Chapter 199 Zheng Yan? Can I still exchange something?
"Zheng Yan?"
Meng Ci and Shen Que did not drive this time when they went out.
Because the two of them needed to purchase items and did not go through official channels, they needed to go deep into the crowd and look for the right person.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the points redemption point, the two ran into Zheng Yan.
When Zheng Yan heard the voice, he immediately looked in the direction of the voice and saw Meng Ci and Shen Que, so he hurriedly stepped forward enthusiastically.
"Hello!"
Zheng Yan had of course not forgotten that these two people lived in the villa area. He had an idea and thought that calling him might be for good news, so he had a smile on his face the whole time.
Meng Ci was in charge of socializing. After exchanging a few pleasantries with him, he asked about Zheng Yan's recent situation.
Zheng Yan looked around, leaned close to Meng Ci and whispered, "I've been doing some speculation lately."
Reselling?
To put it bluntly, it is to bypass the official authorities and conduct private transactions, and the items exchanged are all kinds of things.
"Then what are you reselling?" Meng Ci asked in the same low voice.
Seeing that Meng Ci was interested, Zheng Yan pulled the two of them to a secluded place and even took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket to distribute to the two of them.
Meng Ci and Shen Que both did not smoke, so they declined politely.
Zheng Yan had no choice but to put the cigarette in his pocket. In fact, he didn't like smoking either.
The reason I took it out was just to show them my strength and let them know that if I could get something like cigarettes, other things would be no problem at all.
"Brothers, let's be frank. If you want something, just tell me. The boss and I will do our best to find it for you."
Zheng Yan used to hang out in the wealthy areas of Xishanye, running errands for them and acting as a middleman.
However, it became increasingly difficult for him to exchange goods on his own, and by chance, he met a boss.
This boss had a lot of connections and had many younger brothers. He was also capable and generous to his younger brothers, so Zheng Yan began to follow him.
These days, although my life is not as good as Meng Ci and the others, it is still better than that of ordinary people.
"I can even get water for you!"
“And I guarantee that the water quality is better than the official one.”
Zheng Yan said in a low voice.
Meng Ci showed a look of surprise. With water resources being so scarce nowadays, he could even get water. His strength was indeed not to be underestimated.
"I want an oil press or a flour mill." Meng Ci said in a deep voice.
"Can you get it?"
"What do you want this for?" Zheng Yan asked puzzledly.
Meng Ci answered truthfully: "We grew some wheat and corn ourselves."
"But you know, the official purchase price is too low, so we want to get a flour mill and press the flour ourselves."
The government has long launched various drought-resistant seeds, including wheat, corn and other seeds.
However, due to the complicated planting process, which requires threshing and corn peeling, and the lack of suitable arable land, few people plant it.
Even if someone grows wheat and exchanges it for points, one pound of wheat can only be exchanged for five points.
At the item exchange point, five points can only be exchanged for half a pound of flour.
This means that half of the food people have worked so hard to grow will eventually be lost.
So Zheng Yan could understand why Meng Ci and the others wanted a flour grinder.
"I'm not sure if I can get this thing." Zheng Yan answered truthfully.
After all, no one has ever asked to exchange the flour grinder, and this thing requires electricity to use.
Although the polar night is over now, the government will still charge electricity fees, but the price has been reduced.
However, after experiencing the polar night, the residents have adapted to the darkness and are now more willing to spend their points on food.
Therefore, no one wants to use this kind of electricity-consuming thing anymore.
Meng Ci said: "Go look for it first, as for the reward, we can discuss it."
Meng Ci also showed Zheng Yan some of his trump cards - cigarettes and condoms.
When Zheng Yan saw these two things, his eyes lit up.
Especially condoms, which are what the rich people need most and are a scarce item with a price but no market.
How rich they would be if they could get both of these.
“Little brother!”
"Ah, no, brothers, don't worry."
"I'll go ask our boss if he can get a flour mill."
After Zheng Yan finished speaking, he was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Meng Ci.
"Wait a minute, you can ask, but I don't want too many people to know that we want the flour mill."
"Do you get me?"
Meng Ci can trust Zheng Yan, but he doesn't really trust the boss he mentioned.
After all, I have cigarettes and condoms in my hand, what if that guy has other intentions?
As for Zheng Yan, after several contacts, it was found that he was smooth-talking but had no bad intentions.
"I understand." Zheng Yan nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, since you understand, let's meet here at eight o'clock tomorrow."
"Also, don't forget that I have a wolf. I will bring it here tomorrow."
"If there is someone else here besides you, then there is no need to do this business." Meng Ci said in a deep voice.
"No problem, no problem. I will definitely come alone tomorrow and will definitely not bring more people with me." Zheng Yan raised his hand and swore.
Moreover, he firmly believed that his boss would not be the kind of person who would be blinded by money.
So after Zheng Yan and Meng Ci separated, they hurried to find their boss.
Meng Ci and Shen Que wandered around the item exchange point, exchanged two liters of water, two canned bird food, bought some vegetable seeds, and then went home.
This canned bird food is naturally for eggplant to eat.
A few days after the polar night, the weather remained normal, with alternating dark and light days, giving people a feeling that the world was coming to an end.
However, about a month later, it was the polar day.
The polar day lasts longer than the polar night, basically two or three months, and the temperature remains around 40 degrees, and there is no other bad weather.
Therefore, the government began to organize everyone to cultivate land and plant crops.
The current situation is a bit like the 1960s and 1970s, where labor is exchanged for points.
If you work eight hours a day, you can get twenty points.
If you work, you have it; if you don’t work, you don’t have it.
Of course, in addition to farming, you can also earn points by taking care of animals such as pigs, sheep, and cows, as well as taking care of herbs and vegetables.
I heard that the government has also cultivated a batch of mealworms, which can be used to feed chickens and ducks, and can also be made into food.
These mealworms are rich in nutrients and can enhance immunity and supplement nutrition.
Most importantly, mealworms are much cheaper than other meats.
Therefore, after it appeared at the item exchange point, it became a very popular item in the base.
After Meng Ci learned about this thing, he imagined what mealworms looked like in his mind and felt uncomfortable all over.
And I can’t imagine how to eat this thing.
Every time they went to the item exchange point, Meng Ci would ask Shen Que to see where the mealworms were placed, knowing that Meng Ci would never look in that direction again.
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