Chapter 6 Killing Time
Lan Jin had no idea what this dog man and woman were thinking about, but before the end of the world, she had no intention of paying any attention to them. Instead, after coming out of the dog market, Lan Jin realized another problem. She bought everything on the supply list, but there was no car on the supply list. Apart from a solar-powered three-wheeled vintage car in the space, she only had this rechargeable energy car that she was driving now.
Energy cars are fuel-efficient, so it's feasible to drive them now, but that's not certain when the end of the world comes. What if the charging station can't charge the car? Then the car will be useless. And how far can the solar tricycle in the space run? What's more, what if there's no sun on the road? So the two cars she owns are not enough to allow her to move too far in the end of the world.
In her previous life, she had not driven a car since the end of the world. Her activities were basically limited to the area near the community, but she planned to go to the base later, so a car was naturally necessary.
She did have batteries and charging plates in her space, but they were not enough to charge such a large car, so she actually still lacked a gasoline-powered car.
As for oil, she could just go to the gas station and get some during the poisonous fog, so she didn't need to worry about running out of oil.
Thinking of these things, Lan Jin couldn't sit still for a moment. She could go back and take a look at the car and other things slowly, but she couldn't leave out any oil drums. She turned around and drove to the farmer's market and bought 200 medium-sized oil drums and 100 extra-large trash cans. The rice, porridge, buns, fried foods and the like that she had cooked before were all put in such trash cans. Don't look at the cans as trash cans, it mainly depends on how you use them. As long as they have never been used to hold garbage, they can be used to hold food.
The trash cans she had bought last time were just for emergencies, so she didn't prepare enough and now they were all used up. Thinking that they might have many other uses in the future, Lan Jin naturally bought some more. Besides, she still had more than 200,000 yuan in cash in her hand. If she didn't use it now, it would just become waste paper in the future. It would be better to exchange it all for supplies now.
The warehouse she had rented had expired, so she immediately contacted the boss to see if he could rent it to her for another day. Fortunately, the warehouse was still vacant, so the boss agreed as soon as she called.
The goods she bought that afternoon were delivered to the warehouse by the manufacturer the next morning. After everyone left, she put them all into the space. In the afternoon, she started to rent a car.
The car cannot be rented and picked up on the same day, so she can only look at it today and pick it up tomorrow.
After returning home, Lan Jin collapsed on the sofa and kept searching for the car model she needed in her hands.
She had read apocalyptic novels and knew roughly what type of car would be needed after the apocalypse, so after looking at it on her phone for a while, she decided on the car model that everyone recommended in the novel.
There is no need to look at the price because she is just renting it instead of buying it, so it doesn't cost much.
As for why she only rented a car, it was easy to explain. It was only a few days away from the end of the world. Not only was there no car available, but she also didn't have enough money to buy the car she wanted.
Another thing is that the end of the world is coming, and people will always have to take advantage of others in the future. What's wrong with her taking one in advance? Even if she doesn't take advantage now, others will take advantage of it in the future. So she really doesn't feel any burden in taking advantage of it.
She first chose a Hummer, which was said to be the standard car for the end of the world. She had to say, even when looking at it through the screen, she could feel that this car was much better than her own.
The other one is an RV, which is said to be standard equipment in the end times. Although she has a room in her space and can live anywhere, there are always inconveniences on the road. If they have an RV at this time, it will make their journey much more comfortable.
Although she rented the car through the same app, the two cars were not from the same company so there was really no conflict.
She arrived at the car rental location in the morning, drove away the Hummer, and found a deserted place to put it in the space. In the afternoon, she drove away the RV and put it in the space as well. Of course, she did not waste the time in between. She fully charged her energy car and put it in the space in case of emergency. After all three cars were in her space, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that the car is ready, she should really have everything she needs.
After returning home and looking at the calendar on the wall, Lan Jin realized that there were only two days left until the end of the world. Her relaxed mood became tense again. On the one hand, she was looking forward to the end of the world, but on the other hand, she also hoped that the man-eating end of the world would not come. However, whether the end of the world would come or not was not something she could decide. It was better to wait quietly than to think too much.
There are still two days left before the end of the world. Since she won't be going out, she naturally has to find something to do at home. Lan Jin first took out a few large trash cans she had bought and used them to collect water at home. After all, she was free anyway, so who would complain about having too much water?
While adding water, she also started the stove. There were a lot of supplies in her space, but most of them were raw food, so she wanted to make more cooked food. On the one hand, it was to add a dish, and on the other hand, it was to prepare more for the children. After thinking about it, she felt that making braised food was the best choice.
The marinade ingredients are ready in the space, and the materials are also processed. She just needs to light the stove and put everything in the pot to cook.
Since the braised food is for children, chili peppers must not be added, and the dishes must include both meat and vegetables, such as braised chicken legs, duck legs, pig's feet, pig's trotters, pork belly, beef, kelp, lotus root, dried beans, tofu... and most importantly, eggs.
Adding a little bit of each of these braised meat and vegetable dishes to a bowl of rice and a spoonful of the marinade makes a very rich braised pork rice. When they want to change the taste, they can just eat it directly.
After the stew had been cooking for a while, the aroma gradually began to spread. Then the child and the dog could not move from the pot. Ren Siqiao pointed at the pot and said, "Mom, I want to eat."
"Wang." The Rottweiler barked in unison with the child. By the way, this Rottweiler Lan Jin was named Nana, and Nana is a male dog, but no one stipulated that a dog with this name must be a female, so its name is Nana. Of course, this is because the dog is ignorant, otherwise it would definitely make trouble with her.
The boy and the dog waited by the braising pot for a long time, and finally waited until the stove was turned off. Lan Jin took out three chicken legs first, and while the chicken legs were cooling down, the boy and the dog couldn't help but slurp their saliva several times.
Fortunately, the weather in April was still a little chilly, and the chicken legs cooled down in a short while. The two people and the dog each took a leg and chewed it with great relish. In addition, Nana also chewed some of the bones left over by the two of them, and her tail wagged even more happily.
She braised 10 pots of stewed food in a row and filled 4 large buckets. Seeing that this was enough to last for a long time, and seeing that it was still early in the day, Lan Jin started to prepare dog food following the video.
Dog food and dog grain are different things, but they are both for dogs. If dogs only eat dog grain and canned dog food, the taste will always be a bit monotonous. In addition, if you want to keep the dog's hair healthy, it naturally needs nutrition. She bought some calcium tablets, essential oils, etc. for dogs, but because of time constraints, the quantity was not too much. However, dog food can also supplement nutrition, so she made some while she had time.
The ingredients needed for dog food include broccoli, carrots, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, and chicken breast. First, steam the pumpkin and sweet potatoes and mash them. Then use a blender to mash the carrots, broccoli, and chicken breast separately. Then mix all the ingredients together, add eggs, stir, and steam.
Not only did the dog think it was delicious, but she and the child also thought it was delicious. They even replaced their dinner that day with it.
Of course, dog food comes in more than just this flavor. If she has time in the future, she will make dog food of other flavors for her dog.
After finishing the dog meal, the day was over, and it was already completely dark. After she put the remaining dog meal into the space, she took the child to sleep.
(End of this chapter)
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