Hoarding Goods In Space: Struggling To Survive In A Crisis World.
05
Chapter 05 Rain Storm 1
I don't know why, but in the past few days, Ye Fu's heart became calm.
Not excited, not afraid, not nervous, not excited, not sad.
On April 1, the end of the world came with a natural disaster.
Ye Fu turned off his phone and lay on the bed, he locked all the doors and windows, and decided not to participate in this "crazy.
Eight o'clock the next day, the sun has not yet risen, the sky is blood red, and people are out of the house to start a new day of work and life.
At this moment, a heavy rain and a hail the size of a fist fell from the sky, dark clouds covered the top, strong winds, lightning and thunder, the sky seemed to be torn apart, the sky seemed to be torn apart, and the sounds of hissing and whining echoed between the heavens and the earth.
At twelve in the afternoon, Ye Fu woke up, he did not open the curtains, but went to the kitchen to continue cooking after a simple wash.
He did not know what the outside world was like, he did not want to know, and he did not dare to know.
The three-bedroom house became very empty, leaving only a sofa and a coffee table low in the living room.
Ye Fu stuffed a half-inch family photo into his pocket watch and hung it around his neck, and kept all the other stuff.
In his bedroom, there was only one bed left, only the kitchen, and nothing was moved.
From time to time there were a few footsteps from the steps of the family building, and Ye Fu also heard the sound of the tightly closed door next door.
In the afternoon, Ye Fu opened a gap in the curtains, when he saw a car in and out of the community and people running home in distress, Ye Fu's eyes dimmed, then he closed the curtains.
Turning on the phone, everyone discussed the "storm" once in a century.Many people started complaining, some were cursing, and some were arrogant.
There were all sorts of creatures, Ye Fu had no waves in his heart.
Ye Fu looked down and saw that a heavy rain time occurred after 8am, so Ye Fu knew that the trajectory of natural disasters had not changed, but times had changed.
He recalls that in his previous life, heavy rain started at 5:00 am, and there was no hail, starting at 5:00 am on April 1 and ending at 5:00 On June 1.
Someone remembered the article [Warning], and asked the question on the Internet, since the heavy rain came, how long will the natural disaster last?
This was also an unknown question for Ye Fu, and there was no solution.
The sewers in the house were all blocked with cement, Ye Fu returned to the kitchen and continued cooking.
Due to heavy rain all over the world, will the rescue come and when will it come? Will aid supplies be distributed, and when will they be distributed? This is all unknown.
At present the world order is still stable, water and electricity are supplied normally, in addition to complaining, society has not yet come up with worse ideas.
At night, the water that was flooded downstairs began to rise, and there were many emergency posts on the Internet, but there were overflowing posts, and the distress post was immediately submerged.
Ye Fu heard screams and calls for help from below, he suspected someone was electrocuted, but he did not come out.
By the third morning, the huge hail had finally disappeared, but this also meant that the water and electricity would soon be out.
Ye Fu was happy that the water tank had been fully filled. As expected, after the water and power went out in the afternoon, the cell phone signal began to weaken. At this time, a community administrator pulled him into a group.
Looking at the group name [Three Groups Helping Each Other in a Happy Community], Ye Fu frowned and did not leave the group.
There were a total of 305 people in the group, and everyone still attracted people.
The family building where Ye Fu lived was Building D.
A302: O God, the warning came true, what should I do? When will the higher authorities send someone to save us? I lived on the third floor, it was terrible, the water almost flooded the first floor, and the water and electricity had just been cut off, very damaged.
F601: How much stock have you stocked? My family only had two cabbage.
A204: Please good people accept it and reward it with lots of money.
F601: Why don't you go out and book a high-rise hotel now, including food.
...
The group instantly fell silent, Ye Fu glanced at it a few times and set the group's message as Don't Disturb.
Suddenly the signal disappeared, and there was no more news from the group. After half an hour, a voice came from below. Ye Fu looked outside, and saw two middle-aged men wearing raincoats and life jackets kayaking out.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the signal recovered, and the group resumed discussions as several people went out in groups to search for supplies.
C702: What should I do? My husband hasn't been back, it's been five hours.
A203: Did your husband come out? What are you doing in the rain like this?
C702: There is a child at home, and there is no milk powder and diapers.
C701: My husband also went there, there was an elderly man in the hospital who was sick and went to the hospital to get medicine.
B404: You guys have kayaks, it's amazing.
C702: Last time I bought it for camping.
C401: I just opened the door to check, and the water level rose again, and the rain seemed to be getting heavier. Do you think they will... C701:
Qian Hong, what nonsense are you talking about? How dare you curse my husband?
The C401 sent a vicious packet of emoticons, and the C701 quickly retorted.The two continued to talk to each other and refused to give up on each other.
Because of this message, the group again became a frightening silence.Some people tried to cheer the atmosphere with a few words, but no one dared to go out to help find someone.
Fortunately, around 15:30, the two not only returned, but also brought a lot of supplies. Seeing the two return safely, the chatter in the group became much more relaxed and cheerful.
Building C had a kayak, and everyone started praising it, so they could borrow it to go out again.
At five in the afternoon, Ye Fu faintly heard a woman crying and cursing from Director Chen's balcony next door, Ye Fu guessed that the balcony must have collected water and then flooded the house.
Heavy rain was accompanied by strong winds and lightning, most of the upper floor corners of the family building in front were struck by lightning, and the green trees in the community were uprooted by strong winds and swept into the air.
Hail warning, strong convection warning, thunder and lightning warning, tornado warning, cold wave warning appear on mobile phone...
Some residents in the community have too many families, and food is not enough. Rescue has not arrived.The water level is getting higher, panic and anxiety is starting to get out of control.
At night, while Ye Fu was lying on the bed, several messages appeared in the group.
Someone in Building E was struck by lightning on the balcony and died on the spot. Ambulances and police cars could no longer pass. If a person dies, he can only be kept at home.
Building G is home to more than a dozen elderly retirees living alone, with an average age of over seventy.
In the middle of the night, the signal was intermittent, Ye Fu saw the temperature drop to eight degrees, wore a thick blanket, read the old news with his phone, and fell asleep in a daze.
The next day, the thunder and lightning stopped, and more people came out in the community. Relying on kayaks and life jackets borrowed from Building C, many people went out to buy supplies together. Ye Fu learned from the group news that everyone mainly went to buy glass to seal the balcony, and cement to block the gutter.
Last night, stagnant water flowed back from the waterways, flooding every household.
(end of this chapter)