Chapter 22: Fire
Before dawn the next day, Lin Mu was woken up by the noise outside.
Rubbing his eyes, his mind was still dizzy, Lin Mu reluctantly lifted the quilt, left the comfortable quilt, and sat on the edge of the bed thinking about his thoughts.
What do you think?
I don't know.
Lin Mu really didn't know, so he just sat there, his brain was blank, and he forgot all about the dream just now.
"Bang bang bang!" Someone downstairs is banging on the door, and the force is not small.
Because the residential buildings here in the old street are all double-storey, not long after Lin Mu just moved here, the first floor was transformed into a utility room and living room by him, and the kitchen was next to the living room, so the second floor became a bedroom, and he slept peacefully at night.
"Bang bang bang!" The man was still banging on the door, and Lin Mu hurriedly squeaked. If this doesn't stop him, it is estimated that this little broken door downstairs will lose its only role.
The hurried knocking on the door downstairs really stopped, but he still shouted for Lin Mu to come down quickly.
Listen to the voice...... It seems to be Uncle Bai.
Lin Muke didn't dare to offend Uncle Bai, so he put on a single coat, put on his pants, and hurriedly went downstairs without even bothering to wash.
Lin Mu glanced at the time, it was just over five o'clock. At this time, on weekdays, Uncle Bai didn't get up either, he usually started his morning jog with Hehe at half past five.
And I feel that the street is very noisy today, and I was woken up by these noises, and I was dizzy just now, and I didn't even bother to open the window to see.
Lin Mu secretly felt some remorse in his heart.
Forget it, won't you know when you go downstairs?
As soon as he opened the door downstairs, Lin Mu was startled by Uncle Bai in front of him.
This healthy old man who gets up and goes to bed on time every day, and lives a regular life, but today he has big dark circles under his eyes, his face is tired, his expression is solemn, and when he sees Lin Mu, his brows are frowned, and he only said one word.
"South Street was on fire last night......"
There were a lot of people standing on the other side of the street, and it seemed that the South Street side was quite serious. There are many people who have been here since they even got up in the middle of the night, and Uncle Bai is one of them.
Uncle Bai was purely awakened by the shouting on the other side of South Street last night, the old man didn't sleep well, and he couldn't sleep for a while after waking up, so he simply got up and went to South Street to have a look.
Fortunately, the fire was not very big, and it was discovered when the fire first broke out, and the fire was quickly extinguished.
These are all things that Lin Mu heard from Uncle Bai, and he also went to South Street to take a look. The scene has been blocked, and Lin Mu naturally can't get in.
However, if you look outside, the fire must have started in the middle of the street, and you can still see a few blackened houses at the corner of the street. It seems that the fire last night was okay, and only those few houses were affected, and most places have not changed much.
As for the cause of the fire, the official, that is, the town government, has not yet given a specific situation, but people have begun to speculate in private.
Zheng Gui's breakfast shop opened very early today, on the one hand, because this happened last night and he didn't sleep well, and on the other hand, many people on the street woke up early in the morning, and in order to cater to the diners, he had to open the door earlier.
In normal times, the breakfast shop had never had so many customers before six o'clock.
When Lin Mu went home and washed up, when he came to the breakfast shop, it was simply crowded, not to mention that there were no seats, and it was a little difficult to even walk around the store.
The store, which was not very big, had so many customers at once, Zheng Gui was so anxious that he was sweating, and hurriedly called the proprietress to help. Although the proprietress had a big opinion, when she came downstairs, she couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and she was busy with Zheng Gui before her hair was tied.
In fact, there are not many of these guests who come to eat at the breakfast shop, most of them come here to listen to others or come to others to discuss the fire last night. Although the incident last night was very big, some people who lived far away were still not greatly affected, but they were woken up by others early in the morning, and when they knew about it, they immediately rushed to the breakfast shop to learn about the details.
In short, it's here to join in the fun. Many of them still stayed in their seats after eating, and continued to discuss the matter with other diners.
Zheng Gui is not good at driving people away, after all, he also consumes here, and people will drive others away when they eat well, so it's not too kind! But fortunately, Zheng Gui didn't have a shortage of stools here, so he moved a few for those guests who couldn't sit down, and reluctantly sat down in the store. When you come to eat here, you naturally can't let the guests stand and wait all the time, let alone not eat for a while.
Uncle Bai didn't sleep much all night, and he had already seen the scene of the incident, and after waking Lin Mu up, he kept squatting at the door of the breakfast shop, and as soon as Zheng Gui opened the door, he immediately rushed in, and honestly sat in the position and waited for the meal.
Zheng Gui is also very helpless, this bad old man is very bad......
Uncle Bai also helped Lin Mu occupy a position in advance......
Oh no, to be exact, hehe. In this small and full shop, a large number of diners can only stand looking for seats, and a black cat calmly squats on a chair many times larger than itself, in front of a food bowl full of cat food, happily enjoying its breakfast under the gaze of everyone.
When Lin Mu finished washing up and came to the breakfast shop, he was carried by Uncle Bai and transferred to the big table along with his own food bowl. And Lin Mu was also unceremonious, and sat on the seat that Hehe helped occupy. Hehe was slightly dissatisfied - this guy was too rude to say thank you. But hehe didn't care, as Uncle Bai's cat, he still had to be civilized.
While Lin Mu was eating steamed buns, he also pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the diners around him about what happened last night.
From the mouths of those diners, Lin Mu did know a lot of things.
Some people even witnessed the process from the very beginning of the fire, including the fire truck coming to put out the fire in the back, and they were even more excited and sleepless all night.
There are also some people who are even more thrilled, they live in South Street, they sleep soundly in the middle of the night, they are awakened by all kinds of cries, and then they see puffs of smoke, but fortunately they are far away from their homes, and they are not affected. I don't usually feel anything when I watch these things on TV, but after experiencing this thing firsthand, I know that I have never felt a lot of feelings.
In this fire, it was found in time, and the fire was not very serious, fortunately, there were no major casualties, most of them were a little frightened, and some were slightly injured because the protective measures were not done, with only one exception, when the fire broke out, the brain was short-circuited, jumped from the second floor, and as a result, a leg was broken and now is lying in the hospital to recuperate.
For those who could not return home because of the fire, the town government told them to stay in a hotel in the town for the time being, and it was said that the cause of the fire could be lifted and they could be allowed to go home.
At present, the news about this fire is almost that, it is all gossip, and the authenticity needs to be investigated. Lin Mu just listened casually, and he didn't have much interest.
The children still have to go to school, and Lin Mu himself still has to go to work.
If only I could have a holiday...... Lin Mu lazily propped his elbows on the table, held his chin with his hands, and thought about the holiday stupidly.
Hey, don't say it, when Lin Mu had breakfast and was about to leave for school, a few elementary school students walked in with a smile and a smile, and when they saw Lin Mu, they politely said hello.
Lin Mu nodded to them and looked at the clock hanging in the breakfast shop, it was already seven fifty-five, and it was only five minutes before he was late.
"Don't you go to school? It doesn't take long for me to be late. Lin Mu reminded.
"It's okay, Mr. Lin, the school is closed this morning." The students found a table and sat down, and one of them explained to Lin Mu.
Lin Mu was a little confused, "Holiday? Why didn't the school notify me? ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he received a notification on his phone.
"There was a fire on Yannan South Street last night, and Shengmu Primary School actively cooperated with the town's investigation of the fire, so it took a half-day vacation this morning, and I hereby notify you."
What kind of investigation does a primary school cooperate with? Could it be that the students in the school set the fire?
Lin Mu thought of those children again, and hurriedly turned back to the breakfast shop and asked them about the school.
"Huh? When we went to school, we saw a sign at the entrance of the school, which said that there was a half-day holiday today, and we didn't know what the school was going to do. ”
"By the way, Mr. Lin, I saw some people doing something there in the open space next to the school, and I didn't pay much attention to it, anyway, there were a lot of people." This time it was a little girl sitting inside, who had been shy before, and it was all said by other children.
Clearing? Lin Mu began to wonder again.
Shengmu Primary School was built for a short time, and the planned area at that time was much larger than the actual one now, but the funds were tight, and the project was repeatedly shrunk.
But what to do with that clearing now? Lin Mu couldn't think about this matter clearly.
Whatever! Vacation is the right way, what do you want to do so much!
Lin Mu smiled at the children, "It's best to get up early in the future, although school is busy, breakfast is also very important, you can't come to class on an empty stomach!" ”
The children touched their heads awkwardly and said goodbye to Lin Mu again.
Walking out of the breakfast shop, it was unusually quiet. Presumably, a lot of people didn't sleep well because of that incident last night, so now hurry up and catch up on sleep......
There were not many people walking on the streets, and compared to the noise this morning, it was too quiet now, and occasionally the cheers of students could be heard from the direction of the school, maybe a student who was rushing to school suddenly saw the news of the holiday and couldn't contain his excitement.
Under the shade of large clouds, the sun will also come out from time to time, and the warm morning light shines on Lin Mu, with a hint of warmth.
Well, I'm going to catch up on sleep!
Lin Mu turned around and walked into his house......