Chapter 54 Water Market

Zhao Ping'an's family did have a lot of food and vegetables, but no meat.

The frozen meat in the refrigerator had been eaten. Both mother and son were meat lovers, and they had only been able to get some meat from Annan, such as the pickled peppered chicken feet.

Therefore, as soon as various fish appeared in the water, they immediately became Zhao Ping'an's target.

But his biggest problem was that neither he nor his mother could swim.

So he asked Chu Peipei, who was good at swimming, to join him in the hunt, so that if he fell into the water, there would be someone to save him.

No matter whether he could rescue her or not, at least Chu Peipei was on the boat, so he felt a little safe.

The situation in the water was complicated. Although Zhao Ping'an's family had a kayak, it was far less sturdy and safe than a raft, so he went to borrow one from Annan.

Annan had no interest in fishing at first, but the two of them invited her warmly and allowed her to go with the boat alone, and in the end everyone shared the meat.

Annan thought about it and agreed.

But since she didn't contribute, she decided to just take the smallest share.

Zhao Ping'an made a fish trap by himself, equipped with the latest powerful knockout drug, and cooperated with Chu Peipei to successfully kill many crocodiles.

We also caught a lot of other fish.

As the whole nation started to catch aquatic products on a large scale, people finally solved the problem of hunger.

Even a large water trading market was formed.

The fish that everyone catches are different, so you can exchange them with each other.

Those who don't know how to fish can also exchange grain for meat.

Since there was nothing to eat, they had to exchange some survival supplies for food.

For a time, the floating market was extremely popular.

Annan, who had been at home for a long time, also wanted to go to the market to see if there were any chemical fertilizers.

Since we plan to grow medicinal herbs in the space in the future, fertilizer is definitely essential.

At present, I use my own and Fugui’s feces to ferment some farm manure, but I still need to prepare various chemical fertilizers to feel at ease.

At the same time, Zhao Ping'an and Chu Peipei also wanted to go to the market.

In addition to the crocodile meat that they keep for themselves and the fish that are made into dried fish, the rest of the crocodile meat is also prepared to be taken to the market to exchange for more useful supplies.

So the three of them agreed to travel together.

Several people were sitting on Annan's assault boat, towing Zhao Ping'an's kayak behind them.

Even so, I couldn't stuff all the crocodile meat in, so I had to leave some at home and prepare to make another trip the next day.

The floating market is located on an empty stretch of water in Zhongguan District.

When the three arrived, the market was at its busiest, with constant shouting.

"Fresh fish! Do you want any?"

"Rice that has survived the flood is available at a low price if you want it!"

"We have knives, axes, and everything else. We only accept dry food in exchange!"

The market is full of the most primitive bartering, and no one wants banknotes.

After all, for most people, filling their stomachs is the most important thing now.

You can’t eat banknotes.

A few people rowed the boat around and found that there were all kinds of things, but fish accounted for the majority.

But Annan has never seen any fertilizer trade.

After all, no one would move such things into their own home, and they should have been submerged in water by now.

Annan frowned and thought: If I go to retrieve it wearing diving equipment, will it be unusable?

As he was thinking, Zhao Pingan suddenly pointed to the front and said in surprise: "Look, someone is selling chicks!"

Wow, it’s been three months since the natural disaster, and there are still chickens alive?

Several people slowly moved the boat over.

There was a large cardboard box on the other boat, filled with chirping yellow chicks.

Since these little ones don't have much meat on their bodies and it takes time and food to raise them, not many people come to visit this stall.

The chicken seller saw a few people approaching and immediately asked enthusiastically, "Do you want to buy chicks?"

He has been waiting here for several hours, but no one has shown any intention of trading.

Seeing that they were interested, I quickly recommended it very actively.

There was enough chicken in Annan's space for her to eat, so there was no need for her to bother raising chickens at home.

The family has a rich person.

Chu Peipei's family had limited food and no spare money to raise chickens.

However, Zhao Pingan was very interested.

His family had no shortage of food and vegetables, but they lacked meat, especially a steady supply of meat.

His eyes lit up when he looked at these chicks.

If chickens lay eggs and eggs lay chickens, we will never have to worry about having meat to eat in the future!

He inquired with great interest: "What do these little creatures eat?"

The grandfather said enthusiastically: "Just feed them millet every day! If my family really had no extra food, we would not sell them.

I tell you, these chickens are lucky stars. If it weren’t for my wife’s love of raising them at home, we wouldn’t be alive today!”

Zhao Ping'an didn't care about luck or not. He only saw crispy fried chicken, braised chicken, three cup chicken, big plate chicken, and salt-baked chicken queuing up and waving at him.

After some bargaining, I finally exchanged two kilograms of crocodile meat for ten chicks.

A few people continued to walk.

There were many fish sellers at the market, but it was very rare to see two boatloads of crocodile meat like them.

After all, crocodiles are very difficult to catch, and their meat is relatively firm and filling.

Therefore, the meat in their hands was in great demand, and soon they had exchanged it for a lot of things.

Chu Peipei exchanged for 100 kilograms of various dry grains such as millet, potatoes, and sweet potatoes, as well as two boxes of mineral water, three boxes of matches, and two gas cylinders.

Zhao Ping'an exchanged some hardware accessories, 80 kilograms of millet, ten chicks, and a pair of rabbits.

The woman selling rabbits patted him on the shoulder vigorously:

"My boy, you have good taste. This thing is very fertile! It can give birth to a litter every 30 days. There are more than ten chicks in a litter, which can be passed down from generation to generation. We can never eat them all! We simply can't eat them all!"

Zhao Ping'an nodded his head as he listened, and even advised Annan to buy a pair to raise.

Annan himself doesn’t like rabbit meat very much. He bought some at the farmers’ market before, and later cleared out the rabbit nests on the mountain.

So he declined, saying, "I won't keep one. Rabbits smell too bad when kept at home."

Zhao Pingan nodded.

Yes, not everyone has two houses on the same floor like him. Even if the breeding business is notorious, it can be unaffected.

He smiled and said, "Okay, when I raise them well, I'll send you a few ready-made ones to eat."

After shopping for two hours, Zhao Ping'an and Chu Peipei both exchanged a lot of things, but Annan, with her share of crocodile meat, had not made a successful transaction.

She already had all these things from the market in stock in her space, and they were fresher than what they had, so there was no need to exchange them.

Not finding the fertilizer, Annan called the two of them and prepared to go home.

Come back tomorrow and try your luck.

At this time, a new trading ship happened to come.

Annan glanced at it casually, then changed his mind in an instant.