Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 946 Vegetables
Shi Jia only managed to grow fifty catties of vegetables, but she took the opportunity to take out another fifty catties from her spatial storage and mix them in. She gave thirty catties to Secretary Chen, ten catties to each of the two helpers, and ten catties to Wang Junjun as wages.

The group's eyes lit up as they looked at the remaining forty pounds of vegetables.

"Xiaxia, are you still planning to go sell vegetables today?" Secretary Chen asked.

Shi Jia shook her head, "No, I plan to find someone to open a vegetable shop with when I have some free time." Selling vegetables by herself would be too much of a waste of time.

"So, you plan to take these dishes home to eat?" Secretary Chen asked tentatively.

"Let's put it in the storage space; we can't eat that much at home." Shi Jia raised an eyebrow. "What? You want to buy some?"

"Yes, I have many relatives and friends, and I wanted to send some to them," Secretary Chen said.

"Miss Yuan/Boss, I want to buy too!" The other three quickly chimed in upon seeing this.

"You want to buy all of these?" Shi Jia raised an eyebrow. "My vegetables aren't cheap; they cost 10 contribution points per pound."

"We know." The three breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that Miss Yuan/Boss had agreed.

"Okay, then you can split it equally. Here's forty pounds, give me one hundred contribution points each." One hundred contribution points is roughly the average daily wage at the Yanzhong base.

Of course, hunting teams are another matter; some can earn 100,000 contribution points on a single trip, while others can only earn three to five thousand.

Everyone paid and left happily with the vegetables. Shi Jia went to the potato field to feed the potato seedlings some of her supernatural abilities before returning.

Wang Junjun received so many vegetables, but felt a little embarrassed to leave first.

Seeing this, Shi Jia waved his hand and said, "You can't help, go back first, it's very late today."

At this moment, only half of the sun was visible, and the horizon was bathed in a bright red light.

Upon hearing this, Wang Junjun stopped worrying and left with twenty pounds of vegetables.

The greenhouse was only two kilometers from the east gate of the base, and he arrived in less than a minute using his speed-enhancing ability. After passing through the inspection and entering the base, Wang Junjun noticed that the east gate seemed rather lively today.

When I came back yesterday, the gate was empty, but today there are quite a few people standing in twos and threes. Moreover, their actions are surprisingly consistent. Whether they are squatting, leaning against the wall, or chatting, they all look towards the city gate from time to time, as if they are waiting for someone.

Wang Junjun was curious, so he walked over to a person standing alone and asked curiously, "Brother? What happened?"

The man sniffed, only to smell a strong stench of sweat. Had he mistaken the pleasant fragrance from before? "Waiting for someone."

"Waiting for whom?" Wang Junjun asked curiously.

The man suddenly looked at him warily, then moved a few steps to the side. "I don't know."

Wang Junjun felt utterly bewildered. Who were they waiting for? Was this answer too dismissive? He rolled his eyes and looked at the others, but none of them seemed easy to deal with. He gave up on satisfying his curiosity.

He tightened his grip on the large package, then used his speed ability to disappear in the blink of an eye.

Just then, the person sniffed hard. That's right! It was the smell of vegetables, that fresh, natural scent that the mutated plants outside the city didn't have.

That little punk had vegetables on him!!!
"Damn it!" The man stamped his foot in regret. To make matters worse, she had a speed-based ability; he couldn't catch her at all! "Don't let me see you again!"

"Achoo!" Wang Junjun, who was running at high speed, suddenly sneezed and immediately lost his original speed.

"Achoo!" Wang Junjun quickly wiped his nose and sped up. He had to get back quickly; Dou Dou was starving.

Wang Junjun's home is in Zone D3, a working-class area. His apartment is on the fifth floor, a middle floor. In this place without an elevator and quite damp, it's considered a very good location.

"Mom, Dou Dou, I'm home." Wang Junjun opened the door and saw an eight-year-old boy running happily towards her.

"Dajun is back." The speaker was an elderly woman with a full head of white hair, leaning on a cane, and having difficulty moving around. This was Wang Junjun's mother-in-law. Wang Junjun's wife had died unexpectedly not long after giving birth to Wang Doudou.

"Hurry up and wash your hands and eat, everything is ready," said Grandma Dou Dou. "No need yet, I'll take the vegetables to Brother Xuan and the others." Wang Junjun left a pound of potatoes, a pound of cucumbers, and a pound of greens for his own family, then picked up the remaining seventeen pounds of vegetables and turned to leave.

seventh floor
"Brother Xuan, I'm here."

"Dajun, come on in. We've been waiting for you." A burly man opened the door.

"No, I still need to deliver vegetables to Uncle Hong and the others." Wang Jun took out a pound of potatoes and a bunch of greens and handed them over.

After thinking for a moment, he handed over a few more tomatoes. "Is Uncle Wen feeling better today?"

"Alright, after eating the vegetables you brought yesterday, I've been much calmer, and the bloodshot in my eyes has faded a lot. I told you I was just lacking vitamins." Brother Xuan chuckled as he took the vegetables. "I'll transfer the contribution points to you in a bit."

"Row!"

Wang Jun then went to another apartment on the same floor.

The vegetables he brought back these past few days, besides enough for his own family for one day, were all distributed to his friends. Of course, he didn't give them away for free; he sold them to them for fifteen contribution points per pound.

In this way, he can eat fresh vegetables every day and also earn a lot of money.

It can also help my friends, as their irritability has decreased these past few days.

Thinking of this, Wang Junjun couldn't help but laugh out loud.

*
When Shi Jia got home, Yuan Lei hadn't returned yet. She asked Zhang Fang and found out that he had a meeting that night and wouldn't be coming for dinner.

Shi Jia didn't mind. After finishing her meal, she went upstairs to rest.

The next morning, as expected, I saw a tired-looking Yuan Lei at the dining table.

"Xiaxia, be careful when you go out these days. There might be a surge of strange beasts coming soon." Yuan Lei looked at Shi Jia with concern, his brows furrowing as he thought of his daughter's greenhouse built outside the city.

"A beast tide?" Shi Jia recalled Yuan Muxia's memories. "I remember there wasn't a beast tide at this time of year in previous years?"

"Yes, recently, for some reason, the virus in the air has been unusually active. Experts speculate that this change may trigger a beast tide," Yuan Lei said. "Didn't I tell you yesterday that two people have mutated?"

"Hmm, didn't you say it was because of Fang Yanlei and the others' fight?"

“Yes, but yesterday the researchers analyzed their physical data and found that even if they were unaffected, they would still mutate,” Yuan Lei said with a solemn expression.

Shi Jia suddenly thought of Wang Junjun. If he hadn't intervened that day, things would probably have changed the next day as well.

"Is it a serious problem?"

"The specific situation is still under investigation. Starting today, the base will require everyone to undergo a physical examination to determine their viral status," Yuan Lei said.

Humans have struggled to survive in the apocalypse for nearly twenty years and have long since adapted to coexisting with the virus. Normally, the antibodies in our bodies can resist the invasion of the virus, but once the virus mutates, humans will still be in danger of mutation.

"Do you need my help?" Shi Jia asked.

"No need, just take care of yourself." Yuan Lei shook his head. "Why don't you go back to the base and farm? I'll have someone see if we can clear out a piece of land for you."

Shi Jia shook her head, "No need, Dad, you don't need to worry about me. I was able to survive the beast tide once, so I can do it again. Humans can never develop within walls."

"If there really is a beast tide this time, then I'll set an example for the base first," Shi Jia said confidently.

Yuan Lei looked at his daughter helplessly and could only remind her, "Sigh, if you really encounter a beast tide, remember to return to the base immediately."

"Okay." Shi Jia nodded. In the end, it would be up to her to decide what to do.

The experts' predictions may not be so accurate. For several days in a row, no more strange events occurred at the base, and there was no sign of a beast tide.