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

Time flew by like a rocket at one's fingertips, and in the blink of an eye it was the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. According to the plan, Gu Tongwan and Chen Yanxi each drove a car. Gu Tongwan went first to pick up Xiaoli and Lan Cen, while Chen Yanxi was responsible for Yan Fan and Liao Yunyun who stayed at home.

Originally, Liao Yunyun planned to let her get in Chen Yanxi's car. This would give the two of them some time alone and give the young couple more opportunities to love each other, while she would be responsible for driving the other car. However, since the journey was at least two hours, and the roads were slippery due to snow, Liao Yunyun was not familiar with the conditions outside the base, and there were three other people in the car, Yan Fan was not responsible for driving because he had to ensure the safety of the people in the car, so this car had to be driven by Gu Tongwan.

This time, Gu Tongwan had a lot of things in the back of his van, including a box of potatoes, some coriander and shallots, some winter melon and bacon, and even a box of eggs. The rest were cakes and melon seeds and peanuts bought some time ago. The weather was cold and these things would not spoil even if left for a while.

In addition to the things she prepared herself, Liao Yunyun also bought some old cream biscuits. Because she was going to be a guest at someone's house and would stay there for a week, Liao Yunyun originally discussed with Gu Tongwan whether to pay some food and accommodation expenses to Cai Min, but unexpectedly, Cai Min said on the phone that since she was the one who took the initiative to invite her, there was no need to say all this. Besides, Gu Tongwan had helped her a lot before, and the family was not short of anything, and a few people would not eat up all her savings.

Gu Tongwan didn't bring much luggage this time, just a 22-inch suitcase, which contained a set of thick coral fleece pajamas, a few close-fitting woolen clothes and pants, and a few sets of spare underwear. He only brought two coats, one was the black down jacket he was wearing now, and the other was a military green work cotton jacket placed on the last row of seats.

Xiaoli and Lan Cen were waiting at the door of the guesthouse early. They were very excited last night about the upcoming short trip of about a week. Xiaoli, in particular, had not left the base for many years. Last night, she pulled Lan Cen aside and talked a lot in private. The two of them chatted until three in the morning, and got up around seven in the morning to wash and check their luggage.

Xiaoli also pulled a red 24-inch suitcase. I don’t know how much stuff she stuffed in it. Looking at the bulging suitcase, you can tell at a glance that it is very heavy.

Compared to Xiaoli's exaggerated suitcase, Lan Cen's was much more low-key. She only took a luggage bag, which was probably filled with spare clothes and daily thermal underwear. Apart from that, she wrapped herself up like a penguin, even wearing at least three pairs of socks in her cotton boots.

"Can't you two wait inside? Don't get frozen outside." The proprietress, who was sitting in the restaurant on the first floor, couldn't help but shout as she looked at the two people's expectant backs.

The weather these past two days is actually quite good compared to the previous period. At least there is no wind or snow, and occasionally it will clear up briefly at noon. However, the outdoor temperature is still around minus 40 degrees Celsius. It is said that it is even colder outside the base, reaching nearly minus 50 degrees Celsius, so you must pay attention to keep warm when traveling.

"It's okay. Wanwan said she's already gone out. We'll just wait outside. It's not too cold today." Xiaoli was so excited that she almost jumped up. She found the long white breath she exhaled so interesting that she couldn't help but exhaled a few more times.

"Sister Xiaoli, take this first." Lan Cen said as he handed over something.

Only then did Xiaoli see that what Lan Cen handed over was actually a large piece of peeled orange peel.

"What are you using it for?" Xiaoli asked with some disgust.

"When you feel motion sickness, put a piece of orange peel in your mouth, or put it under your nose and smell it. This can relieve the nausea caused by motion sickness." Lan Cen's eyes, like grapes, were filled with sincerity.

Xiaoli took it after hearing it and asked in confusion: "How do you know?"

The smile on Lan Cen's face remained unchanged, but the words he said made Xiaoli feel a little regretful.

"When I was out there, I and other children were often transported to other places. The traffickers were afraid that we would vomit and dirty the cars, so they taught us this method. In addition, you can also use lemon leaves or mint instead."

Xiaoli couldn't help but rubbed Lan Cen's head and murmured softly: "It's okay, no one can bully you here in the future. Forget about the unhappy things quickly, good days are ahead."

"Well, I know, there will be good days from now on." Lan Cen's smile became bright again, which was the vision and hope for the future.

The two waited outside for about ten minutes before they saw a silver van driving towards them from the block ahead.

"It's Sister Wanwan's car." Lan Cen's voice was filled with joy when he saw the car.

The car stopped safely at the door of the guesthouse. After hearing the noise outside, the proprietress came out with a sack in her hand.

"Wanwan, I'll trouble your friend to take care of these two girls with you this time. If they cause you any trouble, just call me and I will personally take them back home." Although the proprietress spoke in a serious tone, she still had a smile on her face.

"Aunt, you make Lan Cen and I feel like criminals. We know our limits and won't cause any trouble for others!" Xiao Li pouted when she heard the boss lady's words. After a while, she went up to the boss lady and took her arm: "Aunt, don't miss me too much during the week I'm away."

"Go away, go away. Who misses you? Just don't cause me trouble when you are here. To be honest, I still can't bear to leave Lan Cen." Although the proprietress made a pushing motion, she never used any force. In fact, she was just being hard on the outside but soft on the inside. In her heart, Xiaoli was her niece, so naturally she loved her more.

"Okay, stop making trouble, get in the car quickly, you two remember the agreement you made with me, you must call me every night." The lady boss pulled Xiaoli away, and reminded them seriously not to forget what they promised. Finally, she moved the sack in her hand to Gu Tongwan's car, "Wanwan, these two children have been causing trouble for your friend's family for a while. Here are some noodles and some dry goods distributed by her uncle's unit. Take them to your friend."

Gu Tongwan knew that the landlady felt embarrassed that Xiaoli and Lan Cen had stayed at Cai's house for so many days for free, and Cai Min had made it clear that she could not accept any money, so the landlady thought of "compensating" Fang Zi from other places.

Xiaoli and Lan Cen looked at each other, and Xiaoli said awkwardly, "Aunt, Lan Cen and I didn't plan to live here for free. We went to the market yesterday and bought some things, but they were just small tokens of our appreciation."

"What did you buy?" No wonder the two of them went shopping early yesterday morning and looked so mysterious when they came back. It turned out they went shopping.

"I heard that Boss Cai is still quite young, so Lan Cen and I decided to buy him a set of skin care products, and then we bought some health supplements for Boss Cai's parents."

"That's not enough. How can we bother someone else for so many days?" The lady boss frowned and looked at Wanwan again: "Wanwan, just give the things in the bag to your friend. If you are free in a while, invite her to our guesthouse for dinner. I will be the guarantor and issue a certificate. The couple should be able to come in. By then, we will get her some local specialties from the base."

Gu Tongwan smiled and nodded: "Okay Aunt Man, don't worry, even if you don't tell me, I plan to invite them to the base for a walk and find a restaurant for dinner."

After a few people stood at the door and chatted for a while, they heard the sound of a car horn behind them. It turned out that Chen Yanxi had already passed by the guesthouse with Liao Yunyun and Yan Fan.

After Xiaoli and Lan Cen got in the car, the two cars drove one after the other towards the outside of the city gate.

The Wanderer Base Camp is more than 80 kilometers away from the base, and it takes about one to one hour and twenty minutes to drive there. Because the asphalt road before the end of the world was severely damaged by the earthquake, there are more gravels on the road surface, and you need to pay attention to whether there are landslides on the rock walls on both sides. Now it is extremely cold and the snow outside is heavy. Although the two cars have been equipped with anti-skid chains, they cannot drive too fast because the two cars always maintain a speed of about 50 yards. If they encounter thick snow or a cliff on one side, they will have to continue to slow down.

Liao Yunyun was sitting in the front passenger seat. There was a cliff on one side of her. The ground was bare without any vegetation. Therefore, she could see the entire mountain scenery clearly. But at the same time, her heart was in her throat. She finally understood why Gu Tongwan had not agreed to let her be the driver from the beginning. The terrain here was not something that an experienced driver could grasp.

She didn't finally breathe a sigh of relief until the car drove out of the cliff, but she didn't dare fall asleep easily because she was sitting in the passenger seat, so she could only yawn occasionally and check her phone.

In fact, the mobile phone signal is weakened by half after leaving the base. At present, the infrastructure of the three major operators is still recovering in an orderly manner. The signal is still good inside the base, but the signal is greatly reduced outside the base, especially when you reach a certain section of the road, there is only one signal left.

However, the base has always maintained a good cooperative relationship with several large wanderer bases and black market camps nearby. Therefore, the repair of the infrastructure is completed with the joint assistance of the three parties. Even if there are irreconcilable contradictions among the three forces, they will choose to cooperate in the face of common interests.

Two hours later, the car finally drove into the map that Cai Min had sent earlier. Sure enough, they saw a black stone tablet about three meters high standing next to the two fir trees, but there were no patterns or fonts engraved on the stone tablet.

Gu Tongwan turned on the rear lights several times to indicate that they had arrived at the vagrant base camp.

Cai Min and her husband were waiting at the entrance early. The couple wore dark blue down jackets of the same color. Because her husband was an ice-type mutant, he was not as afraid of cold as Cai Min.

Cai Min rubbed her palms, then exhaled a long breath, and then said to her husband: "I was telling the truth at the beginning, that Boss Gu is just a girl, and you still don't believe it."

Cai Min's husband smiled bitterly and asked, "Then how did you see through it?"

Cai Mincai said, "I studied Chinese opera for half a year in college and watched a lot of cross-dressing. I have observed and studied the postures of girls. Unless she is a shapeshifter, no matter how she disguises herself, I can tell whether she is a man or a woman at a glance. However, I didn't expect that she would take the initiative to admit her identity to me. After getting to know her better, I found that this girl is worth making friends with, whether as a business partner or a friend. It is so rare in the apocalypse."

"Yes, it is indeed difficult to find friends with similar interests and without suspicion of each other." Cai Min's husband couldn't help but sigh, especially when he thought about how he was often suspected and secretly competed with by his colleagues in his current workplace. Everyone was thinking about climbing up and getting more benefits.

While the two were chatting, they suddenly saw two cars approaching slowly from a distance. Cai Min was shocked and a happy smile immediately appeared on her face: "They are here!"

Cai Min and her husband Xu Xuesong rushed to the homeless administrative center early in the morning to apply for guaranteed admission.

The so-called "guaranteed stay" is actually similar to the "temporary pass" of the base. It requires a certain identity background or having your own business at the base camp. Only individuals or companies with good reputation and credit can act as guarantors to apply for this document.

Although the area of ​​[Happy Home Wanderers Base Camp] is not as large as the base, its scale can be said to be one of the larger medium-sized camps nearby, covering an area of ​​about 2-3 villages and with a population of to people.

Because Cai Minjia is currently responsible for planting some crops for the base camp, he is quite familiar with the staff at the administrative center. The couple rushed over as soon as the office in the administrative area opened at 8 o'clock in the morning.

"Boss Cai, what business are you doing so early in the morning? Didn't your family pay the deposit last month?"

Every household in the base camp needs to pay a certain deposit every quarter. The deposit is paid according to the number of people in each household. Each person needs to pay 50 points every quarter. This number is actually not high, so most people can afford it. At present, common goods in the base camp are also virtual points, the same as the base. This is also the cooperation among the three major forces in order to exchange what they have. After all, bartering is too troublesome to handle, and all transactions still require a certain amount of currency or virtual currency to support.

"No, I'm here to process the [guaranteed check-in]. My husband and I will act as guarantors and guarantee the following people to enter the camp." Cai Min said as he handed the identity information of Gu Tong and others to the other party.

The information mainly includes name and date of birth, which are entered into the computer by the staff of the administrative center, and a certain fee is calculated based on the time of entering and leaving the camp.

When Gu Tongwan heard that each person needed to pay 30 points per day and the longest stay was only half a month, he immediately paid the six-day stay fee for the six people.