Chapter 108: Advance Preparation (13)
Su Han said, "I can swim. I'll go with you and we can take turns going. If we find any supplies, they'll be distributed according to the results of our labor, so there won't be any uneven distribution. You can rest assured."
After hearing what Su Han said, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but since it was their first trip, they still thought they should wait and see until they came back.
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The small kayak was not as difficult to control as imagined, and the person paddling it was experienced, so the two of them left the community and arrived at the approximate location of the supermarket in a short while.
The person who went into the water was Su Han. He put on a diving mask that he had found from someone and swam straight towards the supermarket. And there was nothing at this place, just as Lao Gao said.
The two turned around and went to the supply and marketing cooperative. However, after another day and night of rain, the water level, which was almost at the top, had now completely buried the supply and marketing cooperative underwater.
At this time, a small vortex-shaped hole appeared at the approximate location of the top of the supply and marketing cooperative, and water was pouring down madly.
If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the small hole that Lao Gao mentioned, the one that the four of them had made.
If that's the case, then I'm afraid there really isn't anything left in the supply and marketing cooperative.
But some things still need to be verified by oneself. After Su Han dived into the water again to check...
It is really hard to see what is going on inside the supermarket from the outside.
But this supply and marketing cooperative was buried deep under the water, and if nothing unexpected happened, they couldn't get in at all. So after he came out of the water, he said directly: "No, I can see inside through the glass, and there's nothing inside."
Although they had known the result for a long time, they still felt a little disappointed.
Soon, their eyes turned to the office building opposite.
However, even in the office building, they still had to return disappointed, because how could the four of them, who had scanned the building in advance, leave any supplies for others?
The two people went out for the first time, and although the process was smooth, the time required did not decrease at all. Therefore, this person worked hard for a whole day but really did not find any supplies.
After they returned home, everyone gathered together and had to discuss their next countermeasures again.
"Where can we find supplies? The water reached the fourth floor this morning, and now it's already reached the fifth floor. The rain has been really heavy these past two days. I'm worried that if we don't quickly find some supplies, things will get even harder later."
"Everyone knows that with the amount of rain outside, the water will flood again in two days. If we don't find some supplies now, where will we find them later? I'm afraid we won't even be able to leave the building."
But right now, it’s really not a matter of strength in numbers.
Everyone gathered together, but couldn't come up with a solution, which only made everyone panic. Su Han said irritably, "You guys should go back first. After we go back, we can figure out where to get supplies. No matter what, we're only going to borrow this kayak for a week, so we can't waste a single day."
Su Han sent everyone away, and his depressed mood finally eased.
And now he has a more important thing to do, which is to find a place to live.
His home is on the 6th floor, but the water has already reached the 5th floor, which is no longer enough for him to live there.
In this building, he had already communicated with the middle-aged man living alone on the 23rd floor. As long as he packed his things, he could move there at any time.
Of course, living in someone else's house is not free. The middle-aged man charges him a meal every day as rent.
It’s not expensive, but supplies are so precious nowadays. He also needs to be able to afford one meal and one night’s accommodation.
Therefore, he really couldn't bear to move up there unless he couldn't live there anymore.
But at this point, there is no choice but to move.
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The meeting here at Su Han's place will end in a bad mood, but the atmosphere upstairs is just the opposite.
The four of them gathered at Lao Gao's place again, and Lao Gao talked about the supplies. "The supplies we found yesterday can barely last us a month, but the rain doesn't seem to stop. I'm worried that the water will rise higher and higher, and it will become more and more difficult to find supplies.
So I think we should go out more often in the next few days. Even if we don't have the small kayak, the big kayak will be enough for us. After all, if we have too much supplies, we can't bring them back in one trip. If we have less supplies, the kayak will be enough for us to carry."
In addition, each family has supplies stored there, so someone always needs to guard the building, so the four of them would not go out together.
Ling Jiang agreed and asked, "But where can we find supplies? I don't think the situation at the supply and marketing cooperative is an isolated case. So all we have to do is sweep the office building."
"Yes, that's what I mean. While no one else has started sweeping the building, let's sweep all the nearby office buildings first. At first, I was wrong. I thought the people above had collected the supplies, so there shouldn't be anything here.
But not every company recycles, and not every company cleans up its supplies. Even a small amount of supplies is our hope for survival, and we should not let it go.”
But since they had already found the supplies, it wouldn't be too much to take some other supplies with them. Lan Jin said, "I think we've already found some food, so if we come across other supplies, we can pick some up. It's getting colder now."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and some did not understand what it meant. But Huang Jinghe, who had been immersed in apocalyptic literature, suddenly said, "Sister Lan, are you trying to say that the temperature has dropped too fast recently and you are afraid that it will suddenly get colder later?
It's like the extreme cold or the heat after the rain in apocalyptic literature, so let's take precautions in advance. Since we always go out to find supplies, why not pick up some other things along the way, Sister Lan, is that what you mean? "
"Yes, it's like a thief never leaves an empty door. Although our first priority is food, if we don't have food, we can also bring back other supplies and store them. After all, we have already been there and have searched everything. If we don't have food, can we return with an empty ship?
So what I'm saying is that when we go out to get supplies, we should keep this in mind and bring back some other supplies along the way. No matter how cold or hot it is, who knows what the weather will be like after the heavy rain, but we must be prepared and take precautions."
No one objected to Lan Jin's sense of crisis. After all, the four seasons are all messed up now. The temperature in January is still 33 degrees Celsius. Who can guarantee what the temperature will be in the future? Storing more supplies at home, whether they are used or not, is a kind of guarantee for them.
(End of this chapter)
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