AWB Chapter 277 Finding the Black Market
Chapter 277 Finding the Black Market
"Phew~ Don't underestimate this small piece of land, it's quite tiring to manage."
Xie Yiren looked at the artificial field that had been laid out in front of their apartment, about 20cm high, wiped non-existent sweat from her forehead, and sighed.
She came from a well-off family and was an undisputed academic star from childhood, spoiled by her family.
I came to this program right after graduation, which means I've never really experienced hardship growing up.
She's a pampered young lady who can't lift a finger, and today is the first time she's ever worked in the fields.
It's normal for her to be tired, but Xie Yiren's face was full of satisfaction; she felt the joy that the land brought her.
"I divided the land into five parts. I planted the existing crops on four parts, and I thought about planting tomatoes on the remaining part. Tomatoes can be eaten raw, and there are many other ways to prepare them, making it economical and affordable."
Yesterday, after deciding to start a vegetable garden in her apartment, Yufei began thinking about what crops to grow.
In the end, tomatoes were chosen. As for other crops, Yufei had no idea; the place was too small, and five kinds of crops were enough.
If more apartments are added later, this apartment will be uninhabitable; you'll have to use Alliance Coins to rent a villa in the West Campus.
That's right, even the dormitories on this campus are divided into different levels.
The apartment where Yufei lives is actually quite nice.
Firstly, considering they were guests from afar, it's important to present the best version of yourself as a hospitable person.
Secondly, Yufei and her group were lucky; when they arrived, this apartment was the only one left that could accommodate so many of them.
If it weren't for this apartment, they would have been assigned to a villa area, which the school didn't want, since that area would have charged fees.
They were broke at the time, and if this loophole was opened, it would be difficult to resolve if some people used it to curry favor and ask them to live in villa areas.
Their dormitories are divided into three categories: male and female dormitories, which have bunk beds and four people per room, but the men and women are separated.
The second type is youth apartments like Yufei's, where men and women can live together, and there are private bathrooms and toilets.
The third type is villas, which require Alliance Coins. Villas also have different sizes; the larger the villa, the more Alliance Coins it requires.
Yufei had also looked into the villa area; almost every villa came with a private yard, and that day their crops were in high demand.
She considered renting a villa in the area, as there were quite a few vacant houses, and Yufei wasn't worried that they would all be rented out soon.
Just as they finished planting the selected crop seeds and applying fertilizer...
He Junlin returned looking excited; he had practically run around the entire base these past few days.
Through his efforts, he made friends from all walks of life and finally, by paying a pound of strawberries to a secondhand dealer, he found the location of the black market.
Of course, he always wore a disguise when he was out in public; Yufei had given him a disguise.
While not as skilled as the face-changing bloggers on Douyin (TikTok) in later generations, she still used silicone makeup techniques to ensure that He Junlin's parents wouldn't recognize him.
"We've found the black market. Although our crops have just been planted, let's go there to familiarize ourselves with the environment and sell some vegetables."
He Junlin felt that waiting for these crops to mature would take at least a month, which was too much of a waste of time.
During this time, they could also sell things on the black market, since their dimensional pockets were full of supplies provided by the government.
They grew vegetables in their apartment purely so that if they were ever to accidentally expose their whereabouts, at least their supply would have a way to reach other consumers.
This can reduce the exposure of their dimensional pockets and save them some trouble.
"Yes, we can go, but not all of us. If our group of four goes out together all the time, sometimes people might find some clues."
We don't need that many people to buy groceries. How about just you and Yu'an selling vegetables on the black market?
In case of any conflict, you two are both quite capable fighters and should be able to protect yourselves.
Yufei felt that there was no need for so many people to go to the vegetable stall; the more people there were, the greater the chance of being spotted.
"I support having only two people sell vegetables, but I don't think it's appropriate for Yu'an's younger brother to go, since he'll be dealing with the military more often later on."
Even though the military personnel are somewhat different from those in our Great Xia, I think their reconnaissance capabilities are top-notch.
When Yu'an's younger brother trained with them, his combat habits inevitably came to the fore.
If one day our crops become too popular and are tracked down by the base, and if they are caught, the chances of Yu'an's brother being exposed are very high.
So I'll go. Although my fighting ability isn't as good as Yu'an's, I can still put up a fight against He Junlin."
Xie Yiren thought Yufei's words made sense, but she had her own different opinions on the selection of candidates.
Yufei thought about it and realized that Sister Yiren was right. Cui Yu'an frequently dealt with the military and had even become an apprentice of a high-ranking military officer.
If they were to do business on the black market, the chances of being exposed would be very high. She didn't object to Xie Yiren's suggestion that she and He Junlin go together.
"Sure, take the spatial bags the government gave us with you when you go. They can hold living things. If you're ever tracked because of your crops and can't escape, you can hide in the spatial bags."
As Yufei spoke, she pretended to take a spatial bag from a dimensional pocket, but actually from her spiritual plant space.
The space bag is 10 square meters, not very big, but it can still fit two people inside for a while.
Xie Yiren didn't refuse and took the spatial bag, placing it into the dimensional pocket on her person.
"Most of the crops are stored in my dimensional pocket. How about I give you 20 jin of those five types of crops? Scarcity makes them valuable."
There's no need to sell too much at once; it will only attract unnecessary attention.
As she spoke, Yufei used her dimensional pocket as cover to produce potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other plants from her spiritual plant space.
These are the best products naturally selected by the space, and they taste even better than before.
Moreover, these are all primitive plants whose genes have not been unlocked. The same batch of seeds that Yufei provides for planting them outdoors are also from this batch.
"It smells so good!" Xie Yiren said, holding up one of the strawberries.
"This is a new variety cultivated in our Longyuan Town. Isn't it fragrant!"
Yufei, without any sense of shame or pride, said...
They all knew that the supplies provided by their base were from a cooperative venture with Longyuan Town, so they didn't doubt Yufei's statement.
Cui Yu'an just felt that this batch of vegetables and fruits tasted better than the ones he had eaten in Longyuan Town before.
Perhaps it's a better variety.
"How about we get a few to eat today? How can we sell them to them without even getting to eat any ourselves?!"
Xie Yiren stated her desire to eat with great confidence.
"Little glutton, okay~ we'll eat this today!" Looking at Xie Yiren's girlish expression, Yufei couldn't help but speak with the same doting affection she would show her students in her past life.