Volume 4: National Craftsmanship Chapter 71: Shen Jin throws money around, and the masses spend money
"Some people are already exchanging food. It seems that the first thing everyone wants is... food!"
"You don't know how much food means to people if you've never been hungry. It's not uncommon for people to fight over a little food. Do you remember the man-eating Villa District No. 9? The people there also ate food in the beginning..."
Shen Jin thought carefully and realized that he seemed to have never been hungry since the end of the world. When the virus broke out, Shen Jin hid at home. As a fat otaku, the food he stored could easily last for a month. Then he gained the "block ability" and the first thing he thought of was digging tunnels to get supplies. He soon found a lot of food, especially in the cold storage at the big port... steak, chicken, fish, etc., nothing was missing.
Later, fearing that he might get into trouble and be trapped outside, Shen Jin always carried a set of beef jerky and a set of compressed biscuits with him, so even though he and Shang Qian were stranded in City D, they still... did not starve.
"It seems... I've never been hungry!"
Shang Qian rolled her eyes at Shen Jin and said, "Have you put enough food in the [Trading Box]? Especially the one that can be exchanged for 1 kilogram of rice!"
"Don't worry, we had them pack it all night yesterday and have already made 60,000 kilograms of small portions of food!"
Shen Jin found a box of plastic bags in his grocery warehouse No. 1, "Xuan 2", last night. He brought them back from a factory that made plastic bags and had kept them in the warehouse. Unexpectedly, he used them to pack small bags of grain yesterday. The hoarder Shen Jin was very happy.
"Well... that's good. In addition to the one-pound bags of food, there should be people who will directly exchange 10 yuan for a 10-pound bag of food. By the way, how are the people in Sunjiazhai doing?"
Shang Qian suddenly thought of the villagers who were rescued. After all, they once had this batch of reserve grain for a period of time. Although it was requisitioned by Shen Jin in the name of the official, they could not be starved to death.
"Oh! Sun Li is a smart guy. He found a good job for the villagers in his village... peeling rice! Everyone in his village is an expert at this. Sun Li dismantled the rice peeling machines from the warehouse where the grain was originally stored , and then led the whole village to transform the stored grain into edible food. I will give them a certain amount of compensation so that they can have enough food and clothing!"
"Uh... doesn't rice grow directly from the ground?" Shang Qian was puzzled. Shen Jin was surprised. "No way? No way? There really is someone who doesn't know the relationship between rice and paddy? Wait! You don't think flour can grow from the ground, do you?"
“Uh…”
Shen Jin looked at Shang Qian with a bewildered expression, "You are incredible, sister! You really don't know the difference between grains. You are a top student who studied abroad..."
But if you think about it carefully, Shang Qian's family is so well-off that she can study abroad. She must have never done farm work, so naturally she doesn't know the relationship between paddy and rice...
"Rice is the seed of rice, which is made into food after processes such as husking, cleaning, husking, milling, and finishing. Therefore, the rice sold in supermarkets is processed. In order to store the reserve grain for a longer time, the rice is directly stored. If you want to eat it comfortably, you have to process it. This is what the people in Sunjiazhai are doing. The same applies to wheat. It has to be processed before we can get the flour we eat."
Shen Jin gave a solid lesson to the top student Shang Qian in the villa. The atmosphere below the villa has begun to heat up. More and more people have received their No. 1 Home ID cards and the initial capital given: 10 yuan of Home Coins. Except for a small number of people who believe in the No. 1 Home officials and are anxious to find a job, most people's first consideration is how to spend the 10 yuan, and... whether they can spend the money.
Lu Renyi, Lao Qi and Jiu Mei are all pseudo-superhumans with wealthy families. They each have their own adventures, so they are not in a hurry.
Lu Renyi: "Seventh Brother, let's go see how much supplies we can exchange for these 10 yuan!"
Lao Qi: "Oh! If you ask me, this is just a piece of scrap metal, it's worth nothing. When the people from Home One take away all the supplies we have, what's the point of keeping this thing in the room? Throwing darts at it?"
Third sister: "What Lao Qi said is not impossible. There are more people in the base now, and many people have supplies. The rules they set are not to rob other people's supplies, which also limits their actions. Although we have to pay a 20% fee when we go out and come back, but... they may want everything from us. After exchanging it with this iron coin, they will deny it. What can we do to them?"
Lu Renyi frowned, "Stupid! Why do you have to hide such a big scam when doing things for No. 1 Home? Don't overestimate your own value. Although a few of us have some property, but... in the eyes of the great lord Shen Jin, it's just a small fight. Do you know how many resources the entire Q city has? How many places can Boss Shen sweep with more than 400 extraordinary people every day? I suspect that the resources of the entire urban area have been taken by him. We are not even enough to fill his teeth. Besides... this is the base of civilization. I hope you will have a healthier mentality in the future. This place is really different from before!"
The Seventh and Ninth Sisters seemed to be thinking about something...
They have all been through many settlements, and in the past six months of the apocalypse, they have experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature and seen the fickleness of the world. Brothers have turned against each other for a steamed bun, fathers and sons have gone to war for a box of canned food, and it has happened frequently that people deliberately tripped their wives and fed them to zombies in order to escape. Those of them who have survived to this day have seen too many dirty things.
Suddenly, Lao Qi slapped his thigh!
"Oh! I won't think about that. Only my own strength is the most reliable. I want to exchange some crystal cores. I feel like I'm about to break through. When I become a transcendent... I'll protect you two, haha!"
Lu Renyi nodded: "Yes, Old Seven is right. Only by becoming a Transcendent can we control our own destiny. And by becoming a high-level Transcendent, we can even sit down and eat with the great lord of Home No. 1!"
"Ah... I'm getting wet just thinking about it," Ninth Sister twisted her legs exaggeratedly. "Let's take a look at the price first. If it's suitable, I'll take those things that are about to expire and deal with them," Lu Renyi said.
Lao Qi was carrying a [Flint·Greatsword] and leading the way. The 24-hour vending machine was already crowded with people, and the machine kept , swords and knives are speechless, be careful not to hurt you!" Lao Qi had a bald head and a ferocious look that scared people. Ordinary people tried to avoid him, "Huh!? Put your weapons down!" A low shout came from the side.
"Who the hell dares to control me... Brother! I'll put it down immediately." Lao Qi turned around and saw a familiar-looking superhuman staring at him, as if he was going to punish him if they didn't agree. "Behave yourself and get in line!"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Lu Renyi, Lao Qi and Jiu Mei hurriedly lined up, standing more obediently than elementary school students. Even if they had the courage, they would not dare to be arrogant with the extraordinary people from Home No. 1...
"Ninth sister, you have good eyesight, please read the prices of the goods above for us!"
