On the day the flood came, Shi Man called and asked Zhang Chunxia to take her son to Wang Xuehua's house to catch the adulterer.
If the flood had not arrived so quickly, there would have been casualties that day.
After that, the mother and son lived in Wang Xuehua's house. Wang Xuehua was a chef in his early years, and there was plenty of food at home. During the flood, this "family of four" did not go hungry.
In fact, the danger during the apocalyptic flood period is not that great for residents living in commercial buildings. The ones who suffer are those living in low-rise buildings and bungalows.
Most Xia people, especially the older generation, have the habit of hoarding food. This kind of food can definitely last for ten days or half a month. If they have a lot of food stored, they can save some and eat a little, which can probably last for several months.
The Lanwan community where Qi Hao originally lived was mostly inhabited by young people and white-collar workers. Nowadays, after the young people who work like slaves come home from 996, who has the energy to cook? Most of them order takeout.
Therefore, during floods, Lanwan Community was the first to become chaotic.
In other surrounding communities, relatively speaking, the apocalyptic winds have not yet begun to blow, but with the arrival of extremely cold weather, food alone is not enough for people to survive.
This is the situation at Shi Dashan's home now. They ate up all the food stored at Wang Xuehua's house, and only returned home after the extreme cold came.
But Shi Dashan and his wife spent their time eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. They rarely cooked at home and always ate out. There was not much food stored at home, and the meat and vegetables in the refrigerator had long since rotted and become smelly.
There was some rice and flour left, but Shi Dashan and Shi Tianjie, the good-for-nothing father and son, were not good at budgeting, and they had eaten up all the family savings in just two days.
Zhang Chunxia was beaten outside, and was beaten again by Shi Dashan when she returned home. Not only did her son not feel sorry for her, but he also despised her for being incompetent. He not only did not get any food in return, but also took away all the valuable things in the house.
Now all the furniture and cabinets were dismantled and burned as firewood. Shi Dashan and Wang Xuehua, the couple, huddled together by the fire to keep warm. Shi Tianjie kept complaining about being hungry and kept calling "Auntie Wang" just because Wang Xuehua still had some beef jerky in her hand.
"Xiao Jie, this is all I can give you. The rest belongs to your father. He's the backbone of the family. He needs to be well fed so we can survive."
Wang Xuehua tore off a piece of dried meat as big as the size of Shi Tianjie's little finger for him. Shi Tianjie kept nodding his head, his mouth almost drooling.
"Okay, why should he eat so much as a kid?" Shi Dashan took away the remaining dried meat and put it in his pocket.
Wang Xuehua's face froze. She had originally wanted to keep the rest for herself.
Wang Xuehua is not stupid. The three people from the Shi family are still living in a dream. She has asked the neighbors these days and found out that the situation outside has been in chaos for a long time.
As a woman in this world, she is the easiest target.
Although Shi Dashan and Shi Tianjie are useless, they are strong enough and can easily bluff people.
If not, why would Wang Xuehua curry favor with the father and son? In her opinion, Zhang Chunxia was stupid.
She couldn't hold a man's heart, and even her own son didn't take her seriously.
Zhang Chunxia was huddled in a corner wrapped in a quilt. She had been beaten black and blue. She had a slight fever, was hungry and dizzy, but the look in her eyes when she looked at Wang Xuehua was filled with resentment and hatred.
Wang Xuehua didn't take Zhang Chunxia seriously at all, but now he faced a problem. Zhang Chunxia was in such a half-dead condition that she was probably unwilling to go out to find food. Moreover, she had offended someone.
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