"Audience friends, this year, most parts of southern China have encountered a drought that has not been seen in a century, and the drought has caused direct economic losses of * 100 million yuan for our country. China's leaders also went deep into the hardest-hit areas at the first time, condoled the affected people, and personally inspected and guided the drought-fighting work at the scene. While affirming the effective measures taken by local governments in leading the broad masses of cadres and masses to actively fight against disasters and help themselves, he demanded that departments at all levels fully understand the severity of the current drought situation, do everything possible to do a good job in fighting drought, ensure that the output of farmland with irrigation conditions is not reduced or reduced, and reduce the losses caused by drought as much as possible, so as to ensure the normal life of the broad masses of the people. ……”

When everyone saw the news broadcast on TV, they realized that the continuous high temperature for many days had caused a drought in the south of our country.

But this news does not have a great impact on our remote D city in the north, and everyone is still living their lives normally. Only some elderly people with a lot of life experience feel that the weather in D City is very abnormal. I bought some water and rice and noodles to store at home, just in case.

By mid-July, there was a power outage in all the family areas of City D without warning. Without electricity, pumps can't pump water into tall buildings, so a power outage means a water outage.

Power and water outages in such hot weather are really torturous and test people's will. The power is out, the air conditioning is not good, the home is as hot and dry as the outside, and people are sweating profusely as long as they can't move.

The water stopped, and everyone had to go to the supermarket to buy pure water to drink. In this hot weather, you can only replenish the water lost from sweat in your body by drinking water constantly. The purified water I bought is only enough to moisten my throat and cook, so I don't have to think about washing dishes, washing clothes, and bathing.

In just one day, most people's homes smelled of sweat, and the pool was piled with unbrushed dishes and chopsticks, attracting flies to fly over one after another. Everyone didn't dare to get close to each other, because there was a sour smell on their bodies.

Thankfully, the water and power outages did not involve hospitals and large supermarkets.

In those days, there was a sea of people going to the supermarket. Most of them buy water, candles, and flashlights. The tally clerk in the supermarket is busy from morning to night. Everyone saw that there was no shortage of mineral water in the supermarket, and then they gradually let go of their uneasy hearts. Think that the power outage is a fortuitous event, and life can be normal when the circuit is repaired.

Indeed, after three days of power and water outages, residents all called for water. But only two days after this normal life, the TV station of City D broadcast a news all day. It is said that the weather is too hot, many residents turn on air conditioners and other electrical appliances, the power savings in City D are insufficient, the use of electricity is overloaded, and it is likely that there will be a sudden power and water outage.

In one week, there were three power outages in City D, and only one day was running for electricity. In this way, the lives of the residents have been greatly affected.

In addition to the people who go to work, other elderly people who do not have to go to work hide at home or go to some public places that provide air-conditioning facilities in large supermarkets and shopping malls to escape the heat. There are very few people hanging out on the streets now. Television shows repeatedly how to escape the heat and what to do in case of heat stroke. It has been repeatedly broadcast that the government will do everything possible to restore normal power supply and water supply as soon as possible to reassure the people.

Now there is no water and electricity in the residential area, the home is very stuffy, the young people are healthy and fine, many old people do not hold on to the illness and fall ill, in various large hospitals there are also a few cases of death due to the serious heat stroke of the elderly, I think there should be more than a few, the hospital must have something to hide.

It is difficult to use electricity and water, and it is now a common thing in people's lives. When there is electricity, there is water in the pipes, but the water flow is too small, and two hours of connection may not be enough for a family of three to use for a day. Especially for people on high floors, the water in the pipes is measured in drops.

This is the case with Qu's father and Qu's mother's house. They live on the fourth floor, not too high or low, and when there is water, the flow in the water pipe is very small, and it takes an hour to fill a small bucket. Knowing that the water flow on the first floor could be stronger, he once went to the first floor to ask for help.

The residents on the first floor are a middle-aged couple who have lived in this community for decades, and Qu's father and Qu's mother are old neighbors. They saw a business opportunity in this incident and started a business selling water.

Their water pipes are always on when water comes in, they fill all the containers in the house and there is no room for water, and they don't turn off the tap. Let the water that everyone needs most now flow down the drain. In this way, most of the water in the water pipe flows away from his house, and there is very little water that can be sent upstairs, so there is only so little water in the water pipe of Qu's father and Qu's mother's house.

The residents upstairs also protested, and went to him to reason, but he came to death and refused to admit it.

In short, the water pipe is in people's homes, and no one can control it when they love to turn it on and off if they love it. In the end, some people really ran out of water, so they had to buy water from him, and the water was not too expensive, only ten yuan a bucket.

But Qu's father is a stubborn old man, he always scolds in the direction of the first floor, saying that he is inhumane, he has been an old neighbor for so many years, and he still earns this kind of money. said that he was making a fortune in the country, so he resolutely did not bow to the evil forces.

There was no way, so I was responsible for starting to get water from Qu's father and Qu's mother's house. I don't dare to take too little at a time, so I take 50 liters of water every day. There are not only two old people in Qu's father's house now, but there are also three children during the day, and I am afraid that Qu's father and Qu's mother will be reluctant to drink if they take less. So the 100 buckets of 50 liters of water I picked up in the mountains came in handy.

One day, Hanhan came back from Qu's father's house and said to me in a very bad mood, "Mom, that big pot of flowers at Grandpa's house is going to die." ”

"How so?" I know that pot of flowers, Qu's mother has been raising them for several years, how could she die when she was in her prime.

"Really, Grandma said that there is no extra water to water it now, so let it fend for itself." Hanhan still has a lot of feelings for these flowers and plants.

At this time, I remembered a novel I read, and there was a scene in the novel that was very similar to now, the little hero's flowers were sunburned, and the male protagonist told him that it was because the flowers were old that they died. The little actor said to the actor with great contempt: Flowers don't get old, flowers need water and nutrients, and they will die without these flowers. also said that the actor is too uneducated.

When I thought of this, I wanted to tease my son and see how he reacted, so I said, "Son, grandma saw that this plate of flowers was already old, and no matter how much she watered it, she couldn't live long, so she left her to fend for herself." "I don't know if my son can say that flowers don't get old. Jiang Zhi glared at me from the side.

My son's reflection surprised me and Jiang Zhi, and he solemnly said to us: "Mom, I don't understand why Grandma gave me water to drink, so she didn't water the flowers. We can't just leave it alone because it's old, it's also part of our family, isn't it? I'm sad to see it dying, really. The teacher said that each of us will get old, and when I see it like this, I will think that if I am old, will my mother and father ignore me? ”

I was shocked to hear my son's words. Jiang Zhi also came over and picked up his son and said, "Son, let's go to grandma's house and raise that pot of flowers by ourselves?" Whether it is old or not, we water it, and as long as we have the ability, we will definitely feed it. ”

Hanhan nodded, "Well, Dad, no matter whether I am old or not in the future, you and my mother must take care of me and give me water to drink." I'll give you water to drink, too. ”

As he spoke, he picked up Jiang Zhi and went to his grandmother's house with him to spend it.

I sat on the couch by myself, reminiscing about what I had said. He touched me a lot.

It is said that it is easy to love the young, but it is difficult to respect the old. I can give everything for my son, I decided to share the space with Jiang Zhihanhan from the beginning, I love Hanhan, but respect for the elderly, I don't think I did it well and didn't do it.

I sat on the couch and reflected on myself. My son is growing up, and his mind is maturing little by little. We are my son's first teacher, and I want to be a good example for my son.

I figured out a lot of things, and I knew what to do next, and I wanted all the people and plants in our family to be safe and healthy, if I was able.