Chapter 2: 58°C, power rationing
Zhou Ping didn't know.
He only knows that under the extreme heat of 58 degrees Celsius at this moment, the population in many economically backward places has long been unable to survive.
It's just that people are paralyzed and don't dare to pay too much attention, and even the media is obscure, and the hype not only can't save those people, but creates panic for no reason.
In the torment of extreme weather, the international community is on the contrary, after all, everyone is so hot that they just want to lie flat in the air-conditioned room, and I heard that even the street parade has disappeared.
It's a hell of a joke.
As the traffic slowly entered the underground garage of Huihong Shopping Mall, Duan Ang hurriedly said, "Brother, I'll do it outside." ”
"It's okay, I haven't been home in a long time, so I'll buy something for the kids."
The car successfully entered the basement to find a parking space, and as soon as the two opened the door, the hot heat wave hit their faces, and almost instantly, a large amount of sweat broke out of the two of them, and the thin T-shirt was wet again.
"Grass, walk quickly, walk quickly." Duan Ang scolded.
The two of them rushed to the elevator at the speed of light, but there were many people going to the mall, and after more than ten seconds of torment in the elevator, the comfortable temperature in the mall made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Despite this, it is still very hot in the mall, probably close to around 32 degrees Celsius.
Because there are too many people, a large number of old men and women carry benches and fans to occupy the passage, the sound of people is noisy, the smell is pervasive, they can't be driven away, they can't be dispersed, and the buyers have long been surprised.
Duan Ang took out a credit card and shaved his face, sweat like a column of water flowed from the edge of the card to the trash can, and after two rounds of scraping, he kicked the credit card into his pocket.
grabbed a shopping lane: "There are too many people, let's leave after buying, the mall is too dead." ”
Zhou Ping thought so, and quickly joined the shopping ranks with the cart.
As an old father who lost his wife and two children, shopping malls are familiar to Zhou Ping.
He hasn't been home for almost a month, so today in addition to buying some good food for the children, I also want to bring them a small gift.
The children's mother died five years ago, and five years is not a long time, but it is not a short time.
But it is enough for an ordinary man to grow into an old father with the attributes of a good wife and mother, he cooks good dishes, and the level of bargaining is also first-class, sometimes quite picky, occasionally generous once but not much.
For example, at this moment, he has taken a fancy to a pair of ice skates, and the boss has been talking about it for a long time, so he can take him out to play on the weekend.
Her daughter's preferences are different from those of ordinary girls, she actually likes some strange things, and after thinking about it for a long time, Zhou Ping bought her the Baofeng UV-5R that she longed for.
In addition, if they buy some food for their family, it is estimated that the family's dog food is about to bottom out.
"Brother, I'll go over there and have a look, and we'll gather in a while."
"Okay."
After picking out gifts for the two little guys, Zhou Ping bought a lot of vegetables, fruits, snacks, dog food, etc., and there were more than a thousand yuan for these alone.
Nowadays, fresh vegetables and fruits are sky-high, and non-ordinary families can consume them at will.
I heard that the number of people suffering from scurvy in two neighboring countries has increased dramatically in recent years, and the price of kimchi, which was once a national kimchi, has gone forever due to a series of soaring costs such as export transportation.
Those who can afford to eat kimchi today have to belong to well-off families.
So compared to that kind of price, Zhou Ping is quite satisfied.
After buying, Zhou Ping was ready to check out, but after a new sales area, he stopped.
"Solar?"
"That's right! Household solar batteries, can bring air conditioning and induction cookers, now there is a special price, big brother buy one. ”
The salesman is a young man who can speak well, Zhou Ping glanced at the solar battery a few times, and then shook his head:
"The area is too large, and there is no place for commercial housing."
"Brother, let me tell you a few words of sincerity!"
The young man pulled Zhou Ping aside and whispered, "It's not that I'm here to sell, but to tell you the truth, we're going to have a power rationing soon." ”
"You know that, right? Power! ”
"This weather, this climate, 24 hours a day air conditioning wheel rotation is still too hot, once the power rationing is what the consequences of the need to say?"
"In the first two years, we started to vigorously support the solar industry and build solar power plants on a large scale, and you must know these things when you read the news, not me."
"Our brand has actually come out in the past two years and has been forced out! If you don't go public, once the power goes out, the city will be over, not every Guo Jia can play like us, so brother, you can buy it in stock now. ”
"But if you come a few days late to buy it, you'll have to queue up for a new idea."
"And I'll tell you the truth, we have very few goods, really very little."
After hearing this, Zhou Ping's expression was pale and did not change, and the young man thought that the sales promotion was not successful, so he began to persuade vigorously again.
But Zhou Ping's heart was actually turbulent.
Because he remembers that the scene in his dream started with the scene of power rationing.
The new policy of power rationing is very detailed and meticulous, and it has been implemented door-to-door, and the power grid will come to the door every once it is found that there is any discrepancy with the registration.
The first time the electricity index is deducted for one week, the second time the electricity index is deducted for one month, and if the third time is still found, all the electricity indicators under the account will be directly deprived.
At that time, there were many big things in the people's panic, but they were finally suppressed.
Later, the temperature became more and more terrifying, reaching 80 degrees Celsius during the day and 50 degrees Celsius at night.
As a result, a total blackout swept the world, and the world was plunged into heat and despair.
The conjecture about power rationing has long been discussed on the Internet, and Zhou Ping knows that the possibility of power rationing is almost 100%, after all, it has long been in dire straits outside, how long can they hold on?
But for those scenes that I saw in my dreams...... Zhou Ping was always skeptical.
Rather than believing that humanity will fall into a hopeless hell of 80 degrees Celsius, Zhou Ping hopes that it is just a nightmare.
"How much."
The young man is overjoyed, he has wasted so many tongues, it seems that he has succeeded in flickering!
Then he said: "Twenty-eight thousand, package installation!" If you buy it now, you will also get ten brand cooling sprays as a gift, which is super cost-effective! ”
“……”
He looked at the young man like a fool, "Have you not sold a single one until now?" ”
The corners of the young man's mouth twitched, and he pretended to be calm and explained: "Big brother, don't look down on people, our solar battery is just needed now, and dozens of people have booked it today." ”
"I'm full of little notebooks, okay, I'm waiting for them to be delivered to my door tomorrow night."
Zhou Ping obviously didn't believe it, squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "The new policy of power rationing will come out next week, I still suggest that you buy one for yourself, 28,000 is not expensive, you can't buy it at a loss, you can't be fooled." ”
“!”
A huge exclamation point hit the young man's heart, and he roared in some panic: "Is the power really going to be cut? ”
"Damn, how can I ...... that?"
Suddenly, he realized that he had slipped his mouth and quickly covered his mouth.
But when he looked up and saw Zhou Ping's smiling expression, the young man could only twitch the corners of his mouth in embarrassment, and three black vertical lines hung on his forehead.
It's exposed......