Chapter 009 Chapter 9

By the fifth day, it was clear that the situation had deteriorated significantly.

Ji Yang could see that the property management group, which used to be very quiet and harmonious, was now full of complaints from property owners. The price of running errands had actually increased to five hundred yuan per order, which was too much of a rip-off.

But fortunately, there are still people taking orders now.

Most things are available, but vegetables and other things are already in short supply.

Because of the heavy snow that blocked the roads, transport trucks were unable to pass quickly. Even if merchants placed orders and paid, they were still stuck on the road and could not move.

The person at 1501 opposite had ordered takeout twice, both during the day. Ji Yang was exercising in the living room, so he happened to hear it.

It must be said that having too good a sound insulation effect is a bit inconvenient, and it is difficult to detect the movement outside.

Fortunately, Xixi had sensitive ears. Every time she heard any noise, she would go to the door to take a look. When she found that the other party was not coming towards her, she would happily come back and sit next to Ji Yang to watch her exercise.

When she stretched, Xixi would also crawl like her.

So cute!

Therefore, Ji Yang symbolically ordered some takeout on the seventh day.

As soon as you open it, you will find that many of the dazzling array of goods in the past are now sold out. At first glance, ice cream has the most stock.

Ji Yang immediately placed an order for part of the goods and also bought some yogurt, potato chips and other puffed foods. By this time, the total cost of the goods was almost three thousand.

When she clicked the checkout button, the amount directly reached three thousand three.

The price is rising rapidly.

After I paid the money, the merchant accepted the order quickly. The rider was a little slow, but after waiting for a few minutes, someone finally accepted the order. At this time, the snow was up to my thighs. Although it was cold and the snow hadn't melted, it was not slippery, but it was still difficult to walk. Therefore, the delivery time was directly taken to one hour.

This is also a large supermarket one kilometer away from the community.

The delivery man was very helpful and delivered the food in about forty minutes. When Ji Yang came out to get the food, he could clearly see the delivery man's red face from the cold and the snow accumulated on his head and shoulders.

She was silent for a moment, then kindly said, "I'm afraid this heavy snow won't stop for a while. Brother, have you bought enough food for your family?"

The delivery guy was stunned for a moment, then grinned and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I haven't yet. I'll buy some after I get a few more orders."

Ji Yang nodded slightly, said nothing more, closed the door, and then the bag in her hand had reached the space. She placed the things inside on the corresponding shelf with her consciousness.

A few days later, Ji Yang placed another order.

No one took the order.

Naturally, other owners in the property group also noticed this incident at the first time, and they all complained in the group.

At this time, someone said: [I know a brother who has a snowmobile who can help buy things. The commission for one order is one thousand yuan.]

Owner: [What the hell? So expensive? ]

【Taking advantage of the situation! 】

[You are crazy. Do you really think the snowstorm can last for several months? I don't believe that all your homes are empty. There is no need to be the scapegoat.]

[You’re right. I won’t buy it anyway. I stocked up so much New Year’s goods before the Chinese New Year. They can at least last for two or three months. According to the efficiency of our country, the snowstorm will be over in a month at most.]

[Do you want to check the weather forecast? There have been continuous blizzards and extreme weather. The weather bureau has not said that the blizzards will end in the near future. If you can, you should stock up. If you don’t want to spend money, go by yourself. I went by myself. It was a bit cold, but it was okay. The road was passable. However, there were not many things in the supermarket...]

Of course, some people accepted it easily. It was a bit expensive, but there were many rich people, so they agreed immediately and did not forget to help speak in the group: [Don’t say such harsh words. Look at the situation. The ugly riders who don’t care about their lives don’t accept orders anymore. The situation must be very difficult. If people are willing to be errand runners, they must charge a higher fee.]

[That’s right, if you don’t want to pay, just go by yourself. But it’s so cold, two thousand is fine.]

Ji Yang thought about it and said in the group: [That makes sense. Can we bring water? I’m worried that there will be no water if the water is cut off. What if there is a power outage or gas outage? Can I bring a gas tank and a gas stove with me on a snowmobile? ]

People in the group: [……]

【Finally I met someone who has a stronger sense of crisis than me】

[I'm dying of laughter. I've already bought it. This kind of snowstorm that happens once in a century, we must be fully prepared [Picture]]

Ji Yang: ...

She held her forehead with her hand, and finally gave a kind reminder, but it ended up causing the man to self-destruct.

The picture showed a tank of gas, a gas stove, and piles of supplies.

That’s also… amazing.

We can only hope that there are few people in the group and that order has not been disrupted yet, otherwise this person is finished.

No one could have imagined that this natural disaster would not only last for a long time, but would actually last for more than a year?!

No one in the group thought much about it at this moment, but instead they were particularly envious: [Brother, others take one step, but you think a hundred steps ahead]

【powerful! 】

【Copy homework, copy homework...】

One or two people starting to stock up soon led to a whole group of people stockpiling goods. Whether it was the instinctive sense of crisis or the material anxiety brought by the people around them, this stockpiling became more intense than expected.

Soon, the group became quiet. Everyone probably went to chat privately with people who could bring the goods. When it was Ji Yang's turn, the other party replied directly: [The ordering staff is full. Your order will be placed tomorrow. Would you like to add a deposit of 1,000 to have priority for tomorrow's order? ]

Ji Yang:?

She was just pretending to go there, and since she was late, forget it.

It’s enough if other people in the community buy it.

Although it may not prolong their crisis much.

Under extremely cold conditions, the shelf life of food is greatly extended. In addition, the Xia Dynasty has the habit of hoarding grain. Normally, if the country finds something wrong, it will collect most of the granaries, which can basically feed the country's 1.5 billion people for three years.

However, this is only the best-case scenario.

Some people stockpile a lot, while others only realize they should stockpile food when they run out of food.

What should I do at this time?

You can't starve yourself to death, right?

When the instinct for survival kicks in, laws and morals can no longer restrain his behavior. He will burn, kill, loot, and do anything for food.

The person who was robbed will then go and rob someone else.

After all the fuss, food may be wasted or hidden by some ruthless people, and those who are destined to starve to death will still starve to death.

Coupled with the temperature of minus 40 to 50 degrees Celsius, people in the city froze to death due to lack of fuel or died of carbon monoxide poisoning, and the population dropped sharply.

Ji Yang didn’t know the exact number, because at that time, there was no national network connection. She only knew that at least half of the population of the base where she was located was gone.

——

The group was quiet for two days because someone was willing to run errands.

In the past two days, everyone has been discussing how to prevent water pipes from freezing. Some said that they had already paid 10,000 yuan for their gas bills in advance, but they didn’t know if it was enough, and that heating was too expensive.

On the third day, someone in the group directly cursed someone else for making money from the national crisis. At this time, the price went up wildly. Before, it was one thousand per order, but now it is directly quoted at three thousand per order, and the weight cannot exceed one hundred kilograms.

Others echoed this, saying that they were not poor, nor were they easy prey to be taken advantage of.

The person who first mentioned the snowmobile immediately popped up: [If you think it’s not worth it, go by yourself. Do you really think you can buy anything now? I have a motorcycle, but I still have to travel far to buy what you want. There is a shortage of supplies everywhere now. A pack of instant noodles is over a hundred yuan and you may not be able to buy it! ]

But no one paid any attention.

People who feel cheated will feel resentful, so why would they pay attention to such whitewashing rhetoric?

Ji Yang peeked at the screen and thought to herself, as expected, the owner of the snowmobile is from the property management group. She looked at the nickname and saw that he was from Building 12 next door.

The occupancy rate of the community is not high, and it is not a super high-rise building, so basically four buildings form a group, and each group has about a hundred people.

Ji Yang lives in Building 9, which is part of a residential complex with Buildings 10, 11, and 12.

This person is very good at making money, but he lacks foresight and premonition of crisis. Now all the disaster money he worked so hard to earn will turn into bubbles, and he may also be the number one candidate for robbery in the future because of his snowmobile.

Also that afternoon, the state issued an emergency notice, strictly prohibiting price gouging, high-priced errands, and other situations.

Of course, as I said before, no one cares, so you still make money.

But this time the notice was accompanied by a group of people being sent to jail.

This shocked many people.

Some people on the Internet were very happy, thinking that those who made money from the national disaster were unlucky, while others felt sorry for them. In such a cold day, they really didn't want to run to all the supermarkets around them to stock up on goods, so it would be nice to have someone to run errands for them.

The two sides argued endlessly online, creating countless hot topics.

In the property management group, an owner forwarded this message with a smiling emoticon.

Then several people smiled back.

The snowmobile owner from Building 12 did not show up and was extremely quiet.

Then...that night, the snow became heavier again, and the wind was not strong, so that the crystal clear snowflakes before became heavy at this time, and when they fell, they were small clumps of snow falling together.

It looks really beautiful at night, as if white flowers are raining from the sky.

It is yet another heavy blow to the human world.

At the same time, extreme weather warnings have reappeared, reminding everyone that the weather may not change in the short term, so everyone should stock up sensibly.

Misfortunes usually come in pairs. The water pipes that had been working hard for more than ten days also froze today.

Now the owners were in a state of confusion, and they asked each other in the group about the news they had heard from their connections, but they either didn't know, were not clear, or... had a subtle bad feeling.

Finally someone typed: [How about we go by ourselves? ]

As soon as this was said, some people immediately responded positively: [The supermarket is only one kilometer away, it doesn’t matter if you are tired, you can buy more if you go by yourself]

[Yes, I have a magic carpet at home. I can put my things on it and drag it on the snow without getting tired.]

[I'm going too, let's go together]

【……】