After dinner, I watched a movie and then fell asleep.
The next morning, Jiang Yue got up and checked the thermometer. The temperature inside was 22 degrees Celsius, while it was already -35 degrees Celsius outside. The temperature difference was too big. This was just the beginning, and it wasn't even the coldest time yet.
I heated up the sauerkraut for breakfast and then steamed a few buns. After breakfast, I checked the chat channel as usual; I couldn't help being a bit bored by myself.
After eating, she tidied up the hut and, having nothing else to do, decided to go fishing. There was a lake right below the hut, which was now frozen solid; she could just chisel a hole with her sword. However, the sword hadn't been doing its job; it had only been digging at rocks and ice.
After fishing for a while, Jiang Yue couldn't take it anymore. Although the temperature-controlled suit was useful, the cold wind was blowing against her face. Jiang Yue took out the tent and moisture-proof mat she had bought. She had no choice but to catch a fish for lunch since she hadn't caught a single fish.
An hour later, seven or eight small fish had been caught, but none of the larger ones. Since it was lunchtime, Jiang Yue decided not to continue. She cleaned the remaining small fish and went back inside. She decided to leave the tent there; no one was around to prevent it from getting stolen. After returning to the room, she realized that seven or eight small fish weren't worth cooking for a meal, so she would leave them for later and cook them all together.
I ate the leftovers from yesterday for breakfast. There wasn't much to begin with, so I wasn't full. I haven't decided what to eat today yet. I looked around and saw that I had some meat that I bought yesterday that I hadn't finished. Luckily, I also had two potatoes and an onion. I'll stir-fry some potato shreds and onions, and then cook some rice. That should be enough.
After finishing her meal, Jiang Yue thought about going back to the city. She hadn't eaten any vegetables for a few days and was starting to crave them. She checked her phone but decided against it, since it wasn't easy to buy them in the city. They were often out of stock and expensive. Besides, she had already spent all her money and still needed to earn more. It wouldn't be worth the trouble.
After looking at the various grains on the shelf, Jiang Yue finally chose soybeans to make some tofu herself. The fresh tofu she bought before had all turned into frozen tofu. After soaking the soybeans, Jiang Yue went out to find two stones and made a millstone. There was no other way but to grind the soybeans by hand since she didn't have a high-speed blender. While making the millstone, she also made a mold to use for shaping tomorrow.
In the evening, Jiang Yue made steamed pork with eggs and rice. After finishing the meal and washing the pot, she went out to pour water and felt a bit cold. When she went back inside, she saw that the temperature was already minus 40 degrees Celsius. No wonder it was cold. Fortunately, the temperature inside the house remained stable. It's good to have a small space.
Jiang Yue huddled in bed, planning for the days to come. Since going to the city was inconvenient, she had to make good use of the existing food resources and try to get some green vegetables, such as chives and bean sprouts, otherwise she would have to eat dried vegetables every day.
The next day, Jiang Yue got up early to check the soaked soybeans. She squeezed the soybeans and they were just right. She had the tofu-making process in mind, so she just had to follow the steps one by one. After putting them into the mold, the tofu was done.
After making the tofu, Jiang Yue started preparing breakfast. Today's breakfast was millet porridge with egg buns and homemade pickled vegetables. She ate her fill. After breakfast, she went fishing for a while. She was lucky today and caught a big fish right after making the tofu. The tofu wasn't originally intended for the fish; she had planned to stew some cabbage and tofu, but since a big fish had been caught, it would be a shame not to stew it.
Around noon, Jiang Yue cleaned the fish, went back inside, put it in a pot to stew, added some seasonings and tofu cubes, and soon the fish soup turned milky white and fragrant. She enjoyed a delicious meal of fish stew with tofu and felt warm all over.
While sleeping that night, Jiang Yue tried to sprout mung beans. She found a container, soaked the mung beans, and placed it in a warm corner. The next day, she changed the water. She had to change the water every morning and evening for the past few days. If you want to eat them, you have to be willing to go through the trouble. Besides, it wasn't that troublesome. It was already very simple.
A few days passed, and the bean sprouts had sprouted. Jiang Yue washed the bean sprouts, stir-fried a plate of them, and ate them with rice. She didn't usually like this dish, but it was quite delicious to have it for a while.
For almost a month, she studied fishing and slept every day. With 90 days left before the mission ended, another major temperature drop occurred. Now, temperatures of -40 to -50 degrees Celsius are quite normal, and occasionally when it snows, they can drop to -60 degrees Celsius. Even the basic constant temperature suit that Jiang Yue bought couldn't withstand this.
Although the outside temperature was low, the temperature inside the house was still acceptable. It was just that the coal was being consumed a bit quickly, but Jiang Yue had considered this and prepared quite a lot of it beforehand.
Jiang Yue's only problem is that going to the toilet is too uncomfortable. Now she has to bring a small heater to the toilet, otherwise it's too cold to bear. Jiang Yue has been thinking about digging a tunnel from the small house to the toilet for the past few days. She really doesn't know how those people who need half an hour to go to the toilet manage.
I really don't know how long this cold weather will last. You know, it's April now, and that's the time when most of the country is planting crops. There's nowhere to grow food except in greenhouses. If it lasts too long, what will we eat? A few days ago, when the internet was still working, Jiang Yue saw online that it was impossible to buy vegetables.
The national team members are eating cabbage and potatoes every day. They say that cabbage is scarce now, and it's already good that they can eat sauerkraut. But they can eat mushrooms and wood ear fungus, and they can also eat eggs, which is pretty good. Well, it's only been a few months, and they still have some of their previous stock. The country is building greenhouses for planting, so they should be able to get through this.
He chatted with Hongxing Shanshan, who said that the country predicted the temperature would drop further. He prepared some heat-insulating coating and some canned fruits and vegetables for Jiang Yue and asked if she needed them. Jiang Yue thought about it and was a little tempted, mainly because she had been eating a lot of dried vegetables lately and wanted the canned vegetables.
After closing the panel, Jiang Yue prepared to go out. The snowmobile she had prepared came in handy. It was impossible to drive on the road before because there was no snow, but now it was perfect. Before leaving, she disguised herself. Although he had no feelings for Jiang Yue, there was no guarantee that the government of this world wouldn't have any. It was better to be prepared.
Two hours later, Jiang Yue arrived at the place where the supplies were stored. There wasn't much canned food prepared, just one cubic meter. He had originally prepared meat for Jiang Yue, but she had already bought enough meat, so she didn't need it. Jiang Yue loaded the insulation paint onto the snowmobile, and after loading everything, she prepared to go home.
On the way back to the city, she didn't encounter a single person. In this weather, no one went out except for the patrol team. Jiang Yue avoided the patrol team to avoid trouble. The snowmobile could drive right up to Jiang Yue's door, so she didn't have to walk back and forth. Jiang Yue put some vegetables, fruits, and canned goods in the house to eat in the evening, and put the rest in the supply warehouse.
The thermal insulation coating is not needed yet, and Jiang Yue has put it in the warehouse. We'll see how it goes; it's uncertain whether it will even be needed.
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