End of the World

The two chatted and laughed for a while before dividing the work. Wu Bin went to check the tin house, while He Yuxin went to the white building to clean up the place for them to rest. This factory area had been abandoned for more than half a year and was surrounded by a wall, but Wu Bin was not worried that He Yuxin would be in danger.

There are two tin houses on the side of the building, in front of the unloading area, one big and one small. The small one is only relative. The big one seems to be leaking air everywhere and doesn't even have a door. The small one is very airtight, with the door locked. Wu Bin guessed that the small one might be a warehouse.

The result was similar. The big iron shed was the production workshop. Because the company went bankrupt, most of the production machines were removed, and it looked very empty inside.

The door of the shed was locked, so Wu Bin had no way to get in and had to go back to the white building.

He Yuxin found several dormitories on the second floor of the white building. They should have been used to house the staff stationed in the factory. There were daily necessities in them, but they had been abandoned for so long that they were covered with a layer of dust, so they had to be cleaned thoroughly.

"Brother Bin, did you find anything?" He Yuxin asked when she saw Wu Bin coming back so quickly from upstairs.

"There's nothing in the greenhouse except a bunch of machines, and the small one is locked. I came back to think of a solution. Have you found anything?" Wu Bin roughly recounted it.

"I didn't find anything special. There are a few rooms upstairs and I need to clean them up!" He Yuxin replied.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work!" Wu Bin looked up and gave He Yuxin a thumbs up.

He Yuxin smiled and turned to clean the room.

Wu Bin searched the entire first floor and finally found a few rusty hacksaw blades in the corner of the stairwell. This thing should be able to saw open the warehouse door lock.

There was only a saw blade but no handle, so Wu Bin took a lot of effort to saw open the door lock.

Pushing open the dusty door of the warehouse, a breath of time, no, it should be the air that has been sealed for months rushes in, rushing out, little knowing that the outside is no longer the world before the dust.

After opening the warehouse door, Wu Bin did not rush in, but waited for the air to circulate for ten minutes.

After the air in the warehouse was almost replaced, Wu Bin slowly stepped into the warehouse. The first thing he saw was a forklift used for unloading. There were also a dozen large iron oil drums piled in the corner, and he didn't know whether they were filled with gasoline or diesel.

On one side of the forklift was a pile of boxes containing small electric fans and the like. This should be a small electrical appliance factory. In addition to the factory products, there were also a large number of packaging cartons. Wu Bin did not find many useful things, but after searching around, he finally found something.

A large box of clothes, or to be more precise, work clothes. I guess they are the work clothes of this factory, and they are a complete set. Now, I finally have clothes to change.

Wu Bin used a lot of strength to drag the box of clothes to the front of the building.

"Yuxin, come down for a moment!" Wu Bin shouted upstairs.

"Brother Bin, what's wrong?" He Yuxin walked down after hearing the voice.

"Look, we have clothes to change!" Wu Bin said as he picked up a few sets of work clothes.

"That's great!" He Yuxin was a little happy. Although it was work clothes, there was no choice in this situation. It was good to have clothes to change.

Only then did Wu Bin realize that He Yuxin was a little dusty, and her white dress was covered with dust. It seemed that she was very serious when she cleaned the room.

"Why is your room so dusty?" Wu Bin asked. It has been a long time since anyone has lived in this room. There is more dust than on the street.

"There's no way! I don't want to do it either. Brother Bin won't think I'm dirty, right?" He Yuxin brushed off the dust on her body, but found that she couldn't wipe it clean at all.

"How could that be? I'm not much better! If you want to take a shower, I'll go find some water first." Wu Bin looked at the dust on his body. He must have looked even worse than He Yuxin.

Since there are rooms for people to live in the factory, there should be a source of drinking water. I hope the water source is not tap water. There are two water towers in the factory, one on the roof of the building and the other next to the warehouse. However, they have been abandoned for a long time and the water in the towers has deteriorated and cannot be used.

In addition to the water tower, Wu Bin found a hand pump next to the building. This type of hand pump was very common in rural areas in the past. The basic principle was to use a lever to pull the piston to suck water up, which is roughly the same as the principle of a syringe.

Hand pumps cannot suck water from too far away and are usually installed next to a well. There is a water pump here, proving that there is a well in the factory.

Wu Bin cleared the leaves around the water pump and checked the rocker arm and rubber piston. The water in the piston had already dried up, but as long as the pipe below was not leaking and the sand basket at the bottom of the well was not damaged, water could be pumped up by filling the piston pipe with water.

Wu Bin took the spoiled water from the water tower, poured it all into the piston, shook the rocker, and filled it up again when all the water flowed down the pipe. He repeated this process until the water filled the pipe and then pumped in the well water.

After Wu Bin's efforts for more than ten minutes, the hand pump was finally able to pump water. Wu Bin shook it and pumped out the smelly water that had been poured in before, and then the well water. However, the water in the well was not living water, and it might become smelly after this period of time. Fortunately, the well was completely sealed and could be stored for a longer time.

After shaking the water for several minutes, Wu Bin finally shook up the well water. He smelled it but didn't find any smell, so it should be still usable normally. Of course, it's best to cook it before drinking.

"Brother Bin, have you found some water?" He Yuxin came down from upstairs with a bucket in her hand. She was looking for water to wash the tables and chairs.

"Found it. It's here." Wu Bin led He Yuxin to the hand pump, placed the bucket at the water outlet, and filled it with water.

"Wow! What an amazing thing!" He Yuxin had never been to the countryside, but she had seen this kind of hand pump but had never experienced it.

After Wu Bin finished his work, he picked up the bucket and cleaned the room with He Yuxin.

There are five rooms on the second floor, all of which are dormitory rooms. He Yuxin only cleaned two of them and would clean the others when she had time.

He Yuxin took the bucket from Wu Bin and went to find a rag to wash it. Wu Bin entered the room and took a look around. He was quite satisfied. The garbage and dust in the room had been cleaned up by He Yuxin. It can be seen that her life is very organized.

Looking at He Yuxin scrubbing the tables and chairs, I couldn't tell that she was so capable. In the society before the end of the world, women were almost corrupted by money, and very few of them were willing to work hard on their own.

Wu Bin didn't just stand there and watch, he stepped forward to help, and the two of them quickly cleaned the room.

Time passed as the two were busy. When it was dinner time, Wu Bin found instant noodles and sausages from the items he had moved back. There was a kitchen on the first floor of the white building, which was used by the previous factory staff.

Dinner was instant noodles, ham sausage and a can of eight-treasure porridge, which was quite sumptuous in the context of the apocalypse.

After taking a shower, they both went back to their rooms to rest. Neither of them got enough rest last night, so they must make up for it tonight if they have a bed.

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"Brother Bin, get up!" He Yuxin's voice came from outside the door in the morning. Wu Bin took out his mobile phone to check the time. It was half past six in the morning. He Yuxin got up too early. In the past, even if Wu Bin woke up in the morning, he would stay in bed until seven o'clock. But it was different now, and he had things to do today.

"Why are you here so early?" Wu Bin opened the door, stretched, and said to He Yuxin who was outside the door.

"If Brother Bin feels that I have disturbed your sweet dream, I won't bother you tomorrow!" He Yuxin said with a wink.

"Not really. I went to bed early yesterday, so that's enough for now!" Wu Bin took a deep breath and prepared to wash up.

"Brother Bin, hurry up!" When Wu Bin came out of the building, he saw He Yuxin waving at him by the wall.

"Where are you going in such a hurry?" Wu Bin felt that He Yuxin was more energetic today than yesterday, and the environment here made her feel much more at ease.

"Of course we have to protect the food!" He Yuxin waved her little fists, looking very cute!

Wu Bin smiled and said nothing more. He climbed over the wall and picked up He Yuxin outside the wall. Then the two of them drove back to the logistics truck, determined to empty it today.

No one knows how long this disaster will last. Judging from the current situation, it will not end in the short term, so we should prepare for the worst and survive better.

After filling up the pickup truck and looking at the half-empty compartment, Wu Bin estimated that at least two more trips would be needed. This truck was not only loaded with food, but also daily necessities such as toothpaste and shampoo, which supplemented these supplies.

"This supermarket carries a very diverse array of goods at one time!" Wu Bin said as he looked at the dozen bags of rice piled up at the innermost part of the carriage. It was rare to have more than twenty different kinds of goods in a car.

"Maybe it's a small supermarket!" He Yuxin guessed that generally large shopping malls would not have too many types of goods in the same cart.

"Who cares? It belongs to us anyway!" Wu Bin stuffed a box of snacks and other food behind the driver's seat, opened the door and got in the car.

The pickup truck stopped outside the factory wall, and the two men worked together to move all the things in the truck into the factory. It took more than half an hour. It was really difficult to do it with the wall between them.

Wu Bin decided to open the factory gate first so that he could drive in directly next time without so much trouble.

The factory is located in a remote area, and Wu Bin has not seen any zombies nearby so far. In short, it is better to be cautious. Wu Bin found the hacksaw blade he had used before and sawed open the door lock bit by bit, while He Yuxin stood by the wall to keep watch.

It took nearly an hour and three saw blades to finally cut the lock on the gate.

"Wait a minute, something's happening!" Wu Bin went to the logistics truck for the second time and immediately found something wrong. There was a black car next to the logistics truck.

"Is there someone there?" He Yuxin saw that the trunk of the black car was open, and it was obvious that someone had discovered the food on the logistics truck.

Wu Bin drove closer and honked the horn. A sturdy man immediately jumped out and was quite excited to see Wu Bin and the other man.

"Wait a minute, don't move!" The burly man wanted to move forward, but Wu Bin immediately warned him when he saw that he still had a crossbow in his hand, and at the same time reached out for a shotgun to prevent any accidents.

"Um... I have no ill intentions!" The man knew what Wu Bin was worried about, and threw the crossbow aside to show his sincerity.

Wu Bin relaxed his vigilance a little when he saw him drop the crossbow. He asked He Yuxin to stay in the car and got out alone to talk to the man.