Chapter 65

[Employee "Xiao Cao" used 1 personal point to redeem 1g of glucose]

[Employee "Xiao Cao" used 5 personal points to redeem 100g of soybeans]

The system's prompt messages kept appearing, and Tang Yu'an was amused by them.

With the voice broadcast function, Xiaocao became his employee and completed the guidance tasks he assigned very quickly.

Although he did suggest that she could make a deal with her brother, Tang Yu'an was also surprised by her speed in completing the deal.

It seems that this employee was not hired wrongly!

As for "soybeans" and "glucose", this was the result of discussion between Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi.

Admittedly, 1 point of brown rice can be exchanged for 100 grams, which is obviously more suitable for beginners to start with compared to 5 points for 100 grams of soybeans.

But they did not forget the lesson they learned from Granny Guo - brown rice is too water-consuming to grow and requires intensive cultivation. It is not something that ordinary people without any planting experience can grow well.

In comparison, soybeans are undoubtedly more suitable.

Soybeans are rich in protein and high in fat, making them a high-quality staple food. Leguminous plants also have the function of fixing nitrogen. If they can be grown, they can also improve the soil quality of Mount Kyoho.

Needless to say, glucose is a sweetener and a very easily absorbed monosaccharide that can be absorbed by the human body without digestion.

Whether you eat it yourself or trade it, it is a very good choice. Moreover, the stones can be used to give haircuts to others, so you don’t have to take out the supplies to trade with others.

In this regard, Zhou Qi did detailed guidance tasks.

They won't play dumb like the system does. Instead, they will find opportunities to remind Xiaocao during the guidance tasks to prevent her from taking detours during the exploration process.

Because employees' personal points come from wages and commissions, in the initial stage, even if they complete profitable transactions, they can only gain employee experience points, so Tang Yu'an also set her a long-term task -

During the novice protection period (about one month), as long as she actively trades and makes a profit, she can earn 1 point every time.

He only earns one point less each time, but for the Shitou brothers and sisters, it will be a great encouragement and support. I just hope Xiaocao will not let him down.

Then, at Zhou Qi's urging, Tang Yu'an lay down on the bed for a nap.

When they entered the stronghold, they attracted a lot of attention, but because of Hongli's mountain master's order and the protection of the guards, no one dared to approach them.

You can have a good rest at noon now and continue your journey in the afternoon.

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Obviously, Xiaocao is a girl with great action ability.

After knowing that soybeans can be eaten after being cooked, she decisively pulled her brother into the kitchen and started boiling water to cook the soybeans.

"Gululu--Gululu--"

As the water in the pot boiled, the soybeans that sank to the bottom of the pot rolled continuously with the water, and the originally clear water turned into a light milky white.

"Is it okay?" Stone swallowed and said, "I can smell the fragrance."

Xiaocao felt that it was about time, so he put out the fire and took the soybeans out of the water in the pot.

The originally hard little balls became soft after being cooked, emitting a faint steam, and a fragrance gently drifted into their nostrils.

“Gurgle——”

Shitou, who had not eaten enough at noon, felt his stomach suddenly start to rumble.

"Let me try first!"

The stone reached out to pinch the beans, but the grass dodged his hand.

Xiaocao looked at him, thought for a moment and said, "Brother, if you give me the scissors, I will give you soybeans."

When they came back from chopping wood, they asked the landlady for a pair of scissors.

Rock handed the scissors to her without hesitation.

Xiaocao took the scissors, then pinched two soybeans and put them in his hand. Shitou couldn't wait to eat them.

You completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, employee experience +1.

[Congratulations! Completed the normal task "Boiled Soybeans", points +2]

[Complete the long-term task "Profitable Trading", score +1]

Xiaocao couldn't help but smile when she saw the points balance changed from 6 to 9.

Therefore, completing tasks and making profitable transactions can increase points, and after the points increase, they can be exchanged for more sugar and soybeans!

Shitou pinched two more soybeans and stuffed them into his mouth. While chewing, he exclaimed in admiration, "Xiaocao, your special ability is really delicious."

Xiaocao didn't know if this was her special ability, but she also remembered that the employee code of conduct stated that she could not tell others that she was an employee of Ping'an Grocery Store, nor could she reveal the existence of the mysterious merchant.

After confirming that sugar and soybeans were indeed edible and that she could indeed redeem them with points, Xiaocao decided to keep the matter to herself.

Even if it’s my brother, I can’t let him know!

Remembering the text on the panel that said a person could make three trades per day, Xiaocao looked at Shitou and said, "Brother, what else do you have on you?"

"What is that..." Shitou felt around his body and took out a steamed bun and the blade he had used to cut open Tang Yu'an's backpack.

Xiao Cao said happily, "I'll trade you the soybeans for this blade."

Shitou, however, looked confused. "If you want it, just take it. What's the exchange for it?"

Are they talking about this?

Xiao Cao tentatively took the blade, but found no prompt on the panel. He couldn't help but puff out his cheeks and said, "I don't care. Do you want to change it or not?"

"Change, change, change. Whatever you say, it's fine."

Shitou had no choice but to agree to exchange the razor blade for the soybeans.

You completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, employee experience +1.

[Complete the long-term task "Profitable Trading", score +1]

Seeing the increase in experience points and points, Xiaocao was happy. She put the scissors and blades back into the stone pocket. Finding that the points had not decreased, she held the soybeans and started eating with confidence.

Shi Tou had no idea what she was doing, but when he saw her start eating, he immediately forgot all his doubts.

"Leave some for me!"

One hundred grams of soybeans are barely enough to fill the stomachs of Shitou and Xiaocao, who have been hungry for a long time and have small appetites.

After eating the soybeans, the brother and sister poured the water used to boil the soybeans into the bowl and then returned to their room.

"Xiaocao, your ability is so practical!" Shitou's face was full of excitement.

The grass was also very happy.

After eating, I feel warm in my stomach and full of energy.

She lay on the kang, fanning herself with a leaf fan, and began to think about how to continue trading with others. Then she saw new text prompts pop up on the panel.

[Congratulations! Triggering the normal task "Haircut"]

[Description: Your brother has a good skill - hairdressing. Please attract a customer for your brother and let him cut the customer's hair to make a profit.]

[Task content: Use your brother's skills to trade and make a profit]

[Task Reward: Points*10]

Wow, the reward for this mission is 10 points!

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After waking up from lunch break, Tang Yu'an saw the system prompt that Xiaocao had completed the task.

[Employee "Xiao Cao" completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, earning +49 points and +1 experience point]

[Employee "Xiao Cao" completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, earning +9 points and +1 experience point]

He didn't do anything, but he got 58 points and 2 experience points! Tang Yu'an looked at the system prompt and was very happy.

So when he gave Xiaocao a new guidance task, he directly raised the reward points to 10 points, so that Shitou and Xiaocao could exchange for more soybeans to eat.

Speaking of employees, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but think of Chi Hao.

Today's daily cleaning task has not been completed yet. I hope nothing will happen to Brother Chi Hao again?

Ping An grocery store, warehouse.

Chi Hao stared at the extra containers that appeared out of nowhere in the warehouse, and the wok on the shelf that should have been in the kitchen.

He swallowed hard and turned his head to look at Yuanbao, who was squatting at the door and staring at him fiercely: "These two things... were not in the warehouse yesterday, right?"

Yuanbao rolled his eyes at him in a very human way.

There was Zhou Qi's scent on the wok, it must have been placed there by that kid.

Although he didn't see him appear, Yuanbao didn't think there was anything to be afraid of, and he became more and more dissatisfied with Chi Hao's performance.

"Woof woof!" It barked twice urgingly.

Chi Hao curled his lips and looked at the warehouse which looked weird from the inside out in his eyes. In the end, he could only suppress his fear and insisted on cleaning the warehouse.

[Complete the daily task "Cleaning", points +2]

It’s so hard to earn these points!

Is it difficult to earn points?

Xiaocao doesn't think so. She feels that earning points is quite easy.

Although it was difficult to go out and solicit customers in the middle of the day, why did they have to go out? Besides them, there were two other living people in the Meiyu Pavilion!

So after receiving the task of cutting hair, she pulled her brother and ran to knock on the boss's door.

Looking at the boss lady's long, clean hair, Xiao Cao immediately changed her focus and asked, "Boss lady, does Brother Hu need a haircut?"

Lin Meiyu looked at the two little kids and paused slightly.

Xiao Cao quickly continued, "I heard from the little doctor that hair absorbs nutrients from the body, so if we eat well, our hair will be black and shiny, but if we don't eat well, it will be frizzy and yellow."

"Brother Hu was seriously injured and needs to rest. Long hair won't help with recovery."

Lin Meiyu suddenly realized something and quickly gave way, having originally wanted to refuse.

"Then you can give him a haircut." She had also seen them cutting someone else's hair upstairs yesterday. "When you're done, I'll give you a fruit."

"Okay! Thank you, Madam Boss!"

Then Xiaocao pulled the stone with shining eyes into the house. Of course, after seeing Wang Hu in the house, the brother and sister became obedient again.

They knew Wang Hu, who was the squad leader of the guard. His usual duties were to inspect the mountains and forests, guard the mountain gates and patrol the town.

Of course, you can also see him when collecting protection fees.

In their eyes, Wang Hu was a tall, mighty man who was as invincible as a mountain. However, now... he was leaning against the head of the bed, his pale face looking extremely weak.

The stone and the grass breathed a sigh of relief, finally not being so scared anymore.

"Haircut?"

Wang Hu touched his shoulder-length hair. He had just heard the conversation between Xiao Cao and Lin Meiyu, so he nodded and said, "You guys cut it."

The stone was about to go forward, but the grass held him back.

She turned to Lin Meiyu and said, "Boss, a haircut will cause a lot of broken hair to fall out, and it's not easy to clean on the bed..."

"oh oh!"

Lin Meiyu went to move a stool.

After Wang Hu sat down, Shitou took the scissors and cut off all of Wang Hu's hair, finally cutting it into the same crew cut as his brother and sister.

Wang Hu touched his head and couldn't help grinning: "I do feel a lot more relaxed!"

He was in high spirits and looked much more energetic than before.

Lin Meiyu smiled and nodded, handing a fruit to Xiaocao.

A panel prompt popped up, and as Xiaocao stared at the text, a familiar mechanical sound rang in her ears.

You completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, employee experience +1.

[Congratulations! Completed the normal task "Haircut" and received +10 points]

[Complete the long-term task "Profitable Trading", score +1]

Xiaocao looked at her points balance: 21.

After completing several transactions and tasks in succession, her points increased rapidly. Although she could not understand the numerical symbols, she could understand the corresponding information after hearing the voice.

21 points equals 21 glucose units, and...

How many soybeans?

Xiaocao was a little confused, but she knew it was definitely more than before!

At this time, a new task popped up.

Congratulations! Triggering the normal quest "Work for Rewards"

[Description: Labor is valuable. By carefully discovering customers' needs and finding ways to satisfy them, you can earn rewards for your labor.]

[Task Content: Use your own labor to complete a profitable transaction with the owner of the Jade Shop (0/1)]

[Reward: Points*2]

Xiaocao looked at the task prompt. She was originally confused, but now she felt as if a layer of fog had been lifted before her eyes.

It turns out you can exchange things this way!

So she looked at the proprietress and said excitedly, "Is there anything else we can do? Just give us a fruit!"

Lin Meiyu looked at her but shook her head.

Seeing Xiaocao's disappointed look, she said, "The fruits are gone, how about the mushrooms?"

Wang Hu could go to the guard post to get a basket of fruit every week, but he stopped going after he was injured and fell into a coma. Now there are not many fruits left in the Meiyu Pavilion.

However, she planned to follow the advice of the young doctor and let Wang Hu open up a basement to grow mushrooms in the basement. Perhaps in the future she could support herself with mushrooms without leaving home.

"OK!"

Xiaocao nodded excitedly and began to think about the boss lady's needs as instructed in the task.

When she saw the hair on the floor, she quickly said, "I'll clean your room. Can you give me two mushrooms?"

Lin Meiyu paused.

She could do the cleaning by herself, but looking at the little girl's expectant eyes, she rarely interacted with others like this, so she finally couldn't say no.

Anyway, once Wang Hu’s injury gets better, he can go to the guard post to get the fruit tomorrow.

Thinking of this, Lin Meiyu nodded and said, "Okay, when it's cooler, go get me a few buckets of water and fill up the kitchen sink. I'll give you 10 more mushrooms."

“Okay, okay!”

Xiaocao was very happy. The boss lady needed firewood and water. Maybe they could continue to trade with her for firewood and water in the future!

So she cleaned the house skillfully, and Shi Tou also hurried to help when he saw her.

Naturally, the two children had never cleaned before, so Lin Meiyu supervised them and taught them how to clean properly.

“Cleaning is hard work, but a clean home means fewer illnesses and a better mood.”

This is the experience that Lin Meiyu summed up when she was ill at home.

The Shitou brothers and sisters listened attentively and took note of the knowledge points carefully.

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[Employee "Xiao Cao" completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, earning +2 points and +1 experience point]

Tang Yu'an was walking on the mountain path. As he walked, the system prompt popped up again.

Xiaocao is really diligent. Not long after she applied for the job, she has already brought him 5 experience points. Perhaps by tonight, her employee level will reach level 1.

Tang Yu'an felt somewhat relieved.

His experience bar is almost full, and he should be able to level up again today.

"Xiao An."

Old Li reminded him, and Tang Yu'an quickly collected his thoughts and continued walking down the mountain under the scorching sun.

The concealer on his face had long since disappeared, but after being exposed to the sun for the past few days, his skin color was much darker than before, so it wouldn't matter even if he didn't disguise it.

They had to reach the first stronghold before dark, spend the night there, and then rush back to the deserted city early the next morning.

The way down the mountain is much easier than going up the mountain.

By four or five in the afternoon, they were about to arrive at the third stronghold.

Tang Yu'an glanced at the map and couldn't help but pause.

I saw two spots of light, one gold and one green, stopped in the small woods beside the mountain path ahead. They were clearly Mingzhu and her son Xiaobao.

Tang Yu'an continued to move forward, his pace quickening. Not long after, he heard a joyful voice: "My little benefactor, we've finally waited for you!"

He looked up and saw a woman carrying a straw basket and leading a little boy towards them.

Tang Yu'an smiled, "Sister Mingzhu."

I didn't expect that they would actually pick mushrooms after I mentioned it casually, and then come here to wait every day.

"This is what we agreed to give you." Mingzhu put down the backpack. There were about a dozen mushrooms in it. Maybe they were picked a long time ago, and some of them were obviously not so fresh.

Tang Yu'an did not despise it, nor did he refuse.

Keeping one's promises was a rare quality in the wasteland! Moreover, he knew how difficult life was for this mother and son.

He took out the last two whole-wheat buns.

"Have you been waiting for a long time? This is for you and Xiaobao."

Mingzhu was startled. She shook her head and wanted to refuse, but the boy forced the mushrooms into her hands. "Sister, take them quickly. Thank you for finding so many mushrooms for us. I really like them!"

Tang Yu'an transferred the mushrooms into his backpack, and then looked at Mingzhu's son.

The child was skinny and bony, but his pair of black eyes were very bright. Thinking of his bravery when he protected his mother, Tang Yu'an looked at him with more love in his eyes.

He squatted down and asked, "What's your name? Can you tell me?"

The little boy was not afraid of strangers. He replied, "My name is Xiaobao."

"Thank you for telling me. This is for you." Tang Yu'an said as he stuffed a piece of rock candy into the little boy's mouth.

Xiaobao widened his eyes, not understanding why the little brother suddenly stuffed a stone into his mouth.

Then the boy said, "Hold it in your mouth. Don't spit it out, and don't swallow it directly."

Xiaobao froze and obediently held the candy in his mouth.

Then he tasted sweetness.

It was a taste he had never tasted before. More and more saliva was secreted in his mouth, and the rich sweetness was so long-lasting that it continued endlessly.

Tang Yu'an looked at him with a smile and said, "Is it delicious?"

Xiaobao nodded vigorously.

So delicious, so delicious!

Tang Yu'an was delighted when he saw the system prompt.

You completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, earning +19 points and +1 experience point.

[You completed a loss-making transaction with a new customer, experience points +3]

[Experience value is full, merchant level +1]

The author has something to say:

Xiaocao: It’s easy to earn points!

Chi Hao: He wants to say something but stops, stops talking but still wants to say something... It was obviously me who came here first QAQ