12dz Chapter 190
Chapter 190
Just a few days after we prepared all these, the temperature rose from 33 degrees to 40 degrees, and the sun was very strong.
The flood only receded to the height of one floor, resulting in the air in J City being very humid despite the hot weather, making the perceived temperature very unpleasant and sticky, making people feel uncomfortable.
When people go out, they need to wear a hat and sun-protective clothing to prevent sunburn.
The Zhou family’s air conditioner was turned on a few days ago.
In addition to the air conditioner, the dehumidifier is also turned on all the time to remove as much moisture as possible from the house.
At this time, the washed clothes would not dry even after several days of drying, so the Zhou family would wash the used clothes and have Zhou Shuwan put them into the space, and take them out to dry after the humid weather was over.
The temperature was hot and humid, and people needed to shower frequently to stay fresh. But apart from the Zhou family, no one dared to waste water like this.
The Zhou family followed the crowd and cleaned up the house thoroughly, and then put on their wet clothes when they went out.
Now, except for Zhong Tiyun who has to go to work every day, everyone else in the family has become unemployed.
Zhou Shuwan took over the task of picking up and dropping off his mother to and from get off work every day. This task was originally done by Zhou Jianghai, and he also took Mu Mu out for a walk every day.
Mu Mu is already 11 years old. He is a big boy with lots of energy, but the apocalyptic weather does not allow him to go out for exercise or fun.
Zhou Jianghai always took Mu Mu with him whenever he picked up or dropped off Zhong Tiyun.
The vegetable greenhouse in the community is large, and Mumu can stay in it for a while.
That day, I followed my sister to the vegetable greenhouse.
He climbed up to the roof of the property building and entered the shed with familiarity. He frowned and said, "It's too hot and stuffy in here!"
The greenhouse has poor air circulation and good thermal insulation performance.
It doesn't feel good to enter in such hot and humid weather.
Mu Mu looked at Zhong Tiyun hesitantly, the little boy's clear eyes seemed to contain heartache: "How about, Mom, you go home and don't go to work..."
Zhong Tiyun was very relieved and patted his little head: "This is the environment of working in a vegetable greenhouse. It will be a little difficult when the temperature is high, but you can pack up and get out. It's okay."
This was also Zhou Shuwan's first time entering a greenhouse in such high temperatures. She frowned and said, "Mom, if you stay in such a high temperature for a long time, you'll get sick."
Especially in the later stages, the high temperatures can reach alarming levels.
Zhong Tiyun smiled and said, "It's okay, you two kids, don't worry about it. Your second uncle, third aunt and I come in for a while every day and then leave."
Think about it more deeply. If the outside temperature is really very high, then the vegetables in the greenhouse cannot be saved, and there is no need for people to enter.
Zhou Shuwan observed the surroundings, thought for a moment, and said, "Mom, how about this? The five of you take turns going in and out for a while every day. You don't have to worry about getting sick from the heat."
In hot weather, the most feared thing is heat radiation.
Zhong Tiyun nodded and said, "Okay, this method you mentioned is good. Let's discuss it."
The vegetable greenhouse in Dongyuan Community is just one of them. There are five more in the frame building. There are five or six people working in the vegetable greenhouse on the first floor. There are nearly 30 growers in the community in total.
They arrived early and the others had not arrived yet. They watched Zhong Tiyun busying around in the greenhouse for a while. Soon, her forehead was covered in sweat and her clothes were soaked with sweat.
Zhou Shuwan walked in without saying a word and watered the plants.
Mu Mu pursed her lips and carried a half-large kettle over.
Zhong Tiyun looked at her filial and considerate children and smiled sweetly, but urged them: "You should get out quickly. There is no point in staying in here, especially Mu Mu. Don't get sick from the heat."
Zhou Shuwan also looked at Mu Mu: "Mu Mu, you go out first."
Children do not have as good resistance as adults and are more likely to suffer from heat stroke.
Mu Mu shook his head stubbornly and continued watering.
Zhong Tiyun felt helpless and amused, so she had to speed up her work. After a while, her second uncle and the others arrived. They worked together and quickly finished the watering. Then they hurriedly took the two children out.
"The greenhouse is becoming increasingly difficult to live in." Uncle Zhong wiped the sweat off his face. "I mentioned this to Director Wu a few days ago. We need to prepare mud and water and shade nets as soon as possible to cool down the greenhouse. Otherwise, the crops and vegetables will soon die from the high temperatures."
Growing a vegetable greenhouse is a very technical job.
When to irrigate, what kind of irrigation system to use, how to cultivate nutritious soil, how to provide shade and cool down, how to increase the temperature, etc., each item is very professional.
So this is also the expertise of Uncle Zhong, who has been working in vegetable greenhouses all year round.
There are some technical jobs that only he is good at.
The planters in the entire community learn from him, and the government has also sent several groups of staff and planters from other communities to Dongyuan Community to learn.
Of course, Uncle Zhong is not the only one in the entire J City who works in vegetable greenhouses. It’s just that because Dongyuan Community was the first to start building vegetable greenhouses and achieved success, Uncle Zhong appears to be more professional.
In fact, in addition to Uncle Zhong, there are many people in other communities who have worked in vegetable greenhouses. These people were absorbed by the government and property management and assigned to work in vegetable greenhouses within the community or service hall to increase grain and vegetable production.
The mud water that Uncle Zhong mentioned is the method of spraying mud water outside the greenhouse to cool down the vegetable greenhouse.
The same is true for sunshade nets.
Director Wu's wife, known as Mrs. Fang, also nodded and said, "I'll go back and urge Old Wu. Nothing else matters. The important thing is the vegetable greenhouse."
This is why it is easy to be an official when you have someone in the court. Among the planters, there is Mrs. Fang. She is also an honest and capable person. Whenever the greenhouse needs something, she can urge Director Wu to get it there quickly.
Zhou Shuwan looked at the vegetables in the greenhouse thoughtfully.
Even if the temperature in the vegetable greenhouse can be lowered to slow down the death of grains and vegetables, when the temperature really rises, there will be no grass left to grow.
What other methods can be used to increase production?
Ever since the hot weather started, she had been thinking about one idea.
In her previous life, when the temperature was high, there was also a shortage of food in the south. When she and her senior Zhang Jia went out to look for supplies, she heard someone inadvertently say that there were people who planted flowers and plants. After all the other flowers and plants in their home died, only one species, cactus, was left, so they only planted cacti.
At that time, any plant that could not be eaten was a vegetable!
That family makes a living by growing dozens of cacti at home.
There are many varieties of cacti, some of which are ornamental and some are edible. Peeling the skin off the cactus reveals a green juice that can greatly replenish water. Some cacti have fruits that can be eaten raw, while the fleshy stems can be cooked and used as a staple food.
She had thought about the possibility of planting cacti on a large scale at that time, but her influence was not influential enough and she did not put it into practice.
Now is a good time to think about it.