Chapter 86
Zhou Qi was also looking at the building in front of him. It did look nice from the outside, but since it was so well preserved, how could no one live there?
"Grandpa, is there any defect in this house?" He looked at Old Li and asked.
Old Li nodded. "Yes, even though it looks intact on the outside, the foundation is rotten and the walls are quite cracked. If it experiences another flood, it will probably collapse."
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but take a breath.
He finally understood why Grandpa Li said the reinforcement costs would be very high.
If such a large building needs to be reinforced as a whole, it will indeed take a lot of time and effort!
Zhou Qi nodded lightly.
"This defect is acceptable to us." Because they were going to find someone with earth-type abilities to reinforce it.
"Yeah, otherwise I wouldn't have brought you here."
Old Li smiled and said, "Brother Bashi's skills are quite good. You can find them through Tiejin and get a fair price."
"I won't be an eyesore here anymore." He continued, "You guys go find Tiejin, I'm going to go out for a walk."
Old Li said goodbye to the two teenagers and left.
Tang Yu'an opened the map and marked the building as "branch" on the small map so that he could find it easily later.
Then he glanced at the map and couldn't help but exclaim.
"Grandpa Li seems to be heading towards the monitor lizard's nest." he said.
"I guess he doesn't quite believe what Lin Zhen said, so he wants to go and see it with his own eyes." Zhou Qi said.
"Should be alright?"
Now the swimming pool has been completely covered by the wildly growing emeralds. Although it can control the vines to open the exit, the part that has already grown cannot be retracted, so it is still quite scary from the outside.
Given Grandpa Li's cautious nature, he probably wouldn't risk going in.
Tang Yu'an thought about it and ordered Emerald in the pet panel not to actively attack humans.
I just hope Grandpa Li can maintain his usual caution.
"Let's go, let's go find Tiejin."
Zhou Qi bent down slightly, picked up Tang Yu'an, and went to Tie Jin's house.
On the way, Tang Yu'an received a system prompt.
[Employee "Chi Hao" completed a profitable transaction with a returning customer, earning +11 points and +2 experience points]
【Employee "Chi Hao"...】
Wow! Is Chi Hao finally open?
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When Chi Hao woke up in the morning, he saw the system panel pop up.
Congratulations! Triggering the long-term mission "Profitable Trading"
[Description: As a salesperson in a grocery store, you can conduct three valid transactions with each customer every day]
[Task content: Conduct profitable transactions]
[Task Reward: During the novice protection period, you will receive 1 point for each profitable transaction completed]
Long-term mission?
Can I get 1 point for each profitable trade?
Chi Hao sat up and suddenly became alert.
Did the mysterious businessman finally see his efforts and give him a welfare task? He quickly got up and rushed out of the room.
Isn't trading simple?
He knew that there was a market in Jufeng Town, but it was only open in the morning, so he needed to hurry.
Chi Hao ran to the kitchen to get 20 fruits, and then hurried to the market.
He really had nothing else on him, and it was impossible for him to exchange the food Xiao An and the others gave him, so he only had the fruit from the garrison.
He also knew that the fruit was quite popular in Jufeng Town and the stall owners would definitely like it.
Before leaving, he saw a dozen guards lined up in a corner near the exit of the garrison, waiting for a young man to cut their hair.
Chi Hao glanced at it, didn't care, and left in a hurry.
However, what he didn't expect was that after arriving at the market, he traded at three stalls in succession, but did not make any profit?
No, isn’t a fruit worth so much?
He exchanged two fruits for an ounce of meat, and he actually lost money? The other party didn't want to exchange it in the first place, but only gave it to him with tears because of his status!
He went to exchange the salt again, but found that he was still losing money.
Chi Hao was very tired, so he returned the things and then strolled around the market while eating some fruit.
He really couldn't understand it. Salt and meat were the hard currency in the wasteland, so why were they not as valuable as fruits?
When the morning market was almost over, Chi Hao suddenly remembered that Tang Yu'an and his friends had brought back a lot of wild vegetables when they came to Jufeng Town this time.
With the intention of giving it a try, he found a stall that sold wild vegetables and mushrooms, and exchanged a fruit for two wild vegetables. Unexpectedly,—
You completed a profitable transaction with a returning customer, gaining +1 employee experience and +1 point.
Hey, it really worked!
Chi Hao hurried to continue, but when he changed it for the fourth time, the system prompted to stop again.
He quickly remembered the reminder about the long-term task - only the first three transactions per customer per day are valid!
Chi Hao had no choice but to look for a new target.
Unfortunately, because he had wasted too much time before, the morning market has ended and the guards have begun to withdraw.
Without guards to maintain order, most residents packed up their stalls and left, and it became less easy for him to find someone to exchange wild vegetables with.
Chi Hao had no choice but to follow him back to the garrison.
He was leaving for the fortress today, so he couldn't attend the market anymore. Maybe he could ask someone on the mountain road.
Remembering that he still had to buy a house for Tang Yu'an, he hurried back to find Black Bear and explained the situation to him directly.
"Yes, the mountain owner has already told me." Black Bear said respectfully, "I'll take you to see the house."
"Haha, thank you for your help."
Chi Hao couldn't hide his excitement when he thought about getting the access to the portable space soon.
"Do you have any requirements for the house?" asked Black Bear.
"Well, a better location."
Thinking that this was a task assigned to Tang Yu'an by the mysterious businessman, Chi Hao guessed that perhaps the mysterious businessman wanted to open a store in Jufeng Town?
After all, he had been in Ping'an Grocery Store for a few days and really didn't meet anyone!
How can you do business if your shop is located in such a remote place?
Thinking about Xiao An giving him such precious personal space permissions, Chi Hao felt that he owed him a favor, and he had to do a good job of this matter.
"It's best to be on the street, in a place with a lot of traffic and popularity."
Black Bear looked at him with some surprise.
Generally speaking, when it comes to living, no one wants to live in a crowded place. Although it is convenient to get in and out, it also means risks.
So places like this are usually not good locations.
Thinking that Chi Hao came from the fortress and might not understand the situation in the wasteland, Black Bear explained it to him.
Chi Hao waved his hand and said, "It's okay. The guards are not vegetarians."
Tang Yu'an had the Mountain Lord Order from Hongli, and with his sister's protection, who would dare to cause trouble for them? To open a business, of course, it would be easier to do business in a crowded place.
Seeing Chi Hao's insistence, Black Bear didn't try to persuade him anymore.
He nodded and said, "If that's the case, there are a few places you can choose from. I'll take you to see them."
Chi Hao followed the black bear and strolled around Jufeng Town.
In the end, he chose a house located at a three-way intersection and closest to the garrison.
This house is a two-story building made of wood. It is obvious that the original owner was not wealthy, so he could not afford to hire an earth-type ability user to build a stone house.
"It's a pity that it looks a bit worn..." Chi Hao said regretfully.
But after looking around, he found that this house had the best location, so he had to make do with it.
"The original owner was a hunter. I don't know if he died outside or moved somewhere else. Because he didn't pay the fees after the protection period, the land and house were reclaimed by the guard post."
Hearing this, Chi Hao couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.
"If I take this house, I won't have to pay protection money, right?"
Black Bear smiled innocently, "The mountain master said that if you were to live here, we definitely wouldn't charge you, but if we gave it to someone else... we could only guarantee that no one would come to disturb us for ten years at best."
Chi Hao then nodded.
This period is already very long in the wasteland. After all, everyone lives a precarious life. Who can guarantee that they can live for ten years?
Even his sister might not still be the manager of Jufeng Town ten years later.
"Okay then, this is it."
Chi Hao settled on this. Seeing no reminder of the task being completed, he scratched his head and asked, "Are there any procedures I need to go through? I want to transfer the property to my friend's name."
There is no fee to pay, so what procedures are there?
There are not many literate people in the wasteland, even Black Bear doesn't know a few words, so it is naturally difficult to achieve perfect management.
But he didn't complain out loud. Instead, he thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, please come back to the garrison with me."
Soon, the two returned to the guard post.
Black Bear brought Chi Hao to the warehouse responsible for financial management and asked someone to bring out a land deed.
There was no writing on the deed, but instead a drawing of the house's outline and approximate location, followed by a number.
The paper is very rough. Hongli taught people how to make it after he came to Jufeng Town, and the pen used is also charcoal.
"Just put your fingerprint on this deed."
Black Bear made this temporary procedure to accommodate Chi Hao. Not only did he not want to give the mountain master the impression that he was incompetent, but he also did not dare to offend Chi Hao easily because he was so powerful.
Chi Hao nodded. He understood this, but he felt that pressing his fingerprints might not be enough...
So he said, "Get me a deed exactly like this one. I'll leave one at the garrison and give the other to my friend. Then the house will be his."
Black Bear nodded, "No problem."
Soon, the person in charge of the warehouse took out a piece of paper and copied the old deed.
Chi Hao pressed his fingerprints on both deeds and took the old one away.
"You should have met my friend before. My sister gave him the Mountain Lord Order. Please take good care of him in the future."
Black Bear nodded, "Don't worry."
"Sorry to bother you today!" Chi Hao said, holding the land deed and patting Black Bear's shoulder.
"No trouble, no trouble." Black Bear waved his hands hurriedly, then smiled shyly and said, "Just say a few good words for me in front of the mountain master."
"No problem, I promise!"
After Chi Hao finished speaking, he wanted to take the deed and leave, then find Hong Li and explain the matter to her.
He also knew that Black Bear was trying to accommodate him. In order not to make things difficult for Black Bear, he naturally had to report to his sister and finalize this rule.
"Your idea is quite good."
Hongli nodded and said, "You can take the deed then."
Chi Hao originally thought that if it really didn't work out, he would just send the deed to Tang Yu'an. After all, Jufeng Town was only a day and a night away from the deserted city. Unexpectedly...
You completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, earning +1 employee experience and +1 point.
[Congratulations! Completed the limited-time mission "Assisting with Property Purchase"]
[Points +100]
[The mysterious merchant has shared the use rights of "Portable Warehouse No. 1" with you. Please open the panel to view the details.]
Woohoo! Mission accomplished!
Not only did you get a portable warehouse, but you also got 100 points!
I’m rich, I’m rich!
Chi Hao rushed over and gave his sister a big hug, which surprised Hong Li, who thought that his brother had some serious illness.
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[Employee "Chi Hao" completes a profitable transaction with a regular customer, experience +1, points +1000]
Tang Yuan: 0.0
After receiving three system messages from Chi Hao, Tang Yu'an fell silent again. He was a little disappointed. He didn't expect to receive such a surprise after a while.
That’s a full 1,000 points!
His points balance also broke a new high, successfully reaching the five-digit mark, reaching 10,018 points.
[Employee "Chi Hao" completed the "Assist in Purchasing Real Estate" task, points -100]
Well, it’s back to 9918.
Tang Yu'an was not unhappy. Brother Chi Hao completed the task, which proved that he and Sister Hongli had successfully completed the transaction.
However, I don’t know what the specific situation is?
Fortunately, he has been given access to slot 1 of the portable warehouse, so I can contact him at any time.
At this moment, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi had already arrived at Tiejin's house and completed three transactions today.
Jin Lili's old "clothes" were also cleaned and handed over to Tie Jin.
Tiejin didn't recognize it when he saw it, because the original gray-black rag had now turned dark red.
It looks clean and, apart from being worn out, it is a really good piece of cloth.
Tiejin stroked the cloth, amazed.
"By the way, the hoe you ordered is ready. I worked overnight to make it. Wait a minute, I'll bring it to you and show it to you."
Tie Jin turned around and went upstairs to get a hoe. Tang Yu'an pulled Zhou Qi's sleeve and was about to tell him about Chi Hao's situation when a system prompt popped up.
[Cell 1: Employee "Chi Hao" puts in 1 whole wheat steamed bun]
[Cell 1: Employee "Chi Hao" puts 5 chocolates]
[Cell 1: ...]
Zhou Qi looked at the system prompt and raised an eyebrow: "Did Chi Hao complete the task?"
Tang Yu'an nodded and said, "I just don't know if I really got the house."
For the task of purchasing a house, the system determined that Chi Hao had completed a profitable transaction with Hong Li. As for whether Chi Hao actually got the house, the system could not accurately determine it.
However, he obtained a total of 1,000 points. With such a high reward, the possibility of getting the house is very high.
"Just ask and you'll find out." Zhou Qi took out a pen and paper, quickly wrote a line of words, and then put it into the No. 1 portable warehouse.
[Cell 1: Employee "Chi Hao" took the exercise book*1]
[Cell 1: Employee "Chi Hao" took a ballpoint pen*1]
Soon, the system prompted them again, and Chi Hao put the exercise book and ballpoint pen back into the portable storage.
Tang Yuan felt itchy, but in order to avoid being exposed, he waited for Zhou Qi to take out the exercise book before checking it together.
Chi Hao:
【We can actually communicate like this! 】
【Very good! 】
"Xiaoqi, I've got the deed to the house. When the time comes, take it to Black Bear and he'll take you to the house."
[My sister said, I’ll let you live here for free for ten years]
“So many typos…”
Tang Yu'an muttered something in a low voice, and then said happily: "It seems that Brother Chi Hao really got the house smoothly."
At this time, a new system prompt pops up.
[Cell 1: Employee Chi Hao placed a piece of toilet paper*1]
Papyrus? Isn't that a title deed?
Zhou Qi took out the piece of straw paper and saw graffiti and fingerprints on it.
"This deed is too hasty!"
Tang Yu'an could only see that the picture above showed a two-story house, but he couldn't understand the location information.
"You'll know when you go to Jufeng Town." Zhou Qi put the deed into the No. 2 portable warehouse.
Tang Yu'an nodded, thought for a while, took out a meat pancake from his portable storage, and asked Zhou Qi to give it to Chi Hao.
Then he quickly wrote two lines on the exercise book and handed it to Zhou Qi to put into the No. 1 portable storage compartment.
At this time, Tiejin also came down with a hoe.
"This is it, what do you think?"
Zhou Qi took the hoe, nodded, and said, "Just ask Grandpa Li to make a handle."
Then he returned the hoe to Tiejin.
"Put it here first. We'll go find Granny Guo tomorrow and bring the potatoes over to exchange."
"Sure, sure."
Although Tie Jin might agree if Zhou Qi asked to take the hoe away first, his arrangement was undoubtedly more considerate.
Then, Zhou Qi talked about their main purpose of coming today.
Tiejin readily agreed.
"No problem, I'll take you to find Bashi!"
But before leaving, he still went upstairs to find Jin Lili and said to her, "Xiao Li, Daddy is going out. You stay at home and wait for Daddy to come back."
Jin Lili looked at him and nodded obediently.
Tiejin touched her little head.
Tang Yu'an, who followed him upstairs, couldn't help but look at Zhou Qi, and disapproval appeared in Zhou Qi's eyes.
He then said, "Uncle Tiejin, do you want to leave Lily home alone?"
Tiejin nodded and said, "I'm afraid it will be too hot when we get back and she won't be able to bear it."
This is true, it gets hotter as it gets closer to noon, but it is too dangerous to leave a one-year-old baby alone at home.
Tiejin also noticed that the two boys were hesitant to speak, and couldn't help scratching his head and said, "Is there something wrong?"
Zhou Qi had no choice but to explain: "It's best not to leave such a young child alone at home. It will easily cause accidents."
"That's right."
Because of her experience in taking care of her younger sister, Tang Yu'an said seriously, "There are many things in the house that are dangerous to the baby."
"She doesn't understand anything yet. What if she needs to see you for something and goes up the stairs and accidentally falls?"
"Even if you don't climb the stairs, you might still get bumped, which is very dangerous for fragile babies."
Tiejin felt a little guilty after hearing what he said.
Because he went out to find food these days, he left Jin Lili alone at home... But Lili was really well-behaved, and nothing happened to her these days.
"Uncle Jin, you can't rely on luck." Zhou Qi said, "It's better to be safe than sorry."
Tiejin couldn't help but look at Jin Lili.
The little girl had messy braids and wore a brand new little skirt. After being raised by him for these days, her skin had become a little whiter and her sunken cheeks had grown some flesh.
She was already very cute, and now she looks even more adorable.
Whenever he sees her changes, Tiejin's heart is filled with a sense of accomplishment, and the heart of an old father is particularly satisfied.
If something really happened to Jin Lili...
Tie Jin quickly shook his head. He looked at Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an and said hesitantly, "Should we take her with us?"
He was still worried about the heat...
Tang Yu'an thought for a moment and said, "I'll take care of Lily here. You guys go back quickly."
He also felt bad about letting Tiejin take Lily out with him.
"That's great!" Tiejin said happily.
Zhou Qi frowned slightly, feeling somewhat uneasy about Tang Yu'an being outside alone.
However, Tiejin's defense measures are still good. As long as they come back quickly, there shouldn't be any problems.
He finally nodded.
So Zhou Qi and Tie Jin set out for Bashi's residence.
Tang Yu'an opened the map and observed their whereabouts in real time. The map of Bashi was unfamiliar, and he didn't know whether there would be any dangerous creatures.
But he felt more at ease when he thought about the three props: cat, dog and mouse.
Seeing Jin Lili sitting on the ground and looking at him with her head tilted, Tang Yu'an smiled at her and then took out another bottle of milk in a carton.
The little girl's eyes suddenly lit up.
She just sat there obediently. Although she wanted it very much, she would not take the initiative to ask for it unless Tang Yu'an gave it to her.
He is so well-behaved that it makes people feel distressed.
but……
Tang Yu'an took out three crystals, one wood element and two water elements. Seeing that Jin Lili didn't react, he felt relieved.
"Lily, let's play a game." He said with a smile.
Jin Lili looked at him in confusion, but under Tang Yu'an's guidance, she cooperated and completed the movements.
After a while, Tang Yu'an completed three transactions with Jin Lili, successfully developed the little girl into a regular customer, and earned 590 points.
I earned back all the money I spent secretly feeding her milk during this period, and even had a lot left over.
"Lily is so smart!"
Jin Lili held the warm milk and sucked it in small sips, but her eyes were always fixed on Tang Yu'an.
After hearing his praise, the little girl's round eyes curved into a pair of crescents, sparkling and extremely cute.
Tang Yu'an looked at her and couldn't help but take out his cell phone and took a picture of her.
If I have the chance in the future, maybe I'll print out the photo and give it to A-Lian to let her know that Tiejin really treats Lily well...
Tang Yu'an waited and waited, and finally saw the light spots representing Zhou Qi and Tie Jin, and started their return journey with a green dot.
He quickly got up and ran to the window to look out.
About ten minutes later, he finally saw Zhou Qi's figure in the distance.
He and Tiejin walked a little ahead, and behind them followed a tall and strong figure, and... a dog?
He saw the man named Bashi whom he had met on the road before, holding a very ferocious-looking hunting dog in his hand.
The rope around its neck was stretched tight, and it would rush towards Tiejin and Zhou Qi from time to time. If Bashi hadn't stopped it, it might have pounced on them and bit them.
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