After hearing this, Tan Qing was stunned for a moment, then said with a look of wild joy, "What beef jerky? Are you sure it tastes like beef jerky?"

"I can vouch for this with my integrity. It definitely tastes like beef. Although I haven't eaten beef for several years, I can tell it's beef the moment I smell it!"

Tan Qing thought for a moment and then quickly said, "Go and ask them where this beef jerky came from!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Tan is already asking!"

After a while, another voice came through the walkie-talkie. The other person was still swallowing hard and speaking somewhat indistinctly: "I just saw that the new General Manager Lu said that all this beef comes from cattle raised on-site at the camp!"

After hearing this, Tan Qing immediately felt terrible. The beef was from his own cattle! What did that even mean? In times of extreme scarcity, getting a cow was incredibly difficult.

The cost of such a cow is absolutely enormous. Not only does it require human care, but it is also extremely difficult to find food for cows in the post-apocalyptic world. After all, grass is extremely hard to find in such a post-apocalyptic environment. So where do they get grass to feed these cows?

With a head full of questions, Tan Qing finally couldn't hold back any longer. He quickly put on his clothes and ran downstairs. Soon he saw a temporary tent by the roadside, where people were already gathered three or four layers deep, all organizing themselves to watch, seemingly not wanting the aroma of beef wafting out to spread.

Several of them, their stomachs rumbling with hunger, swallowed hard and said, "Mr. Lu, could you sell us some of your beef? I have two gold bars here; could we exchange them for just one bite?"

Lu Yuan took a small spoon, stirred the pot for a while, and with a slight smile on his face, picked out a few pieces of beef from the pot.

"Forget about the gold, take it and eat it!"

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he handed over his bowl and plate. The other person was overjoyed and before he could even reach out, more than a dozen hands reached out and snatched all the beef from the plate.

The group ignored the heat of the beef and stuffed it into their mouths, wincing in pain from the heat, but with satisfied expressions on their faces.

"It's so delicious! This beef tastes just like fresh beef, it's so good I could cry!"

"Damn it, that's my beef! Spit it out right now!"

A group of people started scrambling for the beef. Those who got the beef were excited, while those who didn't were bitter and envious. Some even looked like they wanted to pry open the mouths of the people who got the beef and break it out.

Tan Qing's face was stern. He squeezed through the crowd, stepped forward, and loudly questioned Lu Yuan: "Brother Lu, I treat you like a brother, but you've done this kind of thing behind my back. Why didn't you tell me about the beef?"

Lu Yuan stuffed a few pieces of beef into his mouth and said with an innocent look, "You didn't ask me about this, how would I know you didn't have any beef here!"

Tan Qing was speechless, but he didn't dare to offend Lu Yuan.

"Ahem, well, what I mean is, why didn't you tell me sooner that you had beef? I could have given you a better campsite!"

Seeing the other party immediately change his expression, Lu Yuan was overjoyed. When he took out the beef, he was hoping that the other party would give him some of the better parts. However, seeing the other party's insistent look, he knew that if he really exposed his food, it might cause the other party's dissatisfaction. But he was very hungry, so he could only take out the beef. He did not expect to attract so many people, and even Tan Qing himself came over.

Moreover, the other party made concessions, which Lu Yuan hadn't expected.

"Yes, as you can see, I do have beef here, and I also have about fifteen cows. If you can set aside a piece of land for me, I can bring over pigs, cows, and sheep to raise!"

Upon hearing Lu Yuan mention pigs, cattle, and sheep, Tan Qing turned pale, wondering if he had misheard.

"Brother Lu, you mean your place produces cattle and sheep, but what else is there?"

Seeing Lu Yuan constantly whetting his appetite, Tan Qing felt like a fool, yet utterly helpless.

Lu Yuan stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "Oh, we have chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cows, and sheep! Oh, right, we also have our own cornfield, rice, and wheat fields, and we've just started planting some potatoes and sweet potatoes!"

Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, Tan Qing's resolve immediately wavered. As the highest-ranking leader in the entire base, he hadn't even had fresh meat in a long time. After eating rat meat, his mouth always smelled bad, and he had been wanting to find something else to eat, but unfortunately, all he could find in the camp was rat meat.

Tan Qing swallowed hard and said, "Then see when you can bring people over to move over as soon as possible. I'll have someone clean up the camp and make room for you. See if you need anything, and I'll have someone take care of it for you!"

Lu Yuan seemed oblivious to what was happening, glancing around before finally settling his gaze on a nearby villa.

Tan Qing noticed Lu Yuan's gaze fixed on the villa and cursed inwardly. That was the only villa in the entire base; there were other temporary houses, but that villa had an elegant environment and was exceptionally comfortable to live in. It was his residence, and of course he couldn't give it to Lu Yuan. However, seeing Lu Yuan's eyes fixed on the villa made him somewhat annoyed.

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