Chapter 90: The True Value of Water

Only when you are really in the desert can you understand the preciousness of water resources, and Yu You, as a person who has always lived in the south, does not have a deep concept of water scarcity.

When I arrived in the desert, Yu You realized how much water resources he was, every time he took a shower, if he saved this water, how many days could he live in the desert!

On the first day Yu You came to the Sahara Desert, the bottle of mineral water provided by the film crew for him was sold out, and at night Yu You and Bell rested in a natural shelter formed by sandstone, and there was a fire outside, knowing that the temperature during the day could reach almost 40 degrees, and at night it was about minus 1 degree.

The temperature difference between day and night is too big, Yu You couldn't help but sneeze, and he was exposed to the sun all day, although Yu You used his coat to do some anti-hi measures, but the exposed eye sockets around were still sunburned, if it weren't for the sunglasses covering the ultraviolet rays, maybe Yu You's sunburn was even greater, and now the eye sockets have long been swollen.

"Bell, I'm finding it difficult to get through the next 6 days, and I feel like giving up." Yu You told the truth, and even Johansen, the videographer who was filming with him, was a little overwhelmed when the supplies were sufficient.

"Old man, you're going to give up after only one day? It's not like I know Yu. "Bell is dealing with the cobras he caught with his bare hands during the day, and plans to skewer them for barbecue.

"Hey, I can't stand it, I like to be at sea instead of surviving in the desert, and I can't find fresh water here." It's no wonder that Yu You complained, not to mention that Yu You had no experience of living in the desert at all, and even if he had, it would be difficult to survive in the vast Sahara Desert.

Bell didn't eat this, handed a roasted cobra meat to Yu You, and then said in an outsider's tone: "Yu, you chose to come to the Sahara Desert, since you have participated, then you have to pay liquidated damages if you give up halfway, Joe, how much is the liquidated damages?" ”

Joe looked at the contract in his backpack and said with interest: "Mr. You, if you withdraw, then you will have to pay 100,000 pounds in liquidated damages." ”

"What? I don't remember this one! "If you want to participate in this kind of program, you have to sign a voluntary agreement in advance, and Yu You signed it without watching it very carefully.

Now holding the agreement, looking at the middle row of the last ten pages that need to be seen with a magnifying glass, I can't help but beat my chest and say: "You guys are fraud!" ”

"I care so much about you, you all jumped into the pit, and you still want to run?" Bell played a scoundrel authenticity, Yu You was helpless, he had to let others slaughter the sheep, it was all fish on the chopping board of Bell and others, what qualifications did he have to ask for so much?

Of course, everyone also knows that Yu You is just complaining, if he wants to quit, he will have pressed the distress device he carries with him, in this case, the program team will send a helicopter over.

Yu You finished gnawing on the cobra meat, and took a straw to suck the groundwater in the sand pit dug next to him, which was the spring that Yu You had spent a lot of effort to find.

After the straw is filtered, the harmful substances in the water source will be greatly reduced, and symptoms such as diarrhea will not occur.

"This water, after precipitation tomorrow, should be enough for us to replenish the water source for a few days, so you pay attention to the rhythm of drinking water, don't pour it all the time." Bell walked over and said a few words, Yu You's performance today is not ideal, unlike a professional adventure enthusiast, a bottle of mineral water was wasted by him, you must know that Bell does not have any external supplies, completely relying on experience to find water in the desert, such as eating edible cacti to replenish water.

At this time, Johansen secretly walked over, grabbed something in his hand, handed it to Yu You, and whispered: "Yu, this is a red date, it may be useful to you." ”

Yu You remembered that it seemed that the aborigines of the Sahara Desert were all eating dates and walking across the desert, and it seemed that skin, meat, and shell could save people's lives.

"Thank you." Yu You understood that this was Johansen's intention, although it might break the rules, but these dates could really save his life at a critical time.

Carefully put away these dates, Yu You returned to his place to rest, before dawn, Bell got up and beckoned everyone to go on the road, to take advantage of the sun is not very big to get out of this desert, according to Bell's estimate, there should be plants not far ahead, then there will be water and food.

Yu You, who was hungry in the morning, watched the cameraman nibbling bread while walking, very comfortable, Yu You couldn't help complaining: "I said that you can focus on yourself as a videographer, Bell and I haven't eaten anything!" ”

"I'm sorry, we're so hungry." Joe's tone didn't seem to mean to apologize, and he was very proud.

Bell then said, "Well, don't worry about this guy, there should be food not far ahead." ”

"Oh? What a good thing! Just when You was expecting to eat the most natural food in the Sahara Desert, Bell lay on the ground and made a few scorpions in the sand!

"This is it! Very chewy! As he spoke, Bell ate a scorpion, and of course he had the tail cut off.

Yu You was also so hungry that he didn't pick and choose, he caught a few scorpions from Bell's movements, and when he ate them, because of his dry mouth, the taste system was basically blocked, and it felt like he had bitten into the shell of a lobster.

"How does it feel?"

"Nothing special, crunchy, chicken?"

After Yu You and Bell caught a lot of scorpions on the sand, their strength regained some, and then everyone continued to move forward. When the sun was shining, the temperature gradually rose, Yu You seemed to be thrown on the stove to roast, it was very uncomfortable, and the water in his body evaporated very quickly, Yu You had to walk all the way and take a sip of the spring water in the pot that was finally filtered clean.

After a while, the water in the marching pot was exhausted, and looking at the full spring water in the bell pot, Yu You said: "Bell, why haven't you even drunk a sip of water after walking for such a long time?" ”

"Oh, that's it, then I'll take a sip." Bell gulped in front of Yu You, making Yu You swallow his saliva.

"Didn't I say that? Pay attention to the amount of water you drink, you drink all the way along the way, isn't this a waste of hard-won water resources? Bell couldn't help but explain some tips for surviving in the desert, which benefited Yu You a lot, and then gave Yu You the remaining half of the kettle.

"Drink, and see how thirsty you are."

Yu You hurriedly took a big sip and handed the marching pot to Bell, the two walked for a while, Bell pointed to the front and said, "Haha, I found the oasis!" So, hurry up! ”

Finding an oasis means that there are a lot of water resources, plants, and animals, so it is not a problem for Yu You and others to live here.

After marching to the oasis, Yu You saw a puddle of clear water and was about to drink it, but Bell stopped Yu You and said, "Don't drink it, this is water with high salinity!" ”

Because of the desert, the exposed riverbed is basically salt water, and humans can't drink it at all.

Most of the surrounding plants are salt-tolerant and drought-tolerant varieties, so Yu You dipped his hand and tasted it, and found that it was indeed high salinity water.

"I finally found the oasis, and it was full of salt water." Yu You took a sip of the water from the Bell kettle just now, and now he feels even thirstier.

"I have to go and find groundwater." Bell wandered around the oasis and noticed a cavern that seemed to lead to the valley of the underground water.

Bell went in to reconnoiter for a while, and when he came out, he said, "So, I found an inland waterway!" It seems that the freshwater side has fallen. ”

"Luck so good?"

Yu You followed and went in to take a look, there is indeed an inland river, and it is drinkable! After having a water source, Yu You and Bell's adventure in the Sahara Desert went much smoother, and there were still many creatures in the oasis, Yu You caught two Cape hares in the Sahara Desert, which was also the first serious food Yu You had eaten in two days.

After staying in the oasis for a whole day, after resting, everyone continued to set off, except for the first day when the tour was a little uncomfortable, after arriving at the oasis to replenish, the rest went much smoother.

Although there are also a lot of dangers, but they have been solved by everyone one by one, this trip to the Sahara Desert, although not as exciting as the exploration of Shennongjia, but test people's real endurance and willpower.

Yu You experienced the preciousness of water resources here, and also learned a lot of key skills to survive in the desert area, which is the biggest gain for Yu You.

After returning to China, Yu You was still immersed in the adventures of the Sahara Desert and could not calm down for a long time, but during this filming, two or three days later, when he finally arrived at the intended location, Yu You ate the dates that Johansen secretly handed him, which was captured by Joe's camera.

This led to a chain reaction in which Johansen was fired.

As a videographer who has followed Yu You for two seasons, Yu You is still very grateful to this Johansen, and may also understand that Yu You is not a professional explorer, so he takes care of him very much, either secretly giving some supplies or helping Yu You block a lot of dangers, although Yu You has a sense of dependence, but he didn't rely on this bite to eat, and it is reasonable to do some cheating.

Listening to Johansen, he was originally a bench player in the NBA, with good physical fitness, more than 2 meters tall, as a black man, standing there is like a black face Zhang Fei.

Many celebrities and wealthy people like to find black people as security guards, Yu You thought about it, and when he was about to leave, he said to Johansen in the airport: "Come back to China with me?" What do you think? ”

"Good!"

Johansen didn't hesitate too much, and said a "Yse" directly, obviously Johansen, who had just lost his job, didn't have any good places to go, and he had always been very curious about China, so he could better understand this mysterious country by following Yu You.