My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 20 Aurora
Dad Xu was still hesitating, but Mom Xu made the decision for him directly: "Old man, Dongzi is right, the convenience store is closed for the time being."

"But there are still some unsold fresh products in the store. I'm afraid they will be spoiled." Xu Dad wondered.

"It's simple." Xu Dong interjected, "Dad, let's go to the store now and bring all these things back. There are still three empty tanks in the yard, and those that can't be eaten can be made into pickles."

Xu Ma immediately agreed: "Just do this."

As soon as he said it, Xu Dong took the key and walked towards the garage, with Dad Xu reluctantly following behind.

As soon as he stepped out of the gate, Xu Dong suddenly found that there was an aurora in the sky.

The curtain swayed lightly, and the light was shining.
The reason why these auroras appear is 100% related to solar flares.

I just didn't expect the aurora to appear on the first day in Yanjing, perhaps because of the high latitude.

In the previous life in Luyang, the aurora appeared two days later, and then went all the way south to the ends of the earth.

"Coco, Lele, come out to see the aurora." Xu Dong greeted quickly.

The whole family ran out, and even the triplets were taken out.

"This is the aurora, it's so romantic!" Yang Lina's eyes almost glowed.

"Wow, so beautiful." Coco clapped her little hands and cheered.

Looking at the lanterns in the first half of the night and the aurora in the second half of the night, the little guy feels that today is a lucky day.

"It's really weird!"

It was the first time in their lives that everyone saw the aurora, and they were more or less shocked.

After enjoying the aurora for ten minutes with the family, Xu Dong and Xu Dad still set off.

There were many more traffic police on the street, and some sections were even closed.

Plus, nearly all of the exterior wall screens were broadcasting the news, and the host was repeating the emergency brief, over and over.

The number of people who came out to buy things overnight was much more than expected. Some impatient customers waited and slammed the door of the store with a bang.

When I came to my convenience store, there were also several customers gathered at the door.

As soon as everyone saw Dad Xu getting out of the car, they quickly gathered around.

A young man was moved and said, "Uncle Xu, you came too soon. I was hesitating just now, should I try my luck elsewhere."

Here, Dad Xu just finished greeting the old customers, and the door of the convenience store over there has been opened.

Xu Dong shouted: "If you buy something, come in quickly, we are only open for half an hour."

Several customers rushed in, picked up shopping baskets and rushed straight to the shelves.

This is the time, no matter what the price is, you can take what you need without mercy.

Dad Xu wandered back and forth in the store, mainly because he was worried that someone would take advantage of the chaos to hide things; Xu Dong was an incarnation of a porter and worked hard.

Ten minutes later, customers checked out one after another and left.

Xu Dong observed, basically instant noodles, biscuits and bread and other ready-to-eat foods, as well as boxes of mineral water.

Dad Xu's face is still not thick enough, and he never raised the price from beginning to end.

Half an hour later, the door of the convenience store was closed again, and a "suspended business" notice was posted.

Xu Dong started the truck again and took away all the fresh goods in the store.

Back at home, Xu Dong didn't help Dad Xu and the others to unload the goods, but discharged the batteries of the two cars.

In his previous life, because he failed to discharge the car battery in time, the electronic control system of the entire car was almost scrapped.

……

After unloading the goods, Xu's mother immediately made a video call to her daughter Xu Ting, but she didn't get through a few times just now, but this time it was quickly connected.

"Mom, I was about to call you too. Are you okay?"

Xu Ting should be outside at this time, and the camera is a little shaken.

"Everything is good, the food is well prepared at home, and Dabao's milk powder is not lacking."

After Mama Xu finished speaking, she approached the screen of her mobile phone, trying to see where her daughter was. "Where are you? Why isn't Ma Jie with you?"

Afraid that Xu Ma would be worried, Xu Ting turned the phone over, pointed the camera at the door sign next to it, and explained:

"Just at the gate of the neighborhood supermarket, I just received a notice that the whole country will be cut off from water and electricity. Everyone is eager to go out to buy things. Now the streets are busier than during the day.

Ma Jie drove to RT-Mart, and the nearby small supermarkets were almost sold out, so he couldn't buy anything at all. "

"Where are Lingling and Ma Xu?"

"I'm picking up water at home, the big and small pots are full, and I don't know how many days it will stop?" Xu Ting complained.

Dad Xu interjected: "Your brother said it will stop for about a week."

"cough……"

Xu Dong quickly came out and corrected:
"I'm talking about the flare going on for a week, and as for the power outage, I don't think it's going to be good for a month.

The flare level this time is very large, the destructive power is amazing, and it is not easy to recover. "

Xu Dong deliberately exaggerated the recovery time, just to let the old sister's family stock up on more supplies and make more preparations.

In fact, Luyang City is also the capital of a prefecture. According to the experience of the previous life, within half a month, the water, electricity and gas in the urban area were restored.

"So serious?" Xu Ting said in surprise.

"I just read the news on the Internet. It is so serious in Europe and the United States. Even experts have said that it will take at least 20 years to restore the entire power grid."

Although the news is fake, the expert's words are true. This is a report that Xu Dong read in a newspaper in his previous life.

This time, even Dad Xu was shocked, "The country has already cut off the power in advance, but it's still inevitable?"

Xu Dong once again incarnates the Great Prophecy Emperor:
"Didn't I say, the scale of this flare is unprecedented. Anyway, the larger the electrical equipment, the more easily damaged it is. The power outage is only to reduce the degree of damage, not once and for all."

"What's the point of this?"

"I'm not an expert, and I don't understand the specific principle. It seems that there are charged particles that are themselves charged. Anyway, scientists in Europe and the United States say that."

In the video, Xu Ting's face suddenly became heavy, obviously believing her brother's "nonsense".

Xu Dong took the opportunity to suggest:
"Sister, ask your brother-in-law to buy more rice, in big bags, ten or eight bags are not too much, it's better to stock up a few thousand catties.

And the Jinhua ham and air-dried chicken you brought back, don't give it away, you can keep it for yourself. "

"I see. I'll call your brother-in-law later." Xu Ting solemnly replied.

Mother Xu said a few more words, and then hung up the phone. After that, she would not be able to contact him for at least half a month.

Immediately afterwards, Xu's mother called the eldest son's family again. This time Xu Dong did not show up, and the content of the call was similar to the previous one.

To sum up in one sentence is to hoard more food, anyway, it won't cost a lot of money, so be prepared.

When the time came to 3:15, the air defense alarm that had been ringing for more than an hour finally stopped, and the whole world was quiet.

Yang Lina hurriedly arranged for the Coco sisters to go to bed, and their sleepy eyes could hardly be opened.

Xu Dong didn't feel sleepy at all, and was making final preparations for the next big power outage.

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