Chapter 32
Tiejin watched his daughter eat the egg custard mouthful by mouthful, her eyes becoming brighter and brighter, and the lifeless feeling seemed to disappear in an instant.
A joyful and happy smile also appeared on his face.
Great, the little guy finally gets to eat!
After he had eaten half a bowl, he wanted to feed more, but Zhou Qi, who had been observing for a long time, stopped him.
He said, "Uncle Jin, feel her belly to see if it's round and bulging. If it is, she's full."
Children's stomachs are small, and if they haven't eaten for a long time, they definitely can't eat too much at one time, otherwise there will be problems.
"Okay, okay, let me take a look."
Tiejin hadn't expected such a statement, so he quickly reached out and touched his daughter's belly. He found that it was indeed bulging, and nodded quickly, "It seems she is indeed full."
Jin Lili clutched his sleeve tightly.
When she felt Tiejin stop feeding her, she actually wanted to eat more. She was so hungry that she just wanted to keep eating...
It feels so happy to be able to eat food.
But when she saw Tiejin move the bowl away, she obediently let go.
The short memory she had since birth told her that it was wrong to ask for food actively. It was already good enough to be able to eat even a little bit of food, and she should not be greedy.
Besides, she didn't want to be abandoned by her father...
It was obvious that Jin Lili's small stomach was indeed full.
After stopping eating, Jin Lili felt sleepy. She was still a baby and needed enough sleep to grow, but she forced her eyelids open and seemed reluctant to fall asleep.
"Go to sleep and eat when you wake up."
"Dad will make you some egg custard when you wake up."
Tie Jin clumsily yet gently stroked the top of her head. Under his soothing voice, Jin Lili gradually gave up her resistance and fell into a deep sleep...
Seeing his daughter fall asleep sweetly and her breathing become calm and steady, Tiejin also showed a relieved smile on his face.
She hadn't felt so at ease since he'd picked up this little cutie.
Just as he was about to cover his daughter with a blanket, Zhou Qi stopped him again.
"Uncle Jin, it's hot now, you don't need to cover yourself with too many blankets, just cover your belly button."
Zhou Qi folded Jin Lili's quilt into strips and placed it on her belly. "This way it won't be too hot and it can also prevent you from catching a cold and getting diarrhea."
"Okay, okay."
Tiejin quickly wrote down this key point. He lost his parents when he was very young and survived entirely on his own.
Before awakening his super powers, he was a wild child from the lowest class in the town. Even after he gained super powers and became wealthy, he still lived a rough life.
He previously thought that the conditions he had created for Jin Lili were much better than when he was a child, so there was no reason why she couldn't grow up.
But now he has deeply realized that he cannot use his own standards to take care of his daughter, especially after he gained superpowers, his physique is very different from that of ordinary people.
"Is there anything else I should pay attention to?" Tiejin asked humbly.
"If she's tired of egg custard, you can pour the egg liquid into boiling water and make egg drop soup. I think she can eat it too."
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "You can also chop the wild vegetables and fruits into a paste, then steam it and let her try it."
"In short, try to make any ingredients into a paste, use steaming or boiling methods, and don't give her anything baked."
Baked food is usually very hard, and Jin Lili hasn't grown any teeth yet, so she can't eat it at all.
Then he told Tiejin some things to pay attention to when taking care of children. The most important principle is to ask more questions, observe more, and not take things for granted based on your own feelings.
These are his experiences in helping to take care of Tang Yu'an and his sister.
Tiejin nodded hurriedly to show that he understood.
After leaving Jin Lili's room, he expressed his gratitude again: "Thank you so much! You helped me so much."
He went to the third floor and after searching for a while he finally found a dagger.
"What do you think of this dagger?" Tie Jin handed the dagger to Zhou Qi.
This dagger is longer than the one Zhou Qi showed him. The blade is wrapped in leather, and the exposed handle is also made of metal, tightly wrapped with a thin rope woven from vines. It looks beautiful and not easy to slip.
Zhou Qi pulled the dagger out of the leather. The dagger was bronze in color, but it was probably not real copper. The blade was reflective and looked very sharp.
"I made this dagger for practice when I first awakened my superpowers. I spent a long time polishing it."
Tiejin said, "I've tried it, and it can easily break the skin of mutant creatures."
Of course, he had never actually encountered a mutant creature.
Although Tiejin is tall and strong, he may not be as good as Linzhen in hunting skills.
Because his metal ability is very popular, it is enough for him to exchange for abundant supplies, and he does not need to make a living by hunting like Old Li. His physique and ability also allow him to crush those ruffians in a fight.
He would choose to live in the deserted city mainly because it is freer here.
Unlike in the market town where he had to be controlled and pay various fees, and the resources in the deserted city had not been completely exploited, he could easily find metal.
As for the experiment, he tried it with the animal skins and flesh he got from the trade, and he was not sure whether it would be effective against creatures like mutant pigs.
"If you think it's okay, just use it. Your suggestion just now is very useful to me, so I won't charge any other fees." Tiejin said.
Zhou Qi was not being pretentious. He really liked the dagger, so he reached out and took it.
The next moment, Tang Yu'an received a prompt.
[Employee Zhou Qi completes a transaction with a new customer and earns a profit, earning +100 points and +3 experience points]
Wow, this dagger is worth 100 points!
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but smile.
It seems that metal is still quite valuable in the end times, although fruits and vegetables may still have a better price-performance ratio.
Tie Jin continued to say to Zhou Qi, "When you made the steamed eggs just now, that salt you used...can I exchange some with you?"
Even if there were abundant resources like iron and gold, he had never seen such snow-white and delicate salt grains. When he saw the young man take it out just now, his eyes widened.
If possible, it must be changed.
It’ll be useful for making custard for Xiaoli!
Unexpectedly, Tiejin took the initiative to propose a deal, which saved them from wasting time. Zhou Qi nodded and took out a small plastic bag from his backpack, which contained 3 grams of salt he had packed before going out.
"I can give this to you. What do you want to exchange it for?" Zhou Qi asked.
Tiejin stared at Yan and rubbed his hands excitedly. "Besides daggers, what else do you need? Do you need arrowheads? Old Li has traded with me for quite a few."
Zhou Qi thought about it and nodded.
They exchanged 6 arrows with Old Li, but they were useless without the arrowheads installed.
"I've never exchanged for this kind of salt... How about two arrows for your small bag of salt?" Tiejin asked tentatively.
The price he quoted was too high. On the one hand, this kind of salt was indeed unprecedented and was valuable because it was rare. But on the other hand, he also wanted to reward Zhou Qi and the others.
However, Zhou Qi did not accept it.
He used to exchange 1 gram of salt for 1 fruit, and Old Li also told them that he used to exchange 5 fruits and iron gold for 1 arrowhead.
So he shook his head and said, "One arrow is enough."
Tiejin was stunned for a moment, then smiled innocently, "Okay, little brother, you are a real man. You can come and exchange salt when you have it in the future. I will exchange as much as you have!"
As the transaction between the two was completed, Tang Yu'an's eyes were once again flooded with system notifications.
Employee Zhou Qi completes a transaction with a new customer and earns a profit. Points +29, Experience +2.
[Experience value is full, merchant level +1]
[Merchant level reaches level 3, and the mall now offers new exchange options for mung beans, hardwood charcoal, and milk. For details, please visit the "Wholesale Market"]
The "Acquisition" page in the mall has been upgraded to unlock the "Appraisal Album". For details, please visit "Acquisition" to view it.
[Special skill "Teleportation" level increased to level 2, details can be viewed in the skill panel]
[Portable storage slot +1, daily task refresh card +1]
【Please select the delivery address...】
Looking at the series of upgrade prompts, Tang Yu'an was stunned, and then couldn't help cheering out loud.
Before going out, he calculated that as long as he got enough experience points, he could level up 1 today, but he didn't expect that among the items unlocked this time, there would be milk!
Milk is a good thing. It is rich in nutrients and can help you grow taller if you drink more. The key is that it tastes good!
Also, this identification album is...
Tang Yu'an really wanted to open the interface and check it out immediately, but because Tie Jin and Lin Zhen were present, he had to restrain himself.
His cheers had already attracted attention, but Tiejin didn't take it seriously, thinking the child was cheering for his words "I'll trade as much as I can" because...
The next moment, he saw Zhou Qi take out another 3 grams of salt from his backpack, wanting to exchange another arrow with him.
Tiejin was stunned for a moment at first, then he grinned. His delighted look had completely lost the sinister and deep look he had when they first met.
"Okay, change another one!"
The two completed the handover. Tie Jin got refined salt, while Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an got metal, points and experience points. It can be said that everyone was happy.
Afterwards, Zhou Qi drew a simple diagram of a Chinese wok for Tie Jin.
The wok has a wide range of uses. It can be used for steaming, boiling, stewing, and stir-frying. It is a very practical pot.
After listening to Zhou Qi's introduction, Tie Jin and Lin Zhen realized that there were so many cooking methods. They were all born after the Cataclysm and struggled to survive outside the fortress. They had never truly witnessed the prosperity and magnificence of human civilization.
Listening to Zhou Qi's casual scientific explanation, the two became more and more convinced that they had come out of the fortress, and their attitude became more and more friendly and kind, even with a hint of respect.
This respect was not because they were from the fortress, but because the young man's generous and selfless sharing allowed them to obtain such valuable knowledge.
Knowledge is experience, and no one in the wasteland will share it with others for free.
Even though the knowledge the boy is sharing now is just about how to make delicious food, and it has nothing to do with survival, but... apart from survival, what in the world is more important than eating?
"If you succeed in making a pot like this, I want one too!" Lin Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but make an advance reservation. "Little Lily needs eggs, right? I'll go find some!"
Of course she didn't tell anyone that Amu was hatching eggs.
Even if Amujin hatched the hen, it would take at least several months for the hen to lay eggs. It was too early to say anything now.
Tiejin nodded and grinned.
"Don't worry, there's nothing I can't forge with my iron and gold!"
He looked at Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an and promised, "When this pot is made, I'll give you a bite!"
It can be seen that Tiejin is a person who does not want to owe others anything. Even if Zhou Qi does not ask for it, he will take the initiative to pay the price.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but think that he and Xiaoqi were really lucky. After coming to this world, everyone they met, from Granny Guo, Old Li, Lin Zhen, to Tie Jin now, were all good people.
He didn't know that this is actually a case of birds of a feather flock together - people with different personalities and characters cannot be together.
"Well, we're not in a hurry."
Zhou Qi did not refuse and nodded in agreement.
Having said that, the transaction was over and it was time to leave. However, Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an looked at each other and saw hesitation in each other's eyes.
The deal with Tiejin was done, but they still had one daily task left to complete.
That is to attract new customers.
They need to attract two new customers today, otherwise they won't get the lucky spin and won't be able to complete the achievement combo.
But Jin Lili had already fallen asleep.
She was just a one-year-old baby who had experienced a lot of hardships. Asking them to wake her up and get her to interact with them sounded a bit outrageous.
If they really asked for this, Tiejin, the old father, would probably kick them out of the house and they would never have any contact with each other again.
Finally, after some eye contact, they decided to follow Lin Zhen and leave.
Tiejin sent them to the door, and after they safely passed the barbed wire, he couldn't wait to return to the house, not knowing whether he was taking care of his daughter or making a wok.
Standing on the path, Lin Zhen said goodbye to them.
"I'm going back to look after Amu too," she said. "You guys should know the way back, right?"
Zhou Qi was just about to ask her if she could take them to meet a new customer when Tang Yu'an beside him pulled his sleeve.
Tang Yu'an's expression was obviously a little strange. He said to Lin Zhen, "Sister Lin, we know the way."
Then he took out a rock candy and handed it to her, "Thank you for today!"
Although it was Old Li who asked Lin Zhen to take the group, they couldn't just say nothing, otherwise it would be difficult to ask her for help next time.
When Lin Zhen saw the rock sugar, his eyes lit up.
She took it generously, stuffed it into her mouth, savored the rich sweetness, and said happily, "No need to be so polite. Next time if you have anything to say, just ask. I'll be going back first!"
Lin Zhen waved his hand, then turned and disappeared among the ruins.
Only after he was sure that Lin Zhen had gone far away did Zhou Qi ask, "An An, what's wrong?"
After Lin Zhen left, Tang Yu'an kept staring at the map.
He had already enlarged the map to its maximum scale, and the location he was looking for was not where they were now, but the star belonging to the grocery store.
At this moment, a green light appeared next to the star representing the grocery store!
"It's the red-haired guy from before..."
Tang Yu'an frowned tightly, and said anxiously, "He appeared near the grocery store. The grocery store may have been exposed!"
Zhou Qi was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that he was talking about the two mysterious people they met after they tamed the four-eyed giant dog that day.
He remembered that one of them had red hair and they were carrying guns, so he was impressed.
It was also at that time that Tang Yu'an marked them, so he knew that the green light spot that appeared near the grocery store was the red-haired young man!
"Brother Xiaoqi, what should we do now?"
The grocery store is their home and their foundation in this doomsday world. Now that its location has been exposed, will it be taken away by someone in the future?
Zhou Qi was also anxious, but he knew he couldn't panic, otherwise An An would lose her composure.
He took a deep breath and managed to calm down.
"Don't be nervous. There are gold ingots and silver coins guarding the grocery store. Even if that person finds the grocery store, he won't be able to get in for the time being."
He analyzed, "It's still two hours until six o'clock. Even if he goes in, he will be teleported out in two hours, so the grocery store is safe for the time being."
As for the follow-up...
A red light flashed in Zhou Qi's eyes.
Now only that person has discovered the grocery store, so as long as he disappears, no one else will know about the existence of Ping An Grocery Store...
Tang Yu'an was concerned about the grocery store and didn't notice anything unusual about him.
"Yeah, you're right." He nodded and said, "Brother Xiaoqi, let's go back first and see what happens."
As for attracting other new customers, I can only put it aside for the time being. I don’t have the energy to do it now. If I can’t complete it in the end, the worst that can happen is that I use up a daily refresh card.
Having just upgraded and gotten another one, he now has two daily refresh cards to use.
Zhou Qi nodded. Because the effect of the light body technique was still there, he bent down and picked up Tang Yu'an again, and quickly took him back to the grocery store.
Perhaps because his impatience stimulated his potential, Zhou Qi's speed this time was even faster than in the morning.
It took more than twenty minutes to get to Grandma Guo's house in the morning. Now starting from Tiejin's house, the distance is even farther, but it only took twenty minutes to get there.
Tang Yu'an took out the umbrella in the middle of the process.
The two young men disappeared in the wilderness in an instant. They carefully concealed their whereabouts. When they finally arrived in front of the grocery store, they immediately noticed something unusual.
It's blood!
There were spots of blood on the gravel ground in front of the grocery store, extending all the way to the stone that covered the grocery store.
Could it be that Yuanbao had a fight with that person?
But why was there no sound? Could it be that the battle was over?
Even though the shadow umbrella could cover everything, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but feel nervous. This was their first time dealing with humans.
He got off Zhou Qi's back and performed the light body technique on himself for the last time. He gave the shadow umbrella to Zhou Qi, while he held the happy marbles in his hand.
After he was ready, he nodded to Zhou Qi.
So, the two teenagers approached the grocery store carefully. As they got closer, there were more and more bloodstains on the ground and the smell of blood became stronger and stronger.
Tang Yu'an's heart was in his throat.
If a battle really took place, it would be too intense! Fortunately, the pet panel showed that the status of several pets was very good.
So... all this blood belongs to the red-haired guy?
Finally they jumped off the stone and came to the door of the grocery store. The door, which had been closed before they left, had been opened and bloodstains extended inside.
"Woof woof!"
“Woof woof woof!”
Warning barkings of dogs came from inside the shop. Because of the umbrella, Wangcai and the others probably didn't notice their return, so the red-haired young man... was in the shop!
Tang Yu'an subconsciously turned his head to look at Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi narrowed his eyes slightly. Holding an umbrella in one hand and holding Tang Yu'an's hand in the other, he walked into the grocery store.
The smell of blood in the shop was even stronger than outside.
“Woof woof! Woof woof woof!”
Silver Coin stood in the aisle leading to the back room, crouching with his teeth bared, his big tail swung behind him. He looked behind the counter and kept making warning growls in his throat.
The little orange cat Wangcai stood in front of it, with a bravery that was completely inconsistent with its size.
The next moment, it pounced behind the counter!
Silver Coin was startled and hurried forward to bite its neck and back away.
Tang Yu'an blinked in confusion. It was obvious that Yuanbao had run away again, leaving only Yinbi and Wangcai to guard the house, but... couldn't they control their shape-shifting freely?
Or is it because the space inside the grocery store is too small, and you are worried that you won’t be able to move freely after changing back to your original form?
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi took a few steps forward and saw a man's big foot in leather boots behind the counter at first sight.
Following the man's big foot, I looked behind the counter and saw the high-spirited red-haired young man I had seen before, now lying in a pool of blood, dying, his life or death unknown.
The blood on the ground all came from his body. Judging from the situation, it was obviously not an injury he suffered after fighting with Silver Coin and the others.
"Brother Xiaoqi, is he dead?" Tang Yu'an asked nervously.
Although Tang Yu'an was mentally prepared for the cruelty of this world when he was treating Old Li, he still couldn't help shaking his hands when he saw a person covered in blood and on the verge of death again.
He quickly put the happy marbles in his hand into his personal storage.
If you accidentally hit this person with a marble, he might actually die of laughter in the physical sense, and he would probably have nightmares at night.
Zhou Qi handed the umbrella to Tang Yu'an and asked him to stay where he was while he walked behind the counter.
His sudden appearance startled Silver Coin.
It just lay on the ground with its head in its arms, while Wangcai exploded into a ball of fur, opened its mouth wide and exhaled, ready to pounce on him.
After seeing clearly that it was Zhou Qi, he awkwardly stopped his attack and squatted aside to lick his paws.
Silver Coin had raised its head again. It looked at Zhou Qi and wagged its tail excitedly, making a whining sound as if to say:
You are finally back qaq The dog was scared to death!
Zhou Qi ignored them and squatted down carefully beside the red-haired young man. He first took off the gun that was tightly held in his right hand, and after making sure that he had no reaction, he reached out to check his breath.
His breathing was very weak, almost non-existent. If he was not treated in time, he would definitely die.
Zhou Qi searched the other person's body again, but didn't find any other weapons. He didn't know if it was lost in the battle, leaving only this gun.
After confirming the general situation, Zhou Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "He's still alive, but his condition is very dangerous."
Hearing this, Tang Yu'an put away the umbrella. The opponent was so weak that he probably couldn't hurt them anymore.
"Brother Xiaoqi, what should we do now? Should we save him?" Tang Yu'an asked.
Zhou Qi was also a little undecided. This man was very dangerous to them. Not only did he carry advanced weapons, but he had also discovered their grocery store.
If it was just a chance encounter, it would be fine to save him, but in this situation, what if saving him puts the grocery store in danger?
If we do nothing and let this person die...
Zhou Qi vaguely realized that something was wrong with him. The voice that had tempted him to swallow the crystal seemed to appear again.
Kill this man...
Devouring his power...
Quick, kill him!
Zhou Qi couldn't help but close his eyes. Just as he was struggling to get rid of the voice, the red-haired young man who had been motionless suddenly raised his hand and grabbed his wrist.
This scared Zhou Qi and made him sober up instantly.
He thought the young man was going to do something, but he just held his wrist tightly and begged weakly, "Save me... Save me..."
He reached into his clothes with his other hand, and under the vigilant gaze of Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an, a piece of lining cloth stained with blood and inlaid with five or six red crystals was pulled out.
"Here you go...save me..."
“Save me…”
His hands dropped to the ground and he fainted again.
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