In the evening, the two cats are sitting at the door, curious about the noises outside. I notice that my neighbour has bought boxes of bottled water and is dragging them inside. What's going on there? Why are they hoarding drinking water? Something must have gone wrong.
Soon, I receive several messages via WeChat. Some are warnings about the water shortage. Others are messages about selling water. Then I check Jingdong and am amazed to find that most drinking water is sold out and the ones available are all expensive. To prevent us from running out of water, I immediately join a group to purchase drinking water in my neighbourhood. 120 litres of Nongfu Shanquan!
Faced with such sensational news, I suspect that they might be rumours started by money-hungry salesmen to sell the hard-to-sell drinking water as the weather gets cold. But what if they are true? What if we are the ones who do not have safe drinking water? They say that due to the recent drought, two reservoirs that supply Shanghai with water have dried up. The saltwater from the sea is flowing into Shanghai's rivers. As a result, the quality of drinking water has continued to deteriorate. Recently, Shanghai has been transporting water from Jiangsu, which is unsustainable. To play it safe, people in Shanghai have joined a campaign to buy drinking water in bulk.
Is this true or false? Reality or rumour? Who knows? Life is full of uncertainties and crises.
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