The power outage happened at four o'clock at noon. At this time, people who were forced to change their biological clocks were still sleeping. Because of the excessively hot weather, even if the air conditioner was turned on to the lowest level, the indoor temperature during the day remained at 29-32 degrees. In between, this temperature is not comfortable, but at least it is still within the acceptable range of ordinary people.
When the air conditioners and electric fans stop working, the cold air in the room is quickly replaced by a steady stream of hot air. Everyone was woken up by the high temperature on this day.
The first thing people do when they wake up is to check their air conditioners and electric fans, and find that the appliances stopped working not because of a malfunction but because they panicked immediately after the power outage. neighbors asked.
"Why is the power outage? Is it a trip or is there something wrong with the power supply bureau?"
"It should be the power outage, and my air conditioner doesn't work either."
In such hot weather, air conditioning is like a life-saving medicine. If the power goes out, it is no different from killing people.
"Why is there a power outage? What are the people in the power supply bureau doing? They want to kill people!"
"There's no way to live. If the electricity goes out, everyone will just wipe their necks and die."
The nerves that had been tense for several days were broken due to the power outage, and there was a cry in my ears.
"Sister, the power is off."
Chi Ruoyu opened the curtain a little, and carefully peeked through the window to see what was going on outside.
The power outage also has an impact on the battery home, but the impact is not large.
Before, the village chief Li Dong told everyone to store more water. While Li Mei filled all her own containers with water, she also filled the containers that could be used for water in the sister house of Chi Ruojin next door, because Chi Ruojin is a mutant The ice-type power user, after the power outage, she condenses the water in several buckets into ice and puts it in the bedroom for cooling. After the water is dissolved, it freezes again, so the temperature in the bedroom is still cool.
And ice turns into water, and water turns into ice. This is something that can be recycled. Coupled with the control of Chi Ruojin, a mutant ice power user, the evaporation loss of water is not large.
"You stay at home, and I'll send a few buckets of ice to my uncle."
Because of her supernatural ability, Chi Ruojin was not afraid of the hot weather, but she still disguised herself, wrapped her exposed skin, and prepared to go out.
"sister."
Chi Ruoyu stopped her sister, her expression a little hesitant.
She wanted to say if she could go to Jiang's house to deliver a few buckets of ice to Jiang Liu, but she thought that supernatural powers were her sister's biggest secret, so she was too embarrassed to speak.
Although she has not experienced too many sinister things, Chi Ruoyu also understands what can be done and what can be said, just like she never planned to tell her sister that space is not hers alone, and Jiang Liu also has half the key to space. , Jiang Liu was involved in this matter, and she couldn't reveal Jiang Liu's secret.
So until now, elder sister Chi Ruojin only knew that younger sister Ruoyu had the space ability, but she didn't know that this space was shared by younger sister and Jiang Liu.
In the same way, Chi Ruoyu would not tell Jiang Liu that her sister had ice powers.
"Now that the sun is about to set, the temperature is not unbearably high, don't worry, Jiang Liu will not die from the heat, and we can help him this time, but not the next time, he has to find a way to survive in this world."
In the eighth year of the end of the world, Chi Ruojin's heart-hardened swords and spears have long been invulnerable, and it is extremely cold. Except for her sister and the uncle who died in the last life to save her sister in the city, Chi Ruojin feels that he will not treat anyone badly, nor will he Adventure for anyone.
Ability is her biggest secret, and she will never reveal it unless it is absolutely necessary.
After all, Chi Ruojin carried the bucket and left. Naturally, she did not miss the loss in her sister's eyes, but she still ignored it.
"Ruo Jin, are you here? Is this an ice cube?"
Chi Dayuan's lips are a little chapped and curled. Li Mei is a shrewd woman who is prepared for danger in times of peace. After the mutation, she began to plan the daily dosage of all items in the house.
Although there is a lot of water in the pool, the amount of drinking water for Chi's family is only the size of a water glass every day, and daily washing has long been banned by Li Mei. These days, she has racked her brains to add water containers to the home, and the open space at home There are large and small buckets, basins, bowls, and dishes. Even though the water output from the tap is getting less and less, and it may not be able to fill a bucket of water in a day, Li Mei is still tirelessly looking for new containers. , vowed to save more than enough drinking water.
Li Mei's practice made it hard for Chi Dayuan and Chi Shengli and their sons. When the weather is hot, water is consumed quickly, and a glass of water a day cannot meet the needs of the Chi family and their sons.
But Li Mei's approach was not wrong, so Chi Dayuan and his son could only endure it.
"Take these ice cubes back."
Chi Dayuan originally wanted to keep his niece at home, but his daughter-in-law was unwilling, and the two nieces also wanted to live in the old house left by their parents, so it was useless to let Chi Dayuan talk.
Fortunately, the two brothers of the Chi family built the house on the basis of the old foundation. The two families were only separated by a wall, and Chi Dayuan could hear the movement next door. At the repeated request of his niece, Chi Dayuan could only agreed.
For this reason, Chi Dayuan has always felt sorry for the two nieces. In his opinion, the two sisters Chi Ruojin must have chosen to live next door in order not to cause conflicts between him and his wife. How did he know that Chi Ruojin and Chi Ruoyu chose to live next door to each other? He lived separately, just because the two sisters had too many secrets and it was inconvenient to live together.
"Uncle, you take these ice cubes. Now that the power is out, the freezer at home is useless. If you don't want these ice cubes, they will turn into water in the end. It's better to use them to cool off the heat."
When Chi Ruojin came to deliver the ice cubes, she had already thought of the reason: "By the way, I don't know when the power will be restored, and whether it will be restored. You asked the aunt to quickly make those difficult-to-preserve things in the refrigerator into easy-to-storage products. If you can't make cooked food that is easy to store, eat them before they go bad."
Chi Ruojin reminded her uncle that at this moment she was a little fortunate that the time in her sister's space was forbidden, the items would not rot and deteriorate, and there was no such thing as expired. Except for her abilities, her sister's space was for them to survive. greatest reliance.
After listening to Chi Ruojin's explanation, Chi Dayuan didn't push back.
"By the way, do you and Ruoyu have enough food?"
"Enough, Ruoyu and I don't have much appetite. Those things are enough for us to eat for a long time, and the salted fish pickled some time ago and the dried vegetables collected from the ground can last for a long time."
Chi Ruojin was afraid that if he stayed, his uncle would let him have dinner at his house, so he left the bucket and left under the scorching sun.
"Ruo Jin is gone?"
After Chi Ruojin left, Li Mei quietly came out of another room.
Her condition is not much better than Chi Dayuan. Li Mei is more harsh on herself. She drinks less than a glass of water every day. Because of the long-term lack of water, her skin condition is very poor, but Li Mei can't take care of that much. .
"The ice is put in the victory house. His house is small, and it will cool down faster with these ice cubes."
Li Mei was delighted when she looked at the two buckets of ice that Chi Ruojin brought. She really couldn't hold it without the air conditioner. Although it was almost five o'clock now, the temperature in the room was still 47 or 8 degrees. The hot head buzzed, and the consciousness was a little unclear.
When holding the two buckets of ice, Li Mei let out a comfortable sigh, and her brain became much clearer.
"If Jin still misses us, why can't you tolerate their sisters?"
Chi Dayuan looked at his delighted wife and couldn't help asking in a deep voice.
"Why can't I tolerate them!"
Li Mei, who was still very happy just now, frowned like a cat whose tail was stepped on, "Chi Dayuan, you have to speak with conscience, what the hell is going on now, I just want my son to be fine, okay, just treat me as a kid. Bad woman, treat me like I can't tolerate anyone."
Are good people so good? How much food did the husband and the nieces bring back? After eating the food, they didn't want to use their reserves. Li Mei only knew that the sisters each took one more bite, and the son took two less. For the son to live longer, she would rather regarded as a villain.
But even though she thought so, when her husband accused her, Li Mei was still a little unbearable.
"Ruo Jin and Ruo Yu are good children, we will win a child, and he will have to be protected by two sisters in the future."
Chi Dayuan sighed, then carried the two buckets of ice to his son's room.
Li Mei pursed her lips and did not speak, she gritted her teeth and followed.
*****
After eight o'clock, the temperature finally dropped again. The hot and dehydrated villagers gathered at the house of the village chief, Li Dong, and suggested that Li Dong go to the power station to ask about the power outage.
Li Dong didn't refuse. In fact, he couldn't stand the heat. If the power supply didn't resume, how could everyone survive tomorrow at the highest temperature at noon? This matter must be asked clearly.