MTL - My Abandoned Oil Town Became a New Frontier

Chapter 5 Repairing the exterior wall

“That’s true! If you don’t have enough food, you won’t be able to survive for a few days no matter how good the shelter is!”

 He Shan nodded in agreement.

 Camping tests your overall quality, especially food, which is the top priority.

In terms of eating, Xu Xing does not behave like a camping expert. A real camping expert would probably have started cooking with a gas stove by now. Even if he doesn't know how to cook, he can cook a pot of soup with water. noodles instead of dry chewing compressed cookies.

"Walk!"

 Having said that,

 Liu Ning immediately turned around and walked towards his camp.

At this moment,

Liu Ning no longer wants to pay attention to Xu Xing's safety tonight. He just wants to wait for Xu Xing to go home because he can't hold on to food. Because he knows very well that with this shelter, Xu Xing will definitely sleep very comfortably and safely tonight.

the other side,

 Xu Xing was unaware of the actions and thoughts of Liu Ning and others. As the sky grew dark, a small bonfire was already lit in the ruins.

As a top chef, how could he not be able to make hot dishes?

  It’s just that I really don’t have time, so I make do with compressed biscuits.

After setting up the tent in the afternoon, I went to the surrounding ruins to pick up some scrap wood that could be used to make a fire. I also fixed a solar panel that I had bought a long time ago on the outer wall. I then studied the scrap **** system for a while, and it was not until this moment that it became real. of rest.

certainly,

Solar power generation panels can only be regarded as temporary fixtures, and another location will have to be chosen later.

"Oh! That's it for today. We'll figure out how to fix the exterior wall tomorrow! The pickup truck will have to make do after all! As long as the exterior wall is patched up, and then we can figure out how to put wooden rafters on the four walls and cover them with grass and mud, it will be a real small room.”

 Looking around at the earthen walls,

 Xu Xing sighed slightly.

 During the day, he still thought a little simple.

I originally thought that the pickup truck would be able to keep out the wind, and that this shelter would last at least a few days. I could postpone the work on the exterior wall for a while, but first I would build an earthen pot stove and have a nice meal!

But in fact, when the sharp northwest wind blows, the camping tent set up in the corner will still whir and make a lot of noise.

 It’s neither warm nor quiet, so I can’t sleep peacefully at night.

 So we can only change the plan temporarily!

Let’s build the outer wall first. Once the outer wall is built, we’ll start with other things step by step.

“However, repairing the exterior wall is a big project, and it may not be completed in one day. I will probably have to continue eating compressed biscuits or snacks for the next two days.”

Xu Xing chewed a mouthful of dry compressed biscuits.

This abandoned oil town was built in the 1970s and 1980s. Except for the floors being paved with red bricks, the houses inside are all made of old-fashioned square adobe bricks for their exterior walls and other features.

  In other words, this ruined outer wall must be built with this kind of adobe to fit perfectly.

It is too late to make adobe and then dry it in the sun. We can only pick out the intact and undamaged ones from other ruins, demolish the east wall and repair the west wall!

 This project is estimated to take a lot of time.

 In addition, repairing the exterior walls requires a lot of mud in addition to adobe!

There is no mud, and the outer wall made entirely of adobe will fall down as soon as it is pushed. It is not only unsafe but also increases safety risks.

"Water? Where can we get water tomorrow? There seems to be a small river in the north of the town. Forget it, set the alarm and rest first. We'll talk about tomorrow's things when we get up early tomorrow. The more I think about it, the more things I think about!"

 Scratch your head,

 After chewing the last bite of compressed biscuits, Xu Xing got into the tent.

At this time, he finally felt a strong sense of fatigue. His eyelids had begun to fight with fatigue, and he really couldn't hold on without rest.

 Set the alarm clock at night to get up and add some firewood to the bonfire.

 The night is vast and the sky is filled with stars!

The night sky in the northwest is particularly deep and lonely, and emptiness has become synonymous with the northwest.

 No one knew that there were two more bonfires in a small town that had been abandoned for decades, and no one knew that the two bonfires had brought a little life to the town.

Soon after Xu Xing got into the tent, he heard snoring. No more words to say all night

 At 6:30 the next morning, more than ten minutes after the white fish belly appeared in the east, the ruined tent in a corner was opened again.

 “Hoo!”

　　Stretched, rubbed his eyes, Xu Xing glanced at the extinguished bonfire.

I slept okay last night. Although it was windy, the tent was fixed in a corner of the ruins. At least there was no problem in terms of safety. However, there is one thing to say, no matter how good the tent and sleeping bag are, they are not as good as a youth hostel that costs tens of dollars a night.

That feeling is really different!

 “Get to work! Finish the exterior wall first and then think about the rest.”

Just when Xu Xing turned around and was about to wash up briefly, he was suddenly stunned.

 It was unknown when the pile of wood and nails piled outside the ruins had disappeared without a trace. Apparently, the **** system had taken back all the scraps.

 “I didn’t feel any movement. How on earth were they taken away?”

 Xu Xing muttered to himself in confusion and stopped paying attention.

 In fact, no matter what method the system uses to recover those things, as long as it does not attract the attention of others, the **** value can be used to buy things in the system mall, and the process is not really important.

that's all,

A few minutes later, after washing, Xu Xing came to another ruins with gloves and an engineering shovel, and began the real life of "moving bricks".

Xu Xing got up early here, and on the other side of the town,

 Liu Ning and others also got out of the tent!

Compared with Xu Xing, the sleep quality of Liu Ning and the four of them did not seem to be as high as expected, and everyone had big dark circles under their eyes.

 “Brother Liu, this ghost place is really amazing!”

Pocking his lips, He Shan couldn't help but complain.

They basically didn't sleep much last night. Several people took turns lighting a bonfire. The temperature was not a problem, but the whistling wind was a bit unbearable.

"In this way, after we have something to eat, we will also clean up a ruins and set up the tent in the corner like Xu Xing did! Otherwise, we will have insomnia tonight."

 Liu Ning rubbed his eyebrows painfully.

He also didn’t expect the northwest wind at night to be like that.

For convenience, they had pitched the tent on the back of a ruined building. Although it was flat, there was no obstruction on three sides. Especially in the middle of the night, when a gust of wind blew by, it felt like the tent was about to be lifted up by its roots.

 Can't sleep at all!

"Cleaning up a ruin? Brother Liu, what about Xu Xing?"

He Shan was stunned when he heard the arrangement.

 According to the plan, starting from this morning, they will keep an eye on Xu Xing's every move until they can no longer hold on and leave the town.

“No delay, it’s not too late to wait for us to clear out a ruins and then go over to take a look! Xu Xing was able to build one in half an afternoon yesterday, and the four of us estimated that it would take more than two hours!”

 Liu Ning waved his hand.

 He was really fed up with the constant ringing in his ears. If it continued like this tonight, he would really collapse.

"More than two hours? That's okay! If it's because of eating, Xu Xing should be able to continue today! Maybe he will collapse after two or three days!"

 Think about it for a while,

He Shan thinks what Liu Ning said makes sense.

 More than two hours really have no impact.

 (End of this chapter)