night.

Trading bazaar.

Southern District.

Southwest corner.

The water plant construction site 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.

There is a symphony of mechanical sounds such as transport trucks, cranes, forklifts, excavators, forklifts, grouting machines, concrete mixers, etc.

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

The night is getting dark.

The commercial district was bustling with people, and the number of pedestrians gradually decreased, but the construction site in the South District never stopped.

The three of them, Hong Shixiong and Hong Shixiong, walked out of the bar drunkenly. The evening breeze blew and made him sober up.

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

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

Construction continued day and night, and the sound of mechanical drills was so loud that many survivors were unable to rest well at night.

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

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

Twelve o'clock midnight.

The construction site was suspended. The first shift of construction workers took a break and the second shift of construction workers took over.

He Liangwei jumped down from the excavator a little tiredly, his bones seemed to be falling apart.

After the trench was dug and opened, since he had experience with an excavator, he was assigned to the trading market water plant construction project.

Of course he is happy!

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

However, after working continuously for 12 hours, he would fall asleep every time after work.

"Brother Meng." He Liangwei found Zhang Meng.

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

At the end of the day, sparks fly everywhere, and there are always pitted scars on my arms.

"call--"

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

"Let's go, eat something and go to bed early. I'm 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 has strictly controlled water resources, and each level 5 survivor can purchase no more than 3 liters of water per day.

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

Level 4 personnel can reach 5 liters.

This water was not enough for them to take a bath, so many times they just soaked the linen cloth in the water and simply scrubbed their bodies.

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

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

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

night.

Residential area in East District, water intake point.

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

Since it was 12 o'clock, there were fewer people queuing up to get water.

There were only three or four people in front of me, and they were quickly queued up.

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

The staff member operated the computer and his corresponding points were deducted.

"After deducting 0.012 points, there are still 23.91 points left." The staff returned the card to He Liangwei.

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

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

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

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

Water bills are too high now and have been rising recently.

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

It used to be 0.001 points. Even if you buy 100 liters, it’s only 0.1 points. It doesn’t feel bad.

You can also buy water every now and then to take a shower or something.

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

Moreover, the level is not enough and there are purchase restrictions. They have points but they can’t buy that much water.

Disappointedly, I carried the bucket to the water outlet and pressed the water button.

When it reaches three liters, the faucet stops automatically.

well....

He Liangwei was holding a few liters of water and stood at the intersection waiting for Zhang Meng and the others.

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

I lamented that it is not easy to live in a trading market. Accommodation costs money, as well as electricity and water bills.

You have to pay for everything.

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

The electricity bill requires 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 charging socket and charge per use.

Housing and electricity bills have not increased, but water bills have increased fourfold in just a few months.

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

Just as he was sighing with emotion, Zhang Meng and others came over.

"What are you doing? You're still in a daze, let's go!"

He Liangwei woke up from his thoughts and complained: "Brother Meng, I just think the water bill has increased too outrageously."

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 in a month the water bill will soar 10 times! Or even 20 times! 100 times!"

"Isn't it possible?! It's not like there's no water outside..." He Liangwei didn't quite believe it.

Zhang Meng shook his head and said:

"There is water outside, but it didn't rain in March and April. Safe water sources such as small rivers and wells have dried up. Large rivers, reservoirs and lakes have gathered a large number of zombies. Ordinary people like us have to

It's very dangerous to go get water."

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

"Do you think it's the kind of water in the trading market that you can drink just by buying it?"

"Oh, that's right."

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

Calculate your points. If you maintain the minimum living standard every day and don't starve to death, if you use 0.3 points a day, you can last for two months.

Of course, the premise is that water bills cannot continue to rise.

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

"Don't worry too much. As long as the water plant is built, water bills will naturally come down."

"You have also visited 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."

"call--"

He Liangwei breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing Zhang Meng's words.

"That's good."

The group returned to the accommodation building.

They live in the same dormitory, and because they work at the construction site every day, they sweat every day. The weather is hot now, and if they don't wipe it off, the whole room will smell like sweat.

They poured some water into their kettles and poured the rest into the basin.

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

He took off his clothes and wiped his whole body with the soaked towel.

After wiping back and forth a few times, put the towel in the basin and scrub.
To be continued...