Jiang Ning was cold and distant, and Zhong's mother would not deliberately try to get close to him and annoy him. "Okay, I'll fry yours first, so that we don't have to fry it for too long."
I have to say, Mrs. Zhong is really an expert at frying. The fried fish is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and tastes especially delicious.
Coke was so hungry that he ran over and wagged his tail.
Jiang Ning threw a lot of food to it and asked Mother Zhong to fill her stomach first.
There was plenty of fish, and Mother Zhong ate almost two fish before she satisfied her hunger.
How long has it been since you had a full stomach? It's so delicious that I can't wait to swallow it.
The 18th floor is indeed capable, and Zhong's mother works even harder. I hope they can bring their own family with them in the future.
After seven or eight pots were fried, the sound of a speedboat was heard.
Huo Yishen and others came back with oil, salt and some seasonings.
Zhang Chao was all smiles, and said excitedly, "Aning, we got another order."
After trading with the sharp-nosed monkey, I thought that all the goods I had on hand would go bad sooner or later, so I had to find another way.
Zhang Chao was good at doing sales, so he suggested going to the department store to try his luck, hoping to find new customers.
When we arrived at the department store, we found out that the government had introduced a new policy. In order to allow more citizens to survive, the government launched a market.
Citizens in need can come to the market to set up stalls and exchange the daily necessities they need.
There is no entrance fee to the market, but causing trouble is not allowed and anyone who breaks the law seriously will be shot.
There were a lot of material exchanges, and the place was packed with people, but there were very few food transactions. Almost all of the items traded were idle items, such as clothes, shoes, bicycles, kitchen utensils, etc., and everyone, without exception, wanted to exchange them for food.
The crowd was so overwhelming that a few people did not dare to take out the fish and could only look for the target secretly.
Unfortunately, except for Zhang Chao who has sharp eyesight, everyone else is blind in this regard.
The father and son of the Zhong family are busy with technology, and Huo Yishen is a former special police officer. It is really difficult for them to find potential customers. What if they pull out a bomb?
You know, there are many people exchanging supplies at the market, but there is also no shortage of evil gangs that buy for zero dollars.
They mingled among the crowd, looking for prey to attack.
So, the three of them waited in the corner while Zhang Chao went in to prospect for potential customers.
Half an hour later, he came out with two ragged men.
Mr. Zhong took a look and was stunned. Isn’t this a colleague from his unit?
"Lao Gao, are you still alive?"
"Old Zhong, are you still alive too?"
When comrades meet, their eyes are filled with tears.
After all this time, it turned out that it was a flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple - family members don't recognize each other.
However, this is the end of the world after natural disasters, and even though Mr. Zhong and Lao Gao are acquaintances, Huo Yishen and the others did not let down their guard at all.
"We have fish and they have dog food."
Zhang Chao pulled Jiang Ning and hurried to report the good news, "Coke won't be hungry anymore."
The community where Lao Gao lives is allocated housing by a government agency. Although it is old and dilapidated, it has the advantage of being full of old neighbors, mostly middle-aged and elderly people, with quite a few young children as well. They form a group and go out together to look for supplies.
He acted early and was extremely lucky, and actually found a dog food workshop and brought back tens of thousands of kilograms of dog food.
They survived these months by eating dog food.
It’s true that dog food is nutritious and can help to stave off hunger, but if you eat too much of it you’ll feel like vomiting, so you can only try your luck at the market.
There are mostly wise men in the Chinese and Lao communities. They are also discerning various traders and will never act rashly.
What a coincidence, they were testing each other and fell in love with each other, and I didn't expect to meet an old colleague. Now I was at peace.
After some bargaining, three pounds of fish were exchanged for one pound of dog food.
Mr. Zhong secretly cursed his colleague for being a thousand-year-old fox, and said with great sorrow: "Old Gao, you were not like this before. Your conscience is broken."
Lao Gao felt bad and said with a choked voice: "Alas, it was all because of this disaster."
Three pounds of raw fish for one pound of dog food may sound like a big loss, but it is not.
Dog food can resist hunger and last for a long time if it is well sealed, but fish will become smelly if it is not processed for two days.
Zhang Chao took out half a bag of dog food from his bag. "We have all tasted it and it tastes pretty good."
Jiang Ning refused to eat it and asked Coke to come over and try it.
Cola felt disgusted in his heart, but because his owner fed him with his own hands, he ate the food with extra relish.
The dog food bag is very well sealed, probably because too many preservatives are added, so the shelf life is as long as three years.
When Mrs. Zhong heard that there was dog food, she was also very excited.
If I really want to exchange it for fish, it will be enough for my family to eat for a long time.
Everyone wanted it, and Jiang Ning was no exception, especially when he heard there were canned freeze-dried food for cats and dogs.
Her dog deserves the best.
So everyone agreed to exchange raw fish for dog food.
The old colleagues played Tai Chi to test each other and found out that each other had big goods, so they finally decided to exchange 1,500 kilograms of raw fish for 500 kilograms of dog food.
As a result, there won't be many fish left.
But there are still plenty of them in the reservoir, just grab them!
So, he packed up his stuff immediately and hid the gas stove and other things again.
A few people ate the crispy fried fish and then shared the rest.
Jiang Ning called Huo Yishen and Zhang Chao to the side and said, "The Zhong family has contributed a lot. How should this batch of goods be divided?"
The Zhong family is not a member of the 18th floor. Although Mr. and Mrs. Zhong are pure laborers, the fish-catching device was made by Zhong Ping, and so many fish would not have been caught without him.
Zhang Chao thought quickly, "How about giving him 50%? One point is his, and half is his parents'."
Being too harsh is not good, but giving too much is also not good.
Jiang Ning had no objection, "Then I'll give you 50% off."
Don't have the habit of enslaving others, and if there is anything, talk it out face to face.
When they learned that they could get one and a half, the three members of the Zhong family, who had been anxious, smiled happily. They thought it would be good enough to get one.
I'm trading 1,500 kilograms, and there probably isn't much left, so I might as well take it all with me.
In the darkness, the speedboat towed the rubber boat forward in the flood.
The two parties agreed to conduct the transaction on the water in a secluded area on the outskirts of the city.
Although there were old colleagues around, Jiang Ning still had to be on guard against others. He reminded everyone to put on life jackets and hide their weapons.
Slowly approaching the transaction location, Coke gave a warning bark.
Jiang Ning took out a high-powered flashlight and found speedboats and rubber boats not far away.
There is an agreement in the transaction that there cannot be more than six people on Lao Gao's side, one speedboat and three rubber boats. Once the number exceeds the limit, it will be considered a violation and the transaction will be automatically canceled.
Jiang Ning counted and found that the number was correct: two middle-aged men and four young guys, holding iron bars in their hands, all with alert expressions.
A strong spotlight was used to scan the surrounding water surface, but no suspicious circumstances were found.
The 1,500-jin fish is very conspicuous, but there are only 500 jin of dog food, and it is relatively heavy, so its position is not very conspicuous.
The Zhong family father and son rowed a rubber boat closer, confirmed that it was all dog food, and gestured for Huo Yishen and others to come over.
Weighing and material exchange.
There were more than 1,600 kilograms of raw fish, but Lao Gao only took 500 kilograms of dog food. However, they also brought 20 cans of freeze-dried pet food. "You can try it. Next time you have stock, you can trade with canned food."
Mr. Zhong prefers dog food, scolding Lao Gao for being cunning...
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