I was secretly overjoyed, but I didn't show it on my face. When I heard Wang Ping's words, I pretended to be surprised.

"Conditions? What conditions do I have? After all, I was kicked out by you. What right do I have to negotiate with you?"

Before I could finish speaking, Xiao Qiang's voice came from behind me.

"Sihai, that meat is a bit overcooked. You should drink some soup to soothe your stomach."

As soon as I turned my head, I saw several women walking over with earthenware pots in their hands.

As they moved, the aroma from the pot immediately spread.

The male colleagues who had been able to remain calm were now drooling, staring at the pot with their eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

I know that Xiao Qiang and the others just wanted to vent their anger, so I was happy to play along with them.

He exaggeratedly took the pot, picked up a spoon made of twig, and took a big gulp.

"Hey, this soup is pretty good!"

"That's right, there are a lot of good things in this soup."

Wang Xiaoxiao's face was full of sarcastic smiles. After she finished speaking, she pretended to be surprised and looked at the group of people behind her.

"Oh, you're here so early? Just dropping by? Oh, what bad timing, there's only this one bowl of soup left. Would you like to try some?"

Several male colleagues had been waiting for this very sentence. One by one, they pounced on the pot like hungry tigers, and wolfed down the entire pot of soup.

Wang Ping stood to one side, his face turning black with anger.

"Zhao Sihai! You don't need to pretend like this, and you don't need to show off. I'm just asking you, are you going to help or not!"

Wow, he's still acting like this when he's begging for help. It seems Wang Ping has never been "beaten up" before!

"Help? This isn't the attitude you should use when asking for help. Oh, I was originally going to help, but your tone and expression really annoyed me, so I don't want to help anymore."

Xu Wei, who is usually the most timid, suddenly became tough and glared at Wang Ping with her neck outstretched.

"Yes, Brother Sihai is in a bad mood, so he can't help. I think you should go back."

Wang Ping was furious, while his male colleagues, with seaweed still hanging from their mouths, kept their heads down and remained silent.

After a brief stalemate, Wang Ping gritted his teeth.

"Zhao Sihai, please be lenient, considering we're all colleagues in the same company..."

For Wang Ping to say something like that, given his usual arrogance, is quite remarkable.

Seeing that I had finally vented my anger, I knew that continuing to make things difficult for them would only cause them to rebel.

So he nodded in agreement.

“You are short of food, and I do have some here, but I can’t just give it to you for nothing. How about this, to be fair, we’ll exchange.”

"Exchange? What will we exchange?"

Wang Ping looked at me with a frown, seemingly very conflicted.

“One pill can be exchanged for a fish, a bowl of rice for a piece of meat, a piece of clothing for a pot of mushrooms or wild vegetables, and a bottle of red wine for a pot of fruit... Go back and discuss it with Bai Wei. If you think it's okay, come over this afternoon. We won't wait for you if you're late.”

Upon hearing my words, the male colleagues behind Wang Ping all showed excited expressions and quietly urged Wang Ping to agree quickly.

Wang Ping's face darkened, his stomach rumbled in protest, and he looked extremely embarrassed.

I couldn't help but sneer inwardly. Even Wang Ping couldn't get enough to eat, so it was understandable why these male colleagues had been wolfing down their food earlier.

"Okay, we'll bring the things this afternoon. I hope you won't go back on your word."

"Of course I won't go back on my word, but I have one more request: Lin Xubo must come. If he doesn't come, I won't make the change."

Wang Ping nodded: "I'll have him come over."

After saying that, he turned and left with his men.

Before leaving, I subconsciously glanced at the empty pot, and when I turned around, my steps became somewhat hurried.

After they had all gone far away, Xiao Qiang looked at their backs and snorted coldly.

"Bai Wei is a very stingy person. I don't think he'll necessarily agree to the exchange you're proposing."

I shook my head, but I felt that Bai Wei and the others would definitely agree, and would be very eager to do so.

When people are hungry, they don't have time to think about anything else.

Moreover, the exchange conditions I proposed were not very demanding.

If Bai Wei and the others heard this, they would probably just think to themselves that I'm someone who doesn't know how to do business.

But none of that matters, since we already have enough dried fish, dried meat, and mushrooms all over the mountaintop to trade with them.

We didn't have a moment's rest in the morning either. I led a few women to collect a lot of dry branches at the edge of the woods, tied them up one by one with vines, and carried them back to the cave for future use.

Just as I was about to take a nap after lunch, a familiar shout suddenly came from down the mountain.

I felt a surge of joy, seeing how eager they were.

I had Xu Wei and the others pack the dried meat and fish I had prepared into the basket I had woven, and then we went down the mountain with it.

I saw Lin Xubo standing next to Wang Ping with a disgusted look on his face. When he saw me, he even opened his mouth, and I knew without a doubt that what came out of his mouth was not a nice thing.

But I ignored him and walked straight up to Wang Ping: "Why did you bring all the things you need to change?"

Several male colleagues walked over from behind, carrying two pieces of clothing and a bowl of rice, while Wang Ping took out a strip of amoxicillin capsules.

Wang Xiaoxiao and the others took the items, looked them over, and then handed over the things we had prepared.

Even Lin Xubo's eyes now revealed a longing.

"I risked my life to get these things back, so you must eat well. At the same time, you must understand that only if I am healthy will you have the opportunity to bring things to exchange with me. If anything happens to me, we will all die."

I watched as they, a group of people, told them, word by word, how important my life was.

Lin Xubo's eyes were glued to the meat. He took a step forward, snatched the meat from his male colleague's hands, and pulled it into his own arms. He turned to look at me, rolled his eyes, and then turned and left in the direction they had come from.

Wang Ping looked at me and nodded, his words half-sarcastic and half-mocking: "I really didn't expect a mere security guard to have this kind of ability."

"That's right, I didn't expect you to come to me for help. But I'm not as heartless as you. I won't stand by and watch someone die, nor will I play the victim. Since I have food here, I'll help you out if you're willing to exchange."

Wang Ping's face darkened when I retorted, and he took his things and left.

After they walked away, the women behind them chuckled softly.

I took a deep breath, and the most basic system was implemented. To my surprise, the results were quite good!

Once we've done it once, we'll do it again. That's how we solved the problem of the supplies that had been troubling us.