My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 204 The wind rises from the west coast

Since entering June, the situation in the beautiful country has become more and more unstable.

Especially the West Coast, where more and more illegal immigrants have gathered, and a large number of people flocking from the East Coast.

Compared with the compatibility, openness and diversity of the west coast, the east coast has become more and more conservative in the past two years.

This has also led to many illegal immigrants, Nico and gang members, leaving the West Coast one after another.

Only on the West Coast do they have room to survive.

Beautiful country time on June 6.

Murphy's Law was really effective, and what Gao Yuemei was most worried about finally happened.

Since yesterday, accompanied by strong winds of magnitude eight or nine, sandstorms have blown across the west coast.

And to make matters worse, the illegal immigrants took the opportunity to set the forest on fire, and set fires everywhere in major urban areas, so that the community could smell the choking smoke and dust.

Currently, the entire West Coast is almost on the verge of getting out of control.

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Early in the morning, after breakfast, Gao Yuemei's family gathered in the living room, watching the situation outside through the radio.

The network signal was cut off a few days ago, and it was too late to apply for the Starlink package. Right now, only the radio station is still operating normally.

"Los Angeles has fallen." Zhang Ming said suddenly, and he was the only one in the family who knew English.

Gao Yuemei asked anxiously, "Will it spread to our side?"

At this time, Zhang Ming no longer had the confidence he had before.

"It's not clear yet, but the community is ready to evacuate at any time. As long as the situation gets out of control, we will drive to the pier immediately, and there will be a passenger ship there."

"Oh, I told you I was going back to China, but you guys didn't listen, what should I do now?" Gao Yuemei was fidgeting like an ant on a hot pot.

Lao Zhang comforted: "Just wait and see, it may not spread to our side, and if it doesn't work, can't we still go to the sea to take refuge!"

"No, this is too passive, Zhang Ming, can we go to the pier earlier? I want to start now." Gao Yuemei asked.

"No." Zhang Ming shook his head. "Our place is tens of kilometers away from the pier. We will never be able to make it through on our own. There must be robbers on the way. Only people from our community go together in groups to ensure safety."

"What about the consulate? Can I go to the consulate?"

"No, the consulate is in the urban area, it's more dangerous to go there, and the consulate might close early, so it's useless to go there." Zhang Ming replied.

Gao Yuemei broke out completely: "This doesn't work, and that doesn't work, so can we just wait for death?"

"Mom, please be quiet, you scare Zhang Tao like this." Zhang Fan's daughter-in-law couldn't help complaining while holding the child.

Gao Yuemei held back her anger, hugged her grandson directly from her daughter-in-law's arms, and then went to the bedroom without looking back, she would really go crazy if she stayed any longer.

Zhang Fan sighed, to be honest, he really regretted it now, maybe his mother was right, it was he who harmed his family.

"Uncle, do you have a gun here?"

Zhang Ming glanced at his nephew in surprise, nodded and said, "Yes, but there is only one pistol."

"I want to learn how to shoot a gun."

"Honey, you..." Zhang Fan's daughter-in-law said worriedly.

"It's okay, I just want to make extra preparations, and it shouldn't be necessary." Zhang Fan comforted.

Lao Zhang stood up and said, "Add me, I was a militiaman when I was young, more than I haven't touched a gun in 30 years."

Zhang Ming nodded, and took the father and son to the basement. After a while, there was a dull "bang bang" sound inside.

Fortunately, I had greeted the neighbors in advance, otherwise it would definitely cause confusion.

When it was noon, Lao Zhang and his son finally mastered the shooting skills. They each fired dozens of bullets, and they felt more confident.

"Dinner is ready." Gao Yuemei ran over and shouted.

The lunch meal is very simple, the staple food is beans, and the supply of flour was cut off last month. In addition, there are a few vegetable leaves and a box of canned meat, which is quite rich.

Zhang Ming was listening to the radio while eating, when suddenly his movements stopped, his face suddenly turned pale, and his hands trembled slightly.

"Uncle, what happened?" Zhang Fan asked concerned.

"Zhang Ming, speak quickly!" Gao Yuemei was as anxious as ever.

Maybe it was because grandma's voice was too loud, and Xiao Zhang Tao burst into tears instantly, which made everyone even more irritable.

Old Zhang told his daughter-in-law: "Take the child back to the bedroom to eat, and bring the canned meat."

After Zhang Fan's daughter-in-law left, Zhang Ming looked depressed and hesitated before saying:

"I can't go to the pier anymore, it's already been occupied."

"What about the boat?" Gao Yuemei asked.

"Even the boat and the pier were burned, and everything was over."

Gao Yuemei froze for a moment as if struck by lightning, and the others were not much better, each one of them looked like a mourner.

In the end, Zhang Ming was the first to react, "Don't worry, I'll go to the community committee to check the situation. There are thousands of people in our community, so there must be a solution."

"Uncle, I'll go with you." Zhang Fan also became more active.

"Okay, let's go and come back quickly."

It wasn't until five o'clock in the afternoon that Zhang Ming's uncle and nephew came back. Both of them had serious expressions on their faces.

"How's it going?" Gao Yuemei hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

Zhang Fan hurriedly replied: "Mom, the situation is not good. Now the entire west coast is in chaos. This riot will definitely not end in a short time."

"How can this be good?"

"There are different opinions in the community. Some people think that they should stay and defend themselves; others think that they should go to the Pelican Hill community. The other side is the largest community in our area, and the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. "Zhang Ming introduced.

"What's the final result?" Gao Yuemei asked.

"We haven't made a decision yet. Everyone is going to look at the situation. Although the Pelican Hill community agreed to take us in, many people disagree with giving up their homes just like that."

Gao Yuemei said nervously, "Then what should we do now?"

"Mom, my uncle and I have discussed it. Our family should be fully prepared for evacuation. We must start preparing our luggage now, so as not to be too late." Zhang Fan reminded.

"I packed my luggage a long time ago." Gao Yuemei sighed, and she waited to leave.

Zhang Ming said: "In addition to the luggage, there are also canned food. If you can take it away, take it away as much as possible. If you can't take it away, you will bury it in the yard. You will come back later!"

"Uncle, I'll help you." Zhang Fan said.

"Okay, I'll go to the basement to get the tools. It's better to dig a deeper hole."

After dinner, Lao Zhang, father and son, and Zhang Ming started to act. After working hard for two days and two nights, they finally dug a big hole more than two meters deep.

Fortunately, the soil here is soft, otherwise we wouldn't be able to dig so deep.

A layer of blankets was spread indiscriminately in the pit, and then there were boxes and boxes of cans, so full that they could hardly fit.

After the cans were buried, the whole family had not had time to rest when the riot suddenly spread to the door of the house.

After the community resisted for a day, an emergency evacuation order was issued.

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(End of this chapter)