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

"Phew! Even if I can't go to the purchasing department, the security department will do!"

After coming out, Zhao Qingsong breathed a sigh of relief.

He was genuinely afraid that these people were too principled.

In the past, this amount of food would not have caught the attention of the section chief, but the situation is different now, as pork supply has been cut off for nearly two years.

They're all short of money.

To put it bluntly, even though the other party is the head of the personnel department, their food may not be as good as that of the cafeteria staff.

People who live near the mountains live off the mountains!

He stretched and decided to go back first.

He's going to inquire around the neighborhood to see if there are any houses for sale; if there are, that would be ideal.

We'll install the shelter in the newly purchased room.

"Ouch, it's so cold!"

He rubbed his hands together, put on his worn-out gloves, and left the building.

Upon arriving at the factory, he saw Zhao Tiezhu still at the gate. He quietly pulled his hat down tightly and wrapped his scarf around his face.

There are many people in the steel plant, and quite a few come and go.

Zhao Tiezhu was in a hurry and didn't pay attention to the pedestrians. He also didn't expect that Zhao Qingsong had already quietly gone in with the things.

……

Zhao Qingsong left the steel plant gate.

He glanced at Zhao Tiezhu, then ignored him and left for the nearby residential area.

Not having money in hand is inconvenient.

I was planning to buy cigarettes to give away, but I don't have the money, which is a real problem.

He sighed and prepared to inquire about the black market.

While prices are high now, let's sell some items to get some money to buy a house. Anyway, we'll definitely get more supplies after completing the mission.

Or, if a suitable one is found, sell a can of pork first.

I'm panicking because I don't have any money!

I wandered around for a while, but couldn't find a suitable target.

They strolled over to a supply and marketing cooperative and stopped. The steel plant area was quite large, and there was more than one supply and marketing cooperative, so they weren't worried about being seen by Zhao Qingshan.

You should be able to find your target here.

Just come out when the time comes.

With that in mind, he went straight inside.

There were quite a few people buying things inside.

Zhao Qingsong pretended to look at things, but his eyes were actually glancing at the customers who were buying things, especially well-dressed and young women, who were willing to spend money for their children.

"Huh!"

Just as he pretended to look at the bicycle and touched it, the system gave him another notification.

The sound of the fusion radar.

"Wow, bicycles work too? If this is linked to a bicycle, riding a bike will be like having a radar installed?"

"It doesn't seem to be of much use!"

He shook his head and reluctantly let go.

Continue strolling around the store.

Upon reaching the counter, I instinctively picked up a palm-sized tin toy car to examine it.

"I don't even know if my little sister likes this thing."

Ready to put it down.

Sudden.

The system prompted again.

Zhao Qingsong's eyes widened.

[Ding, one vehicle detected. Radar system mold available for fusion. Fuse or load?]

Holy crap~~

Zhao Qingsong subconsciously looked at the palm-sized toy car in his hand.

Is this even considered a vehicle?

Okay, toy cars count as cars too!

He was thinking to himself, bicycles are too big to carry around, so if they were combined with this toy car, wouldn't it be like the car itself is a mobile radar?

I suddenly felt a little itchy!

"How much is this toy car, ma'am?"

I asked the salesperson a question.

"8 cents!"

Zhao Qingsong nodded slightly.

80 cents isn't expensive, but the problem is he can't even afford 80 cents right now.

After a moment's hesitation, I looked at a woman who had just left; she appeared to be in her thirties.

It's mainly the clothes she's wearing.

Wool coat!

Wool coats have existed for a long time, but they are expensive. Ordinary cloth costs 30 or 40 cents per foot, while wool coats start at 1.2 yuan, and expensive gabardine coats cost as much as 5 yuan per foot.

People who can afford to wear these clothes must be wealthy.

Thinking of this, he followed them outside.

After walking for a while, he quickly stepped forward and called out, "Big Sister!"

The woman turned around in confusion at the sound of the voice, and stopped when she saw the other person staring at her. "You... called me?"

Zhao Qingsong smiled and nodded.

"Yes, eldest sister!"

Upon closer inspection, Zhao Qingsong hesitated; this woman seemed unusual!

Could it be a relative of a factory leader?

The woman looked at him with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong?"

"Oh, it's like this, I have a can of meat, I don't know if you want it. I have a can of meat at home, but I can't bear to eat it, so I want to sell it for some money."

As he spoke, he took out a can of meat.

The woman's eyes lit up when she saw the canned meat: "You can even get your hands on this? How heavy is it? What kind of meat is it?"

Zhao Qingsong only knows about canned meat, but he's never opened one and eaten it!

The only answer I could get was, "This is a can of pork, one can weighs one pound."

"How much money do you want?"

"How about 10 yuan?"

"This is way too expensive!" the woman complained.

Zhao Qingsong noticed that although the other party complained, they didn't even frown, so he knew they were just haggling.

"This is cooked canned meat. You know the current market price. On the black market, pork is sold by weight, one yuan per ounce, and you might not even be able to buy it. This is cooked. Half a pound of canned pork at the supply and marketing cooperative costs one yuan and fifty cents. This pound of mine is worth at least three yuan! It's not outrageously expensive!"

If my family weren't short of money, I really wouldn't have been willing to sell it.

Hearing this, the woman looked him up and down and laughed, "Young man, you've got a good tongue! Open it and let me see. If there are no problems, I'll take it."

"Wow, what a tycoon!"

Zhao Qingsong was secretly pleased and quickly agreed: "Okay, I'll open it for you to see."

He looked around and then ripped the can of meat open.

The braised pork inside was revealed.

Pork belly!

Because of the cold weather, a layer of white lard had condensed on it.

"Sister, take a look."

The woman took it, her eyes brightening even more. She picked it up, smelled it, and weighed it in her hand.

Finally, he looked up and said, "Okay, I'll take it."

He put the items directly into his basket.

Even their baskets are different from everyone else's.

Plastic woven flower basket.

He then took out a 10-yuan note and handed it to him, but just as Zhao Qingsong was about to take it, he pulled it back.

This action made Zhao Qingsong's heart skip a beat.

Are you going to try and renege on your promise?

In broad daylight, I didn't dare to do anything to the other person.

However, the woman took the money back and simply asked, "I just want to ask, where did you get this canned food? Don't lie to me. Your clothes and skin indicate that you're not from the city; you must be from the countryside. Rural areas shouldn't have the resources to get this kind of thing."

"Of course, I didn't mean anything by it. If you have any more of these, I'll take them all."

After saying that, she just stared at him.

Zhao Qingsong looked conflicted.

I never expected to encounter such a master on my first sales attempt; this woman is incredibly clever.

Damn it, could it be the police station?!

Fortunately, his scarf covered his face, so his appearance was not visible.

"this……"

Zhao Qingsong hesitated for a moment, but still said, "We're really out of things. This is the only jar left. If my relative can get some next time, we'll talk about it again."

The woman just stared straight at him.

It made him feel uneasy.

Finally, she handed him the money, saying, "Okay, then remember my address. It's dangerous for you to sell on the black market. Remember to sell to me next time. I have no other ill intentions; I just want to supplement my child's and husband's diet."

I gave them the address.

Zhao Qingsong silently memorized the address.

Steel factory staff quarters!

The woman didn't say anything, turned around and left.

Zhao Qingsong watched the other person walk away before quietly returning home.

Now you need tickets for many things, so you can't buy too many things.

"Hey lady, give me one of these toy cars, three packs of Pegasus cigarettes, a box of matches, and a hair tie."

The cigarettes are divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D.

Grade D doesn't require tickets, and you can only buy three packs at a time.

The salesman tapped the abacus beads for a while, then said, "A car is 80 cents, a pack of cigarettes is 22 cents, matches are 2 cents, and hair ties are 2 cents, totaling 1.5 yuan."

Zhao Qingsong gave him the money.

The other party took the money, counted it, and then handed the items to him.

Zhao Qingsong took the change, picked up his things, and left.

Here, anything related to food requires a ticket, so there's not much to buy. And for things that don't require a ticket, there's no rush to use them.

After coming out, I hurriedly looked for a secluded place.

He took out the toy car.

Filled with anticipation, I silently chanted in my heart, "Merge with me!"