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

Twenty-fifth hour after the extreme cold.

At this time, the heavy snow is still going on outside, and the outdoor temperature has reached a historical high of minus 46 degrees Celsius. The streets and all the buildings are covered with snow. The entire base is like a dead silent empty city. There are no cars, pedestrians or even living creatures on the streets. The thick layer of snow has reached more than 30 centimeters. Some of the slightly soft snow will instantly cover the knees when stepped on.

In the utility room, Gu Tongwan was chopping the freshly thawed cabbage vigorously, while Luo Mei next to him was busy putting the snow that the two of them had just scooped from outside on the stove to thaw.

It was minus 40 degrees outside, but in the utility room the temperature was barely maintained at minus 3 or 4 degrees because of the two heaters and the charcoal burning in the stove. However, the two men were close to the fire and were wrapped in heavy clothes, so they didn't feel too cold for a while.

"Sister Wanwan, I've written down the route you asked me to check. If you go east, there is indeed a hospital and a clinic. The nearest clinic to the west is about seven kilometers away."

"How far is the hospital from our fruit and vegetable store?" Gu Tongwan asked.

"It's 3.8 kilometers in a straight line. If you drive normally, it will take less than ten minutes, but the weather now..." Luo Mei hesitated. Although she had never taken a driving test, she knew that it would be very difficult to drive on the road in such weather. In addition, there was a certain risk due to the thick snow.

"It's okay. We can drive slower on the road. But I don't know if the power can start normally by then." If she had been driving her own SUV, she wouldn't have been worried. After all, that car was a special outdoor vehicle that could be driven in extremely hot or cold places. At the auto show, she had seen the salesperson introduce that the same car could go to the Arctic and could drive smoothly even in weather of minus seventy degrees Celsius. But it was hard to say about the pickup truck outside. Although she checked the condition of the car yesterday and there were no major problems, she didn't know what would happen if she really went on the road.

Fearing that Luo Mei would think too much, Gu Tongwan changed the subject: "Okay, let's eat first and then talk about this."

Gu Tongwan put the chopped cabbage into the pot, then took out a can of braised meat that had been thawed in advance and picked out some braised pork. The braised meat itself had enough spice and saltiness, and there was also marinade, so this pot of dish only needed to be seasoned with a little salt. The aroma of the braised meat was quickly absorbed by the cabbage, and the room was immediately filled with the pleasant smell of braised meat.

"It smells so good, Sister Wanwan, how come you have everything in your store?" Luo Mei took a deep breath of the fragrance. She originally had no appetite because it was too cold, but after smelling this scent, her appetite was aroused and her stomach began to growl.

"He owns a shop, so he must have everything. Oh, and if you're leaving in a couple of days, take some things back that are easy to preserve. If there's any charcoal left, take that back, too."

"How can I do this? I'm already very grateful that you agreed to take me home. I can't ask for anything else from you, and, and I just worked a day." Luo Mei bit her lip and said in a low voice. She was indeed grateful and guilty to Gu Tongwan, always feeling that she had only been in the store for a day and had caused trouble for him.

At this time, the pot was boiling. The cabbage and braised pork had been cooking for about seven or eight minutes. She added some potato flour. There were seven or eight boxes of potato flour in the space. This was found in a certain agricultural product exchange in the county where she and Zhang's father and son had visited before the earthquake. There were not only potato flour, but also two boxes of vermicelli. Because there was more potato flour, she planned to sell two boxes to promote sales in the store. She would stock five or six kilograms of goods in the store each time, but she didn't know if it was because the price was too high, so not many people bought it. It has been in the store for nearly half a month. If it hadn't been for the extreme cold this time, these potato flours might have continued to be on the shelves for a longer time.

"I'm not a good person. If it weren't for this kind of weather, I wouldn't have given you these things. But you can see the situation now. The vegetables are all frozen. First, they can't be sold and no one will buy them. Second, if they warm up later, they will go bad. We can't eat much in the next two days, so we might as well take them back and give them to people in need. In addition to you, I may pass by friends' homes on the way, so I plan to take some more and put them in the back of the car, and I'm going to go in order along the way. Although your home is not far from here, I looked at the map and found that I have to take a shortcut, but the shortcut may have been blocked by heavy snow, and the car may not be able to drive through, and it is not safe, so I decided to take the main road, but this way your house will be the last one to go."

"It's okay. I just talked to my dad on the phone. He said he will leave with the rescue team tomorrow. The rescue team will pass by our neighborhood. If everything goes well, my dad will be able to return home tomorrow afternoon. The remaining food and charcoal at home can last for a week or two. It's just that my mom's health is not very good, so I decided to go back." Luo Mei replied.

Gu Tongwan nodded and said with a smile, "In that case, let's continue looking at the map after we're full. Then you can search the forum online to see if there's any information about the rescue team. We need to plan the route in advance, as well as the situations we might encounter on the road. Tomorrow morning, when we get up, we'll start packing up our equipment and food."

At this time, the vermicelli and cabbage stewed with meat that had been stewed in the pot for twenty minutes was almost ready. Gu Tongwan sprinkled some chopped green onions on it and scooped a bowl for each of them.

I deliberately put a lot of potato flour before, so I didn’t cook rice in the evening. The two girls don’t eat much, so they may not be able to finish this pot.

Luo Mei was really hungry, so she quickly picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks after taking the bowl. The braised meat had been stewed until soft a long time ago, and now it melted in the mouth. There was no fishy smell of the mutated pork at all, but a rich meaty aroma. Paired with a mouthful of cabbage covered with soup, it was so delicious that she almost bit off her tongue.

"Sister Wanwan, how did you do it? This pork is not smelly at all?" Luo Mei widened her eyes and looked at Gu Tongwan like a curious baby.

"This involves commercial secrets, so I can't tell you for the time being." Gu Tongwan blinked, looking mysterious.

Luo Mei stuffed a mouthful of meat into her mouth with some regret, but did not continue to ask. However, she knew in her heart that it was most likely the marinade used. After all, this bottle of canned meat sold for more than 100 points, which could buy two kilograms of pork. However, a bottle of canned braised meat only had half a kilogram of meat at most. What a huge profit!

Gu Tongwan naturally didn't know what Luo Mei was complaining about in her heart. She just slowly picked up the potato noodles soaked in soup and put them into her mouth. The slippery potato noodles tasted different after absorbing the soup. It not only had the aroma of meat but also the aroma of cabbage. The noodles were soft and smooth. After a few bites in her mouth, she could swallow them directly. It was a perfect match with the cabbage and braised meat.

"If there is fresh pork and sauerkraut, and paired with mung bean vermicelli, that's the real sauerkraut pork and vermicelli stew. And it must be pork belly, the taste will be more fragrant." Gu Tongwan couldn't help but sigh.

Luo Mei was surprised, then she joked: "Sour cabbage and pork, I feel like this meal is as good as the New Year's Eve meal at home."

"Okay, let's have something better for the next meal. Even if we are trapped, we should be nicer to ourselves, right?" Gu Tongwan was in a rare good mood and started joking with Luo Mei.