Without convenient cooking tools, cooking outdoors is always a long and boring process.
Xi Xi didn't have time to sit there staring blankly at the fire. While it was still light, she hurriedly ran around collecting a lot of dry branches and leaves.
A game is a game after all; its mechanics are both expected and unexpected. Simply picking up and cooking food doesn't consume any stamina.
After repeatedly opening the light screen to check several times, Xi Xi finally felt relieved and went to collect the dead branches.
The snake meat was quickly grilled. Xi Xi sprinkled it with salt, pepper salt, and cumin powder, and finally added a little chili powder, which made the aroma even stronger.
She picked up a skewer of snake meat and felt it was a little hot. She blew on it a few times and then carefully took a small bite. The snake meat tasted similar to fish, with a very delicate texture. The familiar barbecue flavor filled all her taste buds, and Xi Xi was suddenly overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
She hadn't had such delicious barbecue in ages. Xi Xi felt that buying all sorts of seasonings from the convenience store was the best decision she had ever made! In the six years since the apocalypse, seasonings had become extremely scarce resources. Being able to add extra salt was a rare treat, let alone pepper salt, cumin powder, and chili powder.
After wolfing down the entire skewer of snake meat, Xi Xi was still somewhat unsatisfied. However, instead of continuing to show off, she turned on the light screen, activated the light screen camera, took a picture of the snake meat skewer on the fire, and sent a transaction message.
Xi Xi is quite confident in her photography skills. Although she hasn't taken any photos of the post-apocalyptic world for many years, she used to be a perfectionist who would take a picture before almost every meal in order to record her life.
In the photo, two skewers of snake meat are grilled to perfection, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with an enticing color. The reddish chili powder adds to the appetite, making every bite seem like a delight.
Xi Xi : "Large skewer of cumin snake meat (mildly spicy), one skewer is enough to fill you up. I need to exchange it for gasoline. DM me if interested."
"Oh my god, I can even get barbecue from a treasure chest? That's so lucky!"
"I'll switch! I've only gotten gasoline and water from the treasure chests today, not a single food item!"
"I got lotus root starch, but I didn't have boiling water to mix it..."
"I have raisins, can I trade them for some lotus root starch?"
"I need a breath of fresh air. I'm still driving. I wonder if I'll be able to find some food before dark!"
"Am I the only one without any food? I've opened a bunch of useless things..."
"Trade secondhand cotton socks for any food."
"Stop posting photos to show off, okay? Everyone's gasoline is automatically loaded, where would the extra gasoline come from?"
"I drove up to a steaming bowl of Yangchun noodles. I don't know if it's because of the new driver protection period, but I feel that surviving is not as difficult as I imagined."
"Everyone, Versailles is a stale joke now..."
"I opened three treasure chests, and none of them were edible. If it weren't for the fact that I always keep chocolate in my car because of my low blood sugar, I would have been done for long!"
"I'm starving. I wish I had known the gasoline wouldn't be automatically dispensed."
"Can gasoline be extracted? I'm asking sincerely!"
Um, it seems everyone thought she got this from a treasure chest. Well, that makes sense, given how complete the seasonings are. Is it really that rare to find food in a treasure chest? Xi Xi scrolled through the chat, somewhat puzzled; she'd even had chicken noodles for lunch.
Whether it was related to the extra points of luck added by the system or simply a stroke of good fortune, Xi Xi suddenly felt a belated joy; she hadn't experienced this feeling of luck in a long time.
Xi Xi, who originally only wanted to exchange for four or five units of gasoline, suddenly felt that she had lost out. Fortunately, she did not write the specific price when she shouted in the public chat.
Being a capitalist for the first time wasn't easy. Considering the current market supply shortage and the need for a sustainable development strategy, and also putting herself in the consumer's shoes to think about bargaining tactics, Xi Xi quickly decided on the price. She opened her private messages and began replying to each one.
Xi Xi (Xiao Ji): "Hello, I've already sold one skewer, and now there's only one left. It's 15 units of gasoline, a fixed price. If you're interested, let's finish quickly, or the skewers will get cold!" Xi Xi sent this message to all the players who had privately messaged her. A little nervous about being a shrewd merchant for the first time, Xi Xi touched her nose, feeling a bit guilty. It seemed her ability to make empty promises still needed improvement.
Zhu Kelong (Xiao Ji): "You're asking for way too much! 15 units? I only get five or six units a day."
Liu Hong (Ji): "Sister, Auntie really doesn't have that much gasoline. Besides, this is snake meat, how terrible! Four units, four units, I'll approve it immediately."
Kong Kai: "I'm old and frail, it's really not easy for me. How about this, we each compromise, I'll exchange five units of gasoline for half a string of skewers."
Wan Sigang (Ping): "You son of a bitch, why don't you just rob me?"
Du Wen's "Ping": "Go to hell, you unscrupulous merchant!"
Zhang Ping: "It's just grilled skewers, not a full meal of rice. It's not fair to charge such a high price."
The phrase "小吉" means: "Hello, could you make a small cut? I'm a student."
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Xi Xi remained calm. She expressionlessly closed some private messages that were trying to morally blackmail her and blocked those who were swearing at her.
Putting everything else aside, they are having a fair trade. She can understand those who feel the price is too high and try to bargain, and she can also tolerate polite acts of taking advantage of one's age or youth, because in these kinds of conversations, at least everyone maintains a semblance of decorum.
She won't have a sudden, saintly outburst, but she also won't slap a smiling face.
But if you speak rudely or use foul language to insult her, she won't tolerate it. "I didn't force you to make a deal, so why are you insulting me?"
Xi Xi continued scrolling through her private messages until she came across a unique bargaining technique.
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