Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

After selling all the wine in her hands, Gu Tongwan really felt "free from worries". She herself did not expect that she would be able to sell all the things tonight.

"The things are sold out. Do you plan to go back directly or continue shopping?" Gu Tongwan turned his head to look at Yan Fan who was holding the handle of the cart next to him.

It was only ten forty in the evening, and there was still some time before the black market closed. Yan Fan was at an age when he loved the hustle and bustle the most. He was worried that Yan's playful mood would be aroused, so he asked the child what he thought.

Yan Fan pursed his lips, seeming to be in hesitation.

Gu Tongwan could probably guess what he was thinking. He was just worried that he might get into trouble in the black market, so he didn't dare to leave easily. So he smiled and said, "Don't worry about me. Have you forgotten that I suppressed you to death in the beginning? Even if Aoao and Tutu are not here, I still have a way to solve it. How about this, I'll go back to the car and wait for you. I'll give you forty minutes to buy what you want. If you don't come back after forty minutes, I'll go find you. But... in case you get into any trouble, keep this phone. The first phone number on it is the phone I have with me."

Gu Tongwan handed over a mobile phone that was similar to an old-fashioned phone. She had used this phone as a backup before. After all, sometimes you can't be too conspicuous in the black market. In the end times, there are very few people who own mobile phones. Even if there are some, their models are mostly old-fashioned phones. People who can afford smart phones are basically wealthy. But there are many people in the black market, so it is better to keep a low profile.

Yan Fan took the phone and said, "I know. I will be back on time."

Gu Tongwan's smile was a little strained. Looking at Yan Fan's leaving back, he suddenly felt like a son who had just been told to go out and play.

After Yan Fan left, Gu Tongwan felt the air outside was too hot and stuffy, so he pushed the cart and storage rack in the opposite direction of the parking lot. As a result, he accidentally met Cai Min, who looked anxious, on the way.

Cai Min's eyes immediately lit up with joy when she saw Gu Tongwan. Before she even got to her, her clear voice had already come over, "Boss Gu, I finally found you. I called you but no one answered. I thought you weren't coming tonight."

Gu Tongwan thought about how he had turned his old-fashioned cell phone to silent mode last night when he went to bed and had not turned it back to silent mode, so he didn't notice anyone calling him at all.

"Sorry, I left my phone somewhere else and didn't pay much attention." Gu Tongwan smiled and turned his gaze back to Cai Min.

Today, Cai Min was only accompanied by her husband and another old man in his sixties. Cai Min's facial features were about 50% similar to the old man, so it was estimated that this man was Cai Min's father.

Cai Kang was also looking at Gu Tongwan at this time, but Gu Tongwan was in disguise at this time, so in the eyes of the Cai family, it was hard to imagine that the short and thin man in front of him had a channel for high-quality fruits and vegetables. Cai Kang wanted to ask several times, but when he thought of Cai Min's reminder before she went out, he had to give up the idea of ​​getting to the bottom of it. The man in front of him might not be the one who grew those fruits and vegetables. Besides, these involved commercial secrets. If he asked too much, it would violate the rules of this industry.

"Boss Gu, this is my father Cai Kang. We came to see you this time because we have a question we want to ask you, but we don't know if it's convenient for you now." There was a hint of uncertainty in Cai Min's tone. If she hadn't been unable to stop her father, she would have been too embarrassed to ask this.

Gu Tongwan saw that this family came to him in a hurry, and he thought that they really had something urgent. Thinking that there was nothing else urgent at the moment, he simply asked, "Will it take a long time?"

"Ah, no, no, it may only be a few minutes, or ten minutes or more. I just have a question." Cai Min had been mentally prepared for Gu Tong's rejection of the party, but she didn't expect that she would agree. She was suddenly at a loss.

Glancing at the busy environment nearby, Gu Tongwan pointed to the front, where was the entrance to the parking lot. Most people were gathered at the night market at this time. Once they left the market, they would have to pay a fee again if they wanted to enter again.

"Let's go to the parking lot and talk. Do you have anything to pack? Once you leave, there's no turning back."

Cai Min quickly shook her head: "We have nothing left, so we won't set up the stall tonight." The implication was that he came to see her specifically.

What the Cai family actually wants to know is how to grow fruits and vegetables without any earthy smell, because of the soil after the apocalypse, and the plants and animals are mutating. Plant mutations are divided into two categories. One is the mutation of appearance, such as the mutated plants seen in the restricted area of ​​the northern forest, which can strangle any B-level mutant beast, and some even have the same power as A-level mutant beasts. Or you can see plants outside the base that are different from those before the apocalypse. Honeysuckle can grow to more than three meters high, and ordinary plantain is as thick as a wrist. The most terrifying thing is that some plants already have autonomous consciousness. The second mutation is the mutation of taste. Common fruits and vegetables in life, the taste of cucumbers has a bitter taste, the acidity of tomatoes is comparable to that of lemons, and the watermelon that should be sweet and juicy tastes like eating sponges after it blooms. Vegetables such as rapeseed and lettuce grow unevenly, and some are only the size of a fist, and the taste is not good, mixed with an earthy smell.

However, humans cannot eat meat for a long time, and the lack of fruit nutrition will lead to vitamin deficiency. For this reason, agricultural science institutes in major bases and headquarters are trying their best to improve the taste of existing fruits and vegetables and increase planting yields, but unfortunately the results are not optimistic.

Cai Kang has been studying vegetable cultivation for some time. No matter whether he started from the soil or the temperature in Dapeng, he still couldn't find the fundamental reason.

But the last time Cai Min brought back the lettuces, he noticed that the soil at the roots of the lettuces was a little different from that in his own greenhouse, so he guessed that this was the reason.

After explaining his purpose, Gu Tongwan hesitated for a while before saying, "I have also asked my friend about this, but..."

Cai Min suddenly found that the other person's gaze when he raised his eyelids and glanced at her was a little cold. His heart suddenly skipped a beat and an uncomfortable smile appeared on his face.

Sure enough, I heard the other party say: "But this matter involves commercial secrets, so it is reasonable that I cannot tell you."

Just when the Cai family was feeling uneasy, Gu Tongwan continued, "But Boss Cai, you are a reasonable person and a trustworthy person. I can tell you the secret."

Cai Min blinked in disbelief, while Cai Kang on the other side was so excited that his hands were shaking slightly.

But unfortunately, what Gu Tongwan said made them tremble all over.

\"The reason why what she grows in the yard is different from other places is that she uses mixed soil, which is obtained from the forbidden area of ​​the Great Forest in the north, and it is the black mud in the core area.\"

"restricted area?"

This time it was Cai Min's husband who asked the surprised question, because neither his wife nor his father-in-law were psychics, and he was afraid that they were not clear about the situation in the Great Forest to the North, so he could only give a brief summary of the content about the Great Forest to the North.

"The restricted area is the nightmare of all psychics. Even A-level psychics have only a glimmer of hope when they enter, and only S-level psychics have the ability to escape unscathed. Last time, the Wanderers gathered a group of elite teams, six A-level psychics and twelve B-level psychics, and entered the core area. As a result, according to the content transmitted from the wireless intercom, all of them were wiped out and no one survived. In the end, it was only through the S-level psychic Liu Enhao that the remains of some people were found, but he himself was also injured. He said that there were creatures entrenched in the core area that humans could not deal with."

"Yes, my friend is capable of getting this soil. I don't know how she got it, but she said it took a lot of effort to transport the soil out. That's why she told me that she can grow basically anything in her yard, but she can't grow it on a large scale. First, the yard is limited, and second, this black soil is not easy to get. Unless it is necessary, she probably won't want to go back to the restricted area."

In fact, when she decided to sell the space fruit, she had taken into account that some people would want to know the secret. After all, the black soil in the space is indeed precious. For this reason, she simply made up a similar reason. After all, what humans currently know about the forbidden area is the "death realm" and the "death forbidden zone that is absolutely untouchable." Even if an S-level psychic is sent, there is no way to successfully capture this place.

It is even more impossible to organize a group of S-level mutants to enter the restricted area to obtain black soil just to eat delicious fruits and vegetables. You must know that transporting the black soil alone requires a huge project, and it is also the core area where there are countless S-level mutant plants.

Moreover, for all major forces at present, S-level psychics are the most precious treasures of mankind. If there are no S-level psychics to deal with emergencies, mankind is very likely to face greater threats.

But as for how her friend did it, she only needs to say excuses like "I don't know, maybe the other party is lucky or really strong." Most people would naturally think of an S-level psychic and would give up the idea of ​​provoking an S-level psychic.

Seeing the Cai family's increasingly disappointed expressions, Gu Tongwan knew that his goal had been achieved. At least the Cai family would give up asking questions for a while. So he smiled and said, "The winter melons in her yard should be ripe in a while, but there won't be many, probably about 20, but they are big, roughly estimated to weigh 20 to 30 kilograms each."

When Cai Min heard this, her eyes immediately lit up, and her disappointment immediately vanished. Although she was sure that her orchard could not take the risk of digging black soil in the restricted area like Boss Gu's friend, she would also be the beneficiary if she could maintain long-term cooperation with him. So she immediately nodded and said, "That's great. If you must contact me after the winter melon is harvested, I will give you a good price."

Gu Tongwan smiled and exchanged a few more words of greeting before returning to his car.

Cai Min saw that her father seemed to be still unhappy, so she could only persuade him: "Dad, you should have heard it just now. Boss Gu has laid out the matter. This matter is beyond our capabilities, let alone the restricted area. I remember Cai Gong went into the danger zone with the expedition team before, and he was injured. Two people in their team died. This incident caused quite a stir in the base camp at the time. The danger zone alone is so terrible, not to mention the restricted area where humans cannot set foot."

At this time, Cai Min's husband couldn't help but sigh: "If this is true, then Boss Gu's friend should be an S-level psychic, and maybe he has special abilities, or he is a hidden master. He dares to go deep into the hinterland just to dig soil. He is really a ruthless person."

"So you know why these vegetables are delicious, and the price is not high at all. I've thought about it, and it's enough for us to maintain a good cooperative relationship with Boss Gu. We can't be too greedy. Dad, you should also be more open-minded. It's not like our planting technology is not good, but we are limited by conditions. Besides, we have already done better than our peers."

Cai Kang could only sigh heavily, "I know, I know, I'm not unwilling, I'm just feeling emotional. I think we should tell Li Yong about this later, so that he won't always think about it. Haven't you noticed that there are more people stalking around our plantation recently?"

Cai Min got angry when he heard this, and sneered, "It's not just near the plantation. I was followed on my way to deliver goods. Cai Gong also told me that someone in their unit was trying to get close to him and was asking about his family's situation."

"It seems like someone is targeting our family." Cai Kang frowned and couldn't help but worry.

Cai Min's husband smiled and said, "Then let them watch. If they are willing to suffer in such hot weather, just let them do it. Anyway, we can do what we need to do."

In fact, everyone understood what Cai Min’s husband said, but they didn’t expect that human greed would make Li Yong disregard their previous neighborly relationship and take advantage of them.

If it wasn't the case that she couldn't fall out with Li Yong at the moment, Cai Min really wanted to go and question him face to face.

Gu Tongwan returned to the car and checked his phone, but the base was some distance away, so it was a disaster to access the Internet smoothly. Basically, no page could be browsed, and even the messages sent using communication tools were often preceded by exclamation marks.

There was no choice but to open my phone and watch a gay drama that I had downloaded before but never had time to watch. Although I was not very interested in these TV dramas before, in this apocalypse, I can even watch the news broadcast with relish.

I thought it would take at least half an hour for Yan Fan to come back, but I didn't expect that Yan Fan would come back at only 10:10.

He glanced at the bulge on Yan Fan's waist and asked, "Is this a new weapon?"

Yan Fan did not hide it and pulled out a dagger from his waist.

The dagger reflected a bright white light in the dim car. The entire blade was slightly curved and about thirty centimeters long. It was a homemade scimitar, but its quality was much better than his previous one.

Previously, his dagger was broken by one of the psychics when he was fighting against those people from the "Success Guild", so this time he replaced it with a new one while he still had some money on him.

"The quality is OK. It's definitely more durable than your previous one."

The goods for tonight have been sold out, and taking advantage of the bright night and sparse stars, the pickup truck slowly drives towards home.