting to exchange cotton for the chance to enter the dungeon, Zhang Can did not dare to die, for fear that his death would prevent other brothers from entering the dungeon.
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Zhu Xingliang was not the only one who lost his life in this blizzard. Fucheng, Yunhai City garrison, and several nearby cities that were baptized by the blizzard were all affected by the snowstorm.
In addition to those who froze to death or died of physical illness caused by the sudden drop in temperature, many people died of suffocation due to the accumulation of snow or carbon monoxide poisoning.
This snowstorm is different from the last time of extreme cold at night. Last time, they could hide in the sewers without worrying about the snow crushing the house or carbon monoxide poisoning.
This time, everyone lived in their own mud brick houses. Some people's houses were solid and not crushed by the snow. But some people's houses were not built well, and the blizzard blew them all over the place on the day, and they were buried under the snow the next day.
More people die from carbon monoxide poisoning. We are not without common sense. Normal people know that when burning coal at home, we must pay attention to ventilation.
But the snow was so heavy that the reserved ventilation holes were blocked by the snow while they were sleeping. They didn't even have a chance to save themselves and died of poisoning in their sleep.
The joy of the red worms in the world had not yet been digested before it was taken away by this merciless blizzard.
Xia Xiaoman forced Zhang Can to rest for a few days to recuperate. After he recovered, Zhang Can became much quieter and just focused on his work, turning himself into the second Zhu Xingliang.
After about ten days, the authorities sent people to clear a path. Li Yu'e sent Su Ran to count the conditions of each greenhouse. When she learned that Zhu Xingliang was gone, she wanted to arrange another person to come here to check on the greenhouses, but was rejected by Zhang Can.
If someone was to be arranged to come to the greenhouse, Zhu Xingliang's body would definitely have to be taken away, but he disagreed.
Su Ran suggested that he be replaced so that he could take Zhu Xingliang's body home. But Zhang Can was still unwilling to do so. He insisted on staying in the greenhouse and refused to go anywhere.
Xia Xiaoman probably guessed Zhang Can's thoughts. Taking care of the cotton was the task he and Zhu Xingliang were carrying out, and it was also the bond between him and Zhu Xingliang. So he had to carry out this task no matter what. This was the only reason he was alive at the moment.
If he was not allowed to look after the greenhouse, perhaps in a few days he would leave this world and follow in Zhu Xingliang's footsteps.
Su Ran couldn't persuade Zhang Can, and complained to Xia Xiaoman in distress, "Zhang Can refused to let others come to the greenhouse. If there is another snowstorm, how can he handle it alone?"
Xia Xiaoman said, "When there is a real snowstorm, you can just arrange for someone else to come. Zhang Can is not an unreasonable person. Now there is no snowstorm, so just leave him alone."
Su Ran sighed, "I'm just worried that he might have wild thoughts if he's alone, and there's a dead body next to him."
Zhang Can made an ice bed with ice cubes and placed Zhu Xingliang's body on it. Su Ran felt a little creepy just looking at it.
"Why do you care so much about other people? How's things in your gang? Is the cotton you're growing okay?" Xia Xiaoman asked.
Hearing this, Su Ran sighed again, "Two greenhouses were crushed by the snow, and the people in another greenhouse were poisoned by carbon monoxide. All of them were wiped out."
Xia Xiaoman frowned, "You suffered heavy losses in this snowstorm."
"We are lucky, at least the house we live in didn't collapse. Those whose houses collapsed are miserable. Even if they survived, they would have nowhere to live."
At this point, Su Ran recalled what he had seen and said, "On my way to check the situation in the greenhouse, I saw quite a few people gathered on the road. I heard that they were going to the office to ask for an explanation from the authorities."
"Asking for an explanation? What does that mean?" Xia Xiaoman looked at him puzzledly.
Su Ran said, "During the snowstorm, many houses collapsed. Some people bought the mud bricks, tiles and wooden beams used in their houses from government factories. Now that their houses have collapsed, they will definitely seek compensation from the government."
Xia Xiaoman frowned. "Even if they ask the government for help in this kind of weather, it's impossible for them to rebuild their house. What can they do by asking the government? Ask them to provide them with a place to stay?"
"You guessed it!" Su Ran snapped his fingers and said, "They just want the government to provide them with housing."
"From what I heard from them, it seems like they want the authorities to open the underground city in advance so that they can move in to avoid the cold."
Xia Xiaoman asked: "Has the government agreed?"
Su Ran blurted out, "How could the authorities agree to this? The underground city hasn't been built yet. If we let these people move into the underground city and get in the way, how can we build the underground city?"
"It was because the authorities didn't agree that they gathered together and went to the official office to cause trouble and demand an explanation."
Xia Xiaoman's mouth twitched. "It's so cold, but you still go looking for trouble with the authorities. You're really too idle."
Su Ran nodded in agreement, "I think so too..."
Before he could finish his words, the ferocious cry of a skua was heard from the sky. Su Ran turned off the flashlight as a reflex.
Xia Xiaoman raised his head and vaguely saw several black shadows flying rapidly in one direction.
Su Ran also saw those black shadows and said with some gloating, "The skuas, judging from their direction, should be flying towards the official office."
Xia Xiaoman glanced at him and warned him, "Skuas carry viruses. With so many skuas around, the bird flu is likely to recur."
Upon hearing this, Su Ran instantly put away his gloating expression and said, "I almost forgot about this. Sister Xiaoman, I will go back and inform Sister Yu'e and the others, and I will come to chat with you next time." After saying that, he immediately stood up and walked towards Lingxu Gang in the dark.
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