Chapter 6: Planning an Outing
Fucheng is an industrial city. When a flood broke out, the granary in Fucheng was flooded, and several surrounding cities were also experiencing floods.
There are still people distributing supplies, but I believe it won’t be long before the supplies are exhausted.
Sun Qing felt somewhat guilty for stealing things from other people's stores.
But if a person does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. According to the current situation, if she does not prepare for the rainy day, she is afraid that she and Ye Xiaojie will starve to death in a short time.
Worried that Xia Xiaoman would have a psychological burden, Sun Qing said, "Xiaoman, you don't have to worry too much. We only salvage things that are submerged in the water, and we won't touch anything else."
"Those things cannot be sold after being flooded. Instead of letting them sink in the water and wait to be discarded, it is better to give them to us for recycling."
Xia Xiaoman, who had no psychological burden at all, asked, "When are we going?"
She had also checked the weather forecast and guessed that the weather might not be very good for some time to come, so she took the risk of going to the supermarket opposite to buy things for free during a thunderstorm.
Sun Qing took a look at the weather outside. It was stormy, with lightning and thunder. The sky was as dark as night, without a single ray of light.
Going out at this time would be a waste of life.
She pursed her lips and said, "Today's weather is indeed not suitable. I don't plan to go out now."
"Before we go out, we need to prepare. At least we need to get a raft so that we can move on the water."
Xia Xiaoman nodded. "What is your plan? Can you tell me in detail?"
"Of course it's convenient."
Sun Qing smiled and said, "I am an outdoor sports enthusiast. I have tried rock climbing, diving and hiking."
"There is a large outdoor gear store in Xinbai Mall. Whether you want to go to the sky or the sea, it has the corresponding equipment for sale."
"Our community is quite far from Xinbai Mall. If we swim over there, we might run out of energy."
"So Xiaojie and I plan to take down the bed in the house, tie some buoyant items to it, make a raft and row to Xinbai Mall to look for diving equipment."
"Once we get the diving equipment, it will be much easier for us to salvage supplies."
She thought for a moment and then added, "Besides, I remember they have inflatable kayaks in their store. The promotional advertisement said that they can be folded to the size of a backpack, making them easy to carry."
At this time, diving equipment and kayaks are life-saving equipment.
Xia Xiaoman was instantly moved, "Okay, when are you going to take action? If you don't have enough wood boards at home, I have an empty bed board over there."
"We'll move when the rain stops. I checked the weather forecast and the wind will be lighter tomorrow."
After Sun Qing finished speaking, she looked at Xia Xiaoman with an expression as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Xia Xiaoman frowned, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
Sun Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "The door lock on my side was opened by force. If Xiaojie and I were not at home, I was afraid that someone would sneak into the house."
The water level has been rising, and there are not many empty rooms in the building. Once the water level rises to the fourth floor, the residents on the fourth floor may knock on the door one by one to ask for shelter.
If the residents found out that no one was home and forcibly moved into their house, or even stole their belongings, it would be a waste of time and effort.
Xia Xiaoman could do nothing about it, and she was also worried about this problem.
The doors of every household in the building are the same. If someone wants to pick the lock, they can do it with just a few tries.
"How about you two leave one person at home to look after the house?" Xia Xiaoman looked at Sun Qing.
Sun Qing was in a dilemma. In such a harsh environment, she didn't want to be separated from her companions.
Ye Xiaojie, who had been silent the whole time, said, "We can ask the guy across the street to help look after the house."
Xia Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, "Are you talking about the takeaway guy who lives in 703?"
Ye Xiaojie nodded. "I think he's a nice guy. He even helped us move our luggage when we moved a few days ago."
The delivery guy is named Zhou Qiuyang. He looks cold but has a warm heart. He often feeds the stray cats in the community.
Xia Xiaoman knew him. He could always get takeout coupons from various channels. Some of the coupons were very discounted, so you could buy takeout worth more than ten yuan for only two yuan.
In order to get these coupons, Xia Xiaoman specially added Zhou Qiuyang as her friend and asked Zhou Qiuyang to send her more coupon channels when he was free.
"Why don't we just pull the boys from the other side in and go retrieve the supplies together?" Sun Qing asked.
Xia Xiaoman nodded indifferently. She was not the one who organized the party, so she had no right to interfere.
As long as she gets what she deserves, she doesn't care how many people she brings into the team. But if the distribution of supplies is unfair, don't blame her for using space to swallow up all the supplies.
Sun Qing is a man of action. After deciding on the candidate, she immediately got up and went to find Zhou Qiuyang across the street.
A few minutes later, Sun Qing brought Zhou Qiuyang in and repeated what she had said to Xia Xiaoman before.
When Zhou Qiuyang heard that Sun Qing had assigned him the task of guarding the house, his expression changed again and again, "Are you sure you want a grown man like me to guard the house?"
Fearing that Zhou Qiuyang would snatch her chance to go out and buy for free, Xia Xiaoman said with certainty, "Sure."
"The task of guarding the door may seem easy and simple, but it is actually the most dangerous."
"The residents of the entire building may come to pry open the door. With you watching, the people in the building won't dare to do anything."
"If any of the three of us stayed in the building, they might think we women are easy to bully and ignore us."
Sun Qing and Ye Xiaojie nodded in agreement. They didn't want to stay in the building to guard the back.
Xia Xiaoman's reasons were sufficient and his analysis was clear. Zhou Qiuyang reluctantly agreed to stay where he was and guard the rear.
It took two days, using three bed boards, countless empty bottles and some plastic products, to finally make a raft that could carry three people.
At this time, five days had passed since the last distribution of relief supplies. Everyone's cell phone in the building was out of battery, and even if it had power, there might not be a signal.
Many people were unsure whether the rescue team would come today, so they went door to door early in the morning to borrow and buy food.
When Xia Xiaoman and his friends were moving the raft down, they met Qin Yali, who was there to borrow food, and her boyfriend.
"Xia Xiaoman, are you guys going out?"
Before Xia Xiaoman could say anything, Sun Qing said impatiently, "Can you two be more discerning? Didn't you see us carrying our things downstairs? What are you doing blocking the stairs?"
"If you want to go upstairs, then hurry up and I'll make way for you. If you don't want to go upstairs, then get out of here and don't block the way!"
Qin Yali's face froze for a moment. "I'm talking to my friend. What does it have to do with you?"
Xia Xiaoman was speechless, "Who is your friend? A good dog doesn't block the road, get out of the way."
"Hey, gossip, who the hell are you talking about?" Qin Yali's boyfriend glared at Xia Xiaoman fiercely.
Xia Xiaoman's face turned cold. He took out a fire axe from his waist and chopped it hard on the stair handrail next to him.
With a bang, the cement on the handrail splashed everywhere. "I said get out of my way, do you understand what I'm saying?"
Qin Yali and her boyfriend looked at Xia Xiaoman's gloomy expression, and unconsciously took several steps back, leaning against the wall and not daring to speak.
Xia Xiaoman and her friends successfully carried the raft down from the third floor. After trying for a while downstairs to make sure the raft would not sink, they put on their raincoats and paddled away.
Sun Qing rowed the raft while shouting, "Xiao Man, I didn't expect you to be so brave. You picked up the axe and chopped it down without hesitation."
Xia Xiaoman smiled and said, "Life forces me to do this. If I'm not ruthless, others will bully me."
If she wasn't a little more ruthless, how would she have the chance to go out to study?
The barefoot is not afraid of the one wearing shoes, she has nothing to lose anyway. If anyone dares to bully her, she will fight to the death!
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