Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

Zhou Juan couldn't help but pick up one of the durians. She was not a durian fanatic. Before the natural disaster, she would only eat durian desserts at her friend's house. However, she was very sure that the taste was that of real durian.

"Boss Gu, can I have a taste?"

A young man from the Tiger Faction nearby couldn't help himself and looked at Gu Tongwan with an almost pleading look.

Gu Tongwan's lips curled up slightly, but he couldn't help but smile. "I brought it here for you to taste. After all, you have to inspect the goods, right?"

As soon as she finished her last word, the man reached out and grabbed one of the durians and stuffed it into his mouth. After taking the first bite, the man's eyes widened, and then it was obvious that his chewing speed was getting faster. After he finished eating, he couldn't help licking his fingers.

"Sister Juan, this durian tastes really good. It's basically the same golden pillow durian that we used to sell in supermarkets. And this one is too big. It must be at least 15-20 pounds. It has six pods in total, so the yield is at least 40%. If this thing is put on the market, it will definitely drive those gourmets crazy."

"Is it that exaggerated? It's just durian, isn't it?" Zhou Juan picked up a durian, gently broke off some durian flesh and put it into her mouth. As expected, she felt a sweet taste as soon as it entered her mouth, and then it felt as smooth as ice cream melting in her mouth. No wonder durian is called the king of fruits. The taste and sweetness are really amazing. Moreover, this thing is extremely high in calories and can quickly replenish the body's lack of fat and calories.

When the young man heard Zhou Juan's noncommittal tone, he immediately retorted: "Sister Juan, you don't know this, right? Let me tell you this, now you can easily find a good quality B-grade crystal core or an A-grade mutant beast on the market, but if you want to find a durian, or an authentic durian, you can't find many even in the whole city. Last time, the senior officials and SS superpowers from the US base visited our Jiangcheng base, the base commander specially asked someone to find two durians from the capital to make desserts for them. It is said that the value of that durian is no less than a good quality A-grade crystal core or a motorcycle. Tell me, is this durian a rare thing?"

Zhou Juan didn't expect that durian would become a rare commodity among the rich. She was a little undecided for a while, so she asked, "Go and find out what the current market price of durian is?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu, I may have to trouble you to wait here for a moment." Zhou Juan was a little annoyed that she didn't do a good research in advance. This made it seem that their Tiger Clan was not serious about this deal at all.

The transaction between the two parties must be based on mutual trust and respect. If even these cannot be achieved, normal transactions cannot be carried out. Therefore, Zhou Juan was derelict in her duty this time. She seemed much more uneasy than before, and even kept observing Gu Tongwan who was drinking tea and browsing his phone opposite her.

The young man who conducted the investigation came back about half an hour later with a stack of printed materials in his hand.

"There is no durian fruit on the market at present, but I heard that there is an orchard specializing in growing durian in the black market camp. It is not the durian season now, but the boss planted durian in extremely hot weather and froze it in advance after harvest. There are still about dozens of durians, but at least half of them have been reserved. However, I heard that the quality of the durian grown there is average. It seems that the taste of durian is not strong, and the texture of durian is crispy instead of soft. Moreover, the maturity cycle takes at least twice as long as before. The boss has about five or six acres of land, but no more than twenty durians can be successfully produced from the durian trees on each acre, and the flesh yield is very low, with a flesh yield of less than 20% for each durian. It is a kind of fruit with high investment and low return, so the price is also very expensive, and it has been sold for nearly one thousand points per kilogram."

"What, then one piece of fruit would cost nearly three or four thousand points? Durian has become a hot commodity. No, it's like gold?" Zhou Juan thought that no matter how expensive durian was, it would only cost seven or eight hundred points at most. Who would have thought that durian was regarded as a top-quality fruit by wealthy people? Where there is a market, there is naturally value. Therefore, this price was deliberately hyped up by the merchants who grew durian.

"Not only that, this is a durian of average quality. If you buy it from orchards in South Asia and East Asia, you need to make a reservation half a year in advance. The price has been driven up to nearly one thousand points per pound. You probably don't know, but there is a saying in the fruit market that durian is as good as gold, and a pound of durian is worth a pound of gold." The young man said with a wry smile.

Zhou Juan was completely enlightened this time. You know, in the past few years of running the underground trading center, she has handled a lot of rare things, including priceless S-level crystal cores, rare mutant beasts, and even military weapons and various energy products. Although the price of a single durian is only a few thousand points, if you compare it with other things, the price can be said to be outrageous.

Do those powerful people have to eat this stuff?

He picked up the cup in front of him and drank the already cold tea in one gulp. His expression changed from disbelief to gradually solemn, and his eyes were fixed on the sofa where Gu Tongwan was.

"Boss Gu, let's talk about the next deal."

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Gu Tongwan made a net profit of nearly 320,000 yuan from the durian order alone. She sold about 60 durians to Tiger Clan at a price 20% lower than the market price. When she went to pick up the goods, Tiger Clan sent seven or eight people, half of whom were B-level psychics.

Because the durians she had sold for a high price, she was able to collect part of the renovation costs for the guesthouse and purchase furniture and decorations in a short period of time.

However, since durian is a rare commodity in the market, it is impossible to buy and sell it in large quantities. Once the number increases, the value will suffer a Waterloo. Therefore, in the early stage, Gu Tongwan only insisted that he only had about a hundred durians in his hands. As for whether Zhou Juan believed it or not, that was another matter.

The money for the sixty durians traded in the early stage was deposited into Hupai’s account the next day, and the remaining forty durians that were agreed to be traded would need to be traded a week later.

The Tiger Faction was smart, they did not sell the sixty durians in Jiangcheng. Instead, they packaged them and shipped one-third of them to the capital through other channels, and the rest were shipped to Haishi, and then transported to other small countries in South Asia from the Haishi dock. People there have an almost paranoid love for durian, but due to the sudden change in the weather and environment at the end of the world, the original durian producing areas could no longer produce this sweet and fragrant fruit, causing some local wealthy people and even royal nobles to lose interest in the fruit. The durian produced by the only private orchard in the country adopts the attitude of "the highest bidder wins". Not only is it not exclusively supplied to the royal family, it is even exclusively supplied to overseas. This made the local dignitaries extremely dissatisfied, so the Tiger Faction found the right opportunity and quietly established a connection there. These dozens of durians were provided to the local dignitaries at twice the market price, which seemed much more "economical" than the local price of four or five times higher. However, the ultimate goal of the Tiger Faction was not for money. What they wanted was to exchange resources with East Asia, such as arms or some precious crystal cores.

No matter what, the ultimate beneficiaries of this transaction are both parties, which is a win-win situation, so the transaction went very smoothly.

Now that everything for the B&B has been prepared, all that remains is the recruitment for various positions, which must be completed within the last week.

The positions currently in short supply are: 3 security guards (morning and evening shifts), 1 monitoring room staff (morning and evening shifts), 1 chef, 2 waiters, 2 waiters, 1 front desk cashier, 2 cleaners, and 1 truck driver responsible for purchasing and transporting at the vegetable market. With this calculation, the guesthouse needs a total of 12-13 people, and this is the current estimate. If the guesthouse business is booming in the future, perhaps more manpower will be needed.

No wonder when I first made up my mind to run a guesthouse, I heard Aunt Man say that I needed to think carefully about staffing, because staff salaries are a big expense.

The current staffing configuration of the guesthouse owned by Aunt Man is that there is one head chef in the kitchen, one waiter, Xiaoli and Lan Cen as waiters, and Xiaoli and Lan Cen also take turns to work as cashiers at the front desk. There is also a cleaner hired separately, and the purchasing is done by the truck drivers who are all done by Aunt Man herself, which has alleviated the staffing demand to a certain extent. However, this is also because the guesthouse's business is average. Even when the restaurant is busiest, Aunt Man and three people are enough. There are only five rooms on each floor, and the guesthouse is relatively small, so there is no need for special security personnel.

But the guesthouse opened by Gu Tongwan is different. It not only has a front yard and a backyard, but also a restaurant and a rooftop garden, with eight rooms on each floor. The most important thing is that if the restaurant can be successful, it may be necessary to add staff later.

Gu Tongwan posted the requirements on the recruitment section of the forum, but the interview location was chosen to be at Aunt Man's guesthouse. After all, the dungeon is not open yet, so not everyone can enter at will. The interview address was chosen at Aunt Man's place for a reason. First of all, Aunt Man's place can be used for the interview together. Second, Aunt Man is experienced and may be able to tell whether the interviewee is suitable for the position during the conversation.

But at present, Gu Tongwan has another consideration, that is, she still needs a professional personnel management personnel. Although she plans to manage the finances herself, sometimes she may be too busy to take care of other things. It would be better to have a dedicated personnel management at this time. There is no insurance system in the apocalypse, but the calculation of overtime and wages still needs to be done by human resources.

The main reason why Gu Tongwan cares so much about this position is because it involves money accounting, so he must find someone who has certain experience and is trustworthy.

Cai Min was originally worried about the selection of a human resources specialist, but when she learned during a casual chat that Cai Min was looking for someone, her eyes lit up and she suggested whether Cai Huan could have a try.

If I hadn't chatted with Cai Min, I would never have known that Cai Huan originally studied management, and previously worked in personnel-related work at the Wanderer Base Camp. This was a perfect match for each other, and by accident, Gu Tongwan actually found the right candidate.

However, Cai Huan will have to wait until at least mid-April to officially take up his post. Cai Huan has just signed up for the second batch of base residents. If successful, Cai Huan and his family will be able to enter the base when it opens for the second time in May.

Regarding this matter, Gu Tongwan specifically used his connections to find Yu Liang. Yu Liang had a wide network of contacts, and after giving a little "benefit" to the person in charge of this business, Cai Huan was allowed to enter the base early for work reasons, but Cai Huan's brother and parents could only enter the city at the appointed time.

After handling the personnel matter, he finally felt relieved, so he went to his office on the third floor and waited for Xia Yang's arrival.

Her personal office is not big, only about ten square meters. The most obvious thing is a large sofa that can be reclined, and the other is a computer desk and a small wardrobe next to it. The wardrobe is used to store personal belongings. Although the space is cramped, the decoration is unique. The front is painted in her favorite beige color, and the curtains are made of light green and white gauze material.

About ten minutes before the scheduled interview time, there was a knock on the door, followed by Xiaozhi's slightly shy voice.

"Come in." Gu Tongwan sat at the desk with his hands clasped together on the table. At this moment, he really looked like a boss.

No wonder I always felt that bosses were always putting on airs. It turns out that once you sit in this position, you seem to be judging others. So everyone wants to be a boss. Presumably, there is also the pleasure of being able to control others at will.

When Xia Yang just arrived at the yard, he found that this guesthouse was very special. Although it was not very big, every corner and wall had been carefully maintained. Especially after entering the yard, he found that it was really a different world inside, with a small pond and various vegetation.

After going upstairs, I was even more surprised by the decoration inside. Although it was not a luxurious and exquisite style, it was very regional in style.

No wonder Xiao Zhi strongly recommended himself to come to work, the environment and atmosphere here looked good, plus Xiao Zhi had always emphasized that the lady boss here was beautiful and kind, so he decided to give it a try, although he did not have high hopes of getting the job. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, losing an arm and almost losing all superpowers is like being a disabled person.

He thought he should be calm, after all, he had experienced too many things. But when he pushed the door open, Xia Yang, as a hunter, subconsciously felt a very strong aura of supernatural power, which made him feel like he was facing a formidable enemy. He subconsciously grabbed Xiao Zhi and stepped back.

It turned out that a white figure lurking in the corner yawned lazily, raised his sleepy eyes and glanced at him. It was obvious that the weak supernatural aura could not arouse TuTu's interest at all.