Chapter 248
"Why would those two big guys exchange precious food and water for those useless books from us?"
Lin Hui looked at the empty carriage with nothing unusual in it and couldn't help but speak.
"Who cares? As long as we have food, that's all!"
Wang Xujun sat down right there and opened the compressed biscuits in his hand.
There were ten small packets in this package. He tore open the wrapping paper of the small packet, revealing the biscuits inside, and a faint aroma of cereal filled the air.
Lin Hui swallowed subconsciously and stopped worrying about it.
Wang Xujun did not eat it alone, but carefully broke the biscuit into two halves.
Lin Hui reached down and some biscuit crumbs fell into his palm.
He swallowed hard, and after Wang Xujun handed him half, he finally couldn't help but hold the biscuit and gobble it up.
Wang Xujun, however, ate very slowly.
It was clearly a compressed biscuit with no taste. Before the end of the world, he never bothered to eat it because he would feel full after eating a little, but it was not very delicious.
But now he eats it with great relish, savoring every bite carefully.
As he ate, his eyes became moist, but Wang Xujun held them back tightly, not letting the tears flow out.
It's not to show off, but to retain moisture.
Lin Hui, who was eating voraciously next to him, soon choked. He quickly unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, but when he drank it, he only took a small sip very restrainedly.
He swallowed the biscuits with water and felt something in his stomach. He couldn't help but sigh in comfort.
He glanced at the remaining cookies, his eyes filled with longing.
I really want to eat another piece...
But he still held back. After all, he was no longer a fool since he had been able to survive the apocalypse for so long.
Half a compressed biscuit can last for a long time. I can’t eat any more. I have to endure it.
At this time, Wang Xujun had finished eating his half. He licked his fingers with satisfaction, not caring how dirty his fingers were.
"Let's go, let's go back first."
Lin Hui stood up and said, Wang Xujun had no objection. The two hid the biscuits, mineral water and salt in their clothes and left stealthily.
Although there are no mutants on these two streets for the time being due to the death of high-level mutants, you still have to be careful about robbery.
Soon, they went into a house on the street.
This is an electrical appliance store. After the apocalypse, all the electrical appliances are useless. Except for the obvious signs of damage on the cabinets and drawers, there is no difference from before the apocalypse.
After all, after the end of the world, the climate was still normal, and no major disasters such as earthquakes and storms occurred.
If so many people hadn't been distorted, order wouldn't have collapsed so quickly.
Of course, a few months passed and the appliance shop was covered in dust because no one cleaned it.
When Lin Hui and Wang Xujun walked into the house, they saw a little head popping out from the corner.
"Brother, you're back!"
A little boy of six or seven years old ran out and threw himself beside Lin Hui, who held his head and rubbed it.
"Look, what did my brother bring back?"
"Is it a cookie?"
Lin Xiaoquan's eyes lit up. Before the end of the world, he was also a little fat boy, but now he has become thinner.
However, because of that fat body, the child was able to survive for a long time in the apocalypse.
Lin Hui went to the kitchen to find a bowl, took out half a biscuit, added some water to soften it, and then let him eat it with a spoon.
This compressed biscuit has a light salty taste, so you don't need to add salt.
"Brother, where did you find the cookies?"
There weren't many people on their street. Apart from the three of them, there was only a young couple at the end of the street.
They searched every household, but the food they could find was getting less and less, and they were almost unable to hold on.
They had originally joined the Self-Defense Forces, but a few days ago someone in the Self-Defense Forces wanted to kill a fellow team member and eat his meat. Although he was killed in return, the captain of the guard also strictly prohibited such behavior.
However, in such a doomsday, trust is very fragile. The rope that was originally taut became loose after such an incident happened.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the team was becoming increasingly uneasy, Lin Hui ran out with his friend and his younger brother.
After all, in the apocalypse, children are the easiest targets. He was really worried that when he went out, he would come back and see his only relative being slaughtered.
He has already lost his parents and cannot lose his brother again.
Looking at Lin Xiaoquan eating the biscuit paste with relish, Lin Hui thought of the little girl following the pillow man.
He felt that he couldn't be wrong. The little girl was so fair and clean, she looked just like she did before the apocalypse...
"I exchanged this with someone else." Wang Xujun answered Lin Xiaoquan's question.
"Wow, what did you exchange it for?"
"book."
Lin Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment. "Books? Are you talking about that kind of books?"
He pointed to a stack of magazines on the cabinet.
Wang Xujun nodded. "Two powerful guys were collecting books. We traded a dozen books for these foods."
"Wow! Can we keep changing it?"
Lin Xiaoquan licked the biscuit paste in the bowl clean, then ran to open the door of a cabinet, pointed inside and said, "There are so many books in there!"
The original owner of this store was probably a novel lover, and he stocked up a cabinet full of classic martial arts novels.
Of course, in addition to martial arts novels, there are also some reference books on circuits.
"Let's try moving there tomorrow?" Wang Xujun said uncertainly.
Lin Hui nodded and said, "Let's try again. While they need it now, let's exchange some more supplies and stockpile them."
"Should we move to another place?" Wang Xujun said again at this time.
"Do you want to go near that car?" Lin Hui guessed his thoughts at once.
"Yes." Wang Xujun nodded. "Two high-level mutants died there. No other mutants will come near for at least a month, and..."
"Although we can't see those two bosses, they should live nearby. If we encounter danger, they won't just stand by and watch us die, right?"
It’s nice to lean on a big tree for shade. If you want to survive in the end times, you must learn to cling to its thighs.
"The fact that they were able to exchange supplies for worthless books with us proves that they are good people," Wang Xujun said with certainty.
Before the end of the world, they were just two ordinary students who had just entered college. The reason they were able to survive until now was because there were many good people in the Self-Defense Forces.
only……
As supplies became scarcer and rescue was slow to arrive, the good people were about to give up.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Lin Hui nodded.
If you can be safe for at least a month, it is necessary to move.
So they packed up briefly, found a small cart for transporting electrical appliances, moved the books out of the cabinet and put them on the cart, ready to push it over tomorrow.
Just as they had packed up and were about to rest, they heard a knock on the door.
The two men looked at each other, then held their weapons vigilantly, walked to the door cautiously, and gently opened a crack.
There was a pregnant woman with a big belly outside. Although she had spent several months in the apocalypse, she was not as skinny as Lin Hui and the others. Instead, she was in good condition.
Lin Hui and Wang Xujun knew her. Her name was Li Suqin and she lived with her husband at the end of the street.
Of course, they also knew about her special abilities.
This is also the reason why she doesn't look too skinny, because she can carry out photosynthesis like plants and can survive by basking in the sun and drinking water every day.
She had been with the Self-Defense Forces before, but after that incident, she and her husband felt unsafe and moved out.
Because we meet often, I have a good relationship with them, but I always keep a distance and dare not get too close.
This was the first time she took the initiative to come to them.
"Sister Qin, is there anything wrong?" Lin Hui asked hesitantly.
"Huizi, do you have any medicine? Brother Li is injured and the bleeding won't stop. I have no other choice but to come to you for help..."
Brother Li is Li Suqin’s husband, and his full name is Li Yu.
Li Suqin was in tears and pleaded in a low voice to the two young men, looking distraught and completely at a loss.
"Sister Qin, we don't have any medicine here..." Lin Hui frowned and looked at Wang Xujun.
Wang Xujun nodded at him, and Lin Hui said, "Take us there first. I've learned some first aid measures, and I'll see if they can help."
"Okay... okay... thank you!"
Lin Hui told Lin Xiaoquan to hide in the closet and sleep, then he locked the door and followed Wang Xujun to where Li Suqin and Li Yu lived.
Before they even entered the house, they smelled a bloody smell.
Fortunately, this place is quite close to the gym. It is probably covered up by the special smell of the dead mutants, so it did not attract new mutants.
When they entered the room, they saw Li Yu lying on the bed, his right calf covered in blood, as if something had bitten off a piece of flesh.
Li Suqin said: "He went to a place far away to look for food today and came back injured in the evening."
Lin Hui checked his wound and found that it was probably caused by a bite from a deformed animal.
He tied Li Yu's thighs with rags, and looked at Li Yu dying, and couldn't help but sigh.
He lost so much blood, I'm afraid he won't survive...
Li Suqin saw his expression and couldn't help but reveal despair. "Is there no way for you to save him? He hasn't even seen the birth of his child yet. He can't die..."
Lin Hui was upset by her crying, while Wang Xujun hesitated and said, "There is another way."
"What method?" Li Suqin was stunned. Then she held his hand and said earnestly, "Please tell me. As long as I can save him, I'm willing to do anything!"
"Do you have any books here?"
"Ah? Books?"
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Inside the magic tent.
After taking a shower, Tang Xueyun and her daughter went to bed first.
Tang Sheng sat on the sofa with a small lamp on, flipping through the book he had received during the day. The little black ball stayed quietly on his shoulder to keep him company.
Among these dozen books, apart from two popular science magazines, there is only a comic version of Huangdi Neijing, which he feels is more useful. The rest are basically novels and collections of essays.
Do An An and the others need a book like this?
Tang Sheng felt a little skeptical, but decided to wait for the next message in a bottle to arrive and send it to his son.
Of course, he had to take a look at these novels.
Although my son has grown up a lot in the other world, in his impression he is still a kid who has just entered junior high school, and some content is still not suitable for him to watch.
Then as he watched, he became fascinated.
Novels, as a form of spiritual food, can indeed help people relax, immerse themselves in the world of novels, and temporarily forget the bad reality.
Suddenly, there was a movement outside the tent.
The little black ball flew up and wrote on the board: [Dad, someone is coming outside]
It's a human, not a mutant.
Tang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, closed the novel, then carefully walked to the door, lifted the curtain and looked at the surveillance video.
The carriage door was opened, and the two young men from the day came again, this time with a pregnant woman.
They put the books in the carriage.
"Great God, if you are still here, please help us. One of us is injured and needs medicine..."
After Lin Hui finished speaking, seeing that there was no response for a long time, he got off the car and closed the door.
"Huizi, will this really work?" Li Suqin still couldn't believe it.
In such a doomsday, how could anyone be willing to give up precious medicine just to exchange for these books that have little value?
"We only exchanged food this afternoon. We're not sure if we can exchange it for medicine."
Lin Hui said, "Now we can only try our best and see how things turn out."
At this time, Wang Xujun suddenly grabbed them.
“Look!”
Because it was already night and there was no light except the moonlight, when light appeared in the carriage, the light overflowed from the gaps.
There really was someone in the carriage!
Tang Sheng actually thought of this result.
He turned on the flashlight, half of his body leaning outside, but his feet had not left the tent.
He is testing.
If someone outside chose to open the door and come in at this time, he would immediately get into the tent, wait for the person outside to leave, and then leave with his wife and children.
Even before the end of the world, there were many scammers, let alone the world today.
He had promised Tang Xueyun that he could help others, but he would never put his family of three in danger.
After waiting for three minutes and finding that the person outside did not open the car door, Tang Sheng left the tent and walked towards the pile of books with peace of mind.
This pile of books was larger than the one during the day, with a total of thirty or forty books, and there was a note on top of the pile.
The note described the injured person's condition and requested emergency medicine.
Tang Sheng put all the books into the space bag, then took out the items for exchange, and took out a pen to write a reply under the note.
After hesitating for a moment, he took out a flashlight and pressed it on the note, then went back to the tent.
Outside the car.
When Li Suqin saw the light in the carriage, she subconsciously wanted to go over, but was stopped in time by Lin Hui and Wang Xujun.
"Don't go, wait a little longer." Wang Xujun whispered.
They stayed outside obediently, watching the flickering lights and shadows in the carriage, and it was obvious that someone was walking inside.
So those two great gods really live in the carriage?
Finally, the light in the carriage disappeared.
They waited for a while before going forward to open the door of the carriage, and saw that the books they had just placed inside were gone.
Instead, there was a bottle of alcohol, cotton in a plastic bag, a roll of bandage, a packet of medicine powder and a row of pills.
In addition, there is a flashlight.
Lin Hui took the flashlight, turned it on and found that it worked, and then he saw a few more lines of words on the note they had just left.
I’m glad you didn’t open the car. If you had just barged in, I would have left.
If you can behave yourself, you're welcome to continue exchanging books for items. However, please pay attention to the content. I hope to see more useful books.
"I don't mind you bringing other people, but it's best to tell them the rules here. As I said, if someone opens the carriage door during the transaction, all transactions are over."
[That packet of medicine powder is for stopping bleeding. Disinfect the wound with alcohol, apply the medicine, and then bandage it. If you have a high fever, take a pill.]
Good luck to you!
Looking at the note, Lin Hui and Wang Xujun couldn't help but look at each other, and saw the joy in each other's eyes.
Can this transaction still continue and can it be told to others?
Li Suqin took the medicine and ran back in a hurry. No matter how shocked she was, she did not forget that her husband was still waiting for her.
Wang Xujun ran after her with a flashlight. Lin Hui closed the carriage door again and finally caught up with them.
They ran in the night, and although they were in a hurry to save people, they couldn't stop smiling.
If it is allowed to tell other people, then can it also be told to the Self-Defense Forces?
Now that we have supplies and can eat our fill, people should stop fighting over food, right?
In such an apocalypse, we still have to stick together to survive!
In the tent.
Tang Sheng listened to the noise outside and saw the three people leave, then he breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, footsteps were heard behind him.
Tang Sheng looked back and saw that Tang Xueyun had woken up at some point. She tiptoed over and asked, "Is there someone else here?"
"Yeah, someone's hurt."
Then he explained what had just happened, "They should tell others to come back and exchange their things."
Tang Xueyun nodded and then asked, "Besides books, do you want anything else?"
Tang Sheng was stunned and shook his head.
"Next time, let them bring something else, like a cell phone. Although An An has a laptop, that was bought with points. How expensive is that?"
The value of the food they gave out was definitely not as great as that of a computer.
An An's world is much more backward than theirs. If the mobile phone can be used normally, it will be completely sufficient.
"In addition to mobile phones, there are other daily necessities, such as pots and pans. As long as it is something that An An and his team cannot produce, we can exchange it."
Tang Xueyun pondered and said, "Let's go back and ask An An for a price list with the prices of these foods on it. We need to know roughly how many points they are worth."
Although saving people is right, we also have to consider the pressure from our son.
It was already difficult enough for the two children in the other world, and Tang Xueyun didn't want to burden them further, so the losses had to be minimized.
Saving lives also requires calculating the cost.
"Hahaha, Ayun, you're so right. You're really smart!"
Tang Sheng smiled happily. This idea was great as it could allow more people to survive and reduce the burden on his son!
"Then let's make a list and see what else everyone can find to exchange."
So the couple sat on the sofa and began to think about things that Tang Yu'an and the others could use and that were easy for people in the apocalypse to find.
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On the road from Jufeng Mountain to Linhai Town.
After crossing the first bridge, Tang Yu'an and his team encountered another river. They stopped again to repair it and then set off again.
At this time, the Star Chain Fruit in Lanhu Town finally ushered in its second harvest.
They let the RV drive automatically and went to Lanhu Town.
This time's harvest was slightly less than the first, bringing in only 150,000+ points in total, but...
Tang Yu'an finally won another points doubling card yesterday!
Employee Zhou Qi completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, earning +312,458 points (points doubling card active), and +1 experience point.
Earn 310,000 points in one transaction!
Tang Yu'an's points balance finally exceeded two million, and took a big step towards the three million mark!
More importantly, the effect of the points doubling card has not ended yet.
They rushed to Jufeng Town again to trade with Black Bear for the bricks produced by the brick kiln in the past few days.
Because of the increase in production capacity, although only a few days have passed since the last time, there are still 100,000 more bricks in the warehouse.
With the help of the points doubling card, Tang Yu'an earned more than 30,000 points.
By the next day, with the points generated by all employees' profits, Tang Yu'an actually earned a total of more than 500,000 points with the help of the doubling card!
"I'm rich, I'm rich!" He couldn't help but cheer.
Unfortunately, because Haijing was almost discovered last time, he didn't dare to stockpile salt at home anymore, so he lost some points from the transaction with Xiao Hailan.
Otherwise, it would definitely be more profitable! Building a branch in Linhai Town is imperative.
More than half a month had passed since they started to build the road, and Linhai Town finally appeared in their sight.
During this period, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi spent more than half a year in the different dimension.
Zhou Qi, who will be nineteen in three or four months, has gradually lost his youthful immaturity and has acquired the heroic and handsome look of a young man.
He used binoculars to observe Linhai Town and could see many guards patrolling outside the town.
Unlike other towns, Linhai Town was probably the richest one they had ever seen - Lanhu Town was not as rich as Linhai Town because of its xenophobia.
"It feels like a small fortress." Zhou Qi said.
This was also the town that most resembled their original world that they had ever seen. One could tell at a glance that the food was good and that the guards were elite soldiers who had been trained and cultivated.
Tang Yu'an looked at the map.
Because it is driving automatically, the fog within one kilometer of the RV on the map will be cleared.
It is densely covered with green dots, and it feels like the population is much larger than that of Lanhu Town.
Moreover, on the way to Linhai Town, they also found that there were several small settlements around it. Perhaps because there was salt in Linhai Town, people spontaneously gathered here to live.
After discovering those small settlements, they stopped paving the road.
After all, the fence at the foot of Jufeng Mountain has not yet been built to the first bridge, so there is no need to attract the attention of Linhai Town at this time.
"Do you want to get off the car and go over?" Tang Yu'an asked.
Given the size of the RV, it definitely cannot enter Linhai Town unless it crashes into the town gate.
"How far is it from here to Guanyu Village?" Zhou Qi asked.
"Let me see... eh?"
Tang Yu'an suddenly asked in surprise: "Why isn't Haijing in Guanyu Village?"
On the map, there was a conspicuous trace in the fog around Guanyu Village. It was a blue dot representing a whale, surrounded by several green dots, and was heading towards them.
Judging from the destination, it should be Linhai Town.
"Haijing came to the town to do business?" Tang Yu'an told Zhou Qi the situation.
"He's surrounded by green dots?"
"Yes."
Zhou Qi couldn't help but frown: "Then something must have happened."
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