Surviving the end of the world

Chen Jin was obviously not prepared enough for the coming severe winter. You must know that their side was already on the southeast coast. Even in Chen Jin's memory, the temperature was not lower than minus ten degrees during the coldest winter.However, since the temperature started to drop, the temperature has dropped to more than minus 20 degrees quickly, as if there is no lower limit, and there is still meaning to continue.

Houses in the south seldom consider the issue of keeping warm. Coupled with the non-stop northwest wind, the chill almost penetrates into the bones of the people. The old-fashioned houses have some air leakage. Old cotton quilts were used as curtains and curtains, nailed to the door frame and window frame, the curtains were only half nailed, after all there was still room to go out, but the curtains were simply nailed, and the lighting depended on electric lights.

Chen Jin managed to find an electric blanket for two people, but found that it was gnawed by mice, and it was useless at all. Fortunately, he found a few brass Tang Pozi. Although it has not been used for a long time, the lid is not sealed well. However, this thing is very heavy after it is filled with water, and it will not be kicked over, so there is no need to worry about water leakage.Chen Jin remembered that when she used this before, when she got up the next morning, Mrs. Tang was still warm, but now in the middle of the night, Mrs. Tang was as cold as ice.

Chen Jin was too lazy to go to the kitchen to cook. She usually didn't leave the bedroom when she had nothing to do, so she directly got an induction cooker, took out a computer table and used it as a kang table to support on the bed.I don't like cooking in this weather. It doesn't take long to get out of the pot, and it gets cold, and I see a piece of white oil, which is unappetizing.Just stewing soup with various things.He killed a male goat in the space, and used the bones of the goat, added vegetables such as cabbage, vermicelli, and radish, and then grabbed a handful of sun-dried red peppers, pepper star anise, etc., and put it on the induction cooker In the morning, the two of them didn't even need a bowl, they took chopsticks and spoons, and ate around the pot.

The water pipes have long been frozen and cracked. Nowadays, there are not many people who dig wells in the countryside. Usually, you can go to the nearby river to do laundry and vegetables, but domestic water still depends on tap water. Now when the tap water is cut off, the wells immediately become full. A hot item.

The well in the courtyard of Chen Jin’s house has a history of many years. When Chen Jin’s grandfather was repairing the house, he thought about sealing the well. It was stopped by Chen Jin's grandmother, so this well has been kept, and now more than a dozen families in the vicinity live by this well, and there are people coming and going in the yard. At the beginning, Chen Jin still I came out to say hello, and then I didn't say hello at all. Anyway, it's cold, so it's normal to stay in the house and warm up. It's common sense not to go out, and you won't be picky.

Almost half a month passed by like this, and a heavy snowfall came without warning. At first, there were large and large ice slags, which were only a little worse than hailstones, and then, large flakes of snowflakes fell.The south has not seen such a heavy snowfall for many years. At first, some children were excited, but it was too cold outside, and the adults called the children back.

When the snow first started to fall, no one took the snow seriously, but it continued to snow for two days and two nights, and when the snow was a foot deep, no one could sit still.

The gate was almost blocked by snow, and the adults of all families came out to shovel the snow with shovels. They had to clear a path, otherwise it would be difficult to walk!But the snow keeps on going, shoveling snow is obviously useless work, I just cleared a small road here, but I just went back and had a meal, and the snow piled up again, not to mention going to bed at night, waking up, it’s still not good Walk.

In addition to blocking the roads, the heavy snow also caused some old houses to collapse, not to mention the shoddy chicken coops. Fortunately, those who were not killed by the collapsed house had to live in the neighbor's house.This has made many people vigilant. Not only the yard and roads need to be cleaned, but also the snow on the roof must be cleaned frequently. No one can guarantee how long the heavy snow will fall, nor can they just count on how strong the load-bearing capacity of their own roof is.

Another trouble is that the village is without electricity.

The power supply line was broken by ice and snow, and now the communication is cut off. There is no one to repair it, and no one came anyway, so Chen Jin simply took Bai Jing into the space.

After entering the space, Bai Jing immediately relaxed. He has been practicing alone most of the time since he was a child. As for Chen Jin, even if he is introverted, he grew up among the crowd. It is difficult for him to adapt to the lonely life of living alone. .

The space is naturally not affected by the outside world. In the orchard, there are always flowers blooming and fruits ripening. The rice planted in the ground is being filled, and all kinds of vegetables are also thriving.

It was rare for Bai Jing to turn into his original form, running in the space. Seeing Bai Jing's happy appearance, Chen Jin couldn't help laughing.

Even in the space, Chen Jin still has to come out from time to time, and together with Bai Jing, clear the snow off the roof to avoid problems.

It has been snowing for seventeen days, almost burying some smaller houses in the snow. When the snow stopped, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It was extremely difficult to clear the snow that was more than one meter deep. With the help of Bai Jing's cheating, Chen Jin stuffed most of the snow in the yard into the well. Even so, it took him almost two days. Time, and then the snow outside the yard has to be cleared, otherwise, when the snow melts, it will be fun to watch, it will definitely rush into the yard, and it will be troublesome to clean it up.

After so many days of snowfall, the spirits of the people in the village have also deteriorated a lot, just like the continuous torrential rain in the city in summer. Although the people in the village are not hungry, in addition to rice noodles, there are some rice noodles made at home Wheat flour or vermicelli, nothing else. If the chickens and ducks were not frozen to death or were simply killed by the collapsed chicken coop, they would kill the chickens and ducks that moved into the house. If they were reluctant, in addition to the staple food, Don't think about anything.

Therefore, when the snow stopped, many people's spirits were not very good, and they were indeed full after eating the staple food, but after so many years of good life, most people couldn't adapt to it without any oil or water.

Except for the elderly and children, everyone is working hard to clear the snow. At first, they used baskets, wooden barrels and plastic buckets. After clearing the side area, they used wheelbarrows and carts to pile the snow on the side of the road.In order to prevent backflow of snow water when the snow melted, the villagers spent a long time digging up the frozen soil and digging drainage ditches on the side of the road.

When all this was done, people were in the mood to talk about other parents' gossip, and relatives who lived not far away walked around to check on each other's news.

It was at this time that Chen Jin realized that because of the snow, many people died in the village. In this kind of weather, there is no capital to deal with it. What's more, many of the dead are old people who stayed at home. come back!Those who had prepared coffins at home were fine, but those who hadn’t had to ask a carpenter to temporarily make a thin coffin, and there was no way to find a cemetery, so they cleared out a piece of wasteland and buried people there. When the people who stayed outside came back, they just moved the graves.

Many people think of their relatives who are still in the city, and they are worried. They don't know if it will snow in the city or if there will be any problems.Other people will try their best to comfort them. It's not like the communication is cut off in the countryside, but there is a government in the city. The government will not ignore it, and nothing major will happen.

Even in normal times, everyone is criticizing the government for its corruption and inaction. At this time, besides relying on the government, who else can we rely on!Everyone comforted each other, and everyone felt better.