Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World

It was the voice of a god! It was a saving hand reaching out to him!

"I'm willing!" Hwa Jian nodded without hesitation. "From today on, my life belongs to you. If you tell me to go east, I won't go west! Even if you tell me to die, I will unhesitatingly fulfill your wishes! What do you want to hire me for, sir? My abilities aren't impressive, but thanks to a friend, I have some minor skills in making poisons.

If it's about killing, I'll do my best!"

Kim Haru: "..."

It's not necessary at all.

"Take your time to pack up and come with me." Kim Haru didn't want to waste time explaining in short sentences, so he decided it would be clearer to bring Hwa Jian to the shop to see for himself.

After saying that, he waited outside the door and had no intention of going in.

Hwa Jian immediately began to pack his things.

He didn't have much to gather; his home was bare, so he just took his toiletries and a few sets of clothes that were neither new nor old. He left all the food and supplies for his parents and then wrote a note for his younger brother to take care of their parents when he returned home from work.

While writing the note, Hwa Jian mustered the courage to ask Kim Haru, "Sir, can I forgo the food and leave my share for my family?"

Kim Haru, standing outside the door, noticed the two people lying in bed. Upon hearing Hwa Jian's question, he instantly understood his intentions.

Naturally, he wouldn't refuse such a request.

"Mm."

If Hwa Jian did well, it wouldn't be a problem for him to provide extra food for his family. Kim Haru thought to himself, keeping his plans to himself.

Hearing the affirmative response, Hwa Jian felt even more overjoyed.

He added "I'll send food back" at the end of his note and, after making all the arrangements, finally stood behind Kim Haru with peace of mind.

Jang Dojang cast another glance at the lucky guy.

Jang Dojang naturally knew what Kim Haru had hired this person for. It wasn't some dangerous, life-risking job involving fighting and killing. In fact, it was a position that many people would be envious of, but few could ever hope to get. As long as Hwa Jian worked diligently and didn't entertain any schemes, his future prospects would be boundless.

Returning the scale and finding a satisfactory employee put Kim Haru in a good mood. The first task he gave Hwa Jian was to go to the Fourth District marketplace and put up a flyer.

<<The Green Basket Vegetable Shop is now open on Yongwan Street in the Second District. Hurry to buy before it's too late.>>

Kim Haru still remembered how the people in the Fourth District had helped him before, and now that his vegetables were ready to sell, it was only right to let them know.

As for the name "Green Basket," it had cost Kim Haru a lot of brainpower. He had almost just called it "Vegetable Shop" to be done with it. But since this was his first shop in another world, it needed a proper name.

Although "Green Basket" wasn't the best name, it was far better than something like "Little Nugget" or "Sir Peckington."

By this time, Hwa Jian realized that his job was actually to help Kim Haru sell vegetables. He would be responsible for an entire shop's stock of vegetables. Other than occasionally restocking and checking the accounts, Kim Haru wouldn't be spending much time in the shop himself.

Hwa Jian was overwhelmed with anxiety.

"I don't know what I've done to deserve such trust from you, sir. Rest assured, I will manage the shop diligently and never let you down. Even if something happens to me, I will make sure these precious vegetables are not harmed in the slightest!"

Kim Haru: "..."

Alright, think what you want. As long as you take the job seriously and sell the vegetables, I'm fine with it.

With the shop assistant now hired, the Green Basket Vegetable Shop was finally ready to open!

At the moment, the only things available for sale were potatoes and soybeans, so Kim Haru decided to put out all 1,500 pounds of potatoes, filling the vegetable racks to the brim. He placed thirty pounds of soybeans on display and kept another twenty pounds for himself, as he planned to make some tofu.

There were also the potato and soybean leaves from two harvests—lush green and piled up in a large stack, probably weighing several dozen pounds.

As for the pricing of potatoes and soybeans, Kim Haru decided to follow the system's suggested prices. However, he had to think carefully about how to price the leaves, as the system hadn't set a price for them.

After giving it some thought, Kim Haru finally decided not to set the price too high—five crystal cores per pound—and he allowed payment via points.

If it weren't for the severe food shortage in this world, these potato and soybean leaves would have been used as pig feed. Now, although people could eat them, they were nowhere close to real food in terms of quality. Selling them already felt like a stretch of conscience, so Kim Haru set the price low to give more hope to the poorer survivors.

In any case, whatever money these leaves earned would be pure profit. Selling anything at all was a bonus.

At the same time as he set the prices, Kim Haru also set a purchase limit.

Each person could only buy one pound of each type of food per day—no exceptions, even if they tried to queue up multiple times or offered to pay more.

For this reason, Kim Haru specially asked Jang Dojang to find a facial recognition device and install it at the checkout.

Since this shop had been integrated into the farming system, the electricity, water, and other resources it used were all provided by the system, just like his cabin.