Zhang Xinhuo told Liu Dapeng about the changes he had made in the past few days when he entered Jiangcheng.

Since the first day of the lockdown on the 23rd, the city with a population of more than 11 million people has pressed the pause button, and the originally bustling metropolis has entered empty city mode.

At first, you can still see some people who want to leave the city but can't get out of the city wandering the streets with suitcases, but then there are fewer and fewer people. Until now, only special vehicles remain, and there is no flow of people in the market.

Of course, these things before January 25 were not Zhang Xinhuo's personal experience, but what he learned from Cheng Tao's mouth.

From the day he arrived in Jiangcheng on the evening of the 25th, the cold wind and rain in Jiangcheng did not stop much, and the whole city was cold, cold and lonely.

It's an empty city, and it's an isolated city.

In addition, all kinds of rumors are spreading, residents are afraid to go to the streets, there are fewer pedestrians on the road, and driving on the street has a sense of the end of the world.

Disposable masks were sold out many days ago, but N95 masks are still available.

However, the high cost of consumption is not affordable for everyone, so more people choose not to leave the house.

Now the situation has become even more severe, and major pharmacies can no longer buy protective and disinfectant supplies that ordinary people can afford, and even expensive N95 masks have been sold out.

The spread of the epidemic, the panic caused by rumors, and the shortage of protective equipment are all reasons for the empty streets and alleys of Jiangcheng.

After the lockdown, all subways, buses, trains and other public transportation were suspended, and both the government and the private sector were forming private car volunteer teams to transport doctors and nurses to and from work.

However, as the epidemic became more and more serious, in order to ensure the safety of the people and prevent the further spread of the epidemic, the official department announced at 2 a.m. on the 26th that the private fleet of volunteers would be cancelled, and they would arrange more than 6,000 rental vehicles to take care of the transportation of medical staff to and from work.

However, there are tens of thousands of white-clothed soldiers in Jiangcheng who take turns fighting day and night, and even if the drivers are on call 24 hours a day, this bit of vehicles and this bit of transportation capacity is far from meeting the demand.

Under the petition of the general public, the official announced that some volunteer convoys that had not yet received the ban would be allowed to continue to pick up and drop-off, which alleviated this contradiction.

Jiangcheng's restaurants and commissaries have basically closed their doors. The big supermarket is still open, but only from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Supermarkets limit the flow of people entering the supermarket at the entrance to reduce the density of people, and there are basically no people on the street until 6 or 7 p.m.

The lockdown has made it difficult to procure daily necessities, and the price of vegetables in some supermarkets has soared to the point where it is more expensive than meat, and it is still not possible to buy good ones.

Fortunately, we were born in a strong motherland, and the government quickly paid attention to the violent price increase of people's biological goods and took action to regulate it.

As control is strengthened, soaring prices are gradually falling.

The large and small stations of the major express delivery have all ceased operation, and only Guozheng Express and Tianfeng Express are still sticking to the front line to transfer medical supplies.

It can be said that the vast majority of the people can only stay in a cage of tens of 100 square meters, and if they do not run out of oil and food, no one is willing to risk their lives to buy vegetables on the street, let alone squeeze into crowded supermarkets.

Staying at home is precisely the best way for them to protect themselves.

But they are still lucky, the most difficult is the front-line medical staff, they work at least 10 hours a shift, and they have to be on call at any time after work.

They don't sleep well, they don't eat well, they are the greatest and most pitiful people under the lonely city.

Liu Dapeng's heart beat violently when he heard this, he had only been away for a few days, and the great changes that had occurred in Jiangcheng made him a little breathless.

It's a metropolis with a population of more than 11 million, a city that never sleeps, with so many famous sights and snacks, and now it's empty before nightfall.

But he also understands that under this lonely city, there are tens of thousands of people in white clothes rushing to the front line, and thousands of patients are fighting against the disease with the hope of life.

It is said that people serving the lowest level of society are the most sensitive to people's livelihood, Liu Dapeng has an instinctive intuition, he said: "Judging from the current situation, the epidemic is still getting worse, and the number of new suspected cases and confirmed patients is rising every day." It is imminent to strengthen control efforts, and it is likely that all people will not even be able to leave the community. ”

"We young people can purchase through online fresh food platforms, but how many lonely and widowed elderly people are there in Jiangcheng. They don't know how to use mobile phones, and they don't understand the Internet, so what will happen to these old people? Who will support them with their daily necessities?"

Liu Dapeng's speech made Zhang Xinhuo look at him with admiration, the so-called seeing the subtleties, he can speculate the grim situation facing Jiangcheng through his own simple introduction, and he is indeed a talent.

The more he learned, the more Liu Dapeng admired Zhang Xinhuo, "The ancients said that the soldiers and horses went first before the grain and grass were moved." Brother Zhang dared to go to Jiangcheng alone to provide free meals for doctors, and he was the first person in the catering industry, which is worthy of learning from the people of the whole country. ”

Zhang Xinhuo also said, "A takeaway brother who left Jiangcheng and dared to come back on foot to ask to participate in the battle is the strongest transport soldier in history." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, feeling a little sympathetic to each other.

Zhang Xinhuo pulled Liu Dapeng to the designated place and let him get off the car, and now that his food delivery staff is still enough, Liu Dapeng is determined to return to the takeaway post to serve the doctor and the public.

Zhang Xinhuo admires Liu Dapeng very much, he can analyze, have foresight, and is educated, I am afraid he is not a simple person.

Under the yellow takeaway clothes, what kind of soul is he?

In addition to the No. 2 Hospital, where Zhang Xinhuo feeds, there are many hospitals where the medical staff cannot eat a good meal.

He must go into battle as soon as possible to supply as many hospitals as possible.

Zhang Xinhuo continued to drive back, and when he passed by the gate of the No. 4 Hospital, he met two girls standing at the bus stop waiting for the bus.

The cold and rainy night was cold, and they rubbed their hands together to keep warm.

Zhang Xinhuo drove the car to them, "Hello, are you waiting for the car?"

The two of them were cautious and did not dare to answer Zhang Xinhuo's words, as if they were afraid of meeting bad people.

Zhang Xinhuo took off his mask and revealed his face, "I am the boss of the fire-fired lunch box that came to deliver free meals to the medical staff in Jiangcheng, I have no malicious intentions, I just want to make sure that I need to take you for a ride." ”

One of the girls shouted, "It's really Chef Zhang who delivers boxed lunches, I've seen his video." ”

Doubting contact, the two girls got into the car smoothly, and they dared to chat with Zhang Xinhuo sentence by sentence.

The two girls are nurses in the fourth hospital, the taller is called Miao Qingqing, and the shorter one is called Deng Shaofen, and both of them have uncontrollable fatigue on their faces.

They used to be picked up by a fleet of volunteers for free, but due to the official ban, the driver in charge of picking them up did not come today, so they had to stand under the platform to take a taxi.

However, there were few cars and many people, and they had to queue for a long time, and they even thought about walking back to the hotel where they were staying on their feet.

"Does the hospital care about your travel?" asked Zhang Xinhuo suspiciously, he hadn't had enough time to get that much more information so far.

Miao Qingqing said a little lost: "Where can the hospital manage our transportation, thank God for being able to manage the meal, a few days ago we all brought instant noodles to work, I couldn't eat a mouthful of food, and I had acne on my face."

I really envy the comrades-in-arms of the Second Hospital for being able to eat the food cooked by Chef Zhang, they are so happy. ”

Zhang Xinhuo asked again, "What about accommodation? I heard that many hotels have been vacated for doctors and nurses after they are opened. ”

Deng Shaofen hurriedly replied this time: "It's okay in this regard, the place we are going to now is the hotel for us to live in for free, and after the leader took over, it will be disinfected every day, and there will be 24-hour hot water."

We work more than ten hours a day and come back to our room, take a hot shower and get some sleep, which I think is already the best thing in life. ”

Miao Qingqing said: "How can it be as good as you say, if there is an emergency, we don't have to go into battle temporarily." Regardless of whether they were halfway through washing their hair or just falling asleep, they all rushed to the hospital to help. ”

Zhang Xinhuo is like returning to the old battlefield, on standby 24 hours a day, day and night.

Soldiers defend their families and countries, medical care protects lives, they are all great super soldiers.

The car drove downstairs to the designated hotel, Zhang Xinhuo waved goodbye to them, and Miao Qingqing shouted to the car in the distance: "Chef Zhang, I'm waiting to eat what you made." ”