I don't know why, but in the last few days, Ye Fu's heart calmed down.
Not excited, not scared, not nervous, not excited, not sad.
On April 1, the end of the world came.
Ye Fu turned off her phone and lay on the bed. She locked all the doors and windows and decided not to participate in this "craziness".
At eight o'clock the next day, the sun did not rise, the sky was blood red, and people walked out of their homes to start a new day of work and life.
At this moment, pouring rain and hail as big as a fist fell from the sky, dark clouds covered the sky, strong winds blew, lightning and thunder roared, and a hole seemed to be torn open in the sky. Hissing and whimpering echoed between the heaven and the earth.
At twelve o'clock at noon, Ye Fu got up. She did not open the curtains, but went into the kitchen to continue cooking after a brief wash.
She didn't know what the outside world was like, she didn't want to know, and she didn't dare to know.
The three-bedroom home became very empty, with only a sofa and a low coffee table left in the living room.
Ye Fu put a half-inch family photo into his pocket watch and hung it around his neck, and put away all the other things.
There was only one bed left in her bedroom, and nothing was moved except the kitchen.
There were often sounds of footsteps coming from the stairs of the family building, and Ye Fu also heard the sound of the door slamming hard next door.
In the afternoon, Ye Fu opened a crack in the curtains. When he saw the cars coming in and out of the community and the people running home in panic, Ye Fu's eyes darkened slightly, and then he closed the curtains.
Turning on their mobile phones, everyone was discussing this "heavy rainstorm" that has only happened once in a century. Many people began to complain, some were scolding, and some were gloating about the misfortune.
All sentient beings are in various states of mind, but Ye Fu's heart is not disturbed at all.
Ye Fu browsed down and saw that the heavy rain started after eight in the morning. Ye Fu knew that the trajectory of the natural disaster had not changed, but the time had changed.
She remembered that in her previous life, the heavy rain started at 5 a.m., and there was no hail. It started at 5:00 on April 1 and ended at 5:00 on June 1.
Someone thought of the [early warning] and asked online, now that the heavy rain has arrived, how long will the natural disaster last?
This is also an unknown problem for Ye Fu, with no solution.
All the sewer channels in the house were blocked by cement. Ye Fu returned to the kitchen and continued cooking.
Due to heavy rains all over the world, will rescue come and when will it come? Will relief supplies be distributed and when? These are all unknowns.
At this time, the world order was still stable, water and electricity were supplied normally, and apart from complaining, people had no more terrible ideas.
At night, the water downstairs began to rise, and many help posts appeared on the Internet. However, an overwhelming number of posts appeared immediately, and the help posts just now were instantly submerged.
Ye Fu heard a scream and a cry for help coming from downstairs. She guessed that someone had been electrocuted, but she did not go out.
On the morning of the third day, the big hail finally disappeared, but this also meant that water and electricity would be cut off soon.
Ye Fu was glad that the water tank was fully filled. As expected, after the water and power outage in the afternoon, the mobile phone signal began to weaken. At this moment, a community administrator pulled her into a group.
Seeing the group name [Happy Community Mutual Aid Three Groups], Ye Fu raised his eyebrows and did not leave the group.
There are a total of 305 people in the group, and everyone is still recruiting people.
The family building where Ye Fu lives is Building D.
a302: Oh my God, that warning has come true, what should we do? When will the higher ups send people to rescue us? I live on the third floor, it’s so scary, the water has almost flooded the first floor, and there was a water and power outage just now, I’m so devastated.
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c505: Didn’t you read the news on your mobile phone? This is a global heavy rainstorm, not just in Lancheng. Rescue? I guess we have to wait.
f601: How many supplies have you stocked up? I only have two cabbages at home.
a204: Ask kindhearted people to take you in and reward you with a lot of money.
f601: You might as well go out and book a high-rise hotel now, and food is included.
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The group instantly became quiet. Ye Fu took a few glances and set the group message to do not disturb.
Suddenly, the signal disappeared, and there was no more news from the group. Half an hour later, there was a sound from downstairs. Ye Fu looked outside and saw two middle-aged men wearing raincoats and life jackets paddling out in a kayak.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the signal was restored, and the group discussed again because some people went out in groups to look for supplies.
c702: What should I do? My husband hasn’t come back yet, it’s been five hours.
a203: Was it your husband who went out just now? What were you doing out in such heavy rain?
c702: There are children at home, and we are out of milk powder and diapers.
c701: My husband also went together. An elderly person at home was sick and went to the hospital to get medicine.
b404: You actually have a kayak, that’s awesome.
c702: I bought it last time for camping.
c401: I just opened the door and took a look. The water level has risen again, and the rain seems to be getting heavier. Do you think they will...
c701: Qian Hong, what are you talking about? How dare you curse my husband?
c401 sent a mean emoticon, and c701 quickly scolded him back. The two of them kept saying things to each other, refusing to give in. The war was suspended until the group leader came out to stop it.
Because of this message, the group fell into an eerie silence again. Some people tried to comfort him to ease the atmosphere, but no one dared to go out to help find the person.
Fortunately, around 3:30, the two not only came back, but also brought back a lot of supplies. Seeing that the two returned safely, the chat in the group became much more relaxed and cheerful.
Building C has a kayak, and everyone started complimenting it so that they could borrow it next time they go out.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Fu vaguely heard a woman crying and cursing from the balcony of Director Chen's house next door. Ye Fu guessed that the balcony had accumulated water and then flooded into the house.
The heavy rain was accompanied by strong winds and thunder and lightning. A large piece of the roof corner of the family building in front was struck by lightning, and the green trees in the community were uprooted by the strong wind and rolled into the air.
Hail warnings, severe convection warnings, thunder and lightning warnings, tornado warnings, cold wave warnings... pop up constantly on your mobile phone.
Some residents in the community have too many people at home and not enough food. Rescue has not arrived for a long time. The water level is getting higher and higher. Panic and anxiety are beginning to become uncontrollable.
At night, when Ye Fugang lay down on his bed, several messages suddenly popped up in the group.
Someone in Building E was struck by lightning on the balcony and died on the spot. The ambulance and police car could no longer get through. The dead person could only be left at home.
Building G is home to more than a dozen retired elderly people living alone, with an average age of over seventy years old.
Late at night, the signal was intermittent. Ye Fu saw that the temperature had dropped to 8 degrees, so he added a thick quilt, watched the news on his mobile phone for a long time, and fell asleep in a daze.
The next day, the thunder and lightning stopped, and more people went out in the community. With the help of kayaks and life jackets borrowed from Building C, many people went out to purchase supplies. Ye Fu watched the group news and learned that everyone was mainly Go buy glass to seal the balcony and cement to block the sewer.
Last night, the accumulated water flowed back from the waterway, and every household was flooded.
This chapter has been completed!