dognovel Chapter 467
Chapter 467
The three men secured themselves with ropes, then climbed to the roof in the heavy snow and shoveled the snow down with professional snow removal tools.
Zhou Shuwan specially collected the snow removal tools to be used for shoveling snow in extremely cold weather.
When the shoveling is almost done, clear the snow from the yard on the first floor and the enclosed terrace.
Qi Mingyu initially did not allow Zhou Shu to shovel snow upstairs at night, but unable to withstand her stubbornness, he had to assign her some light work.
Grandma Pang concentrated on cooking for the three young people, trying to make up for the energy they had expended shoveling snow.
After the seven-day snowstorm ended, Zhong Tiyun and Zhou Jianghai finally returned home.
Zhou Shuwan had seen her mother in the greenhouse before, and knowing that she was staying there safely, she was not worried.
What she has always been worried about is her father Zhou Jianghai.
Zhou Jianghai does maintenance work and occasionally has field missions.
If he really went out on the day of the blizzard, the risk would be very high.
Fortunately, seven days later, Zhou Jianghai returned safely, but a little embarrassed.
The air-conditioning suit was very dirty and had several holes in it, but fortunately the seal inside was not damaged.
Zhou Jianghai took off his mask, revealing a weather-beaten face, stubble, chapped lips, and looked exhausted.
Everyone was shocked.
Zhou Jianghai looked like he had lost more than ten pounds.
His originally plump, square face had become shriveled, and he looked listless, as if a gust of wind could blow him down.
Zhou Shuwan could tell at a glance that he was hungry, so he hurried forward to support his powerless father and asked anxiously, "Dad, how are you? Where have you been these days?"
Mu Mu also hurried forward to support him.
The brother and sister helped Zhou Jianghai sit down on the sofa.
The whole family looked at him with concern and worry.
Zhou Jianghai leaned weakly on the sofa, closed his eyes, and said weakly: "Don't worry, I'm fine, I've just been hungry for a few days."
He raised his hand and rubbed his temples, as if to dispel the fatigue of the past few days.
The living room was warm as spring, and the firewood burning in the coal stove made crackling sounds.
The sunlight came in through the window and shone on Zhou Jianghai's face, making him look even more haggard.
Seeing this, Zhong Tiyun felt distressed and hurried to the kitchen to cook millet porridge.
After slowly finishing a bowl of millet porridge, Zhou Jianghai felt a little better and then he slowly recounted his experiences of the week.
"Oh, I'm so unlucky this time!" He sighed, frowning, as if he was still recalling the thrilling events of those days.
"I was repairing circuits in a power transfer building that day. When the blizzard hit, I took shelter inside, so I didn't have to brave the wind and snow to find a building. But..." He paused, as if he was having trouble speaking. "My backpack is missing."
The backpack Zhou Jianghai mentioned is something that the whole family must carry with them whenever they go out, just to prevent this kind of situation.
Zhou Shuwan only brought a first aid kit with her when she went out because she had the space and the first aid kit could provide some cover for her. The backpack would hinder her movements when she went out, so she temporarily left it in the hospital.
"The backpack is missing?" Zhong Tiyun frowned. "Who stole it?"
"Yeah," Zhou Jianghai nodded. "When I was climbing a ladder to repair the wires, my backpack got in the way, so I took it off and put it aside. But when the blizzard started, I discovered my backpack had been stolen."
"There were eight people in that transit room trying to escape the blizzard. Two of them were my colleagues. The other five were part of a supply team. I'm sure they were the ones who carried the backpack away."
But he was outnumbered and could only swallow his anger.
All his supplies were in his backpack, and if he lost it, he would suffer a heavy loss.
Especially in the transit room, there was no fuel except for a little coal for temporary use by workers coming for maintenance.
There was no food, no drink, and no heating supplies. If Zhou Jianghai had not been wearing air-conditioned clothes, it would have been difficult for him to survive this time.
"Dad, how have you been these days?" Zhou Shuwan asked calmly.
"Luckily, my two colleagues also brought some dry food," Zhou Jianghai said, his tone softening slightly. "We have a good relationship, and they're willing to help me. But the food we usually bring out is only enough for two days. We had no choice. On the second day, when we saw the blizzard didn't look like it would stop anytime soon, we were very frugal with our compressed biscuits, only taking a small piece each. The first aid supplies the maintenance worker brought included aluminum boxes for boiling water in the wild, and a little fuel. For the past seven days, we relied on melted snow for drinking water. The food for two people for two days lasted for five days for the three of us, but we were completely out of food for the last two days, so we just had to tough it out."
Zhou Jianghai smiled bitterly, thinking back on this week's experience, it was like a disaster.
As a father and husband, he was also very worried about his family, but he had no food and was so hungry that he couldn't even walk, let alone run so far back home.
Not only that, the three of them were outnumbered and did not dare to rest properly. They took turns to rest, and one of them always kept an eye on the other.
The five people were also worried about them, but the maintenance workers were equipped with weapons when they went out, and the supply team was used to living on the edge of a knife, so they also had weapons.
Therefore, both sides do not trust each other!
This is what the end of the world is like. People’s hearts are evil, and anything can happen in order to survive.
After Zhou Jianghai finished telling his own story, he asked about how things were at home.
"Everything is fine at home." Zhong Tiyun had tears in her eyes, but she also tried to say something relaxing: "It's just that the snow was too heavy, and I was trapped in the greenhouse and couldn't come back. Fortunately, Xiaoyu came back in the afternoon of the first day. These days, he, Mumu, and Wanwan have been responsible for clearing the snow from the roof. Otherwise, we can't live in this house anymore!"
When Zhou Jianghai and Zhong Tiyun returned, the snowstorm had completely stopped, and they could see the scene outside clearly.
Many buildings at the base collapsed, and the snow layer was half a meter high, making it very inconvenient for people to travel.
On the way back, I saw people everywhere crying and shouting that their loved ones had passed away, or people busy clearing the snow that was more than half a meter high at the door.
Several houses in the villa area also collapsed.
These houses were not cleaned in time because people were trapped outside and couldn't come back.
Mu Mu and Grandma Pang stayed at home, and Zhou Jianghai knew this.
As the man of the family, Qi Mingyu braved the snow and rushed back to protect his grandmother, which was good, but the key was Wanwan...
Although Zhou Jianghai was tired and weak, he immediately looked at Zhou Shuwan: "Wanwan, you also came back in the heavy snow?"
Zhou Shuwan slowly responded with a "hmm".
"You kid, this is too dangerous! You should wait where you are."