The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

Upon arriving at the trading location, Li Kaixin first used his mind to bind the legs of the three hundred chickens, three hundred ducks, and one hundred rabbits in the secret realm before releasing them.

They then piled the more than 400 jin of eggs and duck eggs into a dozen bags, with each bag containing more than 20 jin.

In the blink of an eye, the open space was filled with the sounds of chickens, ducks, and rabbits.

Luckily, this place is remote, otherwise these noises would have attracted everyone.

Before long, the sound of heavy footsteps and cart wheels approached from afar, and a dozen carts were pushed to our side.

This time, the group split into two: Hu Laoliu led one group, and Ma Xiaohai led the other.

As soon as Hu Laoliu and Ma Xiaohai arrived, they could no longer hide their joy when they saw the chickens, ducks and rabbits all over the ground.

As if they had agreed beforehand, Ma Xiaohai stayed put.

Hu Laoliu quickly walked up to Li Kaixin, gave him a thumbs up, and said, "Brother Zhou, this is truly impressive!"

"Brother Hu, we're old acquaintances, let's skip the formalities and get straight to the price," Li Kaixin said, getting straight to the point.

Seeing this, Hu Laoliu glanced around again and, noticing the considerable number, tentatively asked, "How about... we charge by the piece this time?"

Then, he casually picked up a chicken, a duck, and weighed the rabbit in his hand, saying, "Five yuan for a chicken, three yuan for a duck, and four yuan for a rabbit. Is that alright?"

After saying that, he stared intently at Li Kaixin, as if afraid that he would refuse.

"Okay, we'll do it your way." Li Kaixin knew this was roughly the market price, so he readily agreed.

Hu Laoliu exclaimed excitedly, "Brother Zhou is a true friend!"

He then noticed the dozen or so bags behind Li Kaixin, pointed at them, and asked in confusion, "Brother Zhou, what are these?"

"Oh, I forgot to mention, I also have some chicken eggs and duck eggs that I'd like to sell together."

Li Kaixin pointed behind him and said, "They're all here."

"Alright, Brother Zhou, let's collect them together, but the eggs will be priced at 80 cents per pound."

Hu Laoliu was surprised by this unexpected joy. He immediately turned to Ma Xiaohai and nodded. The two then instructed their underlings to count the number of items and weigh them.

While waiting for the tickets to be counted and weighed, Hu Laoliu took off the cloth bag he was carrying: "Brother Zhou, the tickets are all here. Pick whatever you need."

As he spoke, he handed the bag to Li Kaixin.

Without hesitation, Li Kaixin took the bag and pulled out all the tickets and certificates from it.

Looking at the stack of tickets in his hand, he immediately understood where Hu Laoliu's confidence came from; this time, he had bought more tickets than all the others combined.

There was also a new type of ticket: more than twenty cotton tickets per kilogram.

Li Kaixin glanced through the list and said directly, "Brother Hu Liu, give me a total price. I'll take it all."

"Three hundred and thirty-four yuan!" Old Hu replied almost immediately.

Li Kaixin said with slight surprise, "You're quick with the math."

Hu Laoliu chuckled twice, his tone familiar: "I've done business with Brother Zhou several times, and every time the tickets were sold out. I had everything planned before I came here."

He then pointed to the cloth bag: "This bag is for you too, it's perfect for carrying tickets."

Li Kaixin thought about it and realized it was true, so she didn't refuse and casually slung the bag over her shoulder.

At this time, the younger brother also finished counting, and the number was the same as what Li Kaixin said.

Hu Laoliu deftly counted out more than 2,800 yuan and handed it to Li Kaixin.

After the transaction was completed, Hu Laoliu first told his underlings and Ma Xiaohai's group to leave, while he stayed behind.

He wouldn't pass this big client on to someone else, even if that person was his former underling.

Ma Xiaohai wanted to join in, but remembering how Li Kaixin hadn't been very willing to talk to him before, he ultimately didn't go over.

Li Kaixin understood Hu Laoliu's plan and did not refuse. He just watched the group of people walk away and pondered silently for a while.

After everyone had left, Hu Laoliu rubbed his hands together and spoke first: "Brother Zhou, how about... I show you around my new place?"

Li Kaixin nodded in agreement, then added, "Brother Hu Liu, there are more people here today. Let's find another place for the next transaction!"

"Sure! Next time you come, just point me to a place."

Hu Laoliu answered readily; in fact, he had the same idea, which would be a good opportunity to find a place that Ma Xiaohai couldn't reach.

After saying that, the two walked one after the other toward the new black market.

Upon arriving at the black market, the two people at the entrance recognized the two figures and did not stop them.

Upon entering, Li Kaixin immediately realized that this event was much larger than the previous one.

Many stall owners along the way nodded and greeted Hu Laoliu. Li Kaixin guessed that most of these people were his subordinates.

Hu Laoliu led Li Kaixin to a corner stall, stopped, whispered a few words to the person behind the stall, and then the person got up and left.

Then he turned around and said, "Brother Zhou, this is where I usually set up my stall. If you need to make a transaction next time, just come here to find me."

"Okay, Brother Hu Liu."

Li Kaixin agreed, but couldn't suppress the question that had been lingering in her mind for a long time: "Brother Hu Liu, you're already managing a venue, why are you setting up a stall yourself?"

Li Kaixin had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but she hadn't found a suitable opportunity before.

Hu Laoliu didn't expect Li Kaixin to suddenly ask about this, so he leaned closer and lowered his voice, saying, "The main thing is that these ration coupons are too convenient. I don't feel at ease leaving them to be sold by subordinates."

"I'll only feel at ease if we handle this deal ourselves."

Upon hearing this, Li Kaixin suddenly understood.

After that, Li Kaixin left the black market without talking much with Hu Laoliu.

On his way home, his steps were much lighter.

Thinking to himself: I've finally sold off all the chickens, ducks, and rabbits in the space, along with the eggs.

Without this portion of food-eating creatures, the daily consumption of food in the space will decrease by one or two thousand catties.

......

The next morning, the transport station was bustling with activity. Li Kaixin waited by the truck for Zhou Zhiming to arrive.

Just as everyone had almost arrived, Zhou Zhiming appeared at the entrance of the transportation station.

Li Kaixin was surprised by what Zhou Zhiming had brought, and instead of standing still, she quickly stepped forward and helped Zhou Zhiming carry some of it.

As soon as his hand loosened, Zhou Zhiming looked up and saw that it was his master. He quickly thanked him.

"What are all these things you brought? Why are there so many?" Li Kaixin asked in surprise.

Zhou Zhiming gave a slightly embarrassed smile and explained, "Master, didn't you tell me to prepare well? I brought some..."

After hearing this, Li Kaixin helplessly rubbed his forehead.

This apprentice of mine has probably brought along everyone he can from his family.

There was no time to wait, so I didn't want him to take it back and just helped him load it into the car.

As soon as Director Xie arrived, a series of familiar procedures began: receiving guns, receiving subsidies, explaining the tasks, and safety precautions.

Li Kaixin was no longer greatly affected by this.

But for Zhou Zhiming, who was experiencing this for the first time, it was very exciting. He kept turning to Li Kaixin and asking her all sorts of questions.

Before setting off, Director Xie once again called Li Kaixin aside and slipped him two hundred yuan.

Finally, with Station Chief Zhao's order, the convoy slowly drove out of the transport station and headed towards Haicheng.