Chapter 26: Idle Refuge
In the information about shelters released by the government that Chen Xin had read before, each family was allocated only one room, which was even smaller than a university dormitory.
It was less than ten square meters and had to accommodate a family of three, with even the beds being those iron wire frame types. The harsh survival conditions could be easily imagined.
Though in the seventies and eighties, or even the early nineties, it was common in Flame Country for a family of three or even four or five to squeeze into a small room of less than ten square meters.
But almost half a century has passed, and the average living standards and housing conditions have improved immensely.
However, now, because of the apocalypse, to revert everything to the living standards of the seventies and eighties, or even worse, is undoubtedly a huge challenge for people who are already accustomed to a modern, convenient, and comfortable lifestyle.
For modern people, the material poverty of life without takeout, internet, or even soft drinks and meat is absolutely unimaginable.
Moreover, having to hide in an underground shelter without being able to leave, many people would probably see this as no different from being imprisoned.
It’s important to note that when the pandemic broke out earlier this year, people across the country heeded the national call and stayed indoors, successfully curbing the spread of the virus, but being unable to leave the house for up to one or two months almost drove most people crazy.