This was the first time Lu Yuan had experienced the feeling of being in charge, which made him somewhat uncomfortable.

Once you walk into a shop, the sales scene inside becomes incredibly lively.

The first floor mainly sells household appliances, primarily small ones, all of which were brought over from outside the dimensional space by Lu Yuan.

These appliances were originally intended for use in various buildings. However, due to their wide variety and the fact that many of them are damaged, they are not suitable for commercial use, as they may have minor flaws.

So, the warehouse staff later discussed selling these items, mainly to incentivize the workers and as a form of reward.

Now everyone's working hours have returned to the pre-apocalyptic state: eight hours a day and two days off a week. After all, with so many people coming in, these measures were specifically introduced to incentivize people to work.

Lu Yuan glanced casually at the items in the mall and found that there was basically nothing he needed, nor was it possible that he would need these things.

Their accommodations had been prepared long ago.

The place where Lu Yuan and his family now live is a large mansion with more than 2,000 square meters of land, five floors in total. He and Xiao Shan live on the second floor, which is fully furnished with all kinds of furniture and appliances.

After watching for a while, Lu Yuan decided to go upstairs to take a look.

Xiao Shan really enjoys spending time with Lu Yuan. No matter what Lu Yuan is doing, she likes to follow him around.

"Are you tired? Why don't you sit down and rest for a while?"

Lu Yuan, supporting Xiao Shan, noticed that she was walking a little slowly, and immediately asked her with concern.

Xiao Shan nodded: "Okay, let's go to the second floor to rest for a while. There are too many people on the first floor! Let's go to the second floor to rest, there are fewer people there!"

So the two of them went up to the second floor.

The second floor's decor is noticeably different from the first floor. It's filled with food stalls, and there are some well-decorated but empty storefronts in the distance. However, there aren't many places that are actually open for business.

Xiao Shan explained, "Since everyone's work involves building the city, the Commerce Department isn't very well-developed yet. This snack stall was only set up to welcome today! But I don't think the reception will be very good today! After all, people aren't willing to use their leave slips to exchange for snacks!"

Lu Yuan nodded: "Yes! It seems we still need a complete monetary system! Otherwise, this method without formal transactions is not very reasonable for both buyers and sellers."

"Yes! Ye Hua said before that without a monetary system, everyone's life would be incomplete! But you haven't come yet, so this matter has been delayed until now."

"Alright, I'll talk to Ye Hua about it another day and see how things go! But this matter is of great importance. If handled well, it can improve people's lives, but if handled poorly, it could cause serious problems!"

Xiao Shan nodded in agreement: "That's right. The importance of the monetary system is self-evident. I've been reading the book 'Currency Wars' recently, and many of the things in it make me very worried. If we can't control the currency properly, it's better not to issue it at all. Once it's issued, it could have a lot of consequences!"

Lu Yuan also kept this matter in mind, and planned to discuss it thoroughly with Ye Hua and some financial experts in this field to avoid leaving any future troubles.

Just then, Lu Yuan suddenly saw a little boy in the distance holding his mother's hand and begging her to buy him an ice cream.

"Mom, didn't you say last time that you'd buy me ice cream if I got 100 on two of my exams this time? You can't go back on your word!"

A hint of embarrassment appeared on the woman's face.

"Son, it's not that Mom doesn't want to buy it for you! It's just... it's just that the ice cream is too expensive! If I buy you one, Mom will have to spend one less day with you!"

Hearing his mother say that, the little boy nodded obediently: "Okay, Mom, then...then I won't eat ice cream!"

However, after saying that, the little boy couldn't help but lick his lips, his eyes fixed on the ice cream machine.

Lu Yuan turned to look at Xiao Shan: "Want some ice cream?"

Xiao Shan immediately understood what Lu Yuan meant, so she nodded: "Okay! But I can only eat a small bite, because our baby probably can't handle something so cold."

Lu Yuan suddenly realized, then slapped his forehead: "I forgot about that! Okay then, I won't eat it!"

However, Xiao Shan still held Lu Yuan's hand and said, "Go and give one to that little boy!"

After saying that, Xiaoshan took out a leave slip from her pocket.

"Well, it seems that leave slips really have become a form of currency!"

"But how many can this leave pass buy?"

Xiao Shan shook her head: "I don't know. People's understanding of leave slips is different now. So sometimes your leave slip can buy two pounds of pork, but sometimes you might not even be able to buy a piece of candy."

Lu Yuan nodded immediately: "I understand! It seems we still need a complete monetary system! Otherwise, this kind of buying and selling really can't continue! By the way, I hope no one forges these leave slips?"

Xiao Shan sighed: "We haven't found any cases of forgery yet, but who knows what will happen in the future! These leave slips are very easy to forge, especially once everyone has the resources, then problems might arise!"

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