Chapter 142
It was only more than half an hour, so Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an could certainly wait, so they simply stayed with Hongli and waited patiently.
After the negotiation, both sides relaxed.
Seeing Tang Yu'an beaming with joy, Hongli couldn't help but tease him: "Did something good happen? Why are you so happy?"
"I'm about to get 500 kilograms of soybeans, of course I'm happy!" Tang Yu said happily.
Hongli felt that this might be just one of the reasons.
But looking at the two young men, she still didn't delve into it and just said, "So, you will stay in Jufeng Mountain, right?"
Tang Yu'an nodded.
With the teleportation array, it only takes them one minute to get to Jufeng Town, which is not much different from staying here.
Hongli nodded. She was actually still a little skeptical about what they said about the transaction of 100 kilograms of salt a month.
But now we can only leave it to the test of time.
"I've already dealt with the incident where thieves broke into the Jufeng Grocery Store. I've also warned the mastermind, Jin Fu, so this shouldn't happen again."
Hearing this, Tang Yu'an asked, "Jin Fu, is he a salt merchant?"
"Yes, you know him?"
"We met at the mountain road stronghold when we were coming down the mountain. He also invited us to go to Linhai Town together."
Hearing this, Hongli couldn't help but sweat.
Fortunately, there was Chi Hao who introduced the two children to her directly. Otherwise, if Jin Fu knew that they had so much salt in their hands, he would definitely eat it all.
By then, she will still be controlled by these people, and she will have no idea how to solve the problem of being strangled.
"You sold salt at a low price in Jufeng Town, stealing his business. Naturally, he sees you as a thorn in his side. Now the flood has blocked the road, and he's trapped in the mountains."
Hongli said seriously, "You should be careful when walking on Jufeng Mountain, so as not to fall into his trap."
"Yeah, we will!"
Tang Yu'an glanced at Hongli and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she didn't doubt why they were selling salt at a low price.
After Xiaocao almost guessed his identity, he realized that there were many smart people in the wasteland and no one should be underestimated.
Now that I think about it, Sister Hongli probably thought that they were competing with Jinfu for the market, so she used such means?
Although he avoided suspicion, Tang Yu'an still couldn't help feeling distressed.
The people of Jufeng Mountain are so poor, they really feel embarrassed to raise the price...
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask, "Sister Hongli, I heard that you asked the townspeople to open up farmland in the mountains to grow wild vegetables. How is the progress now?"
"It's just okay." Hongli said depressedly.
The mountain people had no habit of farming, and everything was still under exploration. She was raised in the fortress as a combatant and knew very little about planting.
The guards have taught the experience learned from the planters, such as loosening the soil, weeding and watering regularly, to those who are willing to farm.
As for whether they are willing to do it or not, that is their business, and Hongli cannot whip them to do it.
Tang Yu'an thought for a moment and said, "Sister Hongli, why don't you open up a few experimental plots near Jufeng Town? First, summarize the growth characteristics of wild vegetables and then teach them to the mountain people?"
"Experimental field?"
"Yes, these experimental fields belong to the garrison. The garrison funded and hired mountain people to cultivate them. As long as they can eat enough every day, I believe there will definitely be many mountain people willing to come."
The current farming model in Jufeng Mountain is very simple and crude. In ancient times, the mountain people were allowed to open up the wasteland themselves, and the final harvest depended on their luck.
The management of Jufeng Town only protects their income so that it will not be taken away by others.
If it were the ancients who were good at farming, this model might be okay, but the problem is that the mountain people under Hongli were basically born and raised in the apocalypse.
They have to avoid disasters all year round, and the world is corrupt, so they cannot keep the income from their crops. Farming is not a career option in these people's minds.
Farming depends on the weather; you won’t get a harvest just by planting.
At this time, someone needs to take the risks for the mountain people, so that they can at least have enough food to eat and have the strength to work, and then slowly transform into farmers after long-term farming.
As the manager of Jufeng Town, he is naturally the only choice to take risks.
Listening to Tang Yu'an's clear analysis, Hongli couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "Am I taking risks for these people?"
"That's right."
Tang Yu'an recalled what Chi Hao had told him about the situation in the fortress, and spoke in combination.
"Just like when you and Brother Chi Hao first entered the school for people with special abilities, the school also covered your expenses, allowing you to study and improve your combat capabilities without any worries, right?"
Hongli nodded. His example was so apt that she understood it immediately.
She stared at Tang Yu'an with a flickering look in her eyes.
Although she had assembled a guard corps with lightning speed after taking over Jufeng Town and protected the safety of the mountain residents, when it came to management and operation, she seemed to be no better than a child...
But she quickly cheered up.
She just hasn't been exposed to this kind of thing before, so she doesn't know how to do it. She just needs to learn it slowly.
"Your suggestion is good." Hongli said happily.
Of course, the reason why she was willing to be the one to take the risk was mainly because she had good varieties of soybeans.
With the continuous production of the planters every day, the garrison already has enough food, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with hiring a group of mountain people to farm the land.
As for the output of the mountain people's farming, it is a good option to let it all belong to the garrison or collect part of it as rent.
It even seems acceptable that all these outputs belong to the farmers.
After all, Hongli was not very satisfied with the yield from the fields. She didn't ask for much, as long as these people could stay in Jufeng Mountain peacefully.
As a fortress dweller, Hongli actually doesn't have much affection for the people of Jufeng Mountain.
After arriving in Jufeng Town, she took various actions. Initially, she wanted to let her superiors see her abilities. Later, she gradually developed ambitions and wanted to build her own power.
People are very important wealth.
Although she has felt a little benefit at the moment, it is that only when there are more people will there be more people who awaken their special abilities, and she will be able to screen out more people who can be used.
Hongli pondered and said, "Besides this, do you have any other suggestions?"
Tang Yu'an racked his brains to think of something.
He said: "We can also make a batch of agricultural tools to facilitate farming and save energy."
Hongli nodded and looked at Zhou Qi beside him.
Zhou Qi pursed his lips.
Hongli looked at him and couldn't help laughing. "I know that knowledge is wealth. I won't take advantage of you for nothing."
She rolled her eyes and said, "How about this, from now on, you can take 10% of the output from the experimental field."
Zhou Qi blinked, then smiled: "All the experimental fields?"
Hongli let out a light click of his tongue, but still nodded.
"I plan to use all the farmland that has been developed and is of decent quality as experimental fields."
Under the previous conditions, those who were still able to grit their teeth and open up farmland for farming were either more far-sighted or able to endure hardships. In short, they were people who truly wanted to farm.
Hongli feels comfortable supporting these people.
"You are truly a kind mountain master," Zhou Qi said. "Do you have any paper or pen?"
The red carp was brought over.
The paper is the kind that the system determines to be "straw paper", and the pen is replaced with charcoal.
Zhou Qi sighed, took out real draft paper and pencil from his backpack, then drew some farm tools on the paper and wrote down how to use them.
These were things he had seen in books. They were too old and outdated for modern farming, but they were just right in this era without electricity and machines.
"If we had cattle, we could save manpower."
Hongli looked at the blueprint he drew, her eyes lighting up slightly. These farm tools should be used by her planters, but they might not be as useful as they are to the mountain people.
She looked at Zhou Qi's paper and pen and couldn't help asking, "Do you have any extra to sell?"
Hongli hadn't seen such good paper and pen for a long time. These things were only available in the fortress. She took some with her when she left the fortress, but they were all used up now.
Zhou Qi said: "Not yet."
What they are using now are the original stocks of the grocery store, which have not been unlocked in the mall yet, so they do not intend to use them for trading.
However, with the magical device called the Super Printing Machine, they will try to make paper in the future, but they don’t have time to do it for now.
Hongli could only nod regretfully.
She picked up the draft paper Zhou Qi had torn off and said, "Your drawing skills are pretty good, but there are a lot of typos. Didn't you study hard enough when you were first learning?"
Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an showed complicated expressions, but did not refute.
The writing in this world is very similar to theirs, except that some characters are missing some parts. I don't know if they were omitted during the inheritance of civilization, or if they have always been like this.
However, there are no potatoes in this dimension, so it is not their world, so it is understandable that the text is different.
Hongli carefully put the drawings away.
"I will order someone to build it. I hope that after I invest in it, these experimental fields can really produce results."
Zhou Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, there is another way to ensure output."
They all provided methods before the catastrophe, but now, the people in this world are actually very different from before the catastrophe.
"What method?" Hongli showed an interested expression.
"Are you recruiting new growers recently?" Zhou Qi asked.
"Yes, but the recruitment results are not ideal." said Hongli.
These growers who are able to produce large quantities of grain are basically monopolized by powerful forces. As for those who are hiding, they dare not come forward at all.
"I've offered generous conditions and only need to work six hours a day, but still no one is applying."
Hongli paused, then added, "But there should be a batch soon."
Zhou Qi didn't care what she meant by this, and simply said, "You can send a planter to visit the experimental field every once in a while to increase the wood energy in the experimental field."
Judging from the effect of the spirit gathering grass, the richer the wood-type spiritual energy is, the better the plants will grow.
"They don't need to stimulate the growth of individual plants. Simply concentrating the wood energy in the experimental field should be able to increase the yield and growth rate of wild vegetables."
Hongli thought for a moment and nodded: "I'll consider it."
Every planter is a treasure. Now that Jufeng Town is not a monolithic entity, Hongli really doesn't dare to take the risk of asking them to go to the mountains.
However, this may not be the case in the future.
"Anything else?" she asked Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi wanted to say something but stopped himself.
"If you have anything to say, just say it." Hongli urged.
"Do you know... compost?"
"What is that?"
Seeing Hongli's confused look, Zhou Qi had no choice but to explain to her.
The red carp gradually came to its senses.
She does use manure to fertilize the fields on her plantation because the rapid growth of plants consumes too much soil fertility. Without this method, they would not be able to stay in one place for long.
This was the first time she had heard of composting.
"The manure needs to be fermented before it can be used on plants in the field, otherwise it may burn the seedlings."
Zhou Qi took out another piece of paper and wrote down all the methods he knew about fermenting and composting.
Of course, these are just theoretical theories. Whether they are really useful or not can only be known after testing. Now that Hongli provides manpower and material resources, it is also a good way to verify the knowledge he has learned.
By the time he finished writing, it was completely dark outside.
Lights were lit in the guardhouse.
Hongli also kept his promise, and soon the guards brought over 500 kilograms of soybeans.
Zhou Qi smiled lightly and used his rhetoric again to help Tang Yu'an get the profit points of the 500 kilograms of soybeans without paying any cost.
So with the help of the points doubling card, I successfully got 25,000 points!
While they were negotiating with Hongli, Xiaocao's business continued uninterrupted, bringing Tang Yu'an 3,000 points in revenue before slowly declining as night fell.
As a result, Tang Yu'an's points balance became 78,000+, and it was just a little bit away from reaching 80,000!
Then they refused Hongli's request to stay and asked the guards to help transport 500 kilograms of soybeans to the Kyoho Grocery Store and delivered 51 kilograms of sea salt.
When they came back, they attracted a lot of onlookers.
However, it was much less than last time. The nights in Jufeng Mountain were colder than before, and most of the residents had already hidden in caves or stayed by the campfire.
Xiaocao and Shitou watched the guards carry the soybeans into the room on the first floor. But when the guards left, they went back in and found that the 500 kilograms of soybeans were gone.
However, when they thought about the incredible ability of having a portable warehouse, they were no longer surprised.
"You've worked hard today."
Tang Yu'an said to them with a smile, then took out some candy from his backpack and gave each of them a handful.
"Wow, thank you, little miracle doctor!" Shi Tou took it happily.
Xiao Cao held the candy in her hand and after swallowing her saliva, she refused and said, "We didn't work hard. We earned a lot of points today."
She and her brother can earn 1 point for each profitable trade. After hundreds of trades today, her point balance has skyrocketed.
Not only did the upgrade unlock more products, but the points balance also reached four digits.
Now she no longer needs to worry about being hungry, so she is not as shameless as before, always trying to get more delicious food from the little doctor.
Seeing his sister return the candy, Shitou was reluctant but still did as his sister told him.
"Hey, I'm the boss. I'm treating you to some candy. Just keep it. It's what you deserve for your hard work!" Tang Yu'an forcefully stuffed the candy into their pockets.
Seeing that their clothes were still tattered, he said, "Hasn't the textile cloth unlocked in the mall? You can use it to make new clothes."
"We won't..." Xiaocao lowered his head.
"Are there any tailors who make clothes in Jufeng Town?" Tang Yu'an asked curiously.
Xiaocao looked at Shitou, who nodded and said, "Yes, but they're too expensive! We can't afford them."
The clothes they wore were all picked up from the ruins.
"Is there someone in the guard station who specializes in making clothes?" Tang Yu'an asked. He felt that the clothes of the guards should be made in a uniform manner.
Shi Tou really didn't know this time.
"Let me go and ask around!"
"good."
After they finished talking, Zhou Qi looked at the brother and sister and said, "Stay in the Meiyu Pavilion tonight and don't go out to sell hot soup for the time being."
"Why?" Xiaocao asked in confusion.
Although she was very tired today, she didn't want to give up her hot soup business.
Tang Yu'an also looked at Zhou Qi in confusion. The effect of doubling points is still in effect. Wouldn't it be possible to get more points by selling hot soup?
"Your personal safety is more important." Zhou Qi said seriously.
To put it bluntly, they are a bit too conspicuous now. What Hongli said about Jin Fu sounded the alarm for him.
The drainage cards combined with cheap salt have a very powerful effect in Jufeng Town.
Apart from Jin Fu, is there no one else who is jealous? Zhou Qi has not forgotten that he was almost robbed and killed on the way to Jufeng Town for the first time.
The drainage card will last for another two days, and it is still unknown whether we can get through these two days safely.
"If you encounter any danger, don't hesitate, just hide in the basement."
Zhou Qi warned: "In Jufeng Town, there is no place safer than there, do you understand?"
Tang Yu'an, who had been regretting the points doubling card, nodded quickly after hearing Zhou Qi's words and said, "Yes, safety first! Nothing is more important than your safety!"
Xiaocao felt a little sad when she heard their caring words.
Shitou's eyes also turned red. He nodded and said, "Well, we understand..."
Tang Yu'an reached out and patted his shoulder.
"Okay, let's go eat and have a good rest after eating. It's important to combine work and rest!"
Shitou wiped away his tears and smiled embarrassedly.
"Yeah! Eat! I'm starving."
So, he and Xiaocao picked some wild vegetables and mushrooms and put them in the backpack. After saying goodbye to Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi, they returned to Meiyu Pavilion under the escort of the guards.
Tang Yu'an closed the Huangcheng Grocery Store, stored the remaining wild vegetables and mushrooms into his portable warehouse, and then returned to the attic of Ping'an Grocery Store with Zhou Qi through the teleportation array.
It was not until this moment that Tang Yu'an burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, Brother Xiaoqi, we really made a fortune!"
He couldn't stop smiling, and the more he looked at the balance of points, the happier he felt.
“You can buy a lot of things!”
"Well, do you want to use the Seven Day Sale Refresh Card?"
The most cost-effective way to spend points is probably to buy items during the seven-day sale.
Tang Yu'an hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Let me be happy for a while, these 78,000 points haven't even warmed up yet!"
The system always finds a way to take away his points. Although he always trades them for good things, he still likes to watch his points balance increase.
Even if it’s just a number, it makes me happy to look at it!
Seeing his money-obsessed look, Zhou Qi couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, then let's wait a little longer."
Tang Yu'an chuckled.
"The points doubling card hasn't expired yet, so let's think of some other ways to earn points!"
Tang Yu'an thought for a moment and said, "Oh, right, I haven't played the trading game with Kang Kang and Lily yet! Let's go to Store No. 1!"
So, the two of them went to Store No. 1 again and took the two children away from Tiejin and Grandma Guo respectively.
Because their accumulated favorability was so high, even though it was very late, the two families did not stop them from taking the child away.
In the entire Building 1, the 9th floor, which is a restricted area, is undoubtedly the most convenient place for them to play the "trading game".
Therefore, Tang Yu'an specially opened the overnight rules interface of No. 1 Store and spent 300 points to unlock a new rule position -
Previously, at the suggestion of Old Li, I spent 200 points to add a new rule that residents are not allowed to use supernatural powers to enter or peek into the restricted area.
Now a third item has been added, and the points required are 100 more.
But it doesn’t matter, he has plenty of points now, and that’s how he expands!
After unlocking it, he released Kang Kang and Lily, allowing the two children to enter the 9th floor, and then went to Room 901 to play the "trading game".
Tang Yu'an directly took out all the black gold salt tickets they had recently produced, totaling 2,000 tickets, worth 2,000 points.
Each transaction earned him 4,000 points. After trading with Lily three times, his points balance increased by another 12,000 points!
Tang Yu'an, who was so excited, suddenly thought of something and said, "Brother Xiaoqi, can we use something more valuable to brush it?"
Zhou Qi looked at him and said, "Are you talking about that batch of soybeans?"
Tang Yu'an nodded: "Then 1,000 kilograms of soybeans are worth 25,000 points, plus the doubling effect, that's 50,000 points!"
Even Zhou Qi couldn't help swallowing.
He looked at Tang Yu'an, then at the confused Kang Kang and Lily. Although he vaguely felt that it was a bit too much, he finally nodded.
"Then let's try it."
Tang Yu'an walked into the master bedroom and transferred all 10 bags of soybeans over, then asked Zhou Qi to carry Kang Kang into the room.
Soon, they completed the transaction.
You completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, earning +50,000 points (points doubling in effect), and +1 experience point.
Looking at the message prompt that the transaction was successful, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but jump up in cheers.
Seeing him so happy, Kang Kang, who didn't understand why, also clapped his hands, which made Tang Yu'an rub his head.
Tang Yu'an looked at Zhou Qi and laughed foolishly, "Brother Xiaoqi, let's continue..."
Before he could finish his words, a series of system prompts popped up.
[A large number of abnormal points have been detected, and self-inspection and investigation are in progress]
[Trading rules loophole detected...Fixing...]
[Anomaly has been fixed]
[The illegal points have been recovered. Please abide by the transaction rules. Please be informed.]
The smile on Tang Yu'an's face froze.
His balance, which had already exceeded 140,000, suddenly dropped by 62,000, returning to 78,000.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Qi asked puzzledly.
"The vulnerability has been fixed..."
Tang Yu'an looked at Kang Kang and started playing the trading game with him again.
Then he discovered that he could no longer earn points and experience points by giving his things to Kang Kang and asking Kang Kang to trade with him.
Only things that originally belonged to Kang Kang will be recorded when trading with him.
And once something has been traded, you can no longer earn points!
Tang Yu'an was in tears.
"Wow, Xiaoqi brother, I'm so drunk..."
Zhou Qi hugged him lovingly, he never thought that the system had a self-checking function.
"It's my fault. I should have stopped you when I realized something was wrong." He blamed himself.
"What does it have to do with you? I was too complacent." Tang Yu'an felt his fevered head finally calm down.
He had actually thought of this method before, but he always felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart about the behavior of exploiting loopholes to gain points.
It was this kind of emotion that prevented Tang Yu'an from using things of too high value to earn points.
Today I was overwhelmed by the joy of doubling my points and finally broke through the bottom line, but I didn't expect to be hit by a wake-up call.
"Let's do business honestly in the future." Tang Yu'an said.
Zhou Qi touched his head and said, "We are not as weak as before. We don't need to use this method to gain points openly."
"Um!"
The points obtained in this way cannot be recovered even if the intelligent system wakes up.
Tang Yu'an cheered himself up, rubbed Kang Kang and Lily's heads again, thanked the two children for their help, and then sent them back to their respective families.
It was getting late and they returned to Ping'an Grocery Store.
Seeing that Tang Yu'an was still a little unhappy, Zhou Qi said, "An'an, let's draw a lottery."
Aman's emergency rescue mission has been completed, so they have two draws today.
If you draw something good, your mood will also improve.
"good!"
Tang Yu'an rubbed his hands, then opened the lucky wheel and clicked on the draw.
The pointer of the turntable quickly stopped and a system prompt popped up. However, when Tang Yu'an saw what was written on the panel, he was stunned.
Congratulations! Unlocked the low-end tech product "12-Year Compulsory Education Complete Course." Details available at the wholesale market.
Tang Yu'an: ...
Compulsory education, is that the compulsory education he knows?
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