After thinking for a moment, he decided to add some spiritual spring water to the thermos.
The idea is that those who drink it will improve their health and avoid catching a cold or fever after being exposed to the cold outside.
Then, as they passed Bi Qiaoan, Shen Yanming said, "I'll go down and take a look, I'll be right back."
"Yes, don't worry about me, I'm all better now. You can stay a little longer if you want. I'll take good care of the babies."
Bi Qiaoan said this because she knew her man was a restless person and would definitely want to investigate the situation of the ice cube.
Shen Yanming nodded and left without saying anything.
After he left, Bi Qiaoan first hugged the two little ones and was relieved to find that they hadn't caught a cold.
Then, with a slightly teasing tone, he asked, "Now you know how dangerous it is outside, so do you still want to go out and play in the snow?"
What could two toddlers know? Upon hearing about playing in the snow, they immediately stretched out their arms, pointed out the window, and cried out "Ah ah!"
Bi Qiaoan chuckled and patted their bottoms, saying, "That won't do. It's freezing outside today, so we can't go out. We'll take you two out to play when the weather is better."
She's just saying that because her two kids are young, she's just trying to appease them. When they can go out is ultimately up to her, their mother.
Shen Yanming carried a thermos downstairs and saw a group of people huddled together, shivering.
I don't know if it's just my imagination, but ever since that ice block came down, the outside temperature seems to have dropped several degrees.
Shen Yanming found the older brother and sister who had helped him before and invited them upstairs for a while. However, the two of them were hesitant to go upstairs because they had children at home and didn't want to cause any trouble.
Having no other choice, Shen Yanming could only hand the paper cups to the two of them, saying he would pour them some hot water to warm them up.
This time, the couple didn't refuse. Even the others got a share, and after thanking Shen Yanming, the group thanked the couple as well.
"Well, we really owe it to you two. Otherwise, we'd all be stuck here freezing."
"They really do reward good deeds. We didn't even realize we should offer them a ride. In the future, we should learn from Mr. and Mrs. Du and be more proactive and helpful in everything we do."
“You’re right. The families of our guards are all well-mannered people, and they don’t try to extort money from us. We really should learn from that young couple.”
The group was chatting happily, and Shen Yanming just smiled as he listened.
People, no matter what they say, don't like to cause trouble. Don't listen to their nice words; if something really happens, they might not be willing to step up.
However, Comrade Shen wouldn't look down on or despise them, because that's human nature. Even he himself is quite selfish at times.
As long as it doesn't bother others, he doesn't think there's anything wrong with this kind of selfishness.
"Hey everyone, let's stop chatting and get some water. It's so cold out there, the water will freeze solid soon after we pour it out."
Seeing that they were all busy warming their hands with paper cups, Shen Yanming couldn't help but remind them.
It's not that he doesn't want people to be warm, but rather, at minus thirty-four degrees Celsius, if he were to pour out this pot of hot water, it would freeze instantly.
How long will the water keep my hands warm? A minute, or two? My hands have barely felt the temperature before the water gets cold.
It's so cold I can't drink it, and it's a waste of the effort he put into adding the spiritual spring water.
"Cough, yes, yes, drink it quickly, the water's already lukewarm, if we wait any longer it'll freeze." The woman hurriedly picked up the paper cup and drank the now-cold water in one gulp.
She thought the slightly cold water would make her stomach feel uncomfortable, but to her surprise, a warm current flowed through her body.
The older sister thought to herself, "Could it be that I've been in the cold for too long, and even a little bit of warm water makes my limbs feel warm again?"
But there was no other explanation. The older sister didn't think of anything else, assuming it was because of the hot water.
After thanking Shen Yanming, I asked for another half cup of hot water. This time, it didn't warm my hands anymore, so I drank it while it was still hot, but the feeling only intensified.
So it's confirmed.
The others, after experiencing the comfort of the hot water, also put aside their pride and asked Shen Yanming for some.
Comrade Lao Shen welcomed everyone who came, and in the end, he simply put the kettle in the corner and let them take what they wanted.
He went out of the building and carefully observed the falling ice outside.
The ice lumps were clearly much smaller. Not only were the ice blocks falling from the sky smaller, but their density during descent was also lower.
Shen Yanming glanced at it and said to everyone, "Judging from this, this abnormal weather will end soon."
"Yes, otherwise we would have been waiting here for ages. Everyone was thinking of waiting until it was over before we went home because the ice floes in the sky were getting smaller and smaller."
Shen Yanming nodded: "Do you need me to lend you an umbrella?"
"No need, there are so many of us, who can you lend us a pot of hot water for? If it's convenient, could you also bring down a kettle of hot water?"
This statement was unanimously agreed upon by everyone.
Although Shen Yanming brought down a full pot of hot water, it couldn't withstand the large number of people waiting downstairs, and everyone was on the verge of freezing.
With something to warm them up, they naturally drank without restraint. Some people hadn't even had a couple of sips before the rest of the group had snatched it all away.
Shen Yanming nodded: "That's no problem, I'll go upstairs to burn it in a bit. But there's a power outage in the building right now, so I'm afraid we'll have to wait a while."
"That's fine, as long as there's water." They've already agreed to boil water, so how could they possibly complain?
"Okay, I have some dried ginger slices at home. I'll add some to the water when I boil it later. If anyone has any dietary restrictions, please raise your hand."
No one expected such treatment, and they all shook their heads with smiles: "No, no, everyone gets to eat ginger."
Actually, ginger is not suitable for people with impetigo, but since people are using inhibitors, they don't pay much attention to their diet.
Shen Yanming smiled and was about to carry the thermos back upstairs when, with a whoosh, an ice lump landed in the snow just a meter away from him.
He was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking. He covered his head, bent down and pulled out the ice, held it in his hand, and then carried the thermos upstairs.
He didn't try to hide his actions from people, so many people saw them.
Someone asked, puzzled, "Why are you picking up ice chunks?"
"Haha, I just picked it up because it's cute, so I'll play with it for a while."
"Young people really have a lot of free time. It does look quite nice, but I wonder if there are any bacteria or viruses."
These words froze the eager crowd in their tracks.
Shen Yanming felt a little embarrassed. He genuinely wanted to take the ice cube home to examine it. But since the person had already said that, wouldn't it be inappropriate for him to take it back?
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