The world is both big and small.
Obviously staying at home, there are quite a lot of things to do.
Wang Qi had just completed the frame of the clay concrete stove and was planning to burn it after a break to see the hardening effect. However, a guest came to visit before going to bed.
The woman I met during the last transaction.
Want to trade again?
Anna said something, deliberately speaking slowly, but he couldn't understand most of it, and he could only distinguish the word "residence".
"Residence?" He repeated the word and changed to his native language, "You are here looking for a place to stay?"
Anna didn't know if she understood, so she pointed in a direction, west, slightly south.
Want to settle nearby? Then why come to him? Want to help?
He responded at a kindergarten word level.
"Residence is okay, but not here, help is not okay, trading is okay."
Recently, Wang Qi occasionally heard Li Xiang use short sentences, and slightly corrected the pronunciation. Even with such a simple answer, Anna thought for a while before she suddenly realized it, and then showed joy.
There is indeed room for a large number of people to live in the base, but Wang Qi knows nothing about them. He only knows that he has seen one man and two women. There are more people than he and Li Xiang, and this is already considered a potential danger.
The main reason is that Li Xiang's trust in Wang Qi is not particularly high. Otherwise, if he and Li Xiang live on the same side and travel together, it would be okay if there is another team living on the other side of the building.
Anna left after getting a reply from the locals. Wang Qi followed him out of the back door of the compound and took a look.
There was a small convoy about eighty meters away from the back door. There were two sleds with what looked like an old lady on them, and a wounded person on the other sled.
"Old lady?" Wang Qi was not sure and walked in a little further.
Someone on the opposite side became alert, so he stopped.
She seemed to be an old lady, probably in her seventies, but considering the poor living conditions in the wasteland, she might only be in her fifties or sixties.
The old lady also saw him, and slowly raised her hand to wave to him. There was an abnormality in the air caused by the heat flow during the movement. She might be holding a heater or something.
Wang Qi also waved.
Meaningless interaction, but there are some thoughts.
He has emphasized to himself countless times that the wasteland has no humanity and a very low sense of morality, because in the face of extremely limited resources, every bit of humanity and morality will reduce competitiveness and increase the difficulty of survival.
For example, A is farming and B is robbing, and A is running a charity granary. No matter what the original intention is, in the process of mutual revenge, they will spiral down to the barbarism at the birth of civilization.
This team seems to be saved. At least they are willing to take the old lady who must have lost the ability to work with them during the relocation process.
But it has nothing to do with the current Wang Qi. Xiao Li can't even think about it, so how can he find the time to help others.
Just as she was about to go upstairs to sleep, Anna left and came back. The two people who came with her, the man had never seen the woman before, dragged a small cart to load some things, and the man took a sign with a transaction written on it.
Anna beeped about her needs and occasionally took out real objects, which confused Wang Qi.
They actually want to switch to pharmaceuticals.
Wang Qi didn't have the nerve to laugh, but what he was thinking was: he was somewhat seriously ill.
He had long deduced that the disaster occurred at least twenty years ago, and based on the situation since winter, he further deduced that the time was twenty-five years ago, and the finished medicine would have degraded into protein powder no matter how sealed it was. Therefore, when exploring clinics and hospitals, he only wanted rust-resistant utensils and never thought of looking for medicine.
Then again, if you put yourself in their shoes, if someone in the team that relies on each other is injured or sick for some reason, in order to avoid deterioration to the point of attrition, you must try no matter how bad the method is, even if it is a placebo. Better than doing nothing.
Wang Qi's family really had no medicine. He thought about it and went upstairs to get a few small medical instruments, such as scissors and scalpels, and two kilograms of bacon that he had made last time.
Scissors and scalpels can at least dig out the infected area when necessary. Whether or not the patient will survive depends entirely on the skill and the patient's survival.
Meat, even if it is a gift for them to move, it can also be used to replenish the wounded.
Of course, if you want to trade, you can’t give it away for free.
In fact, it’s not that I can’t afford to give it away for free, it’s mainly because I’m afraid of being treated like a chicken.
There are indeed some interesting items among the trading items that the other party brought this time, such as a large universal wheel made of wood and steel nails. The diameter of the wheel is ten centimeters and the appearance looks good. Among the items traded there are even iron-clad wooden wheels, which can be considered serious freight wheels.
I also have a map. I don’t know where I got it from. It’s a pre-disaster printed map. At first glance, it’s at the provincial or state level. It’s not as useful as a city map. In case I need to go out of the city to find anomalies in the future.
Based on Anna's drawings on the snow, Wang Qi went to the basement to catch four Xiaoqiang and gave them maps.
As for why he didn’t lie and say he didn’t have it, it’s because it’s not necessary. Xiaoqiang is adapted to a dark and humid environment. Is there any better environment than a basement? If you really want to steal, you have to sneak to the door sooner or later. You can’t just put Xiaoqiang on the rooftop to raise him. .
Before they left, Wang Qi gave them free information, a temporary hand-drawn map on a wooden board, with the base as a marker, with streets and lanes drawn on it, and several clinics and hospitals clearly marked.
Anna gave him a courtesy that she had never seen before. The scarred girl chirped a few words beside her and took out a few saw blades from the goods and gave them to him.
The architect is very familiar with all kinds of saws. As soon as he got it, he knew that it was a pre-disaster product. It would be impossible to make one that has both rigidity and elasticity and reaches this level by hand. It is indeed an equal deal.
I harvested several wooden universal wheels, four saw blades, and a map. I spent some meat on a few little beasts, which was okay.
Go back upstairs to sort things and organize your thoughts.
During the transaction just now, he had thought about changing the crop seeds, but he realized something was wrong after the other party offered to exchange the map for Xiaoqiang.
The total weight of the four adult Xiaoqiang is between ten and twelve kilograms. Excluding the inedible part, it is only about four kilograms. No matter how hard it is to swallow, plus the soup and water, it cannot exceed the calories and calories of the dried meat. protein. Wang Qi vaguely remembered that the shredded map last time was traded for five kilograms of dried meat. There was no reason that a better pre-disaster color-printed map would cost less.
To please? It's impossible. I can't even understand what I'm saying. It's just a waste of effort to please.
There is only one reason. Xiaoqiang is a common food source among the survivor groups and belongs to the livestock species!
Xiaoqiang is very difficult to raise. Wang Qi, who was aware of this species for the first time, took good care of them. After winter, they gave birth to two sets of babies. Only today did he realize that they are more valuable.
The inference that Xiaoqiang is a livestock breeder can prove that the group of people moved instead of traveling far away.
It is also difficult to trade crop seeds during the move, because when opening vegetable fields in a new place, there will always be some differences in soil quality and environment, and some of them will not grow due to various reasons. Wait until they stabilize and ask again. Wang Qi is not sure how to survive the winter anyway.
The other thing is about the group of survivors themselves.
Judging from the three contacts they had, they were fairly well-behaved. Except for the first time they stepped into the compound rashly, they restrained themselves and did not make any move that would make people feel threatened. In addition, the existence of the old lady showed that their bottom line was still there. Wang Qi felt that they could try to make further contact. If it was not too troublesome, they could even try to help a little. For example, if they needed any parts that were not available in the base, they could look for them along the way. try to find.
Things have priorities, and people are distant and distant. In short, Li Xiang’s training must come first, while ensuring a stable winter. We can wait until we have more contact with this group of survivors.
Li Xiang probably didn't know that she had such a high status in Wang Qi.
Wang Qi initially saw that Li Xiang was young and had hope of cultivating a family-like emotion outside of his comrades and becoming a reliable enough partner. After being in contact for a while, I realized that this is a smart kid with a ridiculous childhood, who is strong and sensitive at heart... Being more utilitarian is mainly because of her intelligence. In the future, she can be not only a comrade-in-arms, but also an assistant, expanding the basic cadre of the team.
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After a nap, he got up and lit a fire on the half-built stove.
Choosing the form of bricks and pseudo-clay is really a helpless move. Architects can't create concrete out of thin air. Ceramic stoves are the method with the highest comprehensive scores for solidity, heat preservation, and smoke control that he can think of. However, pseudo-clay is a bit expensive to make. working hours.
At this time, the stove only had a few walls, and no separation of ash and fire was done. We will wait and see the results after burning.
Li Xiang was still stewing meat on the fire next to him, and he was a little curious to see him circling the stove from time to time.
"I am checking the sintering condition of the fake clay. If there is serious deformation, I can save someone if I find it in time."
When he was with Li Xiang, Wang Qi would always use language to explain. Even if he couldn't teach, he would at least provide a language environment for Li Xiang to adapt to the new language.
Fortunately, the deformation of the stove wall was within the acceptable range until he put out the stove fire at midnight, which showed that his clay forging skills were quite good.
Compared with real clay, fake clay still has more cracks, and some gaps are quite large and require subsequent repairs. However, a little repair and then sintering will not have a major impact on the stress-bearing structure.
Next comes the real difficulty, the cooktop.
He can't process stone now. The stove top must continue to be pottery, and the requirements for strength are higher. He needs to further process the fake clay to turn it into real clay!
On one countertop, Wang Qi failed twice, and it took him five days to burn a countertop that was strong enough.
In this part, Wang Qi actually has a backup plan, steel wire mesh reinforcement, but steel wire is very useful, so he is reluctant to part with it.
In any case, after living at home for a while, a professional stove was added on the fourth floor. Even if spring begins, there is no need to worry about the fire being detected by insects.
The new stove can hold two pots, one for cooking food, and the bottom is the fire area; one is for hot water, and there is no opening for adding firewood, so you can only put the burned firewood in it and simmer it for a long time. The exhaust gas is made of ventilation pipes dismantled from other places, and some internal modifications are made to directly connect it to the ventilation pipes of the activity room. There is no need to worry about the bad firewood burning your eyes, and it can also keep the charcoal fire in the hot water area alive for a long time.
Quality of life +2, great!
