porridge for two

No. 8, Building 502, Xingfu Community.

"Many small counties have already cut off water and electricity. Should we make some preparations?"

Xie Xiuping was talking while watching the news on TV, many county towns had water and electricity cuts due to freezing, although rush repairs were being made all the time, but such ghostly weather would last for a long time, the possibility of water and electricity cuts could happen at any time.

When Xie Xiuping called back, there was a power outage in the village, and they came here for temporary repairs.In the village, everyone goes to the well to fetch water to drink by himself, as long as more water is stored, lest the road is slippery and it is difficult to fetch water.

"Get ready! Get ready! It's freezing, and my parents won't be able to come back for a while, and Xiaoqin is hanging out at my aunt's house! It's just the two of us, let's see what to prepare?" Su Zeyu glanced at the outside said the weather.

"Look what we want to buy? I see there is a coal-burning stove next to the kitchen. If you can use it, save some coal! Buy some big buckets to store water! Buy some candles!" Xie Xiuping took out a piece of paper , The pen in the hand writes and draws on the paper, and writes whatever comes to mind.

"I was thinking, we have a power outage, what should we do?" Xie Xiuping asked suddenly, resting his cheeks.

He is used to the days when there is no electricity in the countryside, but if there is no electricity in the city, it always feels inconvenient.In those elevator rooms, walking up to 5 or [-] floors is quite tiring, especially for people with limited mobility and elderly people.Fortunately, this happy community is an old community, and the floors are not high. The main reason is that Su Zeyu's house is not high, and it is on the [-]th floor.

"Generate electricity with love!" Su Zeyu poked Xie Xiuping's hand with his finger, and then seemed to think of something, "I remember we have a small generator in our car, and I will use it as a backup!"

"Buy something to eat! Rice, oil, noodles, and long-lasting fruits and vegetables are updated at any time. I don't know how long the weather will be good!" Su Zeyu looked at the weather, and it was inconvenient to go out to buy anything, and he felt a little annoyed.

"I saw a report on TV that many people were frozen on the highway, unable to move forward or backward, and they didn't even have food to eat, and some fellow villagers nearby spontaneously gave them food. Can we also go there? Where can I be a volunteer or something?" Xie Xiuping thought about the news he saw, feeling a little depressed, and wanted to do something.

"If there is a professional organization, you can go there. If not, don't make trouble. Generally, there are already people organizing assistance in the villages next to the village. In more serious places, the relevant departments also organize people to rescue. In those places, with our ability, I can't go!" Su Zeyu understood Xie Xiuping's thoughts, thought about it for a while, and said: "First prepare what we need to reserve, and go out by the way to see if there is anything we can do!"

"Okay! Let's prepare what we want first! If we can't take care of ourselves, we will become people in need of relief, and it will be a joke." Xie Xiuping lay on the sofa, lazily.

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At noon, Su Zeyu and Xie Xiuping were on their way back from going to the supermarket to buy good things. They saw Uncle Zhang from the old local restaurant. Uncle Zhang and a few young men were setting up a shed in a small square not far from the entrance of Xingfu Community.

The two went up to greet Uncle Zhang, and asked curiously what they were doing with the shed.

"Now Ningdong is too popular. The boss asked us to build a shed here, set up a table, and see if there is anything that can help the neighbors. Our business is usually thanks to everyone's care." Uncle Zhang said to the two .

"Then can we come to help? Look at your restaurant, it's so busy that you don't even touch the floor when it's meal time. Let's change with you." Su Zeyu asked tentatively.He knew that Xie Xiuping couldn't be idle if he didn't do something, so it would be nice if he could help.

"That couldn't be better! We are short of manpower now, and the boss is still thinking about where to find some people to help!" Uncle Zhang was very happy to hear that the two offered to help.

"Then let's build the shed today, move the table, and make preparations first. You go back too, arrange your own affairs, and come over tomorrow morning." Uncle Zhang looked at the way the two packed their bags and knew that they were Stocking up on something.

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After a day of preparation, the preparations are almost done.The coal stove was fired up, and I bought a lot of dry food and snacks. I also filled three big buckets with water, and the refrigerator was full. It only needs to be updated every three to five days.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the two sat by the warm stove and ate noodles.After a day of tossing around today, I just cooked some noodles to make do.

"The boss of the old place is really a good man!" Xie Xiuping was eating noodles, and suddenly thought of what to do tomorrow, and thought of the boss of the old place.

"He's a good man!" Su Zeyu also echoed.

"Hey, didn't you eat at their place all the time before, didn't you see it?" Xie Xiuping swallowed the noodles in his mouth, looked at Su Zeyu and asked.

"Combining the several times we went there to mention wine and what Uncle Zhang mentioned, I think I should have seen it, but I didn't know at that time that he was the boss of the old place." Su Zeyu just finished eating, he put his chopsticks On the bowl, it seems to be recalling something.

"It's so mysterious, I'm even more curious!" Xie Xiuping finished eating, put down his chopsticks, and took out a tissue to wipe.

"When I came out after a good meal, I saw a 26-year-old man walking out of the restaurant with a helmet in his arms. There was also a man of his age on the motorcycle at the entrance of the restaurant. When I walked out of the restaurant, the two The man had already gone far away on his bicycle, and only saw a back." Su Zeyu continued to think about it, and said: "At that time, I could feel that the staff in the restaurant respected that man, and I wondered if that man was The steward of the restaurant is here."

"You didn't see the person clearly?" Xie Xiuping became more curious after hearing what Su Zeyu said.

"When he was going out, Uncle Zhang greeted him and saw a side profile!" Su Zeyu looked at Xie Xiuping, not expecting that this man still had a heart for gossip. "It's pretty handsome!"

"Ugh!" Xie Xiuping wanted to say that I'm really not gossip, just curious, I feel that this is a person with a story, and I'm not so interested in other people.

The next morning, Su Zeyu and Xie Xiuping went to the place where the shed was built yesterday after having breakfast.

The red shed is quite big, and there are still three tables in it.There is a banner hanging on the front of the shed, which reads "Old Local Restaurant Sends Warm Help Station", which is a good advertisement.

Su Zeyu and Xie Xiuping walked to the table, and Uncle Zhang was directing the two young men to take out the supplies.Several warm water bottles were placed behind the table, a large tea bucket was placed on the table, and several large bags of ginger tea were placed beside it.There are also two slings under the table, and straw sandals are placed in the slings, but one is woven with straw, which is yellow; the other is woven with waste plastic bags, which is white.

Su Zeyu and Xie Xiuping went forward to help pour boiling water into the tea barrel, pour a large bag of ginger tea into it, stir it a few times with a bamboo wine raisin, and close the lid.