Time flew by quickly, and when the first crop of green onions planted by Shao's father was ready to be harvested, the smell outside finally faded away a lot.

"The road surface has been sun-dried, and everything has been dried." Qiao Songzhi pointed to the abandoned street lamp at the entrance of the community and said, "Did you see that crow under the street lamp pole? I just saw it fly over and stop on the street lamp pole.

It suddenly swayed from side to side and fell down. It flopped on the ground for a while, but now it stopped moving. It must have been burned by the lamppost being too hot. It was really scary."

Qiao Qingqing turned over the calendar, "Two months have passed since the day when the temperature rose and the ice melted. Time flies so fast." She put down the calendar, took out the finished product of her first crossbow, and showed it to Qiao Songzhi like a treasure, "Mom, what do you think?

How about it"

Qiao Songzhi touched it in surprise, "It looks decent, can it be used like the crossbow you bought?"

"Yes, I've tried it, mom, try it."

Qiao Songzhi wiped her hands and said, "Let me try. I'm not very good at it."

"Mom, you can do it. You have also played with crossbow toys. I remember that your accuracy is also very good."

"What's the matter? I'm just playing with it as a toy, and I haven't played with it a few times. Let me give it a try." Seeing her daughter insisting, Qiao Songzhi rubbed her hands and took the crossbow.

"I'll give you the arrow."

Looking at the crossbow arrows in front of her, Qiao Songzhi exclaimed, "You have even made a bow and arrow. Although it is made of wood, it looks quite sharp." She went to touch the arrow, but was stopped by Qiao Qingqing.

"Be careful of scratching your hands. I used a special method to make the arrows harder and polished them. The arrows are very sharp." Qiao Qingqing took out a piece of paper and dropped it from the arrow. With a stab, the paper was cut in two.

Half.

"This is too sharp."

"It's not as good as special arrows, but it's enough to deal with danger. Mom, give it a try."

Qiao Songzhi stood at the end of the living room, pointed at the wooden board with target paper on the wall at the end of the corridor, took a deep breath and shot an arrow.

With a "boom" sound, the crossbow arrow pierced into the wooden board.

"Hiss, the arrows you made are really good. Qingqing is really good." Shao's father praised, while Shao's mother looked at Qiao Songzhi with admiration, "My mother-in-law is really good, you hit the target."

"My mother-in-law, come and try too."

Shao's mother waved her hands repeatedly, "I really don't know how. I can't even learn the toy crossbow Qingqing gave me, let alone this one. Don't give it to me. I'm afraid I might accidentally hurt you."

Afterwards, both Shao Sheng'an and Shao's father tried it, and both felt that the homemade crossbow was only slightly less effective than the purchased one. Shao Sheng'an made more detailed suggestions: "Mom shot one arrow, dad shot two arrows, and I

Five arrows were shot, seven in total. On the seventh arrow, I felt that the crossbow's aim was a little crooked, and the crossbow body seemed a little unstable. Did the frame begin to degrade after a few arrows?"

Qiao Qingqing nodded, "Yes, it is homemade after all. Defects in the workmanship are unavoidable. Its quality can only hold ten arrows at most, and it will need to be repaired and calibrated later. The material limitations mean that it can only shoot thirty arrows at most."

The lifespan is that after thirty arrows, it will be unable to be repaired and completely scrapped."

After trying it, Zheng Tiehui said he wanted to change it. The quality was limited, so he had to give in on quantity.

"This watch, twenty crossbows like this, and two hundred arrows."

Qiao Qingqing shook her head.

"Hey, your quality is not good. It broke after thirty uses and had to be repaired in the middle. It's not worth my luxury watch. Xiao Qiao, we are all neighbors. It's not good for you to open your mouth like a lion. What a shame.

It’s hurtful.”

"I don't sell finished products, I sell technology." Qiao Qingqing looked at Zheng Tiehui, then Wang Jiaxin and Zheng Xiuyi, and said her decision, "I don't have the energy and materials to make a large number of crossbows and arrows and be responsible for subsequent maintenance, so

I have thought about it and decided to sell the technology. You can come to me privately and discuss the deal in secret. That’s it, you guys think about it.”

Zheng Tiehui and others, who had seen the scene of Qiao Qingqing and Shao Sheng'an killing everyone a week ago, could not refuse this deal. Later, they all made a deal with Qiao Qingqing. Zheng Tiehui exchanged diamond-encrusted watches for technology and a set of finished products. The Wang family took

A piece of jade Guanyin was exchanged for technology, and Zheng Xiuyi paid a pair of gold earrings in exchange for technology and a set of finished products.

Qiao Qingqing only sent Jade Guanyin into the space, and asked Shao Shengan to put away the watch and earrings.

"We also have to keep some gold and luxury goods in our hands for future use." Even in the end of the world, there is still a market for luxury goods among certain classes.

"Okay, I will hide it."

Looking out the window, Qiao Qingqing frowned, "Is there a fire there?"

She walked to the window and saw fire on the rooftop of the third building next door on the eighth floor.

"It's really on fire. Let me go over and take a look." Shao Sheng'an asked Qiao Qingqing's opinion.

"Let's go together and bring a fire extinguisher."

Catching a fire in this weather is not a trivial matter. Don’t look at the fire in the building next door. Now is the time when the sun is the strongest. It is very likely that this building will also suffer. The entire community will suffer.

The residents in Building 801 of the third building quickly put out the fire after discovering the fire, but the fire on the terrace was fierce, and they did not have enough water to put out the fire, let alone a fire extinguisher. They could only watch the fire getting bigger and bigger and spreading to the attic.

"Go downstairs and dig some soil to put out the fire quickly."

"Pack your things and go downstairs to hide some food, clothes, quilts, and documents. Hurry up."

Three nearby families were also worried, fearing that the fire would spread to their homes, so they went downstairs to dig earth to help put out the fire.

"boom"

The fire in the attic progressed rapidly. The wooden floor, blackout curtains and tatami were fully fueled. The entire attic was completely burned. The flames climbed out of the attic and burned up the stairs.

High temperature and dryness are the best catalysts. The wooden stairs ignited very quickly, and black smoke filled the air, scaring the people who were packing things in the house to scream.

When Qiao Qingqing and others passed by, they encountered residents from the third building who came down to dig soil and look for flower beds everywhere.

"Sister, you have a fire extinguisher?" The head of the household in 801 looked surprised and asked if he could help.

"I'm just here to help." Qiao Qingqing went upstairs immediately without chatting, and the head of the household quickly followed.

While climbing the stairs, Shao Sheng'an asked what the cause of the fire was. The head of the household looked confused, "I don't know, it suddenly caught fire. The attic was too hot. We were all in the living room, and suddenly we smelled smoke. I climbed up to take a look.

Saw a fire on the terrace."

"There are too many things piled up on your terrace."

The head of the household looked ashamed, "There are a lot of things piled up, and I don't know which ones suddenly caught fire."

While talking, they quickly climbed to the seventh floor. The head of the household was panting, but when he looked up, he saw his family members hurriedly coming downstairs.

“My husband’s fire is so strong that it has already burned into the attic.”

The head of the household hurriedly asked them to go downstairs, "Go down quickly and hide from the sun on the first floor. Do you hear me? This girl has a fire extinguisher. I will take her to put out the fire."

Residents of 801 glanced at Qiao Qingqing and his wife curiously, and were driven downstairs by the head of the household before he could ask any more questions.

"I'm sorry, please come with me quickly"

Climbing up to the eighth floor, a puff of thick smoke hit my face, making my throat itchy and my eyes numb, making me want to close my eyes and cough unconsciously.

Qiao Qingqing took out three sets of fire masks from her backpack. In order to facilitate access to things in the space, she would put her backpack on as a disguise whenever she went out.

She tore open the package and took out the respirator, unplugged the two canister plugs, quickly put on the hood and tightened the straps to ensure that she could breathe smoothly. Then she looked at Shao Sheng'an, who had also just put it on.

The head of the household was still hurriedly putting on the fire mask, and even took the time to chat, "Wow, you guys are so equipped. It's such a pity that I didn't expect it to be useful. There is no fire extinguishing equipment at home. It's so difficult to put on this."

The couple ignored him, checked each other, and rushed in with fire extinguishers.

"Hey wait for me wait for me"

Qiao Qingqing and Shao Sheng'an rushed into 801 and rushed to the attic with a clear goal.

The fire wave was scorching, and she could feel her skin being stinging. The stairs leading to the attic were completely on fire. She knew it was bad at a glance. The flames flowed like water and had already reached the second bedroom. She opened the door

The fire extinguisher sprayed out, and the fire on the second bedroom door was extinguished, but the fire from the attic continued to burn, and in a few seconds it licked towards the master bedroom on the left.

Quickly, Qiao Qingqing decided to put out the fire on the stairs first. Shao Sheng'an understood her intention and cooperated with her to put out the fire.

Two bottles of fire extinguishers were turned on at the same time and empty at the same time. Qiao Qingqing took out two more bottles from the space. In the white sky, there were only two sounds of heavy objects falling.

Bang bang

The fire on the stairs was extinguished and the burned wooden boards fell to the floor. Qiao Qingqing looked up and saw the attic was red and the fire was raging.

There were no stairs for traction, but the walls downstairs were already burning, sparks were dripping from the attic, and the floor of the corridor was on fire.

Qiao Qingqing knew there was nothing she could do. If she could put out the fire when the fire was controlled on the terrace or in the attic, there was still hope. But now there were not enough tools and there was no way she could do it with just a fire extinguisher.

The heat was baking, and she found that her clothes were on fire. She quickly poured water on them and shouted to Shao Sheng'an, "There is nothing we can do, let's retreat."

The two decisively left 801.

When he rushed out of the door, the head of the household rushed in, and the two groups of people bumped into each other.

"Qingqing" Shao Sheng'an hugged her to stop her momentum and knocked down the door himself.

"Sorry sorry cough cough"

"Come on, the fire can't be stopped," Shao Sheng'an shouted to him, pulling Qiao Qingqing out.

"Sister, don't leave, my house is on fire." The head of the household hurriedly tried to stop...

"I tried my best, but the fire extinguisher has been used up, and the fire in the attic is still flowing down. I really have no choice." Qiao Qingqing looked at him, "Run quickly."

Looking at the backs of Qiao Qingqing and his wife, the head of the household didn't believe it and decided to run in and take a look. As soon as he entered the house, he saw thick black smoke swirling on the ceiling like a snake. His vision was blurred. The head of the household was stunned. How could the fire spread so quickly?

In one second, all the window glass burst, and the heat wave exploded. He was rushed back two steps by the heat wave, and his hair was caught on fire. He held the fire extinguisher in his hand and looked around in confusion, not knowing what else he could do.

He had no choice but to withdraw and couldn't help crying. He looked at his home with nostalgia and ran downstairs. He never imagined that he and his family were no longer at home just now.

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