The blacksmiths in the wasteland are different from any era in history. The city is called the Iron Jungle because of the huge iron content in modern cities. Abandoned vehicles, iron gates, iron railings, street lights, some water supply and drainage pipes, steel bars in concrete, fixed Type access stairs, etc., etc. If it includes aluminum, copper, and more things can be added to the list, you can’t even pick them up in a short time.
Therefore, wasteland blacksmiths are not responsible for smelting ore. They only need to use suitable metal waste for high-temperature rust removal and then modify it. The labor cost is relatively low, and the furnace does not need to reach steel-making temperature.
The technical threshold is relatively low, which also makes it impossible for them to charge too high a price. Only for some jobs that require the use of coke to raise the temperature of the furnace, because some bad blacksmiths cannot do it, can they charge a high price.
But even so, just halfway through the long winter, one hundred kilograms of beans and one kilogram of salt was still a huge sum of money.
Before meeting Wang Qi, Elena's family couldn't produce so many beans or food of equal value. Even if they didn't count the retort device, it would be difficult to count only half of it.
But now that they have alcohol and a decent amount of meat in stock, this asking price is nothing.
"I'll pay the bill with something else. Come over here and I'll tell you quietly."
Anna's words made Timovich feel a little itchy, but when his eyes glanced at the guy next to him, he immediately sobered up: "No, come here!"
Anna looked at Varya.
Varya stared at Timovich for a while and nodded.
Timovich was very happy and pointed to the corner of the yard and instructed his younger brother: "Go, open the door and go there."
The little brother did as he was told, and before opening the door, he suddenly had an idea and stuck the torch in the uncleared snow beside the main entrance walkway, so that he would not be called around again.
As Anna walked in, the guy's eyes were locked directly on Timovich, making him feel uncomfortable all over.
As soon as she looked at Anna, her worries disappeared and Anna seemed even more beautiful.
Anna knew that he had always been like Brother Pig, so she whispered in his ear:
"We exchanged alcohol for the flesh of the scorpion ant guards. The alcohol is the goods of the caravan, and the buyers are the bandits."
The origin of the alcohol must be explained clearly, because there are many people in the desert who owe money, and they may reveal some information to the bandits during transactions and payment of protection fees. Moreover, the bandits had indeed been checking this batch of goods before. Timovich was not Wang Qi, he was not that strong, and he lived in a scattered area. Once he was exposed, even the dead might not be able to finish the work.
"Ah!?" Timovich exclaimed.
Anna frowned and stepped away.
"Ahem, cough, cough." He straightened his appearance, "Well, I'm just too happy."
Timovich is not an alcoholic, but occasionally he wants to drink a little drink to escape reality. If an ordinary person trades the stolen goods of a bandit, he will turn his back and report him, but this is Anna.
His eyes rolled around twice, and he stretched out his hand to invite Anna to come closer. He took a sniff of the cold air but didn't smell anything: "You can find a way to change the color of the alcohol. It's best to change the bottle."
Anna breathed a sigh of relief and gave a price: "We will provide five kilograms of alcohol and five kilograms of scorpion ant guard's dried meat."
Timovich glanced at the guy who was still staring at this place, and knew that the scorpion ant guard jerky probably belonged to this monster, and the price would be increased: "Four kilograms of alcohol and ten kilograms of jerky."
Anna shook her head: "Impossible, don't go too far, or I'll find someone else to exchange beans for."
Not to mention that the meat of the scorpion ant guard is usually not available at all. The price of dried meat is not fresh meat. The price ratio of it to beans has always been about one to eight in winter, and will only drop in summer and autumn when the meat supply is abundant. The price of alcohol is much more expensive than dried meat, and his asking price is enough to exchange for 130 kilograms of beans.
You look good when you're angry, but you can't mess around in business.
"Eight kilograms of dried meat, no less salt."
The working environment of a blacksmith is prone to sweating, so in addition to the food quotations, a certain amount of salt is included, which is an important material for the blacksmith.
Salt prices fluctuate greatly throughout the year.
Many teams cannot consume two kilograms of salt a year. If the price of salt is too expensive, they would rather go to the mountains in autumn to find mineral salt. In winter, if you are willing to go to the city to find it, it is less difficult to obtain than meat, but you need to take some risks, so the price of salt is about the same as that of dried meat during this season.
Ana did the math and found that it was actually difficult to exchange dried meat for beans at an ratio of eight to one. This was a luxury item for deserters, and only deserters with a large amount of grain would exchange it in small quantities. Most of the deserters would rather have Dry Brick, as the price can be reduced by more than half.
I exchanged a few words with Timovich in a low voice, but he refused to surrender any more.
He turned around and asked Wang Qi in a louder voice: "He wants six kilograms of dried meat and one kilogram of salt."
Timovich was anxious: "Eight kilograms!"
"I'll pay for those two kilograms." Anna gave him a roll of her eyes.
Wang Qi looked back and forth between the two people's faces, saw what they were talking about, and nodded. Dried meat was not a rare thing to him. There was no difference between six and eight kilograms. The price was much lower than he expected.
After negotiating the price, Anna asked about the construction period: "How long will it take?"
"Ten days." Timovich did not intend to work until the polar night was over and dawn came.
"Can't it be faster?"
Timovich took the opportunity to pretend to think, and took the opportunity to stare at Anna.
"Eight days, it can't be any faster."
"Okay, do it carefully, otherwise we may die in the south."
"South?" Didn't Anna already live in the city? Further south?
Anna glanced at Varya and Wang Qi, then turned back and stared into Timovich's eyes: "We will find the node in another world next year."
"No!" Timovich got excited and grabbed Anna's shoulders with both hands.
Ana glanced: "Let go!"
"Oh, oh." Sansan let go of his hand, "Are you crazy? Are those two boys, Varya and Kai, crazy? Are they looking for nodes in another world? Do you know that no one can come back?"
"Maybe it's more suitable to live there, and I don't want to come back."
"Crazy, you are absolutely crazy, who gave you the idea, I..." Timovich fell silent mid-sentence.
The usually quiet mind immediately thought that Elena's family had just met the guy outside the hospital and suddenly wanted to move south. They must have been bewitched, but... the people in his house together might not be able to kill that guy.
Anna sighed softly: "Do your job well, and I will ask you to make something this year."
Timovich wanted to force Anna to stay, but when he saw the bastard outside the courtyard gate, he still didn't dare to move.
The group left here, and Wang Qi, who was holding Li Xiang's hand, looked at Anna.
Traveling south is unnecessary information, but there is no need to go so far in buying and selling. The only thing that can affect the group's actions is the quality of the wheels. Just prepare a few more. Iron-clad wooden wheels do not require a furnace to make. You can make them yourself during the rest period. .
Anna deliberately told the news about traveling south, but still had the idea of saying goodbye.
At first he thought it was a story about licking dogs chasing lickings, but he didn't expect that in the end he would be treated like dog food.
Hengrou Lian lacks morals and uses ruthless means, but judging from the interaction just now, it seems that it is not as bad as imagined, and he even maintains a lot of respect for Anna.
How bad a person can be can be mostly seen by his attitude towards women.
Labor force is an important indicator of survival in the wasteland. Women are physically weak and have to face all kinds of monsters and monsters. They will be more dependent on male labor force than in the farming era. Men in this environment can easily develop the mentality of treating women as accessories. It is even an inevitable trend.
Licking in this environment cannot be considered licking, and it is also a sign of respecting women's natural will.
When Anna looked a little uncomfortable, Wang Qi said: "You can stay."
Ana shook her head: "No, I have already decided."
Wang Qi had no idea of becoming a Yue Lao. Anna had her own opinion and stopped trying to persuade him. She took a look at Varya and saw that he had too much beard to tell anything.
Go to the next stop, there is another transaction today.
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