Qian Miaomiao has been working at her family's pharmacy for over a month. Today was the first time she got up early, thinking she should hurry into the store and finish organizing the goods she had lazily left behind last night. Otherwise, if her grandfather saw that she hadn't finished her work when he got to work, he would definitely give her a beating.
Just as I turned the corner, I saw a thin little figure squatting in front of my shop, like a child.
As I approached, the child looked over; his face was sallow and pale—clearly malnourished.
Qian Miaomiao is confirmed; she really is a child.
"Kid, what are you doing squatting in front of my pharmacy? Does someone in your family need medicine?" This child looks pale and thin; is he starving?
Ignore the way the other person is scrutinizing you.
"My dad fell and needs medicine for sprains and bruises, so my mom asked me to buy it." After saying that, he took out a hundred yuan that he had prepared in his pocket, waved it to show that he had money.
Yuan Zhuan saw the fleeting sympathy in the girl's eyes and felt somewhat relieved.
"Then come in. Do you know what medicine you want to buy?" Qian Miaomiao bent down and pulled up the roller shutter door. A cool breeze and a strong smell of medicine rushed into her nostrils.
The traditional pharmacy smell has a slightly stronger herbal scent.
Behind the old-fashioned glass counter was a wooden cabinet with drawers, each with a small drawer and a white label on the handle indicating the name of the medicine.
It seems to be a pharmacy that sells both Chinese and Western medicine.
"Ten bottles of iodine solution, ten rolls of bandages, five boxes of anti-inflammatory drugs, ten bottles of Yunnan Baiyao spray, and five bottles of safflower oil," Yuan Zhuan announced the names of the medicines he had already thought of.
Qian Miaomiao paused as she walked towards the counter, then turned to look at her. "You need this much?" Surely an injured person wouldn't need this much?
"Well, there are no pharmacies selling Western medicine in my hometown, so these have to be shipped there, which is why I'm buying more." The prepared explanation was flawless.
"Ah, oh." Nodding knowingly, Qian Miaomiao skillfully wrote out the invoice and calculated the money.
Having gained another bit of sympathy, Yuan Zhuan's gaze fell on the Chinese medicine cabinet behind her. She didn't know anything about medicine, but the strong smell of Chinese medicine smelled good and should be more potent than the Chinese medicinal herbs of later generations.
"It's 168 yuan in total. Since you bought a lot, I'll give you two extra bottles of iodine solution." The cost price of iodine solution is three mao (0.3 yuan), so she can afford to give it away.
"Thank you, sister," Yuan Zhuan said obediently.
"You've got a sweet tongue, little girl. No need to thank me," Qian Miaomiao said with a smile. "Do you live around here? Where are your family?"
The little girl was so well-behaved that it broke Qian Miaomiao's heart, so she asked her a few more questions.
"Dad can't earn money anymore, and we need to cover household expenses, so Mom brought my brother and me out to work. We're staying at Sister Ling's Hotel now." Look how naive this child is, even telling strangers where he lives.
Qian Miaomiao was stunned after hearing this, clearly not expecting the little girl to be so easy to get information out of her. She had already given her family name as soon as she started talking.
When their eyes met Yuan Zhuan's bright eyes, Qian Miaomiao smiled, revealing her dimples, and her voice softened even more, "Tell me, what's your name?"
“Yuan Zhuan”.
"How about I call you Zhuanzhuan?"
"Mmm." The obedient little girl nodded, inwardly despising her own attempt to be charming and obsequious.
Just so it'll be easier to buy medicine later~
Before Qian Miaomiao could say anything, Yuan Zhuan handed her the money, saying, "Sister, here's the money."
"Ah, oh, okay." Qian Miaomiao, who was looking down to find money, immediately forgot what she was going to say.
"I'll charge you exactly 160. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me."
"Okay, thank you, sister." Saving eight yuan at once, this cuteness is worth it.
After Yuan Zhuan left with the medicine, Qian Miaomiao came to her senses, looked at the receipt, and let out a "Waaah..." as she clutched her head. Her bonus was gone again... Waaah...
The medicines in the pharmacy are all priced at the lowest possible price because of my grandfather's belief in "benefiting the people," so even a penny less would be a loss.
She gave away two bottles of iodine solution, plus eight yuan, wow...
Her perfect attendance bonus of fifty yuan has suddenly dropped by one-fifth!
Yuan Zhuan naturally had no idea what had happened to Qian Miaomiao. She turned around and took a shortcut back to the hotel. In the room, her mother and younger brother were still asleep.
Carrying the medicine, I went into the bathroom and connected to the apocalyptic dimension.
The call connected quickly, and Zhang Xiaoxiao's face appeared on the screen. Behind her, there seemed to be a row of shelves piled high with goods.
It's cloth!
"Sister Yuan Zhuan, do you see the shelves? These are all fabrics, and there are also children's clothing in the back." Zhang Xiaoxiao adjusted the screen's perspective and walked from one end to the other so that Yuan Zhuan could see the entire warehouse clearly.
So much fabric, so many clothes!
At this moment, the poor man Yuan Zhuan felt envy, jealousy, and hatred.
If she could take all of these from the apocalypse, she would be rich and never have to worry about money again.
"You're dreaming!" the system suddenly announced.
"Damn it! System, would it kill you to say hello before you speak?" Startled, Yuan Zhuan scoffed, clutching his rapidly beating heart.
"cannot."
Yuan Zhuan rolled his eyes, used to the system's deadly sarcasm.
"We're running out of time. Hurry up and check the price to see how much it's worth," Yuan Zhuan urged.
"You tell her to put her hands on the shelf."
"Xiaoxiao, put your hands on the shelf."
"Ah? Oh, okay."
"A total of 205 solid-color nylon sheets, worth one gold coin and three copper coins. Would you like to exchange them?"
"Wow, so little?" If this were sold, it would be worth tens of thousands, but in the system it's only worth one gold coin and three copper coins.
"Exchange or not?" The system didn't respond.
"Xiaoxiao, here's the medicine. Click to redeem."
"Ah, okay."
On the screen in Zhang Xiaoxiao's line of sight, there appeared two squares: yes and no, one red and one green.
Definitely choose green!
"Huh!" The shelf she touched and the fabric were gone!
The shock in Zhang Xiaoxiao's eyes lingered for a long time.
"Sister Yuan Zhuan, is that all?" If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she might have thought she had encountered a ghost.
Zhang Xiaoxiao came out of the warehouse, and all the shelves, cloth, and clothes were gone. She was carrying a large bag of external wound medicine.
Stepping out the door, Zhang Xiaoxiao saw her mother, Fu Min, standing there with a blank expression.
"Mom!" Zhang Xiaoxiao screamed in fright!
I instinctively hid the medicine bag behind my back.
Coming to her senses, Fu Min looked at her daughter and the enormous plastic bag that was impossible to block behind her with a complicated expression.
She had been suspicious ever since her daughter brazenly declared that she would take care of the family's livelihood, but she never imagined it would be such a strange and bizarre thing.
At first, when I saw her talking to herself, I thought Xiaoxiao had lost her mind. But the next second, I saw that the mountain of shelves had all disappeared, and my daughter had a bulging plastic bag in her hand.
So, her daughter had encountered a strange encounter, and that's how she got those steamed buns? Besides food, there was also medicine; could they have exchanged for other things? Were the people on the other side from the central city? How did they contact Xiaoxiao? One question after another was about to overflow from Fu Min's mind. She took a deep breath, trying to suppress the questions that were about to come out, and pulled Zhang Xiaoxiao to quicken her pace. It wasn't a good place to talk outside.
Back inside, picking up the plastic bag, the familiar medicine bottle and its name came into view, and a blazing fire ignited in Fu Min's eyes.
With food available, Zhang Feng also woke up. Facing her parents' staring eyes, Zhang Xiaoxiao told them everything about her relationship with Yuan Zhuan.
The younger brother, Zhang Chao, was locked outside and not allowed to listen.
Young children cannot keep secrets, and in the end times, they dare not be negligent in the slightest.
After hearing what Zhang Xiaoxiao said, the couple's eyes welled up with tears. Overwhelmed with emotion, they couldn't hold back their tears and broke down in sobs. Their tears were a testament to the boundless hope they had found after despair.
In the system space, Yuan Zhuan stared at the meager 65 gold coins, 5 silver coins, and 3 copper coins on the screen and fell silent.
In her hand, the exchange slip clearly stated: Rejuvenation Pill, 100 gold coins!
*Thud!* She heard the sound of blood splattering!
What did the system just say? The reason it was initially priced at ten gold coins was as a newbie reward!
laugh……
Another mouthful of stagnant blood spurted out~
Damn, is it that expensive?! I don't need a system anymore, damn it!
"Deduct one life coin." The system's mechanical voice interrupted Yuan Zhuan's frustration, plunging her into a fit of rage.
"Why are you deducting gold coins? What the hell are life gold coins?!" After deducting the debt, the gold coin unit became 64. Yuan Zhuan asked angrily, "Damn it, it's not easy to earn a gold coin! And it's just gone like that."
"The system needs energy to maintain the host's life. One gold coin per day. When the gold coin reaches zero, the host can borrow ten gold coins to maintain life for ten days. If the loan is not repaid by the due date, the host will die."
Yuan Zhuan: ...
In other words, she only has sixty-four days left to live, and if she doesn't work hard to earn gold coins, she'll die!
If Zhang Xiaoxiao knew she couldn't exchange for gold coins, she'd be dead!!! She used this to control herself!
This is terrifying to think about!
The fear of having your life controlled by others!
"System, my Yuan family has been contributing to social stability for generations. We may not have received great blessings, but there's no reason for us to be bullied like this. Rather than being forced to do this and that, I'd rather die sooner rather than later. Even if I don't, it doesn't matter. At worst, my soul will be scattered. I refuse to believe that there's no justice in this world. I have merit, yet I'm being drained to death by this damn system! The King of Hell is watching you! Go ahead and be cocky!"
system:……
I've been threatened again~
Is there a system more miserable than his?
"In order to bring you to a peaceful era, the system's energy has been exhausted. If the host is unwilling to exchange gold coins for life points, both the host and the system will die."
Yuan Zhuan, who stubbornly defies everyone: ...
This is not a good time to argue with them directly.
"For me?"
"I am a merit system, born for the host, not to control the host's life."
Forehead……
A sudden feeling of shame welled up inside me.
Yuan Zhuan was somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, "Why didn't you say so earlier!" Although she didn't have to bear the system's death, the system had consumed energy because it sent her here, thus creating a karmic connection. If she didn't repay this karmic debt, she would be punished by her ancestors after her death!
"So your purpose in existence is to accumulate merit?"
"Maintaining world peace is my mission."
Yuan Zhuan: ...
This is even greater than the destiny bestowed upon the Yuan clan!
"Can I only earn gold coins by exchanging with other worlds in the apocalypse?" Yuan Zhuan had a headache thinking about how he had to be extra careful when trading with Zhang Xiaoxiao to avoid being exposed.
"There's also the merit point system. Merit points can be exchanged for gold coins. One merit point can be exchanged for one gold coin."
Hearing that there were other methods, Yuan Zhuan's agitated state of mind gradually calmed down. Earning merit was closely related to her inheritance.
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