Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System-Chapter 232: Trade for Chickens

They woke up the next morning and continued their journey to the chicken farm.

Rayne volunteered to drive while Ella kept her company in the driver's cabin, allowing Liam to begin making preparations to meet his next clients.

A few hours later Rayne pulled up to the familiar barn.

She and Liam walked over to the barn doors and knocked a few times.

"Y'all better leave before I blow your heads off!", a man's voice called out from behind the barn door.

Rayne smiled, "Hey, it's me, Rayne".

After a brief pause, the door cracked open and the familiar man poked his head out.

"Oh it really is you!", he lowered his shotgun.

"Yes! I'm here to introduce our trade caravan to you. This is Liam, the one in charge of the caravan", she said, motioning over to Liam.

"Hello, I'm Liam, nice to meet you"

The man nodded, peeking at the RV behind them. "I'm Jimmy, nice to meet you", he turned to look back inside the barn, "Hun! We've got visitors", he yelled.

Jimmy walked out of the barn to stand in front of Liam and Rayne.

Rayne was happy to see that he looked a lot cleaner than the last time she saw him, attributing this positive change to the soap they traded.

"I hope y'all have more cigarettes. I'm fiending", he said.

Rayne laughed, shaking her head, "Didn't you say you were going to ration the pack I gave you last time? That wasn't that long ago".

"Missy, I tried. But the moment I had the first one, the rest vanished like hotcakes"

Rayne smiled and turned to look at Liam. She made sure to add a few packs of cigarettes to the trade goods before they left.

Liam got the signal and nodded, "You're in luck, we recently came across a few packs. They're in pristine condition too"

Jimmy's eyes sparkled. He let out a hearty laugh and walked over to Liam's side, patting him on the back.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get this party started!"

Liam led Jimmy over to the side of the RV, where the others were busy setting up the fold-out tables with the good Liam listed. Among these goods, there were a few beef and milk products they received from Fred's ranch.

"Well, well! You guys sure brought a lot of interesting things today", said Jimmy.

Rayne watched from the side until Jimmy's wife and daughter came out.

"Hello there cutie!", greeted Rayne, smiling at the cute girl. She was wearing a clean dress that Rayne traded last time, looking exceptionally cute.

Jimmy's wife and daughter smiled and walked over to Jimmy's side, looking at all of the cool items that were laid out on the table.

"Honey, come take a look. They're here to trade, and they have a lot of neat things. You know what we need more than I do. I just need those cigarettes over there.", he pointed to the three cartons of cigarettes.

"You take a look, I'll call the other families over", he added, then left back into the barn.

His wife walked over and spotted the beef products, "Wow, how did you get this? Is it fresh?"

Liam walked over donning his professional smile, "Yes, these products are all fresh, we just acquired them from a different settlement not long ago".

"Oh really? Where at?", she asked.

Liam gently shook his head, "I apologize, but as part of the agreement with the other settlement, we promised not to disclose their location"

She picked up a jar of milk, opening it to smell the freshness. "I understand. Please do the same for our settlement"

"Of course, not a problem at all", said Liam.

She began picking out items, asking Liam to set them aside for her. There were so many good items that she wanted but she was worried they didn't have enough to trade for it all.

Their chicken farm only had chicken products and various fruits and vegetables. Most of the other settlements would also have set up farms, making their produce worth a lot less.

Liam quickly picked up on her worried expression and used this as a gateway to secure live chickens for Fred's ranch.

Jimmy came back just in time to hear Liam's pitch about wanting to sell live chickens and chicken products to the other settlements.

"Well, I think it's a good idea. What do you think, honey?", said Jimmy, turning to look at his wife.

She turned her head to look at the other families standing behind them, if they could increase their production, they could have a steady source of much-needed resources.

"Yes, I think we should accept this offer. It's mutually beneficial", she said.

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The trade concluded with over half of the beef and dairy products being traded to the chicken farm. Along with those items, the big sellers were clothing items.

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Jimmy and the others cleaned out the entire stock of clothing that the caravan had, even placing an order for future clothing and shoes.

In return, Liam received a big batch of hens, roosters, chicks, and eggs.

One of the women from the other families traded a good amount of homemade pickle products in exchange for common medicine and additional hygiene supplies.

Liam tasted the pickles and felt that they would sell really well since they were delicious, accepting them all.

Jimmy danced around with his freshly acquired cartons of cigarettes while his wife shook her head looking at him.

"Thank you so much for stopping by our little settlement! You're welcome anytime!", cheered Jimmy.

He was on cloud nine from the new goods. "Today I am eating a steak and smoking a cigarette! What a life!"

Rayne giggled. Seeing him so happy made her happy too.

"Alright, let's pack up and head home", said Liam. He was excited to get back and report on this successful journey, bringing back many new and useful goods.

Rayne helped everyone pack the remaining goods and tables away. She had a really fun trip but was missing Julian.

They were scheduled to arrive back home tomorrow and she couldn't wait to tell him all about her adventures.

Ella was also missing home. She found herself continuously playing with the pearl pendant whenever she had a free moment.

"Don't worry, we'll be back tomorrow and you love birds can get all lovey-dovey", teased Rayne.

"You're one to talk! You've been staring off into space half the day", said Ella, rolling her eyes.