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Zhou Xi faced out the window and tried to calm down for a while.

The houses in the small town in the distance were also dimmed, probably due to a regional power outage.The only thing I can be thankful for is that my mobile phone is fully charged before going to bed, and I can still keep in touch with the outside world for a period of time.

But the power bank ran out in the hospital and hadn't had time to recharge it, and now there is no chance.

He sighed, and with the light reflected from the snow outside the window, he could actually see his nose curling up into a white mist in the cold air.

Under the extreme weather of the blizzard, the outdoor temperature at night was almost minus [-] degrees, Zhou Xi glanced at the time, it was almost four o'clock in the morning.

Five o'clock in the afternoon domestic time - he slept for eight hours.

While calculating silently in his heart, he turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone, and turned out the thick clothes in the suitcase one by one.

The momentum of bad weather has not abated at all, and it is difficult to confirm when power will be restored in a short time.The small torch that Boss Lu gave him before he left really came in handy at the moment. It can greatly reduce the usage rate of the mobile phone's lighting and save more power.

It was too cold in the empty room, Zhou Xi wrapped up his scarf, thought about it, and decided to call Lu Xiangyang.

He drew back the curtains and stood by the window looking out.

The signal is not very good, there is a blank period for a long time before connecting.

"Hello?" On the other end was Lu Xiangyang's joyful voice, "Brother Xi! Are you feeling better?"

Every time Lu Xiangyang answered the phone, his voice showed that he was in a good mood, with a slightly raised tone, Zhou Xi smiled subconsciously.

"It's much better." Zhou Xi stared at the heavy snow fluttering outside the window, "It's snowing heavily, and I can't even get out the door."

"Huh?" Lu Xiangyang seemed to have only heard the first half of the sentence, and he said again, "Is the signal bad, Brother Xi?"

"Tsk...you wait a moment." Zhou Xi frowned and walked towards the door, "What now?"

"Yes, yes!" Lu Xiangyang's voice suddenly became clear, "Why did you get up so early? Did you stop sleeping?"

The background of his call was filled with Xiao Huaba's screams, "How can this be done?"

It was very lively, probably because there were a lot of orders.Lu Xiangyang was as busy as a spinning top during the holidays.

"Ah." Zhou Xi picked up his words and said, "We have a power outage and woke up from the cold."

"Ah?" Lu Xiangyang was also stunned for a while, and stopped working, "Then what should we do? Is it snowing heavily?"

It also snowed in Lu Xiangyang's hometown in Huaicheng when he was a child.In winter, it is so cold outside the house that people have a headache. Fortunately, their place starts to heat when the season comes, and the house that is further behind can still burn gas. I don't know what is going on with Zhou Xi now.

It sounded like the electric heater was out and that's why I woke up from the freeze.

"There's a wood-burning fireplace, the one you usually see in movies." Zhou Xi looked at the living room behind him and said, "It's simple, it's just a matter of lighting a fire."

Hearing this, Lu Xiangyang was amused for some reason: "You can still make fire?"

"Isn't it easy to set fire?" Zhou Xi said helplessly, "Is there any skill?"

"It's very particular. If you can't make a fire, you can't make it." Lu Xiangyang said with a smile, "I'll teach you. Do you have any firewood? You don't want to go out and pick it up."

"There should be, I'll go and have a look." Zhou Xi also laughed, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Because I live in a remote suburban area, the landlord will buy firewood and supplies for emergency reserves every winter, so that we can stay safe in the event of a shortage or sudden stop of municipal energy supply.

After all, it wasn't the first time the power went out.

When Zhou Xi moved the firewood out, his heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly thought of the current situation of Zhou Yuan and Xu Qin.

However, special places like hospitals have very strict power supply schemes and high emergency response capabilities, so there is no need to worry about them at all.

What's more, it may not be affected in the city center.

Zhou Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's quite a lot." Zhou Xi turned on the loudspeaker, and he counted the boxes in stock with his eyes, "Five or six cubic meters, visually. It's enough to burn for a long time."

"First you find some old newspapers or something, put some hollow paper balls under it, this is for ignition," Lu Xiangyang said, "then put the firewood into a small wood pile, don't stack it too tightly, save some The fire can only burn thoroughly if there is enough space. After you have set it on fire, if you can't burn it, you can use the tongs to turn it over..."

"Okay." Zhou Xi obediently placed the wooden blocks, "Where did you learn it from?"

"In the village before, when it was cold, we lit a fire in the yard to play." Lu Xiangyang said, "We used to play with these things when we were young...we can roast corn, potatoes, and chicken after lighting a fire. I went to other people's fields to steal sweet potatoes."

"Pfft." Zhou Xile couldn't help shaking his hand, and the dry wood fell down with a crisp sound, "How much did you steal?"

"No. How should I put it... In fact, sweet potatoes grow irregularly, and you can't hold a few of them with your hands." Lu Xiangyang said sadly, "I asked Xu Luohan to take off his clothes, tie his cuffs tightly, and wear them like a sack , took a large sum of money and prepared to run away. As a result, this man, the small sleeves of his clothes were short, the mouth was not tied tightly, and it was loosened. When he ran back, it was all spilled on the ground...there were two left. Fuck, still It's better to hold it by hand."

Zhou Xi squatted in the wood pile and laughed so hard that he wanted to die.

"I have a chance to take you to steal in the field." Lu Xiangyang couldn't help laughing when he said it himself, "We dragged a sack and baked it every day to make up for the regrets of childhood."

"You don't have to." The scene of sweet potatoes fleeing in Zhou Xi's mind never stopped, and they jumped out of his cuffs one by one lively, "Can't you go to the wholesale market to buy it? Can you be a legal person?" citizen?"

"Just kidding, just kidding." Lu Xiangyang was tired of laughing, "You don't know. I was ignorant at the time, so I thought that the most delicious food was obtained from other people's houses."

"Hey." Zhou Xi sat down from the chair next to him and struck a match, "What should I do, I miss you."

Lu Xiangyang stayed there for a while, and Zhou Xi heard the tinkling of the copper bell when the door was pushed open.

He should have walked out of the shop.

"I miss you too." Lu Xiangyang said, "I wish I could see you now."

The method Lu Xiangyang said is very useful.The flames easily jumped up from the fireplace, burning brightly, and the room quickly warmed up.

When he said the word "see", a shadow flashed in front of Zhou Xi's eyes, as if covered by fog, it was unclear.

"...Huh?" Zhou Xi put down the phone and rubbed his eyes, he touched his lens.

"What's wrong?" Lu Xiangyang heard the noise, "Is the fire not lit?"

"It's on, that's..." Zhou Xi closed his eyes forcefully and then opened them again. The layer of veil didn't disappear, as if covering his vision, it was gray, loose and unable to focus.

After he closed and opened his eyes repeatedly, the gray area continued to rise even further, turning into black shadows that could be seen everywhere.

"What is it?" Lu Xiangyang's voice suddenly became a little nervous, "Don't burn yourself, some wood will spark when it burns, please stay away from me."

Zhou Xi tried his best, but he could only see the empty layout of the living room and the fuzzy and jumping lights of the fire.

The soles of his feet were suddenly empty, and a kind of fear that swept up him instantly engulfed him. In the silence, he could feel that even his fingers were trembling.

He found the handle of the recliner and sat down.

"Tell you something." Zhou Xi's breathing became a little short, "My eyesight seems to be declining, and I can't see clearly."

"...What?" Lu Xiangyang's whole body tensed up. It took him less than half a second to disprove his guess that he was hallucinating, grabbing his phone and shouting, "Zhou Xi! Don't hang up?! Where are you?" ?”

The other party didn't respond, and the signal made a mechanical electronic sound like before the chat started.

The phone was disconnected.

"Damn it." Lu Xiangyang's face immediately turned pale, and he called back, but he couldn't get through.

Call again, still, can't connect.

I can't get through WeChat either.Also... If there is a power outage, there must be no wifi.

"What's the matter, master?" Seeing that the situation is not good, Xiaohua has never seen Lu Xiangyang so flustered after coming here for so long, she followed out worriedly, "What happened?"

"Zhou Xi, he..." Lu Xiangyang didn't have time to explain, he called Xu Qin next.

Xu Qin didn't seem to wake up.Her voice was still sleepy, and she murmured, "Who is it?"

"Me! Zhou Xi's friend, your son's friend!" Lu Xiangyang gritted his teeth and glanced at Xiao Hua who was frantically beckoning him to calm down, and then said slowly, "We met before, the braided one, I It's called Lu Xiangyang."

"Oh...what's the matter?" Xu Qin sounded a little more sober, maybe because the loud voice in front scared her, "He told you, I know."

"Something happened to Zhou Xi. There was a power outage in Xincun. He lives alone now and cannot see. We can't contact him." Lu Xiangyang tried his best to calm down and said succinctly, "Do you know his exact location? It's far away. Can you help me get in touch?"

The author says:

I ate salt-baked chicken legs today, it was a bit salty, and I am currently drinking water.

Automatically and consciously hold the lid on the pot.

Don't panic!Brother Xi is fine! ! ! (pats chest)

This is the last blade!Finally, it's done! ! !

Can’t wait to get the sugar jar out (●°u°●)?”

PS: Does Boss Lu want to tie Brother Xi’s clothes into the cuffs and put sweet potatoes on it?

PSS: 1w3 starfish bonus will be added tomorrow! See you tomorrow!