Traveling through the new apocalyptic era

At two o'clock in the morning at minus ten degrees Celsius, Yin Ling found the flashlight on the bedside table, which she had prepared long ago.

With such heavy snowfall, no one knows when or where the wires will be broken by the snow, especially in their remote rural area which is still some distance from the town. If there is some wiring problem, repairs will be expensive. It's a matter of fact.

Yin Ling put on her thick pajamas, walked around the window edge and went to the innermost cabinet. She took out two 2-meter by 2-meter thick blankets that she had just put in in the afternoon, and unfolded them directly to put them on the quilts of herself and her grandma.

They had the air conditioner on before, and each of them only had a thin quilt covering them. They didn't know when the power was cut off. Maybe it had been off for a while, and there was no heat in the room.

Grandma was also awakened by Yin Ling's series of operations. The old man didn't sleep much, and his sleep was not deep. Yin Ling tried his best to move as gently as possible, but he still woke up grandma.

"What's wrong, Ling'er?"

"Grandma, there's a power outage. It's a little cold. Just cover yourself with two blankets." Because the room was not big, in addition to my cousin's clothes, there were also some Yin Ling and grandma's things piled up, so large items like quilts were They were all placed in the room next door. This mess can only be cleaned up tomorrow.

Yin Ling took off her pajamas and jacket and put them directly on the blanket, then got into bed.

"I don't know where the circuit is broken. It will definitely not be repaired tomorrow due to such thick snow." Grandma had something on her mind and couldn't sleep, so she started to talk to Yin Ling.

Yin Ling curled up and put her hands on the inside of the quilt, tightly grasping the edge of the quilt for fear that if there was a small gap, the cold wind would pour into the quilt. She was really afraid of the cold. She thought that when she was in college, the dormitory was not open in the winter. For air conditioning, she only had a thin quilt issued by the school. She had to put two cotton-padded jackets on top of the quilt when sleeping. She didn't dare to move her whole night. When she stretched out her feet, it was cold everywhere.

"Yeah, it's definitely not possible to repair it under such heavy snow." Yin Ling responded while thinking that she was really stupid at that time. The roommates who were close to home had quilts sent by their parents, and those who were far away from home just bought another one. Bed, she was the only one who was reluctant to give up the little money to support herself in college for three winters, but she was becoming more and more afraid of the cold.

After just a few words of agreement, Yin Ling fell asleep quickly. The blanket was made of unknown material. Although it was not as thick as the quilt, it was very warm. In other words, it had poor breathability and heat insulation, so the heat in the quilt was not easy to escape. Yin Ling didn't wake up from the cold in the middle of the night, but when he woke up in the morning, he was a little heavy because it was covered with too much, so it was difficult to move.

Turning around, grandma had already gotten up. Yin Ling listened to the footsteps in the living room outside and then turned to look at the bed next door to grandma. It was already empty. Wouldn't it be nice for this old man to sleep a little longer?It was also because she had become lazy and less vigilant after she came back. She was so comfortable eating and drinking every day that even the big movements like grandma getting up could not wake her up.

Grandma has already lit the stove in the living room.

The cylindrical, dusty stove can burn firewood or charcoal, but it mainly burns the kind of cylindrical briquettes with holes, but they are gone now. These were commonly used in my hometown in the 90s and 00s. The coal stove had not been used for many years. Yin Ling pulled it out while wandering around the house.

At that time, I was thinking that it would be interesting to cook a hot pot at the door on this snowy day, watching the falling snow, the leaves that have not yet all turned yellow and falling, and the occasional car or two passing by on the road. .But now even the door can't be opened, and the power is out, so she is the only one who can still think about this.

"Fortunately, I brought it up yesterday, but it took a lot of my effort." Yin Ling came to the living room wearing pink pajamas. Her neck shrank again and again, and she almost couldn't help but want to return to the bed again. .

"Yes, I told you not to move it but you had to move it. Fortunately, you were strong enough to move it. I went to the kitchen to pick up some firewood to burn. When I opened the door, the snow reached above my ankles and it was still falling!" Grandma said. As he spoke, he began to cook the noodles, followed by a handful of frozen and wilted green vegetables, and finally two eggs.

The seasoning only includes salt and a few drops of sesame oil.

It's very light, this is what grandma likes and what she can eat.

Yin Ling simply brushed his teeth with some warm water in the thermos, without washing his face. He wanted to save some water, but he was actually lazy.

First, I drank two sips of hot water to clear my intestines, and then I started eating.How many years have I been used to it?

Fortunately, since it snowed and froze, my family had the habit of filling up the buckets the night before. Otherwise, the water and power outages are not like the old days when every rural household had a hand-operated pressurized water well, so we would have to use snow water. .

Grandma and grandson didn't eat much, and they didn't spend much firewood. But without coal, it was still troublesome to start a fire. They suddenly returned to the feeling before liberation.

After eating, he felt warm. Yin Ling went downstairs to take a look at the situation. The snow piled up at the door again. The snow on the windowsill had already covered the windows on the first floor. Yin Ling started another day of work. , She can't care about the snow outside, but she still has to clean up the snow at the door every day, otherwise she won't be able to go to the kitchen.

I also cleared the snow off the window sill, then ran to the second floor with the bamboo pole and started clearing the snow on the kitchen roof.

There is a large balcony on the second floor that is connected to the kitchen. It is just flush with the roof of the kitchen, so it is very convenient for pushing snow.

Granny Liu next door happened to be clearing snow in the yard at this time. When she saw this, she immediately greeted Yin Ling.

The two families are next to each other and use the same courtyard wall. From the second floor, you can see the situation in each other's courtyard. However, Grandma Liu's kitchen is also to the west, so half of the courtyard is blocked and you can't see it. There is a vegetable field near the southeast corner, where Grandma Liu has a small cellar. It is called a cellar, but it is actually a big hole. It stores home-grown sweet potatoes and radishes in the winter. A few are dug at a time to last for two days, and they are buried with soil. Dig it out again when it’s time to eat.

Yin Ling saw this and said hello. Grandma's house also has a cellar in the vegetable field behind the house. However, grandma hasn't grown much in the past two years. It's just enough for her own food, so she doesn't store any fruits or vegetables.

After cleaning up, Yin Ling went back to the house with a breath of hot air. She changed out of her pajamas and put on a set of velvet sweatshirts. She said hello to her grandma and went downstairs to exercise. Her grandma sat on the bed and hooked her up. She bought sweaters and wool specifically for her grandma, black and bright red, for the elderly to use to pass the time.

The living room on the first floor was empty. The large square table was pushed under the table and hidden, the small table was put up behind the door, and the stools and chairs were stacked up and placed against the wall. This space was enough for her to play with a stick and wield a sword.

This body is too weak. Even if her consciousness is still there, no matter how fast her brain is, it will be useless if her body cannot keep up, so she still needs to practice more.