Chapter 6 — Summer Never Ends

When I got home, the house had completely changed. The large wooden table, long sofa and tea table that were originally placed in the living room are all gone. Instead there are small round stainless steel tables, small leather sofas and corrugated iron shelves; Most of the things that were an eyesore had been moved out, and my personal belongings, like the figures, were also neatly stored in boxes. The house, which was not large, suddenly became much more spacious and brighter. It was all my grandfather's arrangement. My house, including the attic, is only about 240 square meters, four people plus a pile of stuff, which is already very cramped, people have to make room for survival. Grandma took out the difficult-to-preserve and perishable vegetables and cooked them first. As for the things I bought, she vacuum-sealed them to store them. By evening, we began moving supplies throughout the night. Lam Thu and I carefully carried it to the seventh floor, then my grandparents moved inside to arrange it. Finally, after five days, we emptied the warehouse. At a glance, we've almost delivered ten truckloads of supplies! At least enough to live for four years! May 24, temperature 40 degrees. The home's basic equipment and solar energy system had been installed and tested, but the temperature began to drop suddenly, down 5 degrees. Both grandparents had worried expressions on their faces, and Lam Thu smiled and said: "It's okay, these things are all valuable hard goods. If you're worried, then at best you can sell them and you won't lose much."

“Consider it reinforcing the house, it will be more comfortable to live in later.”

He said that to comfort him, but I knew he was more worried in his heart, he just didn't say it. Actually, I was a little nervous inside. I contacted Ly Chi, he said today would be the last day before the end of the world. After checking the equipment in the house, I finally decided to buy some new Huawei phones, the type that can make calls via satellite. Waiting for everything to be done, Lam Thu with a confused face came into my room.

"Baby, tell me, is it possible that he's talking nonsense? Recently the temperature has really dropped, there's no news about the end of the world on the internet, some people even say that this Ly Chi is just a thug who doesn't do his job properly..."

Whoosh—— He hadn't finished speaking yet, the whole room was already in darkness. I ran out and pressed the switch several times, but there was no response. The power is out. May 25, temperature 45 degrees. Not only our area, but many places in the whole city lost power. The management board issued a notice in the group, saying the government had sent someone to repair it. But after the air conditioner stopped working, the temperature in the room skyrocketed, the air was so stuffy that it was difficult to breathe. Just taking a breath made my stomach heat up. Sweat was like an unplugged faucet, pouring down madly. I locked the safety door on the seventh floor with three locks, and it was locked. From today onwards, we will not go out if it is not necessary. To avoid suspicion from the neighbors, we did not turn on the air conditioner or lights, we only turned on the electricity for the refrigerator, freezer and cooling fan. In the evening, I didn't feel like eating at all. We cut two chilled watermelons, each person ate half, then made some cold noodles, soaked them in ice water, and mixed a bowl of sweet and sour sauce. Each person eats a bowl, last It also relieves the heat. Take the ice and towels out of the freezer again, cool down, and avoid heat stroke. Still hot though! Looking at the thermometer, the temperature in the house had reached 47 degrees. Taking out the cool mat, lying down on the floor, enjoying the cool breeze as if it were nothing, I turned on my phone. The "hot" lines at the top of the search are all related to temperature. #The globe is red like fire, the temperature is over the threshold, experts say it cannot be explained by science# #City A had 17 people die of heat, the bodies smelled like no one was in charge, the hospital stopped working!# #Tips to help cool down with science# #Air conditioner——the greatest invention of the 21st century# #Power outage, what is the difference between humans and dried fish?# May 26, temperature 50 degrees. May 27, temperature 55 degrees. May 28, temperature 60 degrees. … The temperature increases too fast, so fast that people can't keep up. Before the 26th, a large-scale looting broke out in the entire city. How big was it? Almost everyone participates. Supermarkets, pharmacies, food stores, as long as there is water and food, almost all have their windows broken and rushed in. On the contrary, very few people visit jewelry stores and luxury stores.