Comprehensive restrictions on electricity use will undoubtedly have a huge impact on shelters.
Although the urban area has previously adopted a phased water supply and power supply policy, which limited the power supply time, the power consumption during the power supply period is still unrestricted.
Therefore, many people will charge the power storage devices on hand during this period for their own use after the power supply is stopped.
For example, every household is equipped with emergency lights for lighting, some electronic equipment saved before the disaster, and some rechargeable small household appliances... These are all things that survivors in the shelter take to charge every day.
Preserved electronic devices from before the disaster provided some of the few entertainment options in the shelters, while emergency lights were the only lighting every household would have if power was cut off.
After all, it is forbidden to use candles and other open flame lighting that may cause fires in shelters. Emergency lights, which can provide lighting for a long time and can also be used as batteries, are very useful.
However, now comprehensive restrictions on electricity consumption have begun, and the use of various electrical equipment has been greatly restricted, which has also caused considerable panic.
"What the hell is going on? How come there is no electricity all of a sudden? Is there no lighting during the power supply hours?" A survivor asked the shelter management with obvious panic and worry on his face. The staff asked what was going on.
"Yes, yes! What is going on? Doesn't the city government have an explanation?" The attitude of the other survivor was obviously much more intense, but he still showed nervousness and worry.
Of course, there are also people who have long been dissatisfied with the managers of the shelter, and are taking this opportunity to vent their emotions: "What on earth are you doing? You don't care about the life and death of our people, do you?"
Although it is now the end of the world, books still need to be read and homework still needs to be done. Teaching points are set up in various shelters, and daily teaching activities are still going on.
But this has also caused worries among parents: "How come there is no electricity! Children still have to read and write homework!"
Faced with these various problems, the managers of various shelters can only use the help of the police to persuade everyone as much as possible, explaining the current situation and asking everyone to overcome the difficulties.
Although most people feel very uneasy about this, since the explanation given by the city government is only temporary, they are still willing to choose to believe the explanation given by the city government and overcome the difficulties for the time being.
Of course, there were also people who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble or had ulterior motives, but these people were all arrested by the police without exception.
What awaits them is not imprisonment and imprisonment, but rather hard labor.
This is also the main method of punishment for criminals after the disaster. After all, there are no prisons to hold prisoners now. Instead of wasting food, it is better to send them to work.
Under such control, no trouble occurred in the various shelters. The survivors silently accepted the situation and believed that the crisis said by the city government was temporary.
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For official shelters, this is only a temporary crisis or difficulty, but for private shelters, the impact of this incident is mild or severe.
Of course, private shelters that are self-sufficient have no feeling about this crisis. They do not rely on the city's power supply and water supply. They rely on themselves for everything, so naturally they do not feel any impact.
Chen Xin's shelter is a typical example of this.
But for a shelter like Mo Qingyan, which relies on getting electricity and running water from the official shelter power line, the city government restricts power supply? This would be fatal.
Mo Qingyan had a good life before? This was all because she was able to obtain power from the official shelter's power supply line to maintain the operation of her shelter? But now that the official power supply is restricted? Private shelters like hers have obviously become It's in danger.
Without enough electricity, heating, lighting, maintaining greenhouses... even heating food has become difficult for some people.
It was obvious that Mo Qingyan was in crisis at this time.
Although the ground source heat pump unit that Chen Xin installed for her before ensures the electricity for heating and basic lighting in her home, the power of the ground source heat pump in her home is limited. The electricity that can be generated is only the remaining power after heating and maintaining the aquaponics system. , the power is barely enough to maintain lighting, and it is unable to drive other electrical equipment.
"...So I can only live a hard life now. If it weren't for the ingredients and you helped me install a ground source heat pump? I would have frozen to death by now." Through the radio? Mo Qingyan explained her current situation to Chen Xin At the same time, I was also complaining to him.
"So Long Niang, what are you going to do now? Can your family still survive?" Listening to Mo Qingyan talking about the problems in her family, Chen Xin was also very concerned about her situation.
Facing Chen Xin's concern, Mo Qingyan sounded helpless: "It doesn't mean that I can't hold on. With the ground source heat pump you installed for me, heating is not a problem, and I also put the aquaponics together." Has it been done? Ground source heat pumps can keep them running, so you don’t have to worry about food? There is just no electricity, so lighting and heating food are very problematic.”
If it was before the disaster, you could still use piped gas? But as the disaster came, the piped gas that originally passed into every household was obviously no longer usable.
The self-heating food stored before the disaster was also limited. Now more than half a year has passed, and the self-heating food stored in Mo Qingyan's hands has been almost consumed. The rest are canned foods that must be heated before eating. .
Although the geothermal heat pump and aquaponics system that Chen Xin helped her build can continuously provide vegetables and fish as food for her and her sister, it is obvious that these things cannot be eaten raw.
Perhaps vegetables can be chopped and eaten directly like salad, with a little seasoning, but eating vegetables alone will undoubtedly not fill your stomach.
Hearing Mo Qingyan tell her situation, Chen Xin hesitated for a moment and then said to her: "How about, Long Niang, you move to my place for a while? The problem with the city government should be only temporary. It will be fine after this period of time.”
"Move to your place? Where can I find a place for Xiaoxin and I to live?" Mo Qingyan was obviously very surprised by Chen Xin's proposal. She had also been to Chen Xin's house. Although it was said that all the conditions were there , but it obviously doesn’t look like it can accommodate two more people.
"About this, I recently renovated the room and created an extra bedroom so that a few more people can stay. Moreover, A-Lan and Xiao Ding are also here with me now." Chen Xin explained to Mo Qingyan and gestured Qin Lan came over to help him persuade Mo Qingyan.
Qin Lan was a little surprised by Chen Xin's move, but she still helped him explain to Mo Qingyan: "Qingyan, Ah Xin can accommodate two more people here now. You can move here. It's okay."
Just after saying this, Qin Lan glanced at Chen Xin angrily.
"Then let me think about it." Mo Qingyan did not make a decision immediately. After replying, she disconnected the communication.
After Mo Qingyan disconnected the communication, Qin Lan pressed Chen Xin and asked: "Axin, I can understand you asking Qingyan and Qing Xin to move here, but where will you let them live when they come?"
"Let them live in my room and I'll sleep on the sofa. It's just a temporary stay, no problem." Chen Xin smiled at Qin Lan, obviously he had already made arrangements for this.
Letting Mo Qingyan and Mo Qingxin stay temporarily for a few days, sleeping on the two beds in his room, while he sleeps on the sofa in the living room, it would not be difficult to accept if it was only for a few days.
However, when Qin Lan heard what Chen Xin said, she snorted angrily: "You know how to be a good person! You sleep on the sofa yourself and let Qing Yan and Qing Xin sleep in your bed? Do you think it's appropriate?"
"Um, this..." Chen Xin scratched his head when faced with Qin Lan's questioning, not knowing what was inappropriate about it.
Seeing Chen Xin's attitude, Qin Lan could only give him a helpless look, and said angrily to him: "I'll move to your room to sleep, and let Qing Yan and Qing Xin squeeze into the free bed, so that there's no need to sleep." Problem."
"Ah? Ah Lan, are you moving into my room?" Chen Xin was surprised by what Qin Lan said. Although this arrangement was simply the best situation for him, he still didn't understand why Qin Lan arranged it like this.
"Ah what! Only you and I can live in the same room, right?" Seeing that Chen Xin hadn't figured it out yet, Qin Lan could only explain to him: "Of course it's okay if you let Qing Yan and Qing Xin move here. , but you let the two of them stay in your room, and you sleep on the sofa, what do you want Qingyan to think? She came to take refuge, but she squeezed you out of the room to sleep? "
Hearing what Qin Lan said, Chen Xin also reacted.
Although he and Mo Qingyan are good brothers and it doesn't matter if they sleep on the same bed, there is really no reason for the guest to sleep on the bed and the host to sleep on the sofa.
"That's true, then let's do what you said, A Lan." Chen Xin understood and agreed to Qin Lan's arrangement.
Seeing that Chen Xin agreed, Qin Lan nodded, let him go and returned to the room, planning to move his luggage there.
However, when he saw Qin Lan moving his luggage, Ding Ning, who was resting in the room, suddenly asked in surprise: "Sister Lan, what are you doing? Are you finally getting back together with Ah Xin?"
When Qin Lan heard what Ding Ning said, he shook his head and said, "No, Ah Xin asked Qing Yan and Qing Xin to move here temporarily. There was something going on in the city. I moved into his room to sleep on the empty bed. This place is empty." Come out to Qing Yan and Qing Xin, they two sisters can sleep in the same bed."
"Ah? I thought Sister Lan, you finally figured it out and wanted to get back together with Ah Xin!" Ding Ning looked regretful and seemed to think it would be a waste for Qin Lan and Chen Xin not to take this opportunity to get back together.
Regarding Ding Ning's regret, Qin Lan just sighed helplessly: "It is impossible for me and him to get back together."
