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Chapter 1213 The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (95)

The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (Ninety-Five)

Upon entering the area, Song Ning immediately noticed a stall.

There were more than a dozen people surrounding the stall. At first, he thought they were people buying things, but upon closer inspection, he realized they were all on guard.

Why are so many people guarding a stall?

When he saw the goods being moved out, Song Ning understood why this was happening.

The stall was selling fresh vegetables, and he checked the dates and they were all within the normal range. The base had already opened for exchanges, so it was normal for people to be trading them now.

Just as Song Ning had expected, the stall attracted a large crowd of people eager to trade as soon as the items were displayed.

He leaned over and asked, then silently turned and left.

It's not that the other party was unscrupulous; the price the stall owner offered was slightly higher than the price he would have paid at the base, but it wasn't that high.

However, the other party demanded priority in exchanging supplies other than food, especially crystal cores.

That's a bit of a high bar, considering that even now, the crystal core series devices at the base aren't something you can just exchange for easily.

Otherwise, Liang Anlin wouldn't have been so conflicted before. The base has relatively strict control over the crystal core series, and the number of crystal core fragments is limited, making charging a major issue.

In short, Song Ning wasn't very interested in this stall, but judging from everyone's reaction, the chili peppers and potatoes he brought should be able to generate decent sales.

Song Ning turned around and realized that this place was full of food trading.

So far, I've seen dried black fungus and mushrooms, as well as dried meat, seafood, and even potted plants that I can't identify.

After looking around, Song Ning traded some dried wood ear mushrooms and other fungi. The prices weren't high, but they weren't cheap either, as all food was precious in the apocalypse.

Fortunately, the other party fell in love with the chili peppers he brought at first sight. Song Ning only used one bunch of chili peppers to trade for two large bunches of dried goods, and both parties showed satisfied smiles.

Regardless of whether the other side loses or not, I/I definitely make a profit.

After walking a few steps, Song Ning went to look at the seafood stalls.

There are many kinds of dried goods here, such as kelp, seaweed, dried scallops, dried fish, and dried squid. The variety of goods made Song Ning almost think that he was in the pre-apocalyptic world.

The other party was also interested in chili peppers, and expressed willingness to exchange potatoes.

Song Ning only brought about a basket of chili peppers and ten catties of potatoes. After some haggling, he exchanged them for a large bag of seaweed and kelp. He also got ten portions of dried fish and ten portions of dried squid. The scallop vendor said that these items were becoming increasingly scarce and were much more expensive than other items. In the end, Song Ning only exchanged a small bag of scallops, which almost emptied his pockets.

As the stall owner helped him pack up, he took the five animal hides that the stall owner handed him.

"I've never seen you before. You're not from around here, are you? Could you be one of the new recruits at the base?"

As he spoke, he sized up Song Ning and affirmed to himself.

"You definitely look like the kind of person who used to be very good at studying, but now you've gone to the base to do research on crystal core devices."

"If you ask me, it's all about having a good brain. Before the apocalypse, it was people like you who earned a lot and lived well. Now, it's still people like you who are in high demand. It's just a pity that I was born bad at studying, so I can only do manual labor."

Song Ning rolled up the remaining seven animal hides and some potatoes together and put them on the cart.

"No, it's not me. I live outside the base. I've been here before, but I haven't come here much. It was a friend who told me that I knew Uncle Mu had so many good things here."

After putting the vendor's packed goods into the car, Song Ning said earnestly, "And I think Uncle Mu is really amazing. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be able to eat any of these seafoods. You're really impressive."

He genuinely thought the other party was very capable. He didn't know how they managed to obtain these seafood items in the apocalypse, and they looked almost identical to the finished products from before the apocalypse. Perhaps the other party had some old skills.

Uncle Mu's eyes narrowed with laughter after being praised so much.

"What are you saying? I'm just trying to make a living. These days, you have to work hard to survive. Come on, young man, I see you really like scallops, I'll give you some more."

As he spoke, he grabbed a small handful of dried scallops, but Song Ning's eyes widened as she hesitated to take them.

"No, no, Uncle Mu, this is too valuable, I can't accept it."

"Forget about whether it's valuable or not, just consider it making friends. I just like people like you, and I'm happy to help!"

"You don't need to give me so much. Otherwise, you can just give me some seaweed or kelp."

"You like these two? Okay, then I'll bring you some more?"

The other person grabbed some seaweed and kelp and stuffed them at Song Ning. Song Ning tried to resist, but couldn't. She could only accept them and put down the last bit of potato.

"In return, here are a few potatoes for you, Uncle Mu."

"Look how polite you are. You can't do that next time."

Having finally left Uncle Mu's stall, Song Ning silently wiped away the beads of sweat that had been forming on his forehead in a corner.

I never expected to experience this kind of pre-apocalyptic human drama even in the apocalypse. Although it was very touching, it also felt incredibly draining.

The cart was stuffed with spoils of war. Song Ning slowed down and walked around the entire trading area.

Compared to the last time he came to the trading area, there were at least three times more people and at least twice as many stalls today.

Moreover, I saw many wonderful things that I had never seen before today.

For example, Uncle Mu's seafood stall, the fresh vegetables he had asked about at the beginning, and two other stalls were even selling chili peppers. However, it was clear that these two stalls were not very generous with fertilizer, so the chili peppers looked rather underdeveloped.

Even so, many people still exchange them, since no one would want to miss out on the sensation of chili peppers in such cold weather.

Aside from that, I didn't see any clothes this time. However, there was a stall with a lot of fabric, which looked a bit dirty and old. But the stall was reasonably priced, with one meter of fabric for every corn tortilla. Many people were willing to exchange a few meters of fabric, which could then be made into bed sheets, duvet covers, curtains, or clothes.

Song Ning also made some changes; he planned to make a curtain in the kitchen to separate the kitchen from other areas.

Besides, it can also be made into summer clothes. Although these fabrics are a bit thin, they will probably be just right to wear in the hot summer.