The rain kept falling, and the sky seemed like a sieve with holes.
The water on the road was knee-deep, and the municipal government issued a blue rainstorm warning.
However, C City experiences similar rainy seasons several times a year.
The residents assumed it was just an early rainy season this year and didn't make a fuss about it.
People should go to work as usual, and children should stay home from school as usual.
Xu Lai and her family stayed at home every day. Besides researching food, Xu Jiangming also asked Xu Lai to take out the electric batons, telescopic batons, and even daggers that she had stored in her space for research and practice.
In the later stages of the torrential rain disaster, after social order is disrupted, everyone will have to rely on their own survival skills to survive.
Xu Lai stopped being lazy and took out two sandbags from her spatial storage.
He also led everyone in running on the treadmill and practicing boxing every day to improve everyone's physical fitness.
Perhaps because everyone suddenly started this kind of high-intensity exercise, after less than half an hour of practice, Xu Lai noticed that everyone except her second uncle was panting heavily.
To replenish their energy, Song Qiu'e and Xu Lai prepared an exceptionally lavish lunch.
A big pot of mushroom and chicken soup, a braised fish, and a spicy crab.
Xu Lai learned to make spicy crab by following a food video downloaded from her hard drive, and it tasted pretty good.
Everyone ate half a bowl more rice than usual at this meal.
After finishing her meal, Xu Lai decided to go downstairs for a walk, even though it was still raining outside.
"I'll go out and take a look too!"
As soon as Xu Lai opened the security door, Xu Jiangming, who was fiddling with his "weapons" in the living room, clapped his hands, stood up, and said.
The grandmother and grandson went out the door one after the other.
The elevator at the entrance has two units per floor. Xu Lai pressed the button for the elevator to go down and waited for the elevator to come up.
After the elevator came up, the elevator doors opened automatically, and inside was a young couple from the next room.
In addition, the elevator was filled with rice, cooking oil and other daily necessities.
"Uncle, Lai Lai, you should go downstairs. The floodwaters outside have risen again. Be careful when you go out!"
When Li Qingya saw that it was her neighbor, she took the initiative to greet her.
Standing beside her, Xiao Rui also nodded to Xu Jiangming and Xu Lai.
This was the first time Xu Jiangming had met Xiao Rui. The man was tall, wore gold-rimmed glasses, and had distinct facial features that looked somewhat familiar.
After greeting each other, the couple immediately turned around and took their belongings out of the elevator.
Seeing this, Xu Jiangming and Xu Lai also took the initiative to help the young couple take their things out of the elevator and then help them carry them into their home.
Thank you!
Seeing that the supplies in the elevator had been successfully transported home, Xiao Rui breathed a sigh of relief.
From the previously unknown virus to the current torrential rain, he felt that something was amiss.
So, taking advantage of these two days off, my wife and I stocked up on as many daily necessities as possible.
"Uncle, Lai Lai, quickly drink a bottle of water!"
Before Xu Lai and his grandson could speak, Li Qingya took out two bottles of mineral water from the kitchen.
Xu Lai took it and saw that it was a bottle of a certain brand of high-end mineral water that cost six or seven yuan.
It seems that the young couple next door are living a pretty comfortable life.
"I won't keep you from packing your things any longer. My second uncle and I are going downstairs to check the water level on the road!"
Seeing the mess in the neighbor's living room, Xu Lai and her second uncle took the water and said goodbye to the young couple.
Just as they were about to turn around, Xiao Rui, who had been quiet all along, suddenly spoke up: "I suggest you try to stock up on as much food and water as possible during this period!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Lai paused abruptly. Could it be that this neighbor named Xiao Rui also knew something?
Xu Lai looked up and carefully examined her neighbor, but she couldn't discern anything from his calm expression.
Is she just overthinking it?
Regardless, the fact that he reminded his family to stock up on supplies proves that he is a pretty good person.
"Okay, we've got it. Thanks for reminding us!"
Xu Lai nodded and left the neighbor's house with her second uncle.
"This young man is quite perceptive!"
After entering the elevator and waiting for the doors to close, Xu Jiangming suddenly said this.
Upon hearing her second uncle's assessment of the male neighbor next door, Xu Lai couldn't help but sigh once again, "My second uncle truly lives up to his reputation as a former soldier; he has an excellent eye for people!"
The grandfather and grandson took the elevator down to the lobby of the unit on the first floor.
The floodwaters outside were almost level with the entrance to their apartment building.
Concerned that the water level might rise further and flood the building, the property management also arranged for staff to place two layers of cement bags filled with sand at the entrance of the unit building.
At this time, there were not many people in the lobby of the unit on the first floor. The two of them looked out of the lobby and saw that there were quite a few people wearing raincoats wading through the water. Most of them were carrying some things wrapped in plastic bags.
Looking closer, Xu Lai could even see that some of the plastic bags contained canned milk powder and baby diapers.
With torrential rain raging across the city, all the community and property management staff can do each day is distribute basic necessities to residents.
For items like milk powder and diapers, residents have to find their own ways to stock up.
"Second Uncle, would you like to go to the supermarket near the entrance and check on the situation?"
Since there wasn't much to do in the afternoon, Xu Lai wanted to learn more about the situation outside, so she asked her second uncle a question.
"Let's go take a look!"
Xu Lai went to a secluded spot, took out two raincoats from her spatial storage, and put one on herself and her second uncle. Then, the two rolled up their trousers and left the apartment building.
Walking in knee-deep water was indeed difficult. Xu Lai and her second uncle held hands and it took them twice as long as usual to finally get out of the community gate.
Surprisingly, the supermarkets on both sides of the entrance were bustling with people coming and going.
Having reached the door, Xu Lai and her second uncle decided to go directly into the supermarket on the left to take a look.
People entering the supermarket had wet feet, which made the supermarket floor wet as well, making it look less clean than usual.
Xu Lai and her second uncle strolled around and found that the goods on the shelves, such as rice, flour, cooking oil, seasonings, vegetables, and meat, were almost sold out.
There were actually a bit more items on the snack shelf.
The prices of goods are also much higher than usual.
Xu Lai picked up the shopping bag and selected a lot of snacks such as chocolates, biscuits, and candies to replenish her energy at the snack shop.
When it was time to pay, the supermarket owner recognized Xu Lai, who was a regular customer.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Xu Lai casually asked, "Auntie, your supermarket is doing so well, you've almost sold out, why haven't you restocked yet?"
After packing Xu Lai's snacks into a large shopping bag, the proprietress explained with a mixture of joy and worry, "Sigh, my husband has contacted several suppliers, but the whole city is flooded, and we can't restock for a while!"
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