Chapter 54 Midnight Sound

The charcoal was put up for sale in batches again.

At this time, there were already a lot of charcoal on sale in the market, and the price was about 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 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 schedule and go to bed and get up as early as possible.

I thought that tonight would be a comfortable night as usual.

But the sky did not go as one wished.

At midnight, a loud bang 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 very deeply, and would wake up at the slightest movement.

Qi Yuan got up quickly 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.

It was still dark outside the window, 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 were very good, so the wind outside was not too loud when heard indoors.

But when he opened the door, Qi Yuan was immediately startled.

This was the most terrible snow he had ever experienced and the most terrible wind he had ever heard in his life.

Just hearing the sound is enough to make people shudder and not want to go out.

But the movement outside made Qi Yuan feel uneasy, and he had to 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, cold sweat overflowed from his forehead, and there seemed to be a cold wind blowing on his back.

What's going on? Is there something?

Qi Yuan took a few steps back and looked through the side of the door. After seeing the situation clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The heavy snow in the past two days has hardly stopped, and the amount of snow is also very high. The snow on the ground is piling up at a terrible speed.

Now the snow on the ground is already 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 the entire shelter will be covered. By then, there will be a lot of snow on the top, bottom, left and right, 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 outside just now is probably that the animal pen was collapsed by the snow.

Qi Yuan no longer has sleepiness and does not plan to rest anymore. He must clean up the snow on the shelter overnight.

Go back and take out the shovel, shovel out the snow piled at the door, and put it into the wooden barrel.

Fortunately, there are wooden barrels to make scrolls, and wooden barrels can be made in large quantities, otherwise it really can't hold so much snow.

After removing some of the ice and snow and opening the door wider, it will be more convenient to take care of it, but a lot of snow water will also be brought into the room.

Fortunately, the floor of the shelter is paved with stone, otherwise, with so much snow and water falling, it will inevitably get damp and moldy.

It took nearly 3 hours to completely open the door and see the scene outside.

The snow has piled up to the height of Qi Yuan's neck. Looking out, you can see the collapsed animal pen, which has been buried by the surrounding white snow.

Looking up at the roof, the snow layer has exceeded 30 centimeters.

Fortunately, the roof is a slope, and some snow has fallen down, so it will not pile up 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 it must be ensured that it can be entered and exited normally.

After reaching the good level of strength, Qi Yuan's physical strength, endurance, and physical fitness have greatly improved, and cleaning is much faster.

However, there is not much improvement in the cold resistance. It may also 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 was relatively easy.

He climbed up the roof swiftly and pushed the snow down from the ridge. A light push would clear a large piece. The process was very relaxing and it was cleaned up quickly.

Qi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the roof in its original state.

"It seems that I have to clean it frequently in the future, otherwise it will pile up again soon."

Qi Yuan added another task to his daily life - cleaning the snow!

When he returned to the shelter, it was already past five in the morning, but the sky did not show any signs of getting brighter.

After washing his face with hot water and soaking his feet, Qi Yuan felt that his body heat was recovering.

Then he went to the kitchen and fried a piece of good-grade steak to replenish the calories consumed by his body.

After reaching the good level, Qi Yuan found that his appetite had increased a lot.

In the past, he had to eat a good-grade steak for almost a day to finish it, and he would still feel very full.

But now, even if it was a larger Tiebeishan pork steak, he could 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 supplements are more urgent.

It can be expected that ordinary-grade food will gradually fade out of Qi Yuan's diet in the future, and he will mainly focus on food above the good level.

After eating the steak, Qi Yuan still didn't feel sleepy, so he started to exercise in the living room and practice archery.

But because the light was too weak, the efficiency was not very high.

This was a problem that he had discovered yesterday, but there was no way to solve it.

He also searched in the trading market, but didn't find a suitable lighting tool.

There are candles, but the lighting effect is not necessarily better than kerosene lamps.

The kerosene lamp that comes with the shelter is very magical and has never been extinguished.

Just like the life of the survivors, they struggle to survive in the foggy world, but they always persevere.

Qi Yuan also thought about buying dozens of candles and lighting more in the shelter to always illuminate the house.

In the end, he gave up.

There are no special candlesticks in the shelter, and the walls are all made of wood. Once the candles fall over, it is easy to cause a fire.

This is too risky, so he can only find other more suitable lighting methods.