As the temperature continued to rise, the water level dropped faster and faster, and the snail-dwelling survivors gradually came out in the morning and evening.
In order to keep the secret, Jiang Ning decisively stopped going out.
He was exhausted from going out early and returning late, and he had to rest for several days to recover.
With the air-conditioning fan on and eating frozen watermelon, Jiang Ning began to plan for 1803, planning how to get them to Huicheng safely.
She took a batch of green vegetables out of the space and asked Zhang Chao and Lu Yu to take them to the balcony to dry. "They are just harvested. After drying, seal them and take them out when you want to eat."
Lu Yu was deeply moved. "Aning, you gave us all the vegetables. What will you and Brother Shen eat?" "
The seeds are originally shared. You don't know what the situation will be like there. I'll give you a batch to dry first so that we don't have to eat."
Growing up in one piece, there is no need to say too much gratitude.
Zhang Chao and Lu Yu took the green vegetables to the rooftop to dry. The cement floor was hot, and the fresh green vegetables wilted at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In less than half a day, the leaves became crispy when touched.
When put into the bag, it was like crumbs.
Lu Yu and his friends not only did not dislike them, but treasured them.
Other families eat cockroaches and rats, but they can still eat vegetables. This is a great blessing. If they refuse, they will be punished by God.
However, they are also worried.
Lu Yu was sad, "Chao, do you think we can survive without Aning?"
Zhang Chao thought deeply, "Whether we can survive or not, we just need to work hard. Can we rely on Aning for the rest of our lives?"
Aning is not their mother. It is already a great loyalty for a friend to do this. They have to rely on themselves in the future!
However, both of them know what this separation means.
In this life, they may never meet again.
Just thinking about it makes my heart heavy.
Whether in the past or in the past two years of natural disasters, they have supported each other.
All of them are orphans, and they have very few close friends, let alone family affection. After more than ten years of getting along, they have already regarded each other as family.
Unfortunately, everyone's choice is different.
In order to go to Huicheng, 1803 has been busy these days. The most urgent thing is to get a car and teach himself auto repair knowledge.
Otherwise, what if it gets stuck on the way?
Knowing that Huo Yishen has a book, he quickly borrowed it to study. If he saw Brother Shen didn't go out when he encountered something he didn't understand, he would ask questions on the walkie-talkie in time.
Seeing more and more people going out to find supplies, Lu Yu couldn't help but worry, "Brother Shen, do you think we can go out to find a car now?"
The water level has dropped to the second floor, and more and more survivors are looking for supplies underwater.
Huo Yishen showed him the way, "It's not the time to find a car yet, but you can go find gasoline first."
As long as the natural disasters don't stop, gasoline will only become more and more popular.
Even if they can't find a good car, if they have enough gasoline, they may be able to exchange for a car.
1803 was interested in this and came to ask for advice immediately.
The gas station was emptied by the municipal government, but they didn't have the energy or time to empty every car, and most of the cars were still soaked in water at this time. If they wanted to find oil, they could only go to high ground.
For example, highways and service stations, the water level should have dropped to almost the same level at this time.
Take out the big trucks first, and store the ones with large quantities or gasoline models that can be distinguished separately. The ones with small quantities and can't distinguish the models can only be mixed and taken out for trading in exchange for supplies.
Jiang Ning secretly gave the oil pump to Huo Yishen to facilitate Lu Yu and others' actions, instead of sucking with their mouths using a tube.
Huo Yishen handed it over to them, "I happen to have an oil extractor, I can lend it to you."
Not only did he lend them the oil extractor, he also lent them a assault boat, and was considerate enough to teach them how to deal with the anti-oil theft filter.
Take a sharp weapon and pierce the filter directly.
So, 1803 was replaced to go out early and come back late.
Jiang Ning did not forget to remind them, "Make some cool tea to cool down the summer heat."
Earlier, the two were complained about by 1803 for being smelly, but who knew that they came back even smellier, and the sour smell of sweat could be smelled from several meters away.
There was no way, the protective suit was full of sweat, and the neck could be smeared with salt.
However, with Huo Yishen's reminder, they still had a good harvest, carrying more than 200 liters of gasoline on the first day.
Unfortunately, it was difficult to distinguish the gasoline models, and there were not enough containers, so they had to be mixed together.
No matter what, gasoline is precious, so we should collect it first.
So, they went out early and came back late every day, and they had a good harvest for several days in a row.
The 18th floor is a weather vane, and people in the community soon noticed them.
Although there was no communication, others were not stupid, and they knew what the barrels were.
Follow them immediately, the 18th floor eats meat, and they drink soup, right?
The underwater supplies have been soaked for almost two years, and there are very few supplies that can be used. Of course, they can be traded for what they can, and they are the rarest.
More and more people are aware of this, and Zhang Chao and Lu Yu are bringing back less and less.
But it is not a small amount, and they have stockpiled more than 1 ton of gasoline.
At the same time, the municipal government announced that in order to restore urban production and construction as soon as possible, it would recycle gasoline from citizens.
5 liters of gasoline can be exchanged for 1 jin of food, or 1 liter of gasoline can be exchanged for 3 liters of water.
The news immediately exploded, and countless survivors collected gasoline regardless of the high temperature and scorching heat.
As a result, another batch of people were killed.
Some suffered from heat stroke, some suffered from heat stroke, and some suffered from tetanus caused by scratches from dirty things in the water.
But do the survivors have any other choice? They stay at home, either starving to death or dying of thirst, or suffering from heat stroke.
Either way, they will die, so they might as well take a chance.
The municipal government appealed on the radio all day long, asking the survivors to collect gasoline rationally and civilized.
But it was useless...
While the municipal government was collecting gasoline, many private bases or speculators were also collecting it, and the price was a little higher than the official price.
Jiang Ning pretended to go out, and then spread the message to 1803, "There are private people buying oil, and there are also people changing oil. 3 liters of mixed gasoline can be exchanged for 1 liter of new oil. Do you want to change it?"
In fact, outsiders treat people differently, and also have to look at the quality. Only if the goods are good can 3 liters be exchanged for 1 liter, and if the quality is poor, 5 liters will be exchanged.
Of course, there are more black-hearted second-hand dealers. They say they are changing the oil, but in fact, I don’t know how many times they have been swindled, but ordinary people can’t smell it just by smelling it.
"It needs to be changed."
1803 has more than 1 ton of gasoline. Even if only one-third of the new oil can be replaced, it can be exchanged for 600 to 700 liters.
Lu Yu was very excited and asked Jiang Ning and Huo Yishen to help change the oil.
They believed it without a doubt, after all, the goods that Jiang Ning exchanged every time were reasonably priced and affordable.
Letting them find ways by themselves would not only suffer losses but also be easily deceived.
So, Jiang Ning put the mixed oil collected by 1803 into the space and replaced it with brand new gasoline for them.
At the same time, she not only gave two batches of green vegetables at the right time, but also helped to dry them and pack them in bags.
The water dropped to waist level, and some high ground had exposed the concrete floor.
Many survivors formed teams and pushed the cars soaked in water to high ground. They not only collected gasoline, but also pried open the car doors to search for things.
Zheng Weili and others did the same, and even almost fought with others for some gasoline...