"The price of rice changes every day. People are scrambling to buy a bag for 500 yuan. But now there are purchase restrictions. You need to bring your household registration book to buy it, and you can only get a bag every two weeks."

Zheng Lanxiang just bought it yesterday, and that's why she knows so much about it.

"Then I'll stop eating after I finish this bowl, to save food." Jiang Shuyin still felt hungry and thought she could eat three more bowls. Jiang Jianli had his third bowl in his hand. He glanced at the rice cooker and said, "There's still half a bowl left. You can finish it. After you finish eating, take a shower and come to the sofa so we can chat."

"Something's up," Jiang Shuyin nodded. This time she ate more slowly, and her stomach wasn't growling as badly.

With her half-dry hair draped over her shoulders, Zheng Lanxiang sat down on the sofa. The news was still playing on the TV, so she turned the volume down.

Jiang Jianli cleared his throat: "You all know about it in Shenzhen, right? We didn't dare to make a big fuss, but we've already received notice to deploy armed forces to provide support. I, as a logistics person, won't be going for the time being. We'll save on food at home as much as possible, because I'm afraid that we won't be able to buy it later."

Jiang Shuyin nodded: "It is expected that the census will be completed in about a week. At that time, the planned economy will be implemented again, the market will be controlled, residents will have to use vouchers to buy grain, and grain will be distributed according to the number of people."

She suddenly remembered the veteran she had met today: "Are they short-handed now? Haven't they conscripted the veterans back into service?"

Jiang Jianli: "It's not the right time yet, but it will probably happen later. Once the existing armed forces are deployed, and the order becomes unstable, new forces will be needed to maintain it. It's only a matter of time."

After Jiang Shu understood, they chatted about some interesting things that happened at work.

“During home visits, I encountered two families with supernatural abilities. The man had two women serving him at home. When I knocked on the door, I heard them arguing inside. They didn’t have household registration books, only ID cards. I told them they needed to get a residence certificate, and the two started arguing again. It turned out they didn’t have a marriage certificate.”

"The other one is much better. The woman is a superhuman and works outside, while the man is unemployed and stays at home taking care of the children. He has such big dark circles under his eyes."

Jiang Shu smiled, making two 'OK' signs over her eyes.

She was quiet and reserved outside, but very talkative at home. Jiang Jianli would occasionally chime in, while Zheng Lanxiang would lean back on the sofa and listen to the father and daughter talk. They would laugh together when they laughed, but Zheng Lanxiang would frown when she heard something outrageous.

The little one in the room listened intently, motionless, and diligently practiced speaking.

But the black mist had no speech organs and could only mimic speech with sound waves, which made Xie Yin so distracted that he ran to keep the baby company as soon as it got dark.

The living room was bright, filled with laughter and chatter on the sofa, with the sound of the television in the background. Just a wall away, thick black mist transformed into a man in front of a desk, holding a cub in one hand and teaching it how to communicate with its people.

"Want to talk to your mother? You're not grown up yet, you can't mimic her."

"Dad and Mom met today, and she..."

Xie Yin suddenly couldn't explain it. The extracted brainwave records showed that women's thoughts are the hardest to guess.

But now he really wants to know.