Before leaving get off work, Boss Zhao was both nervous and pleasantly surprised. "Xiao Qin, take a look at this green radish. Is its vitality stronger now? Look at this leaf. Is it not so yellow? And this one, this one..."
How could Evelyn Qin have such a keen eye? He said honestly, "I can't tell, but it's a good thing that the new leaves haven't turned yellow."
This reminded Boss Zhao, and he said happily, "You are right. If the green radish does not deteriorate further, they will definitely survive this disaster and adapt to the current environment!"
Natural plants are also cultivated in laboratories. When they grow to a certain size, they are not so easy to die, so they are migrated out. Of course, the external environment is not as precise as that in the laboratory, so migration is also jokingly called "surviving the tribulation". Only after surviving this tribulation can they take root and truly begin to reproduce.
Otherwise, it will always be just a "delicate flower" that cannot leave the experimental environment and will have little effect on humans.
"Boss, I'm leaving." On the first day of work, Evelyn Qin brought a bag. The bag was sewn by Qin Huijun. There was nothing in it, and it was empty when Evelyn Qin carried it back.
"Wait a minute!" Boss Zhao called her over and took out two dollars from his pocket. "You've taken good care of the green radish. They are expected to recover. I'll give you this bonus in advance. I'll refund you the rest of the money later. Use it to buy some delicious food to replenish your body. You look as thin as a skeleton. I don't want the people in the marketing department to think that I'm mistreating my employees."
Evelyn Qin looked at him in surprise and said gratefully, "Thank you, boss."
"No need to thank me, you deserve it." Boss Zhao waved his hand impatiently and said angrily, "Go to work on time tomorrow and don't be late. If you are late, I will deduct your salary."
"It's my duty." Evelyn Qin began to understand why there is a saying that goes "sharp tongue but soft heart". She took the banknote and went to the state-owned store.
Unlike Xinxin Huayu, which didn't reach the exaggerated level of "closed for three years and enjoyed three years of gluttony after opening", it did get off work early. There were not many people in the state-owned store at this moment. Evelyn Qin asked the waiter if they had any baby chickens for sale. The waiter shook his head but enthusiastically took Evelyn Qin to an area where chickens were sold. Probably considering the consumption level in Yunshan City, they didn't sell whole chickens, but divided them into chicken legs, chicken wings, chicken feet, etc.
"Look at the healthy color and firm muscles. They are not loose at all. These chickens are not raised in cages. They are free-range chickens. Once you have eaten the eggs, you will know how delicious these chickens are."
Evelyn Qin thought of the two bowls of egg soup and nodded.
Holding the two dollars in her hand, she finally asked, "How much is the chicken rack?"
"Chicken racks are cheap, only fifty cents a piece. Take them home and stew them. Chicken soup is very nutritious for the body." The waiter looked at her physique and didn't say how delicious it was.
Evelyn Qin felt a little pain considering their family's situation. She didn't have to eat lunch at home, and the fifty-cent sweet potato was enough for their family to eat for three days, but she bought it in the end.
In this situation, saving money alone is not enough.
Thinking of the Junjun flour that Nathaniel Qin mentioned, Evelyn Qin left the state-owned store, found a store selling flour, and bought a pound of it. Without an iron pan, he couldn't make pancakes, but he could make dumpling soup.
Finally, sweet potatoes.
007 Sweet potatoes are cheap and filling, but they can only sustain basic human survival. To say that they are nutritious is a joke. Evelyn Qin picked up a small half of the Luzon sweet potatoes and spent all the two dollars.
I weighed the bag and found it was enough to last for five or six days.
Now she still had the six cents given by Qin Huijun. Evelyn Qin put it away and didn't spend the money. Not only that, she had to find a way to save more, otherwise if the state-owned store had chicks, she would have no money to buy them.
The flour and chicken racks were put into the bag, and the bag of sweet potatoes could only be carried. It was not too heavy, only about 7 or 8 kilograms, but Evelyn Qin walked and stopped frequently, sweating profusely and his eyes went dark from time to time. This body was still too weak. It was fine for just walking, but as soon as he lifted the heavy object, he instantly realized what it meant to be unimportant when carrying a long distance.
But she was not panicked. She just thought calmly in her heart that she had overestimated her physical strength and would buy less next time.
There were more and more pedestrians on the road, but Evelyn Qin was not as relaxed as before. He kept looking around, and felt relieved when he saw more people in uniform on the road.
Suddenly, there were footsteps approaching. Evelyn Qin tilted her head alertly. It was a patrolman who came over. He was tall and thin. "Where is your home, little girl? Why did you come to buy things alone?"
Evelyn Qin said, "My family lives in a shantytown, and my mother is too busy reclaiming land to take care of it."
The man reached out and picked up the bag of sweet potatoes. "Come on, I'll take you home. Don't buy so many next time. With your body, you won't even have time to cry out if you get robbed."
Evelyn Qin was stunned for a moment, not because he was surprised that it was robbed, but because of the other party's actions.
"Hurry up and catch up. It's getting late. I'll take you back because I have to continue patrolling." Seeing that she didn't move, the man turned around and shouted.
Evelyn Qin wanted to ask why he had to send her off if he was going on patrol, but she opened her mouth and said nothing, and just followed silently.
In the early stage of the apocalypse, she had helped others and had been helped by others. In the middle stage of the apocalypse, people were full of distrust among each other. There was no help, only vigilance. In the late stage of the apocalypse, she rarely saw her own kind. She was busy storing food and killing zombies every day. Even if she occasionally ran into people, she would not choose to step forward and exchange supplies with them.
She made herself an isolated island.
Although he told Evelyn Qin to hurry up, the man did not urge her. Instead, he walked very slowly, taking care of her physical strength.
It was not until they reached the edge of the city and saw a large group of tents in the distance that the man stopped, handed her the bag of sweet potatoes, and said, "Go back."
Evelyn Qin said, "Thank you, police officer."
"Yeah." The man grinned, "Be careful."
Evelyn Qin picked up the bag and went home. When she reached the fifth row of tents, she couldn't help but look back and found the man standing there looking at her back. When he saw her turn around, he waved at her. Evelyn Qin turned a corner and walked inside and he disappeared.
She was inexplicably in a good mood.
When they got home, Nathaniel Qin was watching the stove outside. He looked up from time to time and saw Evelyn Qin carrying a large bag of things. He immediately came over and said, "Sister, let me help you get it."
Evelyn Qin didn't try to show off, because Nathaniel Qin's physical strength was actually better than hers.
Weighing the bag, he subconsciously said, "Sister, you bought a lot of sweet potatoes."
Evelyn Qin said, "The boss is very nice. I have already passed the probation period, so he gave me an advance on my salary."
She patted her messenger bag. "There are some goodies in there."
Nathaniel Qin's eyes lit up, "Could it be eggs again?"
Evelyn Qin laughed, "You can only buy eggs once every seven days, have you forgotten?"
"Oh." Nathaniel Qin said a little aggrievedly, "I don't have an ID card."
"You are still young, and it is not time for you to apply for an ID card. You like eating eggs, so I will use your mother's ID card to buy two tomorrow." Evelyn Qin touched his head.
Nathaniel Qin suddenly became happy, but he was a little worried because of something he thought of. "Sister, is your salary enough?"
"It's enough." Evelyn Qin didn't say much, just said, "Our family of three has lost a lot of money. We need to take good care of them, so we won't save money."
Nathaniel Qin moved the sweet potato bag into the tent. Qin Huijun was sorting things inside. Evelyn Qin also walked in, took out the chicken rack and flour from the bag, and whispered, "Mom, let's stew chicken soup tonight, and add a little water to make dumpling soup tomorrow."
In fact, braised chicken racks are delicious, but don’t even think about braised chicken now.
The country is committed to restoring production and ensuring that no one starves to death. The current artificial food varieties are very simple, mostly staple food and oil, and there are not even many vegetables, not to mention spices. Chili peppers are enough.
It’s a good idea to use chicken bones to make chicken soup to fill your stomach.
Qin Huijun was surprised and asked, "Where did you get so much money?"
Before Evelyn Qin could answer, Nathaniel Qin answered, "Sister's boss paid her salary in advance!"
Qin Huijun hesitated to speak.
Evelyn Qin knew what she was thinking, "Mom, I almost fainted on the road today, and a policeman brought me back. Chicken racks are not expensive, and it is better to use them to replenish the body now than to take medicine in the future."
Qin Huijun said nothing more.
Compared to a fifty-cent chicken rack, the medicine Evelyn Qin drank was a sky-high price.
Nathaniel Qin immediately laughed happily, "Wow, we have chicken soup at home."
Qin Huijun also smiled. She knew that it was not good for her to be frugal, but the scene of her daughter lying on the hospital bed with a weak breath and the doctor giving her a critical illness notice really scared her.
Because of her savings, she was able to buy medicine and save her daughter.
Whether it is reclaiming wasteland or entering a farm in the future, it can only ensure that the family will not starve but cannot save any money. Qin Huijun is still thinking of setting up a stall to do food business.
The recipe for pancakes was sold to someone else, so she had to figure out another one.
Although they didn't get to drink chicken soup that night, the family was looking forward to it and ignored the stuffy environment and went to bed early.
The stove was moved into the tent, and the valve controlling the temperature was left with only a small opening. The chicken rack was cooked little by little, and a little oil and water were squeezed out. Even so, the aroma of chicken soup filled the entire tent, and the whole family had a sweet dream. When Nathaniel Qin woke up, he couldn't help smacking his lips, "Mom and sister, I had a dream last night that our family had a full chicken feast. There was such a big table, and there were many plates of chicken, all meat. It smelled so good, I didn't want to wake up."
Evelyn Qin didn't expect it to smell so good. He took a deep breath and said, "Hurry up, go wash up. Let's drink a bowl of chicken soup to moisten our lungs first."
Nathaniel Qin screamed happily and rushed out first.
When the tent was opened, the aroma wafted out. Aunt Li couldn't help but ask, "Wanwan, what did your family do? It smells so good!"
Evelyn Qin said, "I bought a chicken rack at the state-owned store yesterday."
"How much?" Aunt Li was obviously tempted.
"50 cents."
"I'll go buy one now before I go to work. These days of land reclamation are really hard." Aunt Li gritted her teeth and went into the tent to get her ID card.
Aunt Wang next to her sneered, "What's so good about chicken racks? They're just bones. If you want to buy chicken, just buy chicken legs. They're greasy and full of meat."
Evelyn Qin didn't like her, and said with a fake smile, "Aunt Wang, your family has sister Qiu'er making money, and sister Xia'er giving them subsidies. When are you going to buy a whole chicken to stew for them? I think sister Qiu'er is not much fatter than me, and I am still sick."
She shook her head reluctantly.
Aunt Wang heard that she was clearly mocking her for being harsh on her daughter, and she immediately became furious, "You are such a sharp-tongued little girl, be careful you won't be able to get married!"
Aunt Li took out her ID card and retorted after hearing this, "Is there a problem with this? When your family has something delicious, don't you take advantage of Qiu'er and Xia'er when they are not around? Girls should not be too soft, otherwise they will either be abused by their parents or bullied to death by their husbands!"
Qin Huijun also said, "My wife is doing well. She has found a job in the city. You don't need to worry about whether she can get married or not."
Aunt Li looked over in surprise, "Didn't you say it was a probation period?"
"It's approved. The boss is a nice guy and even gave Wanwan an advance of two dollars." Qin Huijun said in a rare proud tone.
Aunt Li was in a weird mood. Their wages were paid on a daily basis in the shanty towns. If they were paid on a monthly basis, many people would only be able to eat mineral nutrient solution. However, this was not the case in the shops in the city.
What kind of boss is so generous to advance two dollars right away? This salary must be quite high.
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