Before I even opened the plastic film, I could smell a spicy aroma.
Spicy hot pot - just what I want for dinner tonight!
Looking at the full amount of red oil and chili peppers, Song Yue couldn't wait to tear off the plastic wrap, pick up a piece of tripe and put it in his mouth.
Delicious~
The tripe selected by the merchant is thin and crispy. After being slightly scalded in a hot pan, it forms very natural small curls. It is crispy when chewed and has a great taste.
But something was missing.
She slapped her thigh and wondered how she could have forgotten the oil dish.
So I flashed into the space, and half a minute later, a bowl of sesame oil was prepared as the base, a small spoonful of vinegar for seasoning, half a spoonful of salt and MSG, and chopped green onions, coriander and crushed peanuts to enhance the flavor. The simple hot pot oil sauce was ready.
It was raining heavily outside and the aroma of hot pot was wafting through the house.
All the ingredients are rolled in a fresh and fragrant oil dish, and then put into the mouth. The fragrance of the red oil and the spiciness of the chili seeds instantly rush to the entire brain, constantly stimulating the taste buds.
This is the convenience of eating hot pot.
There is no ingredient that cannot be hot pot, meat slices, meatballs, shrimp dumplings, potatoes, lotus root slices, bean curd... any food can be combined into the most appropriate taste in the presence of red oil and red soup.
Song Yue enjoyed this meal very happily and finished the big bowl of hot pot quickly.
After the meal, Song Yue had a glass of fat house happy water and felt so comfortable that it seemed as if she was not here to survive but to go on vacation.
And compared with other people's dry dinners, hers was like a luxurious feast.
Knowing the importance of space, Song Yue enjoyed his meal at night but did not forget to provide cover.
She made sure that all the doors and windows in the room were closed tightly so that the aroma would not waft out before she took out the hot pot to enjoy it.
No words were spoken that night.
The next morning, the first thing Song Yue did when she got up was to go to the balcony to check the water level.
What's not good is that the water level has risen from the third floor to the fourth floor. It is estimated that in a few nights, even the highest lakeside hotel will be unsafe.
She quickly washed up with cold water, packed the leftover food from last night into the space, put a few bottles of mineral water and a few packs of biscuits into her backpack to make it look good, and quickly went downstairs.
In the observation hall on the seventh floor, most people were waiting.
Song Yue glanced over and found that everyone's faces were not very good.
Seeing her coming, the expressions of several employees suddenly changed, and then they moved away somewhat unnaturally.
Instead, Sister Mei, Nan Nan and three others came over, with conflicted expressions in their eyes.
"What's wrong?" Song Yue glanced at them and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Nan Nan lowered her voice and said, "They still want to borrow your kayak. When they saw you weren't here, they discussed it with us."
"But don't worry, we definitely won't ask for your permission without your consent," Sister Mei continued. "No matter how much they begged, we wouldn't agree."
Song Yue nodded, her face calm.
She had anticipated this situation as she went downstairs.
Now the whole hotel knows that she has water transportation and she is the only one who owns it. In addition, she looks the calmest and most experienced, so as long as people are not stupid, they will negotiate with her to borrow a kayak.
Song Yue had already figured out how to deal with this. She walked up to the steps of the observation hall, faced everyone, and said word by word, "The kayak is my personal property and cannot be loaned out."
The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.
"But," Song Yue changed the subject, "I can show you a way to escape. Whether you are willing to try it or not, and whether you have the courage to try it, all depends on you."
There was silence at first, and then someone asked doubtfully, "What method?"
Song Yue: "Tourist sightseeing boat."
"What? A sightseeing boat?" Some people couldn't sit still and stood up to refute.
"Do you know how far Qianhe Lake is from the Lakeside Hotel? How are we going to get those boats?"
"Besides, it's been raining heavily for several days. Even if we go and look for it, there's no guarantee that the boat is still there."
"Yes, girl, this method won't work. It's too dangerous."
People were clamoring loudly, but the person who was speaking was not in a hurry and just looked at everyone calmly, which made Sister Mei and Nan Nan anxious.
At this moment, a figure appeared from the stairs: "I know where there are sightseeing boats nearby, and there are more than one."
Everyone's eyes turned and fell on the speaker.
Sister Mei and the others also looked over and were secretly surprised. It was him, the man who moved in with his injured wife.
Lin Sheng glanced at Song Yue, as if they had already communicated, and continued, "We were originally trapped in the supermarket and thought we were doomed, but fortunately, the flood unexpectedly washed away the sightseeing boats on the lake. One of them got stuck on the west side of the supermarket, and we quickly grabbed hold of it and floated to your place."
"When we arrived at the hotel yesterday, we found two boats stuck behind it. They seemed to be blocked by some kind of line. It shouldn't be flooded yet, so you can definitely use them."
As soon as Lin Sheng finished speaking, the audience suddenly became restless.
"I know where it is! The high-voltage power lines behind the hotel!"
"Oh my god! I was worried about the high-voltage power lines behind it and the possibility of a fire, but I didn't expect it to stop two ships!"
"Thank God, we don't have to risk our lives looking for a boat!"
"What are you still standing there for? Go and salvage the boat!"
A group of people rushed into the corridor like sardines, fearing that the boat would be lost if they were too late.
The lobby on the seventh floor, which had been somewhat crowded before, suddenly became empty.
"Thank you. Actually, you don't have to go downstairs. I will tell them." Song Yue said with a smile.
Lin Sheng had taken the initiative to share the story about the sightseeing boat when she was treating Sister Xin yesterday.
Lin Sheng shook his head after hearing this. "That wouldn't work. If you hadn't treated her promptly, Ah Xin probably wouldn't have survived last night. Your medicine is very effective, and the bleeding has stopped. Later this morning, when I came out to check on the situation, I found you all coming down. I was worried that the hotel staff wouldn't believe you, so I thought I'd come and say a few words to help."
I didn't expect that he would actually catch up.
Lin Sheng was thankful in his heart. He didn't have much ability and couldn't help much, but he knew that people should be grateful. Song Yue treated his wife for free, so he should explain it to everyone in person.
Sister Mei and Nan Nan were staring at the conversation from the side, not following the conversation at all.
What treatment? What medicine?
I haven’t heard that Song Yue, who studied art, can also treat people!
But Lin Sheng's sincere expression did not lie, and Song Yue herself calmly accepted the former's praise. All this showed that she had really stabilized the woman's condition!
Sister Mei and the other three couldn't help swallowing their saliva, and felt that Song Yue's image in their hearts had become even more noble!
Huang An and the woman who brought the girl were also surprised.
They had followed her all the way from the hardware store and knew that she was decisive and capable, much better than many others, but who would have thought that she could even perform treatment?
This is a big deal, they should treat her like a treasure!
Several people were filled with excitement, but Song Yue himself was unaware of it.
All she was thinking about now was the next plan.
Thinking that there was no one else on the seventh floor, she simply said, "I plan to leave the hotel today."
What? !
Several people were excited and were stunned when they heard the words.
"You're leaving so early?" The woman with the girl looked at her. "Hasn't the water level risen yet? Can you wait a few more days?"
"Yes, Xiaoyue, we live on the eighth floor. The flood shouldn't be so high, right? Besides, it has been several days. The people sent by the government may be here soon. Should we wait a little longer? Maybe there will be a hope of leaving safely." Huang An licked his lips, hoping to wait a little longer.
Song Yue knew that it was inconvenient and more dangerous for a woman to travel with a child, so she was unwilling to move casually; Huang An was half local and conservative in character. He tried not to take risks as long as he could stay in a familiar place.
She understood both of them, but she still had to set off.
Firstly, there was a high probability that the hotel would be lost, so it would make no difference whether she left early or late; secondly, she still had tasks to complete, so it was impossible for her to stay here.
So Song Yue confirmed with the woman and Huang An again, and after receiving the latter's response that he really didn't want to leave, he stopped forcing it.
"What about you guys? Do you want to go with me or stay here?" She turned to ask Sister Mei and Nan Nan.
The four girls didn't hesitate at all and nodded continuously: "Follow you!"
What a joke! They are not blind. After staying here for a few days, they can see clearly how powerful Song Yue is!
She provided the kayak, she rescued the four people, she kindly gave them the dry food for the first day, and now she even healed the injured woman upstairs.
If they had any sense at all, they would have known to follow her.
Otherwise, based on the four of them, they would definitely be cannon fodder who would be dead the moment they left the boss.
So hold on tight, big brother, you can’t go wrong!
Seeing that Sister Mei and the other three had no objections, Song Yue went upstairs and prepared to take out the kayak and leave.
Unexpectedly, Lin Sheng stepped forward and asked, "Why don't you ask me?"
Song Yue was stunned for a moment: "Sister Xin is still injured, are you willing to take her back on the road now?"
Injured patients are more difficult to take care of than children. If they encounter any danger along the way, it will be difficult to deal with it.
Song Yue was thinking about this, so she didn't ask Lin Sheng's opinion.
"We don't want to sit and wait for death," Lin Sheng said. "The rain keeps pouring, the floodwaters keep rising, and there's no sign of the rescue team. Ah Xin and I spent a long time analyzing it last night and decided that staying in the hotel is just like boiling a frog in warm water. It's just as unsafe, and..."
Lin Sheng paused and took a deep breath: "Ah Xin still needs your follow-up treatment."
If he leaves the girl in front of him, it will be difficult for him to find the right person again.
To prevent the other party from thinking he and his wife were getting away with it for free, Lin Sheng quickly added, "The sightseeing boat we took yesterday was a double-decker boat. It was large and stable. I've parked it in a secluded spot. We can take that boat."
It makes sense for one party to provide treatment and the other to provide transportation.
Song Yue thought it was a good idea and hit it off with Lin Sheng.
Sister Mei and the other three were also very happy. After all, riding a boat is much safer than riding a kayak.
When the elderly couple on the eighth floor learned that they were leaving, they also expressed their desire to go with them.
However, perhaps worried that Song Yue would think they were too old and inconvenient, and would be unwilling to take them with him, the old man proposed his idea and continued, "My wife and I come here every year to travel at this time, so we are very familiar with this place. We can show you the way."
"Yes, and I can sew. Look, girl, the buoyancy bags on this bed were all made by me after I learned it from Miss Huang." The old lady also tried her best to introduce their value.
This scene suddenly reminded Song Yue of Grandma Wang whom she met in her previous life.
Same flood, same distress.
At that time, Grandma Wang was considered a burden by her family because of her old age, and was thrown into an abandoned building halfway.
If they hadn't met the search team, they would probably have starved to death there soon.
At the time, Grandma Wang was afraid they would leave, so she knelt on the ground crying and tried hard to promote her own value, such as how she could sew clothes, carry a shoulder pole, grow vegetables, eat little, and was easy to feed...
Whenever Song Yue recalled that scene, she felt sad.
She is not a saint and cannot save everyone.
But she is not a machine, she is a human being and has feelings. As long as she is alive, she will definitely help others to the best of her ability.
The sightseeing boat provided by Brother Lin is double-decker and can accommodate up to 30-35 people, so the moment the old man opened his mouth, no matter what they said later, Song Yue would agree to let them go.
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