Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Trading market, city wall.

Zheng Hanbing and others lined up to be inspected, carrying baskets on their backs.

He looked at the shabby pickup truck in the driveway next to him with envy in his eyes.

It would be great if they had a car. If they had a car, they wouldn’t have to walk here. A journey that would take seven or eight hours could be shortened to two hours.

And you don’t have to carry such a heavy basket on your shoulders. It is highly efficient and does not require much manpower.

Buying a car is not difficult. There are a lot of scrapped vehicles out there. If you spend some time assembling them, you can put together a drivable car. The key is fuel.

Without fuel, the car is just scrap metal.

They can't afford fuel.

However, Zheng Hanbing looked down at the basket with hope in his eyes. He believed that things would get better and better.

"Hey, man, what's in your basket? It's wrapped in cloth, so mysterious." A man in front of Zheng Hanbing asked, carrying a large package and staring at the basket.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Hanbing took a half step back, but he quickly realized that he had now arrived at the trading market's city wall. Even if this man knew what was in his basket, he could not snatch it away.

So he said calmly: "What's in your package?"

The man in front smiled and said, "Hahaha, what's the big deal? My bag is full of cicada shells and wild sweet potatoes."

"Wild sweet potatoes, you can still find this thing near the Oil City, shouldn't they have been dug up long ago?" Zheng Hanbing asked in surprise.

The man raised the corner of his mouth, but did not answer him directly.

Of course, it is impossible to tell others where you dug it from.

"What's in your basket? I've already told you what's in my package, and you'll have to take it out sooner or later when I check it."

Zheng Hanbing thought about it and replied, "Wild vegetables."

"Wild vegetables? So many wild vegetables?" The man's eyes were full of surprise.

All seven of them were carrying identical baskets, obviously they were together.

Seven people, fourteen baskets, all of them looked full.

It was the first time he had seen so many wild vegetables.

Faced with the man's questions, Zheng Hanbing did not continue to explain.

Soon, it was their turn to be examined.

The man in front did not lie. It was indeed cicada shells, which can be eaten and is also a traditional Chinese medicine that can be used to treat constipation, sleep disorders, enteritis, rhinitis, irregular menstruation, bronchitis and other diseases.

You can exchange points for a considerable amount at the No. 3 receiving shop in the trading market.

"What's in here?" the inspector asked Zheng Hanbing.

Zheng Hanbing quickly explained: "They are all vegetables, edible vegetables."

The inspector's eyebrows jumped. Vegetables? He couldn't quite believe his ears. Not wild vegetables?
"Open it and take a look." The inspector said to Zheng Hanbing.

Zheng Hanbing waved to the people behind him, signaling them to take out all the vegetables.

This was not their first time coming to the trading market, so they naturally knew the rules.

They lifted the cloth on top of the basket, then took out the cabbages one by one, and placed cucumbers and other vegetables that were not easily crushed underneath.

"These are really vegetables, cucumbers and cabbages. Where did you get all these from?" the inspector asked in surprise.

Zheng Hanbing didn't want to answer at first, but this was a question asked by the inspector after all, so he had to move closer and whisper, "We planted it ourselves."

The inspector looked surprised. The vegetables looked very fresh, as if they had been picked this morning.

However, it is not easy to grow crops outside these days. Not only do you have to face the robbing of other survivors, but you also have to worry about the destruction of zombies and natural disasters. You may work hard to sow seeds, spend time and energy on fertilizing and watering, but in the end you may get nothing.

The inspector looked at the vegetables and said to Zheng Hanbing, "This involves food safety issues. Go over there and try them and accept a detailed inspection."

Zheng Hanbing nodded helplessly. It seemed that the management of the city was now stricter than it was two months ago.

However, there is one advantage, which is that you no longer have to pay entry fees to enter and exit the trading market.

Soon, he took his team members to the food area to check.

In the food area, several processes need to be followed, including the carrier tasting the food himself, and randomly cutting off a small portion and using a microscope to check whether it contains the zombie virus.

Zheng Hanbing met the man again here.

The two did not exchange much words. After checking for fifteen minutes, Zheng Hanbing carried the vegetables as he wished and led everyone to the trading market.

As soon as he entered the trading bazaar, he was shocked by the commercial area.

A young team member next to him, Xie Dali, exclaimed:

"Oh my god, how did this place become like this? This change is too big!!"

Several other people also expressed their feelings.

"It's changed a lot. It seems there are many more shops."

"It's only been two months, how did it become like this?"

It has been a long time since I last came in. Zheng Hanbing looked around and saw the bulletin board next to the city gate.

The notice board will contain some basic information about the trading market and will be updated as the trading market changes.

For example, if a new store is added to the commercial area of ​​a trading market, the number and name of the new store will be written on it.

Zheng Hanbing wanted to learn the latest information about the trading market from this bulletin board.

When he saw that there were three levels of housing in the trading market and that level 5 housing required payment, he felt like the sky was falling.

I didn’t have to pay rent for my house before, but now I have to.

It is really hard to accept.

However, when he saw that the cheapest rent only cost 0.01 points, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He immediately asked Jie Dali who was standing beside him, "Dali, do you remember how many points we had in the trading market before?"

"I don't know. It seems there aren't many left."

Zheng Hangbing thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter. We're staying in the cheapest room anyway, which costs 0.07 points. We're only staying for one night, so we should get these points. Besides, we'll be selling vegetables later, so we'll definitely be able to earn some points."

A middle-aged man next to him asked:
"Boss Lin told us that it would be best to sell someone from Oil City."

Zheng Hanbing nodded and said, "Yes, I know. I have just seen the sales location. Shop No. 3. Let's go."

As soon as he finished speaking, the seven people carried the vegetables and walked towards the commercial area.

In fact, they can earn more points if they set up a stall and sell their products themselves.

The reason why we sell it to the self-operated stores in Oil City instead of setting up a stall and selling it ourselves.

The main reason is that they don't want to publicize it and let many survivors know that they have a source of vegetables.

This is the reason why wealth should not be shown off.

These vegetables are just the surface, smart people can see their essence.

Now that vegetables can be grown, does that mean other things can be grown as well? Where can they be grown? How can they be grown? When can they be harvested?
Those who are interested will think about these questions and wonder if they can snatch it away outside the city with their own strength.

By selling their vegetables to Oil City, they save the trouble of setting up stalls in the market and reduce the attention they attract.

On the other hand, there were fourteen baskets of vegetables, so many that only the officials of Oil City could eat them all in one go.

Moreover, the vegetables cannot be kept for long in such hot weather, so they must be sold as soon as possible.

To sum up, it is most appropriate to sell it to the Oil City officials.

They lowered their heads and walked towards Shop No. 3 in the trading market with their hats on. Ten minutes later, they arrived at Shop No. 3.

Shop No. 3 is a store that specializes in selling various items and groceries.

These include various grains, vegetables, meat, animal fur, seeds, traditional Chinese medicine, electronic products, and so on.

Originally, Shop No. 3 was only about square meters, but now it is more than square meters.

It was much bigger than when they came two months ago.

The huge shop No. 3 was crowded with people.

Everyone came with various things to exchange for points.

As more and more things are exchanged, a pricing system has gradually emerged, and it is becoming more and more reasonable and detailed.

They found the counter where they should queue from the sign at the door.

Counter No. 5 collects various staple foods, vegetables and other foods.

There weren't many people queuing in this line, only a dozen or so, holding various things in their hands.

A man was carrying a stick with seven or eight pheasants tied to it.
A man was carrying a basket full of purslane on his back.

There was also a person carrying a torn bag with something in it that looked like a can.

At the end of the team, a familiar figure appeared.

Zheng Hanbing was surprised to find that the man he had just met in the city wall met him again.

"What a coincidence." Zheng Hanbing greeted.

The man looked at Zheng Hanbing behind him with a look of surprise.

He came in nearly 20 minutes earlier than Zheng Hanbing. He had just gone to the Chinese medicine counter to sell cicada shells, and now he came to sell sweet potatoes. He never expected to meet this group of people again.

Moreover, it happened to be right behind me.

"Let me introduce myself, Liu Dongdou, you can call me Lao Liu." The man was startled at first, then a smile appeared in his eyes and he extended his hand.

Zheng Hanbing looked at the hand that was extended to him, and also extended it, "Zheng Hanbing."

"Did you just go to sell other things?"

Liu Dongdou nodded and said, "Yes, I just went to sell cicada sloughs. They are 3 points per pound. Isn't that amazing? I didn't expect that cicada sloughs are the same price as gold."

Zheng Hanbing's eyes showed an expression of envy, "Wow, that's amazing. I just saw that vegetables are only a few tenths of a pound now. There's really no comparison."

"You have so many vegetables, at least several hundred kilograms, much more than I have. It is not easy for me to get the cicada shells. It took me a long time to get three kilograms." Liu Dongdou replied.

When Zheng Hanbing was in Wengcheng, he saw sweet potatoes in his package, so he asked curiously:

"You can just sell cicada shells, why are you selling sweet potatoes?"

Liu Dongdou smiled, "When you put it that way, I doubt if this is your first time at the trading market."

"Carrying these dozens of kilograms of sweet potatoes, it's inconvenient for me to do anything. I also have to worry about people stealing my sweet potatoes. It's also inconvenient to leave the city because I'm worried that someone will rob me."

"Besides, it's cost-effective to exchange sweet potatoes for points to buy tortillas. You can also save the points and use them whenever you want without having to carry sweet potatoes around everywhere."

"Let me tell you, this tortilla is unpalatable, but it can keep you from getting hungry, you know."

"I know."

Zheng Hanbing had eaten tortillas before, and he felt that what Liu Dongdou said made sense.

Originally, he wanted to exchange the vegetables for points, and then use up all the points to exchange for the supplies they needed.

But at this moment he hesitated. He was thinking that if he sold all the vegetables, they would definitely get a lot of things to take back, and the journey back would also be quite dangerous.

They will have to go back to the trading market in the future, so it is better to leave some points here. If a natural disaster occurs in the future and they can rush back, they can continue to use the points here.

Even if they do not avoid natural disasters, they will have to use the points they have accumulated when they come to the trade market next time to buy the supplies they need.

Thinking of this, he decided not to use all the points in the card.

Soon, they were in line.

He put the entire basket on the counter. The person who checked the food inside was a third-level non-staff member who had come from the Dazhangshu Base to provide support.

When he lifted the cloth and saw the vegetables inside, his eyes widened.

"Did you grow this yourself?" asked inspector Dai Ming.

"Correct."

Dai Ming looked behind Zheng Hanbing and asked:
“Are those vegetables at the back?”

"They are all vegetables." Zheng Hanbing answered honestly.

There was no need for him to deceive the people of Oil City. Oil City's performance during the previous thunderstorm disaster had won the trust of almost all the survivors.

It is precisely because of this foundation of trust that the trading market can develop.

"Come in, I have a few questions for you." Dai Ming was a little shocked when he saw the quality of these vegetables.

How do these people manage to grow vegetables outside and the quality of the vegetables is so good?
Zheng Hanbing was a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't know why Dai Ming wanted him to come over, but out of trust in the Oil City officials, he still entered the counter through the side door.

Just at this time, there was no one behind Zheng Hanbing, so no one urged him.

"Xiao Liu, take these vegetables for testing." Dai Ming said to a young man next to him.

Any food that enters the trade market will go through two inspections.

The first is the food inspection in the city wall, and the second is the inspection at store No. 3 that collects the food.

Dai Ming looked at Zheng Hanbing with sharp eyes.

He knew that Zheng Hanbing and his team were able to bring in vegetables because they had passed the food inspection in Wengcheng, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

He had many doubts in his mind, but he was thinking about how to ask the most appropriate questions.

"How many of these vegetables do you have?" he asked.

"About two or three acres." Zheng Hanbing replied.

Two or three acres is too little, at least it is too small for a trading market of this size.

Dai Ming became much less interested in Zheng Hanbing.

"Can you provide stable supply later?"

"OK."

"Where did you get these seeds? Who taught you how to grow them? Ordinary people can't grow vegetables of this quality."

"This"

Zheng Hanbing was a little hesitant. The occupations and resumes that these people wrote when they first entered the trading market were all fake, and they didn't quite trust Oil City at that time.

So they didn't write what they really did before.

After much hesitation, he replied:
"There is a person in our team who is good at planting. He used to be a professional planter."

Dai Ming heard his tone and it seemed that he didn't want to talk much, so he didn't ask any more questions.

"Okay, I get it. Go out and give me your number plate."

"Okay." Zheng Hanbing quickly handed the team number plate to Dai Ming.

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