Xu Lai's family had stockpiled a large amount of supplies in their spatial warehouse, and their six acres of land within the space were thriving with vegetables and crops. They also raised some poultry and livestock such as chickens, ducks, and geese.
At least for the past two years, I haven't had to worry about food and drink.
However, the Xu family also knew that while other families were struggling to find food and drink and were trying their best to go out and find something to eat and drink, their family remained healthy and rosy-cheeked even without leaving the house, which would attract the attention of those who were interested.
Moreover, although they have space, they cannot rely on it completely.
Because they are automatically ejected from the space once it gets dark outside, they have to rely on their own abilities to protect themselves when danger comes.
Therefore, when the Xiao family proposed that the two families work together to deal with future natural and man-made disasters, the Xu family agreed without hesitation.
Since the two families decided to cooperate, taking advantage of the time when they couldn't go out due to the heavy rain, the Xiao family also followed the Xu family in physical training every day.
The two families visited each other even more frequently.
This made the two grandfathers extremely happy.
Meanwhile, with the guidance of a more professional coach—Grandpa Xiao—in the field of combat, Xu Lai found that her combat skills were visibly improving every day.
This torrential rain continued for another half month, and the floodwaters outside grew even larger.
Not only was the cell phone signal intermittent, but the tap water in the community also suddenly stopped, perhaps because the waterworks equipment was damaged by the flood.
Fortunately, the only good thing about this torrential rain disaster is that there's no worry about water.
If there's no water from the tap, don't worry. Just take your pots, pans, and dishes to the balcony to collect water; that will solve your water problem.
However, the water we drink must be boiled, which increases the amount of fuel used.
The residents of the community were unable to keep up with news from the outside world, and the soldiers who had previously delivered supplies had not reappeared.
Now everyone is stuck in this building surrounded by floodwaters, an isolated island lacking electricity, internet, and all kinds of daily necessities.
If the torrential rain continues, and the floodwaters rise further or the raging floodwaters collapse their houses, will they all perish in this natural disaster?
What will become of them? No one can answer that.
The residents of the community were completely thrown into a panic.
Fortunately, the torrential rain finally stopped after twenty days. The dark clouds suddenly dispersed, and although the sun did not come out, it was much brighter than usual.
People who were forced to stay indoors by the torrential rain were all pleasantly surprised.
Is this natural disaster caused by torrential rain about to end?
They all opened their doors and windows and ran into the hallway to chat with their neighbors.
The children, who had been cooped up at home for too long, couldn't resist running around in the hallway with the neighbor's kids as their families relaxed a bit.
After watching for a long time, although the rain hadn't started, the floodwaters that had reached the third floor hadn't receded.
"When will this floodwaters recede? My baby's formula is almost gone!"
"Sigh, I also hope the flood recedes soon, because my father's high blood pressure medication is also gone!"
"My family has been burning everything we can to cook these days, so we need to take advantage of this dry weather to find some firewood!"
After lunch, Xu Lai noticed that some residents were paddling rubber boats on the floodwaters outside their houses.
"Should we go out and have a look?" Xu Chao, who had been cooped up at home for a long time, looked at his older sister.
Xu Lai found it somewhat amusing to look at her younger brother's expectant expression.
Boys as young as her brother are at the age when their curiosity and spirit of exploration are at their peak, so she didn't want to refuse him since he had this idea.
After all, extreme natural disasters like this will continue for a long time. If she wants her family to survive in such harsh weather in the future, she needs to learn more about this cruel society.
How can you understand things if you stay at home?
To avoid attracting attention, Xu Lai decided to travel by kayak this time.
So she immediately used her mind to retrieve a kayak that had been inflated and stored in the space warehouse.
The kayak can seat six people, but Xu Lai is not comfortable with the whole family going out, so someone has to stay home to watch over the house.
After some discussion, the five decided that Song Qiu'e and Xu Jiangming would stay at home.
They were all worried about leaving Song Qiu'e alone at home.
After making the decision, Xu Lai, Xu Haiguo, and Xu Chao put on life jackets and carried the kayak out the door.
"Uncle, Lai Lai, Xiao Chao, you're going out too? Xiao Rui and I were just about to go out for a look!"
Li Qingya, who was also wearing a life jacket, had just opened the door when she saw Xu Lai and the other two carrying the rubber boat and said excitedly.
Although their family is not short of food at present, the humidity in the air is too high due to the rain today, and the clothes they wash every day never dry.
They wanted to go out and find some firewood to dry their clothes and remove the dampness.
There's less than one and a half tanks of gas left at home, so we have to use it sparingly.
Ever since the two families' fathers recognized each other and established a cooperative relationship, Xu Haiguo had long regarded the Xiao family of three as his own.
He was especially happy to see the young couple across the street going out as well.
"Great, it's perfect that we're together, it'll be more fun with more people!"
Xu Lai glanced at Li Qingya and Xiao Rui, who were about to carry a smaller kayak out, and suggested, "Qingya, why don't you two ride in our family's kayak?"
Anyway, the main purpose of this trip is to explore the outside world. We don't plan to put anything else on the kayak; it can fit five people.
After hearing this, Li Qingya glanced back at her husband and saw him nod in agreement. She then pulled her foot back from the door and left her small kayak at home.
Xiao Rui didn't say much, but his thoughts were the same as Xu Laide's: it would be safer to go out and scout the situation with more people.
With the help of these neighbors, it became much easier for everyone to carry the kayak downstairs, as several people took turns doing so.
When the five of them went down to the third floor, they were surprised to find that the stairwell was crowded with people.
After a few people were seen paddling rubber boats on the floodwaters outside the building, some families who were really short of supplies somehow managed to get several large tin barrels. They secured the barrels with ropes, and they became a crude bamboo raft.
The man squatted on it, using a wooden stick as a paddle, and rowed towards a pile of garbage that had been washed ashore by the flood. He then retrieved a dead tree floating on the water.
If you take this tree back and let it dry, you can use it to start a fire for cooking!
Along the corridor, there were also people carrying door panels and several large plastic basins that they had somehow acquired.
It seems he also wants to turn these things into simple rafts that can float on floods.
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