Chapter 29: Water Sources in the Last Days
Chen Yuan and the others collected a circle in the supermarket in the rest area, and with the help of Chu Xinxin, they quickly gathered all the materials that everyone could use in the supermarket, and a large number of them were stacked at the door of the supermarket. Of course, mineral water accounts for most of the pile. There are supermarkets on the expressway, and there are good sales of mineral water and drinks, so there are a lot of them.
Then Chen Yuan stood at the door of the supermarket, whistled at the fat man, and waved them to drive the car over to load the goods. The fat man had already filled the water tank of the RV with water at this time, and even refueled several cars. All 4 cars are powered by diesel, even the cargo version of the Jinbei Great Lion, which is convenient for refueling. But the gas station's oil guns have long since stopped working due to power outages. So the fat man and Chen Shuyuan worked together to pry open the fuel tank of a large truck, pump out all the oil inside, and fill up the fuel tanks of several cars.
Seeing Chen Yuan waving his hand, the fat man made an OK gesture towards Chen Yuan. So they came in their cars. The crowd loaded all the food and water into the car. But in the end, there were 10 boxes of mineral water left, but there was nowhere to put them.
"What about all this mineral water? There was really no room in the car, and a dozen of us had a lot of luggage. Although there is still room for Transit and the sea lion, if they are installed, there will be no place for people to rest. Or don't you? Zhang Fatzi looked at the 10 boxes of spring water on the ground with great embarrassment, so he asked Chen Yuan for his idea.
"Nope." Chen Yuan shook his head very resolutely and said: "It is very difficult to find drinking water that can be directly drunk in the last days, who knows how many zombie corpses have been soaked in the water source we are looking for. In such water, the amount of viruses will be high enough to be deadly. Therefore, including lake water and river water, you can't drink it casually. The zombie virus can't be killed by a high temperature of 100 degrees, so even if it is boiled, the virus will not be completely eliminated. It is necessary to dilute the virus in the water with spirit meat before boiling. Or use a special pressure cooker to bring the water to a boil of at least 160 degrees before drinking. Spiritual flesh is very precious, needless to say. We can't make a special pressure cooker at the moment. ”
"Wouldn't a regular pressure cooker work?" Chen Shusheng asked curiously, everyone knows about pressure cookers, but most people don't know what the boiling point of water in the specific pressure cooker is.
So Chen Yuan's popular science began: "The pressure in the pressure cooker of ordinary households is about two atmospheres, and the boiling point of water is generally only about 120 degrees. So it's not enough. ”
Hearing such an explanation, the fat man suddenly slapped his thigh, using too much force, and even the meat was shaking, and he suddenly shouted: "Oops, then the water we just added to the RV water tank can't be used!" ”
Chen Yuan smiled: "I just saw it, the water you just added is the water in the water tower in this rest area, so it can be used, no zombie will climb so high, and you deliberately jumped into the water tower, rest assured." The tap water can't be used, but the tap water should have stopped now, and you can't add it if you want to. ”
Zhang Fatzi immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but he immediately asked: "That means that the water from the water tower can still be used in the future?" Is there any other water that can be used, what about the water from the well? ”
"As long as the water in the well has not been soaked in zombies, of course, it can be simply boiled and drunk. This is followed by rain. Then there is the mountain spring water left on the mountain. The mountains are remote and there are few zombies. Even if there is, after dilution along the way, it can be used reluctantly. And it's best to find such a water source. ”
"That's not going to work." The fat man suddenly shouted: "Then what if, in case there are many zombies in the water source on the mountain." We don't know that if we use this water, it's not a big loss. Is there any way to tell if there is a virus in the water? ”
"Yes." Chen Yuan nodded: "It's still with spirit flesh." If the spirit meat is put into water, it will quickly change color and even corrode. That is, there is a virus in the water, and if it does not change, it can be drunk directly. ”
"That's okay, let's try it with spirit flesh first to get water in the future." Zhang Fatzi wanted to cry without tears: "I didn't expect it to be so troublesome to get some water in the last days." ”
"That's why we have to bring this mineral water. In the future, we will not enter the high-speed rest area. There are still few zombies in this rest area, and if we happen to encounter a lot of zombies, we may be in big trouble. ”
Everyone immediately nodded in understanding.
Then Chen Yuan was ruthless, opened the compartment of the Mercedes-Benz truck, jumped into the car, and threw two boxes of cigarettes in a row. Filled up the mineral water.
These two boxes of cigarettes may be very expensive to Chen Yuan, and he can't help but feel pain in his heart. But for people like Chen Yuan, who have been on the verge of subsistence for the past 18 years, luxury goods like cigarettes are still less important than food and drinking water. It is not as important as the lives of others. Although Chen Yuan was cold in the previous life, he was originally a person who valued love and righteousness.
It's just that now, there is someone who is more distressed than Chen Yuan, that is Xiao Tengcan, he is an old smoker. But just after listening to Chen Yuan's explanation, he already knew the importance of this mineral water. And although the car was driven for him, it was not his. If it weren't for Chen Yuan's lock, he wouldn't have been able to move the car at all. Chen Yuan threw away his own things, what did he have to say. What's more, this water is still reserved for those of them who have just joined, otherwise Chen Yuan's original water would have been enough. So Xiao Tengcan only has gratitude now.
At this point, the preparations for the resumption of departure have been made. But a new question has emerged, that is, how does Chu Xinxin arrange it?
There are already four people living in the RV, and even if you sleep on the floor, it is impossible for a girl to live with a man casually. Not to mention the Ford Transit. The Mercedes-Benz truck was given to Xiao Tengcan's family. In the end, the Jinbei sea lion only has two seats, and there is a mattress in the back, but you can't always lie down when driving, even if you squat, and it is dangerous to bump into it if you don't have a seat. She doesn't know how to drive herself. So how to arrange it has become a problem.
"Let's take my car." In the end, Qin Mengyao decided: "Let Xiaoxue take your RV during the day and come back to sleep with us at night." Qin Mengyao actually has selfish intentions, she knows that there is no safer place than staying by Chen Yuan's side now, and the safety of the RV is also high, if she really encounters a large number of zombie attacks, her sister will be safer. And with Wu Qingfang here, Qin Mengxue will not suffer, she is quite relieved.
Qin Mengxue, this girl, was not afraid of life, and when she heard that she could stay in the RV, she immediately cheered. Chen Yuan finally nodded, agreeing. So the convoy set off again. The RV drove in front, followed by the Jinbei Great Lion, then the Ford Transit, and finally the Mercedes-Benz truck.