A major event happened in Lingcheng at the end of April.
In order to make the exchange of goods more convenient and humane, the government has introduced a points system.
In the end times, points are a simplified version of currency.
A small white card has a numerical denomination and the municipal government’s special financial seal.
The denominations of points are 1 point, 5 points, 10 points, 50 points, 100 points, 500 points, 1000 points, and 5000 points.
1 Points has the smallest denomination and is probably used the most. Change is inevitable when buying, selling or exchanging goods.
5000 points has the largest denomination, so if you want to earn points, you will need 2 5000 points cards.
Since the point system was implemented, government employees and official breeding bases have started distributing point cards as part of their monthly salary payments.
Lu Mei and Shi Huan, who had worked hard at the breeding base for a month, finally received their first month's salary, 500 points each.
Last month, Chen Li and Meng Yi received rice and potatoes as their salary. After the points cards came out this month, their salary changed from supplies to points cards.
The patrol team’s salary is higher than Lu Meishihuan and the others. After all, being a patrolman in the apocalypse is somewhat dangerous. Each person has 800 points.
Chen Da felt upset when he saw that he did not earn any government points on the 20th floor.
"Old Chen, don't be discouraged! You grow vegetables and raise chickens at home! The government collects eggs and vegetables. We can sell some vegetables to the government when the time comes. This way you can also earn points."
"Why don't we go tomorrow? Shi Huan and I happen to have a day off, so we can use our points to buy some delicious food and celebrate together in the evening."
Lu Mei is very good at making people happy. When Chen Da heard that the vegetables he grew at home and the eggs laid by his chickens could be exchanged for points from the government, he instantly felt better.
He wished he could exchange the vegetables he grew for points right now.
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Su Keke and Grandma Qiao had originally planned to go to Qin Xiu's house to learn Taekwondo today, but changed their minds after hearing that the government had introduced this points policy.
She and Grandma Qiao planned to take the various vegetables grown in the space to the official site and sell them in exchange for points.
Although the points are of no use to Su Keke at the moment, they have now achieved vegetable freedom. The vegetables in the space are simply too numerous to eat. After cutting one crop, another crop grows.
Vegetables are still in short supply now, and Su Keke thought that she could sell the vegetables in her own space to the government in the future.
Allowing more people to exchange fresh vegetables officially is better than eating compressed biscuits every day.
The two had lunch at home and came out of the space wearing thin long-sleeved shirts and long pants.
When they got to the yard, Grandma Qiao deliberately put some dirt on Su Keke's and her own clothes, hats, and shoes, saying, "We can't stand out when we go to a crowded place."
In the apocalypse, everyone's clothes are dirty, and some even have lots of patches and holes. They can't go out wearing such clean clothes.
After wiping the clothes, Grandma Qiao rubbed the mud in her hands a few times and then smeared it on Su Keke's face.
"Grandma Qiao, what are you doing? Are you so frugal now? Are you reluctant to give me the tanning liquid foundation?"
Su Keke's fair skin felt a little painful when the mud was rubbed on it. Her face instantly turned red and black, and looked dirty and messy.
"Every bit of money saved is a bit of money saved! I only have one bottle of tanning foundation. Anyway, we're going to sell vegetables today, and it's normal for vegetable growers to have some dirt on their bodies."
Grandma Qiao smiled and smeared some dirt on her face.
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The government’s official exchange point has now moved to the first floor of Huayu Department Store, which is only about 500 meters away from the Municipal Office.
This place was a department store before the natural disaster. It sold everything from food to clothing. Even if you were short of a screw or a button at home, you could find the same one here.
Huayu Department Store was abandoned after the natural disaster. In the past few days, the government sent people to clear all the shops on the first floor of the building.
The authorities themselves connected several stores, hung up signs indicating that they were government material exchange points, put out various exchange materials and started business.
There are many empty stores on the first floor. If you have things to sell at home, you can put them in those empty stores.
Today is the first day of trading materials in the form of points, and many people came to watch the fun.
Lu Mei, Shi Huan, Chen Da and others also came out after lunch.
They used plastic buckets at home to fill 30 eggs, a bucket of rapeseed, and a bucket of radishes. The three of them, each holding a large plastic bucket, walked unsteadily towards the Huayu Department Store.
The sun was particularly strong at noon, and the three of them were sweating profusely on their faces after walking for a while.
Su Keke and her friends drove out of the Lanshan villa area. This time she was driving the ordinary off-road vehicle that she had rented before.
In fact, such off-road vehicles are rare after a natural disaster, so Su Keke plans to drive to the main urban area of Lingcheng, find a place with few people, put the car into the space, and then she and Grandma Qiao carry the vegetables and walk to the official exchange point.
"My son works at a breeding base. He got his salary yesterday, and he got 500 points! Today he asked me to use the points to buy some cool clothes!"
"Your son is really filial. I just grew some cucumbers at home and plan to exchange them for some points from the government, and then I'll buy some other vegetables."
"Sister Liu, let's go quickly. I just heard that the official exchange point has watermelons for sale. It is said that they are grown in the greenhouse of the Agricultural Science Institute. But there are not many. If we go too late, they will be gone!"
"Ah? Then we have to go quickly! It's so hot today, eating a piece of watermelon is the best way to cool down. Let's go!"
Su Keke and Grandma Qiao were both holding two extra-large plastic bags in their hands.
It was filled with cabbage, beans, eggplants and tomatoes grown in the space. Not to mention, these things were quite heavy to carry.
Su Keke's physique has been well-trained in this life. The vegetables in her hands weigh almost 30 kilograms on both sides, and she can walk for half an hour while carrying them without getting out of breath.
Seeing the ladies in front of them hurriedly jogging towards the department store, Su Keke and Grandma Qiao also quickened their pace.
They didn't go there to buy watermelons, because Su Keke's space had a lot of them stocked up!
The closer Su Keke got to the department store, the more people she met. Many of them were like Su Keke, bringing things to exchange for points.
However, they all brought large and small baskets on shoulder poles or wooden sticks. Those who were better off used small metal carts. Only Su Keke and Grandma Qiao carried the baskets in large plastic bags.
Looking at it this way, the two of them really don't look like they are here to sell vegetables, but rather like they are here to purchase.
As soon as she entered the main entrance of the department store, Su Keke saw the official exchange point with a long queue in front of it.
The other shops nearby were also very busy, with stalls selling clothes, shoes and socks, potatoes and sweet potatoes, and even fried cockroaches.
Their prices are slightly lower than those at the official exchange points, so there were a lot of people gathered in front of the stall.
Many people go to the official redemption points to exchange for points, and then go to the nearby stalls to buy supplies.
"Let's line up first! Sell the vegetables we have and then go shopping at those stalls." Su Keke turned around and said to Grandma Qiao.
When she turned around, she seemed to see Lu Mei and the others, but in a flash, they disappeared in the crowd.
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