Travel through famine years and awaken a post-apocalyptic survival system.

I rode my bike out and headed home.

I can even take a nap later!

"Huh~"

As Zhao Qingsong passed by the vegetable market, he blinked.

Good guy!

鸡！

鸭！

many!

There were quite a few chickens and ducks on a truck, and people were unloading them and sending them inside!

Damn, this is all from experience!

I found a place to store the car and quietly walked over.

It was past four in the morning, and there were hardly any people at the market.

But it was quite lively inside.

Seeing someone smoking there, Zhao Qingsong walked over with a smile.

"Master, are you about to release the chickens? There seem to be quite a few here!"

He smiled and offered her a cigarette.

The other person, assuming he was from the market, smiled and accepted the coupon, saying, "Yes! It's almost New Year's Day! Everyone gets a meat coupon, so we need to get rid of these chickens and ducks in advance."

Zhao Qingsong suddenly realized.

Yes, it's almost New Year's Day. Meat supplies usually start about two weeks before the holiday. It hasn't arrived yet, but it'll be a few days from now.

One meat coupon, not one pound.

Based on the previous distribution, it should be 1 sheet for 1 tael.

Nowadays, having meat coupons doesn't guarantee you can buy pork; most options are chicken, duck, and fish. If you're lucky, you might get chicken or duck, but if you're unlucky, you can only buy fish.

Pork is something you can only buy if you have connections.

Or you can queue up at the market in the early morning, and if they release pork, you can buy some.

Previously, no tickets were required, and chickens and ducks were sold with bones on.

Now, to replace pork, only meat can be sold, so it is necessary to slaughter the animals in advance and extract the meat.

"Damn it, this is a great opportunity for him to gain experience! I don't need any money, I'll just come and help, okay?"

Zhao Qingsong's eyes lit up.

"You're busy! I'll go check out the market."

After saying hello, I headed into the market.

Most of the market was dark, except for the chicken and duck stalls where people were busy.

Kill the chicken, remove its feathers, and debone it.

The bones will be sent to hospitals or government agency canteens to make soup.

There were quite a few people inside.

"Oh dear, some are dying of drought while others are drowning in floods. They hadn't had any rain for months, and now this much is happening—it's exhausting!"

"Exactly! It would have been so much better before, we could buy them, kill them ourselves, and keep some of the chicken blood. Now we have to do it all ourselves."

The salesperson was there complaining.

Zhao Qingsong watched as one of them was plucking chicken feathers, and walked over with a smile.

"Big sister, do you need any help?"

The other person looked him up and down, then said irritably, "Buying meat? Wait a minute."

"I'm not buying, I just want to help!"

"help?"

Seeing the other person's suspicious expression, Zhao Qingsong said pitifully, "Big sister, I'll help you kill a chicken. Could you give me some chicken blood later? Not too much, my dad isn't in good health, and my family is poor."

Looking at his pitiful appearance, the old woman sighed, "Child, life is hard these days. As for this chicken blood... I can't make that decision for you. If the director finds out, I'll get scolded."

"I know, I'll help you by killing a chicken! Is that alright? I think you're all too busy!"

The other party hesitated for a moment.

He called out to an older woman next to him, "Sister Jiang, could you ask this kid to give me some chicken blood?"

Sister Jiang is clearly in charge.

I was listening to it just now too.

Hearing this, he hesitated for a moment before agreeing: "Okay, let him help, but don't give him too much."

"It's okay, I don't need more!"

After Zhao Qingsong finished speaking, he squeezed into the gap.

Grab one chicken wing and cross it to prevent it from flapping its wings later, then pinch the chicken's feet and head.

拔毛

He picked up the knife next to him and slashed it down.

Below, in a plastic basin, there was a pile of chicken blood, with chicken feathers and even a small amount of chicken droppings floating on top.

If you kill a chicken, you can't loosen it immediately, otherwise it might get up and run away.

It seemed to stop moving, so I simply tossed it onto the ground not far away.

Seeing his movements, the older woman laughed and said, "Young man, not bad, quite skillful!"

"Hehe, I've killed chickens at home before!"

Zhao Qingsong smiled, watched the group kill the chicken, thought for a moment and said, "Big sister, you're killing the chicken too slowly like this. You hold the chicken and I'll pluck the feathers. That way it'll be faster."

Try your best to give yourself the opportunity to kill the chicken.

"Oh? We're not slow at all!"

The older woman smiled.

"Really, trust me and give it a try!"

She handed him the chicken, saying, "Auntie, catch it, I'll kill it right away."

After saying that, he saw that another person had just caught the chicken, so he went over.

"Everyone, I'll kill this one!"

Before the other party could react, he plucked its feathers and slashed it with a knife.

"Oh, you silly child, I'm not ready yet!"

Zhao Qingsong chuckled: "You keep a close eye on things, I'll come and kill them, it'll be quick."

Seeing this, the woman realized it was indeed very quick, and agreed: "Okay! We'll catch them, you kill them! Make the cuts deep!"

They were happy to have someone come and do the work.

All you need to do is keep the chickens busy.

On the contrary, Zhao Qingsong would kill one and immediately switch to another, and he had to bend over to kill them, which was the most tiring thing for him.

Seeing this, the others were naturally happy to ask him for help.

It takes less than half a minute to kill a chicken.

The six men were only responsible for arresting, while he was only responsible for killing.

We can even chat casually when we have time.

"Hey young man, where are you from?"

"Who else is in the family?"

If you didn't know better, you'd think I was introducing him to a potential partner!

Zhao Qingsong smiled and made excuses while listening to the system notifications, not having time to open the treasure chest.

Time passed little by little.

The market is starting to get busier; people are coming to buy vegetables.

Eight o'clock!

After nearly four hours of work, Zhao Qingsong finally finished his slaughtering task for the day.

I rubbed my aching lower back!

He hasn't stopped for the past few hours.

514.

Including the 12 I bought on the black market before, I killed a total of 526.

In later missions, each treasure chest increases the kill count by 10.

His task count has now been updated to 100, but he still needs 14 more.

I've also accumulated 8 treasure chests.

"Young man, you must be exhausted. You're too honest, I told you to rest but you won't."

The older woman looked at him, feeling a little embarrassed.

Zhao Qingsong laughed nonchalantly, "It's alright! Is there any more?"

"That's all, that's all. This is all the work we do in a day, and we finished it in just a few hours."

After saying that, he took out three pieces of cooked chicken blood: "Here are three for you, that's a pound and a half. Don't worry, they're clean, I saved them on purpose."

I guess they were embarrassed and gave me a little too much.

Zhao Qingsong accepted it and said politely, "Sister Li, thank you. Is there any more for tomorrow? If so, I'll come over again first thing tomorrow morning."

"Those who live near the mountains live off the mountains." This kind of free chicken blood, which doesn't require tickets, means that the person who slaughters the chicken will definitely keep some for themselves to eat.

This is clean.

Sister Li smiled and shook her head: "No, it'll be a few more days, and we don't know when it will come."

Zhao Qingsong was somewhat disappointed, but considering that he had acquired quite a lot this time, he estimated that the mission evaluation wouldn't be too low.

Moreover, having found a way, we can build good relationships with the people here in the future.

There's no worry about not having enough animals to kill.

Coming back to her senses, she smiled and said, "Alright, Sister Li, I'll be going now!"

"Alright, go ahead!"

He waved with a smile.

After they left, the group laughed and said, "It's good to be young. You've been bending over and killing for so long and you're still fine. If it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to straighten up."

"That's right! Which girl will be so lucky from now on?"

Since they were all middle-aged women, they naturally started telling dirty jokes.

……

Meanwhile, Zhao Qingsong was hiding in a corner of an alley, opening a treasure chest!