Chapter 54 Midnight Sound
Chapter 54: Sounds at night
The charcoal that had been made was put up for sale in batches in the trading market again.
At this time, there were already a lot of charcoal on sale in the trading market, and the price was around 1:3, which was higher than the price of Qi Yuan's charcoal.
However, he did not change it and still put it on the shelf at a price of 1:2. The value of charcoal was not high, and 1:2 was already a very fair price.
After hanging up the charcoal, Qi Yuan began to sleep. He didn't know how long the cold wave would last, but he still planned to keep his original rest and go to bed and get up as early as possible.
Originally, tonight would be a comfortable night as usual.
But things didn't go as planned.
At midnight, a loud rumble came from the yard.
Qi Yuan suddenly woke up from his sleep, and his sleepiness immediately dissipated.
"What's going on?!"
Although he was in the shelter, he was still in the foggy world full of dangers. Qi Yuan never dared to sleep deeply, and would wake up at the slightest movement.
Qi Yuan quickly got up and shivered immediately because of the cold. The temperature difference between the quilt and the bedroom was at least more than 20℃.
Although there was still plenty of charcoal in the fireplace, the temperature in the bedroom was still very low.
In the quilt, after putting on his clothes, Qi Yuan rubbed his cold face and tried to be alert as much as possible.
The window was still dark, and no light could be seen.
As the wooden door opened with a creak, the air like frost rushed in. Qi Yuan tightened his collar and looked at the door.
There was no abnormal movement.
Taking a deep breath, Qi Yuan opened the shelter a crack, and a fierce cold wind rushed in with a lot of snowflakes. The roaring and raging wind was like the whimpering of a beast.
The sound insulation and temperature insulation of the third-level shelter are very good. From the room, the sound of the wind outside is not that loud.
But when Qi Yuan opened the door, he was immediately startled.
This was the most terrible snowfall and the most terrible wind he had ever heard in his life.
Just listening to the sound was enough to make people shudder and not want to take a step out.
But the movement outside made Qi Yuan uneasy, and he must go out to check what happened.
If a wild animal touches the shelter, he will die at that time.
However, when Qi Yuan pushed the door of the shelter again, he found that the door was blocked and could not be opened no matter how he pushed.
Qi Yuan's heart jumped violently, cold sweat overflowed from his forehead, and there seemed to be a cold wind blowing on his back.
What's the situation? Is there something?
Qi Yuan stepped back a few steps, looked through the side of the door, and after seeing the situation clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The heavy snow in the past two days has hardly stopped. The amount of snow is very high, and the snow on the ground is piling up at a terrible speed.
The snow on the ground is now 1.5 meters high, almost covering most of the door.
"No wonder I can't open the door, fortunately it's safe."
But suddenly, Qi Yuan suddenly thought: If the snow blocks the entire door, how can I get out?
And the snow is still falling, sooner or later it will cover the entire shelter. By then, there will be a lot of snow on the top and bottom, and it will not only be a problem of not being able to get out.
The third-level shelter is indeed very strong, but if there is too much snow on the roof and it bears too much weight, it is likely to collapse.
Thinking of this, Qi Yuan's heart couldn't help but twitch! This situation is really possible!
If it is not cleaned up as soon as possible, then you will live in danger all the time.
The sound just now is probably that the animal pen was collapsed by the snow.
Qi Yuan was no longer sleepy and did not plan to rest. He had to clean the snow on the shelter overnight.
He went back and took out a shovel, shoveled out the snow piled at the door, and put it into a wooden barrel.
Fortunately, there were wooden barrels to make scrolls, which could produce a large number of wooden barrels, otherwise they would not be able to hold so much snow.
After removing some of the ice and snow and opening the door wider, it was more convenient to take care of it, but a lot of snow water was spilled into the room.
Fortunately, the floor of the shelter was paved, otherwise so much snow water would inevitably get damp and moldy.
It took nearly 3 hours to completely open the door and see the scene outside.
The snow had piled up to the height of Qi Yuan's neck. Looking over, he could see the collapsed animal pen, which had been buried by the surrounding white snow.
Looking up at the roof, the snow layer was more than 30 centimeters.
Fortunately, the roof was a slope, and some of the snow fell down, so it was not piled too high.
However, once the snow on the ground piles up to the same height as the house, it will be really dangerous.
Qi Yuan no longer hesitated, holding a kerosene lamp, and began to clear the snow with all his strength.
Not to mention cleaning the entire yard, at least he must ensure that he can go out normally.
After reaching the good level of strength, Qi Yuan's physical strength, endurance, and physical fitness have greatly improved, and the cleaning is much faster.
However, there is not much improvement in the cold resistance. It may be that the weather is too cold, even the good level of physical fitness cannot resist it.
After dealing with the snow in front of the door, the snow on the roof is relatively simple.
Climb up the roof nimbly and push the snow down at the ridge. A light push will clear a large piece. The process is very stress-relieving and it will be cleaned up quickly.
Looking at the roof that has revealed its original appearance, Qi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that I have to clean it frequently in the future, otherwise it will still pile up after a while."
Qi Yuan added another task to his daily life-cleaning snow!
Back at the shelter, it was already past five in the morning, but the sky showed no signs of getting brighter.
After washing his face with hot water and soaking his feet, Qi Yuan felt that his body heat was recovering.
After that, he went to the kitchen and fried a piece of good-level steak to replenish the calories consumed by his body.
After reaching the good level, Qi Yuan found that his appetite had increased a lot.
Before, it took him almost a day to eat a piece of good-level steak, and he would still feel very full.
But now, even if it is a larger Tiebeishan pork steak, he can eat most of it in one meal.
It seems that after reaching the good level, the body's energy consumption has increased significantly, so food supplementation is more urgent.
It can be expected that ordinary-level food will gradually fade out of Qi Yuan's menu in the future, and good-level food will be the only food.
After eating the steak, Qi Yuan still didn't feel sleepy, so he started to exercise in the living room and practice archery.
However, due to the weak light, the efficiency was not very high.
This was a problem that had been discovered yesterday, but there was no way to solve it.
He searched in the trading market, but did not find a suitable lighting fixture.
Candles were available, but the lighting effect was not necessarily better than kerosene lamps.
The kerosene lamp that came with the shelter was very magical and never went out.
Just like the life of the survivors, they survived hard in the foggy world, but they always persisted.
Qi Yuan thought about buying dozens of candles and lighting more in the shelter, so that the house could always be illuminated.
In the end, he gave up.
There was no special candlestick in the shelter, and the walls were all made of wood. Once the candles fell over, it would easily cause a disaster.
This was too risky, so he could only look for other more suitable lighting methods.
