Seeing someone coming over, a waitress smiled brightly, "Little girl, are you here to buy something? We buy things with ID cards here, do you have it with you?"
"I have it." Evelyn Qin showed her his ID card.
The other party looked at the ID card and said, "Okay, come in and choose."
Evelyn Qin saw the pile of eggs at a glance. What surprised her was that these eggs were of different sizes and were not carved from the same mold.
"You have good taste, young girl!" The waitress gave a thumbs up. "These eggs are not cloned from the past, but are laid by real old hens. They are very nutritious. You can only buy two with one ID card, and two cost ten cents."
Evelyn Qin used to dislike eating eggs, as she disliked the egg whites being tasteless and the egg yolks being too greasy. She could only eat fried eggs. But now, thinking of the deliciousness of eggs, she swallowed unconsciously.
None of them has much money in their stomachs.
It's okay in the short term, but it will definitely harm your body in the long run.
"I want two."
"Okay, I'll pick two big ones for you to put in your bag!"
She took a very small plastic bag.
Evelyn Qin looked at the other items, including mutton, beef, pork, and a variety of other meats with high-sounding names, but she knew that these were cloned in a biological factory and had a medicinal smell.
The meat was so bland that you could hardly taste it.
Chicken and fish are different. They are easier to breed, and the waiter recommended them to her. However, they can only be developed after returning to the surface. Otherwise, they will become special supplies underground. Only the highest-ranking wood spirit masters can eat them.
Evelyn Qin shook her head and walked past them. She couldn't afford them.
I walked all the way to the daily necessities section and stopped when I saw toilet paper. Toilet paper, which was very common before the end of the world, has become rare. Can you imagine that this family uses cloth to go to the toilet?
It’s just like the diapers used by children in the past, they were washed, washed and dried, and then used again.
If it were just this, Evelyn Qin could still bear it, but her period couldn't be done with such dirty cloth. Without sanitary napkins, she had to make do with disposable toilet paper.
She bought three rolls of toilet paper, also subject to purchase limits.
It was a big solid roll, and one roll cost ten cents. After all this, she only had ten cents left in her pocket.
Money really doesn’t last long, Evelyn Qin thought. She took a last lingering look at the chicken and fish. Both types of meat were delicious.
It was almost noon when she got home. She quickly cooked sweet potato porridge. After the porridge was cooked, she looked at the two eggs with a little hesitation.
Scrambled eggs are the most fragrant, but there is no iron pan and no oil. Boiled eggs are the best, but she put that aside for the time being. She really wanted to steam an egg custard, but in the end she chose to make an egg soup.
Egg soup is the most economical, and a family of three can have a full bowl.
The weather has been getting hotter recently, so she didn't have to worry about the food getting cold. She served out the cooked sweet potato porridge and started making the egg soup.
Unexpectedly, just as the aroma of the egg soup wafted out, Qin Huijun and Nathaniel Qin came back.
"Wow, what did you do, sis? It smells so good!"
Nathaniel Qin was very supportive. He rushed over like a small cannonball and took a deep breath.
Evelyn Qin said, "It's egg soup. Have a bowl of soup before dinner, and your stomach will feel warm and comfortable. These are eggs laid by old hens, and they are different from those made in biological factories!"
Qin Huijun wanted to say something but stopped herself from saying anything in the end.
Evelyn Qin saw what she was thinking and explained, "Mom, don't worry, these eggs are not expensive, you can buy two for ten cents."
A sarcastic voice sounded, "Xiao Qin, your daughter must have been deceived. The eggs laid by the old hen are so precious, and you bought two for only one cent. You are just daydreaming!"
It was Aunt Wang who also came back for dinner.
Aunt Li didn't say anything, but from her expression she thought Evelyn Qin had been cheated.
Evelyn Qin smiled and said, "But Aunt Wang, I bought these eggs at a state-owned store. The government is giving us subsidies, so they can't be scammers, right?"
"State-owned store?" Aunt Li raised her voice, "Does Yunshan City have a state-owned store?"
Evelyn Qin nodded. "I saw it in the city today. It should have just opened. The things inside are very affordable, but you have to bring your ID card and there are purchase limits. For example, you can buy two eggs for 10 cents, but you can only buy one egg per week with one ID card. They have special machines that can identify them, so they can't be faked."
When she checked out, the waitress asked for her ID, swiped it through a card machine, and explained that she would have to wait a week if she wanted to buy it again.
"Wanwan, you've been a great help. Come on! Fengshou, get out your dad and your sister's ID cards. Let's go buy them."
Compared to Evelyn Qin, Aunt Li is much more sensitive in this regard.
Although there are many privately-owned stores out there, the state-owned stores seem to be providing a safety net. But in fact, a large number of important materials are controlled by the government. Allowing state-owned stores to impose purchase restrictions is a kind of welfare for ordinary people.
Of course, it's not uncommon for people with connections to know about it in advance.
Whoever can grab it is the one with the ability.
Aunt Li didn't even bother to take care of the sweet potato rice simmering on the stove. She grabbed her ID card, called her family and ran to the city center.
Aunt Wang was not slower than her.
Many people who heard the news also rushed forward.
Nathaniel Qin subconsciously looked at Qin Huijun, who shook her head and said, "We don't have much money, so let's save some more."
Nathaniel Qin was a little disappointed. He had also experienced going to state-owned stores to purchase goods. Every time it was his turn, his family would have a big meal just like during Chinese New Year.
Evelyn Qin waved to him, "Come, have some egg soup, it's really delicious."
These words were not meant to please Nathaniel Qin. Maybe it was because of the special environment after the apocalypse or because this body had not been in contact with oil and water for a long time, but she felt that the egg soup was particularly fragrant. With such a small egg and three large bowls of water, it did not seem bland at all, but rather rich.
"Wow, sister, there are so many egg drops."
Nathaniel Qin immediately became happy, holding his bowl and smiling brightly.
Yes, egg soup is so magical. Although only one egg is used, it looks like many eggs are used.
Qin Huijun also took her bowl, took a sip, and couldn't help saying, "This egg soup is really delicious and fragrant. It's really worthy of being the eggs laid by the old hen."
Evelyn Qin was also surprised.
The fragments about natural food in the original owner's memory were very vague and distant, because her stepmother would not be kind enough to give her natural food. For the original owner, being able to eat artificial food instead of mineral nutrient solution was a good day worth remembering.
After eating this bowl of egg soup, she completely understood the difference between artificial food and natural food.
To put it in a miraculous way, after the egg soup entered her stomach, her dead internal organs seemed to come back to life, and the pain in her body, which had been aching all the time, was not as severe anymore. Most importantly, her weak earth-based ability, which had not made any progress in half a month, actually grew by a hair.
Natural food contains the essence of the earth, and she had never discovered it before!
After all, you still need to make money.
With money, she can buy natural food, which can nourish her body and her superpowers. When her superpowers become stronger, it will be easier for her to make money. This is a virtuous cycle.
A feeling of tiredness came over Evelyn Qin, and he forced himself to finish the sweet potato porridge before falling asleep on the bed.
Qin Huijun observed her pale face, and touched her head, palms, armpits and other parts. Seeing that she was not feverish, she breathed a sigh of relief and told Nathaniel Qin, "Your sister is very tired. Don't disturb her. Let her sleep more."
If you have money, you can buy medicine and nutritional supplements when you are sick. If you don’t have money, sleeping is the best way to recover.
When Evelyn Qin woke up again, the sky was already filled with sunset glow and Qin Huijun was packing up the tent.
The downside of a small place is that if you pile too many things on it, it will look messy.
"Mom, have you seen the toilet paper I bought?" Evelyn Qin blinked hard, and became much more sober. "Use that when your period comes. Don't use cloth. It's dirty and easy to get sick."
Qin Huijun nodded.
When her father was still alive, she also used sanitary napkins. Later, when she had no money, she used cloth. But at that time she could find clean wood ash, unlike now when people burn coal.
Evelyn Qin got out of bed, folded the quilt, and said, "I didn't find a job today."
"Don't worry, take your time." Qin Huijun was very stable and encouraged, "I can still do this land reclamation work for a while. Engineer Zhang told me that the land we reclaimed should be planted with a crop of 007 sweet potatoes first. This variety is not very picky about people. Recruitment will be from our batch. Looking at the work record, I am sure you can get the job. Your affinity with the wood element is also 22. If you can't find someone in the city, you can work on this farm with me."
Evelyn Qin didn't mind either, as it was always good to have an income.
She didn't mention the flower shop.
After leaving the shed, the neighbors were already having dinner. Aunt Li saw her come out and stuffed another roasted sweet potato into her hand. She said happily, "Thanks to your timely news, Wanwan, we caught the last batch. The eggs laid by this old hen are different. Although chicken eggs definitely taste better, we can't afford them. These eggs can also nourish the body."
She winked and hinted at the neighbor next door, "Like your Aunt Wang, she didn't do good deeds on weekdays, so she didn't buy it, and her face was so sour."
Evelyn Qin also laughed, feeling a little happy, and started to eat the sweet potatoes while peeling them.
Aunt Li continued, "I asked the staff when they would have chicks for sale, but she just laughed it off. But judging from her expression, it won't be long before chicks are available. I plan to buy a few and raise them to taste the meat. How about your family?"
Evelyn Qin was a little moved.
Nathaniel Qin whispered, "Mom, let's buy some chicks. I will definitely take good care of them."
Qin Huijun thought about the price of eggs and thought that if there were chicks, the price probably wouldn't be much higher, so she smiled and nodded.
Aunt Li slapped her thigh and said, "That's right. It's always cheaper to raise chickens at home than to buy them outside. It doesn't take much effort. You can just build a chicken coop with the scraps you picked up during the harvest. It's convenient and saves trouble."
He turned around and looked at Evelyn Qin again, "Wan Wan, aren't you looking for a job in the city? You are well-informed. If you have chicks to sell, don't hesitate. Order five for my family first. Both roosters and hens are fine. I will give you the money later. Fengshou is not good. You are also picking up garbage in the city, but you didn't know about the opening of the state-owned store. You are lucky."
Li Fengshou, who was sitting next to him, smiled embarrassedly, touched his head, and looked at Evelyn Qin again.
Evelyn Qin didn't notice it, but she finally understood why Aunt Li was so attentive. Thinking that the state-owned store was across from Xinxin Huayu, she agreed immediately, "Don't worry, Aunt Li, I will definitely buy it if I see it."
The next day, Qin Huijun gave Evelyn Qin another fifty cents, "We're almost out of sweet potatoes at home, bring some when you come back."
She went to the city as usual, and saw a group of people gathered around the flower shop from a distance.
"Lao Zhao, your potted plants are dying, just sell them to us at a low price!"
"The experts said it was hopeless. I thought it would be useless to try to save it. I might as well pick up the ones that were not dead and cook them into a dish."
"Yes, it is a natural plant after all, so it should taste good. I am willing to pay a higher price."
Evelyn Qinhao squeezed into the crowd with great difficulty and finally saw the appearance of the so-called natural plants.
It’s actually green radish!
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