Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free
Chapter 400: Something Must Be Hidden
Cai Kang is an old fruit farmer through and through. He started working in the fields with his family at the age of six, started his own orchard at the age of twenty-one, and at the age of thirty-five, the scale of his orchard had grown to the size of two hills. At the age of sixty-one, with the encouragement of his daughter and son-in-law, he founded his first self-media account, began to learn live streaming and sell goods, and launched agricultural assistance projects on major platforms.
At that time, one percent of every transaction sold during the live broadcast would be used for charity. In addition, his daughter was good at online business, and Cai Kang was simple and hardworking in selling products. He soon had a large number of fans, and the family business became more and more prosperous. He even received the honor of the county's outstanding self-media person of the year.
Cai Kang has extensive experience in growing fruits. He has been studying how to make fruit trees bear "more fruits" and "bear better fruits" for at least forty years. Even after entering the wanderer base camp, he still keeps his original intention. Therefore, no matter how harsh the environment is, he will find a way to grow fruits.
God helps those who work hard. After a period of time, Cai Kang finally relied on his son's earth-related abilities and his own plant-related abilities to successfully improve the two acres of land that had been corroded by acid rain into normal soil suitable for growing fruits.
However, this is only the first step. After all, the fruits grown cannot be compared with those in the end times in terms of appearance, taste or harvest.
In extremely hot weather, Cai Kang simply built several vegetable greenhouses on the original farmland. Unlike ordinary vegetable greenhouses, the plastic films of these greenhouses are made of special materials, which are heat-resistant and high-temperature resistant. Even when extreme cold comes, they can withstand temperatures of at least minus 40 degrees Celsius. However, this kind of vegetable greenhouse is very expensive. At the beginning, Cai Kang rushed to the deputy district chief's office and patted his chest to guarantee that as long as he was given the right conditions, he would definitely be able to create fresh fruits and vegetables that are more valuable than the vegetable greenhouse.
Almost a year has passed, and Cai Min has indeed saved the apple tree that was about to die, and successfully made the fruit trees bear fruit this year. A batch of tomatoes and cucumbers were also planted in the greenhouse. Although the taste is slightly lacking, it is still several levels higher than the fruits grown by other professional "breeders".
Two hundred kilograms of apples and one hundred kilograms of tomatoes were harvested just two days ago. In addition to those handed over to the organization, Cai Kang still had twenty kilograms of apples and more than ten kilograms of tomatoes. Not only that, he also had a batch of mangoes that were ripe and picked two months ago stored in the refrigerator. Apart from a part that was occasionally consumed at home, the rest was given to his daughter for her juice business.
After all, the harvest in the past few months has not been good, so the Cai family will not receive too many points. Moreover, no one knows how long this extremely hot weather will last. If it continues for a long time, it is hard to say what the future will be like. For this reason, Cai Min thought of taking advantage of the opportunity of the reopening of the black market to set up a small stall inside, and even set up a juice stand using the fruits on hand.
She was not worried about her business being bad. After all, you get what you pay for. People who were willing to take the risk to shop at the black market late at night must have wealthy families. Even if her small stall business was not booming, it would definitely not be a problem to make a profit.
Cai Kang originally didn't expect his daughter to earn much money, he just hoped that she wouldn't encounter any scammers again this time. However, he didn't expect that his daughter really gave him an "unexpected surprise" this time, or it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was a shock.
You should know that the fruits produced in their Cai family orchard are very popular whether in the wanderer base camp, the black market camp, or in the base. Many people have come to them to purchase goods before, and the Cai family also undertakes part of the fruit "import and export" business for the organization.
He himself has also compared some of the fruits currently circulating in the base and on the black market, but found that most of them have poor quality control, lack moisture, have shriveled skin, and even lack the aroma of fruit.
The boxes were placed in front of her. After her son-in-law used his special powers to completely melt the ice, Cai Min immediately squatted down and gently opened the paper on top.
The fruity scent that she hadn't smelled for many years made Cai Min tremble all over, and she paused for several seconds before she came to her senses.
The fruit that now appeared before his eyes had the scent of apples that he had not smelled for many years.
His fingers were trembling with excitement, but he managed to suppress his racing emotions and took a deep breath to calm himself down, but the fragrance in the air was too tempting.
Holding the apple in my hand and looking at it carefully, who would have thought that the Red Fuji apples that I had been promoting in the orchard more than three years ago and that cost only three yuan per pound have now become a luxury fruit that ordinary people cannot even think of in the last days.
"Dad?" Seeing Cai Kang's serious expression, Cai Min was a little undecided. She originally thought that Cai Kang would be happy after bringing these fruits back, but why did he look like he was facing a great enemy now?
His younger brother, Cai Xing, opened another box. He didn't notice his father's expression at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "Here's another box of Crown Pears."
Cai Kang's eyelids jumped, and he found another box of fruits next to it, which were also pears of surprising color, size and full of juice.
Cai Kang just closed the paper without saying a word, "Put the fruit in the refrigerator for now, otherwise it will be overripe by tomorrow in this weather."
The son-in-law Liu Nuo immediately carried a few boxes to the refrigerator in the back living room, shouting, "There are some fruits from our orchard in there. Do you want to take them out first?"
Cai Min had a better idea than her husband and immediately replied, "Take it out. I'll go out with you later and sell it directly."
Then he turned back to look at his father who had a serious face, "Dad, you don't seem very happy, has something happened?"
Cai Kang sighed before saying, "It's not that I'm unhappy, I'm just impressed that there are people who can grow this kind of water grain in such an environment. It's a pity that such a talent is not in our base camp."
Cai Min was slightly relieved when she knew what her father was thinking. She smiled and comforted him, "There are talents everywhere, just like Director Tian in our base camp. He is good at raising pigs. I heard that the meat processing plants in the base have been closed, but our farms can still be maintained normally. This is all thanks to the high heat resistance of the pigs raised by Director Tian, and the feed they use is also specially formulated. This base can't do that, and vice versa. The reason why people who can grow this kind of fruit choose the base may be that they are more suitable for it. You don't need to think too much. If all the talents are in the Wanderers Organization, the country will intervene, which is not necessarily a good thing."
After hearing what his daughter said, Cai Kang felt a little relieved. He immediately calmed down and asked in a low voice where the thing came from.
So Cai Min told him about the encounter with the mysterious boss Gu in the black market. Cai Kang rolled a cigarette in one hand and tapped his fingers on the table. He said thoughtfully, "For the time being, we should keep this to ourselves and not tell anyone else."
"Don't worry, Dad. I know what's going on. I know that a big tree attracts the wind. The other orchards have been jealous of our family. If they knew about this, it would cause trouble for Boss Gu." Cai Min held a glass of water in his hand, took a big sip and asked, "Dad, do you think these fruits were really planted by Boss Gu himself? I don't think he even knows what a hoe is, let alone farming. But he said that his friend planted them, which doesn't seem likely to me. I always feel that this person must be hiding something."
Cai Kang took a puff of his cigarette, and the light blue smoke rings hit his face, making it hard to tell his expression. But his voice was filled with a faint smile: "This is normal, everyone has secrets. And he is willing to take the initiative to sell goods to you, which just proves that he still has some inventory. And these things may not be easy to sell at the base. Or maybe he doesn't want to cause trouble at the base, so he will find ways to bring these things to the black market for sale."
"I didn't think of that. Does that mean I'm lucky this time?" Cai Min lowered her head and quickly drank the glass of water in her hand. She then asked, "These fruits aren't that many. We can keep some at home, but what should we do with the rest? I was thinking of selling them to the psychics in the high-level area. People there are rich and probably won't care too much about how expensive a piece of fruit is."
Cai Kang was quite satisfied with the way his daughter handled the matter. After all, the area at the current stage is not suitable for storing all the fruits here. Firstly, there are limited refrigerators, and secondly, if they are frozen, the taste of the fruits will be completely changed after they are thawed, and they will not be as delicious as if they were eaten directly.
Cai Kang had just taken out an apple and cut it into six pieces. He tasted it slowly, and even the seeds he spit out had to be carefully wrapped up. He could try to plant the seeds in the field later, so they couldn't be wasted.
Cai Min left about 50 kilograms of apples and pears for her family, and planned to sell the rest.
The two hundred kilograms of fruit cost her more than eight thousand points, so she planned to go to the Gaojie District and sell apples for one hundred points each. Anyone who wanted to buy could buy them. However, the shriveled apples in the orchard could be sold for nearly forty points per kilogram, and people were even fighting over them. It seemed that the apples at one hundred points each could be sold.
The Cai family immediately picked out the better apples and pears to keep, but in fact, as they were selecting, they couldn't help but sigh that the quality of these fruits was too good. Basically, the size and shape were similar, there was no particularly bad or crooked or cracked one, and the skin was intact and not damaged. Cai Kang finally said, "Don't pick, just take the enough numbers. These are all good fruits, and it's hard to tell good from bad." He has been growing fruit for more than forty years, and he has never seen ones with such uniform size. Even the weight of each apple is almost the same, with an error of no more than ten grams. The more he thought about it, the more he wondered if this fruit grower had some trick.
After Cai Min had selected all the fruits, he took another batch of fruits that he had collected from the orchard, a total of more than 300 kilograms of fruits, and drove to the high-end area of the wanderer base camp, which is also jokingly called the "rich area". Many high-level psychics or mercenary groups gathered here. These people are famous and wealthy, and live an extremely luxurious life.
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When Gu Tongwan and Yan Fan returned home, Gu Tongwan first used his small account to send a message to a broker of the Hunter Association whom he had known before, and also deposited a sum of 500 points. As a result, he soon received relevant information about the "Success Guild".
This guild was founded in February this year. It started out as an organization of fifteen people and has grown to twenty-one people now. Unlike other small guilds, this hunter guild accepts all kinds of missions and has violated the regulations of the Hunter Association many times. However, the guild still acts on its own and is arrogant and rampant.
It is said that the Hunter Association has issued a notice to suspend operations, but privately the guild continues to carry out various tasks, such as going to the Great Sanlin in the north to hunt some rare mutant animals that have been expressly prohibited, or privately seeking revenge for their employers and retaliating against their targets, causing serious injuries.
The president of the "Success Guild" is a B-level hunter. He seemed to be a security guard before the end of the world. It is said that he never considers people's character when recruiting. Anyone who has superpowers and is willing to follow his command can join the guild.
However, this guy has a problem, which is that he likes to order people around and has a strong desire for control. Once you enter the guild, you must treat his orders as imperial decrees. If he tells you to go east, you cannot go west. Once you violate his orders, what awaits you is double revenge and various tasks beyond the usual workload.
Moreover, the guild has a serious kickback problem. After joining the guild, each person needs to pay at least one hundred to three hundred points starting from the second month. After all, the guild provides food and accommodation. The guild leader said that these are all expenses that need to be paid, and the guild provides employment opportunities for hunters, and they need to pay a certain membership fee every month.
In fact, other hunter guilds also do this, but basically they are based on a commission ratio. The normal market price is a commission ratio of 5% of the monthly income. This way, not only will the guild have funds to operate, but hunters will also not have the negative mentality of working for nothing.
"It seems that this so-called successful guild is simply garbage among garbage. The reason why such a guild has not been banned is because the guild leader has a good relative, right?" Gu Tongwan was wearing home clothes and holding a cup of freshly brewed American coffee. At this time, the air conditioner on the second floor had been turned on to 18 degrees, and the indoor temperature was only 29, which was like heaven and hell compared to the 60-degree weather outside.
Yan Fan still felt a little uncomfortable in front of her. The source of this discomfort was probably because of the two giant dogs around him who were eyeing him covetously.
"Aoao, why are you lying so forward? Come over here."
Seeing that Aoao was interested in Yanfan, although he had no hostility, anyone would not be afraid when seeing such a mutant beast for the first time. Moreover, Aoao had a strong physique and his superpowers would naturally be exuded. This superior superpower person crushed the D-level Yanfan in one fell swoop.
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