Chapter 149

When electrifying the cave, Wen Zheng discussed with the electrician the possible problems, so most of the circuits were buried underground, and only the parts that had to be placed on the ground were treated with heat protection.

Obviously, the preventive measures taken before could not withstand the high temperature today.

Leaving aside the network cables and signal cables, several electricians began to repair the wires. There were enough people in this area, so Wen Zheng did not participate. Instead, he took people to dismantle the batteries in some solar power generation equipment and planned to transport them to the cave for use.

The heat isolated by the mountain can ensure the safety of the circuits in the cave. There are enough solar power generation equipment in the village. You can try to take some fully charged batteries back for use, and leave some outside to store the electricity generated by solar energy. Rotating them can help them avoid this difficulty.

After making a decision, Wen Zheng looked at the progress of dismantling the batteries, and asked people to go back to notify more people to come. First, go back to the house where he used to live to drive out the vehicles parked in the house, and then move the batteries back.

From late at night to early morning, it took almost the entire night. The workers were sweating profusely in their already sticky clothes before they connected the circuit in the cave to the battery.

The sound of the fan and air conditioner turning on again was the most pleasant sound now. The air in the cave circulated again, and the wind drove away some of the heat.

The villagers felt that they were alive now and did not stop their work. While Wen Zheng was busy outside with his men, the people who stayed in the cave were also cleaning up the bad situation caused by the sudden power outage.

The refrigerator in the cave lost its function after the power outage. The things placed in it were a very small amount of fresh vegetables and frozen meat. The high temperature and water loss caused the villagers to fall into confusion, and at the same time destroyed these carefully preserved and thrifty food ingredients.

The villagers who had recovered their strength ran to open the refrigerator and smelled the stench of rotting meat and fresh vegetables. The moment they saw it, they couldn't stop crying. These now extremely rare ingredients only appear on their dining table occasionally, which is a rare comfort in their difficult life.

Whenever they think that life is difficult enough, the facts tell them that it will become even more difficult.

The uncontrollable crying leaked from their throats, gradually became one, and echoed throughout the cave. However, crying became a luxury at this time. The tears that came out of the corners of the eyes had not fallen down yet, but were evaporated by the high temperature while flowing down the face, leaving a trail of tears.

After crying out the emotions in the heart, people still have to continue to live. The smelly ingredients can no longer be eaten, clean them out of the refrigerator, and throw them outside for burial. After all the cleaning was done and counted, half of the refrigerated and frozen ingredients were thrown away in vain, and the rest were not too badly deteriorated and could still be eaten.

"It would be better if all of them were dried into meat and vegetables. At that time, I thought of keeping some fresh ingredients to reward myself occasionally. Alas, I should have known not to save some food. Now, I throw away so much, it hurts."

"Who wouldn't feel bad? No one could have expected what would happen today. The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel. Don't think about it, just think that all these things have been eaten by us."

The smelly ingredients were cleaned out, and the slight stench remaining in the cave slowly dissipated. The tense spirit that had been tense since the network was disconnected relaxed slightly, and the suppressed sleepiness came out.

The time of noon sleep was almost full of nightmares of being steamed or stewed. It was not considered sleep at all. The villagers had not slept for almost a day and a night, and they also bore the mental and physical consumption in the process.

As if they could be contagious, yawns appeared one after another. After Wen Zheng gently asked everyone to go back and rest, the villagers stopped holding on and quickly lay down to get more sleep. If they didn't sleep, it would be dawn.

The sleep time was not too long. Everyone was thinking about the temperature of the latest day, and the sleep was not very peaceful. After just three or four hours, the temperature in the cave rose rapidly, and most people woke up one after another.

Even though everyone saw the speed of temperature rise on the room temperature detector, they still had some illusions, which were broken when the power was cut off again in the cave.

Today's temperature continued to break new highs, and the reconnected circuit was sacrificed again under the attack of the scorching sun.

Fortunately, there is a backup plan. The previous power switch was turned off, and the newly installed power switch last night was turned on. The important circuits in the cave were changed to connect the batteries that were brought back and fully charged, and the electrical appliances that had just stopped not long ago continued to operate.

Even if the effect of the electrical appliances is not so obvious, at least the cave will not be so hot that it will make people faint. Solar power generation equipment can play a big role. Stay still during the day to reduce physical consumption, occasionally drink some light salt water or light sugar water to maintain physical strength, get up at night to take turns to replace the battery, and eat only two meals throughout the night to reduce material consumption.

The days passed by like this and it was almost impossible to forget what day it was. After almost a week, the high temperature that even air conditioning and fans could not reduce had an impact on the body.

Even if you don't move during the day, you will sweat. It is even more impossible not to sweat when working at night. The sweat that comes out is often evaporated by the high temperature before it is wiped off, leaving white inorganic salts on the mountain.

The lack of water makes them reluctant to take a bath. They can only wipe off the white powder with a cloth when they rest every day, and there will always be some residue.

The inorganic salts that stay for a long time can cause great damage to the skin. Large areas of skin turn red, and dense and tiny red bumps appear on them. They are painful and itchy. The friction caused by wearing clothes will cause bursts of stinging pain. When it itches, you want to scratch it, but you are afraid of scratching it and getting infected.

When it is too uncomfortable, you can only take off your clothes. Although it is a bit unsightly, men can still expose their upper body, and women can only try to wear clothes that are as loose as possible. No one cares too much in this situation, let alone think too much. Almost everyone is thinking about how to live this life.

Short sleeves, shorts, all hair is cut into flat heads, and children only wear shorts. Even so, the private parts that cannot be exposed slowly turn red, and the feeling is so uncomfortable that it can drive people crazy.

This part of water can no longer be saved. The mint leaves planted in the reserved soil layer in the cave become life-saving herbs. Put them in water and stew them together. Not only can they be drunk, but the coolness brought by wiping the body can move people very much.

Even if water is used for washing, it can only be used to wash the parts that cannot be tolerated, such as arms, legs, back, feet, neck, and any exposed skin. Just gently wipe and wipe, the red bumps slowly shrink and become rough dead skin, as ugly as dry bark, but protecting the skin inside from being destroyed.

The face is relatively well protected, but it is still so rough that people don't want to reach out and touch it. The mirrors that were originally moved into the cave were put away. Although I can roughly imagine my current appearance when I see others, as long as I don't see it with my own eyes, my brain can paralyze myself and not accept reality.

Everything is just for survival.

The longer this kind of day lasts, even if the body can barely hold on, the spirit will soon be unable to resist. Wen Zheng found that some villagers began to be in a trance, irritable, depressed and other symptoms. If this continues, people will go crazy even if they don't die of heat and thirst.

Wen Zheng began to increase the daily water quota, only requiring everyone to leave the cave and walk around outside at night. He also found a computer that could still be used, connected a hard drive with a lot of downloaded data, and hung it on the wall to play some videos that soothed emotions and boosted willpower in the morning and evening.

The villagers' mental state did not get better, but it did not get worse. At least after Wen Zheng took these measures, the villagers also realized that something was wrong and began to actively save themselves. Cheer each other up and give psychological hints, take some time to play chess and card games that do not require too much consumption, and say something worth being happy about today every day.

In this way, the villagers communicate more, and some villagers with serious problems become prominent. Among them, the most serious problems are the two pregnant women in the village. Pregnancy will affect their mood, not to mention the current bad conditions.

When the high temperature period when the network and signal were cut off just entered, Wen Zheng asked the husbands of the two pregnant women to take people to the hospital in the town, and also vacated a car for them. It happened that one of the husbands could drive.

As a result, they did not stay in the hospital after going to the hospital, but brought the people back. Because the town also suffered a triple blow of network outage, signal outage, and power outage, the hospital's independent power supply system was also damaged. Many emergency patients were unable to receive timely rescue, and the power supply wards were seriously insufficient, and the town hospital was powerless.

Now that almost a month has passed, Wen Zheng found that although the highest temperature during the day has not dropped too much, the temperature at night has dropped a lot, and more people are going out at night. What's more, there is still electricity in the cave. After so long, the town hospital has probably restored power supply. Wen Zheng once again persuaded the pregnant woman's family to agree to send the person to the hospital for care.

The pregnant woman's family was already worried about this. They insisted on giving birth to the child, and they must be worried that something might happen to the pregnant woman and the child. After hearing Wen Zheng ask them to send the pregnant woman to the town, they were a little moved, but also a little hesitant.

After a moment of silence, the husband of one of the pregnant women spoke cautiously: "It's too tiring to go back and forth to the town, especially since my wife is pregnant. It would be fine if we waited to stay in the town hospital, but if we can't stay, we have to come back. Isn't this tiring?"

"What do you mean?" Wen Zheng looked at the other person's expression and asked in a calm tone.

"We have been out of practice with the outside world for a long time. Village chief, do you think we should send someone to the town? Maybe the country has some subsidy measures in place. We have to go to the town government to ask about the current policy and inquire about the situation of the town hospital."

Maybe because Wen Zheng didn't react, this person boldly said what he was thinking. The husband of another pregnant woman moved his lips a few times after hearing this, but did not make a sound. Wen Zheng turned to look at the other person: "What do you think?"

The man looked at the person who spoke first, then looked at Wen Zheng, and reached out to hold his wife's hand: "I think it's better to send someone to the town to check the situation first. I can drive. If the village chief sends someone to the town, add my name. I have to personally check my situation at the town hospital before I can feel at ease."

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