Ever since the convenience store closed, Father Xu has been silent for a long time, feeling like he can't do anything well.
Seeing this, Xu Dong quickly found a few pieces of good wood and a full set of carpentry tools, and asked the old man to prepare child seats, slides, etc. for his grandchildren.
Dad Xu had been doing carpentry work for a few days, and with the triplets accompanying him, the smile returned to his face.
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On March 7, the water supply and power supply were restored to the street where the Siheyuan was located almost simultaneously, and the water supply truck that had only appeared for a few days disappeared again.
As for the network, I guess it will take a while.
On March 12, major universities in Yanjing announced the resumption of school. After playing like crazy for nearly three months, the Coco sisters finally had to put on their schoolbags and go to school.
The courtyard suddenly became much quieter.
Early the next morning, Xu Ma's square dance troupe was going to have a tea party, and Wang Xiujuan came over to inform them personally.
After all, everyone has been busy during this period, and we haven’t gotten together for two or three months. This time, we will discuss the resumption of square dancing.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Xu's mother took Yang Lina out. Xu's mother held Dabao in her arms, and Yang Lina held the second baby in her arms.
Yang Lina was forcibly dragged out by Xu's mother this time. Seeing that her daughter-in-law always stayed at home and never went out, Xu's mother wanted to take her with her so that she could integrate into this neighborhood as soon as possible.
The Camellia Party was held in the elderly activity center in the Xiangxie Family Community next door. When Xu Ma arrived, the place was almost full.
The scene was filled with noisy chatter, which gave Yang Lina the illusion that she was back in school.
Wang Xiujuan stepped forward to greet her personally. After all, she still owed her a favor because of the milk powder incident!
"Lao Zhang, you're here! Hey, Nana is here too. If I remember correctly, this is your first time coming to our place, right?"
Xu's mother nodded and said, "Keke and the others have gone to school. There is nothing going on at home. I'll take her out to get some air."
"Hello Aunt Wang!" Yang Lina greeted.
"Welcome, welcome, come and play often when you have time!"
"Definitely." Yang Lina said politely.
Wang Xiujuan quickly turned her attention to the child, "I haven't seen him for a while. The child has grown so big. Is this a big treasure?"
"No, this is the second treasure. The one my mother is holding is the eldest treasure." Yang Lina corrected.
"Why don't you bring Xiaobao out with you?"
Xu's mother explained: "Xiao Bao recovered from a cold some time ago. It was too hot outside, so I didn't take him out."
"Indeed, the temperature has been weird recently. It's extremely hot during the day, but extremely cold at night. Many people have caught a cold." Wang Xiujuan agreed.
"That's right!" Xu's mother said with emotion: "My house now turns on the air conditioner during the day and the heating at night. I have never seen such a strange thing in most of my life."
"I've heard people say that the climate is like this in Xinzhou. Okay, I won't say more, I have to greet other people here, you can find a place to sit wherever you like."
Wang Xiujuan left after saying that. After all, as the leader of the dance troupe and the initiator of the tea party, she had too many trivial matters.
Xu Ma took Yang Lina and directly found three dancing friends who had a good relationship with each other. Naturally, there are various small circles in the square dance troupe.
"Lao Zhang, sit here, is this your little daughter-in-law?"
"That's right!"
Xu Ma then introduced several people to Yang Lina. The one wearing yellow clothes was Aunt Liu; the one wearing glasses was Aunt Sun, a retired teacher; and the last one wearing a printed top was Aunt Qian.
The group entertained the children for a while, then chatted about their parents' quarrels, and soon the topic of the unusual weather came up again.
"Have you heard? The abnormal weather this time is all caused by the previous solar flare." Aunt Qian said mysteriously.
"Where did you hear that?"
Xu's mother expressed her doubts. The world is not peaceful nowadays, and gossip is flying all over the sky, but the climate today is indeed too abnormal.
"It's true. My niece-in-law teaches geography at the university. According to his speculation, it seems that some kind of atmosphere has been destroyed, and the world is about to end."
"Bah, bah... what are you talking about? It's the end of the world. Why don't you say the earth is about to explode?"
Xu's mother looked disdainful. She had five children at home and her good days had just begun. She couldn't bear to hear such words.
Hearing this, Aunt Liu couldn't hold it any longer and joined in the discussion:
"I heard people say that solar flares bring some kind of mysterious power, and the earth will soon be revived..."
Yang Lina couldn't help but made a "poof" sound and said jokingly: "Aunt Liu, your grandson told you this. He has read too many novels."
Aunt Liu smiled:
"Let me tell you, why is this little brat's eyes always red lately? It turns out he stayed up late reading novels. Let's see how I deal with him when I get back."
At this time, Aunt Sun also spoke, with a solemn face: "The weather is abnormal this time, so don't take it seriously, because something big is going to happen anyway."
"What should I say?" Xu Ma asked quickly.
Aunt Sun looked around subconsciously, and then whispered:
"I have a relative who is the director of a grain depot. According to him, the authorities are conducting a strict inspection of grain depots across the country and are also tracking all outbound records in the past month."
After several people digested the news, Aunt Sun continued her analysis: "Think about it, if something big hadn't happened, would it be necessary for the higher-ups to engage in such a big battle?"
Several people at the same table finally panicked, including Yang Lina.
"Think again, has it rained in Yanjing since the Chinese New Year?"
"There is less rain in Yanjing in winter. Is it any wonder?" Aunt Liu, as an old Yanjing native, has the best say.
Aunt Sun glanced at the other party and asked: "It's only March, and today the temperature is almost over 30 degrees. How do you say this?"
"this……"
Aunt Liu was speechless. She had spent most of her life in Yanjing and had never encountered such horrible weather.
Xu's mother became anxious and said nervously: "Is the end of the world really going to happen?"
Aunt Sun shook her head, "That's not the case, but this year's weather will definitely be bad. It's either a flood or a drought. It's best for the family to stock up on more food."
Xu Ma breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she owns a store. Although the convenience store is temporarily closed, there is still a lot of rice left.
"Lao Zhang, I remember your family owns a convenience store. Do you still sell rice there?" Aunt Sun asked seemingly unintentionally.
Recently, large supermarkets in urban areas have implemented purchase restrictions. It is basically impossible to buy rice by the bag as before.
"There is still some rice. If you want it, I'll leave you two bags?"
Although she was reluctant, they were all old acquaintances after all, so it was hard for Xu Ma to refuse directly.
"The relationship is good, I will go to your house to get it later."
Aunt Sun smiled with satisfaction, it was not in vain that she had spent so much time and effort, her goal was finally achieved.
Aunt Liu reacted immediately: "Lao Zhang, leave two bags for me too?"
Aunt Qian naturally had the same request.
Xu Ma was careful and said, "Okay, no more than two bags per person, no more."
Seeing the doubtful looks in the three people's eyes, Xu Ma explained:
"To tell you the truth, my convenience store just received a rectification notice from the Health Bureau some time ago and has closed down. There is not much rice in the store now."
"Ah...is there still such a thing?"
"I didn't want to say anything at first. It's all a family scandal and the store's hygiene was not done well."
Xu Ma then told the story of the dead mouse in detail.
Several people felt sad and regretful.
"Perhaps my colleagues saw that your business was good and deliberately framed you."