Although Li Yulong sent Chen Xin a fruit and vegetable machine, it was not a large dryer after all. Chen Xin still needed to slowly dry the rice he picked one by one.
Fortunately, this machine can bake twenty trays of millet at a time, with a processing capacity of thirty or forty kilograms at a time. One bag of millet can be dried in two times, and three bags of millet can be dried six times.
From time to time, Chen Xin would put his hand in and turn it over. In addition to turning up the bottom layer of rice that still contained moisture, Chen Xin was also feeling the dryness of the rice with his hands.
Only after confirming that the rice is completely dry and no moisture can be felt at all can it be bagged and stored.
After drying more than two hundred kilograms of rice and then pounding out the chaff, about one hundred and seventy kilograms of rice can be produced. Based on Chen Xin's consumption, it can last him for more than half a year.
As long as he can harvest twice a year, it is enough to ensure his own food rations. In the greenhouse, because he does not need to consider changes in ambient temperature and humidity, he can calculate based on the most suitable conditions and use 90-110 days as a cycle. , planted three seasons a year.
In this way, Chen Xin can get more than 600 kilograms or nearly 700 kilograms of rice in almost a year, more than 500 kilograms of rice, and more than 100 kilograms of bran.
Coupled with the hundreds of pounds of vegetables he harvests every month in his greenhouse, this amount of food is enough to feed two or three people.
"As long as the old farmer brings fish again, and gets new seeds through Xiaolong and A-Lan... I can finally eat and drink without worries." Chen Xin briefly calculated the output of his greenhouse, and finally felt at ease. a feeling of.
There is food in hand and no panic in mind. This old saying describing the people of Yan Kingdom is particularly true no matter when it is used.
After counting the resources he had and making sure that he could ensure food rations for three people, Chen Xin finally put it on the agenda to go back to his hometown to pick up his parents.
The reason why he didn't consider taking action immediately before was because Chen Xin understood that if sufficient food supply could not be guaranteed, it would be useless even if he brought his parents back.
Now that the food supply can be guaranteed, the prerequisites for bringing one's parents back are met and can be formally considered.
To pick up his parents, Chen Xin had to cover a distance of more than 600 kilometers for four senior officials.
In the past, you could walk on the highway and it would take most of a day to complete the journey without stopping. In today's environment where everything is frozen and the snow on the ground is almost one meter deep, it is not easy to travel such a long distance. things.
Therefore, the first thing Chen Xin needs is a car that can cope with the current environment and can run the entire distance and back again.
Of course there are such vehicles, generally called all-terrain vehicles, which are capable of maneuvering on a variety of complex terrains and special conditions, including jungles, mountains, deserts, snow, beaches, swamps, water networks and lakes.
Among the various types of all-terrain vehicles, Li Yulong's modified luxury RV is of course also an all-terrain vehicle. However, compared to his luxury RV, Chen Xin prefers the one equipped by the Yanguo military. There are two types of all-terrain vehicles: "Rang" and "Horse".
Both the "Mangshi" and the "Horse" are articulated hatchback crawler all-terrain vehicles. In addition to the cockpit, a carriage can be towed behind them.
Among them, the Mang-type all-terrain vehicle is a heavy-duty vehicle. It weighs 30 tons and can carry 30 tons. It is a very powerful and reliable large-scale carrier vehicle.
The horse is slightly smaller. It weighs about ten tons, has a top speed of 60 kilometers per hour, and has a maximum driving distance of 500 kilometers. It can easily cross a 1.5-meter-wide ditch on its tracks and can also climb over a 0.6-meter vertical obstacle. ?Climb slopes above 30°.
Compared to Chen Xin's own SUV, the gap between the two is simply like the difference between an elephant and a horse.
Based on Chen Xin's idea, getting a horse and then transforming the back compartment into a RV-style living cabin would be enough to meet his needs for this journey.
Of course, it would be better if you could have a Mang type. After all, the Mang type's larger and heavier body also means that you can have a larger compartment, carry more supplies, and have a larger living space.
It's a pity that Chen Xin didn't think of this before the disaster, otherwise Mang Shi couldn't do it. Horse can still think of a way.
But now, he can still transform his SUV into an all-terrain vehicle.
And to be honest, as the snow gets deeper and deeper, Chen Xin's SUV is indeed becoming less and less suitable for travel needs.
Without the one-meter-high big tires on Li Yulong's modified RV, driving on such nearly meter-thick snow would cause the wheels to get stuck in the snow if you're not careful.
So after thinking about it for a while, the first thing Chen Xin thought of was to change the tires of his car into tracks.
If you compare speed, of course the tires win, but if you compare traffic capacity, the gap between the tires and the tracks is as big as the difference in speed.
If the track is replaced, the engine must also be modified. After all, the load of the track is greater than the tire, which requires the engine to have stronger output power.
In this case, a high-horsepower diesel engine is indeed more suitable than a gasoline engine.
However, if the power system of this car needs to be modified, Chen Xin prefers electric drive instead of fuel power.
First of all, electric drives are cleaner and more efficient, and electric vehicles are nothing new. In addition to the two issues of battery and charging that still restrict the use of electric vehicles, this new form of vehicle has long been accepted and recognized, becoming the future Automobile development trends.
For Chen Xin, the factor that restricts electric vehicles is non-existent. The isotope thermoelectric battery as the power source and the high-performance energy storage battery as the battery pack are enough to allow an electric vehicle to run for decades without stopping. .
For others, this is still a far-fetched idea in the laboratory, but for Chen Xin, it is just a matter of upgrading his survival point.
And he was seriously preparing to do this, planning to upgrade his car after completing the overall upgrade of the shelter.
While considering the power system and mode of travel, Chen Xin was also thinking about how to design the living quarters of this car. Is it a hatchback like the Mang type and the Horse? Or is it one-piece like Li Yulong’s car
Both of them have their own advantages, but they also have their own problems. Chen Xin rubbed his mustache and fell into thinking. (End of chapter)