Chapter 175
Tang Yu'an took the thing Xiaocao handed over, looked at it carefully, and found that it was indeed a USB flash drive.
The entire shell is made of metal and the quality is very good. Although there are some scratches, I feel that it should not affect the use.
"Where are you from?" he asked curiously.
"I got it in exchange from a customer," Xiaocao said. "He said he found it in the ruins and didn't know what it was for, so he asked me if I wanted it."
"I saw it looked like it was made of metal, so I took it and gave him three bowls of hot soup in exchange. In the end, I even made a profit."
Now that they have no worries about food and drink, Xiaocao and Shitou not only collect food, but occasionally they also receive some strange things that she and her brother don’t recognize.
This USB flash drive is one of them.
"Little doctor, do you know what this thing is?" Xiaocao asked curiously.
Tang Yu'an nodded, "Give this to me."
Then he took out a handful of candy and stuffed it into Xiaocao's hand, then left with Zhou Qi.
They walked along the mountain path, with umbrellas floating above their heads, following them closely.
"I don't know if this USB drive can still be used?" Tang Yu'an said, "I'll go back and try it on my home computer."
However, the computer was brought from the original world and may not be compatible with this USB flash drive.
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "How about using a light brain?"
After all, optical computers come from a higher technological dimension, so could they possibly be adapted to the products of such lower-level civilizations?
"Okay, let's go back and try it!"
Tang Yu'an put the USB drive into his personal storage, then looked towards the Jade Pavilion.
"Xiaocao and Shitou seem to be doing pretty well. When Jufeng Grocery Store opens, will we still let them sell salt?"
Tang Yu'an frowned and said, "It seems a pity to give up the business here."
So...should we recruit more employees?
"Brother Xiaoqi, how about we recruit the boss's wife as an employee?" Tang Yu'an said after thinking for a while.
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "I guess she can't keep a secret."
After all, she and Wang Hu have a good relationship, and they live together for a long time, so it is difficult to hide it.
"The employees recruited here will definitely be able to associate the Jufeng Grocery Store with the work of a mysterious businessman."
Zhou Qi said, "Even before, Xiaocao could guess that you were the mysterious businessman, let alone others?"
The situation in Jufeng Town is very complicated. A grocery store was burned down before. Zhou Qi felt that for the sake of caution, it would be better for them not to expand enrollment in Jufeng Town for the time being.
Tang Yu'an nodded and accepted Zhou Qi's statement, but he still felt it was a pity.
Zhou Qi said, "Then let's sell pepper to Lin Meiyu. Isn't it because she's short of pepper that she can't sell her hot soup? If we sell her pepper, she'll definitely be willing to do it."
Although they cannot earn points on this line, they now have many excellent employees, so it doesn’t really matter.
Hot soup can increase the survival rate of the residents of Jufeng Town at night, which in turn helps to retain the customer base of Jufeng Grocery Store.
Besides, although they earned fewer points by selling pepper to Lin Meiyu, even the smallest gain is still meat.
Tang Yu'an nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
"Okay! Once the Jufeng Grocery Store is rebuilt, we'll go talk to the owner."
Then he thought of something and said, "I'll also authorize Grandpa Li to give me the license for compartment 2 of my portable warehouse so that he can exchange goods with Xiaocao and the others."
Zhou Qi now has the right to use three grids, of which grid No. 1 is shared with Chi Hao, grid No. 2 is shared with the grass and stones, and only grid No. 3 is his own.
Zhou Qi had no objection.
Since they had already given it to Xiaocao and Shitou, why not give it to Grandpa Li? This would also make it easier for them to keep track of the situation by storing and retrieving records.
So, Tang Yu'an authorized the No. 2 compartment of the portable warehouse to Old Li.
Before they knew it, they had already reached the vicinity of the guard post.
Looking at the mark of the red carp on the map, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi went to the corner to put away their umbrellas and chose to go directly to the door.
Judging from Hongli's attitude towards Xiaocao and the others, she is still friendly. Moreover, after training in the other dimension for more than half a year, they are actually not very afraid of these guards.
Even if they can't beat them, they can still fly.
Although I didn't receive much other training in the giant forest, my ability to escape improved rapidly.
Unexpectedly, they were turned away by the guards.
"The mountain master is in seclusion practicing and will not see guests for the time being." The guard said to them.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi couldn't help but look at each other. Could it be that her fire spirit insect was swallowed up, or something went wrong with her body?
"Let's look for Captain Black Bear." They changed their target.
Black Bear was there, and although he was very busy because the mountain master was in seclusion, after hearing the guards' report, he still had someone welcome them in.
"Why did Sister Hongli suddenly start to retreat?" Tang Yu'an asked tentatively.
Black Bear smiled bitterly.
"Did something happen?" Zhou Qi asked.
"I don't know the details, but the mountain master is fine, just a little injured." Black Bear whispered, "Please don't tell anyone else about this, I'm afraid it will cause chaos."
"Okay, we know."
Tang Yu'an hesitated for a moment, but still took out a bottle of intermediate healing potion from his backpack.
"There's a drop of medicine in here that might help Sister Hongli's injury."
A drop of intermediate healing potion can slowly restore 16% of health and can also treat internal injuries. If the red carp is really injured, this drop of potion should play a significant role.
No matter what happens in the future, he still regards Hongli as a friend, so he is willing to pay this drop of potion.
"This..." Black Bear didn't know how to deal with it.
"If she doesn't need it, you can return it to me later." Tang Yu'an didn't make it difficult for him, "But my medicine is very precious. I guess Sister Hongli won't return it if she sees it."
Black Bear accepted it with a smile.
"We will come back to deliver the salt in ten days. Remember to prepare the soybeans." Tang Yu'an said.
"Of course!"
Then the two teenagers said goodbye and left.
Black Bear watched their figures disappear on the mountain path and frowned slightly. At this time, a guard came running over to apologize.
There were naturally people monitoring the Jufeng Grocery Store all the time, but no one in the monitoring team knew that the two children had come to the garrison.
Black Bear sighed and waved his hand, saying, "Don't monitor them anymore. You can't keep an eye on them."
After not seeing each other for a while, he found that the aura of the two young men had become stronger, especially Zhou Qi. When he met his eyes, he even vaguely felt a sense of oppression that he had only felt when facing the mountain master before.
How many days have passed? These two teenagers have grown so fast!
Is this what the genius in the fortress is like?
Black Bear sighed again, took the bottle of potion and returned to the guard post, quickly rushing to the place where Hongli was in seclusion.
In the room, Hongli was meditating.
Her face was pale and she looked a little weak, but when she opened her eyes, her gaze was as sharp as ever, and even much clearer than before.
"Didn't I tell you not to bother me unless it's something important?" She looked at Black Bear and said coldly.
Black Bear hurriedly reported the situation.
Then he presented the medicine bottle in his hand.
"Did Xiao An ask you to give it to me?" Hongli stroked the medicine bottle, looking a little dazed.
"Yes."
"Where are they?"
"After handing me the medicine, they left and said they would come back in ten days to hand over the salt."
Hongli nodded and waved to let him leave.
She opened the bottle cap when she was the only one left in the room. As soon as she smelled the fragrance of the medicine, she felt a sense of comfort.
Is this the medicine they used to save Chi Hao's life? Hongli couldn't help but sneer. This favor is really getting more and more...
She drank the potion without hesitation.
Then she closed her eyes and meditated again.
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Deserted City Grocery Store, 9th Floor.
Old Li just tried to move the potatoes piled on the 5th floor to the upper floor. I have to say, this skill of picking up goods through the air is really convenient.
He looked at the warehouse on the 9th floor that had been idle for many days, wondering how to plan and renovate it.
If the low-temperature cloth is laid throughout the room, can the room be kept at a low temperature? This would be very suitable for use as a refrigerator.
As he was thinking this, he saw the system prompt pop up again.
Your outstanding performance has caught the attention of a mysterious merchant, who has decided to reward you by sharing the use of "Portable Warehouse No. 2" with you. Please check your personal dashboard.
What? A portable warehouse?
Old Li was stunned again. So Xiao An and the others did have a portable space, but it was given by the mysterious businessman?
【Employee "Pu Wei" takes soybeans*500g】
Isn't Pu Wei just a small grass? She actually got the reward of this portable warehouse?
Old Li was not very surprised. After all, in Store No. 1, Xiaocao was still the one with the highest rank besides Xiaoan and the others.
This little girl and her brother also worked very hard. When he thought about the time when he took Xiao An and others to Jufeng Town and they were robbed by Shi Tou on the street, he was filled with emotion.
If they could grow up in a safe, stable and affluent environment, they would not have to live the kind of life they had before.
But now, everything is different.
Old Li smiled and began to think about how to use this portable warehouse.
At this time, a light came on in the transmission room next door, and soon Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi came over.
"Grandpa, we were just about to go look for you." Tang Yu'an said with a smile.
Old Li reached out and touched the top of his head. The child was growing too fast. If he didn't touch him now, he would probably only be able to pat his shoulders in a while.
"What's the matter?" asked Old Li.
"Well, I have something good to give you." Tang Yu'an smiled mysteriously.
Old Li also said happily: "I was just about to tell you that the mysterious merchant just gave me a skill and the right to use a portable warehouse."
"Wow, really?"
Tang Yuan pretended to be surprised, then asked, "Is it tele-delivery?"
Old Li looked at him, smiled meaningfully, and continued, "Yes, you can freely pick up and put away goods from the grocery store within 1 kilometer. It's a very practical and powerful skill."
"Then you have to keep working hard." Tang Yu'an said with a smile, "This skill can be upgraded. My level is higher than yours."
Old Li was stunned for a moment, remembering the lv1 mark behind the skill. Could it mean level?
"Yeah, I see." He nodded. "That portable storage... you have one too, right?"
"Yes, I'm from Warehouse No. 3." Tang Yu'an said, "Which warehouse are you from?"
"Number 2," Old Li asked, "Can this warehouse be shared?"
"Yes, Brother Xiaoqi is also number 2." Tang Yu'an said, "The things put in can be seen by other employees and can be taken away."
Old Li couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, "Then you can't put valuables here."
"Yes." Tang Yu'an nodded, "But at the moment, it seems that only Xiaoqi, Shitou, and Xiaocao are using Warehouse No. 2."
Then he looked at Zhou Qi, "Right, Brother Xiaoqi?"
He performed the whole act, and Zhou Qi nodded in cooperation.
"I see..." Old Li pondered, "I now understand what to do."
Then, Tang Yu'an pulled him to Room 901, "Grandpa, come here quickly, I want to show you something good!"
"Slow down, slow down...what good things are there?"
Old Li felt that no matter what he saw, he would no longer be surprised. However, when he saw three brand new tricycles parked in the living room of Room 901, he still widened his eyes slightly.
"These two are bicycles for residents to use!" Tang Yu'an introduced them to him happily.
"This one's an electric car for you," he said. "With it, you won't have to walk so hard in the yard!"
"Is this another reward from the mysterious merchant?"
Old Li stroked the three cars, his eyes gleaming with a strange light. He really felt that he was getting closer and closer to his childhood...
"Yeah, about right."
Tang Yu'an didn't explain too much, and then he said worriedly, "We can use it in our home, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?"
"What's the problem?" Old Li waved his hand. "Now the flood has blocked the road, where else can those residents go?"
Even after the flood, it was difficult for them to leave their deserted homes.
During the flood period, he will continue to tie their interests together tightly, so that these people will spontaneously maintain their deserted homes.
There are only eternal interests in this world, no eternal enemies or friends.
Of course, he would still keep an eye on the Wolf Fang from the fortress, but that guy had been very well behaved recently, so he probably wasn't stupid.
"There are bicycles like these in the fortress. I heard Langya mention it. There are fewer electric ones, and more fuel ones."
Old Li said, "So there's no need to be too nervous. You can get away with it."
Anyway, the residents have already assumed that the two young bosses have spatial abilities. Seeing them take out these three cars, the residents will make up their own minds.
"Next we need to open up more land for planting."
Old Li plans to rent some land to ordinary residents for farming, just like the experimental fields set up by the managers of Jufeng Mountain.
Hearing this, Zhou Qi said, "Planters are welcome, but the other residents should continue making bricks. We may need to build a cement factory later."
Old Li was stunned and looked at him with some confusion.
"Grandpa, we're not really short of food right now, right?"
If the four growers work at full capacity, the potatoes they produce will be more than enough to feed forty households, not to mention that they can also exchange food from the system mall.
"For ordinary people to engage in planting, the yield and risk are completely disproportionate."
After all, knowledge is cut off in the apocalypse, and if these residents are asked to plant crops, various problems will inevitably arise in the early stages, and the cycle of grain cultivation is too long.
This is completely dependent on luck. Once something goes wrong, it is easy to lose everything.
"We can't help too many people take risks, but for these residents at the moment, it's completely feasible," Zhou Qi said.
"Let them get off the land, produce what we need, and then trade it for food."
Old Li pondered for a moment, then nodded. "I understand what you mean, but...what do you need all those bricks for? And what about cement? Do you know how to make it?"
"Bricks and cement are used to build houses!" said Tang Yu'an.
He wanted to open branches everywhere as transmission points, so naturally he needed bricks and cement, and the more of these building materials the better.
Zhou Qi continued, "When we have more land, we can build houses and everyone can move into bungalows."
Now that there are protective barriers, there is no need to avoid water and no longer has to be lived in high places. It is actually not convenient for Grandma Guo and her family to climb seven or eight floors every day.
Hearing them say this, Old Li couldn't help but nod.
Although those residents may not move out, after all, the kang has just been built, there will definitely be new residents in the future.
At that time, we can build some low houses. After all, there is nothing else in the deserted city, but there are wastelands everywhere.
"Then let's build a brick factory first. We need a place to store the bricks we produce," said Old Li. "I'll take care of the planning."
"But think about it, according to this model, the brick factory may not earn many points."
After all, the mysterious merchant's rules are very strange. Fresh plant fruits are of high value, and the food points consumed by workers may be worth more than the bricks they produce.
"Yes, I know." Tang Yu'an nodded.
Anyway, the transactions with the growers can bring him nearly 100,000 points a week, so what else does he need?
"But we still need to open up land for planting," said Old Li. "I plan to interplant the newly opened land with star chain vines."
The planter's ability can promote the growth of star chain vines, thereby increasing the rate of nutrient enrichment in the soil, and then increasing the yield of other crops. This is a way to achieve a positive cycle.
Old Li still believes that the more food stored, the better.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Zhou Qi did not make any other suggestions, and Tang Yu'an told Old Li that they could give the soybeans they traded from Hongli to the residents.
"Eating only potatoes is too monotonous. Try eating something else occasionally."
Hearing this, Old Li couldn't help but say, "They are eating well enough now. How could they have eaten their fill every day before?"
Of course, he still listened to Tang Yu'an's words and prepared to add some richness to the residents' big pot meals.
Then Old Li went downstairs to try out the pedal tricycle and electric car. Seeing him humming a little tune as he went downstairs, he obviously looked very happy.
Afterwards, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi went to see Granny Guo again and gave her a laptop.
Granny Guo didn't refuse, but insisted on paying back the money, so Tang Yu'an asked her to go to Old Li to settle the bill.
In the yard, Old Li was riding his tricycle around with great confidence - because he was worried about the electricity problem, he was still reluctant to ride the electric one.
All the residents who saw Old Li riding the tricycle showed expressions of curiosity and envy.
When Old Li said there was another tricycle available for them, everyone rushed over to the tricycle and almost got into a fight.
Of course, due to the strict enforcement of the overnight rules, no fighting occurred.
Those emotional residents were suddenly shocked when they were forced to follow the rules. When they saw Old Li staring at them coldly, they couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines.
Then they lined up obediently.
Tang Yu'an watched the excitement and used his points to buy two small-wheeled bicycles. He and Zhou Qi joined the cycling group.
Riding a two-wheeled bicycle, light and flexible, he instantly became the most handsome guy in the home!
Before it was their turn to ride the tricycles, they squatted beside and watched Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi ride bicycles. They stared at them intently and whispered to each other about this new thing.
Near dusk, Ah Xiang, who came to look for her husband Liehuo, walked out of the building with a big belly.
She looked at the two young men's warm and flamboyant smiles in the afterglow of the sunset, and then looked at the people whispering and watching the excitement, and her expression couldn't help but be a little dazed.
Where had she ever seen such a leisurely and happy scene before? Even in her dreams, she had never had such a beautiful dream.
Because I have never seen it, I can’t imagine it.
At this time, Liehuo discovered her, ran over, pulled her to a corner, and said to her with excitement on his face: "A Xiang, do you want to marry me?"
"What?" Ah Xiang was slightly stunned.
"Mr. Li said that the family is ready to issue marriage certificates to men and women who are willing to get married!"
"What are the benefits of getting this marriage certificate?"
"No, but he said that after we get the marriage certificate, we'll be husband and wife! We'll form a family, a real family!"
Agni said, "Don't you think this sounds great?"
A real family... Ah Xiang stared at Liehuo in a daze. Although she didn't understand what the point of getting the certificate was, she was indeed moved by Liehuo's words.
She finally nodded and said, "Okay, let's go get this marriage certificate."
Liehuo cheered and then took Axiang to watch others ride bicycles.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi soon couldn't stand the crowd's stares and took the initiative to give up their bicycles so that they could line up to experience it.
But as you can imagine, everyone who tried fell and couldn't keep their balance at all.
So except for a few who were more persistent, everyone else lined up to ride tricycles. This was probably the day with the most laughter since the establishment of Huangcheng Home.
Old Li recorded this scene on his computer.
He thought it was worth recording in the history of his homeland.
At seven o'clock in the evening, everyone gathered in the communication room again to receive Tang Yu'an's "baptism".
Half of the people came to the chat room for the first time. Faced with so many people gathered together, they were inevitably a little restrained.
However, with the afternoon activities together, when Tang Yu'an brought up the topic, the atmosphere of chatting and communication finally became lively.
Everyone was enthusiastically discussing the differences between three-wheeled vehicles and two-wheeled vehicles. Some expressed their opinions, some were exposed for bragging, and there was no clear boundary between people with special abilities and ordinary people, as they were all immersed in the topic.
Under the illumination of the green light strips and in the warmth provided by the fire stones and hot water, everyone felt a sense of ease and happiness they had never felt before.
Influenced by this hot topic, naturally no one wants to engage in academic discussions tonight.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi did not spoil the fun and chatted with everyone for a long time until they were tired and left and returned to Ping'an Grocery Store.
Then, Tang Yu'an finally remembered the USB flash drive.
"Let me try." Zhou Qi took the USB drive and fumbled with it on the computer for a while, and found that it really worked.
"The following information was extracted from this storage..."
Zhou Qi looked at the list curiously and found that there were many videos stored in the USB drive. He opened one of the folders curiously.
However, when he saw the notes of the film clearly, he closed the interface with a snap.
(//o////o//)
"Brother Xiaoqi, why did you turn it off? I haven't seen it yet!"
"No... No, you can't look..."
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