Yang Mei requested that the newly built research base be completed.
After the inspection was successful, they called immediately, asking Zhao Gang, the contractor, to come and collect the wages.
However, what the three of them brought back was not points, but two boxes of medical tablets containing fungi.
Some are used to stop bleeding from wounds, some to promote wound healing, and a small number are more precious and specifically used to treat toothaches.
Prices range from 30 to 50 or 200 points per piece.
The two boxes together contain a total of 400 tablets, which, according to the price listed by Hope Base Biotechnology Company, are worth at least 25,000 points.
Excluding Zhao Gang and the three Meng brothers, there were a total of 19 lords who went to the construction site this time. Zhao Gang paid each of them 45 points per day. The project lasted for half a month, so each of them should be paid 675 points.
The total wages of all workers amounted to [amount missing].
So, by this calculation, half of these two boxes of medical fungi should still be left.
Zhao Gang currently has only 9,000 points left in his points card, which is not enough to pay all the lords' wages.
"Keep all the fungi that treat toothaches and one-third of the fungi that stop bleeding and heal. Sell the rest for points," Zhao Gang instructed.
The Meng brothers had no objections. Seeing that it was still early, they immediately wanted to go into the city to exchange the batch of medical fungi.
Meng Er had previously joined a hunting team and got to know some hunting groups. These medicinal fungi were among the most popular supplies for hunters, second only to tobacco and alcohol.
He had already planned it out: once he entered the city, he would go directly to the deputy commander he knew before to dispose of the goods in bulk, and the price could be slightly lower than the official price.
Zhao Gang expressed concern about the brothers' fighting ability and instructed, "Meng Xia, you stay here. Meng Qiu and I will go."
Meng Da nodded: "Okay, then I'll stay at home."
"Second brother, load the magazine full of bullets," Granny Meng instructed.
Meng Er nodded and immediately went home to pack.
Zhao Gang found a cloth bag and put all the medical fungi he wanted to sell into it. There was still a whole box left.
"Xiaoxiu." Zhao Gang handed the box and the remaining fungus to his daughter, telling her to take it to her bedroom and put it away.
These fungi are all active, and the sealed packaging contains a special solution, giving them a shelf life of up to one and a half years, so there's no need to worry about them expiring.
Zhao Xiaoxiu quickly picked up the box of medical fungi, ran upstairs, opened the wardrobe in her bedroom, and hid the box inside.
These things are rarely used by her and her father, but they are indispensable for other people who have suffered external injuries.
Especially for toothaches, it's essential to keep some on hand at home.
Zhao Xiaoxiu believed that as long as she released the news, these hundred-plus packets of fungi would definitely sell out quickly.
There are no pharmacies affiliated with biotech companies in the planting area, yet they can still sell at a markup!
However, we can't sell it yet; we have to wait until Dad settles the wages of the other lords before we can talk about it.
"Huh?" Zhao Xiaoxiu tilted her head, as if she had discovered something important.
Dad takes the medical fungi to the city to exchange for points and distributes them to other lords. Then the lords spend points to buy the remaining medical fungi from him at a higher price. Isn't that making money from both ends?
Adding in the daily necessities that the lords bribed Uncle Meng with before, it seems that, probably, maybe he can earn a little over 10,000 points after being a contractor for half a month.
This result surprised even Zhao Xiaoxiu herself. She wasn't sure, so she squatted down and counted on her fingers again.
It seems it's not just a little over ten thousand, but more than ten thousand!
Zhao Xiaoxiu's smile brightened, and she ran downstairs, circling around the adults who were about to leave. She seemed even more excited than Zhao Gang and the other two.
Driving is more convenient when going out, so Meng Er hung the cloth bag full of fungi around his neck, stuffed the whole bag into his chest, zipped up his clothes, sat in the passenger seat, covered his chest, and didn't move.
His serious demeanor made it seem as if he was escorting a bag full of evolution potions.
Zhao Gang bent down and pulled Zhao Xiaoxiu, who was circling around him, gently instructing her:
"Dad and Uncle Meng went to town to sell things. We'll be back when we're done. It'll probably be late at night when we get home. Dad won't be able to sleep with you tonight. Are you scared?"
Zhao Xiaoxiu shook her head: "Dad, don't worry, I'll ask Sister Monkey to sleep with me, I'm not scared."
When the monkey heard the cub mention her, she immediately roared excitedly and pounded her chest, emphasizing that she was also very strong!
Zhao Gang glanced at Sister Monkey indifferently, feeling saddened by its erroneous perception.
However, glancing at Meng Da and Meng Apo next to him, one can't help but feel a sense of comparison; this evolved macaque is not bad at all.
"Now that Dad's leaving, have Grandma make you tomato soup tonight, and give you two vials of nutritional supplements. Don't go hungry. Dad will bring you something delicious when he comes back," Zhao Gang instructed, his eyes filled with reluctance.
Meng Er couldn't take it anymore and urged in a sarcastic tone, "Brother Gangzi, why don't you bring Xiaoxiu along and we can go into the city together?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Gang's eyes lit up. How come he hadn't thought of that?
He was about to say, "Okay."
Zhao Xiaoxiu quickly pushed her father away, retreated to the doorway, and raised her little hand: "Bye-bye, Dad! Come back soon and have a safe trip!"
With a "smack," Zhao Gang seemed to hear the sound of his own heart breaking.
"Okay, bye-bye." The old father looked dejected and drove away.
He tilted his head to the side, his eyes fixed on the cub getting smaller and smaller at the rear of the truck, his hands on the steering wheel, his foot on the accelerator, and the dilapidated truck sped forward.
Meng Er felt something was wrong. He turned his head and saw that the driver wasn't looking at the road, but the truck was driving smoothly onto the main road and speeding away.
The scene was so absurd that my brain briefly stopped thinking, and it took me a second to snap back to reality.
"Brother Gangzi, you..." Just as he was about to remind a driver to watch the road, the man stared straight ahead with a serious expression, as if the strange scene he had just witnessed had never happened.
"Could it be that I've been working like a beast of burden all this time and I'm completely exhausted?" Meng Er shook his head, rubbed his forehead, and fell into deep thought.
......
After watching the truck leave, Meng Da and Grandma Meng picked up their hammers and continued to pave the remaining empty space in front of the door with bricks.
The weather was sunny with blue skies and white clouds. Zhao Xiaoxiu was in a good mood and felt no anxiety about being separated from her father.
In the afternoon, I went with Sister Monkey to the back mountain to plant persimmons. We built a small fence around them with poplar branches to protect them.
The mutated jujube next to her seemed to have suddenly grown a lot taller, now reaching Zhao Xiaoxiu's chest height.
On the slender main stem, a few tender green buds sprouted, swaying gently in the wind, which was quite adorable.
As soon as Zhao Xiaoxiu got close, she could feel a joyful emotion.
As she steps back and leaves, you can feel the jujube sapling's reluctance and pleading.
These emotions are like those of a two- or three-year-old child, laughing when happy and crying when sad, completely displayed in front of Zhao Xiaoxiu.
"Little jujube, grow up quickly and bear lots of fruit." Zhao Xiaoxiu stood in front of the jujube sapling and repeatedly reminded herself of this.
Then he picked up the small hoe and shouted, "Sister Monkey!"
Call the mischievous macaques that were digging holes all over the hillside and ask them to come home together.
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