Crossover Anime: Randomly Setting Up a Stall with Binchotan Charcoal

Looking down the gun barrel, there were two cute girls, one blonde and one black, both wearing helmets and green coats.

The two pretty girls looked like students participating in military training, but the metallic sheen of the gun barrel and even the slight smell of gunpowder told Xia Tian that this was definitely a real gun.

An ordinary person would have panicked at the sight of this, but Xia Tian remained calm and composed. He simply pulled Xiao Binchangtan behind him.

His elemental body was impervious to Armstrong's boomerang cannons; a small rifle was no problem for him.

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"My friends, don't get excited. Your brains have already received the job offer message. I'm the employer who's hiring," Xia Tian asked again.

"Are you the boss?"

The blonde girl looked completely bewildered, but the way she held the gun still revealed a high level of vigilance.

The black-haired girl and the blonde girl exchanged a glance, then asked curiously, "Where is this place? And what's this 'hiring an assistant' thing?"

“This is my home. I’m a food vendor with two assistants,” Xia Tian said seriously. “Now can you put the gun down? You’re making me feel… disrespected.”

"A food vendor?? How can someone be so stupid?" The blonde girl was stunned, looking at her companion with puzzled eyes.

"If I work for you, will you really provide three meals a day, with rice every single time so I can be full?"

After processing the information in her mind, the black-haired girl, Xiaoqian, looked at Xia Tian with a mixture of confusion, joy, and hope. The combination of these complex emotions made her seem rather clueless.

"..." Xia Tian could only repeat helplessly, "Yes, my employees are all provided with three meals a day."

The two girls stared at each other in shock. At the black-haired girl's signal, the blonde girl lowered her gun.

Looking at Xia Tian with curiosity, the black-haired girl greeted her, "Hello, my name is Chito, and this is my companion, Yuri."

"Chito and Yuri, huh?" Xia Tian was taken aback. No wonder their outfits looked familiar; it turned out to be you two with your round faces.

These two must be the last two pitiful people left in the post-apocalyptic world of "Girls' Last Tour".

They are two girls whose stories evoke sadness.

Knowing who the other party was, Xia Tian let go of the slight resentment of being robbed. In that kind of world, everyone has a sense of caution.

He smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. It's fate that we met. It's lunchtime now, why don't we eat and chat at the same time?"

"...Xiao Qian, his smile is so beautiful." Xiao You was stunned by Xia Tian's smile; it was a warm expression she had never seen before.

Xiaoqian was also slightly lost in thought, and after a moment of silence, her expression suddenly became embarrassed: "Boss, what I've learned tells me that eating costs money, right? We don't have any money."

"Yes, it costs money. This meal is on me. If you feel bad, you can trade your guns for it." Xia Tian smiled, walked to the refrigerator, and opened the crisper drawer. "What do you want to eat? Choose whatever you like."

"There really is food, Qian, I saw fish..." Xiao You was shocked, then swallowed hard, her eyes shining.

"And vegetables too." Even the usually calm Xiaoqian was excited at this moment, and she even wondered if she had entered paradise.

After all, plants could no longer grow in their city; she didn't see a single blade of grass, let alone vegetables.

"Don't be shy, help yourself to whatever you want to eat. The fried rice equipment in the kitchen is occupied, so let's have a simple hot pot for lunch."

You really can trade a gun that you can find anywhere for food.

There's still plenty of food, including fish, vegetables, and something called tofu!

Xiaoqian was shocked!

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After staring blankly for a long time, facing two unlucky kids who didn't recognize any of the dishes, Xia Tian finally helped them choose.

The tripe was dipped up and down in the hot pot.

The aroma! The color and flavor! The hot, delicious taste, the numbing sensation... the enticing aroma wafts through the air.

"Ok?"

Smelling the fragrance she had never smelled before, Xiao You instinctively swallowed, her heart pounding with anticipation.

"Can we eat now?" Xiaoqian was also eagerly waiting. She appeared reserved, but her body unconsciously leaned forward, and her little nose twitched almost imperceptibly.

What is this fragrance? Is this the aroma of food? It's heated over a fire, yet it smells so much better than that dead fish I found last time.

It smells so good, it must taste amazing.

"Okay, but be careful, it's very hot."

With the final up and down motion, Xia Tian picked up the tripe.

"It's okay, I'm not afraid of getting burned!" Xiao You swallowed hard, her chopsticks gliding gracefully through the air as she quickly picked up a piece of scalding hot tripe and stuffed it into her mouth without even blowing on it.

"Waaaaah... It's so hot..."

"Snoring...gurgling..."

Summer found it funny that the girl sitting opposite her, her eyes red from the heat, refused to spit out what was in her mouth, just like when she was a child and took a big bite of an ice pop, her head aching from the cold, but she couldn't bear to spit it out.

"tasty!!"

After finally managing to chew, she swallowed it in a few bites and then couldn't wait to eat the tripe, mimicking Xia Tian's movements as she moved it up and down.

Xiaoqian always calls her silly, but when it comes to food, her learning ability is off the charts.

“Hot, hot, hot…”

"..." Xia Tian could only shake his head and sigh, feeling inexplicably sorry for him. This was also a pitiful child, similar to Xiao Binchotan.

"Brother, Sister Xiaoyou and Sister Jing seem to be eating so fast." Xiao Beichangtan felt like he had seen another starving ghost. They were eating so fast, even faster than if he had been starving for three days.

"Never mind them, Xiao Tan, what do you want to eat? I'll cook it for you, but you should eat less spicy food."

"This is the first time I've tasted this flavor. It's a strange flavor, but it's delicious~" Xiaoqian picked up a piece of tripe and kept sucking in the air, making a slurping sound.

I don't know if it was from being burned or from the spiciness.

While the summer was cooking vegetables for the young tin charcoal, a plate of tripe had already been completely devoured by the two girls.

Xia Tian threw the cabbage into the clear soup pot and shook her head with a smile: "Eat some vegetables. You haven't had this kind of oily and salty food for too long. You might get diarrhea if you eat too much."

"..." Smelling the aroma, Xiaoqian swallowed again, but her expression was a little strange, as if she had heard something really idiotic, "We rack our brains to find food, and we'll eat anything we can get. This tripe is so delicious, and you're still worried about something as trivial as diarrhea..."

Forget about heavy oil and salt; Xiaoqian even scooped a spoonful of red oil soup onto her rice and ate it in big mouthfuls, stirring it rapidly with her mouth without chewing each bite much.

"I hope you won't scold me if I need to use the toilet at night."

Xia Tian shook her head with a smile and didn't try to persuade him further. Anyway, Xiao Tan still had the medicine left, so there was no fear of anything happening.

"Boss, you are the best person I have ever met. How could we possibly scold you?" Xiao You's mouth was also full of food, and she managed to utter a mumbled exclamation.

At that moment, she held a piece of fish in her hand, and the plate was still dripping with fresh blood!

Recalling a few months ago, she and Xiaoqian had eaten grilled fish once. It was just that one time, and the fish was a dead fish that they found in a drain. It had been soaking in water until it turned white and was almost completely decomposed and rotten.

Back then, Xiaoqian grilled and ate the dead fish, and the taste of that grilled fish is still fresh in her memory! That was also the only time in Xiaoyou's life that she ate any meat-related food.

The taste of grilled dead fish is naturally not as good as that of fresh fish, so even though it was just a simple hot pot with fish slices, Xiao You felt it was far better than the one she had ever eaten before.

And last time she ate it with great anxiety, fearing she would be poisoned to death, but this time she felt it would be worth dying for.

She felt only one word: happiness!

Chapter 28 It really is a paradise

"This must be the paradise Grandpa talked about."

"Grandpa wasn't lying, there really is more food in the Paradise than you can eat."

The meal took less than half an hour.

Food was extremely precious in the post-apocalyptic city, and the two girls ate very little each day, which caused their stomachs to shrink over time.

Although they still wanted to eat, they really couldn't eat anymore.

Both of them slumped in their seats, rubbing their bellies.

Xiao You felt that she couldn't even imagine what had happened today. She pinched herself and cried out in pain, "It hurts. This isn't a dream, Xiao Qian. Is this what it feels like to be alive?"

Chihiro was also contemplating life. Since they were children, the two of them had been constantly searching for food and wandering around. They would find supplies and then start moving again, completely unaware of what awaited them if they continued on this path.

It's been a long time since I've met anyone else.

But today, the two received a strange job posting, and after applying, they opened the door and found themselves here.

The room was clean, with ceilings and walls to shield it from the cold winds and rain, and most importantly, it had a variety of foods I had never tried before.

This boss is such a nice person!

I wish I could stay in a place like this forever.

"Hey, Qian, help me up, I can still eat."

The aroma of food still lingered. After feeding the two girls, Xia Tian was still eating. Xiao You twitched her nose and tried to get up shakily.

Xiao Qian shook her head and suddenly made a decision after being interrupted by Xiao You. "Xiao You, let's not leave. Let's find a place to stay near the boss's house. Let's find... find a 'home' to stay in."

"Stay here, aren't you going on the trip anymore, Qian?" Xiaoyou was stunned and looked at her companion with a puzzled expression.

"We'll find a gun nearby and trade it for food with the boss. I'm afraid I won't be able to find it if we go too far."

"Yes, yes, Xiaoqian, you're so smart! There's so much food here. This place is paradise. I don't want to leave." Xiaoyou's eyes lit up. Food is hard to find in the maze city, but there are tons of guns and other things that can be brought to trade with the shopkeeper for food.

Seeing that Xiao You agreed, Xiao Qian looked at Xia Tian nervously and asked, "Boss, can we still trade weapons for food in the future?"

Xia Tian smiled at Xiao Qian, but shook her head.

Xiao You panicked: "Is this not enough? Is this all the food we've been given? Or are we not given enough guns? That's right, how can a mere rifle compare to food... Two, three, or even shells, we still have tanks..."

Summer interrupted her, "You don't need to go back. You passed the interview. From now on, you two can work here as helpers."

"I passed the interview? Great! Great! Boss, whatever you say, I'll do!" Xiao You jumped up excitedly, but she almost threw up from eating too much, so she quickly patted her chest to calm herself down.

Xiaoqian looked worried. "What does the job of a helper involve? Boss, we can't cook."

"You don't need to cook... Just help clean the house for now."

"Oh! Cleaning up!" Xiao You pondered for a moment, then looked up and said, "That's good! That's easy! I can do this job!"

Xia Tian pursed her lips: "It's not just about cleaning. If I get too busy later, I'll teach you how to prepare ingredients, skewer them, wash vegetables, do cashier work, and so on..."

“It sounds like…” Xiao You said blankly, “that things have become a bit more complicated.”

"It's quite simple to do. If you can make these small binchotan charcoal pieces, you can too."

"If we do this job as helpers, will the boss give us the same food every day as we just ate?"

"Yes, meals and accommodation are included. There's also a monthly salary of 6 Dan. You can come with me on your days off; I'll rest if I don't go to set up a stall."

"Manager, I have a question. You seem to have a lot of food here, but..." Xiaoqian asked, expressing her doubts. "How many days can a whole refrigerator of food last?"

"Oh, I'll tell you more about the world later. Don't worry, there's always more food here than you can eat."

"Xiao Qian, Xiao Qian." Xiao You looked at Xiao Qian with pleading eyes.

After a moment of silence, Xiaoqian nodded.

"Great! Manager, we'll do it your way!" Xiao You was practically rolling up her sleeves. "We've been doing this for so many years, I'm more capable of putting in the hard work!"

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He tricked two cheap laborers and in the summer showed them around the house.

"That's a bookshelf!!! So many books!"

As soon as she stepped out of the guest room, Xiaoqian's gaze swept over the wall on the left and she couldn't take her eyes off it. She instantly lost her composure and screamed.

"Xiaoqian, look, look! There are fish here! 1, 2, 3, 5, 9... so many! And they're so pretty!" Xiaoyou was even more impatient. She rushed to a two-meter-long fish tank, her face almost pressed against the glass, shouting excitedly.

Xia Tian rolled her eyes: "Xiao You, stop drooling. You just ate something and ran away, so stop staring at those feng shui fish. If you like them, you can be the one feeding the fish from now on."

"Isn't it food?"

Xiao You looked disappointed. She wasn't interested in feeding the fish; what she was interested in was the fish feeding her.

"Don't worry, just do your job well. You'll have as much fish as you want to eat and as many books as you want to buy in the future," Xia Tian said. "But for now, you should rest for a bit. I'll take you out for a walk and we can buy some daily necessities while we're at it."

Stinky tofu needs to be marinated for 24 hours, so there's no time to set up the stall today, and I'm forced to take another day off.

"Let's go out for a walk!" Xiao You and Xiao Qian said in unison.

However, before going out, Xia Tian made the two of them change their clothes, as their thick winter clothes would be unbearably hot in Tokyo in May.

Summer then led the two girls out of the villa area—