Chapter 658: Deliberately showing weakness, spreading rumors
After the meeting, Yao Tao immediately went to the market to find the gossipy Jia Baoqiang.
"This job is a bit troublesome," Jia Baoqiang said, looking embarrassed. "I need a lot of help. You can also bring a few packets of instant noodles. If you have rice and noodles, that would be even better."
Yao Tao calmly threw the things Bao Tuting wanted to him and said, "As long as the work is done well, the reward is not a problem."
Jia Baoqiang chuckled, "Don't worry about my work, I'm trustworthy."
The next day, when Yao Tao went to the food store, Doudou came to tell her, "There's an Ark staff member named Liu Zhangshan who wants to see you. He said he has something important to tell you."
Liu Zhangshan is looking for her?
Yao Tao went to the service hall.
Liu Zhangshan was sweating profusely from his busy schedule. Seeing her, he quickly called her to a deserted place and said, "Miss Yao, you are in trouble."
"What's wrong?" Yao Tao pretended to be confused. "What trouble am I in?"
"Did you offend Miss Casey?"
"Kathy?"
"Yes, she is the daughter of President Fang Ark."
"I don't know how I offended her. She seems to be targeting me on purpose."
Liu Zhangshan lowered his voice, "She contacted our superiors and issued you an official mission, limiting you to find ten tons of purified soil within ten days."
Yao Tao laughed, "It really is ten tons, did you hear it right?"
"No, it must be ten tons."
"Very good." Yao Tao smiled even more.
Liu Zhangshan was terrified, "Miss Yao, are you okay?"
"What can I do for you?"
"I'm afraid you'll get yourself mad."
"I'm not angry. They just asked me to go out and find the Purifying Soil before the New Year is over. Who dares not to accept the official mission? I have to accept it even if they force me to. Oh, my fate is so hard. If I don't complete the mission, there will definitely be punishment from the authorities, right?"
Liu Zhangshan's expression was serious. "Yes, I heard from the higher-ups that Miss Casey is going to fine you a lot. You better be careful. Your food store might be in danger."
"It doesn't matter. The worst that can happen is I'll just close the shop. I'm just a survivor. How can I possibly fight the authorities?" Yao Tao said this in self-deprecation. She took out a red envelope and stuffed it into Liu Zhangshan's pocket. "If my shop were gone, I wouldn't be able to stay in the Ark. This is my New Year's red envelope. I'm giving it to you as a keepsake. Come to my shop in a few days. I have some freshly grown vegetables there. Take them if you want."
Liu Zhangshan opened his eyes wide. "Fresh vegetables? What kind do you want?"
"In the greenhouse at my base," Yao Tao said mysteriously. "I've been collaborating with Professor Liu, the head of the Ark's planting experiments. I cultivated his edible mutant corn seeds. I was originally planning to give my latest vegetables to Professor Liu, but it seems I've messed with someone's cake. The higher-ups can't tolerate me, so they're trying to kick me out... Never mind. I can grow my own vegetables and food anyway. I won't starve to death, and I can survive even if the Ark leaves."
Yao Tao patted Liu Zhangshan's shoulder and said, "Let's not talk about these unpleasant things anymore. Take me to take the mission."
Liu Zhangshan was in a trance, his mind full of what Yao Tao had just said.
Yao Tao grew edible mutant vegetables and grains?
This is great news!
If the government cultivates it in large quantities, the survivors in the Ark will no longer have to worry about having no food to eat.
Yao Tao accepted the task and left.
But what she said stayed in Liu Zhangshan's mind for the whole day.
The next morning, Liu Zhangshan ran to the food store early.
Doudou gave him a big bag of fresh vegetables.
Mutated lettuce, mutant beans.
It was fresh and had water droplets and dirt on it.
They look different from other mutant plants, and these vegetables do not have the light blue lines of mutant infection.
They look just like the vegetables from before the apocalypse.
Liu Zhangshan ran back to the work hall with the bag of vegetables like a thief, and was restless all day long.
Should he report this matter?
He was unsure of his own mind.
Not reporting?
This is a big event!
Report?
If it is true as Yao Tao said, that the things she planted have affected someone's interests... he will also be involved.
After returning home, he told his wife about this.
His wife was also worried about being implicated and did not allow him to report it.
But the next day, his wife spread the story among her circle of friends as gossip...
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