Chapter 5 Suicheng
It is now past seven o'clock in the evening, and the raft still has more than four hours of usage time left, which cannot be wasted.
Shu Fu first took a comfortable hot bath, changed into short-sleeved home clothes, found the two largest buckets in the house, cleaned them, and began to fill them with water in turn.
When a bucket is full, it is put into the wristband space, then go into the cabin bathroom, take out the bucket, and store the water in the cabin water tank, and repeat this cycle.
While waiting for the water to drain, she began to sort out the supplies she bought today in her wristband space. She hadn't thrown away many of the large cardboard boxes from the previous home decoration, so now was the perfect time to help her organize the supplies.
Vegetables, fruits, chilled and quick-frozen fish, eggs, various snacks, cooking oil and seasonings, beverages, instant noodles, canned sausages and other fast foods, medicines, water utensils... different things are sorted into different large cartons and then stacked into the space. Other boxes of water, paper, cleaning and daily necessities can be stacked directly.
Everything is organized to save space.
She tried it. As long as the items entered the space, they could be arranged and stacked completely according to her wishes. And because time stood still, she could pull out any carton at the bottom without affecting the other cartons above.
Most of these cartons are not full, especially fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables and instant foods, so you should continue to stock up.
In addition, her shopping list had to be slightly modified. With the drifting island house, she would have a portable cabin for refuge, and she could also stock up on some household appliances.
For example, considering that the continuous rain made it impossible to dry wet clothes, she had to buy a few clothes-drying sterilizing air dryers. These air dryers were not expensive. She had considered the drying problem before she found a house. She checked online and found that they cost more than 100 yuan each. They could be folded and stored when not in use and could be used as long as there was electricity.
In order to make cooking easier, you can buy a few all-in-one grill pans and hot pot machines. This is most suitable for people like her who have average cooking skills. You can just eat with meat, vegetables, and soup base.
Shu Fu was storing water while organizing the space. When she thought of something she wanted to buy, she would write it down in her notebook. If there were some products that could be delivered within the city online, she would place an order immediately and they would arrive the next evening.
By the time the raft ran out of use today, the 500L water tank in the wooden house was already filled with clean water, and the supplies in the space were neatly stacked on one side. It looked neat and tidy, and the space seemed to be much larger, and it felt like a lot more things could be stored.
The hail outside lasted for more than half an hour, and then turned into heavy rain. The wind also got stronger, blowing raindrops in waves that hit the windows.
Before Shu Fu went to bed, the heavy rain outside subsided but continued to rain. The temperature in the room dropped a lot and she didn't even need to turn on the air conditioner. She set the alarm and ended this long and tiring day.
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The next day, she was awakened by the sound of rain hitting the glass.
The heavy rain turned into a rainstorm, hitting the glass and making it crackle.
She took out her cell phone to check the weather forecast. It would rain all day, with hail in some areas. The wind speed would be seven to eight, and the temperature would be twenty to twenty-six degrees Celsius.
Overnight, the temperature dropped by more than ten degrees. She dug out jeans and denim long-sleeved shirts from the closet, looked at the somewhat messy closet, and planned to come back tonight to sort out the out-of-season clothes and bedding at home and put them all into the cabin.
A lot of things can be placed in the wooden house, but as time does not stand still, the things cannot be kept fresh. It is suitable for storing things that will not expire.
Yesterday she bought some white bread at the supermarket. For breakfast she fried some ham and eggs, made herself a sandwich, and washed a cucumber to eat as a vegetable.
It was raining heavily outside and the weather was gloomy and dark. She dug out her rain boots from the bottom of the box, but as soon as she went out, she was hit in the face by the raindrops. She quickly locked the door and opened the umbrella in her hand.
Another small drawback of this rental house is that the corridor outside the door is open. When the weather is fine, the light and air are good, but if it rains, is windy, or snowy, you will get splashed in the face when you go out.
It had been raining heavily all night, and the corridor was full of water. Fortunately, she was wearing rain boots. She held the umbrella diagonally to her right and walked quickly towards the middle stairwell.
During working hours, other residents in the building also get up early to prepare for work.
The young couple next door were arguing over trivial matters again.
From the household on the fourth floor near the stairwell, a boy of about sixteen or seventeen rushed out wearing a raincoat. His mother ran out of the door, waving her coat in her hand for him to put it on, but he turned a deaf ear to her and rushed into the stairwell in a few steps, almost bumping into Shu Fu.
There was a cry of a child coming from the corridor on the third floor. It seemed that he was being scolded by his father because of breakfast.
Someone on the second floor was making scallion pancakes. The aroma of scallion oil wafted out from the kitchen window in the corridor, making her feel hungry again...
A very vivid and real world.
Shu Fu did not treat herself badly. She got into the rented car and drove to the company.
After completing 5% of today's progress, she had to go to the electronics store to buy generators and some necessary electrical appliances.
There is a commodity wholesale market near the electrical appliance city, and there is also a food city. You can go there for dinner tonight and stock up on supplies...
Because of the heavy rain, the road was a bit congested. Fortunately, she left home ten minutes earlier than usual and managed to clock in before work.
Several colleagues were late today. Not only were the roads congested, but the buses, subways, and taxis were all congested. It was wet everywhere. After one trip to work, half of their clothes were wet.
Shu Fu first submitted her application for leave, but because she did not have a certificate from the hospital, the HR department ultimately recorded it as a personal leave.
Shu Fu: ...
Several colleagues were not in the mood to work in the morning. It rarely hail in Suicheng, but yesterday the hail lasted for more than half an hour. Many people took photos and posted them on WeChat Moments. Some people even ran outside in the heavy rain to pick up hail and posed for various photos.
It is stormy again today. The change in weather always makes people lose focus on work. I wonder if the wind and rain get stronger, will the company be able to have a holiday?
Shu Fu agreed and chatted with others for a few words. During this time, she quietly ran to the bathroom, hid in the cubicle, took out a black mini notebook and took a look. The "current progress" on it was still 0%.
It’s strange. She clearly punched in on time, so why is the progress bar not moving?
Does she have to stay in the company until the end of the working day before this task is completed?
At noon, Zheng Feifei came to have lunch with her again. Although Shu Fu had no memory of her original world in the past few years, she was a 29-year-old adult in her original world after all. Her job was special and she came into contact with a variety of people, so some of her temperament was still there.
So for more than four years, compared to the "Shu Fu" in this world, she lived more like Shu Fu who had lost her memory.
She has savings, which is more comfortable than other fresh graduates. If someone treats her well, she won't say much, but she will give feedback to the other person in various small ways. She will buy an extra cup of milk tea, occasionally treat the other person to lunch, and work overtime for the other person when necessary...
Most importantly, she is quiet and low-key. Although she doesn't gossip about others, she likes to listen to gossip. For colleagues who are under great pressure at work and have a strong desire to talk, she sitting there quietly and occasionally making a cheering "wow" sound makes people feel inexplicably fulfilled.
Zheng Feifei had eaten a meal with her not long ago, and since she was on sick leave yesterday, she said she would treat her to a meal today. It just so happened that a new restaurant had opened in the food court diagonally opposite the company, and their curry rice was amazing.
At noon, the rain outside was much lighter, but the wind seemed to be stronger. When they got out of the elevator and walked to the lobby of the building, they heard the whistling wind outside the glass sliding door.
Zheng Feifei was a very straightforward person. Neither strong wind nor heavy rain could stop her temptation for curry rice. Moreover, the rain had hardly stopped now. She pulled Shu Fu and planned to rush out.
"Wait a minute, let me open the umbrella first—" Shu Fu didn't bring her bag and had a cell phone in her hand. When she was unbuckling the umbrella, she accidentally dropped the phone to the ground.
Zheng Feifei had already rushed to the door, but when she heard the sound, she hurried back and anxiously picked up the phone for her: "Let me see if the screen is broken?" Fortunately, Shu Fu's phone had a screen protector and a phone case, so there was no damage to the screen at the moment.
Shu Fu simply asked her to hold the phone for her while she continued to work. The umbrella buckle was unfastened and the folding umbrella was opened. When she was about to speak, she heard a loud bang in the open space outside the company building, followed by the screams of passers-by outside.
Their hearts skipped a beat and they looked up at the same time.
Zheng Feifei took two trembling steps forward and saw the distorted metal sign. Outside the glass door, several people were lying in the cold rain, with bright red liquid spreading from under them...
That was - falling objects from high altitude caused by strong winds!
She looked at the chaotic and bloody scene outside, and felt completely chilled. If Shu Fu hadn't opened her umbrella first, if she hadn't accidentally dropped her phone, she should have rushed out of the building in such a light rain - then she would have been like the few people lying on the ground at this moment, with a bloody head and twitching...
Shu Fu held the umbrella handle and stood there motionless. Under the sleeve of her denim jacket, the bracelet vibrated slightly.
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