Chapter 54 Zero Yuan Purchase
Since the weather warmed up and we returned to a normal life, life has become increasingly comfortable.
Every day I can bask in the sun, sweep the yard, and check on my vegetable garden.
Although there are more small jobs now, my life is more fulfilling and I feel more relaxed.
The only thing that puzzles me is that power and signal have not yet been restored.
This means that the outside world has not fully recovered and there is still some hidden danger.
So I plan to stay home and not go out.
Not going out means not going to the town or the city.
This does not include the two farmhouses that live closest to me.
With the weather warming up, the solar panels are now usable, and all the appliances in the house can be used normally.
At that time, I was particularly in need of a refrigerator and a washing machine.
So I decided to try my luck at those two farmhouses.
I didn't dare drive a truck, so I pulled a small cart, packed a stun gun, water, and some biscuits in my bag, and set off.
I used a drone to mark the terrain beforehand, and I didn't dare to take the main roads, so I only took the mountain trails.
This is the first time I've left home in two years. Although I'm a little worried about the danger, it's also quite exciting.
Walking along the mountain path, the air was filled with the fresh scent of earth and grass, and I felt wonderful.
Because they were pulling a cart, they were moving rather slowly, and it took them almost an hour to reach the first farmhouse.
The farmhouse courtyard was somewhat dilapidated.
The snow in the yard had just melted, and not many weeds had grown yet.
I cautiously approached the door, only to find it unlocked.
I don't know if the family left in such a hurry that they didn't lock the door, or if the people inside didn't lock it.
I was very nervous and scared. I was terrified that I would go in and be confronted with the corpse of a stranger.
But I have no choice; I need to take this step.
I took a deep breath and mustered my courage to go inside.
It's not in the living room, not in the east room, not in the west room...
I checked all the rooms and found no bodies, which immediately put me at ease.
It seems the house wasn't locked because they left in a hurry due to the extreme cold.
Since they haven't returned even after the weather has been warming up for so long, the chances of this family coming back are very slim.
I spotted the refrigerator in the kitchen immediately.
The refrigerator is silver and not very big, but it's big enough for me.
The refrigerator door was opened, but there was no food inside.
It's quite clean, just slightly moldy.
Great, I must take this refrigerator with me.
Then I saw the washing machine. It wasn't very big, only up to my waist.
This washing machine looks very new; it was probably bought not long before the apocalypse.
I put the refrigerator and washing machine in the center of the living room first, and then went to look for other things.
I didn't rummage through the cabinets and wardrobes; even though no one was home, I still felt it was a bit impolite.
Besides, I don't lack tableware or clothes.
However, I lack small jars. I have four small jars that are about the size of my knees, which are neatly placed in the corner of the kitchen.
When I saw the four of them, my eyes lit up.
Besides the water tank, there is only one other large, unused tank in the house that can be used.
I can't pickle other vegetables with sauerkraut. I'm worried about how to pickle sauerkraut after I've used it to pickle cured meat.
Now the small tank is being delivered to my door on its own initiative.
With these, I can pickle several kinds of vegetables, I couldn't be happier.
Tie the refrigerator, washing machine, and four small tubs to the trolley with rope.
This little cart has a lot of capacity and a great load-bearing capacity.
It's a piece of cake for it to pack these things in.
Unfortunately, there is no air conditioning here.
I was a little unwilling to give up, so I went to wander around the side room again.
A large bundle of wire was found in the side room and was taken away.
When I was stockpiling supplies for the apocalypse, I didn't stockpile wire.
When using wire, it must be removed from the wire mesh that was purchased.
With this bundle of wire, I won't have to go through so much trouble anymore.
After tying everything up securely, I pulled the little cart home.
Once home, I unloaded everything and couldn't wait to plug in the refrigerator and washing machine to test them.
Both appliances are working properly and can be used as soon as they are plugged in.
This makes me so happy! I'll never have to use those manual washing machines and automatic washboards again.
From now on, cooked food can be stored directly in the refrigerator without spoiling.
I put the refrigerator in the kitchen and the washing machine directly in the bathroom; it's perfect.
Then he placed all four small vats near the west stove.
From now on, we'll rely on these to pickle all sorts of vegetables.
The amount of electricity that solar panels can generate is not very large.
So, besides powering the two large refrigerators, I usually charge all the remaining electricity into the battery.
In the future, we can use the battery directly on cloudy days, and also use the battery directly when using the washing machine.
This perfectly solves the problem of solar panels not being able to power all the appliances in the house.
It was only 2 p.m. when I finished, but I wasn't going to go out.
I've already received the refrigerator and washing machine that I needed most, and I have everything else I need, so I won't be going to other people's houses for the time being.
There's no need to worry about the vegetable garden for now; I haven't gone out for the past two days.
I thoroughly cleaned the house inside and out, and then spent the rest of the day eating and lying down.
Lying down watching TV series and reading novels makes my brain feel drowsy.
I've finally decided to stop being so lazy and go for a walk in the vegetable garden to get some exercise.
As soon as I climbed the small hill, I found that the flowers were in full bloom all over the hillside.
White, pink, yellow, big, small, dense, sparse—they all bloomed.
Layer upon layer of blossoms intertwine to form a net, covering the entire mountainside in a pink and white coat.
I was deeply moved. The beautiful scenery of these blooming flowers is even more stunning than the scenery in "Eternal Love".
The air was filled with a sweet, cloying fragrance; just smelling it made me feel intoxicated.
Suddenly remembering that his purpose was to check on the vegetables, he walked unsteadily to the edge of the vegetable patch.
What awaited me was yet another big surprise.
Neatly arranged, each pond of land is covered with tiny, faintly visible green shoots.
They are so small that you can't see them clearly even if you get close.
But if you stand a little further away, you can see a small patch of tender green.
The power of life is truly amazing; just a while ago, they were dry, withered seeds.
It has now turned into a green expanse, and then they will grow bigger and bigger, bearing new fruit.
Upon closer inspection, the greenest plants are the chives, scallions, and cilantro; it seems they will be the first to sprout.
Since they are edible, they will also be the fastest to mature.
After seeing the vegetable garden, I was reluctant to leave this sea of flowers.
So I went home to get a bed sheet and a small bottle of sweet wine.
Tie a bed sheet between two sturdy apple trees, and you have a simple hammock.
I lay in the hammock, swaying back and forth, and the little flowers in front of me swayed back and forth as well.
Taking a sip of sweet wine now and then is simply wonderful.
Suddenly I understand why those immortals choose to live in seclusion and avoid the world.
This relaxed and contented mood is probably one of the reasons.
A man lay in the woods all afternoon, only preparing to go home as dusk approached.
Before going home, I picked two flowers from a tree.
I picked out the prettiest glass bottle from the row of bottles on the windowsill.
Fill the container with water, insert the flower stems, and then place it on the coffee table next to the sofa.
It's simple and elegant, with a subtle, almost imperceptible fragrance.
It really is true that "the moon before the window is the same as always, but it becomes different when peach blossoms are present."
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