Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

Even Yan Fan, who was used to seeing all kinds of magical things happening to Gu Tongwan, was a little surprised at this time. There was a white tail shaking in the big pit. It turned out that Tutu was digging the pit underneath. But Tutu always liked cleanliness. It was the first time to see it so enthusiastic about something that it was not hesitant to dirty its hair.

Speaking of why Tutu appeared in the pit, it was actually because Gu Tongwan took some specially provided snacks from the space and threw them in. In this way, even Tutu, who disliked the dirtiness at first, could not resist the temptation of snacks, and he could also tell Yan Fan that this huge pit was dug by Tutu.

"Is this all Tutu's doing?" Yan Fan still didn't quite believe it. He had only been there for an hour. Could Tutu alone have dug such a deep pit in such a short time? And the perimeter of the pit was too neat.

But the facts before him told Yan Fan that there was indeed no one else here except Gu Tongwan, Tutu and their dog. As for how Tutu did it, there was no way to find out.

"Well... there was an accident just now. Anyway, it became like this after Tutu joined. By the way, you came at the right time. Help me shovel the soil." Gu Tongwan explained vaguely, or perhaps she didn't want to explain it clearly at all.

Yan Fan saw through it but didn't say anything. After all, after knowing her for a few months, he had already gotten used to Gu Tongwan's style of doing things. He also knew that there must be some unknown secrets behind Sister Wanwan. But at this stage, he didn't want to destroy this harmonious relationship, so it was better to turn a blind eye and pretend not to hear anything about many things.

The excavated soil was packed into about twenty snakeskin bags. Because two people worked together, it took less than an hour and a half to complete the bagging.

At 10:30 in the morning, Gu Tongwan glanced at the sun above his head. Although there was still plenty of sunlight in the danger zone, the perceived temperature did not rise much. The temperature here remained at around degrees.

"I listened to the base broadcast this morning. The Meteorological Bureau detected that the temperature in southern China will indeed begin to drop across the board starting next month, and a cold air current will arrive from the north. The temperature may drop to five to ten degrees Celsius by then. In this way, the temperature from midnight to early morning may be only six or seven degrees Celsius. Although the Meteorological Bureau has not said whether the temperature will continue to drop this year, it has been two years since the last extreme cold period. Although last year was peaceful, I think we should prepare in advance. For example, we can buy charcoal in advance, and we can also get wood from the forest." Yan Fan remembered that he spent the extreme cold two years ago in the rescue center in the base. Although the rescue center had a place to shelter from the wind and cold, the hard floor and the temperature of dozens of degrees below zero still took away many elderly people with weak constitutions. At that time, the entire rescue center was more like a cage waiting to die at any time.

It can be seen that Yan Fan had a bad experience, otherwise with his personality he would not take the initiative to ask her to do anything.

Gu Tongwan glanced at the many fallen branches nearby. These were natural wood and materials for making charcoal.

"After loading the soil, if there is still time, collect the fallen branches and take them to the farmers' trade center in the base. I remember that you can exchange raw branches for a certain amount of charcoal there?" Last year, she, Xiaoli and the boss's wife went to the farmers' market. At that time, in order to save gas, the boss's wife would occasionally buy charcoal. It was there that she learned that raw branches can be exchanged for a certain proportion of charcoal. If you don't want to exchange, you can give the other party some labor fees and let the other party only make and process it into charcoal.

Yan Fan suggested directly processing the raw branches. The reason was simple: the charcoal made from branches in the danger zone was better than the ordinary charcoal exchanged at the farmers' market and would burn longer.

"It's impossible for the two of us to get so much high-quality charcoal. In addition to exchanging, let's also buy some other charcoal."

Although she still has more than ten tons of coal in her space, if the extreme cold really comes again, she doesn't know how long it will last. However, based on the amount of coal or charcoal needed to burn for the current area of ​​the house, at least several hundred kilograms will be consumed in a month. If the extreme cold lasts for half a year, the demand for coal and charcoal will be huge, and it is also unknown how many extreme colds there will be in the future. Therefore, she must prepare cold-resistant materials in advance.

"Sister Wanwan, let me go collect wood now." Yan Fan rolled up his sleeves, looking ready to get to work.

"That's great, but what about your training today?"

"I have reached the standard." Yan Fan grinned. The B-level Frost Rabbit hunted today has fully achieved the effect of training. Tonight, he will absorb the crystal core and continue to practice mental power. The gains in this hour are much better than the results of the previous half month's training.

It could be seen that Yan Fan was a little proud when he spoke. Gu Tongwan guessed that he must have encountered something good during training just now. However, it would be good if he could leave on time. She could continue to use the mini excavator later. After all, twenty bags of mud would not be enough to fill her backyard.

"How about this, come back at 12:30 and we'll have lunch. I'll let Tutu continue digging the pit, and you put the branches you collect in the designated place. When we leave, we can just drive over and get them. Oh, and Aoao is very strong, so you can tie the branches to him, which will save some effort."

After everyone had assigned their tasks, Gu Tongwan made sure that Yan Fan's breath was gradually fading away before releasing the mini excavator again and continued digging along the previous pit. In less than an hour, the two-meter-diameter deep pit was reduced to a diameter of three or four meters.

Yan Fan came back on time at noon, and Gu Tongwan handed over the roujiamo and thermos cup that he had taken out from the space in advance. Roujiamo was made by the way when the meat was braised last time. The pork belly soaked in the braised meat sauce was fat but not greasy, and was chopped with spicy screw peppers and cumin seeds and sandwiched in the soft white film, and then drizzled with a layer of chili oil and coriander. The soft white film crust and the aroma of meat and cumin filled the whole mouth, followed by the spicy taste of screw peppers and chili oil, and paired with a cup of warm freshly squeezed soy milk, this lunch was simple and sufficient.

"Sister Wanwan, your cooking skills are getting better and better. It would be a pity if you don't open a shop." Yan Fan had long been impressed by Gu Tongwan's cooking skills. With the improvement of food and crazy exercise in the past two months, her height has increased from the same as Gu Tongwan to at least half a head taller than her. She is estimated to be about 1.7475 meters tall now. And it's not just her height, her body is also stronger than before. Even when she is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, she can feel the muscles gradually forming.

It turns out that boys can grow more than ten centimeters every two months during their growth spurt.

Gu Tongwan took a sip of soy milk and replied with a smile: "That's because the ingredients are good. If the ingredients are bought from the base, I can't make such a taste without the seasoning."

"I don't care. In my mind, Sister Wanwan is a master chef." Yan Fan's personality has become much more cheerful during this period, and he can occasionally joke with her. He is completely different from the vigilant and silent boy when he first came.

"Okay, keep complimenting me while I'm helping you. I won't open a store anyway. I'm exhausted just preparing thirty lunch boxes every day. If I really open a store, I'm afraid I'll be half dead. I still hope to have a more stable life like now, and the money I earn can achieve my goals. That's enough." She was used to being a lazy person, and she didn't really have any big ambitions. Besides, if she really opened a restaurant, she wouldn't be able to hide the source of her goods, so she didn't want to cause trouble for herself.

The two of them spent their lunch time chatting. After Yan Fan packed the remaining mud for Gu Tongwan, he asked Aoao and Tutu to act as porters. After all, the two dogs were mutant beasts above A-level, with extremely strong physical strength and supernatural powers. They easily carried four or five bags of mud weighing hundreds of pounds at a time as if it was a piece of cake. It only took them three or four trips to deliver all the mud to the pickup truck placed in the safe zone.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Tongwan and Yan Fan transported the collected raw branches to the car. However, in fact, Gu Tongwan had collected at least two or three hundred kilograms of raw branches in his space, and when he came next time, he could take them to the farmer's market to make charcoal.

Before the two were leaving, they met a number of people in the safe zone who had entered the northern forest to cut down trees. These people were all young and strong men between 20 and 40 years old, holding axes and other handy cutting tools, but most of them were ordinary people, and occasionally they could be seen with a few low-level psychics.

"It should be a logging team entering the forest." Yan Fan glanced outside the car and saw several familiar faces, and some even greeted him.

"Young man, you are here again today? Hey, you brought a girl with you this time?" One of the men in his thirties joked with a smile.

"My sister, come in with me to dig some mud to grow vegetables." Although Yan Fan didn't care what others thought of him, he didn't want Gu Tongwan to become the topic of conversation because of him, so he gave a brief explanation to the man.

“Hey, you have such a pretty sister. You two look quite alike, hahaha. But I see you just came out of the danger zone? It’s not safe over there. There are more mutant beasts in the forest recently than before. You better be careful.” The man wiped his sweat and yelled at the men behind him, “Zhang Er, be more careful. How can you chop trees like this? Do you want to kill yourself or others? You’re going in the opposite direction. You’re so stupid!”

"Brother Long, I've noticed that you guys have been entering the forest more frequently than before. Do you think the temperature at your Ranger Base is going to drop as well?"

After hearing this, Gu Tongwan realized that this logging team was not from the base but from the wanderer base camp. No wonder these people seemed to be dressed differently. The residents of the base generally wore clothes similar to those before the apocalypse, but the industry was underdeveloped at the wanderer base. Apart from being self-sufficient, most of the supplies were obtained through the black market or exchanged with the base. Their clothes were slightly simple or they used some materials that appeared after the apocalypse, such as plants with excellent toughness that could be made into clothes, or the fur of mutant animals. It was common to see several elements such as plants, animals and man-made products on a piece of clothing.

However, the combination of these elements does look quite nice, and it was even popular inside the base for a time. Now the clothing stores in the base have designed many clothes that conform to current aesthetics based on the clothes worn by the wanderers. However, these clothes are often much more expensive than second-hand clothes. After all, the fur of mutant animals is not easy to buy.

The man called Brother Long had his hands on his hips, with his axe next to him. There were cracks on the axe, and it seemed that he had been used for some time.

"Our leader just came back from the north and said that it's already minus 30 degrees Celsius there, and there's a trend of continued cooling. The base camp has already issued a notice that everyone must prepare for winter in advance. The biggest problem at this stage is charcoal. Although the northern forest can be cut down without restrictions, the growth period of trees takes several days even if it's fast. And now there are more and more logging teams, not just from our wanderer base camp, but also from the base and the black market, and even some free hunters have begun to join the logging operation. If we don't hurry up, we're afraid that the extreme cold will come early, or that mutant animals will riot and cause a beast tide. If that happens, it won't be so easy to enter the forest at that time."

Brother Long didn't chat with the two of them for too long. After a while, he rejoined the felling team with an axe in hand. Gu Tongwan glanced at the dozen people in front of him who were heading deep into the forest. There were taller fir trees over there, and that was probably their target.

Just as Brother Long said, we saw a lot of big pickup trucks on the way back. There were many young and strong men holding axes sitting in these pickup trucks. They were probably logging teams from other places.

"Sister Wanwan, we will encounter more loggers in the big forest in the north. Once there is a shortage of trees to be cut down in the safe zone, the danger zone will also become their target. I think we need to speed up in the next few days. After all, there will be a collision once we meet other people there." Yan Fan had also met other hunters in the forest. In the doomsday, these people regarded resources as their own products, so in most cases, high-level psychics would instinctively drive away those who were weaker than themselves. If they wanted to continue to operate in the danger zone, they could only improve their efficiency.

"Well, let's put it this way. We will temporarily close the store for three days tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. During these three days, we will mainly focus on collecting green branches and digging soil." Gu Tongwan pondered while driving.

When Yan Fan heard the word "dig soil", the corners of his mouth trembled, and he couldn't help asking: "Sister Wanwan, how much soil do you need? It seems that you have dug a lot today."

"About a hundred bags? That should be enough..." A hundred bags was just a preliminary calculation, and perhaps more would be needed. After all, her goal was not only the entire backyard, but also the entire rooftop of the underground city.

The two men returned to the camp in their respective contemplations. Their goal was clear: this time they were heading to the farmers' market.