"Does the young lady have a better plan if she doesn't want to go back?"
"I don't. That's why I'm asking everyone to brainstorm together."
The people of Qilin City thought: You've already offended everyone to death, how can we think of anything useful?
The night was long, and Fu Xin Ci was still worried about her companions.
She paced back and forth in her space, and even Xiao Bai couldn't stand it.
"Squeak squeak." Humans are being foolish again. If you're worried, just contact them.
Xiao Bai's reminder made Fu Xin Ci's eyes light up. She quickly praised, "Xiao Bai is so smart."
"Squeak squeak." Don't bother with those empty gestures. This Bai prefers practical things.
"What do you want to eat, Xiao Bai? Anything you like," Fu Xin Ci said, and then sent Xiao Bai to the other side of the storage space.
"Squeak squeak." This Bai is going to eat delicious food. Don't look for me if something happens, and don't look for me even if nothing happens.
Fu Xin Ci thought: I'm afraid you'll be looking for me later.
While Xiao Bai tore open a bag of potato chips and began to feast.
Fu Xin Ci started to study the notice board panel again. After about ten minutes, Fu Xin Ci ran to the vegetable patch and pulled out three large cabbages.
Speaking of these cabbages, they were actually small vegetables that were discarded by others in the vegetable patch of Wujia Village.
She felt it would be a shame to throw them away, so she picked them up and secretly planted them in her space.
She had experienced the apocalypse and the hardships of exile. Now, she saw everything as useful.
Within two or three days, these small cabbages had grown into large cabbages with full hearts.
She had already planned to leave two to flower and produce seeds, and she intended to trade the rest with her companions.
To prevent encountering more idiots, she wanted to set a test first. Given her friendship with Yang Xin Jie, she would surely be able to answer it.
Tonight, not only the people of Long Teng were anxiously waiting by the vending machine.
Even the base leader, along with his wife and children, stood with them.
"It's almost nine o'clock. Is Sister Xin Ci still angry?" Pang Dun said, then secretly glanced at the base leader.
Zhang Ning also gave her husband a glare.
Just as everyone was whispering, a "ding dong" notification sounded, and the lights on the vending machine finally lit up.
"Look, the vending machine lights are on."
Seeing the red light turn on, everyone present breathed a collective sigh of relief. Someone even exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Oh my god, you scared me to death! I was really afraid the vending machine lights wouldn't turn on again."
"I was scared too."
Everyone whispered among themselves again.
There were also those who understood the situation, telling everyone to be quiet for now.
When the display panel showed three plump cabbages, a piece of streaky pork, and a bottle of white rice vinegar, the captain asked his companions, "What does Xin Ci mean by this?"
"What else could it mean? This is just the food Sister Xin Ci prepared for us," Pang Dun said, then with a wide smile, he discussed with his companions, "Why don't we trade with my things today?"
Yang Xin Jie said, "Don't do anything yet. Let me think."
"What's there to think about? There's no one to cause trouble today, shouldn't we trade quickly?"
"Wait," Yang Xin Jie said, then took out paper and pen from her small backpack and wrote down three common dishes.
Vinegar-Sautéed Cabbage Slices (preferably with carrots and wood ear mushrooms.)
Braised Cabbage with Streaky Pork (preferably with vermicelli.)
Yang Xin Jie finally added a sentence: I want to eat dumplings with cabbage and pork filling.
After Yang Xin Jie finished writing, a few companions couldn't help but ask her, "Xin Jie, what's the use of what you wrote?"
Yang Xin Jie looked at her companions and then reminded everyone, "Xin Ci doesn't eat old vinegar. We'll discuss the rest when we get back." Yang Xin Jie said, and then put the paper into the vending slot.
Everyone stared intently at the vending machine. With a "ding dong" sound, three plump cabbages, a piece of streaky pork, and a bottle of white rice vinegar appeared in the vending slot.
"Oh, Sister Xin Ci, I love you to death." Pang Dun picked up the items and stood next to the captain, afraid that someone would snatch them from him.
Next, the Long Teng companions traded for a basket of fruit and several boxes of fish cans.
Finally, there were two clay pots with soil, each containing more than a dozen small cabbages and baby bok choy.
The people present were once again in a frenzy, even more excited than when they saw the large cabbages.
How long had it been since they had seen such simple vegetables? Especially the small cabbages and baby bok choy, exuding greenness and vitality.
Zhang Ning's eyes were fixed on the two flower pots, unable to look away. She knew it was wrong, but she really liked them.
When they returned to the official headquarters, Xiao Ai gave the flower pot she was holding to Zhang Ning.
"How can this be? You are three girls, and two pots are not enough to share."
"So, the three of us will take care of one, to avoid fighting over it."
Captain, Xu Jia Can, Pang Dun: Don't men need to look too? They also need a positive atmosphere.
Finally, the captain, albeit reluctantly, gave the base leader's family one large cabbage, one-fifth of the streaky pork, one-third of the fruit, and two boxes of fish cans.
They were so engrossed in dividing their spoils that they ignored the pairs of longing eyes hiding behind the door.
The people of Qilin City also heard the news and quickly rushed to the trading hall.
This time, Liu Jia Ming did not dare to let Lan Ting Ting act, but instead, he went to trade.
He traded a full set of ruby jewelry for a thousand catties of rice and a thousand catties of millet.
After storing them in his space ring, he was quite satisfied and prepared to return to Qilin City.
Lan Ting Ting, however, did not want to return like this. She had just exchanged her diamond necklace, which she had bought for over two million before the apocalypse, for only a few boxes of canned meat. She felt a pang of heartache.
Liu Jia Ming did not expect this Miss Lan to be not only foolish but also stingy.
He endured it for a long time, but he couldn't take it anymore, so he spoke, "Young lady, if you were starving to death, and two people gave you things. The first person gave you a necklace worth three million, and the second person gave you a piece of bread."
"Which one would you accept?"
"Can't I have both?"
Liu Jia Ming's mouth twitched. Gritting his teeth, he replied, "You can only choose one."
"Is there anyone else behind you?"
"No, this is the only chance," Liu Jia Ming said, wanting to find a secluded place to vent his frustration. Talking to an idiot was too exhausting.
Fortunately, Lan Ting Ting finally agreed, albeit reluctantly and with heartache, to return to Qilin City with Liu Jia Ming and the others.
Liu Jia Ming glanced at Lan Ting Ting and Uncle Chen, and made up his mind that if these two were in his team again, he would never join.
The others thought the same as Liu Jia Ming.
Finally, after sending away the troublesome "plague gods" from Qilin City, the water-attribute ability users spontaneously sprinkled water at the city gate.