Chapter 180: Stepping Stone
"The buyer asked for delivery the day before the holiday, so we'll move it forward a day. Seven days later, you bring the wood to the same place, and we'll deliver the goods in gold bars."
"Okay, it's a deal!"
This business was regarded as a stepping stone for Yu Duoduo to enter the upper class of Hui City. He immediately discussed with Xie Yun about returning home to cut wood.
"What about the stall here?" Xie Yun asked.
“There are dozens of automatic logging machines on the space earth building. It will only take a short while to cut down thirty pine trees, but we can’t let Brother Wang think that we have it easy!
Anyway, it's only seven days. We just need to come to the stall twice in the middle to sell some meat sauce and make our presence known, and then we can leave." Yu Duoduo replied.
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Afterwards, the two of them packed up their stall and went home. Xie Yun, a germaphobe, was reluctant to take the floor mat that was stained by the poisoned woman's vomit.
But supplies are in short supply now, so Yu Duoduo found a plastic bag, put the soiled mat in it, and then cleaned and disinfected it thoroughly when he returned.
After all, there is thick insulating cotton in the middle of this mat, which not only insulates heat but also keeps out cold air. It is very useful when placed on the ice.
Two people were wearing ice skates and moving across the ice. Recently, more and more people have come out of the city to play on the ice. Humans are relatively adaptable to the environment, thanks to the human brain.
Everyone was similar to Yu Duoduo and the others. Each of them held a small charcoal stove in their hands to avoid being frozen into ice sculptures by the extreme temperature outside, and walked carefully on the ice.
However, the purpose of most people's travel is to go to the official food distribution place to collect the day's rations, or to go to the surrounding mountains to get some firewood to burn at home.
Of course, there are also people who go out to smash, loot and rob.
It was still early, so Yu Duoduo and Xie Yun went straight to the mountains. In the valley where they had dug wild boar traps before, there was a large area of mature pine trees, so they didn't even have to spend time picking trees.
The trees at the foot of the mountain were almost bare due to logging by the people who came here. They were very different from when Yu Duoduo and her friends arrived here a few months ago.
"Why did the rich businessman specifically request pine wood as the burning wood for the banquet? Pine wood is not a rare species. Is there something special about it?" Xie Yun asked puzzled.
"Because pine wood has a high oil content, it burns well and is resistant to fire. It also emits a faint pine scent. It is relatively common and cost-effective, so rich people like it," Yu Duoduo explained.
"So, should we consider stockpiling more pine wood in the space to prepare for future business with the mountain top?" Xie Yun said.
"You definitely have to stockpile this. As time goes on, more people will go up the mountain to cut wood and burn it. By then, even if you want to stockpile, you won't be able to do so."
At this moment, there are many people walking around in the mountains. They are probably all here for the game. Even if they find a rabbit with little meat, they can provide some meat for their families.
Yu Duoduo and Xie Yun tried their best to avoid the crowd and walked towards the valley.
At a glance, she saw the red ribbon frozen in the air, standing stiffly in the air in a very strange posture, like a signpost.
Yu Duoduo didn't expect that there would be an unexpected gain in the trap she had dug before.
Four big wild boars!
Since there were no outsiders around, Yu Duoduo directly put the quick-frozen wild boar into the space earth building and waited until he was free to slaughter it.
Or after a while, you can consider selling it directly and make a big profit.
After collecting the pigs, we got down to business: logging.
Yu Duoduo took out two of the automatic logging machines she mentioned, but the two machines broke down because the weather was too cold...
"The temperature is too low, and fully automatic electronic products are difficult to operate. It looks like we have to cut down the trees manually! Fortunately, only 30 trees are occupied!" Xie Yun smiled and patted the big guy beside him.
"Come on, you're still laughing. Feel how hard this frozen tree trunk is! If you chop down a tree manually, especially a mature pine tree, you'll get blisters on one side. Don't you want to save the skin on your hands?"
Yu Duoduo rolled his eyes at him, you bastard, and you’re still laughing!
She put the fully automatic logging machine back into the space. "If it doesn't work, try heating up the surrounding area first! I don't believe there is no solution at all!"
As he spoke, Yu Duoduo took out a large iron pot from the space, which was exactly what he had collected from the big kitchen in the bunker.
She placed the pot two meters away from a pine tree, took out a handful of lit smokeless charcoal, put it into the pot, and heated the environment.
About ten minutes later, Yu Duoduo could feel a significant change in the surrounding temperature, and even the frozen soil where the pot was placed had sunk a lot.
Yu Duoduo took out an electric saw and a car power supply from the space and started them up. After preheating, the electric saw really started running!
With a chainsaw in hand, logging is not a very strenuous job. It only takes 20 seconds to fell a mature pine tree.
When the tree trunk falls, Yu Duoduo will directly collect it into the space to avoid it hitting him.
The conditions for felling trees were ready, and the two began to divide the work and cooperate. Xie Yun was responsible for felling trees, and Yu Duoduo was responsible for collecting wood. By the way, they could use space to move the location of the big iron pot at any time.
The two of them continued to do it until dark, and only stopped when Tong Zi called them on the intercom.
Yu Duoduo sawed down about a thousand pine trees and placed them on the beach in the space, waiting to remove the branches and peel the bark later.
When they returned to the bunker, Tong Zi had already prepared a delicious meal, which meant that Duoduo and Xie Yun had returned.
Yu Duoduo was not stingy and still brought daily necessities for everyone. Today it was two tubes of toothpaste, one for each of the two families.
This kind of thing can be considered a rare thing in the end times.
Ordinary people are already in an anti-traditional state when it comes to brushing their teeth. Those who are more particular will rinse their mouths with water or use a toothbrush to dry brush their teeth, while those who are not particular simply give up the process of brushing their teeth and let it go.
The living standards of everyone in the bunker have never fallen below the bottom line because of Yu Duoduo's space guarantee.
After dinner, everyone dispersed. Tong Zi and Wei Dong went back to their room to play games. The game console they bought from the market was really good!
Not only can they play against each other, but they also come with motion-sensing controllers. The two have fought thousands of rounds in the suite in recent days, and the winner is still unknown!
Minan and Le Yan carried their quilts and charcoal stove into the movie projection room. They had recently become obsessed with a very long classic melodrama and would lie in it and didn't want to move.
Only Yu Duoduo and Xie Yun returned to their room, locked the door of the suite, and entered the space together.
The two of them are workaholics who can't sit still. If they don't finish sending out the wood quickly, they won't be able to sleep tonight.
As soon as Yu Duoduo stepped into the space, he could clearly feel the changes in the space. There was a new building in the sea to the south!
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