People from the Xie family naturally tell everything they know.
Black Cotton Jacket was the first to speak up: "During the high temperature period, the black market was at the vegetable market. Now that the vegetable market has been flooded, the market has moved to the financial center building in the north of the city. Before the deep-sea monsters appeared, everyone traded at night. Now, in order to avoid the deep-sea monsters, everyone trades during the day."
Although deep-sea monsters travel regardless of day or night, the probability of encountering them is the same at any time.
However, if you travel during the day, it will be easier to detect whether deep-sea monsters have appeared, and you don’t need to use a flashlight or oil lamp, which saves resources.
But now the daylight hours are at most 4 hours a day, and usually only about 2 hours. Time is too tight, so if you want to go to the market, you have to hurry.
Ren Wangwang wrote down the address and time. Hei Mianao also mentioned some other problems in the market: "There are people from the Whale Gang guarding the entrance of the financial building. You need to pay an entrance fee to enter the market. They only accept food. You have to pay three taels to enter."
Three taels, 150g.
Ren Wangwang asked: "Is it not possible not to pay?"
The man in the black cotton jacket answered subconsciously: "They have a gun. If you don't hand it over, you can't get in!"
After saying that, he came back to his senses. He was facing the First Base with guns. How could it be anyone else's turn to collect their entrance fee?
Ren Wangwang continued to ask: "Gun? What kind of gun?" He guessed something and asked, "Is it the remnants of the rebel army?"
The man in the black cotton jacket nodded: "Yes. He gathered a group of people to collect protection fees from the market."
Ren Wangwang frowned: "So what do you usually pay for?"
The man in the black cotton-padded jacket said, "We have all the bread, rice, and flour that we stockpiled before. Fish and shrimp are also fine, but if it's fish or shrimp, you need to pay double the entrance fee."
While they were talking, Qiao Xuejun quietly approached Zhao Xian and whispered, "Zhao Xian, did you bring any food? I'm so hungry."
Her food was given to the Xie family as a thank you. The small bowl of algae and shrimp meat that Xie's aunt gave her was not enough to satisfy her hunger. It was too little, and it felt like nothing.
Zhao Xian frowned: "...No."
Normally, when they go out on missions, they would bring emergency food with them, but this time he was confused and disorganized and made no preparations at all.
He looked at Qiao Xuejun, who showed a distressed look again, and asked loudly, "Who brought food?"
Immediately, a patrol soldier said, "I brought it, I brought it!"
He stepped forward and took out a pack of compressed military rations from the emergency food bag in his clothes: "Teacher Qiao, I have some compressed biscuits here, take them to fill your stomach."
There were also patrol soldiers who gave it to Xun Muqing: "Xun Gong, eat it."
Seeing this, the Xie family hurried forward, took out the food that Black Cotton Jacket had locked in the cabinet, and returned it to Qiao Xuejun: "We didn't know before that you were really..."
He glanced at Qiao Xuejun and Zhao Xian next to him, his expression complicated: "We really didn't know you were from the First Base, so we accepted these things. If we had known earlier, we would definitely not have accepted them."
No one in the whole room believed that Qiao Xuejun was telling the truth.
She said she was from the First Base, right? As it turned out, it was indeed true! Moreover, this officer, Zhao Xian, was so close to her. She had only said that she was from the First Base before, and she had not mentioned this officer Zhao Xian at all!
However, even if Qiao Xuejun mentioned it at that time, it would be hard for them to believe it.
Qiao Xuejun looked at the dried rabbit meat he handed over but refused to take it: "This is the thank-you fee we agreed on before. I will give you the subsequent 10 boxes of dried rabbit meat when we return to the base." It was enough for them to eat compressed military rations, which were enough to replenish their energy and protein. Dried rabbit meat was not easy to digest when they were in a hurry.
Qiao Xuejun felt quite distressed because at least 10 rabbits had to be killed to make 10 boxes of rabbit jerky.
But the Xie family saved her, there is no doubt about that, so of course they have to repay them as agreed and cannot cheat.
The man didn't dare to take it seriously and still wanted to return the things to Qiao Xuejun. He quickly said, "No need, no need. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have the chance to go to the First Base. We won't be able to survive in the city sooner or later. Going to the First Base is our way to survive. In this way, it's also a life-saving grace!"
Qiao Xuejun was so hungry that she didn't have time to continue refusing him. She leaned against the wall and took a bite. Just as she was about to continue, Zhao Xian next to her responded to the other party for her: "You keep it. She said she doesn't need it."
After Zhao Xian spoke, the man didn't say anything else and immediately put the dried rabbit meat back. He was very touched. Food is so important. Qiao Xuejun was trapped here before and had no choice but to give them the food.
The other members of the Xie family were also worried at first, but now they seem to be gradually relaxing.
Food is very important. But now they don't want it anymore, and they offer to return it, but the girl still doesn't change her tone, saying that if she gives it to them, she gives it to them.
After the natural disaster, they hardly saw such people.
There is no need to mention those who are bad to begin with, they do everything from burning to killing to looting.
For example, their neighbor had always been kind to them and had a harmonious relationship with them before the natural disaster. But one day, his food ran out, and everything changed.
Qiao Xuejun insisted on giving them the precious dried rabbit meat. In addition to her strong character, we can imagine that life in the First Base was quite good. She even meant the promise of ten boxes of dried rabbit meat later.
How can we not look forward to such a future?
Zhao Xian untied the military water bottle and handed it to Qiao Xuejun.
Because I was working when the incident happened, I did have a kettle with me.
Qiao Xuejun also took it without hesitation: "Thank you, Lord."
Zhao Xian: "Let's go back after eating."
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