A deafening clap of thunder suddenly appeared in the middle of the night, waking everyone up!
"Plop—" A raindrop the size of an eyeball landed on Wang Xiaosi's outstretched palm, and it even hurt a little.
"It's raining..." Wang Xiaosi murmured.
The observation tower was originally sealed with waterproof bags to protect the night watchmen from the wind and keep them warm.
Even if it rains, the inside won't get wet. It was the middle of the night again, so Wang Xiaosi didn't plan to wake everyone up.
In fact, most of the people sleeping inside were woken up by the thunder.
But thinking there wasn't much to pack outside, I turned over and prepared to go back to sleep.
Only Gu Zhou came out to prepare to drag the tree branches that had been hauled during the day into the greenhouse.
Who knew, it would all happen in less than a minute.
It looked like there was a hole in the sky.
Huge raindrops pelted down. And the rainfall was extremely heavy!
Gu Zhou frowned, sensing that something was amiss.
He had never seen such heavy rain in all his years of life.
Wang Xiaosi also braved the rain and came down from the observation platform.
"Brother Gu, stop looking! Hurry up and change your clothes, or they'll freeze in no time!"
"good!"
The moment the two entered the house, Qi Xie braved the rain and slipped into the greenhouse to collect the animals and other things.
The others gradually got up. They probably all realized something was wrong!
right!
The current temperature!
Torrential rain at minus 60 degrees Celsius!
This is highly unusual.
Feng Ran, still half-asleep, quickly got up.
"Quick! Everyone put on your raincoats or open your umbrellas, and quickly dig some ditches on the downhill side around the yard to drain the water!"
"……good!"
Everyone finally realized what was happening. Regardless of age or gender, everyone joined in.
If the rain hadn't been so heavy, the raindrops might have turned into hail as soon as they broke through the clouds!
It was because it was so big, like it had fallen over, that it didn't melt in time.
Ignoring the stinging pain from the rain
Everyone worked incredibly hard to dig a large ditch outside the yard, which was close to the slope!
There are three main directions. One has the steepest slope, where the body was previously buried. The others have gentler slopes, but they're still manageable.
Gu Zhou, wearing dry clothes that he had just changed out of, took the lead without a second thought.
The raincoat that Feng Ran took out was basically useless.
The wind was pounding so hard while we were digging the ditch, it was killing me. And I was shivering from the cold. If everyone's minds weren't so focused on digging the ditch, we would have collapsed long ago!
“You two aunties, you don’t need to dig anymore! Hurry back and start a big fire in the stove! Make ginger tea! Make sure to have several more stoves burning.”
"good!"
"Okay, we'll go right away."
Gu Zhou quickly cleared the ditch on the steepest slope, and then helped clear the way for the other ditches.
Each ditch was very large and deep.
The group stood outside in the cold for more than ten minutes before exchanging smiles and hurriedly returning to their rooms to change clothes.
Drink ginger tea.
The girls' lips turned blue from the cold!
This whole commotion in the middle of the night has made it impossible for anyone to sleep. So we just started boiling some sweet corn in the pot.
Everyone gathered around the stove to eat, chatting as they ate.
"Everyone, please be careful today. I think this rain is very unusual. Also, be aware of the possibility of mudslides on the mountain."
"...Probably not. The ground outside is already frozen." Feng Nangui said after standing at the door for a while.
"Such heavy rain falling one after another can freeze."
The good thing is we don't have to worry about mudslides anymore. The bad thing... let's hope the drainage ditches are effective.
Otherwise, we'd be frozen solid.
"Have some more ginger tea."
"Um."
Feng Ran took the ginger tea from Feng Nangui's hand and nodded. They could only let things take their course.
The rain outside was still pouring down relentlessly. The rooftops were banging loudly. Luckily, there were many people around; otherwise, it would have been quite frightening.
"I hope the roof isn't leaking..."
Wang Xiaosi looked at the ceiling and said. Everyone was in Feng Ran's kitchen at that moment.
"It's alright, the roof was just reinforced. But your house might not be suitable. I suggest you move here first," Feng Nangui said seriously.
"Yes! We only did basic waterproofing on the roof back then. Let's hurry up! Otherwise, the blankets and everything will get wet and it will be too late," Wang Lanying said worriedly.
"There are large, clean plastic bags behind the table. You can take them to pack your food. If you're worried about them getting damp, you can put them in the kitchen."
“Okay. A man can go.” Gu Zhou said, and went back to pack his things first.
Until it was broad daylight.
The rain outside was still pouring down like a plate. Most of the water in the yard had been drained. However, a layer of ice was slowly forming in the yard.
Feng Ran roughly measured it. It's about one decimeter high.
"Gu Zhou, Qi Xie, please check if there's anything blocking the doorway. I'm worried that water might flow in after we cross the steps."
Everyone stayed in the kitchen at noon. Seeing that the rain was getting heavier and they couldn't go out, they started preparing lunch.
The rain didn't stop until the afternoon. Feng Ran was too lazy to care anymore, and told them she could rest in the kitchen for a while. She then went to her room to sleep.
The torrential rain didn't stop until the afternoon of the following day.
The ice in the yard is over fifty centimeters thick.
Then everyone witnessed a strange sight: the water outside froze over in less than half an hour!
Wang Xiaosi went to step on it specifically. It was frozen solid.
After that, as you can see, the entire mountain was frozen solid! Unless the temperature rises, there's no hope of the ice melting!
Now, people can only cut down trees in higher places, as the lower levels, especially valleys and other depressions, have frozen over.
"After Brother Gu cut down the tree this afternoon, we slid it directly down the ice," Wang Xiaosi said.
"The ice layer on the mountain is estimated to be more than ten centimeters thick. Basically, everything except the exposed tree trunks is frozen in the ice."
"What should we do then? Should we continue living here?" Wang Lili asked anxiously.
"It's alright. Everyone can stay here without worry."
Oh, and I'll get you some more waterproof bags later. Everyone should reinforce the front, back, left, and right sides of their houses.
The weather is extremely bad right now; it's either hail, heavy snow, or now it's pouring rain.
It's good to be careful. Brother, you guys should also reinforce the house we're living in.
"good."
"Don't worry, everyone else, the rain has stopped. It probably won't be long before it gets warm."
After Feng Ran finished speaking, he told everyone to go about their business.
The next day, after cleaning up the house, the group started shoveling ice in the yard.
Feng Ran asked Gu Zhou to take Wang San San, Zhang Yi, and Li De to chop firewood. She told them that they didn't need to do anything else during this time; they should just chop as much firewood as possible each day.
It's cold; store plenty of firewood so you can survive!
After three days, everyone had cleared the ice. This time, Feng Ran didn't let Qi Xie release the animals. Instead, they built a large shed outside for everyone to cook, burn firewood, and chat.
Before the weather gets hot, Fengran has no plans to release the animals again.
"Wind-stained..."
"Um?"
The two were standing in front of the greenhouse, checking for any drafts.
Qi Xie looked at the person bustling around in front of him and couldn't help but call out to them.
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