Chapter 1613 Water Shortage Crisis, Water Price Increase!

Night.

Trading market.

South District.

Southwest corner.

The construction site of the water plant is still under construction overnight.

Dozens of searchlights shine on the construction site, and the light is bright, almost the same as during the day.

The mechanical sounds of transport vehicles, cranes, shovels, excavators, forklifts, grouting machines, concrete mixers, etc. symphony.

The industrial noise here can be heard even in the commercial district.

The night is getting darker.

The commercial district is bustling, and the number of pedestrians is gradually decreasing, but the construction site in the southern district has not stopped.

Hong Shixiong and the other two walked out of the bar drunkenly, and the evening breeze made him sober.

Listening to the construction sound coming from the south, he muttered:

"It has been under construction for half a month. It's too noisy. When will it be completed?"

The continuous construction day and night, the huge sound of mechanical electric drills, made many survivors unable to rest well at night.

A Bao and Hong San supported Hong Shixiong and walked crookedly towards the eastern residential area.

When they returned to the residential area, the industrial noise from the south suddenly stopped.

It was twelve o'clock at midnight.

The construction site was suspended, the first shift of construction workers rested, and the second shift of construction workers took over.

He Liangwei jumped off the excavator tiredly, and his bones seemed to be broken.

Since the ditch was dug through, he was assigned to the construction of the water plant in the trading market because he had experience with excavators.

Of course he was happy!

And because the working hours here are longer, you can get a full point a day, and food and accommodation are provided.

But after working for 12 hours in a row, he fell asleep every time he got off work.

"Brother Meng." He Liangwei found Zhang Meng.

Zhang Meng can't drive an excavator, but he can weld electric welding, and he is responsible for welding metal materials here.

At the end of the day, sparks fly everywhere, and his arms are always splashed by sparks, leaving scars with pits.

"Hu——"

Zhang Meng took a long breath, took the hand that He Liangwei extended, and stood up.

"Let's go, eat something, and go to bed early. I feel a little dizzy now." Zhang Meng said weakly.

The two went to find two other members of the same team. After receiving the food, they washed their hands and returned to the East District Residential Area.

Recently, the trading market strictly controls water resources. Each Level 5 survivor can buy no more than 3 liters of water per day.

These 3 liters are not only their drinking water, but also all their living water.

Level 4 personnel can reach 5 liters.

This water is not enough for them to take a bath, so many times they just soak the linen in the water and simply wipe their bodies.

It is foreseeable that as the dry weather continues, the water consumption of each of them will continue to decline.

As for the shops in the commercial area, they also have certain restrictions on water use, and they have to pay high water fees.

The water crisis caused by the continuous lack of rain is slowly affecting all aspects of the trading market.

At night.

Water intake in the East District Residential Area.

He Liangwei, Zhang Meng and others came here to get water.

Because it was 12 o'clock, there were relatively few people queuing for water.

There were only three or four people in front, and they soon got to the line.

"Three liters of water, thank you." He Liangwei handed his number plate to the staff at the window.

The staff operated the computer and deducted his corresponding points.

"Deduct 0.012 points, and there are 23.91 points left." The staff returned the card to He Liangwei.

Hearing this, He Liangwei asked in surprise: "3 liters of water, isn't one liter of water 0.003 points? Shouldn't 0.009 points be deducted? Did you calculate it wrong?"

The staff at the water intake yawned and returned the number plate to him.

"The price has increased. It hasn't rained for a long time, and the water in the base reservoir is getting less and less. Isn't it normal to increase the price!"

"Oh, okay" He Liangwei was a little unhappy.

The water fee is too high now, and it has been rising recently.

From the original 0.001 points, it has increased to the current 0.004 points.

In the past, 0.001 points, even if you get 100 liters, it is only 0.1 points, not a big deal.

Every now and then, you can buy water to take a bath or something.

But now it has increased four times, and taking a bath has become extremely luxurious.

Moreover, they are not at a high enough level and there is a purchase limit, so they can't buy so much water even if they have points.

He walked to the water outlet with a bucket in his hand and pressed the water button.

When it reached three liters, the faucet stopped automatically.

Alas.

He Liangwei stood at the intersection with only three liters of water, waiting for Zhang Meng and others.

The street lights at the intersection shone down from above his head, and he stood at the intersection in a daze thinking.

He felt that it was not easy to live in the trading market, and accommodation costs money, as well as electricity and water bills.

Everything has to be paid.

Even if you live in the cheapest third-level housing, the daily housing fee is 0.01 points, and the monthly rent is 0.3 points.

The electricity fee is 0.1 points per month for public lighting.

But if you want to charge electronic devices or flashlights, you have to go to a place with a socket and charge it per time.

The housing fee and electricity fee have not increased, but the water fee has skyrocketed four times in just a few months.

Three liters of water is even more expensive than a day's rent.

Just as he was sighing, Zhang Meng and his men came over.

"What are you doing? Still in a daze, let's go!"

He Liangwei woke up from his thoughts and complained: "Brother Meng, I just think the water fee has risen too much."

Zhang Meng sneered, "Then why do you think we are still working in the middle of the night? If we don't build a water plant, do you believe that the water fee will soar 10 times in a month! Even 20 times! 100 times!"

"Impossible?! There is water outside." He Liangwei didn't quite believe it.

Zhang Meng shook his head and said:

"There is water outside, but it hasn't rained in March and April. Small rivers, small rivers, wells and other safe water sources have dried up. Large rivers, reservoirs and lakes are full of zombies. It's very dangerous for ordinary people like us to get water."

"And we have to boil the water outside before we can drink it."

"Do you think it's the water in the trading market that you can drink directly?"

"Oh, that's right."

After listening to Zhang Meng's explanation, He Liangwei felt a little heavy.

Calculating his points, if he maintains the minimum living standard every day and doesn't starve to death, he can use 0.3 points a day, which can support him for two months.

Of course, the premise is that the water fee cannot go up any further.

Seeing that He Liangwei and the others felt heavy after hearing his words, Zhang Meng smiled and said:

"Don't worry too much, as long as the water plant is built, the water fee will naturally drop."

"You have also been to Nanwan Lake. There is a lot of water stored there. As long as it is treated by the water plant, we can still use water normally."

"Hu——"

After hearing Zhang Meng's words, He Liangwei let out a long sigh.

"That's good."

The group returned to the dormitory building.

They lived in the same dormitory. Because they worked on the construction site every day, they were sweating every day. Now the weather is hot, if they don't wipe it, the whole room will be full of sweat.

They poured some water into their kettles, and then poured the remaining water into the basin.

He Liangwei soaked a towel full of holes in the basin.

Took off his clothes and wiped his body with the soaked towel.

After wiping back and forth several times, he put the towel in the basin and scrubbed it.

The originally clean water turned black and yellow.

He did not waste the water. He took off his shoes and put his feet in the basin to wash his feet.

When he took off his shoes, a strong sour smell filled the air.

"Old He, your feet are really fucking stinky!" A team member covered his nose and couldn't help saying.

"It made my tears come out."

He Liangwei smiled awkwardly and said, "Ahem, sorry, I have sweaty feet since I was a child."

After scrubbing a few times, he took the basin and poured the wastewater into the wastewater pool.

After the wastewater flows into the wastewater pool, it will be used after secondary sedimentation.

After eating the food and wiping his body, He Liangwei lay on the wooden bed and thought about it.

But he was really too tired. He fell asleep before he thought for a few minutes.

When he fell asleep, the noise from the construction site in the south area still did not stop.

But it did not affect their sleep. They were too tired during the day, and they could sleep at night no matter how noisy it was.

At the same time.

On the second floor of Tingfeng Tower.

Da Mimi, who received three guests today, was exhausted.

I opened the window along the street. It was already 2 a.m.

The lights on the streets in the commercial center were dim, and there were few pedestrians wandering outside.

Looking at the lonely streets, the fresh air outside blew in.

Da Mimi squinted her eyes, enjoying the feeling of being free.

Suddenly, she sniffed and smelled a faint fishy smell.

She grabbed her collar and sniffed it, and found that it was coming from her body.

She frowned and ran downstairs.

Huizi was still awake. She was counting the accounts at the counter and counting today's business income.

"Sister Huizi, I stink!" Da Mimi complained to Huizi as soon as she came down.

"What's the matter? My little darling." Huizi raised the corners of her mouth when she saw Da Mimi.

This is the cash cow of their Tingfeng Tower. It can bring Huizi a lot of income, so she must treat it as a treasure.

Da Mimi said aggrievedly:

"Sister Huizi, since the trading market restricted the amount of water used by individuals, I haven't taken a shower for a week. I stink. A customer smelled it today."

"I'm afraid that if this continues, customers will dislike me and affect business."

Huizi took it seriously immediately. She didn't care if it was smelly or not, but she cared if it affected her points.

After thinking for a long time, she smiled bitterly and said, "How about this, I will reduce the water used by A-Bi and others, and give it to you. Is that okay? You should take a nice shower for me."

She did some calculations. The points earned by A-Bi and others, who are relatively low-end, in a day are not enough for Da Mimi to earn in one time.

Damimi was about to agree, but after thinking for a moment, she felt that doing so would definitely cause dissatisfaction among A-Bi and others.

At that time, they would even join forces to deal with her.

As one of the two top brands, she had already aroused their jealousy.

If she gives them the water they used to squeeze her, they might get angry and secretly do something to hurt her.

The tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

She is already very favored, if she continues to oppress them, they might become desperate.

They are actually very wealthy and have enough points to buy clean water, but the key is the purchase limit!

Purchase limit? !

Suddenly, Da Mimi's eyes lit up.

Got it!

Before the end of the world, weren't there scalpers and purchasing agents?

Although you can't buy more water from the oil city, you can use other survivors to use their daily water purchase qualifications.

Just give them a benefit and you can get water.

They need 0.004 points per liter to buy water from the trading market.

Let them sell the water they bought to Tingfeng Tower and give them 0.008 points.

It's doubled directly. You don't have to do anything to buy water and make a profit.

If 0.008 is not enough, then double it again until someone is willing.

I'm sure many people are willing to do it.

Tingfeng Tower is not short of points, but water.

Thinking of this, Da Mimi quickly told Huizi about the idea she had.

After Huizi heard it, her whole face was full of smiles.

"Not bad, not bad, Da Mi, you are really my good baby, this is a great idea, okay, let's do it tomorrow, and then I'll ask A Long to post a notice board outside."

"No."

Dami Mi quickly stopped him.

"You can't do it this way, this matter must be done privately, not in a big way."

Hui Zi is a smart person, after thinking carefully, she nodded:

"You make sense."

She walked over and took Da Mi Mi's hand, comforting her:

"I'll get you more water to take a good bath tomorrow, just wipe it today."

"Okay, thank you Sister Hui Zi."

"What's there to thank, our Tingfeng Tower depends on you."

"Sister Hui Zi, it's still up to you."

The North also encountered a water shortage problem, but it was not as severe.

There is a river running through the middle of the North, and this river has not dried up so far.

The reason is that there is a large reservoir upstream of this river, which stores 300 million cubic meters of water.

However, due to the lack of rain for several months,

the water level of the river gradually decreased as the water level of the reservoir decreased.

If this continues, when the water level of the reservoir is lower than the water level of the river, the water of the reservoir will not be able to flow to the riverbed.

In order to prevent the river from drying up, the North is now building a pump station around this reservoir.

The same reason as the dock built in the oil city, they built a pump station here, if the water level of the reservoir is lower than the water level of the river.

They pump water out of the reservoir and introduce it into the river.

Unlike the oil city, there are natural rivers in the North, and there is no need to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to dig ditches.

In the middle of the night, Lao Xie sat up in a dream.

"No, why!"

He hammered the bed, feeling a little irritable.

Damn it!

The capable supervisor sent from the headquarters base with great difficulty was taken back to the headquarters base today.

In the North, although He Chao only served as the director of internal affairs,

but due to his outstanding ability, Lao Xie handed over all matters except military affairs to him.

Lao Xie has been very relaxed recently. With He Chao around, he basically doesn't have to do anything.

But the headquarters base suddenly transferred He Chao away, and the sky fell!

"No reason! It's so annoying! I have to do it myself later!" Lao Xie rubbed his eyebrows, his head hurt a little. He didn't like such trivial matters.

"He Chao, ah. It would be better if you didn't leave."

(Seeking monthly tickets) (End of this chapter)