Chapter 1276 I want to go to the trading market, is that okay?
On a bumpy national highway, five cars passed by.
Ningtai looked at the banners posted on the car through the rearview mirror, and the sound of horns rang in his ears.
Somewhat upset.
He felt that there was no need to inform the survivors outside.
After promoting the trading bazaar for so long, I have also encountered some survivors asking about it.
But these survivors are skeptical of the trading market.
This made him, a senior collaborator of Da Zhangshu, quite unhappy.
Thinking of all kinds of things in their minds, they came to a river.
Digging in the sand is the most dangerous thing because there are often zombies in the river.
However, the river they came to was drying up due to the recent hot weather, and the river bed was exposed.
Otherwise, they may have to take great risks and excavate sand.
Crunch——
The motorcade stopped.
"Brother Tai, we're here." The man sitting in the driving seat said to Ning Tai.
Ning Tai waved his hand,
"Speaker off!"
"Others are as usual, three people are on duty and the others are digging sand and getting on the bus."
"Yes." The driver nodded and got out of the car.
"Get to work, guys!"
Crash--
About twenty people got out of the car.
They came down carrying shovels, dung dustpans, and some carrying poles.
Since large excavators cannot come in here, they can only dig manually and then load the dung pans filled with sand on their shoulders to the truck.
Whoosh!
A man in gray clothes shoveled into the sand with a shovel and shoveled the sand into the dung pan.
The dung pan was filled up in just a few seconds.
Immediately afterwards, another person picked up the dung pan filled with sand with a pole and carried it precariously onto the car.
They have a clear division of labor and shovel and transport in an orderly manner.
A sand quarry that was originally a little closer to the Oil City was used up by them.
So I had no choice but to run further away and dig out the river sand myself.
Ningtai looked at the time on his watch, it was still early.
It is estimated that we will only be able to transport it once today.
In the bushes opposite the exposed river bed, several people were hiding in the bushes and looking motionlessly at the other side.
"Dad, I'm from the Oil City Trading Market again. I don't know if the trading market they are talking about is real." A young man in his twenties wore a straw hat he knitted on his head and faced a man in his fifties.
The man of several years old said.
As for the man in his fifties, his face was full of pits, and he seemed to have been injured.
"Give me the telescope!" the man said to the young man next to him.
The young man in the straw hat handed over the telescope hanging on his chest.
The man took it, then took a telescope and looked carefully at the banners on the vehicles.
"Act of God?"
"Thunderstorm?"
After hearing what his father said, the young man quickly took the telescope from his hand.
This telescope is extremely simple, and it is the kind of telescope with the lowest magnification.
But as the only telescope they own, they still cherish it very much.
The young man got a telescope and carefully looked at the words on the banner, and was horrified.
"Dad, are what they said true or false? If it's really like what they wrote above, then we..."
The middle-aged man with gray hair and some bumps on his face thought of many things in his mind at this moment.
"Xiao Hao, show me the telescope." Another woman next to me said.
"Okay, Auntie, give this to you." The young man handed over the telescope in his hand.
After the woman took the telescope, her eyes flashed with the same horror as that of the middle-aged man.
"Brother, sister-in-law, she..."
At this moment, the young man felt something slippery get into his trouser leg.
Ice and cold.
In an instant, he screamed.
"ah!"
The middle-aged man next to him quickly covered his mouth.
The sound stopped suddenly.
The young man shook his legs vigorously, and a green snake came out of his trouser leg.
With quick eyesight and quick hands, the woman directly raised her hand and hit the green snake on the head, smashing the green snake to pieces in an instant.
Although the green snake's head was smashed, its body was still squirming.
The middle-aged man stared at Ning Tai and the others not far away, his heart beating thumpingly.
opposite.
After Ningtai heard a scream, he jumped out of the car instantly.
He took out a pistol from his arms, which was issued to them by the Oil City in order to protect them as transport personnel.
There is only one magazine with ten bullets.
Every gun and every bullet is registered.
Turn it in after entering the trading market, and distribute it to them after exiting.
Gun control is relatively strict.
Pulling the safety catch, he looked at the bushes on the other side of the river as if facing a formidable enemy.
His whole body was tense, and he knew very well how terrible human nature is in the last days.
If not, he might be ambushed and die.
"The one on the other side, come out! Otherwise I will shoot!"
While talking, those who were digging in the sand immediately pulled out the weapons stuck in the sand.
Looking eagerly at the other side of the river.
One of them directly picked up the walkie-talkie and called for support.
Look around within 30 kilometers to see if there are any other transport personnel.
"Come out quickly!" Ning Tai shouted sharply.
Then he glanced at the team members on the left and right, beckoning them to come over and take a look.
Several men holding shovels and long knives slowly approached the other side of the river as if facing a formidable enemy.
....
In the bushes.
The middle-aged man looked at his son with pain, and slowly released his son's mouth.
"Brother, let's go!" After the woman trampled the green snake to death, she quickly whispered to her brother.
The other two people were also slowly retreating.
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "No, talk to them."
"Dad, are you crazy? What if they kill us?!" The young man looked at his father with disbelief.
The middle-aged man slowly stood up and exposed his body.
While saying to the young man:
"Your mother is injured. She won't be able to hold on much longer. If there is no medicine, she will die!"
"In this Oil City trading market, you may be able to buy medicine that can save your mother. No matter what, you have to give it a try."
When the young man heard his father mention his mother, a sad look appeared on his face.
at the same time.
Ning Tai, who was on the opposite side, saw a man standing up on the right side of the bush, and tightened his grip on the gun in his hand.
His eyes were solemn and warning, and he shouted:
"come out!"
The middle-aged man raised his hands and shouted to Ning Tai:
"Don't shoot, don't shoot. We didn't hide on purpose. We happen to be stationed nearby. We heard the sound of your car and came over to take a look."
"I'll come out right away."
With that said, he walked out of the bushes and jumped into the dry river bed.
But this did not make Ningtai relax his vigilance and look at the bushes behind him.
After thinking about the scream just now, it sounded younger, and it was obviously unlikely that it was the middle-aged man who screamed.
So he said coldly:
"Everyone who is left in the bushes, please come out as well."
Seeing that he had been seen through, the middle-aged man had no choice but to shout to the back:
"Everyone, come out."
Now that everything has been seen, it's better to be more direct.
What's more, I have something to ask for from others.
Crash--
Suddenly three or four people jumped out of the bushes.
Ningtai asked several team members to search the bushes to see if there was anyone else.
A final search revealed that there was no one behind.
Only then did Ning Tai focus on the people in front of him.
"You said you didn't hide on purpose?" Ning Tai looked at the middle-aged man dubiously.
The middle-aged man raised his hands and shouted:
"This brother, my name is Xie Dongming. This one next to me is my son, and that one is my sister and brother-in-law."
"We heard about your Oil City Trading Market not long ago and have been fascinated by it for a long time. I wonder if we can buy antibiotics at the trading market?"
Hearing that Xie Dongming reported his family status and asked if he could trade medicines, Ning Tai felt a little relieved.
Plus, these people had their hands raised, making him feel less dangerous.
So he said proudly:
"Of course there are antibiotics. As long as you can provide items of corresponding value, you can exchange them in the trading bazaar. There are not only medicines, bullets, food, and clothes."
Hearing what Ning Tai said, the middle-aged man's face looked extremely excited.
So I quickly asked: "Can the smoked pheasant meat be substituted?"
Ningtai thought for a while and said: "It should be possible, but it depends on how many you have."
"In addition, our Oil City trading market can provide you with security. You can trade in the city without being bullied, and no one will dare to rob you of your things."
"Don't worry about the types of items. You can't change them unless you think of them."
The middle-aged man nodded vigorously, his face full of joy.
But Ning Tai looked at him curiously, asking for medicine. Could it be that one of them was injured?
"In addition, let me tell you something. We have detected that a thunderstorm will break out in more than ten days. Our Oil City Trading Market can provide you with safe shelter for free."
"If you want to come, you can come quickly these days."
"thanks for reminding."
The middle-aged man cupped his fists and said to Ning Tai:
"But I want to know, can I exchange medicines if I go to the Oil City Trading Market?"
"If possible, I can take my people and go there now."
Ningtai was a little surprised when he heard this.
The Oil City Trading Market has been promoted for so long, but we have never encountered a group of survivors who actively said they wanted to go to the trading market.
I didn’t expect these people to want to go there!
Naturally, he wasn't worried about these people entering the trading market and causing trouble.
With the power of the current oil city, no one can act recklessly in it.
Besides, it seems that these people are not very strong.
"Okay! Although the trading market has not been completely built yet, I can help you apply and help you exchange medicines in advance. By the way, how many smoked pheasants do you have?"
After hearing Ningtai's words, the middle-aged man replied:
"Twenty. In addition, we also have some kudzu, wild vegetables, and some other things."
He didn't tell all the things that people like him had.
He felt that he could not reveal his wealth.
But when he thought this way, it seemed like he was overthinking it in front of Ning Tai.
As a senior partner of Da Zhangshu Base, although he does not own many supplies, he has points, and these points can be exchanged for the food he wants at any time.
Moreover, after staying at Dazhangshu Base for a long time, I naturally have a very high level of vision.
Hearing this, Xie Dongming seemed to be hiding something, for fear that he would steal their things.
He curled his lips disdainfully.
Such a small thing makes it seem so precious.
So he opened his mouth and said:
"It's not bad. Your smoked pheasant is still somewhat valuable. Don't worry, our Oil City has a large population and a vast territory, so we won't be greedy for such a small thing like yours."
"This antibiotic drug is definitely available in the trading market. Do you want to go back to the exchange with us later and take a look first?"
The middle-aged man was overjoyed when he heard this.
Then he nodded and said: "Okay, thank you to this big brother. I don't know what to call him?"
"Ningtai." He replied calmly.
Xie Dongming said anxiously: "Then I'll go back and bring the smoked pheasant, okay?"
Ning Tai frowned and looked at the team members behind him.
When the team members saw the look in his eyes, they immediately understood and nodded.
Because just now Ningtai saw team members contacting other transportation personnel.
Ningtai looked at him to see if he had contacted him.
Seeing the team members nodding, Ning Tai said:
"Okay, go ahead."
The middle-aged man said to his son in front of Ning Tai:
"Xiaohao, go get it."
"What about you?" the young man asked anxiously.
Xie Dongming said: "Let's stay."
The young man saw his father's firm eyes and thought of his mother's illness.
Every day he saw his mother lying on the bed, losing weight day by day, moaning in pain.
So he gritted his teeth and said, "Wait until I come back."
After saying that, he nodded towards Ningtai and ran away.
Ning Tai didn't stop him. Anyway, in a few minutes, two other groups of transport personnel would arrive.
At that time, there are more people, and three or four pistols are still afraid of these poor and miserable survivors?
After seeing his son leave, Xie Dongming walked up from the river bed.
He said to please: "Brother Ningtai, are you digging sand?"
"How about we help you?"
As he said that, he directly picked up the shovel and filled the dung pan with sand.
Whoops???
Ning Tai looked at this scene in shock. Isn't this too self-conscious?
Digging sand is hard work, what a good guy!
But he didn't stop him. He had to dig anyway, and the coolies who came to his door were not in vain.
So he asked the brothers to put down their raised knives and sticks.