2. Wash the cucumber and soak it in a sink filled with diluted salt water. At this time, there will be many tiny bubbles in the water, and some bubbles will attach around the cucumber to maintain the cucumber's breathing. At the same time, salt water can also keep cucumber from losing water, prevent microbial reproduction and keep cucumber fresh and not rotting. Room temperature 18-25 degrees celsius can keep fresh for about 20 days.