The rookie returns and flies in the apocalypse

Two days later, a woman came to Pei Nansheng's stall.

After carefully looking at the banner that said 30 kilograms of compressed biscuits for 1 kilogram of snake venom, he mustered up the courage to speak to Pei Nansheng:

"Brother, I heard you collect snake venom here?"

"Yes."

The woman's hair was mostly gray, her face was sallow, and she was holding a black pottery jar in her hand.

"Will you accept other poisons?"

"I'll take all the highly toxic ones, but how do you prove that your stuff is highly toxic?"

Before the end of the world, we could catch a living creature to test the poison. But now humans are almost extinct, so where can we find a living creature to test the poison?

"I have silver chopsticks that can test for poison."

Afraid that Pei Nansheng would not accept it, the woman hurriedly took out a silver chopstick from her bag and inserted it into the pottery jar. After taking it out, most of the head of the chopstick was black.

After sniffing the smell, Pei Nansheng asked the woman, "What kind of poison is this?"

"Octopus poison. My old man said it's the most poisonous octopus poison. It used to be sold to hospitals. Some people bought it in the first few years, but now no one buys it. Only this half can is left."

"Sister, this can only prove that it is poisonous, but I have no way of telling how strong the toxicity is. And it has been stored for such a long time, it is hard to say how much toxicity it still has. I don't have any professional testing equipment, so this... is not easy to collect."

Ever since he put up the banner offering a high reward, Pei Nan became a celebrity at the flea market. Many people came to take a look at the banner even though they didn't have snake venom to exchange.

The commotion here attracted many onlookers, all of whom wanted to know how many compressed biscuits they could exchange for half a can of octopus poison.

The woman said anxiously:

"Brother, you can give me 1 kilograms of compressed biscuits for every kilogram of snake venom. I don't want that much, half of it will be fine."

There is probably more than half a pound of octopus poison in the jar, which is equivalent to 7.5 pounds of compressed biscuits.

7.5 kilograms is not a small amount. If you save it, it will be enough to keep you alive for more than a month.

The woman is very good at calculating.

After a moment's silence, Pei Nansheng said:

"Sister, when I collect snake venom, I have to watch the venom being extracted from a live snake. I didn't see the process of you extracting the venom, so I don't know how strong the venom is..."

Hearing this, the woman felt disheartened and thought there was no hope.

"If you're willing to sell, I'll give you 3 kilograms of compressed biscuits. Otherwise, forget it."

The woman's mood was like a roller coaster, and she quickly agreed: "Okay, okay, okay, 3 pounds is 3 pounds, 3 pounds is fine."

There's no use keeping it, it takes up space and is a burden to move, but being able to exchange it for 3 kilograms of compressed biscuits is already very good, the woman was so happy that she almost cried.

The old man has been bedridden for more than half a month. The family has no income and is almost out of food.

I heard that someone was collecting snake venom, and I remembered that I still had half a jar of octopus venom at home, so I tried my luck. Although it was not as much as I expected, I was already very satisfied that I could exchange it for food.

Everyone watched as Pei Nansheng weighed out three pounds of compressed biscuits for the woman.

There was a bang, and the place exploded.

3 pounds of compressed biscuits, made of pure grain!

Nowadays, everyone’s dining table has some random stuff to fill their stomach.

Be economical and eat two taels of it a day, which can keep you alive for half a month.

Everyone's eyes turned red, and they asked Pei Nansheng if he would accept anything that was poisonous.

"We will collect it, but it is definitely not as expensive as the snake venom we collect now."

Just collect it, everyone is thinking about where to get the poisonous things.

After closing the deal, Pei Nansheng became even more famous, and everyone looked at Pei Nansheng as if he was a boy giving away money.

After returning home, Zuo Ling dipped a needle in some octopus venom and used it to experiment on a chicken.

After the injection, the chicken staggered as if it was drunk, stumbled a few times, and then fell to the ground.

Half a minute later, it flapped its wings a few times and then stopped moving.

"I got a treasure. It's so poisonous, even though it's just a tiny bit, it's so potent. It's a good thing."

Zuo Ling is extremely rare.

Just as he was about to touch the chicken, Pei Nansheng stopped him, "Be careful, it's poisonous."

Half of the chicken's body was black, and Zuo Ling's eyes were shining brightly. What a baby!

He smacked his lips and said, "It's good, but it's too little. I'd better get more."

Pei Nansheng didn't expect the effect to be so good. He thought, how could I have known it was so strong? I should have given more.

The next morning, a jeep stopped at the gate of Zuo Ling's house.

Zuo Ling was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen. She heard the sound of the motor and frowned. Is this someone trying to get a free meal?

Oh, I just finished my meal, and there’s no food for anyone who comes!

Pei Nansheng went out to greet him:

"Instructor Tan, what a rare visitor! What brings you here?"

The man who came was Tan Guanghao, Zuo Ling's family's submarine instructor. Tan Guanghao was a major back then, and now he is a lieutenant colonel.

The dog remembered Tan Guanghao and ran up to him affectionately, wagging its tail.

There are few men who don't like dogs, let alone a well-raised dog like Xue Ye's.

Patting the dog, Tan Guanghao praised: "You still remember me, what a good dog!"

The dog was so beautiful that he stuck out his tongue.

Principal Tan was considered to be quite handsome. Waterfall tilted her head to look at the handsome guy with a look of infatuation on her face.

Ah Si had a cold and impatient look on his face. How annoying it was to come to someone else's house so early in the morning.

Behind Tan Guanghao were two soldiers, each holding a ceramic jar in his hands.

"I heard you collect snake venom. So here I come to exchange with you."

He tilted his head and moved closer to Pei Nansheng, lowering his voice and saying:

"Snake venom is too expensive, and we were afraid of accidents, so the chief approved us to come here by jeep, hahahaha..."

The banner that Pei Nansheng put up at the flea market shocked not only ordinary people, but also a number of military leaders.

Everyone was wondering where Pei Nansheng got so many compressed biscuits. If Chief Mei hadn't ordered him to be brought back, many people would have had bad intentions.

During the half month of spending time with Zuo Ling's family, Tan Guanghao and Pei Nansheng got along very well, and they were both very happy to see each other again.

"Come in, come in and talk, come in and talk."

Pei Nansheng let the person in, "Zuo Ling, Instructor Tan who taught us submarines is here."

Tan Guanghao gave good lectures and Zuo Ling had a good impression of him.

"Hello, Instructor Tan. Long time no see. You are still as energetic as ever."

"No, no, you really haven't changed at all."

Tan Guanghao sincerely felt that Pei Nansheng and his sister had not changed.

A few years ago, people were super rich who could afford submarines.

Years later, snake venom can still be exchanged at ridiculously high rates.

Comparing people to each other is so annoying!

Seeing the lush green yard again, I didn’t feel overwhelmed, but felt more open-minded.

"..."

The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then the topic turned to snake venom.

"Instructor Tan, this is what's going on. The snake venom we collect is very useful. In serious cases, it's a matter of life and death for us brothers and sisters. So, we have to watch the other party extract the snake venom."

Tan Guanghao understood what Pei Nansheng meant. He was afraid that someone would tamper with the snake venom, and he was worried about extracting the venom without supervision.

Quickly explain:

"Don't worry, our snake venom is absolutely pure, no one has mixed anything else into it."

Pei Nansheng waved his hand, indicating that he should listen to him:

"This is about the life and death of my brother and I, I don't trust anyone, not just you. If you come, it would be inappropriate not to accept it. I will accept it, but the price will be lower. If you take the poison in front of me, I will charge 45 kilograms of compressed biscuits for 1 kilogram. For yours, I can only give you 30 kilograms at most. Do you think it's okay? If yes, I will accept it."

If it weren't for the fact that Tan Guanghao represented the military, Pei Nansheng's bid would have been lower.

Tan Guanghao felt it was difficult to explain the fact that 15 kilograms were lost in an instant, but what Pei Nansheng said was reasonable. If you don't let others watch you extract the drugs, even if you show them the test report, they will just say they don't believe it and all your talk will be in vain.

He patted his thigh and said, "Okay, let's do as Brother Pei says."

After the transaction, Pei Nansheng reminded:

"We don't want this kind of exchange anymore. If you want to exchange it, take the poison in front of us."

Tan Guanghao was in a difficult situation, but Pei Nansheng made it clear that since it was a matter of life and death, it was never too careful.

"Okay, I get it. But you have so many compressed biscuits, don't ask us to get them. If you can't exchange them, our efforts will be in vain."

The 3 kilograms of snake venom that was exchanged were brought back by the soldiers while they were on a mission, collecting grass and hunting rabbits.

Knowing that I can exchange it for compressed biscuits, my enthusiasm will definitely be different, and it won’t be just a matter of 3 kilograms.

Pei Nansheng smiled:

"Don't worry, I don't have compressed biscuits, but I still have cat food and dog food. If you want to exchange cat food and dog food, I can exchange 55 kilograms for 1 kilogram."

Tan Guanghao widened his eyes, not feeling that Pei Nansheng was insulting him by saying dog food.

He has eaten food that is ten times more disgusting than cat food and dog food. He doesn't care whether it is for humans or for cats and dogs.

He now wants to replace all the compressed biscuits with cat food and dog food. The difference between 30 kilograms more or 30 kilograms less is a big deal.

After thinking about it, I sighed and decided to go back and ask for my leader's advice.

Hearing that he could exchange it for 30 more kilograms of cat and dog food, the leader asked Tan Guanghao to transport the compressed biscuits back before the night had passed.

It can be seen how serious the food shortage of the troops was, which made Pei Nansheng very embarrassed.

I wonder if I am too harsh.

Finally, I gave the cat an extra 5 kilograms of cat food, plus a full basket of home-grown green vegetables.

Tan Guanghao was delighted. It was such a pleasant surprise and he was so generous.

Food is precious. An extra half pound of food may mean the difference between a life and a life.