A few days later, half of the first floor was flooded. No matter how we blocked the water, it was completely uninhabitable. The furniture was floating on the water. We had no choice but to escape and go to hotels, friends' or relatives' houses. Anyway, our house was uninhabitable.
The people on the second floor were also worried and distressed, watching the water level rise inch by inch. If the rain continued, it would flood their homes in a few days. No matter how much they prayed, the water level continued to rise day by day.
"Is the sky leaking? How can there be so much water?"
On the 30th day after rebirth, the whole city of Huacheng was in a state of emergency and the rescue team was unable to save everyone. The news called on residents of high-rise buildings to stay at home to avoid the disaster and residents of ground-floor residences not to stay at home and save themselves in time. A large number of public buildings were opened, such as gymnasiums, libraries, and cultural centers for residents to take refuge, and rescue supplies were soon in place.
The public relations authorities cracked down severely on all kinds of criminal acts that took advantage of the chaos, and the industrial and commercial departments were also ruthless in dealing with businesses that raised prices. Qiao Qingqing learned from the community group that the hotel outside their community had been reported and punished. It was said that the room rate was increased tenfold. A standard room that usually cost 99 yuan a night was actually raised to 999 yuan a night.
Qiao Qingqing has taken a long vacation since her rebirth and has not been to work. A colleague at the company contacted her: "The water here is two meters deep, but we haven't stopped working. Medicines are in short supply now, and there are so many orders that I am exhausted. By the way, does your family need to buy milk powder? My relative is selling it. It's special milk powder for the elderly. It's the XX brand, a well-known brand of milk powder. Don't worry, we are old acquaintances. I won't cheat you. I'm just helping my relative to attract business. The heavy rain flooded her store, and the goods are piled up at home. It's really too much to store them. I thought I could use the relationship with my acquaintances to sell some of them..."
There is plenty of milk powder for the elderly in the space.
"Milk powder is a good thing, why don't you save it and eat it slowly later."
"How can I finish it? This thing can't be eaten as a meal. My relative's family is in urgent need of money, so I asked people everywhere to find a market for it."
"Then I'll buy ten cans. How do you deliver them?"
"Okay! Then I'll tell my relative, your address hasn't changed, right? Nowadays, people go out by boat, and express delivery is so expensive! My relative has a kayak, so he just delivers the goods himself. It's really hard work, but there's nothing I can do, I have to make money, and I'll help as much as I can. If you have relatives or friends who want to buy elderly milk powder, please help introduce it to me..."
The milk powder was delivered the next day. Qiao Qingqing paid in cash and watched her colleague's relative's kayak drift away in the water. In the drizzle, she could see countless kayaks shuttling back and forth in the water. They were all people working hard for a living. She sighed and turned to go upstairs.
The days moved forward slowly and steadily, with the rain sometimes heavy and sometimes light. When it was heavy, it was like hail hitting the wall, and when it was light, it was just a drizzle. Anyway, there was no moment when the rain stopped and the sky cleared up. The speed of the water level never stopped, and the water line slowly triggered the alarm line in people's minds.
Experts from all walks of life analyze the abnormal precipitation in various programs every day. Countless disaster relief information is being updated in real time. There are disasters everywhere. Sometimes, Qiao Qingqing is awakened by the sound of rain in the middle of the night. She can see through the window that balls of light penetrate the darkness and rain, reflecting orange and red colors on the rippling water. Those are the lights on the kayaks. The people on the kayaks are hunched over and holding down their umbrellas to block the rain.
At this time in her previous life, Qiao Qingqing blamed herself for not being able to find her parents-in-law. On the one hand, she was worried about her mother in her hometown, and on the other hand, she was worried about her husband who had barely managed to catch the last flight to Yuecheng but couldn't find a means of transportation to return. She was filled with anxiety every day and had blisters all over her mouth. In this life, with the company of her relatives, she is no longer afraid of the rising water level.
This time, they had a secure place to stay, plenty of supplies, and her whole family was around, so she had nothing to fear.
The weather report said that this year's 13th typhoon had landed, which was undoubtedly worse than before. I heard that all residents in coastal areas were evacuated overnight. There was a power outage in some places in Huacheng. When you look out at night, you can see that some places are completely dark.
The whole world became an ocean of water.
Panic spread, doomsday theories were rampant, and the Internet police could not delete them all.
"Have you ever thought about moving to the Northwest Highlands?" Shao Shengan asked curiously.
"No." Qiao Qingqing was stunned for a moment. Ever since she found out she was reborn, all she had thought about was getting her family to live with her, purchasing a large amount of supplies to fill the space, and reinforcing the house. She had never thought of going straight to the northwest, which is higher up.
She thought for a moment, "Although I haven't thought about it, if I go back to the beginning, after weighing the pros and cons, I will still choose to stay here. Huacheng has our home, a place we are familiar with. The flood did not destroy it. I lived here for ten years after the end of the world... There will be a survivor base in Huacheng in the future. Although everything was destroyed by the earthquake later, I think it is safer to be in a familiar place. And the temperature in the northwest highlands must be lower during extreme cold weather. Why do you suddenly ask this?"
"Didn't I tell you before that I have a colleague in the northwest? He went back to his hometown. Everyone in the group is talking about it. I think several of my colleagues are thinking about moving to the northwest to seek refuge."
"Hasn't all transportation stopped now? How are they going to get there?"
"Look, they are discussing the feasibility of going by water, by boat."
"There are no waterways in Huacheng, where can we find boats?"
"I saw in the group that they were planning to hire a speedboat to leave Huacheng and take a boat to the pier in the next city..."
As the two were chatting, the rain outside started to get heavier again.
"It's raining again."
In the evening, the corridor was noisy. It turned out that the residents on the second floor were urgently moving things to evacuate. The houses in the community are two households per floor. The two residents on the second floor moved out food and other important supplies, and then went upstairs for help, hoping to get help.
"I've called the police and waited for the rescue team to come pick us up. I'm afraid the rescue team will be too busy. Can you let our family take shelter in your house first?" The residents of 201 were discussing with the residents of 301. Shao Shengan heard it when he went down to the third floor. He carefully avoided the things in the corridor and went down to the second floor to check the water level.
The situation is not optimistic. The water level is almost submerging the stairs, with only four steps left.
"Xiao Shao?" someone called him.
He turned around and saw a middle-aged man standing at the stairs greeting him. He recognized the man as the resident of Room 202.
"Uncle Hu?"
"I was just about to go look for you, but there's nothing I can do. The water is rising too fast and it's getting dark. I remember that you and your wife are the only ones living in your house, right? Can I stay at your house for one night?"
Shao Shengan was a little hesitant.
"I won't bother you any more. My grandson wanted to come pick us up right now, but I didn't let him. He will come pick us up in a speedboat tomorrow. Don't worry!"
"I'll discuss it with my family. You may not know, my parents, older brother, and mother-in-law are all here, so the house is a bit crowded."
Uncle Hu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Then go home and ask."
Shao's father and mother did not express their opinions, but just told them to make their own decision.
"It's okay to stay for one night. Just live in the living room. We are old neighbors, so please help as much as you can." said Qiao Songzhi.
So Uncle Hu and his wife moved everything up, and also carried the food from their home, and Shao Shengan also helped to carry some of it.
"My grandson brought them all here. He works for the fire brigade. He has been too busy lately and hasn't been home for a few days." Speaking of her grandson, Aunt Hu looked proud and pointed at the supplies. "He bought these. He bought a lot. I didn't expect the water level to be so high."
Firefighter, an admirable profession. Qiao Songzhi smiled and said, "Yihang is a firefighter? I remember when he was little, he played with toys with my daughter Qingqing and said he wanted to be a chef when he grew up. He was so cute when he was chubby. I haven't seen him for a few years. Is he fat or thin now?"
The old neighbors all knew about the Lin family's affairs. A man cheating on his wife might not be a strange thing, but this man was stolen away by a rich woman, so the neighbors couldn't help but talk about it.
Aunt Hu looked at Qiao Songzhi gently, "He's not fat anymore! He trains with the team every day. He's tall and strong now. You'll see when you see him. He doesn't look like he did when he was a kid. You're enjoying your life now. Your daughter and son-in-law are capable and filial."
Qiao Songzhi smiled with satisfaction: "Yes, life is getting better and better."
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