Chapter 85
So the two of them went downstairs together.
“Meow—”
Wangcai wagged his tail and came over enthusiastically.
Tang Yu'an picked up the kitten, stroked its head happily, touched the ingot, and then looked at the silver coin still lying on the ground with some surprise.
What happened to the silver coin today? It's usually the first one to rush over, right?
Tang Yu'an hurried over and found that Silver Coin had its eyes closed. Even when he stroked its head, it showed no sign of waking up.
This situation is so familiar...
He opened the pet panel and saw a new status description in the silver coin information: [Energy digesting... 80%...]
Huh? Silver coins are evolving too?
Tang Yu'an recalled and wondered if it was because he had eaten lizard eggs for two consecutive days?
Because they had a good harvest yesterday, they opened a lizard egg at dinner and shared it among the three little ones.
Tang Yu'an picked up Wangcai and checked him, and found that the green in his eyes seemed to be deeper. He looked at Yuanbao again. Although his appearance did not change much, his eyes seemed to be brighter.
It seems that lizard eggs are good for them!
Tang Yuan felt relieved and got up to prepare breakfast for Wangcai and Yuanbao.
[Loyalty +3]
Wangcai, having eaten and drunk his fill, searched for 85 points for you.
[Points +85, Points Balance: 8112]
Hehe, Wangcai is so awesome!
I don’t know if it’s because of the increased loyalty, but the points that Wangcai brings him every day seem to have increased.
[Employee "Xiao Cao" completes a profitable transaction with a returning customer, earning +10 points and +2 experience points]
[Employee "Xiao Cao" completes a profitable transaction with a new customer, earning +9 points and +3 experience points]
Wuhu, Xiaocao is also open!
[Employee "Xiao Cao" completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, earning +2 points and +1 experience point]
[Experience value is full, merchant level +1]
[Merchant level reaches lv9, and the mall has added lotus seeds, baking soda, and shampoo (maintenance type) for exchange. For details, please visit the "Wholesale Market"]
[Portable storage slot +1, total slots: 13]
[The tele-pickup skill has been upgraded to level 8. For details, please go to "Skills"]
[Business Map upgrade, adding location marking and marking search functions. For details, please visit "Business Map"]
[Daily Task Refresh Card +1]
【Please select the delivery address...】
With Xiaocao's assistance, Tang Yu'an leveled up again.
And after the upgrade, his experience bar continued to rise until it reached lv9 (27/180) and stopped.
This morning, Xiaocao attracted another 15 customers, which not only successfully helped Tang Yu'an to upgrade to a higher level, but also brought him 85 points.
Tang Yu'an took a look and saw that the girl had successfully upgraded her employee level to level 4 (8/50). She was only 10 experience points away from surpassing Xiao Qi Ge.
This little girl really works hard!
Tang Yu'an glanced at Xiaocao's personal points again. Because she exchanged soybeans and glucose yesterday and consumed part of them, she now had 120 points left.
So, he gave her 80 points as a reward for upgrading, making it a perfect number for her.
As for the new merchandise exchange...
He thought about it and didn't unlock a new one for the time being.
The commodities that Xiaocao can exchange now include soybeans, glucose, pepper, hardwood charcoal and hemostatic powder, which are food, warmth and healing supplies, and can basically meet the needs of survival.
Her foundation is still too shallow, and now she is using soybeans to connect with the red carp.
Given Hongli's personality, guards will definitely be sent to monitor her. If she takes out too many good things in a short period of time, it will be conspicuous and will threaten her safety.
Fortunately, the little girl is a cautious person. So far, the only things she has exchanged are soybeans and glucose, and the quantity is only enough to meet the daily needs of the brother and sister, which makes people feel at ease.
After replenishing Xiaocao's points balance to 200, Tang Yu'an closed the interface and looked at Chi Hao's again.
Staff Experience: Level 0 (3/10)
What's wrong with Brother Chihao? He's been in Jufeng Town for so long, and he's only made three profitable trades!
Is it because he is not given long-term tasks, so he lacks motivation?
Thinking of this, Tang Yu'an felt a little guilty again.
Because Xiaocao is young and is an employee they carefully selected, they set up targeted guidance tasks after the initial recruitment.
Among them, during the novice period, the long-term task of immediately obtaining 1 point for each profitable transaction completed has played a great incentive role.
And Chi Hao...
His personal points are still settled once a month.
As for the performance target bonus... maybe it was set too high, so he was a little lacking in motivation? Tang Yu'an scratched his head.
"An An, it's time to eat."
"Here I come."
Tang Yu'an came to the dinner table and sat down, then told Zhou Qi that he had been promoted to another level, and then discussed Chi Hao's matter.
"You can give him a long-term mission."
Zhou Qi said, "It's just that he will be on the road for the next two months, so he probably won't have much time or opportunity to do a deal. It's best to release it to him as soon as possible while he's still in Jufeng Town."
"Then I'll send it to him now!"
Tang Yu'an directly sent Chi Hao an identical long-term task according to the one he gave to Xiao Cao. Then he ate while checking his upgrade rewards.
Last time I upgraded to level 8, I unlocked white sesame seeds, chili sauce, and dishwashing liquid. This time, when I upgraded to level 9, I unlocked...
[Lotus seeds: 5 points/100g]
[Baking soda: 1 point/10g]
[Shampoo (Conditioning): 10 points/50g]
"These are my favorite lotus seeds!" Tang Yu'an said happily, and then exchanged 5 points for 100 grams.
"Oh, it's dried lotus seeds." He said a little disappointedly, "Can't dried lotus seeds be used as seeds?"
Zhou Qi shook his head. "I'm not sure, but after soaking in water, the lotus seed buds are still green. Maybe I can plant some and see?"
"Um!"
Tang Yu'an collected the dried lotus seeds and said, "Once we clear the pool at the swimming pool, we'll give it a try. If we can really grow them, we can dig lotus roots and eat them later."
Seeing the boy's face full of longing, Zhou Qi also curled up the corners of his mouth.
"If the lotus flowers bloom, you can use the petals to make flower cakes," he said. "If the lotus leaves bloom, you can use them to make glutinous rice chicken."
By that time, if Amu successfully hatches chicks, they can eat domestic chicken, otherwise they can use bird meat instead.
"Brother Xiaoqi, it's a deal!" Tang Yu'an looked at him with sparkling eyes, "You must cook it for me when the time comes!"
"Yeah, it's settled."
Thinking about the delicious food he would have in the future, Tang Yu'an became more motivated to eat.
After they finished their meal, the hot water that Zhou Qi had boiled in the pot also boiled, so they poured the 10 kilograms of salt they had just received in the morning into the pot and stirred it to dissolve.
Then, Zhou Qi moved a whole pot of brine to the roof and dried it in the scorching sun of the wasteland.
"Come back later and check it out. It should be almost ready for filtering by then."
"Uh-huh!"
Then we can work together to figure out how to make the water purification device.
Tang Yu'an also soaked a pound of soybeans, waiting to make soy milk and to make tofu with the brine when he came back later.
There is definitely a risk of failure in the first production, and he has prepared himself mentally. If it doesn't work today, he can try again tomorrow.
They will definitely be able to enjoy tender and smooth tofu pudding in the end!
Of course, he did not forget to take out the red beans in the fluorescent green container. Otherwise, as the temperature rises during the day, if the fluorescent green container is heated again, it will conflict with the gray-blue refrigerator.
The plants placed in the containers are now thriving and no longer wilted as before.
Tang Yu'an watered the plants, then opened the window in front of the shop to let more sunlight in.
Although they were about to leave the grocery store, which might increase the risk of the store being exposed, there was nothing they could do about it.
Plants need light to grow, and they will get sick if they are kept indoors all the time.
Anyway, the anti-theft effect of their shop door is average. Chi Hao broke in before, so they can only rely on their pets to guard it.
Because the silver coin was still dormant, Tang Yu'an discussed with Yuanbao and hoped that it would stay in the grocery store to watch over the house today.
Yuanbao didn't react.
However, when Tang Yu'an reached out to touch its head and coaxed it with a smile, the little tail behind it couldn't stop wagging.
When Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi went out, Yuanbao did not run away again.
It squatted at the door and watched them go.
Although it is small, it makes people feel reliable for some reason.
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"The tele-delivery skill has also been upgraded to a higher level."
Tang Yu'an leaned on Zhou Qi's shoulder and said happily, "It's doubled this time! Now the distance of placement in the air has been increased to 4 meters."
According to this rule, the next upgrade can increase it to 8 meters!
In this way, the practicality of this skill was greatly improved, and he was naturally very happy.
Zhou Qi nodded and said, "I have to work hard to improve myself too."
Whether it's employee level or one's own abilities, one must work hard to improve and become stronger.
"Yeah, come on, Xiaoqi!"
Tang Yu'an encouraged him and continued, "The map also unlocks the search function. I just need to enter keywords and I can quickly locate the marked customers or places. It feels quite convenient."
Customers move around everywhere. It’s okay for those who have a fixed range of activities, but it’s really difficult to find someone like Mo Ke who has no fixed place of residence in the first place.
But if it were possible to search...
Tang Yu'an tried to enter "Bashi" in the newly added search bar on the map, and then clicked search.
Soon, the cursor on the map began to jump.
Finally, the inverted triangle sign actually stayed in the area where the fog had not been cleared.
This actually works!
Tang Yu'an said in amazement, "It will be convenient to find someone in the future."
As long as he has seen and marked the place, he can roughly know where the other party is even if no transaction has been made.
Although the other party may have entered the fog range of the map and the specific location cannot be seen, the general direction can be estimated. If you really want to find someone, you can look for him in this direction.
Zhou Qi nodded, "It's indeed a good new feature."
At this time, we arrived at the abandoned parking lot.
Tang Yu'an put milk and meat pancakes in Hei Zhenzhu's bowl, then left with Zhou Qi and went to Granny Guo's house first.
When they arrived, they saw Kang Kang holding a new flower pot.
He had already planted the leaves of the blue beard tree. Judging from his serious face and furrowed brows, he would not see any results in the short term.
Tang Yu'an encouraged him and then started today's "trading game".
Because one mutated lantern fruit was sold and one was used to upgrade the Yinglv container, there are only four lantern fruits left for trading in the game today.
Tang Yu'an gave the opportunity to gain experience points to Zhou Qi.
Anyway, he can also gain experience points at the same time. Kang Kang is familiar with Xiao Qi Ge and did not refuse to play this "game" with him.
Zhou Qi took out his machete and dagger, and added them to the game props under Kang Kang's astonished gaze.
So, he successfully earned 597 points from Kang Kang.
Then Zhou Qi went to fetch water for Grandma Guo. When he heard that Grandma Guo was worried about how to store potatoes, he taught her how to process potatoes and make potato chips that could be stored longer.
"Don't pour out the starchy water left over from washing potato slices. You can filter out the potato starch after it settles and then eat it after boiling it."
As for potato flour...
Although it is more durable in storage and tastes better, the production process is too complicated, and one pound of potatoes may not even produce 100 grams of potato starch, and the remaining potato residue is also troublesome to deal with.
This method is not suitable for Granny Guo, but to make dried potato chips, you just need to slice the potatoes and dry them, which is undoubtedly much simpler to operate.
"When you want to eat it, just soak it in water. Whether you stir-fry or boil it, it's delicious."
Granny Guo smiled and nodded, then shook her head and said, "Without the right kitchen utensils, we can only cook it."
Hearing this, Zhou Qi said, "Tie Jin can make woks. If you are interested, you can ask him to customize one."
Granny Guo was delighted at first, but then she said with some hesitation, "A wok must use a lot of metal, right? Wouldn't it be very expensive?"
Zhou Qi then stated Tie Jin's request at the right time.
"He loves potatoes. He hopes that when you plant potatoes in the future, he can help you dig them up and earn some for food," he said. "He would be very happy if you could trade potatoes with him."
Grandma Guo nodded and said that planting potatoes once now can last for ten days to half a month.
In the remaining time, she can use the potatoes she grows to exchange for more survival supplies.
"Then we'll wait and see. I'll slice and dry all the potatoes at home." Suddenly, she looked serious as she thought of something and said, "You also have to pay attention to storing food."
Zhou Qi's heart moved and he said, "Is it because of the flood?"
Granny Guo nodded and said, "Since you already know, I don't need to explain it any further. Once the flood comes, it will take at least half a month to recede. You must be prepared."
"Mother-in-law, when does the flood usually come?" Tang Yu'an came over and asked.
Granny Guo shook her head and said, "It's hard to say."
She looked at the light filtering through the cracks in the wall and said, "The weather will get hotter and hotter. When it gets too hot for even people with special abilities, the flood will come."
Tang Yu'an couldn't help feeling a little melancholy as he listened to her description.
Is this the wasteland? This is too difficult!
Zhou Qi also frowned, and finally said: "Thank you for your reminder, we understand."
Then he took out the clothes he had promised to make for Kang Kang yesterday.
The top and pants are also made of gray cotton cloth, and are made relatively loose, so Kang Kang can still wear them even if he gains weight in the future. Because there is no elastic rope, the pants can only be fixed with a rope.
Compared with the ready-made clothes sold in clothing stores, Zhou Qi's workmanship is naturally very rough, but these two sets of clothes are already very perfect in the eyes of Grandma Guo.
“That’s really good!”
Granny Guo touched the dress, which was obviously cut and sewn according to Kang Kang's size, and she also noticed the fine stitches.
Unlike Tiejin who could only sigh, she recognized the peculiarity of the stitches - they were obviously made by a sewing machine.
So, do these two teenagers have a functioning sewing machine in their residence?
Granny Guo was surprised, but she didn't show it, and she didn't try to find out. There were so many strange things about these two teenagers that if she really looked into it, it would take a long time to finish.
In the end, she chose to turn a blind eye, just like Old Li.
Life is full of confusion. These two teenagers took care of and helped their grandparents and grandchildren so much, just to keep the secret for them. What else could they not do?
"Thank you." Granny Guo said with a smile, "I'll give Kang Kang a bath and change his clothes later."
So compared to Tiejin, Grandma Guo is really better at taking care of children - of course, this may be because Zhou Qi comes to help her fetch water every day, so she is not short of water.
Finally, Zhou Qi earned another 128 points from Granny Guo.
Just a little bit more and the points balance will exceed 9,000!
Next, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi went to Old Li's house again, and Lin Zhen happened to be there.
"Wow! I was just about to go back and wait for you, but I didn't expect you to be here!" Lin Zhen couldn't hide the excitement on his face when he saw the two young men.
"Um...is my meat pie ready?"
"Yeah, it's done."
Zhou Qi took out her biscuit box from her backpack and then wrapped it with large leaves. "In addition to meat omelets, there are also wild vegetable omelets. These are the ones."
Lin Zhen smelled the fragrance and couldn't help drooling.
"These cakes don't last long. You'd better eat them quickly, otherwise they might go bad by the afternoon."
"Don't worry! I have prepared an icy box at home. I will put it in the box to keep it fresh as soon as I get back!" Lin Yu said happily.
Then she generously took out a meat omelet and a wild vegetable omelet, handed them to Old Li, and said, "Here, old man, these are for you. You treated me to lizard eggs before, this time I'll treat you."
Obviously, she had already told Old Li about the giant lizard's nest.
Old Li didn't bother to be polite with her. After taking the pancake, he looked at her and shook his head, saying, "Girl, you're really too brave..."
"Alas, fortune and honor are achieved through risk!"
Lin Zhen waved his hand, "If I wasn't so brave, where would I get lizard eggs to eat now?"
She looked at Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi and offered them each an omelet, but they were rejected.
"We also went to the monitor lizard's nest yesterday." Zhou Qi said.
Then, he took out a lizard egg from his backpack, which was what he had discussed with Tang Yu'an.
After all, if it weren't for Old Li, they wouldn't know the situation of the giant lizard's nest, and it would be impossible to trigger the mission. He deserved a lizard egg -
Of course the main reason is that there are too many lizard eggs!
Now if they take out this one, they still have 37 left. I don’t know how long it will take them to finish them.
"Didn't I say it's getting dangerous there now?"
Lin Zhen's eyes widened, and he looked at them nervously, and asked, "Did you encounter any problems?"
Neither she nor Old Li was surprised at how the two teenagers knew the exact location of the monitor lizard's nest. They just thought that the other party told them.
Old Li couldn't help but pull Tang Yu'an over and check if he was injured.
"It's okay, it's okay."
Tang Yu'an quickly waved her hands and said, "When we went there, the female lizard hadn't returned yet, so we just did the same as Sister Lin, secretly picking up three lizard eggs and running away."
He took the lizard egg from Zhou Qi and stuffed it into Old Li's arms, "Grandpa, this is for you."
Old Li wanted to refuse, "You risked your life to get this, how can I take it? Take it back now."
"Grandpa, please accept it. There's too much for us to finish." Tang Yu'an said, "It's so hot, it will go bad if left for too long."
Old Li opened his mouth, but finally accepted the lizard egg. "I'm going out hunting later. I'll give you a prey tomorrow. Consider it an exchange."
"Don't be so anxious."
Tang Yu'an said, "We still have two lizard eggs, which can last for two or three days."
Old Li nodded, but it was obvious that he had made up his mind and would definitely return another prey to the two children later.
Next, Zhou Qi made a deal with Lin Zhen. After finally getting today's experience points, he let her go. However, when facing Old Li, the deal was much simpler.
After getting the points and experience points, Tang Yu'an told Old Li that they were going to find a house to live in nearby.
Of course, Tiejin’s advice was also mentioned.
Old Li listened carefully, then nodded and said, "He's right. It would be safer if we had someone with earth-type abilities reinforce the house."
But this was a very luxurious thing, as his, Granny Guo's and Lin Zhen's houses had not been reinforced.
"You should go find Bashi, his skills are pretty good."
Although there had been unpleasant things happening before, Old Li did not stop Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi from looking for Bashi.
"As for the location, have you found one?"
"Not yet, I'm going today."
"What kind of house do you want?" asked Old Li.
"It should be tall, preferably a whole building like Tiejin, and close to you and your mother-in-law's house." Tang Yu'an counted on his fingers, "There are no more."
Hearing his last request, a gentle smile appeared in Old Li's eyes.
He nodded and said, "If that's the case, I do know a good place, but that building is taller than Tiejin's, so it might cost a lot to reinforce it."
"It's okay, Grandpa, can you take us to see it?"
"Can."
So, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi, led by Old Li, came to an abandoned community next door.
It only takes ten minutes to walk from Old Li’s house.
“This is it.”
Old Li pointed to a building about ten stories high. The surrounding buildings had all collapsed, but this one was the only one that was still standing except for some cracks on the top two floors.
"Before the disaster, this was a commercial apartment in the community. I went inside and saw that it was all unfinished and hadn't been renovated yet, so every room was empty."
Tang Yu'an looked at the building in front of him and couldn't help swallowing. "How many apartments are there on one floor?"
“I think there are five sets?”
So these 50 or so houses in this building...are all theirs?
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