Chapter 60 Extremely Hot [VIP]
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a small bottle of white wine!
Although liquor is not a necessity, it has many additional functions: such as physical cooling, disinfection, anti-inflammation and sterilization, etc. It is almost equivalent to medicine!
Every person who came to apply for a stall had to haggle for a while before finally reluctantly giving out some supplies. The woman originally thought that Tang Tian was the same.
But I didn’t expect that Tang Tian was not only easy to talk to, but also took out such a precious thing. It was obvious that he was a wealthy man!
The woman wasn't so tactless. She immediately stood up and said with a smile, her attitude changing 180 degrees:
"Of course this can be replaced. Don't worry, I will definitely arrange the best stall for you!"
This bottle was from the batch that Tang Tian stockpiled, and it was a small bottle of 200 grams.
But she can brew wine in her system, so this is nothing to her.
She quickly filled out the form and submitted it, the information on it was half true and half false.
The woman asked her to wait for a moment, then quickly left the office to do her work, and her efficiency increased tenfold.
In less than ten minutes, the woman came back, followed by several people.
Tang Tian immediately saw the so-called proprietress who had argued with Shen Yaoyue before.
Obviously the proprietress also recognized her. She was stunned and narrowed her eyes in confusion.
The man next to her who is of similar age should be her husband, that is, the boss.
The man immediately noticed the bottle of liquor on the table, his smile widening as he stepped forward and offered his hand.
"This young lady must be visiting our market for the first time. Your goods are in short supply here. We will definitely arrange the best booth for you and ensure your transaction goes smoothly!"
Tang Tian squeezed it casually and then let go, but said:
"Let's arrange it as soon as possible, but it's a bit late today, I'll come tomorrow. By the way, can you advertise outside?"
The boss Zhang Huaiping was stunned. Although his trading market was newly established not long ago, he had never encountered a customer with such requirements until now.
Tang Tian didn't wait for his answer and pointed at the table and added:
"I'll have another serving of this."
Zhang Huaiping came back to his senses, took a deep breath and quickly replied:
"Okay, okay, of course, Miss, just give our men instructions when the time comes!"
"That's settled then. I'll set up a stall in your market first. But... it's best if no one disturbs me. Otherwise, I don't know what I'll do next."
As Tang Tian spoke, she glanced at the proprietress a few times and left on her own.
The proprietress's face changed and she didn't even dare to breathe.
How could she know that Tang Tian was actually the young woman's friend? If she lost this client because of this incident, wouldn't Zhang Huaiping blame herself to death?
However, Zhang Huaiping had already seen through it. After pressing her to find out the answer, he glared at Ruan Liru fiercely and scolded her:
"Why are you so shameless? Now you're done, right? If you dare to send this God of Wealth away, I'll beat you up!"
Ruan Liru curled her lips, muttering to herself as she walked out with Zhang Huaiping.
…
Tang Tian rode her bike back and did not waste the remaining time. She told Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia that she was going to set up a stall.
The two knew that Tang Tian was trying to find a way to exchange for gold, jade and other items.
Fresh fruits and vegetables and fresh meat are definitely not allowed to appear on the market, so they still have to rely on processed products produced by various equipment.
After taking a shower, Tang Tian found a small blackboard with a solid wooden frame for setting up a stall from the warehouse, wrote colorful words on it, and used food to exchange for those valuables.
Canning jars, smokers and dryers were still the main force. The Tang family hurriedly prepared a batch of meat dishes before going to bed.
The next day, Tang Tian was full of energy. After saying goodbye to Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia, she brought Tan Tan to the trading market.
However, he did not expect that this time, it was Zhang Huaiping and others who personally greeted him at the door, and Ruan Liru was not brought along.
It seems that this person has some vision.
Zhang Huaiping even led Tang Tian to the front of the store.
This is a shop door that you can see as soon as you go upstairs. As long as there is traffic, this is indeed a place with good business.
Tang Tian nodded and put down the small blackboard.
Zhang Huaiping was surprised when he saw it and couldn't help asking:
"Miss Tang, you actually want to exchange those valuables?"
"Yeah. I like those."
Tang Tian's light words left the former speechless.
It must be said that if you are a person, don’t try to guess what rich people are thinking. You will never be able to guess it no matter how hard you try.
Only then did he remember that Ruan Liru had told him before that a buyer had recently appeared in the market and only bought from stalls selling valuable items.
The rest ignored it and emptied out several stalls, so no one wanted to renew their stalls.
However, Zhang Huaiping also has the office building next door to manage, so this trading market is usually handed over to Ruan Liru. Unexpectedly, not long after, she almost lost a big client.
Home?
This office building was looted in the early days of the apocalypse, and later became a shelter for residents of nearby communities during a snowstorm.
After a fierce battle, it was finally taken over by Zhang Huaiping, who gradually expanded it to the size of a shelter and even opened this trading market.
In fact, the victims in Zhanghuai Building even watched a fight from the window.
It was when Tang Tian escaped from the avalanche and took advantage of the situation.
Unfortunately, Tang Tian was covered from head to toe at that time, so even with a telescope, her face could not be seen. Now they would not be able to recognize each other if they met again.
"However, I wanted to entrust you to place an advertisement before. Does this still count?"
Tang Tian asked, and then said:
"And anyone in your office building who has something I want can come and exchange it. But I only have a limited supply per day, so it's first come, first served."
In the eyes of outsiders, she used a mountaineering bag to cover up her identity. She couldn't change it for everyone who came. The number had to be limited, and she could only come again after a period of time.
Zhang Huaiping was very excited and nodded repeatedly:
"Okay, okay, I got it. I'll advertise for you right away and tell the people at the office!"
Zhang Huaiping said this and left with his men.
Tang Tian blew a whistle, and Tan Tan climbed onto the counter and lay down there to rest.
Tang Tian was sitting at the door of the store, but at first there was definitely no one coming. She even took out a physical book and flipped through the pages, looking very relaxed, almost like the old man.
…
Not long after, people came up the stairs one after another, and the first thing that caught their eyes was the small blackboard in front of Tang Tian's stall.
After all, some survivors were unwilling to spend even half a pound of food to buy tickets, so there weren't many people coming to the trading market.
At first glance, I thought it was just ordinary gold and jade in exchange for food. Just as I was about to pass by, someone rubbed his eyes.
After seeing it clearly, he stepped forward and asked in disbelief:
"Boss, are you going to exchange food for valuables?"
Tang Tian nodded:
"Exchange is based on weight. Gold is first tier, jade and emerald are second tier, and jewelry is third tier. However, I have limited supplies, so it's first come, first served, until they're all gone!"
She had only visited the market twice before and collected all the valuables in the market. Now she rarely used the stalls there.
I didn’t expect that this stall would not follow the routine, but do the opposite?
People looked at each other, and some asked doubtfully:
"Is this true? You're not lying to us, are you?"
Some people may have a lot of supplies around them now, but instead of hoarding them, they exchange them for stuff like this. It looks like a new type of scam that appeared after the apocalypse.
Tang Tian patiently explained it again:
"The rules are the rules, and I applied for the stall from Boss Zhang. Believe it or not, it's up to you."
After saying this, some people began to think about leaving.
Less than half an hour later, a wave of people suddenly came up, crowded in front of Tang Tian's stall, and asked questions impatiently.
"What can I exchange for these?"
"I need water! Can these be exchanged?"
"I want medicine! Summer heat medicine and wound medicine!"
“Woof woof woof!!”
Seeing that those people were about to pounce on him, Tan Tan immediately stood up and shouted to stop them, and even opened his mouth as if to bite, which prevented some people from getting excited enough to flip over the counter.
"Quiet, quiet! Line up!"
The security guards received orders from Zhang Huaiping in advance and began to come forward to maintain order. It took a lot of effort to form a long queue.
Tang Tian then put away the book, stood up, cleared his throat, repeated the rules, and took out an electronic scale.
Waves of valuables flowed in. Except for luxury goods, Tang Tian collected them all. Each area had different exchangeable materials based on the weight asked.
The lowest level is the staple food, and the higher level will have some additional pickled vegetables or dried meat.
If it was the highest level, Tang Tian would offer supplies that would make everyone jealous.
It turned out to be dried fruit!
From the end of the world till now, ordinary people have not seen any fruit at all.
Some people even suffer from scurvy due to vitamin C deficiency. Some people who really want to supplement their vitamin C often rely on pills.
So this is not dried fruit, it’s medicine!
Of course, these dried fruits are also harvested from Tang Tian’s orchard and then made using a dryer.
Only lemons, apples, grapes, and cherry tomatoes are used, which are common fruits that are storable or easy to grow.
After all the processed products are ready, just use a packaging machine to pack them.
But she wasn't stupid enough to change a whole pack at a time. There were only one or two tablets in each pack. More would arouse suspicion.
Before she knew it, Tang Tian had exchanged two kilograms of valuables.
The supplies exchanged were much less than this, and it was almost over. He immediately shouted:
"I'm out of supplies. I won't exchange them. The people behind you can go back first!"
"What? That's all? It's not much. Are you hiding it?"
"No, I'm already here, please be more flexible!"
Especially the man who was next in line, he was furious and threw several pieces of jewelry on the counter, angrily saying:
"I'm telling you, are you doing this on purpose? You're stopping right here? Stop talking nonsense and change it for me!"
As a result, the jewelry hit Tan Tan, and it was so angry that it almost exploded.
After Tang Tian stopped him, he said indifferently:
"I'm the stall owner. If I say I don't have any, then I don't have any. If I were hiding it, would I still be exchanging it for supplies? Use your brain!"
Then she let the security guards handle it.
The security guards, after watching the entire process, had already regarded Tang Tian as the biggest boss in the market, and immediately stepped forward to drive away the survivors.
The survivor at the front immediately showed weakness and said loudly with a bitter face:
"Wait! Wait! Can you at least tell me when you're going to open your stall next time? Please!"
Tang Tian stroked Tan Tan's hair, put away the blackboard, and said:
"It depends on my mood!"
She had already decided that it would take at least ten days before she could set up her stall again.
Zhang Huaiping made a lot of money from the ticket money this time and was so happy that he didn't even have time to express it. He asked to keep the stall, so he had no choice but to agree.
Seeing the survivors leave, Tang Tian gave a few instructions to the security guards and left the market with Tan Tan.
…
Of the two pounds of valuables, gold accounts for one third, and the rest is other things.
It’s a pity that I have never seen that large jade Guanyin again, otherwise one would have taken up a lot of weight.
After spending all the money, there are 1.4 million more gold coins in the gold coin column. Together with the ones left before, there are more than 1.5 million!
To be honest, this is a better way to get rich than looting!
After considering it, Tang Tian decided not to open the superpower column this time, but to focus on the system.
The places where ingredients are obtained have all been upgraded, and 1 million gold coins were removed in an instant.
After all, level 5 is the maximum level, and the basic farmland, pastures and workshops are already level 4, so the speed and quantity of food production have increased again.
Fortunately, she had used gold coins to upgrade the warehouse before, otherwise it might not be enough.
With 500,000 gold coins remaining, she decided to buy a new place to obtain food and a batch of equipment.
In addition to buying a few more of the old equipment he had already bought, Tang Tian also bought a cheese machine and a tofu cooking pot after some thought.
As the name suggests, the cheese machine can make cheese paneer, and the tofu cooking pot can make various tofu and other by-products, all of which she likes to eat.
Although Tang Tian had stockpiled a batch of tofu before the end of the world, it had already been eaten up by then.
Although it is possible to make tofu in a workshop, it usually takes a long time to wait.
With this equipment, as long as she has all the raw materials, she can have her own food!
The second is the new place to obtain ingredients - [Flower Garden].
Don't underestimate this flower garden. Flowers have been used in cooking for a long time, and even today, flowers are often found in some dishes, drinks, and other delicacies.
Best of all, the flower garden can be harvested regularly for honey!
Although Tang Tian had purchased beehives and installed them in the forest, the harvest was extremely unstable.
Sometimes after one harvest, we have to wait a long time before we can harvest again, so the amount of honey in the warehouse is not very large.
Fortunately, Tang Tian stocked up on a batch of honey when she was stocking up on supplies. It would never go bad if kept in the system warehouse, and she didn’t usually eat much of it.
After obtaining the honey from the system, it is just put together.
However, you can collect honey in the flower garden without installing beehives, and the honey produced in the forest is ordinary wild honey.
Tang Tian guessed that better honey could be obtained in the flower garden!
After emptying the gold coin column, Tang Tian unlocked the ability to make delicious food and put a batch of supernatural delicacies for sale. Only then did she log off with satisfaction.
She did not go to the trading market again, and Zhang Huaiping was indeed very discerning and really kept Tang Tian's stall.
If no one comes, the store will be closed directly, and even if someone applies for the store, the store will not be given away.
But at the same time, he also hoped that Tang Tian would come again every day so that he could earn a lot of money from ticket fees.
But those who heard the advertisement and wanted to come to trade for valuables found that the stall owner was not there. Apart from being furious and helpless, they could only inquire about the news and wait day and night, hoping that the mysterious man would come soon.
Tang Tian was naturally not in a hurry, and her decision was set in stone. If she said she would go after a while, she would go after a while.
During this time, almost no one in the building disturbed her.
Not long after, the authorities sent relief supplies again.
There was always water and food, but the protein-rich biscuits were sometimes available and sometimes not, until they were completely gone in the end.
This gave the people in the building a feeling of being abandoned, forcing the authorities to feed some people a few more peanuts.
Tang Tian did not take the initiative to mention the transaction. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, it still takes time for her to get the supplies.
It was not until the next time that she discovered that the food delivered to each person actually included an extra portion of dried corn kernels and dried beans.
It turns out that this is the latest harvest of heat-resistant crops that have been officially researched!
Gu Bin smiled and said:
"Actually, this is all thanks to Miss Tang. Part of the food you donated went to the researchers, giving them the energy to continue their research and invent weather-adapted crops sooner!"
Tang Tian felt a little refreshed.
Although we don’t know when this extreme heat will end or what strange natural disasters will occur in the future, at least the official situation is finally getting back on track.
The authorities are also collecting water from various sources: river water, groundwater, and mountain water sources.
Several water-finding teams were specially organized to do this work.
The damaged water plant is also being repaired, but when Tang Tian looked at the thermometer, the bad news was that the temperature remained at 65 degrees. The good news was that it had not risen for a long time.
Could it be that extreme heat, like extreme cold, also has a final extreme?
I don’t know if the temperature will start to drop in the later period.
…
Wei Mingxia is using the equipment to make processed products. She also specially used the new cheese machine and tofu cooking pot to make the first piece of cheese and tofu.
And she was surprised to find that by adding the ingredients for making tofu and an extra portion of milk to the tofu cooking pot, she could actually make milk tofu!
It seems that this cooking pot can make more than just ordinary tofu.
After Tang Tian got the milk tofu, she put it on a skewer and started a flame in her palm.
Bake the outside until it is crispy and golden, then dip it in sugar and eat it. The rich milky aroma mixed with the sweet fragrance becomes more delicious the more you chew it.
Tan Tan was still producing crystal pendants nearby. Seeing that he really wanted to eat them, Tang Tian fed him two bites as snacks, and he ate them with gusto.
Tang Yi was testing Tang Tian's idea - to cover the house with ice properties to create the effect of an ice house.
To this end, she specially prepared a more advanced supernatural dish among the orange dishes: [Mango Shaved Ice].
Wei Mingxia also finished processing the products and decided to join in. She said:
"It just so happens that the [Cold Ice Grass Salad] we made before has both wood and ice properties, which is perfect for me. And now we've collected more ice grass, so we don't need that much. I can help after I eat it."
Tang Tian nodded:
"That ice grass salad is an SR-level delicacy! But I've already unlocked two of the recipes, and they're common dishes and abilities. The level is much higher, and I've earned more gold coins. I'll work hard to unlock more later!"
After Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia ate the food and possessed ice-attribute abilities, they began to release ice-attribute abilities on the wall.
"We're almost out of hailstones, so we'll sell the melted water. The ice from the ice maker melts too easily, so I think it's better to use more of my powers."
Tang Yi thought about it and left an ice-blue mark on the wall like painting. When she got closer, she could still feel the slow chill emanating from that place.
"What if I use my ice-attribute ability to create ice balls myself? Just like how I create fuel balls in extreme cold."
Wei Mingxia asked curiously.
"That depends on whether rolling ice balls is more cost-effective or making igloos. Anyway, we have plenty of time now, so let's give it a try!"
Tang Tian threw the last half piece of milk tofu into Tan Tan's mouth. After Tan Tan caught it accurately, she clapped her hands. She didn't plan to go out for a few days.
"Boom..."
From somewhere in the distance, there were faint explosions.
Tang Tian was like a painter, stepping on a ladder and using the ice attribute on the ceiling. The construction of the ice house was already halfway completed.
Although ice balls can be melted into pure water by rubbing them, the ice house only needs to be covered with one layer.
In addition, the indoor temperature is not high now, and there is no sign of melting, so they decided to make an igloo first and see.
Wei Mingxia was holding a stainless steel bowl containing some cold eggplant salad that needed to be mixed.
Hearing this sound, she couldn't help but come out of the kitchen and asked with a frown:
"This sound has been getting more and more frequent recently. Will we have it by then?"
There are no mountains or forests to be seen here, but there must have been a forest fire a long time ago. Occasionally, you can even hear the sound of helicopter rotors.
This spontaneous combustion and explosion continued non-stop. From the window, several unprocessed plumes of black smoke could be seen rising, covering the usually blue sky with a thin layer of soda.
Before Tang Tian could answer, she suddenly noticed a loud noise.
Tang Yi looked out the window, her brows furrowed even tighter than Wei Mingxia's:
"It seems like there's a fire in a building in the neighborhood next to us, and the smoke is almost reaching us."
It is impossible to clearly know the situation in other cities at present, but Chuncheng is still maintaining power supply during two time periods.
However, this high temperature can easily cause electrical fires. Once a fire occurs, since they occur in high-rise buildings, it can easily turn into a fire in the entire building.
Tang Tian climbed down the ladder and said:
"It's only a matter of time, sis. Just in case, use your supernatural powers to reinforce the windows. Mom, get the air purifier out and keep it ready."
"It's almost time. After dinner, I plan to go to the trading market again."
Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia agreed.
Now that things have come to this, let’s eat first!
Today's meal is still suitable for hot weather: lemon chicken wings, sour bean sprouts, cucumber and mashed potato salad rolls, eggs with tofu, and other special delicacies.
Wei Mingxia grew the bean sprouts herself. For the wood element that can directly grow seeds, growing bean sprouts is even easier.
The tofu is of course also made in the cooking pot equipment and is especially fresh.
After dinner, Tang Tian got on his bike and took Tan Tan to the trading market.
She hadn't been out for a long time and the air quality had indeed deteriorated, so she changed into a medical mask.
But before she had ridden for long, Tang Tian suddenly heard a series of strange voices circling in the air:
“Hiss—hiss—”
It was a deep, powerful cry, the cry of a large bird, like the sound of metal rubbing against each other, and it was extremely harsh.
Tang Tian looked up in confusion, but was surprised.
The broad body and wings showed that it was indeed a bird of prey.
Its body was brown and yellow. After calling a few more times overhead, it suddenly flew down, landed steadily on the side of the road, and began pecking at something with its beak.
Tang Tian walked forward cautiously and was even more surprised after seeing it clearly.
It turned out that the big bird was pecking at a dried corpse!
This is actually a vulture! ?
This is not a vulture's habitat at all, how could they fly here?
But... there are indeed a lot of body parts.
Tang Tian didn't dare to think about it too much, so she went to the trading market with Tan Tan first.
The gatekeeper was already familiar with her and wouldn't even charge her for the entrance fee.
Tang Tian went straight to her shop, opened the door, put down the small blackboard, and waited for business to come.
Zhang Huaiping has spies in the market, and as long as he comes over, he will immediately notify the former.
By helping with advertising, these people can also get compensation from Zhang Huaiping, which is a mutually beneficial relationship.
But this time, Tang Tian's blackboard was not just about exchanging valuables, she was also planning to exchange some fuel and medicine.
When doing business with the authorities, daily necessities will be met as much as possible, but precious fuel, medicine and other supplies may not be met.
If you are an ordinary person, you can try to pull it out.
Sure enough, someone came to ask:
"Um...Excuse me, is this a stall where I can exchange tea leaves?"
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