Chapter 73: Make Preparations for the Wilderness
In addition to the necessary warm supplies, food was also of utmost importance. After all, the two of them had to stay in the wild for a long time. If they did not eat something warm, they would probably be frozen stiff and weak, so how could they hunt?
The only thing she did not know now was what the snow shovel truck He Xing had borrowed looked like. If there were two seats in the truck, Du Yue planned to prepare a simple heater and burn charcoal in the truck. Not only could she boil water and cook, but she could also warm up the interior of the truck so that it would not be too cold. Although she did not know if she could bring it into the truck, Du Yue still prepared it.
The food she prepared was all basically self-heating food, such as self-heating hotpot, self-heating rice, and some heavy-flavored instant food. Traveling in the wild consumed a lot of physical strength, so they needed some strong-flavored things to quickly recover their strength. Of course, things like candy and chocolate were even more essential. They could eat a piece at any time to replenish their strength.
They had to bring drinks as well. The kettles she had could hold four liters of water, and Du Yue was prepared to bring two along. She also brought two outdoor water heaters that could hold two liters of water. She could take them out when they went hunting. The four large canteens could hold a total of 12 liters of water, enough for the two of them to drink for about two days.
Du Yue’s plan was to go and come back on the same day, but if she could not, she would be prepared.
Other than water, alcohol with a high alcohol content was also necessary. Du Yue filled two stainless steel wine pots with a spirit that had a high alcohol content. The wine pots were small and did not take up much space, so they could be carried around. In addition, she also brought some medicines for external injuries, anti-inflammatory drugs, painkillers, and fever drugs. Du Yue was prepared to bring all of them. She packed them in an outdoor first aid kit and stuffed it into the hiking bag.
Du Yue had easily filled up a hiking bag that was half the height of a person, and there were still four large canteens that she had yet to put in.
At seven o ‘clock in the morning on the third day, Du Yue woke up and had a meat-heavy breakfast. Then, she filled the four canteens with boiling water. She had just finished packing when she heard He Xing knocking on her door.
Du Yue switched off the heating equipment in the bedroom and filled the furnace with charcoal before she carried her bags of things over to the door.
The two of them looked at each other and saw what the other had prepared. They both laughed out loud. “Can the snow shovel truck you borrowed hold so many things?” Du Yue asked him.
“No problem, it’s a double-seater.” Hearing He Xing’s answer, Du Yue’s heart was finally at ease.
She pointed at the oil barrel beside her. “This is gasoline.”
“I filled the truck with gas just now. You can leave this in the truck as a backup,” He Xing said with a nod. Du Yue did not say much and only agreed.
The two of them had prepared a lot of things, and it took them two trips to move everything back and forth before they could get everything into the truck. There was plenty of space in the truck, so Du Yue brought her portable heater and lit it in the back seat.
Looking at the burning charcoal, Du Yue put her hand into her hiking bag. She took out a sweet potato and put it on the heater. He Xing saw her actions from the rearview mirror and asked her with a smile, “Can it be cooked like this?”
“I don’t know. I’ll try roasting it. If it doesn’t cook well, I’ll peel it and cook it again.”
“Mhm, that’s fine too.”
It was snowing outside, but fortunately, the snow was not too heavy, so they could still see the road.
There were also other snow-shoveling trucks in the base, so it was not too conspicuous for them to be driving a snow-shoveling. However, after they left the base, they immediately became very conspicuous. It was snowing heavily outside, and they were the only vehicle on the road. The snow on the side of the road was already half the height of a person. The farther away they drove from the base, the heavier the snow was. All of this showed that no one had been here for a long time.
The heater in the car was burning brightly, and the truck’s own heater was also turned on to keep them warm. Du Yue and He Xing had wrapped themselves up tightly and stuck quite a few heat pads on their clothes. Du Yue was even holding a hand warmer in her arms, so she was not cold at all.
The temperature was comfortable, so Du Yue was in the mood to enjoy the snowy scenery outside the truck. All she could see was snow white, and only some of the taller trees had a different color. If one ignored the temperature and only looked at the scenery, it could be said that it was no different from a fairy tale world. If this was before the apocalypse, many people would come to admire it. They would admire the snow, ski, and have snowball fights. They would do whatever they wanted.