Chapter 67
Ye Qing didn't ask any questions, but just smiled and looked at the back of the two people's heads.
After a while, the brother and sister finally looked up, a trace of embarrassment on their faces. The brother was urged to come out and apologize: "I'm sorry, this is so delicious, we accidentally ate a little too much. We can buy more, yes! We can buy it, how much do these cost?"
The girl also agreed hurriedly: "Yes, sister, you decide how much and we will pay."
As he said that, the boy was about to take out the crystal core from his pocket.
Ye Qing reached out to stop them, and thoughtfully eased the awkwardness between the two: "It's okay, this is originally prepared for two guests. It's our honor that you like it. Besides, we have a lot of similar food in our shelter, and it's very cheap. There's no need to apologize for one or two plates of fruit."
Ye Qing said this sincerely, but in the eyes of these two siblings, it seemed particularly irritating.
Plenty! One or two plates!
What a rich refuge it must be to be able to grow such delicious food and be so generous in entertaining strangers.
They also have people with special abilities who specialize in growing food in their institute. After several years of experiments, the output has recently started to increase, but they are not so extravagant as to use such precious materials to entertain guests. Besides, the taste is also far from the same.
The brother and sister looked at each other and couldn't help but become curious about Ye Qing's origins. He used any means of transportation when going out and casually threw two large plates of food to a stranger he just met. He must be either a master or a wealthy man!
Seeing that the brother and sister had calmed down, Ye Qing asked, "By the way, my name is Ye Qing and his is Tu Ping. I haven't had time to ask your names yet!"
The two of them were so busy eating the two plates of fruit that they completely forgot about proper etiquette. Now they hurriedly started to introduce themselves actively.
The girl sitting across from Ye Qing replied, "My name is Lu Yun, and his name is Lu Feng, he's my twin brother. We're from Pearl City in the south, and we're heading north with a caravan to do business. May I know who you are?"
Ye Qing smiled and said, "What a coincidence, we are also going to the south to do business."
Tu Pingduo glanced at the boss, moved silently, and sat aside without saying a word.
When they heard about business, the brother and sister immediately thought of the food they had just eaten, and their interest was piqued: "You are also doing business! Are you selling the food we just ate?"
"We won't sell fruit if it's inconvenient to carry, but we brought a lot of other supplies," Ye Qing continued, counting on his fingers. "Like instant noodles, mung bean cakes, chocolate, biscuits, sausages, candies, and so on. There are no less than a hundred kinds!"
Every time Ye Qing mentioned a food, the two siblings in front of him would swallow their saliva, their eyes fixed on Ye Qing without moving away. Just by listening to the name, they could guess how delicious it was.
But business is all about exaggeration, so take everything with a grain of salt. They speculated that Ye Qing had some magical food, but the quantity was definitely small. After all, it had been over 30 years since the apocalypse, so how could they be made with machines? As for the fruit they had just eaten, it might have been cultivated by a supernatural being like them.
Lu Yun pressed on, "You can provide so much food. Is your shelter particularly well-off? How big is it? Is there a large population?"
Ye Qing pretended to ponder, then suddenly realized something and pulled out two booklets from under the table. He handed one to each of the man and woman in front of him. "I can't explain it clearly right away, so why don't you take a look at this? It gives you a general overview of our shelter. If you have any questions, you can ask me."
Seeing these two brand new booklets, they were shocked again and carefully turned the pages of the books. Once they opened them, they could no longer turn back.
The more they looked, the more curious and shocked they became! If what was described in the atlas was true, then this must be the magical place everyone dreams of!
"Boss Ye, do you all live in buildings this high?"
Before Lu Yun finished asking his question, Lu Feng placed the brochure on his sister's hand and asked curiously, "Boss Ye, how does this machine work? It looks so high-end. And there's this and this!"
Lu Yun angrily pushed his brother and glared at him, "I asked first, can't you wait any longer?"
Lu Feng showed no pity for his sister and glanced at her indifferently: "You are slow and have many questions. It will take a long time to answer. It's better for me to find out everything first and then tell you."
Lu Yun pouted: "Don't brag, you haven't seen it with your own eyes, how can you compare with others."
Lu Feng was so angry that his voice trembled: "You..."
He glared at his sister fiercely and looked intently at the booklet in his hand. He was also literate and could understand it even without being asked.
Lu Yun seized the opportunity to ask questions, and asked Ye Qing all kinds of strange questions with a smile on his face.
The brochure is not thick, with only a dozen pages, which shows the shelter's building facilities, living environment, food and beverage, life and entertainment, etc. with pictures, accompanied by a brief text introduction.
The two siblings read through the brochure quickly, but the descriptions on the pictures were so attractive that they started from the first page again to read it carefully.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Ye Qing interrupted at the right time: "By the way, you just mentioned Zhucheng. I wonder if you could give me a detailed introduction. This is our first time doing business in the south. We are unfamiliar with the place. We just want to find someone to ask for directions and understand the market situation."
Speaking of Zhucheng, the two put down the booklets in their hands, held their heads high and introduced confidently, "Speaking of Zhucheng, you've come to the right people. My brother and I have lived here since we were born, and it's been 18 years now."
"Zhucheng was formerly a mountain tourist city. Surrounded by mountains, transportation was inconvenient, but after the apocalypse, it became a natural barrier. With a current population of 500,000, it's probably the largest refuge in the south."
Ye Qing asked again: "Then do you know much about the city lord? What kind of person is he?"
Lu Yun and Lu Feng exchanged glances, their eyes strangely tinged with guilt. "No... not that well-informed. After all, not everyone gets to meet the City Lord. But I've heard from others, just others, that the City Lord has noble character, is kind and upright, and is dedicated to serving the people. He's a great man praised by everyone!"
"That's good, that's good!"
Ye Qing felt relieved when he heard this. After all, he was not a vicious and difficult character like Sun Dazhuang. If he was really a good city lord who cared about the people, then the business would go smoothly.
As the elder brother, Lu Feng was more cautious. He looked at Ye Qing puzzledly and asked, "I wonder why the boss is asking about the city lord?"
Ye Qing: "Let me tell you the truth. I came to the South to do business, but I want to do big business."
Lu Feng asked again: "Is it a big business that requires the city lord to come forward?"
Ye Qing nodded solemnly: "Yes, if the deal is successful, it will greatly benefit both shelters. However, I am not very familiar with the situation in the south, so I need to learn more about which shelter to cooperate with."
The brother and sister looked at each other and tacitly agreed not to ask any further questions. When it comes to business, the deeper you go, the more confidential it becomes. No one would tell secrets to a stranger they just met.
Now that it was dark, they planned to rest here for one night. After talking with Ye Qing for a while, the brother and sister returned to their carriage to rest.
As soon as the two got on the carriage, they heard a knock on the door. They lifted the curtain and saw that it was the big guy Tu Ping. After just getting along with each other, they had a much better impression of Tu Ping.
The two siblings smiled and asked, "Brother Tu, is there anything else going on so late?"
Tu Ping stuffed two bags in and said, "This is a gift from our boss. He said that we got along really well when we first met and he wanted to make friends."
The thing was packed in black plastic, and I couldn't see what was inside, but it looked heavy.
It would be unreasonable not to return the favor after eating someone else's food and accepting their gift. Lu Yun took out a cloth bag from behind him and handed it to Tu Ping without saying anything. Tu Ping subconsciously wanted to refuse.
Lu Yun forced it into his mouth. "If we want to make friends, there's always a give-and-take approach. This is food cultivated by the psychics in our shelter. It's delicious. Take it to Boss Ye and let him try it. I'm sure he'll like it."
Now that things had come to this, Tu Ping had no choice but to accept it. However, after having tasted the delicious food in the Taoyuan shelter, everything else seemed ordinary to him.
Tu Ping took the cloth bag to Ye Qing's car and told him what Lu Yun said truthfully.
"It's a give-and-take thing, that's a good idea." Ye Qing said as he opened the cloth bag.
Tu Ping leaned over and asked curiously, "What's in here? Miss Sun said we're sure to like it. She sounded so confident."
When he saw what was in the bag, he pinched his nose and was speechless.
I saw that the wide cloth bag was filled with dried salted fish. They were normal, non-mutated fish that existed before the apocalypse. Compared with the ones Lu Yun fed to the eagle, they were larger and more complete in shape.
There is a grilled fish restaurant in the shelter. Tu Ping has eaten all kinds of fish there. There are many varieties and the dishes are fresh. When he saw the bag of salted fish in front of him, he almost got cross-eyed.
He looked at Ye Qing for a while, then at the bag of dried salted fish on the table, and said, "Boss, I thought it was some treasure, but this is it! How about I just return it?"
Ye Qing glanced at him and said, "No matter what they give me, it's a token of their love. Besides, this might really be the best thing they can offer. You can't reject it."
Tu Ping lowered his head, obediently accepting Ye Qing's lecture, nodding hurriedly: "Yes, Boss, I understand. Gifts given by friends should not only not be despised, but also cherished."
Ye Qing looked at him with satisfaction: "Well, that's right. To show your appreciation for the gift, you can take it and divide it among yourself. Remember not to waste it~"
"Okay!" Tu Ping agreed subconsciously. When he came to his senses, he vaguely remembered that he had fallen into his boss's trap. He stumbled and replied, "I really...I really want to eat it."
Ye Qing tilted his head: "Yeah, do you want me to eat it?"
"No, no, no, how dare I let the boss eat it? I really like this dried fish. The taste is very unique." Tu Ping picked up a salted fish and stuffed it into his mouth, put away the cloth bag and hurriedly got out of the car.
Salted fish and the like, although the taste was far worse than the food in Taoyuan Shelter, but before Taoyuan came into being, he didn't even have these to eat.
Although he said that, the overbearing taste in his mouth still lingered.
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