Although these plants have the ability to withstand the cold, even these plants cannot survive if the temperature drops by 7 degrees overnight.

When I walked into the vegetable garden, the ground under my feet was frozen and was stronger than ice. The stems and leaves of the plants were lying on the ground in a twisted shape, showing a rotten black color.

Lu Ning dug out these plants from the soil with difficulty and asked Ghost to quickly test how many plants were still alive.

Unfortunately, the ghost did not give a reassuring result: there were a total of forty-six plants, with a survival rate of less than 10%. Only three green potato plants and one hot grass fruit survived.

It's a pity that the rest were all destroyed.

However, Lu Ning breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"Finally, there are still four plants alive, and three of the best green potatoes are still alive. Things are not too bad."

Lu Ning carefully transplanted the four plants to a place slightly closer to the campfire. The temperature near the campfire was relatively higher, which allowed the plants to warm up.

Of course, this is only a temporary measure. In theory, the growth of these plants under the fire will not be very good, and there is insufficient oxygen (if the growth of these plants needs oxygen like blue starfish), and the air flow is too high.

confusion.

As for the remaining plants that have been frozen to death, there is no way to save them and can only be used for fire.

Lu Ning picked through it. Although the fruits on some plants were ripe, most of them were frozen and could not be saved as seeds. They could only pick them and put them aside for eating.

Lu Ning also went through the pile of stored grain. The layer piled outside was badly damaged and had to be thrown away.

The condition of the fruits, vegetables and grain piled on the lower floor was better than he expected - at least it didn't seem to affect consumption.

The innermost layer only has some frost spots on the surface, nothing serious.

Lu Ning picked some green potatoes and hot grass fruits that were not in serious condition, and roasted them on the campfire.

Vegetables that have been frozen, whether they are fruits or green potatoes, will not taste very good.

Furthermore, there was a serious loss of water and nutrients, and there was a musty smell. Lu Ning was a little skeptical about whether eating these things would upset his stomach.

To be honest, his body was already strong. Sometimes he even wondered if his stomach and various internal organs had been strengthened after traveling through time.

Otherwise, with his behavior of eating snow water to quench his thirst all day long and running almost naked in the cold wind every day, he would have suffered from various diseases long ago.

Although the ghost also said that his soul has been developed, not only his learning ability has been improved, but his physical fitness has also been improved with exercise...

But at present, he has just grown from a weak, dead, homebound freshly graduated college student who stays up all night, doesn't exercise and eats takeout, to a person who is slightly stronger than a normal adult male who has been engaged in physical activity for many years. He should not be immune to all diseases. Human beings

The body is quite fragile.

He is still alive and kicking all day long, so he is not unlucky.

Shaking his head, Lu Ning stopped thinking about this problem and instead considered how to better store the remaining grain.

"Don't worry about the meat, just leave it outside.

"But the low temperature and strong winds have a great impact on the storage of vegetables. We can't just leave them here all the time. We have to find a way to store them... cover them with animal skins? Or make another tent and put all the vegetables in the tent?"

Lu Ning put forward his own idea, but was rejected by himself.

This method may be useful now, but in a few days... it will be different.

A tent cannot protect against a snowstorm.

"Then just dig an extra hole over there...wait, that's right, dig a hole!"

Lu Ning slapped his thigh and suddenly remembered a very effective method that he had seen in his hometown in the countryside when he was young.

cellar!

In rural areas of Northeast China, cellars are a very common facility.

Put cabbage, potatoes, radishes and other vegetables into the cellar and seal them up. When you want to eat them, go down to the cellar and take out one or two.

Even if the weather is minus 20 or 30 degrees Celsius, if the vegetables are kept in the cellar for a whole winter, the vegetables taken out will be the same as fresh ones and will not be affected at all.

This is perfect for solving my current problem!

But there's a problem.

Lu Ning had only seen such things as cellars when he was a child, but he had no idea how to dig or build a cellar.

But even if he doesn't understand, he also knows that this is not just about digging a hole in the ground. This requires a certain amount of professional knowledge, and at least... there must be something like a drawing.

However, relying solely on his vague memories from childhood, he was completely unable to build a qualified cellar.

Maybe even the remaining food will be used.

But... now that he has thought of a solution, how can Lu Ning be the kind of person who laments and gives up just because the probability of success is low.

Three points are destined, seven points depend on hard work, and the remaining ninety points are done by recklessness, no matter whether three or seven is eighty-one.

Just do it.

...Of course, you have to do it, but you also have to have a plan, and things have to be done in order.

First we have to cut firewood.

The wind is stronger today than yesterday, and the sky and earth are filled with blown snowflakes, making it difficult to see the way forward.

And this time it was not just about chopping firewood. After Lu Ning made two trips back and forth, when he came back for the third time, what he brought back was not chopped firewood, but a pile of complete wood.

In order to get these pieces of wood back, Lu Ning spent almost as much time as usual cutting firewood twice.

These woods are used for building shelves.

Although the memory was not clear, Lu Ning also vaguely remembered that there should be some wooden shelves scattered around in the cellar for fixing. In addition, vegetables should be placed on shelves one by one, and they should not be piled on the ground.

The quality of the wood in the giant forest is much better than that of the dead trees near the camp. Lu Ning usually makes tools and spears, using the wood from the broken house and nearby dead trees, but the quality of the wood is actually not that good.

Well, to build a cellar it is best to use wood from the giant forest.

In addition, if you need to strengthen the tent later, you will also need to use wood.

After dragging the wood back to the camp, Lu Ning did not put it together with the firewood pile, but found another place to put it to prevent the wood from being blown away by the wind.

Then Lu Ning took a short rest, took a breath, and then picked up a shovel and stone pick to dig into the cliff.

After all-night mining last night, Lu Ning had dug up a large piece of the cliff, and also harvested a lot of high-quality clay.

Continuing to dig inward, the soil is not so frozen, so it will be much easier than last night.

The stone kiln has almost been dug. The next step is to put the wood in and burn it, and then fill in the outside to seal it. The next thing to do is to wait.

Lu Ning used snow water to wash away the mud and blackened soot on his face, and then called the ghost to reply expectantly.
Chapter completed!