Village Chief Fan was staring at the heavy snow outside the window in a daze. Huicheng had never snowed so heavily before, and now it was both novel and a little scary.
"Old Fan, it's snowing heavily outside, have you seen it?" Zhang Chongxin said straight to the point.
"I saw it, it was really big enough."
"Our family, Zhang Hao, just told me that this heavy snowfall may happen in the next half month, and the village had better prepare in advance, otherwise it will be very troublesome."
Zhang Chongxin tried to remind.
Village Chief Fan couldn't help but be surprised: "Half a month? The weather forecast didn't say that?"
Zhang Hao took the phone directly from his father:
"Uncle Fan, there is volcanic ash floating above our heads. The weather satellites have long been out of service, so it is difficult to predict accurately. I also listened to the analysis of an old expert and said that the probability of continuous heavy snow is relatively high."
"Is the news accurate?"
Village Chief Fan immediately paid attention to it.
"I can't say it's 100% accurate, but I'm still 70% or 80% sure. We've never had heavy snowfall in Huicheng. I'm afraid that if you don't have experience, you might suffer a big loss."
"Yes, yes, you are absolutely right. We really have no experience at all and don't even know where to start." Village Chief Fan immediately echoed.
"Village Chief Fan, don't worry too much. As long as we do two things right now, we can basically get through this snow disaster safely."
"Which two points?" Village Chief Fan asked quickly.
"First of all, it is necessary to arrange for personnel to clear the snow regularly. This is the most important. Especially roofs and trees need special attention to avoid collapse accidents."
"This is simple. I will immediately organize everyone to help clean from door to door."
Zhang Hao nodded: "The other thing is to take cold protection measures in advance and try to store as much wood or coal as possible. I estimate that there will be a power outage in the urban area in a few days, so don't take chances."
"Big blackout? So serious?"
"Uncle Fan, the scale of this snowstorm is unprecedented. It has caused great damage to infrastructure. Water and power outages are routine operations. Even transportation may be cut off. We must prepare for the worst."
Zhang Hao doesn't want to scare the other party.
The real situation is ten times more serious than what he said.
"I understand, is there anything else that needs attention?"
"If you have the conditions, you can find a larger place to take care of the elderly, weak, sick and disabled in the whole village. This will be more convenient and safer."
Village Chief Fan had an idea: "There is an underground parking lot in Jingwen Nanhu Community. Some time ago, they sent people to install a boiler. It is said that it can burn coal for heating."
"With heating, of course it would be better."
Zhang Hao was very pleased.
This is his suggestion, and it seems to work well.
"Well, I will inform everyone now to go to the village headquarters for a meeting. This matter cannot be delayed."
"Uncle Fan, everyone must pay attention to this."
Zhang Hao spoke with sincerity and sincerity.
"Well, there will be a meeting later, so why don't you come over and see if there is anything I missed."
"Okay!"
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Early the next morning, the entire Shawei Village took action and began a vigorous snow clearing campaign.
Zhang Hao was not idle either. He drove out a brand new snow plow from the garage. He had bought the snow plow before and prepared three of them in one go. This was a real need.
After all, my yard covers more than 300 acres, and it is unrealistic to shovel snow manually. Only machines can complete such a large workload, but even with a snowplow, it still takes most of the day.
A week has passed, and the heavy snow still shows no sign of stopping.
In addition, everything went as Zhang Hao expected. On the fifth day after the heavy snow started, Shawei Village was completely in trouble without water and electricity.
In fact, not only Shawei Village, but also the entire Huicheng suffered from large-scale water and power outages. As for other cities, it is probably the same situation.
After breakfast, Zhang Hao arrived at the village headquarters on time.
Village Chief Fan is now focused on disaster relief, so he can only take over the patrol team again. Fortunately, the village is now blocked by heavy snow, and outsiders cannot enter, so the work is much easier.
"Lao Zhang, you're here!"
The person speaking was none other than Long Jianhua, the team leader.
"Did anything happen last night?"
Zhang Hao asked casually.
Long Jianhua shook his head: "Nothing serious happened, it's just that someone got sick over there in the garage, and the community hospital can't see him. Uncle Fan is preparing to send the person to the city."
"Going to the city? How to get there? The snow outside is more than one meter deep, and no car can get out."
Zhang Hao couldn't help but wonder.
Besides, it’s so dark right now, there’s not even a streetlight, so the risk of going out is too high.
"Said he wanted to get a dog sled..."
"Who had this bad idea? Dog sledding is not as easy as imagined. If you get stuck halfway, it will be a disaster."
Zhang Hao shook his head subconsciously.
Long Jianhua took off his hat, sat in front of the brazier to warm himself up, and said helplessly:
"Otherwise, what else can we do? After all, we are all fellow villagers, so we can't just ignore death, right?"
"Well, you take a break first, I'll go to the garage to have a look." After Zhang Hao said that, he turned and left.
Jingwen Nanhu Community is opposite his house and not far from the village. It takes less than 300 meters to get there.
The gatekeepers of the community are also under the supervision of the patrol team.
"Old Zhao, which garage is Uncle Fan in?"
"Captain, Chief Fan is in the seventh building."
Zhang Hao nodded and threw a pack of cigarettes to the other party. Lao Zhao was not a local, so he did the hardest work. Fortunately, the salary was not bad, and with the village's subsidy, he could basically earn 30,000 yuan a month. "Thank you, captain."
Lao Zhao was immediately overjoyed.
The captain is still generous, and for others, including Village Chief Fan, it’s good if they can occasionally pass a cigarette.
Zhang Hao waved his hand, and then came to the underground garage of the seventh building. The entrance was temporarily closed, leaving only a door.
"Dong dong dong..."
"Lao Zhang, it's you!"
The one who opened the door was also a member of the patrol team.
"Is Uncle Fan inside?"
Zhang Hao heard the dog barking as soon as he entered the door.
"Inside, someone in Lao Xu's family is sick, and the situation doesn't look promising..."
"I just heard about this."
"Old Zhang, don't you think Uncle Fan is just fooling around? Going out now is simply going to die. Please give Uncle Fan some advice and he might be willing to listen to you."
Zhang Hao nodded: "If you can persuade me, I will certainly do so."
Looking for the sound of the dog, he soon found Uncle Fan.
"Uncle Fan, what are you doing?"
"Old Zhang, you're here just in time." When Village Chief Fan saw Zhang Hao coming, he immediately pointed to the dozen dogs in front of him and asked: "What kind of dog do you think is suitable for pulling sleds?"
"Of course it's a sled dog."
Zhang Hao joked.
"I know sled dogs, what kind of dogs are they specifically?"
"Alaskan dogs look very similar to Hutches. I can't tell them apart specifically. It would be great if the Internet was not disconnected and I could check online."
"Is it okay to use other dogs?"
"Uncle Fan, I know you're always anxious, but you can't act recklessly if you're anxious! As far as I know, generally sled dogs must undergo special training before they can work. They can't just be pulled up and used."
Zhang Hao took the opportunity to persuade.
ps: Let’s talk about the update plan here. There is a World Cup this month. There will be two updates at the minimum, and more updates when there is time. After the World Cup, there will be three updates.