"Hey bro, I got some good stuff from opening a chest today, ten little chicks! I wonder if you're interested?" Jiang An was sorting out his rewards for leveling up to level 2 when he accidentally saw this message in his friend's private message.
"Yes, ten of them. I'll take them all. How about five jin of flour?" Jiang An replied excitedly.
She secretly calculated that if she could get these ten chicks, wouldn't she be able to harvest eggs and chicken meat indefinitely?
Moreover, there's no need to worry about food shortages. More importantly, these chicks can be used as the main ingredient in medicinal cuisine when they grow up, which is a win-win situation!
Therefore, she was determined to win this deal.
"Boss, the price is a bit low. How about one chicken for one pound of flour? Or you can use other ingredients instead." Su Xiaolei sat under the dim light, curled up in the narrow room, munching on a hard piece of bread while replying to Jiang An.
Today was definitely a lucky day for Su Xiaolei! She opened a treasure chest and got 12 chicks in one go, which made her very excited.
After all, in a survival game at sea, these farmable animals are a very valuable resource.
If we can raise these chicks to adulthood, then we won't have to worry about not having eggs and chicken to eat in the future.
However, once she calmed down, she suddenly realized a serious problem—she simply didn't have enough food to feed so many chickens!
Moreover, it is uncertain whether these chicks will survive the cold weather after the protection period ends.
Thinking of this, Su Xiaolei couldn't help but worry: what if they didn't survive? Wouldn't all that precious food have been wasted? Not only would she not get to eat the chicken and eggs, but she would also suffer a huge loss…
After careful consideration, Su Xiaolei decided to sell most of the chicks, keeping only two.
Although she was somewhat reluctant, she believed that this would avoid risks and allow her to earn a considerable income.
So she immediately contacted Jiang An, the big shot she had previously dealt with who was very generous, and offered to sell most of the chicks to him at a high price.
“Su Xiaolei, you know the weather right now. The snow isn’t getting any lighter; in fact, it’s getting heavier, and the temperature keeps dropping. It’s questionable whether these chickens will even grow up. So ten pounds is really too much. How about we compromise and each take seven pounds?” Jiang An continued to lower the price.
"Eight catties, I'll agree if it's eight catties," Su Xiaolei said.
"Alright, eight jin it is then. It's a pleasure doing business with you," Jiang An replied with a smile.
Actually, Jiang An's family had a lot of flour, so this amount of flour was nothing to her. However, she felt that if she wanted to do business, she had to learn how to bargain, otherwise she would definitely suffer losses in the future.
Bargaining is in her nature, even though she's not very good at it.
Jiang An thought for a moment and sent another message: 'Any special items you get can be traded with me; I'll exchange them for food materials.'
The two quickly completed the transaction.
Jiang An's backpack contained 8 jin of flour and an apple less, but 10 chicks more.
Upon seeing the apple, Su Xiaolei exclaimed, "Boss, this apple?"
"It's a gift for you, as a deposit for the next transaction," Jiang An replied readily.
Su Xiaolei: "Okay, I'll definitely come to you next time I find something good."
She looked at the chirping chicks in front of her and was very happy.
But the joy didn't last long before he started to worry; he couldn't keep it in the wooden box forever.
Opening the all-powerful trading channel, sure enough, Jiang An found what she needed there: an iron cage.
Although it's not very big, it's enough for a chick that's only a few days old.
It took her 10 iron blocks to take down the cage.
Jiang An circled the kitchen several times, but still couldn't find a place to put the chicken coop.
She originally intended to put it on the raft, but it was pouring rain outside at that moment.
Left with no other choice, she had to move the chicken coop to the storage room.
The space was already small, and it was crammed with all sorts of items, such as a water purifier and a workbench.
Now, with the addition of another chicken coop, the place feels even more crowded.
"It's too crowded. It seems we need to upgrade the raft!" Jiang An thought to himself.
Next, she placed two wooden bowls in the chicken coop, one filled with millet and the other with water.
Since obtaining that kilogram of millet, Jiang An had been reluctant to eat it, never expecting it would come in handy now.
"It's okay, millet isn't important, what's important is the eggs and the chicken!" Jiang An silently comforted himself.
The chicks didn't show any discomfort after being moved to a new place; they were already chirping and going over to eat millet and drink water.
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