Chapter 17 Fever
Mo Fei's car drove from the suburbs into the city, and there was severe traffic jam wherever there were large supermarkets and wholesale markets.
Countless people line up here, waiting for the supermarket to sell goods.
Prices of everything started to rise last week.
In addition to food, sales of air conditioners, refrigerators, electric fans, ice machines and the like have reached the annual sales volume. Even cattail leaf fans, folding fans and round fans are selling extremely well.
Normally, Mo Fei could drive to the place with just one step on the accelerator, but today he stayed there for half an hour.
Mo Fei saw the driver who was parked next to her hit the steering wheel with his fist in annoyance, cursing. Mo Fei thought that people tend to get irritated when the weather is hot. In the past, everyone would have been impatient and cursed, but the weather was really too hot, and almost all drivers closed the windows and huddled in their cars, too lazy to stick their heads out to argue.
She was a little thirsty, so she drank several mouthfuls of the stream water that she had put into her thermos. After drinking the water, her whole body felt comfortable.
These days, she has been adding this stream water to the bottled water at home. Not only did her family not notice it, but they all praised the water for tasting good, like authentic spring water. What's even more amazing is that after drinking it, she sweats less and feels very comfortable.
The traffic jam was not alleviated until the traffic police and law enforcement teams took to the road.
What made Mo Fei feel nervous was that several traffic police who were directing traffic fell down under the scorching sun.
It seemed that even though they were wearing uniforms, their bodies immediately developed blisters as soon as they touched the ground, and they were then towed away by the arriving ambulance.
And this is not the first time this has happened.
In response to such extreme high temperatures, the country has urgently revised the working hours, suggesting that outdoor workers change their working hours to 6-10 am and 6-10 pm. However, it will take some time for such a policy to be implemented. I don’t know how many outdoor workers collapsed on the street, among whom the majority are couriers, food deliverymen, traffic police, cleaners, and construction workers.
More and more people are being admitted to hospitals.
There were thousands of patients suffering from persistent high fever, vomiting and diarrhea, heat stroke and pica.
I heard that a virus that has never been discovered has appeared...
Originally, it was past the time for Mo Fei to ask for leave for the two children, but now the whole country, from universities to kindergartens, has started to have holidays. Putting aside whether to study or not, saving life is the most important thing. Now no school or teacher can guarantee that students will not get into trouble on the way to school.
Mo Fei silently watched the news push on his mobile phone. On one side were speeches to reassure people, while on the other side were people's wailing and accusations of pessimism.
As she was distracted, she was brought back to reality by the sound of a horn honking behind her.
The car started quickly.
Fortunately, Jinshi Garden Community is not located in the downtown area, so there was no traffic jam along the way.
Mo Fei's car was parked safely in Area D.
"Fei Fei, your father and I can't move these things. Do you want to call someone to help?"
Song Yi pointed to the bags of rice and flour in the cupboard and said.
"No need. You take the kids to the car first, I'll take care of these things." Mo Fei motioned his parents to go down first. The children all knew Mo Fei's "superpowers" and quickly coaxed their grandparents downstairs first.
To be on the safe side, Mo Fei took out sun protection suits and asked her family members to put on them before they went downstairs. She also sprayed several layers of sunscreen spray on the outside of their sun protection jackets. Only then did she feel relieved.
When everyone in the family went downstairs, the stock that had been neatly stacked in the kitchen all obediently returned to Mo Fei's space, blending into the myriad of supplies like a drop of water, and automatically and neatly categorized.
20,000 cubic meters is equivalent to the size of ten high-rise buildings. The supplies she has stored now are just the tip of the iceberg. It will take a long time for the space to be filled and upgraded to level 5.
First, stabilize the life of your family, and then take one step at a time.
Mo Fei closed the door to the top floor and sent a message to the owner, attaching a photo: "Moved."
The homeowner thanked us with tears in her eyes and said that she was already on a plane flying back to China.
Mo Fei sent a message in a cryptic manner: "Buy more food, drinks and medicine when you come back, and don't go out. I left something for you in the room." Then he blocked the landlord's WeChat.
When Mo Fei went downstairs, he saw Xiao Chen from the property management team and several security guards running towards the property management office building.
Mo Fei said nothing.
Instead, Xiao Chen stopped and said hello: "Sister Xiao Mo, are you guys going out?"
"Yeah. I'm planning to take my family on a trip." Mo Fei's lying skills are simply perfect. "What happened?"
"I just received a notice! There's a power restriction! From now on, our community will only have five hours of electricity usage per day. I heard that the owners have gathered together to make a fuss! You see, this is a decision made from above, there's nothing we can do. We're feeling hot too." Xiao Chen complained.
Mo Fei nodded: "Then go quickly."
Mo Fei watched Xiao Chen and the others go away, then quickly got into the car and drove out of Jinshi Garden Community.
From the rearview mirror, Mo Fei discovered that Jianian's condition was not right.
Mo Jianian was leaning in Mo Zhicheng's arms, with his eyes tightly closed, his face flushed and his lips pale.
"Dad, what happened to Jianian?" she asked anxiously, her hands shaking as she gripped the steering wheel, and she quickly turned the air conditioner in the car to the lowest setting.
"I don't know either. The child said he felt dizzy and wanted to sleep before you came. I wanted to tell you, but he wouldn't let me." Mo Zhicheng, who was always calm, became incoherent. "I think the child has a fever and is confused. Let's go to the hospital!"
Song Yi and Jiayue also echoed.
Mo Fei forced herself to calm down. She turned on the car's automatic driving mode, then took out an ice pack from the car's refrigerator and handed it to the back seat: "Put it on him first. Mom and Dad, have you been out these days?"
"No. We just do what you say."
"Is there anyone coming to the door?"
"Yes, there was. The property management came to check the population of the community. We spoke through the door. We didn't even meet each other." Song Yi recalled accurately.
Mo Fei heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and said, "It should be fine. You can't go to the hospital anywhere now. I have some antipyretic medicine for children, you can give him one first. I'll drive there, it will take an hour if there's no traffic jam, and at least an hour and a half if there's a traffic jam. If this medicine doesn't work, take another one after an hour."
According to medical principles, fever is actually a self-defense mechanism of the human body, and it is a battle with the human body as the battlefield. According to the warning, when the natural disaster evolution period arrives, fever can be said to be a sign that ordinary people are evolving into superpowers.
As long as you can withstand a fever of 40 degrees, when your body recovers, that is when your superpowers will awaken.
What Mo Fei didn't expect was that the first one in their family of five to have a fever would be his son Mo Jianian.
If the child can't bear the fever, it is possible that he will become stupid or even die.
Mo Fei was worried about her child and stepped on the accelerator. Fortunately, the traffic lights were very good and she drove almost all the way with green lights.
It was already 12 noon, the temperature was as high as 50°, and Mo Fei's car drove along the way, and there was no one on the street. Occasionally, a few cars could be seen, all heading to the suburbs.
As Mo Fei saw that they were about to leave the city, his anxiety slightly dissipated.
Who knew there was a chain of car accidents ahead! We can’t pass by now.
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