"Thank you, Mom." The medicine had taken effect; the child had a candy in his mouth, his eyes were red, but he was already happy.

"Next time you want to help your mom, ask her first before you start."

"Hmm, Xuanxuan doesn't feel pain anymore."

"Mom's going to the trading hall, do you want to come?"

"The uncle who gives out candy?"

"Yes, go find the uncle who gave you the candy." Chang Dongning quickly spread the grass out to dry.

She has just received the reward points for submitting peanuts, officially named "Ground Peanuts." Since there are many Ground Peanuts, Zhang Hao applied for the same reward points for her as for Nuts and Tofu: 2000 points.

"I want to go." The child held his injured hand with his uninjured hand and asked to go with his mother.

"Wait a minute." Chang Dongning went into the storage room. She came back early today and decided to do something different. She took out the dried elm seeds from last time to soak and rehydrate them. She planned to make elm seed cakes for dinner, stir-fry some chicken, and mix some leafy greens.

After getting ready, Chang Dongning picked up the basket, took out the freshly picked wood ear mushrooms and the soaked ones from the refrigerator, and led the child to the trading hall.

"Xuanxuan, what happened to your hand?" Zhang Hao greeted Chang Dongning, and when he looked down, he saw that the child's hand was wrapped in gauze.

"Helping Mom dry the grass, she bled."

"Oh, you got scratched by a blade of grass?"

"Um."

Zhang Hao patted his head, turned around, took out a small piece of pastry from the counter, and handed it to him.

Chang Xuan looked at his mother, and Chang Dongning nodded: "Eat up, Uncle Zhang gave it to me, thank you, Uncle."

"Thank you, Uncle." Chang Xuan thanked him politely and accepted the small piece of pastry.

It really is a small piece, probably only enough for Chang Xuan to eat in two or three bites. Pastries are a luxury in the wasteland, so it's understandable that they're made so small.

She might not be able to make complicated pastries, but she can make ordinary sweet steamed buns. Since she's not going out tomorrow, she can steam some buns at home to change things up.

"Another new discovery?" Zhang Hao asked with a smile.

Although people often submit new species, it is rare to see one as frequently as Chang Dongning.

"There are two things I'm not sure about, so I'd like to use my points to verify them," Chang Dongning said as she took out the wood ear mushrooms from the two boxes.

"This is poisonous; the watch should have given a warning."

"I know, but I picked up a piece of wood covered with this thing and brought it home to use as firewood. After drying it, it shrank a lot. Soaking it in water made it grow bigger. Most importantly, after soaking it, I tested it again. The watch did not show that it was poisonous, but it did show that it was not edible."

Zhang Hao checked it with his watch and it indeed no longer showed any signs of poisoning. However, when he tested fresh wood ear mushrooms, they showed signs of poisoning.

"Please wait a moment, I'll have the staff measure it with a special instrument."

"Wait a minute, there's also this. Please check them all for me, and I'll give you points." Chang Dongning took the lichen out of the basket.

In the previous few tests, no points were deducted for the tests, including the elm tree coins; the reward points were always whole numbers. This time, since neither of these items was in large quantities, Chang Dongning wisely offered to pay the points.

It's not actually that expensive; it's five points per species.

Zhang Hao nodded, let her pay ten points, and then took the two items to the testing room in the back.

Less than an hour later, Zhang Hao returned with two items.

"The good news is that this derivative of rotten wood can indeed be eaten after being dried and soaked. However, the testing staff believe that there is still uncertainty about this product. In particular, there are many types of this derivative, and it cannot be determined whether all types will become edible after this process. Therefore, the authorities will not include it in the edible system."

Chang Dongning nodded. She didn't necessarily want to hand over the species reward points. She mainly came today to use the points to test whether the wood ear fungus in her hand was edible.

Zhang Hao picked up the lichen plant again: "This one is non-toxic and edible. It's very likely a new species. Shall I buy one from you in the trading hall?"

"Can."

"The reward points for the two species are as follows: This derivative can only be rewarded with 100 points because it cannot be entered into the food system. This needs further verification to determine whether it is a newly mutated species. If it is, the reward points may be 500 points. The number of points to buy this plant is also uncertain for the time being."

"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry." Chang Dongning nodded. "About how many?"

"If it's confirmed to be a newly mutated species, it'll probably be worth 200 points. If not, it'll still count as a new species to be submitted. The points for submitting plant species are between 100 and 200, and the purchase price is estimated to be between 10 and 50 points."

"Okay, thank you, then I'll be going now." Chang Dongning thanked him. She had said from the beginning that she had found very few of these two kinds of things. Zhang Hao was very perceptive and didn't ask where she found them. People who often go out to collect things usually have their own secret bases.

Chang Dongning took the child upstairs to buy several pairs of gloves for collecting samples.

"Mom, isn't Xuanxuan's one?"

"What? Gloves? These are for Mommy's shopping trip. They don't have your size. I'll buy you some when you're older, okay?"

"Okay." Xiao Changxuan was a little disappointed. After taking a few steps, he saw an electronic toy in front of a store, flashing a cool light.

The little child couldn't ignore it; his eyes were glued to it.

"You like it?" Chang Dongning glanced at the display board. It was suitable for children aged 2 to 7. It could run, jump, and talk. It could also be disassembled and reassembled to train children's mobility and thinking ability. This store had just opened in the trading building here. There were discounts. Families with children of school age in the safe zone could buy one with their ID for 100 points.

"Mom, what's that?"

"That's a toy."

"Toys? For collecting?" Xiao Changxuan was bewildered. He didn't know what toys were; the word had never appeared in his limited life.

In his life, there is only home, stones, mother, gathering, eating, and sleeping. He only recently started watching cartoons, but the main content of the cartoons is related to education.

Children's toys are scarce in the wasteland world. There may be some, but they only serve a minority. Most people are struggling to survive and generally won't buy toys for their children.

100 points isn't a lot, but it's not a small amount either. In Chang Dongning's view, childhood is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and children in the wasteland world already have it tough enough. A toy that can be played with for years isn't really expensive at all.

Most importantly, she can afford it now.

"It's not for collecting, it's a toy for Xuanxuan to play with. Mom will buy you one."

"Mom, do we have points?"

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