Early the next morning, a photo went viral on WeChat Moments.
This photo is not a masterpiece of a certain photography master, nor is it a private photo of a certain star. The photographer is just an ordinary Luzhou person.
The photo went viral because it had a sensational title:
The river has stopped flowing!
Dahe is the mother river of Daxia people and the second longest river in Daxia.
It originates from Qingzhou, flows through nine major prefectures, and finally merges into Bohai Bay in Luzhou, with a total length of 5,464 kilometers and an annual runoff of approximately 58 billion cubic meters.
In fact, since the early 1970s, flow interruptions have occurred many times in the lower reaches of the river.
However, starting in the second millennium, with the completion of a number of water conservancy projects and the later South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the drying up of rivers finally stopped.
It's just that this year, as the drought continues to spread, according to usual practice, the river should have stopped flowing long ago.
But thanks to the melting of ice and snow on the Zangzhou Plateau that far exceeds previous years, she is "living on" to this day.
Xu Dong was sitting in the office, leisurely scrolling through his circle of friends.
What is supposed to happen will always happen. The drying up of rivers is a landmark event, and more rivers will be announced to be drying up in the future.
"Xiao Xu, can Panjiayuan still buy food now?" Gao Yuemei asked worriedly.
Although the river does not flow through Yanjing, its interruption has had a huge impact on the people, especially the people in the north.
Xu Dong smiled bitterly and said: "There were some for sale yesterday, but I don't know today. But even if you can buy them, the price is hard to say. It will probably go crazy."
"Sister Gao, is your family short of food?" Xiang Xin asked curiously.
Gao Yuemei sighed: "My unlucky son got three hundred kilograms of rice for his mother-in-law's family without telling me and his father. Are you angry or not?"
"Can I still want it back?" Xu Dong asked with a frown.
"Why?" Gao Yuemei shook her head, "If I didn't come back, my in-laws would be very demanding for money. The bride price cost our family hundreds of thousands."
Now that it's time, Gao Yuemei no longer cares about her family ugliness, and talks about it all at once.
Xiang Xin said angrily: "Brother Zhang, it's true, how can you be so ignorant? Is it easy for us to get some rice?"
Xu Dong pulled Xiang Xin and told her to stop. This was a family matter and it was best for outsiders not to get involved.
"It's all because of his wife's instigation!" Gao Yuemei said angrily. If her grandson wasn't still young, she would have kicked him out of the house.
"Sister Gao, you'd better go to Panjiayuan more and try to buy back 300 kilograms of grain. It's worth spending more money," Xu Dong advised.
Gao Yuemei nodded: "Xiao Xu, you are right, this is the only thing we can do now."
After chatting about home affairs, Xu Dong went to the locker room to change into his police uniform, and then went to the gun store to apply for a police gun.
He just got his gun permit yesterday, and today is his first day with a gun.
Not everyone in the security department is equipped with a gun. Elderly people like Uncle Chen and others have poor memory, so they voluntarily gave up carrying guns.
Because carrying a gun is too sensitive, and if something goes wrong it will be a big deal.
Because Xu Dong is the captain, he must be equipped with a gun. Otherwise, given his character, he would rather do less than do more.
Come to the north gate.
Chen Yang looked at the captain in police uniform with envy, and then noticed the gun holster on his waist, his eyes became even more intense.
"Brother Xu, are you equipped with a gun?"
Xu Dong nodded: "Well, I just applied."
"Brother, can you let me touch it? I have never touched a real gun in my life!" Chen Yang begged pitifully.
Xu Dong simply took out his gun, removed the magazine, and handed the gun to the other party.
"Thank you bro!"
Chen Yang took it with excitement, but he was still very measured and returned the gun within a minute of receiving it.
"There is nothing to be envious of. As long as you work hard, you will be able to carry a gun like me in the future." Xu Dong took the opportunity to encourage.
Chen Yang nodded solemnly, as if his whole body was full of energy.
Because he was equipped with a gun, Xu Dong didn't even dare to take a nap for fear that someone would steal the gun. He didn't finally relax until he returned the gun after get off work.
Only then did he understand what a "hot potato" is!
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After get off work, Xu Dong went to Panjiayuan for a stroll as usual. Food prices had indeed risen again, but the most severe increase was the price of meat, which had almost doubled.
Even so, Xu Dong failed to grab a piece of meat and could only return empty-handed.
When she got home, Yang Lina had just finished picking strawberries and filled half of the basket.
"Husband, you are back. The strawberries are ripe. Do you want to taste them?"
"OK!"
Xu Dong conveniently took a strawberry from the basket and stuffed it directly into his mouth without washing it.
The vegetable garden has not been treated with pesticides and can be eaten directly. The Coco sisters often pick cucumbers in the vegetable garden and eat them.
"It tastes good, sour and sweet, they must like it very much." Xu Dong said with a smile.
Yang Lina said angrily: "It's delicious, but you can't eat too much. If you eat too much, you will have diarrhea. I have to save some to make strawberry jam!"
"Did Aunt Wang send it over there?" Xu Dong asked.
After all, it was someone else's idea to grow strawberries, and even the strawberry seedlings were provided by the other party. If they don't send some over, it would be unjustifiable.
"I'm about to send it off. I've matured a lot this time, so it's half of the family!" Yang Lina replied.
Xu Dong nodded without objection.
After filling half of the strawberries and picking some fresh vegetables, Yang Lina carried a big bag and went to the Xiangxie Family Community.
"Ding dong..."
"Coming."
It was Zheng Yan who opened the door. She was wearing a pink dress and a pair of slippers with cartoon patterns on her feet. She looked very homely.
"Nana, it's you, come in quickly."
"Sister Zheng, when did you come here?" Yang Lina asked casually after entering the door.
"I just arrived in the afternoon. Come here to give something to my mother-in-law. I will go back soon."
Yang Lina raised the bag: "That's just right. I picked some strawberries. You can take some back for the children to try."
"Are the strawberries ripe?"
Wang Xiujuan walked out of the bedroom with her little granddaughter in her arms, her face full of joy.
"It's ripe and tastes good!"
"Zheng Yan, wash the strawberries quickly and let's taste them together." Wang Xiujuan ordered.
In less than three minutes, the strawberries were washed, and Wang Xiujuan and Zheng Yan each tasted one.
"How is it? Does it taste good?" Yang Lina asked.
Wang Xiujuan nodded: "It's really good for the first crop of fruit to have this taste."
"Mom, seven...I want seven..."
Seeing the adults eating deliciously, Zhang Qi's baby also shouted to eat.
Wang Xiujuan was afraid that her granddaughter would suffer from diarrhea after eating too much, so she went to the kitchen and cut half a pill for her. The child was too young, so she just had to taste it.
The strawberries were delivered, and Yang Lina left not long after. Before leaving, she asked Wang Xiujuan to go back and make strawberry jam together.
At home, the twins had returned from school. They were sitting in the living room and launched a fierce attack on the strawberries in front of the triplets.