Hearing Hei Zi's words, Lu Yuan was slightly satisfied. The other party knew to come with Lu Yuan to freeload and also knew how to save money. Lu Yuan's goodwill towards him increased slightly.
Seeing Lu Yuan nod, Hei Zi led the way. The three of them walked for about ten minutes and found a small restaurant in a secluded residential area. They went inside. The restaurant had a few words written on a blackboard at the entrance.
As soon as they entered the restaurant, the owner warmly led the three inside. Just then, they heard the sound of a car behind them, followed by a sharp screech of brakes, and the car came to a stop right in front of the restaurant.
Hearing the sound of brakes, the three couldn't help but turn around and look. They saw a black Chevrolet sedan parked outside the residential area, and behind the Chevrolet, a dilapidated Highlander SUV was parked next to it.
After glancing at the two cars, Hei Zi spat on the ground and said, "Damn, he's really rich. He can even drive a gasoline car!"
Although fuel is completely unavailable after the apocalypse, a small number of people can still get a car through connections. However, these people are usually people with powerful backers, or those in the military or government. Ordinary people basically have no chance of getting a car.
Soon, the first Chevrolet sedan got out, with two men and a woman, while the SUV behind it stopped and no one got out, only its bright headlights shone in front of them.
Under the headlights, the three could clearly see the faces of two men and a woman. The woman's appearance immediately caught Hei Zi's attention. He licked his lips slightly and uttered a few words through gritted teeth: "She's a beauty!"
Lu Yuan rolled his eyes. This hater said he was a man of character, but he had a sleazy air about him that was simply unbearable to look at.
So he waved and nudged Zhou Ming beside him, saying, "Alright, the guy next to him is probably his family. What are you staring at?"
Zhou Ming immediately looked away in embarrassment, then patted Hei Zi next to him, and the three of them went into the tavern.
The temperature inside the hotel was slightly higher than outside. The large living room had been converted into a tavern, with three or five tables set up. There was no one inside except for the owners, a husband and wife, and a large fireplace in the middle, which emitted a faint warmth.
After the three of them found a place to sit down, Hei Zi casually ordered two side dishes and two bottles of wine. When the shop owner reached out to ask for money, Lu Yuan felt a pang of heartache.
In this world, outside, one can only eat vegetables and the like. Meat is a scarce commodity in the entire base. Except for some high-ranking leaders, the lower-ranking people basically cannot get any meat.
However, the general public still has their own ways. Since there is no meat to eat, they make some artificial meat. They add some additives to bean products and put them in a pot. After steaming and stewing them, they immediately smell fragrant and have a slight meaty taste.
However, everything is in short supply right now. In addition to food, the prices of various condiments are also quite high, since production has stopped and the remaining condiments are all left over from before the disaster.
Not long after, the shop owner brought over two small dishes, one of green vegetables and the other of braised tofu skin. Looking at the oily appearance, Hei Zi's mouth immediately watered.
Two dishes for three people seems quite meager at this point, but for others, these two dishes would already be considered quite lavish.
After all, the main things everyone ate in the base were synthetic materials, which tasted like dry firewood and had a foul smell.
There were two dishes on the large table just now, and Lu Yuan casually asked, "It's okay, don't worry about saving me money, how about we add two more dishes?"
After listening, Hei Zi sneered and said, "Alright, stop pretending. We all know each other. You just arrived and haven't even been paid yet, and you're already bleeding money out of your pocket! You should save your money!"
Since the three of them were not far apart in age, they mostly talked about things that had happened to them that day. In the past, these three people would have talked about nothing more than games and beautiful women.
However, after the various disasters, the three of them still had a lot to talk about. Of course, the main topic was how to survive and how to get through these disasters. They exchanged their experiences, but Lu Yuan did not reveal the situation of his new town base in Jin Province.
During the conversation, Lu Yuan discovered that although this guy was a bit careless with his words, his personality and temperament were quite good. He liked to joke around occasionally, and judging from his tone, it didn't seem like he was faking it, but rather that he had a natural sense of superiority. However, Lu Yuan didn't ask him anything, but Zhou Ming, who was standing next to him, was quite polite to him.
The shop owner brought out a bottle of warm baijiu, a 52-proof homemade sorghum liquor. In this era, it was extremely difficult to get a bottle of liquor, since there wasn't enough grain to eat, let alone any kind of liquor.
In this era, if you wanted to get your hands on some alcohol, it was basically left over from before the disaster. Nobody knows where the shop owner got it from.
The baijiu didn't taste strange, but it had a strong aftereffect, which was obviously because it had been diluted with some alcohol.
Lu Yuan raised his wine glass and said to the two of them, "Now that we're all seated, we're friends. I'm not very familiar with the situation here, so let's help each other out in the future. If you ever need my help, just let me know!"
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