Chapter 212

Along the way, Zhang Su carefully discovered that in the fields where there had been no zombies, scattered zombie shadows had appeared. It was certain that they had run out from nearby villages. Why weren't they there before, and why did they only appear after a snowfall? It was evident that the snowfall wasn't simple.

When he thought of this, the car happened to pass by United Village. The sentry hiding in a building in Beita Town even waved to Zhang Su to say hello.

"Right!" Zhang Su suddenly thought of something and pulled out the walkie-talkie: "Wang Longzhong, Wang Longzhong."

"Little Brother Zhang, are you coming to our place?"

Clearly, Wang Longzhong had received the news first and knew Zhang Su was nearby.

"No!" Zhang Su said: "The zombies have been a bit unusual lately, they've gotten stronger than before. Arrange more manpower to keep an eye on the big pit at the quarry. There are too many zombies in there, it's a hidden danger. But even if you want to clear it, absolutely do not set it on fire!"

"Alright, received, I'll arrange for people to keep an eye on it right away."

Wang Longzhong's main style was to listen and follow orders. He didn't think about solving the zombies in the quarry because they would be moving away in a few days, and it was several kilometers away, so let it be whatever it wanted to be...

Soon, the car arrived at the entrance of Xidaying Village.

Compared to what they gained, people would care more about what they lost.

Ma Changshou gripped the plastic bag tightly and said: "For these medicines, I'll give twenty sheep, both male and female. Plus six pigs: two sows that can produce, two slaughter-ready pigs, and two piglets. This basically empties out our Xidaying. Is that sincere enough?"

Zhang Su felt that having familiar people join the Green Dragon Corps might not be a bad thing!

"Hahaha, Boss Zhang!"

"Hmm..." Zhang Su's eyes rolled, and he said: "Village Head Ma, to be honest, the price you offered is not bad, but it can't be considered high. Medicine is something that you definitely won't be able to buy with money in the future, even if industry recovers, it will take a long time before we can start manufacturing medicine again!"

"The old guy isn't telling the truth. He's probably planning to run away in the next few days, otherwise he wouldn't be so anxious to trade with us. I can hear his abacus clicking all the way in Tianmayu!"

Zhang Su handed the portion he had prepared in advance to Ma Changshou and said: "We raided a pharmacy in the city, and this is all the stock we have. I've brought it all for you, give me a satisfactory price."

"I don't know if you want pigs or sheep, so I didn't bring the livestock over. But don't worry, they're all ready and can be hauled away at any time. Um, I don't know... the medicine?"

Seeing Ma Changshou carefully checking the medicine, Zhang Su wasn't in a hurry. Letting the other party get what they wanted in their hands before talking about the price was better than having the goods in his own hands.

"Damn, this is preparing to run away!"

Ma Changshou walked with happy steps, kicking up a trail of dust, and walked to Zhang Su's group. He even specifically greeted Guo Dachao, after all, he had collected a toll from them before, so they had met a few times.

"Right, right, right, that's for sure. Then Boss Zhang, do you have any other requirements?"

Zhang Su saw Ma Changshou and a few villagers walking out together. He whispered to the people around him with a faint smile, then opened the car door and jumped down.

Zhao Dezhu laughed strangely as he looked at the clearly desolate village.

"Here, take a look."

"Haha, hahaha, Boss Zhang, I said you guys from the city had skills, directly emptying out a pharmacy. Look at this, you're really capable!"

He wasn't surprised by Xidaying Village's choice, nor did he block it. There was no grudge between the two sides, and several trades had been very pleasant. As for whether Xidaying Village would be friend or foe after joining the Green Dragon Corps...

When they came before, they could see a relatively strong atmosphere of life in the village. Only two days had passed, and it was already clearly noticeable that everyone was preparing to leave.

Ma Changshou knew that with Zhang Su's personality, he definitely wouldn't compromise directly, so he was prepared to be gouged. According to his thinking, anyway, they were leaving, and many things couldn't be taken, so trading them away wasn't a loss at all!

"Weld a sheep pen, and burned the damn electric welder. Didn't you say you had one here? Bring a few over."

Zhang Su was slightly stunned, his face expressionless. Ma Changshou's generosity was simply beyond expectation; he was really full of sincerity.

Because the medicine was now in Ma Changshou's hands, he felt he already possessed these things. If the deal didn't go through, it was equivalent to losing them, and if Zhang Su held them, and the deal was finally made, it was equivalent to gaining them.

Zhang Su tilted his head toward the village, his attitude very casual, as if he wasn't discussing an electric welder, but Chinese cabbage.

"This..."

Ma Changshou touched his dark cheek, looking slightly embarrassed, and said: "We do have an electric welder, but there's only one. Old Scar, tell Boss Zhang the specific situation."

The person called Old Scar said: "I'm the welder in the village. That electric welder is mine. I bought it for over five thousand before, a Ruiling dual-purpose cutting and welding machine..."

"That's the one, Brother Su, that's the one we want!"

Guo Dachao poked Zhang Su in the back and whispered.

"Alright, just bring this electric welder. And that, bring some consumables and such, no problem, right, Village Head Ma!"

Zhang Su waved his hand, very generous.

"Uh..." Ma Changshou looked at Old Scar: "Old Scar, it's your stuff, you say."

Old Scar was clearly not good with words. He frowned for a long while, then shook his head: "At most, I can only lend it to you. Later I'll, I'll, anyway, I'll still need to use it later!"

Zhang Su found it funny watching Ma Changshou's hidden anxiety. He knew he definitely wasn't anxious because Old Scar was reluctant to part with the electric welder, but because he almost let something slip!

"Lend it... that's fine too. Then after we take it back, we'll hurry up and get it done, and try to return it before you guys leave!"

Ma Changshou instantly withered. He knew which words were true and which were false. Now it was equivalent to being trapped by his own lies, which was very embarrassing.

"Then, then that's fine, Boss Zhang, shall we go pick the livestock?"

"My car can't fit that many pigs and sheep. Don't you have to give me two cars?"

"We have them, the village has a few three-wheeled motorcycles, all with extended beds. Hauling twenty sheep is no problem. Giving you two is a small matter... hmm?"

Ma Changshou was walking into the village with Zhang Su when his peripheral vision flashed, and he discovered that the personnel on duty on the bridge were actually waving flags. He hurriedly stopped his steps and said to Zhang Su: "Wait a second!"

Zhang Su looked in the direction of Ma Changshou's gaze. With his eyesight, he naturally saw the situation in the distance easily.

A large Jinbei van was slowly driving toward the bridge from far to near.

"Ha, Village Head Ma, business is coming!"

"Isn't it? Since that little brother, there's been one car passing through here, and three other people crawled over from the river. No one else has come. Boss Zhang, any interest in going over to take a look together? Every time someone passes by now, it might be the last toll!"

There was a hint of reluctance in Ma Changshou's words. This kind of business was very easy to do, mainly bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and it was a business with a huge profit margin.

"Then let's go, let's go take a look. Last time I was the one being charged a protection fee, now I'll change perspectives and play around, haha!"

Zhang Su gave Guo Dachao and Zhao Dezhu a look, meaning for them to watch the car, then took Zheng Xinyu and Ma Changshou and walked toward the bridge.

"Ooh, playing the bad guy, interesting!"

Zheng Xinyu showed a wicked smile. When she came out to trade, she didn't bring her steel rebar, but instead took the baseball bat that had been through life and death with her, resting it on her shoulder with both arms draped over it. At a glance, it was the look of a gangster girl.

"Hehe, little beauty, we're not playing the bad guy here. According to educated people, this is a proper exchange of value!"

Ma Changshou said with a laugh.

This bridge had contributed a lot of supplies to the survivors in the nearby villages. To put it without exaggeration, even without crops and livestock, everyone in Xidaying Village could have lived until now just by relying on the tolls, but it would be very difficult from now on!

"Hmm?"

Just as they were walking onto the bridge, Zhang Su saw the person who got off the large van and frowned slightly.

Ma Changshou heard Zhang Su's confused sound, his heart skipped a beat, and he said: "Boss Zhang, it wouldn't be such a coincidence that you know them too, right?"

"They look a bit like a friend I met before, but I'm not sure!"

Zhang Su answered ambiguously, then quickened his pace and walked toward the bridge.

(End of chapter)