Chapter 428 We Want Meteorites
Thinking that Lu Yuan was not the only one who would have difficulty getting water after the rapid drop in temperature, Lei Minghu had asked his family to take out all the containers that could hold water.
He wanted to pump up all the water he could from the well before the temperature dropped to freezing point.
After asking, I found out that Qin Qinghai was still on the third floor and had not come down yet.
Lei Minghu, leaning on a crutch, went down first with the others, and the three families divided the water equally.
When we were outside, we drank a lot of mineral water, so every family had accumulated a lot of mineral water bottles.
First fill these mineral water bottles with lids with water, and then put the excess into other containers.
All the water in the well was pumped up, which was not a lot, only about two tons.
Combined with what they usually save, it should be enough for a while.
When the water is used up, melt the snow if it snows.
Lei Minghu had talked to Han Ying and Lu Yuan before, and he mentioned the worst situation during extreme cold.
That's dry cold.
Dry cold is more unbearable than blizzard.
Dry cold means that the temperature reaches minus ten degrees or even dozens of degrees below zero, but there is no snow.
The air is so dry that people often have nosebleeds and their skin becomes cracked and itchy.
This is not impossible, because the extreme heat has lasted for so long that the world's water resources have shrunk significantly.
In order for it to snow during extremely cold weather, there must be water vapor. However, during the three extremely hot years, water resources have been extremely scarce.
If there is insufficient water vapor, there is a real possibility that there will not even be snow.
By that time, the water in the deep wells was frozen and could not be pumped out, and there was no snow, so where would the water come from?
Han Ying and Lu Yuan had never thought about Lei Minghu's worries.
Because it was extremely cold in the previous life, it snowed, and the snow was very heavy. The base sent people to shovel the snow every day, but it was still not enough.
But if it is really as Lei Minghu said, then the number of people dying of thirst in this extreme cold is probably more than those dying of freezing.
Not long after Qin Qinghai went downstairs, Lei Minghu asked Lu Yuan through the intercom to bring a container down to fill it with water.
Then Lu Yuan brought up two large buckets of water.
The falling temperature finally stopped at 9 degrees.
For half an hour, Han Ying measured the temperature outside every few minutes.
Fortunately, the temperature stayed at 9 degrees for half an hour and did not drop further.
Although the temperature suddenly dropped by nearly 40 degrees, fortunately it stopped.
Although the drastic drop in temperature will make it difficult for the human body to adapt for a while, the end point temporarily stops at 9 degrees, which will not cause people to suffer from instant hypothermia.
Originally, everyone was thinking about going to the official place to buy mobile phones tonight, but the sudden drop in temperature made everyone lose sleepiness for a while.
The most important thing is that everyone is worried that the temperature will continue to drop at night, so they might as well go out now.
The clothes collected earlier came in handy. Although the temperature stopped at 9 degrees, everyone still put on thick clothes.
Because no one can guarantee that the temperature will not continue to drop.
The wall has been built and ordinary people cannot get in, so only Lei Minghu is left to guard the house today.
Lin Ting went out with everyone.
When we arrived at the official office building, we saw that there were a lot of people wanting to buy the new mobile phones, and the queues were several rows long.
It seems that although the price of 12,000 points is high, there are still many rich people who can afford it.
Qin Qinghai and his family lined up to buy mobile phones, while Han Ying and Lu Yuan rushed over to make a deal with Scar Wei.
"Today, many people asked me to buy clothes and quilts. I only kept enough for my family and brothers. How can I sell them the extra ones? Tangyuan brother and Tangyuan sister, do you have any goods? The price is negotiable."
After the transaction was completed, Scar Wei rubbed his hands and asked the two people.
In his opinion, if he asked these two people about something he couldn't get, he would definitely get something.
He actually has quite a bit of clothes and quilts in stock, but these things are hot sellers right now, so he never has too much.
"Neither do we."
Han Ying answered truthfully.
Of course she has some in her space, but she doesn't plan to sell them.
"If we don't have clothes or blankets, do we have heating pads, hot water bottles, or skin care products?"
Scar Wei was not disappointed and continued to ask.
"Want some Vaseline?"
Vaseline is cheap and available in large quantities, and most importantly, it is very effective in preventing dryness and cracking, so Lu Yuan stockpiled more than a dozen boxes.
Because his space couldn't be kept fresh before, he should clear out what can be cleared out.
"Yes, yes, yes, this is good stuff."
Scar Wei didn't expect that they really did it, and a big smile immediately appeared on his face.
The moisturizing effect of this Vaseline is much stronger than those big-name skin care products and it is most suitable for use in extremely cold weather.
"In addition to the Vaseline, there was also a batch of potatoes."
Han Ying also spoke.
Potatoes are now being sold in official shopping malls. The most important thing is that the state of those m potatoes that are not fully mature is basically the same as ordinary potatoes before the end of the world.
So they took out the potatoes they had stockpiled and sold them, and there was no problem at all.
"Do you still have potatoes? Yes, I want all. Do you also want corn? But I don't have much corn left..."
Scar Wei had traded corn kernels with them several times, and his stock was almost gone.
"No corn this time, we want something else."
Before coming, Han Ying had already discussed with Lu Yuan that they didn't want corn this time.
"What do you want?"
Scar Wei did have some stuff in his hands, but the quantity was small, and he was worried that he couldn't trade what the two men wanted.
"We want meteorites."
Han Ying said it directly.
"What? Sister Tangyuan, what did you just say you wanted? I didn't hear clearly."
In fact, Scar Wei heard it, but when he heard Sister Tangyuan say the word "meteorite", he thought he had heard it wrong.
"Meteorite!"
Han Ying knew that Scar Wei heard it clearly but just didn't dare to believe it, so she repeated it again.
"What's the use of this thing? You can't even eat it, you..."
Scar Wei originally wanted to ask you if you had heard any rumors, but then he thought of the business principles of not asking questions that you shouldn’t ask, so he shut up.
"We don't know what it's for, but someone has offered to buy it, so we'll find a way. Do you want to take it?"
Lu Yuan shrugged. He could have kept silent, but he still gave an ambiguous explanation.
"Take it, this thing is everywhere, just pay a little labor fee, but how do you calculate the price?"
There is absolutely no reason for Scar Wei to refuse the business that comes to his doorstep.
Not to mention that this meteorite business is just like the brick business back then, it just requires some manpower.
"5 bottles of Vaseline or 50 kilograms of potatoes for 1 ton of meteorite!"
Lu Yuan directly quoted the price he had discussed with Han Ying.
"Okay, just wait, I can make you bankrupt, don't regret it!"
When Scar Wei heard the price, a big smile appeared on his face and he walked away with his brothers while talking.
While the weather is cool now, send more people to look for it.
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