Chapter 45: Winter
Qu Jianlei has always believed that he is not a stingy person, and he is willing to be kind to others.
But his temper is not so good that others are bullying him, and he can still swallow his anger.
In any case, trap them first, and get out of the Lord first.
As for the fact that the nine cars were completely wiped out in the Tricolor Swamp, he really didn't know anything about it.
He couldn't imagine that a nest of poisonous snakes could be so ruthless.
He took Xiao Jing all the way to run wildly, and after running out of the three-color swamp, he breathed a sigh of relief, "I finally didn't continue to chase after it." ”
"Uh-huh," Xiao Jing nodded repeatedly, "I can't even see the lights." ”
He really didn't expect that it wasn't because the light was too far away, but because the light was ...... Obscured by snakes.
"Keep walking," Qu Jianlei was not worried about his current situation...... What if the other party catches up again?
The two could only continue to run for their lives, escaping until dawn and then until dark.
In the process, Xiao Jing couldn't help but ask, "Brother Heitian, what if the three-color swamp couldn't trap them yesterday?" ”
Qu Jianlei glanced at him strangely, "Isn't there still a swarm of sandworms?" ”
Xiao Jing thought about it for a while, and felt that the swarm of sand worms was a bit far away from the location of the three-color swamp...... That's how it should be, right?
However, he is a road idiot, and he is really a little unsure, so he doesn't dare to ask about the specific means of operation.
"Brother Heitian, let's ...... now It should have been Hong Si, right? ”
"Hong Si...... I don't know much about it," Qu Jianlei said lightly, "I heard that Hongsi's garbage dump is quite famous. ”
Most of the people in Hong Si can talk about the mine, and not many people talk about the garbage dump.
But since he was passing by, Qu Jianlei didn't mind taking a look at it with a fake meaning.
In fact, he is a little worried about what kind of changes have happened to the garbage dump where he has been making a living.
Anyway, now that he had changed his shotgun, he was not afraid of being recognized, so he drove straight towards the rocky camp.
Twenty kilometers from the rocky camp, he stopped.
"Xiaojing, go to the back to look at the wind, and tell me in time if there is any situation."
The weather was already cold, the wind was not strong, and the visibility was surprisingly good, and I could see six or seven kilometers away.
Xiao Jing climbed on the top of the light truck and looked around with a telescope, "No one...... Ah, I see the garbage dump. ”
"It's the first time I've seen it," Qu Jianlei said quietly, "Take a closer look, and if you find someone, notify me." ”
"Well," Xiao Jing replied, "I heard that the scavengers in the garbage dump are not easy to mess with, and they are quite arrogant. ”
The light truck slowly drove towards the garbage dump, until it was close to about three kilometers, and Xiaojing still didn't make a sound.
Nobody? Qu Jianlei stopped the car, climbed to the roof of the car, and took a telescope to look around.
It's really nobody! He told Xiaojing again, go down and continue driving.
I drove until I was about a kilometer away from the garbage dump, but I still didn't find anyone.
Qu Jianlei was strange, so he drove about 20 kilometers along the garbage dump, but he still didn't see anyone.
Xiao Jing exclaimed, "In the garbage dump...... There's something you can use! ”
Qu Jianlei shook his head, and in a dozen directions, the convertible drove towards the camp where the old cripple was.
About 500 meters from the camp, he stopped his car and pushed off a motorcycle.
Xiao Jing rode into the camp on a motorcycle, while he stood in the car body, his hands on the car machine gun.
The arrival of the off-road light truck has been discovered by the people in the camp, and some people have looked at it curiously.
Although Xiaojing is just a child, he rides a motorcycle and has a short dagger on his waist, and others dare not ignore it.
The point is that there are on-board machine guns outside the camp, and no one will try to bully the child.
After a while, Xiaojing returned, he bought a map, and brought back a message.
"Hundreds of kilometers of garbage dumps along the line have been closed, and some big people have spoken out to close the winter in advance."
Qu Jianlei looked at the map, chose a camp fifty kilometers away, and drove there.
He bought some supplies and tools in the camp and left in the dark.
Seeing him drive in the direction of the garbage dump again, Xiao Jing asked curiously, "It's winter, are you still going to the garbage dump?" ”
Qu Jianlei replied lightly, "I plan to spend the winter in the garbage dump." ”
The weather is getting colder and colder, and it is no longer suitable to rush at this time, in case of a sudden cold wave, the consequences are unimaginable.
The most dangerous place is the safest place...... Let's hope so.
However, he did not plan to choose a nearby location, but chose a place one hundred and fifty kilometers away.
In addition to being far away from the rocky camp, it is also important that there is a waterhole more than two kilometers on the edge of the dump.
The water from the wasteland can't be drunk casually, but he bought a circulating water purifier.
The car drove to the place to take a look, the garbage pile was still in order, and it was not difficult to open a residence.
After observation, he found that this winter break was really not just a casual talk.
During the day, there are cars patrolling from time to time, and occasionally drones hovering over the dump.
For the next ten days, Qu Jianlei drove away during the day and went to dig the garbage heap at night.
Most of the garbage here's heap is made of synthetic materials, and there are some metal products, but there is not much odor.
In addition to preventing people from discovering it, he also had to be careful not to approach anything with strong radiation.
After more than ten days of hard work, he finally dug out a big hole in the garbage heap.
At least the off-road light truck can be driven in, and it does not affect the work.
He spent another two days camouflaging the entrance of the cave, so that ordinary people could not see that there was a cave inside.
At this time, you can work during the day, and it is good to move lightly.
Xiaojing is mainly to help, and by the way, warn if there is someone outside.
The garbage taken out of the hole was initially scattered evenly in a distant dump.
Later, the garbage was repaired in the passage by Qu Jianlei and filled with sturdy to withstand the severe cold in the future.
In a blink of an eye, more than 20 days have passed.
The cave has been transformed into a space of four meters by six meters and more than two meters high, with a passage two meters long.
Ventilation holes, observation holes, etc., are also made, and there is even a separate partition for bathing.
As for the interior wall decoration or something...... That's basically not considered, and you can only deal with it when you have nothing to do in winter.
Finally, the entrance to the cave is completely camouflaged, and by this time, the weather is already very cold.
Recently, Xiaojing has stopped guarding the outside, but comes back from the waterhole every night.
The water pollution is very high, but the radiation is very low, which is already good for Qu Jianlei.
The generator was already settled and was powered by energy blocks, which was why he bought more than two hundred energy blocks.
When the generator is started, it can not only bring lighting, but also drive the water purification circulation system, which can purify the pool water.
It is said that the water purification circulation system can purify the body fluids discharged by itself, and can realize the recycling of water.
But water vapor is volatile, and Qu Jianlei wants not only to accumulate water for a winter, but also to take a bath!
It's been almost seven years since I traveled to now, and I haven't even taken a bath, it's so sour...... Simply so!
In addition to bathing, clothes should also be washed, and it is not okay not to wash them.
In the past, there were no conditions, and you could only be a wild man, but now that there are conditions, many things have become unbearable.
Other utensils, pots and pans, water tanks and the like, are all made by Qu Jianlei from local materials.
Don't underestimate the garbage dump, the contents may be a little dirty, but there are really a lot of things that can be reused.
During this time, there have been two small cold spells, and the temperature has dropped sharply.
On the thirty-third day after Qu Jianlei dug the hole, he finally announced that he could close the door.
Not all the work is done, and the rest of the tinkering work can be done behind closed doors.
It's not that the door can't be opened, but it's basically not going out.
The first thing you do after the door is closed is to take a shower!
Xiao Jing is more eager to take a bath than Qu Jianlei, and after the water he brought back these days is purified, he has saved more than five cubic meters.
Before taking a shower, he even washed a set of clothes very carefully, from the inside out, including socks.
Qu Jianlei took a bath this time, and it took a full three hours and six times to change the water before he completely washed his body.
The temperature outside the garbage dump should be about minus 20 degrees.
But in this small cave, the temperature is about eighteen or nineteen degrees, warm as spring, not to mention, there is a thick water vapor.
"This is life," Qu Jianlei walked out with a bath towel.
Xiao Jing couldn't hold it anymore, and when he saw him come out, he slipped into the partition with his clothes in his arms.
After taking a shower, it is a big cleaning, and all the clothes have to be washed.
Qu Jianlei even made an automatic mixer to replace the washing machine.
After the cleaning, that's two days away, and then make a big meal to celebrate.
The big meal is hot pot, Qu Jianlei really can't cook, but the hot pot is too simple, and the dipping sauce can be matched casually.
In addition to shabu-shabu, there are also vegetables, the dehydrated kind, which was also bought in the Hongwu settlement.
If you hadn't bought a lot of dehydrated vegetables, you wouldn't have spent so much money.
It was the first time for Xiao Jing to use chopsticks, and the grip was not very standard, but he quickly got used to it.
He is a clear preference for shabu-shabu rather than chewing dehydrated vegetables.
While gobbling up, he asked vaguely, "Brother Heitian, why do you love vegetables so much?" ”
"Vegetables can supplement a lot of nutrients and regulate the stomach," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "These are serious vegetables, not wild vegetables." ”
"Nutritional supplements......" Xiao Jing replied without raising his head, "Wouldn't it be good to take nutrients?" ”
Qu Jianlei was speechless for a while, and only replied after a while.
"The nutrients in nutrients are not absolutely balanced, and there are individual differences in the nutrients that each person needs."
"Since we are born with a stomach, it is to enjoy good food...... This is also one of the joys of life. ”
This is the philosophy that every foodie should have.
When Xiao Jing heard this, he raised his head in amazement, glanced at him, and then at the bed beside him.
The bed is made of synthetic materials and has a neat bedding on top.
After hesitating for a moment, he asked out loud, "Brother Heitian, you also lived in the settlement before, right?" ”