Installing Air Conditioning

Seeing that Doggy had an accident, Yao Wei was even more nervous than Lu Xi'an. She quickly followed it down the stairs and picked up the upside-down Doggy to check.

Only when Doggy's four legs moved again without any issues did she relax.

Lu Xi'an poked his head over the railing upstairs and looked down, asking, "Is it okay?"

"No."

Yao Wei shook her head and said, putting the Mechanical Dog down.

Lu Xi'an said, "I knew it. Doggy has been with me from north to south, and it's always been tough. Its skin is thick and its flesh is tough. Rolling down the stairs isn't a big problem."

The Mechanical Dog stood still, seemingly recalibrating its control system for its new limbs.

This was all within Lu Xi'an's expectations.

What was beyond Lu Xi'an's expectations was Yao Wei suddenly saying softly, "This isn't the south yet."

Lu Xi'an was slightly surprised. This woman seemed quite sensitive about this topic.

He asked, "Then where is the south?"

Yao Wei fell silent and didn't answer.

Lu Xi'an didn't press further.

He returned to the room, took Yao Wei's tools, and removed the air conditioner, carrying it carefully.

Meanwhile, after confirming that Doggy was indeed fine and that its operational control program had been re-edited and it was hopping around again, Yao Wei carried Doggy upstairs.

As soon as she entered the bedroom, she saw Lu Xi'an holding the air conditioner, waiting for her.

"Take this. The pipe inside is vacuum-sealed. We don't have tools to extract the air, so we have to remove the outdoor unit, the indoor unit, and the pipe together."

Lu Xi'an said.

Yao Wei stepped forward and took the air conditioner. It was very light for her.

Lu Xi'an reminded her, "This pipe isn't long enough. You need to hold the air conditioner here and wait. We don't have specialized tools to dismantle it, so I have to remove the air conditioner along with the outdoor unit."

"Okay."

Yao Wei agreed and stood still, holding the air conditioner.

Lu Xi'an then opened the bedroom window and looked out to check. After inspecting, he took the Hammer from Yao Wei's Toolbox and forcefully smashed a hole in the wall, breaking a steel bar.

The opening extended to the window, allowing Lu Xi'an to move the pipe horizontally and remove the outdoor unit along with the air conditioner.

Yao Wei stood in place the whole time, not understanding what the outdoor unit meant, but it seemed Lu Xi'an did, so she just needed to obey.

It wasn't just the air conditioner; Lu Xi'an seemed to know a lot about other things too, like parasites, bacteria, and proteins in meat.

She understood parasites and bacteria, but she didn't know what protein was.

Before, she had only relied on her life experience, knowing that what Lu Xi'an said was beneficial to her, so she had obediently listened to him.

It was the same now.

She saw Lu Xi'an climb out the window and into the outside. She also glanced over and understood what the outdoor unit was.

On the exterior wall outside the window, she could see a metal box the same color as the air conditioner, covered in dust and mottled with rust.

Because the angle was not quite right, Lu Xi'an needed to stand entirely outside the window to remove the outdoor unit.

His strength was immense now; holding the outdoor unit in his hand was effortless.

In his previous life, this would have been unimaginable.

"I'm going in, you step back."

Lu Xi'an said, and then he walked back inside alone, carrying the outdoor unit of the air conditioner, adjusting the connecting pipe to avoid snagging on the messy things on the wall.

One returned to the window, the other retreated. Soon, the entire air conditioner was moved to the bedside and placed on the bed.

"Let's go, carry the air conditioner to the car. I'll try to install it," Lu Xi'an said. "The water in the pool should be frozen by now, but the temperature is quite high, so it should thaw soon. How about we wait and get some water before we go?"

The weather changes in this world were so extreme. If his physique hadn't undergone a drastic transformation after arriving in this world, he would have fallen ill and died long ago in this "nine heavens of ice and fire."

Yao Wei nodded, then picked up the outdoor unit of the air conditioner by herself and walked out of the bedroom.

Lu Xi'an had intended to help, to carry the relatively heavier outdoor unit himself, but seeing how easily Yao Wei handled it, as if she were carrying Doggy, he gave up and followed her out with the indoor unit.

The Mechanical Dog followed behind them, its four wheels turning, running smoothly and quickly. When they reached the staircase, it braked instantly.

The tires were fixed, so they didn't affect Doggy going downstairs, but as it ran down, it couldn't help but wobble again, just like before, looking somewhat comical.

When they reached the car, they put down both the indoor and outdoor units of the air conditioner. Lu Xi'an began to observe, looking for a suitable place to install it.

He finally chose a spot on the side of the trunk, where there was a wire mesh to secure the indoor unit. Moreover, it was close to the window, making it convenient to open a hole for the pipe.

As for the outdoor unit, Lu Xi'an hesitated for a long time, but finally felt that placing it on the car roof was the best option, as it wouldn't fall off due to bumps.

There might be other minor issues with this setup, but weighing the pros and cons, the car roof was the best choice.

However, before installing the air conditioner, there was one more thing that required the car owner's consent.

"I need to make an opening in your car so the pipe can pass through. What do you think? If not, we'll just forget about it."

Lu Xi'an said.

Yao Wei frowned, pondered for a while, then asked, "Will the air conditioner work after it's installed?"

Lu Xi'an replied, "Weren't we using it before? We're just moving the air conditioner from upstairs to your car. It will definitely be fine."

Yao Wei nodded then, saying, "Okay. I'll make the opening."

She still didn't trust Lu Xi'an's craftsmanship.

So Lu Xi'an gave up his position, told Yao Wei where to make the hole, and let Yao Wei operate.

After Yao Wei made the opening, Lu Xi'an understood why the woman didn't trust his skills.

The opening was made perfectly, right next to the window, making it easy to open the window and insert the pipe. When the car window was closed, it would seal the pipe snugly, leaving no flaws.

If it were him, he definitely wouldn't be able to do it so precisely.

"Amazing!"

Lu Xi'an exclaimed. He removed the iron mesh from the rear window, rolled down the car window, inserted the indoor unit of the air conditioner through the window, then held the pipe, rolled up the glass, reinstalled the iron mesh, and began to secure the air conditioner.

Yao Wei's car had plenty of ropes. With some effort, the air conditioner could be firmly fixed to the iron mesh.

As for the outdoor unit on the roof, it was even simpler. The car had a roof rack, so it could just be tied down.

After finishing all this, Lu Xi'an called Doggy into the car and connected the power supply.

"Hummm—"

The air conditioner started, and the temperature inside the car quickly rose. Lu Xi'an adjusted the mode to cooling, and soon a cool breeze filled the car, making it very comfortable.

"Alright, we're done!"

Lu Xi'an smiled with satisfaction, then turned to Yao Wei and asked, "How is it?"

"Mm."

Yao Wei's evaluation was brief, but she did nod.

Next, the two went to the faucet to test it. Seeing that the water pipe was still frozen and no water was flowing out.

So Lu Xi'an tapped it with the wrench he hadn't put down yet, but it was still no use.

They waited another half an hour, and the faucet, which had been open, finally came back to life. Water slowly trickled out, from a small stream to a torrent, finally flowing out with a satisfying "gurgle."

The two quickly filled their bottles with water. Yao Wei also took a pot from the car and filled it with water.

Lu Xi'an looked at the pot and sighed nostalgically, "Back then, I had pots too, and not just one. Cooking pot, steaming pot, clay pot, stir-fry pan, I had them all, but unfortunately..."

Unfortunately, when he left Wanhu Village in Dongmen County, it was inconvenient to take them, so he had to leave them all behind.

Even more unfortunately, when he was in Wanhu Village, he had to ration oil and salt, so he never even used the stir-fry pan.

Life is so hard!

He sighed, and not getting a response from Yao Wei, he saw Yao Wei carrying a pot of water towards the car and followed her, saying, "Are we going to cook the rest of the pork? If I had known, we should have saved the pork bones for soup."

This pot must have been blocked by other things before; he hadn't even seen it.

"Oh."

Yao Wei had never made soup with pork bones, but she unconsciously began to believe in Lu Xi'an's knowledge, so she said, "Then let's go back and get them."

Lu Xi'an: "..."