Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 949 The Boss is Kind-hearted
"Boss Yuan, are you sure this is the unit price?" Lou Ming looked at Shi Jia in surprise. This price was comparable to the price of organic vegetables before the apocalypse.

But now it's the apocalypse, so this price is practically free.

"Okay, let's stick to what we agreed on before. You can handle 30% of it yourselves, and you can only sell the remaining 70% at a maximum price increase of 50%," Shi Jia said.

Lou Ming nodded without objection. He looked at the pile of watermelons on the other side and asked, "Boss Yuan, are those watermelons considered today's goods?"

Shi Jia shook his head, "The quantity is not large. We will supply you with more in a few days."

Lou Ming was somewhat disappointed, but smelling the fragrance in the air, he couldn't help but ask, "Can you sell them to me individually? I don't need many, just five will do."

“Sure, ten yuan a pound, weigh it yourself.” Shi Jia said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Lou Ming hurriedly ran to the pile of watermelons. His muscular body created a gust of wind as he ran, and his swaying body was truly unbearable to look at.

"Wow, this watermelon is huge, it must weigh at least 20 pounds. Boss Yuan, how did you grow it? You're amazing!" Lou Ming gave Shi Jia a thumbs up. After the apocalypse, Lou Ming had also eaten watermelons produced by the cultivation base, and putting aside everything else, those were far inferior to this one in size.

Shi Jia smiled but didn't reply. Lou Ming wouldn't let the words fall flat. He took a deep sniff of the watermelon and exclaimed, "No wonder the original boss wanted to go solo. Even if all the planters at the cultivation base flattered you, they couldn't compare!"

It's great that he's going out on his own; otherwise, how would he have had the chance to eat his fill of vegetables?

Hmph! I don't know what's wrong with that breeding base. Over the years, not only has it failed to grow and expand, but its grain and vegetable production has also declined every year!
Before the cultivation base was established, you could often see vegetables grown by wood-type ability users on the street. After it was established, there were no vegetables left on the street.

Unfortunately, as the training base grew stronger, they took all the newly awakened wood-type ability users into their fold, leaving no chance for others.

In other words, Yuanmu Xia was able to contend with the breeding base only because she had the backing of the base director. Of course, it was also inseparable from her powerful supernatural abilities. Without such powerful abilities, even those from families like theirs wouldn't have the strength to act independently.

Lou Ming looked at Shi Jia with admiration.

Hearing this, Wang Junjun unconsciously raised his chin, looking quite proud. "Of course! My boss not only has powerful supernatural abilities, but the vegetables he grows are also sweet and delicious. And they're very good for your health!"

"It's good for your health?" Lou Ming nodded. "Indeed! Nowadays, people lack vegetables and vitamins, so eating these vegetables is indeed good for your health."

Wang Junjun opened his mouth, not saying that, but he wasn't wrong either. So he nodded, "Yes. I used to have vitamin deficiency mania, but since becoming the boss's employee and eating vegetables every day, I haven't had a single flare-up."

Lou Ming patted Wang Junjun on the shoulder and said, "Brother, I really envy you. You get to eat vegetables every day."

Upon hearing this, Wang Junjun grinned from ear to ear, "Haha, I just got incredibly lucky, but most importantly, the boss is kind-hearted."

“I had a manic episode at the time and barked at my boss like a dog. My boss controlled me and not only forgave me, she also let me work for her.”

"Boss~" Wang Junjun suddenly stood up and bowed to Shi Jia, his voice trembling, "Thank you!"

Shi Jia was startled and quickly stepped aside to avoid Wang Junjun's bow of thanks. "No, it's nothing, don't worry about it. Besides, you work hard and never slack off. I'm a good employee too."

Lou Ming, who was standing nearby, lit up when he heard this and hurriedly said, "Boss Yuan, your greenhouse and vegetable garden look quite big. You must be too busy to manage them all by yourself, right?"

Shi Jia blinked. What was he going to do?
"Should we hire another employee?" Lou Ming looked at her with bright eyes.

Shi Jia thought about how she and Wang Junjun had been busy from morning till night these past few days without a moment's rest, and nodded. It was time to hire an employee.

"What do you think of me?" Lou Ming looked at her expectantly. "I'm strong, and I'm a power-type and metal-type ability user. You can leave the tilling and land reclamation to me. Besides, this place is outside the city, and strange beasts can pass by at any time. When the beast tide comes, this place will be the first to be attacked."

"My superpower is already at the peak of the fifth level, and I will soon reach the sixth level. I can ensure the safety of vegetables and land on my own."

"You?" Shi Jia looked at him seriously. "Are you sure?"

Lou Ming nodded.

"You don't want your hunting team anymore?" Lou Ming froze upon hearing this. "Then you can just have them work as your employees?"

Shi Jia shook his head, "Your hunting team plays a role equivalent to the army. It's a waste of your talents to come to my agricultural base to farm."

“Even if I were to recruit people, I wouldn’t recruit from the hunting team,” Shi Jia said. Everyone has their own mission, and she cannot disregard the safety of the base.

Lou Ming was disappointed upon hearing this. "Boss Yuan, why don't you reconsider? There are plenty of hunting teams at the base, we don't need one more. Besides, I can just give the captain's position to someone else."

At this moment, Lou Ming seemed to be acting like a rogue.

Shi Jia shook his head. "Your team was trained by the Lou family with a lot of resources, right?"

Just that one sentence was enough to discourage Lou Ming. He lowered his head and continued selecting watermelons. Soon, Lou Ming had chosen his watermelons, and the people he brought had weighed all the vegetables and loaded them into the truck.

"A total of 26300 contribution points have been transferred to you," Lou Ming said.

“Received.” Shi Jia nodded. “There won’t be many vegetables tomorrow, so come back the day after tomorrow. The potatoes will be ripe by then. Have a space-type ability user come. If not, bring two more cars.”

There are plenty of vegetables, but she is currently the only superhuman at the agricultural base, and it would be difficult to explain the large quantities of vegetables sold every day.

"Okay." Lou Ming glanced at the lush greenery next to the glass greenhouse, swallowed hard, and nodded. This whole area is potatoes? How many are there?

I heard that potato yields were very high before the apocalypse, around 5000 jin per mu! How many mu is that? And what is 30% of 5,000 jin?
1500 jin (750 catties)!!!
Lou Ming's pupils dilated in shock, and he stood there dumbfounded.

After Lou Ming and the others left, Shi Jia locked the door and prepared to leave. As for cleaning up? Not a chance; they didn't even leave a single vegetable leaf behind.

"Hey, Xiao Wang, why haven't you left yet?"

"Boss, you just said you were hiring, right?" Wang Junjun asked Shi Jia nervously, carrying a large basket on his back.

"Ah."

"Can I recommend two candidates?" Wang Junjun said. "One is an earth-type, and the other is a strength-type. I've known them for almost ten years, and their character is definitely reliable."

“Okay, let them come tomorrow. They can work for a trial period. The trial period pay is ten catties of vegetables,” Shi Jia said after thinking for a moment. “Starting tomorrow, your pay will be increased to fifteen catties of vegetables.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Junjun was overjoyed and danced with delight.

"Let's go. It's time to get off work." Shi Jia got into the pickup truck, glanced at the lush potato field, stepped on the gas, and the pickup truck sped off onto the gravel road.

The next day, the trading area of ​​Yanzhong Base was extremely lively, with residents rushing in like madmen, shouting, "Hurry up, or it'll be gone!"

Those unaware of the situation stared at the group, bewildered. "What are they doing? Is something interesting happening in the trading area?"

With that in mind, they joined the crowd.

A moment later, a man emerged from the trading area with a smile on his face, carrying a bunch of greens and two cucumbers.

"Wait, what's that in your hand?" A passerby stared intently at the vegetables in his hand.

"What are you doing?" The man quickly hugged the treasure he had managed to snatch.

"What's going on with these vegetables? Has the base opened up vegetable sales? Has the production at the cultivation base caught up?"

"I don't know what you're talking about!" the man said, and quickly ran away.

After he left, people came out of the trading area one after another carrying fresh vegetables, each with a smile on their face, just like it was Chinese New Year.