The heat in the south of the Yangtze River is not empty. Last summer, the temperature reached 40 degrees. Every day on the way to and from work, I experience the feeling of being roasted, even heatstroke.
In the south of the Yangtze River, you may not see the "small bridge flowing water", "spring water is brighter than dawn, painting a boat and listening to the rain and sleeping", but you will certainly understand what "melting" is.
The summer in Jiangnan is really too hot! Being cool in summer has become a compulsory course for everyone, and as a social animal who has just worked, I can rent a rental house for one yuan at a time, which can be said to be deeply studied in saving money and enjoying the cool.
Below, I will present my cool things together for your reference.
1. How to turn on the air conditioner?
It is impossible not to turn on the air conditioner. I worked hard to earn a little compensation for mental damage, just to eat a few mouthfuls when I was hungry and blow the air conditioner comfortably when I was hot. So I won't cook myself a roast salmon without turning on the air conditioner to save money. Open, be sure to open!
So this part of the research content becomes, how to turn on the air conditioner is the most economical? I learned it in a book, 26 degrees+refrigeration+wind speed 2 +eco mode+don't switch frequently. In addition, the temperature of 26 degrees is not the absolute most energy-saving temperature. Theoretically, the higher the temperature is set, the more energy will be saved. In the cooling state, every increase of 1 kwh can save electricity by about 6%-8%.
If it weren't for the time when I just came back from the outside, this temperature would be enough, and it would be just right if it was neither too hot nor too cold.
2. Electric fan
The combination of air conditioner and electric fan is energy-saving and cool.
Nowadays, people don't seem to use electric fans very much. Even my parents only have a mini fan the size of a hat, and occasionally blow it when eating. Go to a friend's house to play. They don't have a fan.
Once, I thought fans had become the tears of the times. Until he became a gregarious animal, he was educated as a person by low wages and high electricity bills. In fact, my first fan was a lottery ticket. You really don't need to say that the one in your hand can't cool down.
Later, I bought a bigger one myself and put it at home. I blew the air conditioner before it completely cooled down, so the temperature dropped quickly. Blow it regularly for two hours at night that is not particularly hot but still a little hot, saving a lot of electricity bills.
Modern fans are different from before. They can be quiet and windy at the same time without disturbing sleep and study. There are even many fans with timing function, which is timed 2 hours before going to bed, which is very user-friendly. If you have children at home, you can also buy anti-pinch or windless ones, which will make you feel safe.
Choose a cool four-piece suit
Is anyone laying a mat now? Anyway, I won't spread it, because it's easy to leave marks on my body after waking up, and it's easy to stick to the mat after sweating, which is very uncomfortable. Instead, it is a special four-piece suit for summer. I have also used five or six summer four-piece sets on the market, including 78 1 set and 200 sets.
As far as my personal experience is concerned, it is best to wear a high-quality Tencel four-piece suit and a cotton and linen four-piece suit when sleeping. It must be of good quality, and it is best to buy insurance from big brands.
At first, I bought a set of inferior four-piece set marked "Tencel" in pdd, which cost more than 200 yuan. Although it feels cold, sleeping on it is airtight, like a plastic bag. It's far from the big brand my mother bought. Good Tencel four-piece suit, fine as silk, strong luster, not easy to wrinkle. Looks very advanced. Lying in bed, I feel like a fish, enjoying silky smoothness.
The second comfortable one is muji's cotton and linen four-piece suit.
In summer, many people like to wear cotton and linen clothes Even though this material is very easy to wrinkle, it is favored by many people because of its excellent breathability and comfort.
So is the cotton and linen four-piece suit. Although it is a little wrinkled and rough, it is very breathable and comfortable to sleep. I still remember when I replaced the inferior chemical fiber sheets with a four-piece set of Muji cotton and linen, the skin feeling was so strong, just like taking my head out of a plastic bag and breathing a big breath of fresh air, as if I had been reborn!
In fact, the price of Muji is not cheap. I bought it at a discount six years ago, more than 300 yuan. Just opened Taobao and took a look. Now the regular price is over 600, so I'd better give it a discount.
Why do I always emphasize buying big brands, because I have stepped on the pit! More than once! Angry enough to curse.
Because Nantong is one of the largest four-piece production bases in the world, there are many videos of "four-piece buy Nantong" in a book. Naively thinking that everything in Nantong is fine, I blindly bought three sets of four-piece sets from a certain treasure and pdd high branch in Nantong in different seasons. The price is basically around 300, which has been thundered.
In fact, this price is not much different from that of big brands, but the quality is too poor! Airtight, skin-friendly, poor zipper quality. I just want to throw it away after sleeping for a year!
Although today's theme is to save money, I still suggest buying a better four-piece suit. After all, eight hours a day, 365 days a year, is much more valuable than the clothes in that cupboard that cost a lot of money and can't be worn a few times a year!
Wear cool clothes
Whether clothes are cool or not depends not only on the area, but also on the material.
Personally, I prefer light clothes with moisture absorption and breathability.
For example, cotton-linen blended fabrics, Tencel, long-staple cotton, triacetic acid and quick-drying clothes (synthetic fibers) of sports brands have a body temperature 2-3 degrees lower than that of ordinary clothes.
Cotton-linen blended fabric has both the permeability of hemp and the skin-friendly comfort of cotton, which is very suitable for hot summer. Muji has many clothes made of this material.
Long-staple cotton is better than ordinary cotton because the fabric is thinner and more comfortable and breathable than short-staple cotton.
The quick-drying clothes of sports brand were just discovered by me last year. I have a hunch that they are so ugly that I didn't even look at them. But last summer, because I often went outdoors at work, I bought a red star Hongxing Erke's quick-drying clothes with a try mentality, which was unexpectedly good to wear! First of all, not ugly. Very simple foundation T, very good collocation. Then it's too cool to wear, at least three degrees cooler than ordinary cotton T. I plan to add several others this year. This dress is very cheap because it is made of pure chemical fiber. I bought it for only 50 yuan. It is the cheapest of all the fabrics mentioned today. I think this kind of clothes is breathable, perspiring, quick-drying, comfortable and cheap. Whether you like sports or not, it is highly recommended!
work on
Yes, it means working overtime. Generally, people who care about these electricity bills are low-income singles like me. We have nothing to do when we go back, and we have to spend electricity. It's best to continue working until the temperature drops. Use overtime to learn more business knowledge, or take an exam to improve your competitiveness and try to make yourself care about the electricity bill as soon as possible.
These are my little secrets of spending the hot summer days. Just a few days before the long summer, the most difficult season in Jiangnan came! I hope these tips can help you spend the hottest summer in history comfortably ~