Chapter 8 Extreme Heat
Luo Fengjiao has a good relationship with her mother in the village. In her previous life, Luo Fengjiao came to ask for medicine, and her mother gave it to her out of pity.
Luo Fengjiao's son recovered from his illness, but her husband fell ill again. She came to ask for medicine again. There were not many medicines at home, and her grandmother had also suffered from heatstroke at the time. When her mother refused to give her any, she started to make a fuss and scolded her mother for having no sympathy and not treating her as a good friend.
After she made such a fuss, the villagers thought that they still had a lot of medicine at home, and they all came to their house and banged on the door. Luo Fengjiao's son, who had recovered from his illness, made the loudest noise.
Fortunately, their iron gate was strong. My father and grandfather threw feces and urine at the door and threatened the people with knives before they drove them away.
Later, Xu Fengjiao's husband died. Xu Fengjiao completely hated their family. When her father went out to find water, she hit him with a sickle. She kept saying that she wanted her mother to know what it felt like to have a dead husband.
Mom was very disappointed and secretly shed tears because she was meddling in other people's affairs and causing Dad to commit a sin.
In this life, Jiang Si was determined not to let her take even a single pill.
Xu Fengjiao banged on the iron door frantically, her screams getting louder and louder, almost screaming, "Baoying! Baoying! Please, open the door and give me a box of medicine! You've watched Qiangqiang grow up since he was a child, and he calls you auntie when he's just a little kid. It's just a box of medicine, but it can save his life, no, the lives of our entire family!"
Shen Baoying felt a little reluctant, but still remembered Jiang Si's instructions and waited for Jiang Si to make a decision.
Jiang Si shook his head. "She's not a good person, so we can't give her to her! Besides, Luo Fengjiao and Luo Yong are siblings. Luo Yong's store has all the basic medicines. If Luo Fengjiao wants to find someone, she should go to Luo Yong. If we don't say anything, she'll go to Luo Yong soon."
Shen Baoying shouted until her voice was hoarse, but still no one opened the door for her. She wanted to climb over the wall, but when she looked up, she saw that the wall of Jiang Si's house was not only one meter higher, but also covered with broken glass and thorn cages. Unless she grew wings, she could not fly in.
My son’s illness cannot be delayed any longer. In comparison, the wall of my brother’s house is easier to climb.
Luo Fengjiao wiped away her tears, slammed her foot against the iron gate, and vented her anger by shouting into the yard, "Chen Baoying, I see through you! I wonder if you'll ever have to ask for help from others!"
Luo Fengjiao left in a hurry, and her mother showed a trace of guilt.
She has not yet witnessed how terrible the human heart is when it sinks with the end of the world.
Jiang Si held Shen Baoying's hand tightly and comforted her: "Mom, don't embarrass yourself because of other people's thoughts. The most important thing is that our whole family is alive and well!"
Jiang Si didn't know how much suffering he had endured in his previous life to have such a resolute look in his eyes.
Shen Baoying's heart tightened, and she choked up and said, "Mom is just a little uncomfortable, but don't worry, Sisi, Mom will soon become harder than steel!"
Jiang Si was amused by Shen Baoying and pulled her back to the house quickly. The temperature outside was fifty degrees, and staying there for a while would be fatal.
Back in the room, Jiang Si took out a military telescope from the space and stood at the third-floor window to observe Luo Fengjiao's situation.
Luo Fengjiao and her husband found a wooden ladder and prepared to climb into Luo Yong's house. Luo Yong was afraid that other people would climb in along the ladder, so he threw down three boxes of medicine from the second floor.
Luo Fengjiao was ecstatic holding the medicine boxes, but the next second, someone pushed her to the ground and snatched away two boxes.
Luo Fengjiao screamed and shouted. Her husband was afraid that the last box of medicine would also be snatched away, so he drew out a sickle and swung it. A villager fell to the ground on the spot, and the blood stained the ground red. Everyone's face was filled with extreme madness.
Jiang Si felt calm inside, this was just the appetizer for the end of the world.
In the evening, while others were calculating every grain of rice at home, my mother prepared three dishes and a soup: braised pork ribs, beef in sour soup, scrambled eggs with leeks, and cold cucumber salad.
The temperature outside reached 60 degrees, but the temperature in their kitchen remained at 25 degrees, which was cozy and comfortable. Jiang Si ate two large bowls of rice and burped with satisfaction.
Except for potatoes and sweet potatoes, the other vegetables at home cannot be kept for long.
Zhang Qingzhi asked with concern, "Sisi, how are the seedlings in the space growing?"
Jiang Si smiled and said, "The leeks are growing fast. They are already as long as my palm. The other seedlings are also growing well. I bought the fast-growing ones. In a month or so, we will be able to eat tomatoes, eggplants, and beans."
Zhang Qingzhi was both happy and regretful. "It's a pity that we can't go in and help you farm. You must be very tired all by yourself, right?"
Jiang Si shook his head. "Not tired. There is a generator in the space, which can semi-automate the planting and management."
"Don't worry, there's enough food."
Jiang Si also took two sets of photos of the space with a Polaroid camera and showed them to the whole family.
Everyone has a better idea of the supply reserves, and the anxiety on their faces is less.
At sunset, Jiang Si directed his family to install top and bottom locks, anti-theft doors, set traps, and apply fire-retardant oil.
Jiang Linhai glanced at the time and said to Jiang Si, "I'll go fetch some water now."
Jiang Si put down the paint and said, "I'll go with you and get some firewood so we can be on guard."
"good."
Jiang Linhai and Jiang Sigang reached the village entrance when they were stopped by Zhao Yun from the village.
She pointed at the smoking house and said tearfully, "Lin Hai, our house is on fire. Please help us get some water to put out the fire. Please, no one else is willing to help us."
Zhang Dingtian and Jiang Linhai are brothers who grew up together wearing open-crotch pants. They are not asking for supplies, but simply want to help put out the fire, so Jiang Linhai wants to agree.
He subconsciously looked at Jiang Si.
Zhang Dingtian was an honest man. In his previous life, he had gone with his family to find water. Jiang Si nodded, and then he said to Zhao Yun, "Okay, I'll be right there."
Zhao Yun burst into tears of gratitude, "Lin Hai, thank you so much!"
Jiang Sidao: "I'll go too!"
"Thank you... Thank you... A friend in need is a friend indeed. Our whole family will remember this forever."
The temperature in Zhao Yun's house was too high, and a spark could easily ignite it. In a short while, 80% of the house was burned down.
Zhang Dingtian and his family sat on the ground helplessly, crying heartbrokenly.
They tried their best to rescue a few hundred kilograms of food, but everything else was gone... How are they going to survive in the future?
The buckets of water brought by Jiang Si and Jiang Linhai were completely useless.
Zhao Yun knelt on the ground and slapped herself in self-blame. "It's all my fault. It's all my fault for wanting to light the torch. If I hadn't lit the torch, wuwuwu... nothing would have happened..."
Zhang Dingtian hugged her tightly, "It was all an accident! It was all an accident!"
Zhang Jing was the same age as Jiang Si. Looking at their burnt-down house, he steeled himself and shamelessly knelt before Jiang Linhai, "Uncle, our house is uninhabitable. My grandma and grandpa are old. They'll die in this heat. Please, take us in for a few days. If we don't have enough food, we can go to the mountains to find food. We can also help you fetch water and firewood. We won't cause you much trouble!"
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