Chapter 18

Site selection and settlement

Fang Xin bought several truckloads of cement, sand, bricks and pebbles in Xiaohe Town.

Stock up on the materials needed for laying the foundation and building the wall in advance to avoid wasting time going down the mountain to get them when you need them.

Climbing back and forth is also very tiring and a waste of time.

She looked up at the mountains in the distance and walked in with determination.

Five big mountains are connected, one mountain stacked on top of another. It would take a month or so to walk from one end of the mountain to the other, and it would be easy to get lost if you are not familiar with the terrain in the deep mountains.

Yes, she wants to build her home deep in the mountains. Although there will be many inconveniences and it will be difficult to receive information from the outside world, and there will inevitably be information stagnation, there is nothing she can do.

It's better to be careful in everything.

One of the rules of survival in the apocalypse: People with a lower sense of existence live longer, and people who are missed by more people die faster!

Besides, this place is not far from my parents’ home, so I can go and see how they are doing from time to time.

The further you go in the mountain road becomes, the more rugged it becomes, with many potholes and it is very difficult to walk on.

The thorn forest became denser.

There would also be some pheasants scurrying around, and she wanted to catch a few to enrich the breed on the ranch.

But it ran too fast and disappeared into the thorns in a flash, making it impossible to catch it at all.

I didn't catch the pheasant, but I did pick up a nest of pheasant eggs, eight in total.

I put the pheasant eggs on the pasture and found an old hen to incubate them, but I didn't know if they would hatch chicks.

I don’t know if I can encounter other animals and catch them all in the space.

Or you can raise wild goats, wild rabbits, etc., and improve the breed.

If you have time after you find your place to stay, you can look for one.

After walking for more than ten hours, she finally found a place she liked. She was so tired that her legs began to tremble and her whole body was shaking.

It's really killing me.

When she was a child, she often picked mushrooms and firewood at the foot of the mountain, but she had never been deep into the mountains.

This is also the first time.

First, there are large wild beasts in the deep mountains, and if you get in, you may not be able to get out alive.

Second, the mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk on, and it is easy to get lost. It is easy to go up but difficult to come down.

Therefore, few people would go deep into the mountains, which indirectly improves the safety factor of the residence.

It's a peaceful place with good air and environment, and insects and birds chirping everywhere. If there weren't the end of the world, this would be a holy place for retirement.

There is a shabby wooden house in front. No one knows who the owner of this house is. It has been in disrepair for many years and is already dilapidated. It is obvious that no one has lived in it for a long time.

The location of this wooden house is excellent. The terrain is relatively flat, and there are two mountains in front and behind, completely blocking other people's sight. You can't see anything when looking up from the bottom. The terrain is completely hidden, which is super suitable for settling down.

Fang Xin sat on a big rock, which was a bit painful to his butt. He drank a bottle of ice water and rested for a short while. When his fatigue was relieved a little, he was ready to start work.

Fang Xin put on gloves, familiarized himself with the operation of the excavator, and then operated the excavator to flatten the cabin.

Arrange and put away the wooden boards of the cabin. Don't throw them away, you can save them for burning later.

Fang Xin looked at several large trees nearby and decided to cut them down as they were a bit of a nuisance.

All the cut down trees were put into the space and saved for burning.

The tree roots were dug out with an excavator, the ground was leveled, and some large rocks were cleared out, leaving small gravel alone.

Fang Xin drove the excavator and started laying the foundation again. Since the ground was relatively soft, it had to be made harder.

An excavator was used to dig out a foundation trench of more than 100 square meters, and then it was continuously rolled and compacted.

After compaction, spread a layer of sand and make the sand even.

Lay bricks around the foundation. Two layers of bricks are enough.

After the laying is completed, the foundation is paved with bricks, filled with cement and sand, leveled and watered.

Then they drew lines and laid the brick frame, leaving space for pipes, to build a bathroom and a kitchen.

Run the pipe down the gentle slope next to it.

Insulate the sewer pipes to ensure they will not freeze in extremely cold weather and allow for better drainage.

It was wrapped with several layers of thermal insulation cotton and two layers of thermal insulation cloth on the outside. The thermal insulation cloth was bought in the Ugly Country. It can isolate the outside temperature. Finally, it was tied tightly with a rope.

After finishing the sewer pipes, the next step is to mix the concrete, fill the concrete into the frame, and then fill the entire foundation and smooth it out.

All that's left is to wait for the foundation to dry out and then apply a layer of cement.

Another major project is to build a wall, a higher wall to surround the house, so that the safety factor will be higher.

Then use an excavator to dig a trench for the wall foundation, clean up the dirt at the bottom, and then tamp it down.

Mix some concrete and lay it on the bottom to make it more stable.

While waiting for the concrete to dry, Fang Xin couldn't sit idle, so he placed the two-story building in the mobile space and prepared to go in and connect the electricity.

Take out the diesel generator and place it in the power room, then connect it to the circuit. The circuit wires were directly connected when the house was built, so she just had to connect the circuit directly to the generator.

After the circuit is connected, press the power switch and the generator starts.

rumble.

It was a bit noisy, but luckily the whole house was soundproofed. When I closed the door, the noise immediately became smaller and it didn't sound noisy at all from the living room.

As for household appliances, they can be used just by plugging them in. Air conditioners, range hoods, etc. were all installed directly when the two-story building was constructed. The money spent is really worth it.

As long as there is diesel, he will always have electricity, which is really great.

When it's free, store extra fuel.

After connecting the electricity, put the second-floor building back into the storage space.

The concrete in the wall foundation trench has dried thoroughly. Following the video, I learned while laying the foundation, slowly figuring it out, and soon I got the hang of it.

But the first part was not built properly. Never mind. Even though it's a bit ugly, it's fine as long as it can be used.

Fang Xingan was sweating profusely, his clothes were soaked with sweat, and were also dried by the strong sun.

Finally, a layer of salt particles condensed and hung on the clothes.

He picked up the towel draped over his head, wiped the sweat off his face, found a shade under a tree and sat down on the ground, took out some iced water, and gulped down half a bottle.

Wet the towel with ice water and apply it on your face.

Phew~comfortable.

There were a few sparrows not far away, jumping around with their gray bellies sticking out, looking very cute. I wonder what they were looking for to eat.

Fang Xin took out a handful of millet from the space and gently scattered it nearby. He didn't know if they would eat it.

A little bird actually landed on Fang Xin's shoulder.

Fang Xin opened the millet in his palm and passed it over.

The little bird tilted its head curiously.

Fang Xin was so attracted by the little guy's cuteness.

How can I let go of such a cute little guy? I must make it my own.

So the little guy was sent into the space with his head tilted.

Fang Xin gently moved his fingers towards a few little birds not far away, and brought the birds that were looking for food into the pasture.

“Buzz buzz buzz.”

At this moment, a small yellow thing flew straight towards her face. She didn't see clearly what it was, so she instinctively raised her hand and slapped the small thing to the ground.

“Buzz.”

Looking closely, it turns out to be a hardworking little bee.

The poor little bee on the ground flapped its wings.

“Buzz.”

She suddenly thought that she should collect some bees and bring them to the ranch to collect nectar and pollinate, and she could also have some honey to eat.

This is a big deal, without bees, her fruit trees will not bear fruit in the future.

She threw the injured little bee into the pasture.

Get up and start looking.

Finally, we found a round beehive hanging on a branch of a tree.

The outside of the hive was swarming with little bees.

Fang Xin rubbed his arms and got goose bumps all over.

I have a bit of trypophobia.

Fang Xin raised his hand and put the bees and the hive into the space ranch.

Clapped his hands.

Mission accomplished.