Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 38: Warmth in the Cold
Yao Wei felt really good and comfortable, and the warmth rising from the soles of her feet instantly relieved her urgent needs.

Just thinking about the deflated bottle, she felt it was a bit of a waste: "Thank you. Just because of this, the bottle is deflated..."

Lu Xian smiled and said indifferently: "It's okay, just two bottles. I have saved a lot of bottles, enough. And don't we still have buckets? Too many won't work, but if we squeeze together, one should be able to fit."

The bucket needs to be placed on a flat surface and water needs to be filled in it, so it is not easy to place it on a truck full of supplies.

Yao Wei then nodded and said, "Yeah."

Lu Xian brought another bowl and said, "Here, drink this remaining hot water. I filled the bottle with a little extra water, which is just right for you to drink."

Yao Wei shook her head: "I don't want to drink now, you drink it."

Lu Xian said: "It's a waste for me to drink it. Drinking hot water during this time will help relieve the pain. If I had known that you would have your period, I would have made hot water for you earlier."

Yao Wei asked, "What aunt?"

"..."

Lu Xian said, "That's your current situation."

"Oh."

Yao Wei blinked twice, showing an expression of having learned something.

Of course, what she mainly learned was not these two words, but how to deal with her current situation.

She hadn't known such a term before.

She did not refuse anymore. She sat up and drank the hot water. A warm current flowed down her throat into her stomach, making her feel warm and very comfortable.

It seems...I feel a little better.

Of course, just a bowl of water wasn't that effective, and Yao Wei's feelings were purely psychological.

But in the next few days, when Lu Xian boiled water for her to drink every day, and even heated the water for washing, Yao Wei really began to feel a lot more comfortable, and her stomach pain was indeed less.

She thought Lu Xian was really amazing and knew everything.

"How about it?"

Lu Xian asked.

"pretty good."

Yao Wei said, returning the bowl to Lu Xian.

Lu Xian smiled slightly, put the bowl on the table, and then crawled back into his bed.

He made an extra "thermos bottle", wrapped it in a pillowcase, and placed it at his feet. After getting into bed, he stepped on it and felt the soles of his feet were warm, and then slightly hot, which made him shiver.

"Comfortable!"

He let out a breath, wrapped the quilt tightly around him, and said.

Yao Wei looked at him and for some reason, she started laughing. The two smiled at each other, and Lu Xian called the dog over, turned off the lights and went to sleep.

In the next few days, Lu Xian began to boil water frequently.

Of course, Yao Wei is not a delicate woman. She is absolutely unwilling to just lie in bed these days and leave everything to Lu Xian and let Lu Xian take care of her.

She would also do what she could, helping to clean the dormitory, boil water and cook.

——She followed Lu Xian and learned how to cook some simple meals.

These things were not difficult for her.

But when she wanted to help wash the pots and dishes, Lu Xian stopped her.

"Cold water during your period can cause blood clots, and that's why you have a stomachache. There's no need to use hot water to wash dishes, so you don't have to do it." Lu Xian said to Yao Wei, and sighed, "If I had known you would have this problem, I wouldn't have let you touch cold water. Contact with cold water before your period can also cause this situation."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Yeah. I'll pay attention next time."

She adhered to the principle of learning to handle things on her own and did not intend to rely on Lu Xian for everything in the future.

But now we still have to rely on Lu Xian to fetch water.

It has been extremely cold for several days and it is snowing outside. As long as the weather doesn't warm up, the ice and snow are hard to melt. If you go out, you will be wet and cold and inevitably get damp.

So Lu Xian took charge of the matter, and at the same time he pulled open the back wall of the house next door, went in, lifted up the hood of the car, took the tools in Yao Wei's toolbox, and disconnected the wires on the battery.

It was icy and snowy, and the water in the reservoir had already frozen. Lu Xian didn't cut the ice to get water. It was so cold, and the depth of the ice was unknown. If it was too shallow, it would be dangerous to get water, and if it was too deep, it would be troublesome to cut it, which was not a good idea.

He simply filled the tank with snow at the door and waited for it to melt into water before filling it up. This actually saved him a lot of trouble.

He also asked the dog to check it out. The water melted from the snow was fine and could be drunk, not to mention used for other purposes.

There is snow and rivers outside, and it is convenient to get water. You just need to run a few more times. Lu Xian did not intend to wrong himself, so he did not save water. He also arranged the same treatment for himself as Yao Wei.

Every time the warm water flowed down his throat into his body, making his stomach warm, he couldn't help but let out a breath, feeling very comfortable.

In this world, where everything had to be saved, he had almost forgotten what it felt like. It was great to be able to experience it again.

Not only that, he also wasted a lot of time by soaking his feet in hot water every day.

There are still nine buckets left, so there's no need to drink all the water. I've set aside two buckets to use for flushing the toilet, filling thermoses, and soaking my feet.

He and Yao Wei each took one, boiled the water to the right temperature, placed it beside the bed before going to bed, sat on the bed, put their feet in the water, and the warm water wrapped their feet and ankles.

The heat in the water and the warmth on the feet seem to evaporate upwards, warming the body as well, and a lazy and warm feeling rushes straight to the top of the head.

Comfortable!

"How about it?"

He asked Yao Wei while soaking his feet.

Yao Wei nodded, looked at her feet in the water, and said, "Yeah."

Yao Wei's special date only lasted four days, and she could sense the bleeding in advance and run to solve it.

Lu Xian was sure that the new humans' physique had also been improved in this regard, but for some reason it was not completely improved.

After four days, Yao Wei was revived and the shelter suddenly became warm.

The cold snap outside has passed.

The two stayed here for another two days, and only prepared to set off after the ice and snow outside melted.

Therefore, they all knew that these two days were the last time for them to enjoy themselves, so they continued to indulge themselves by drinking hot water and soaking their feet in hot water every day.

But the thermos in the quilt is no longer needed. It would be too hot to use it now.

"Alas, sometimes I really want to stay here. Life here is so comfortable."

Before leaving, Lu Xian sighed and said so.

Yao Wei pursed her lips and said, "You can stay."

Her voice was muffled, as if she was saying something contrary to her own thoughts.

Lu Xian heard it, glanced at Yao Wei, and suddenly laughed: "Don't stay, what's the point of staying?
"Supplies will eventually run out. When they do, my willpower will be gone too. I won't be able to survive even if I go out. What should I do?
"This is not an oasis, pack your bags and leave."

Yao Wei nodded and said, "Yeah." She felt that Lu Xian was a very clear-headed guy and what he said made a lot of sense.

(End of this chapter)