Once the temperature climbed to thirty-five degrees, it wasn't just the children—even the adults started suffering from heatstroke.
Evelyn Ford had planted some Gold and Silver Flower, and everyone brought things to trade for it. After taking the plants home, they all started cultivating them.
The rising temperature brought not just scorching sun, but also a suffocating, muggy heat.
Sweat beaded up and dripped from their pores. Fortunately, the safe zone was full of plants that blocked a good deal of the harsh winds and heatwaves.
Evelyn Ford picked a large watermelon and took it inside, intending to make some shaved ice.
She placed a spoonful of crushed ice in a bowl, spread small cubes of watermelon over it, added a variety of soaked beans, and drizzled it all with syrup and condensed milk. A final garnish of mint, and a simple bowl of shaved ice was ready.
