Chapter 42 Heavy Rain. Chatter
The initial information is all kinds of jokes about the weather from night owls. It's of little value, so just ignore it.
The property management sent a notice at four in the morning, requiring all owners to note their room numbers after their names and not to go out unless there were special circumstances.
Chu An didn't plan to speak in the group and didn't change the remarks.
At around five o'clock, 510 posted a screenshot of the holiday notice in the group, and then people responded one after another.
303, "Is the property management kidding? Who wants to go out in this horrible weather? It's so funny, but who will pay you if you don't go out?"
309, "Fuck, our manager said that if you don't get the knife, you have to come to the company."
906, "The buses have stopped running. Our street-side apartment is rubbish. I am woken up by horns every morning. Today is the only time I was not woken up by the bus."
812 "The leader of our unit just said in the work group that we will have a day off." followed by a picture of a laughing man.
1010 "Neighbors, I'm out of cat food. I wanted to go to the pet store downstairs to buy some this morning, but now it's raining and I can't go. Is there any kind neighbor who can lend me some? Or you can buy it for me."
703 "I have some at home, come and get it, 703."
1010 "Thank you, kind brother."
703 "I'm a sister, not a brother." followed by a shy expression.
1010 "I misunderstood. Thank you, sister. Everyone has changed their names and I am still not able to react for a while."
Chu An stopped reading them one by one and quickly flipped to the bottom. There was no other notification from the property management.
If nothing unexpected happens, the heavy rain will continue until three o'clock in the afternoon, and then turn into moderate rain, making it barely possible to see and travel.
Dongcheng was the worst hit, with water reaching above the calves in most streets. In places like the urban villages where the terrain is particularly low and the drainage system is poor, the water has already reached above the waist.
The first batch of disaster victims were relocated to the urban villages. Those who could live with relatives and friends did so. Those who could afford to stay in hotels received a half-subsidy from the government. Those who had nowhere to go were placed in the gymnasium in Xicheng District.
Chu An created a group and invited Li Qing, Gangzi and Jinli to join.
"@李庆, don't rush to leave the hospital. It's raining too hard outside. The weather forecast says it will get lighter after 3pm. You can wait until then before leaving."
Li Qing: "...Okay."
Jinli, "Sister An, the hospital is in a mess right now. A lot of injured people came here last night. The ambulance had to drive into a ditch. It was raining so hard that we couldn't see the road clearly.
The doctor didn't come to the ward this morning. He was too busy. Those who were supposed to come to work couldn't come. Those who have been here for a day and a night are already exhausted. There were also patients who made trouble and injured the doctor. "
Li Qing, "@Gangzi, how is the village in the city? Are you okay?"
It took Gangzi a long time to reply, "The water has reached the windows on the first floor. The village chief is counting the damage in the group chat. He said that soldiers will help people on the first floor evacuate in the afternoon."
Li Qing, "Fuck, don't you live on the second floor? Why are you replying so late? What are you doing?"
Gangzi made a crying face that was inconsistent with his usual image. "I'm packing my luggage. I feel like the rain will flood the second floor."
Chu An sighed in his heart. It’s not just the second floor. There will be no more urban villages in the future.
She sent a message, "Come to my place in the evening, our plan remains unchanged, be careful on the road."
The three people on the opposite side all made the “oK” gesture.
Before going to bed, she called the seller of the downloaded movie, and the seller replied that he had downloaded all the electronic materials to the hard drive according to her request and she could pick them up at any time.
She could only wait until the rain was lighter before going. She put down her phone and quickly entered the space.
In the space, Chen Xun was building a fence. He first used stones from the stream to enclose five patches of grass, each of which was about 70 to 80 square meters, and the overall shape was like five rings.
The chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, pigs, horses, cows, sheep and dogs stayed in the pen obediently, eating grass, sleeping or playing, and none of them tried to escape.
Shen Xun was now inserting a branch every meter, and had already completed the circle where the dog was.
Chu An went to look at the dogs. When she bought them, the owner introduced the breeds, but she only remembered Labrador and Golden Retriever, and didn't remember the others. Now when she looked inside, they were all as long as her arms, chubby, and hard to tell apart.
"Do you know what breeds they are?" Chu An asked.
"German Shepherd, Komondor, Golden Retriever, Teddy, Husky, Labrador, Corgi, Pomeranian, French Bulldog, Great Pyrenees, Malinois, Springer Spaniel, Caucasian."
"Wait...wait, I can't tell."
"We'll be able to tell them apart in a month, but most of them are large dogs, so we'll have to keep them separately in the future."
Shen Xun straightened up, looked at the crooked branch she had inserted, and frowned, "Go and do something else."
Chu An understood the meaning of his words and didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She didn't have obsessive-compulsive disorder and respected people with it. She even preferred to be friends with people with it and have some fun with them.
If you can't help Chen Xun, then continue your work of grinding stones.
There was a table made of a cardboard box near the stone grinding area. She walked over and pressed it, and found it was quite sturdy.
The table legs are made of cardboard glued together in an alternating W pattern, and the table top is a smooth stone slab.
There was a courier box on the table. When he opened it, his eyes lit up instantly. Ten exquisitely carved willow leaf darts lay quietly inside.
She hurriedly picked it up and weighed it. It was much lighter than her stone nails. She looked at it several times but could not find any flaws.
He looked at his stone nail again and instantly wanted to throw it away.
She looked back at Chen Xun's busy back. It was good to have something to do so that she wouldn't have to think about messy things.
She bought so many dogs in the hope that one day he would wake up and not be so lonely.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the alarm clock rang.
She opened her eyes reluctantly, stretched, and felt the temperature drop a little. She got up, found her trousers and sweatshirt and put them on.
The rain outside doesn’t sound like pouring water, but this rain will never stop once it starts. It rained for nearly a month in the last life.
She walked to the window and looked down. The visibility was about twenty meters and she could see a few car taillights. It was clear to go out.
First, I took out the hot pot ingredients for the evening and prepared a mushroom soup base for Li Qing. Then I took out the space in the refrigerator at home and filled it with meat and vegetables.
As for instant noodles, they were placed in the cabinet above the kitchen, and there were more than a dozen boxes piled up next to the dining table. There was also a cloakroom and study upstairs, which were also filled with food and mineral water.
If you live together for a long time, it will be hard for the space thing not to be exposed, but definitely not now.
When I went out at two o'clock, there were quite a few people gathered in the lobby on the first floor, most of them were old men and women. Manager Ouyang, who rented the house, was also standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
Everyone was talking about the heavy rain outside.
"Oh, I don't know how long this rain will stop." An old lady holding a stool with her hands behind her back stood next to Manager Ouyang and sighed, "My son is a firefighter, and it can't stop."
An auntie not far away said, "Auntie Li, the rain is much lighter than this morning. Many young people have gone out to work. Don't worry, it will stop tomorrow morning."
"I hope so. I have just run out of rice at home and I want to go out and buy some more today." A tall and thin old man answered.
The aunt said, "You are old and weak, so don't go out. Ask the property manager Xiao Wang to help you. Just say it in the group. If he doesn't go, you can complain to him."
The old man waved his hands hastily, "That's not popular."
"Brother Zhao is an intellectual. You think everyone is like you. You make a fuss when you are not satisfied, just like a shrew." Behind Uncle Zhao stood an energetic old man. He looked younger than Uncle Zhao, but he must be in his early sixties and wore a pair of reading glasses.
Behind the reading glasses is a young couple.
The young couple couldn't help laughing, and when they saw the aunt's frown, they immediately turned their heads to the other side.
The girl in the couple said, "Honey, I want to eat spicy crayfish. Now that the rain has stopped, let's go."
The boy hesitated. "I'm afraid if it snows again, what shall we do? I heard from my friend who lives in East City that the rain is not even above the calf there."
Reading glasses pricked up their ears and listened, then hurriedly followed, "Yes, someone was electrocuted while wading through the water, and a driver was drowned in a bridge tunnel."
Aunt Li exclaimed, "What are those people doing outside? My son has to go and rescue them. It's really worrying."
The aunt also said, "I see, there are young people without quality everywhere. You have to be careful when renting out houses in the future, right, Manager Ouyang? You can't let just anyone live in."
The young couple was reflected. The girl looked unhappy. She twisted her waist and patted her boyfriend's chest, muttering softly, "Then why don't you let them out? No one forced them to save us."
Aunt Li was provoked and said: "What did you say? Say it again..."
At this time, Chu An had already pushed the door open and left. The noise inside disappeared the moment the door closed. The last thing he heard was the girl crying, "That woman is out too, why don't you take care of her?"
It is true that when you walk on the street, disaster will come from the sky. Forget it, there will be more trouble in the future.
Chu An opened the map sent by the seller. Their studio was near the university town, 8 kilometers away from Qingrun Apartment, which was not very far.
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