Chapter 48

Chen Xi took the gem and found that it was a pigeon blood red gem with a very pure texture.

That is to say, it is the end of the world now, and everyone is struggling with stuttering, so no one wants this thing.

In the past, such a small piece would have cost tens of thousands.

Although he knew that the Sun family was rich, seeing Sun Qing directly use such a gem to charge it, Chen Xi couldn't help but ask: "Your phone ran out of battery again? It ran out so quickly? Have you contacted your parents?"

When asked about her parents, Sun Qing's expression turned gloomy. She shook her head and said, "No, there is no signal on the phone. The base station here may not be repaired yet."

After that, she did not answer Chen Xi's other two questions, but continued to ask persistently: "Sister Xixi, can this pendant be used to charge?"

"Of course you can. But do your parents know that you have already built up all her wealth before your mother comes back?"

Sun Qing smiled.

Perhaps she heard kindness in Chen Xi's tone, and her body visibly relaxed a little.

He winked at her mischievously and said, "Don't worry, sister. If my parents knew that I could use these things to save my life, they would only praise me for being smart and would not scold me."

Although I don't understand what the connection is between charging and staying alive, this girl really has a natural temperament of being close to people, and it is difficult for people who have come into contact with her to feel disgusted with her.

Chen Xi did not ask any more questions, but sighed and said, "Okay, if you want to recharge, then recharge. This gem will count as two hours for you.

It's a three-plug extension cord. If you want to charge anything other than your phone, tablet, or laptop, you need to ask first."

"Sister, can I have a power bank?"

"Okay, just don't exceed two hours."

"Bluetooth headphones, rechargeable emergency lights, flashlights, and radios are also OK, right?"

Chen Xi looked at her and said, "You have so many things that need to be charged at home?"

Sun Qing pursed her lips and looked at her with a smile, her eyes full of anticipation.

"Okay, you can charge these low-power things whenever you want."

Chen Xi waved his hand: "Come in, sit in the yard, it's hot outside."

However, Sun Qing shook her hands vigorously.

"Sister, it's not a problem. I brought a bench with me. You can drag out an electric cord and I'll charge it outside the door."

She pointed to the gap under the iron door and said, "Just pass it out from here. I just checked and the extension cord from yesterday should be long enough."

Is this because what Gu Kai said yesterday made the little girl feel hesitant?

Chen Cong advised: "It won't hurt for you to sit in the yard. What my husband said yesterday was not directed at you."

"I know, I know." Sun Qing nodded heavily.

But he was still very stubborn and refused to enter the Shen family's courtyard, and just asked them to pull the electric wire to the door.

Chen Cong did not argue with her anymore. He dragged a line out himself and found that the little girl had prepared everything very well.

She took a cardboard box and placed it outside the iron gate. After taking the extension cord, she placed it directly in the box to prevent the Shen family's things from getting dirty.

Because the weather was too hot, sitting in front of the Shen family's door for two hours was equivalent to being exposed to the scorching sun for two hours.

In addition to a small stool, Sun Qing also brought a parasol and a kettle.

There is also the thick book from yesterday.

Seeing that she was so fully prepared, Chen Cong didn't say anything else and turned back.

As soon as he returned to the house, Chen Xi came over and said, "Where's that man? He didn't come with us?"

"How could he have the nerve to follow me after what Gu Kai said yesterday?"

"Since he knows how to be ashamed, how can he have the nerve to let his girlfriend come over to recharge?" Shen Xi muttered unhappily.

"Who knows?" Chen Cong replied.

Because she had no good feelings towards Xu Bin, she didn't want to discuss anything related to this person anymore, and went upstairs without saying a word to her sister.

Gu Kai got up early in the morning and had already filled the two large water tanks in his home. Now he and his father-in-law were watering the seedlings on the roof of the fourth floor.

They spent the whole day yesterday transplanting all the seedlings from the third floor. Due to temperature changes, some of them have become wilted, and two people are now trying to save them.

Seeing Chen Cong coming up, Gu Kai asked, "Why is she here again? Why did she bring so many mobile phones? Where did she get them from?"

"What cell phone?" Chen Cong was a little surprised.

Gu Kai pointed downstairs.

From the fourth-floor platform, you can have a panoramic view of what's happening in front of your house, but because of the railings and the seedling racks, you can't see the situation upstairs clearly from below.

So when Sun Qing came, Gu Kai and the others saw her, and they could see clearly what she was doing downstairs.

Chen Cong leaned over the gap in the railing and looked down, and saw three mobile phones plugged into the extension cord in front of Sun Qing. The brands and appearances were different from the ones she held yesterday.

"Where did she get so many cell phones?" Chen Cong was also very curious.

"Are you helping others charge their batteries?" Gu Kai replied thoughtfully.

It is possible.

But - when my sister discussed the conditions with Sun Qing, she only mentioned what items could be charged within two hours, and she didn't say that only items could be charged for oneself.

This gave the little girl an opportunity to take advantage of the situation, and she actually started reselling?

After figuring it out, Chen Cong was really angry and amused.

"Never mind. Let her do whatever she wants. It's her business how she uses the two hours. The ruby ​​is a real thing. She paid for it and she's not taking advantage of us."

Gu Kai was not a nosy person to begin with, and since his wife had said so, he naturally wouldn't say anything more.

The three of them had not been upstairs for a few minutes when someone knocked on the door again.

From upstairs, one could clearly see that the person standing at the door was Shi Lei. This time, the three of them walked down together.

Shi Lei came to borrow a tricycle. They were going to the city, and one tricycle was definitely not enough.

Naturally, the Shen family would not agree to this.

After pushing the tricycle out to him, Shen Jianyi asked, "Why don't you take my bicycle too? My other two bicycles are good for transporting goods."

Shi Lei quickly shook his head: "Uncle, thank you, but it's not necessary. If we really take the bike away again, you won't be able to go out for a few days. This is already a lot of trouble for you."

Hearing what he said, Shen Cong suggested: "Captain Shi, it would be best if you can also see if there are any means of transportation for sale in the city this time. You don't have to have a three-wheeler, see if there are any electric vehicles or something like that.

These cars may be cheap now that there is no electricity everywhere. But we can't have no electricity forever, right? Aren't there some places in the city that have electricity? Sooner or later, we will have electricity here too, right?"

Shi Lei nodded: "That's what I was planning too. But I didn't think about the electric car. Xiao Shen, your reminder is good. We must look for it carefully this time.

Alas, I don’t know when I can get the oil. Without the oil, the loading and unloading truck we brought back is useless, just like a lump of iron.”

"I think it's difficult." Chen Cong directly poured a basin of cold water on him.

"I saw the government organizing manpower to dig up a collapsed gas station in the city. They said they were going to collect the oil tanks underneath. Needless to say, it must be the state collecting energy."

Chen Cong did not say anything else, but everyone present was a wise man. If the government was going to take away the oil from gas stations, then it would certainly have to restrict the oil supply to private vehicles.

In the future, both gasoline and diesel will become increasingly scarce.

Shi Lei's expression suddenly became serious.

Shen Cong sighed: "Captain, let me give you a suggestion, but I don't know if it will work?"

"You say." Shi Lei's attitude was very sincere.

“I suggest that you purchase gasoline in our yard in the name of the community. Although many families in our yard were affected by the disaster, there are still some cars that are well preserved.

I don’t know if you are willing to give it, but any amount helps.

After getting the gasoline, hurry up and finish the big and heavy work in the community, and then get rid of the car.

I’m afraid it will be harder to handle the problem the later it’s left, and it will end up hurting me.”

Shi Lei nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, I'll discuss this with Lao Cao when I get back. He has to do it."

After that, he looked at Chen Cong sincerely and said, "Thank you, Xiao Shen. Hey, I don't know what to say. Anyway, our community is so lucky to have you and your family.

We still need to communicate more in the future, and share any news in advance."

He said a few more words and then hurried to leave, because they knew they had to hurry on their way and had to go back to discuss something with Lao Cao, so the people from the Shen family didn't stay long.

But when he reached the door, Shi Lei paused.

He pointed at the electric wires that led from the door to the outside, then pointed at the gate, his expression indescribable.

"What's up with that girl at the door? Is she using your appliances?"

"It was the neighbor's kid who wanted to charge his phone, so we pulled a cable out. What's wrong with that? Is this not allowed?" Cheng Ru explained.

"That's not the case. You can give your own electricity to anyone you want, but... did you know that she's selling electricity?"

"Selling electricity?" Chen Xi called out first.

Chen Cong had already seen it from upstairs, so he had some guesses, but he was not too surprised.

But when Shi Lei passed by the door, he found Sun Qing selling electricity...

What on earth did this girl do?!

Several people left the house together.

It was actually not very clear from the upstairs, but as soon as he went out, he saw that right next to the paper box containing the extension cord, Sun Qing had pasted a piece of white paper with two words written on it: Charge!

Below these two words, there are several lines of small words, which is simply a price list.

Charge for food (exchangeable varieties: biscuits, instant noodles, vacuum-packed compressed dry food...)

Mobile phone charging: 50g dry food/time;

Tablet charging: 100g dry food/time;

Laptop charging: 125g dry food/time,

Emergency lights, flashlights, Bluetooth headsets...

The quantity of each dry food item that needs to be exchanged is clearly marked.

Not only that, in order to make the picture look better and easier to remember, the little girl also added a corresponding cartoon pattern behind each price tag.

For example, there are ten soda crackers with smiling faces drawn behind the mobile phone charger, and there are two big steamed buns with their hands on the waist behind the tablet.

Shen Cong: "..."

Chen Xi: “…”

Shen family: "..."

Cheng Ru was the first one who couldn't help laughing out loud.

She still remembered what her eldest daughter had nagged her about last night. She said nothing, but just smiled, shook her hand, and turned back into the house.

The other two old men also showed helpless expressions, shook their heads, and followed him in.

Shi Lei would definitely not stay here for long. Seeing that the Shen family was speechless because of the little girl, and not wanting to see them embarrassed, he smiled, turned around and left.

So only Chen Cong, Chen Xi and Gu Kai were left at the door.

The moment the Shen family came out, Sun Qing stood up from the small bench.

When I saw that they were all looking at the price list, their expressions already showed anxiety.

Seeing that the elderly people did not express any opinions and all went in, and the three who stayed were all the ones who had "educated" her yesterday, the little girl became even more frightened.

She stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Is this not okay? I won't stay for more than two hours. Is it not okay within the time limit?"

Chen Xi obviously hadn't expected such a situation to happen at all, and was confused by the little girl. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond to this conversation.

Chen Cong had calmed down.

She asked, "Are you out of food?"

Sun Qing bit her lip and said nothing.

"Where's your boyfriend?" she continued to ask.

Sun Qing turned her face away without replying, but tears slowly welled up in her eyes.

Seeing that it involved the girl's private affairs, Gu Kai did not stay long and turned back to the yard.

However, Chen Xi went over and grabbed Sun Qing's hand, pulling her directly into the backyard.

"Come in and talk."

Sun Qing was caught off guard, stumbled, and was pulled in by her.

Chen Cong brought out two small stools from the house, and Sun Qing obediently moved her own stool in as well.

Chen Cong picked up her kettle and shook it, and found that there was no water in it, so she took it and went into the house again.

When it came out this time, half a pot of cool honeysuckle tea that had been brewed in the water tank had been poured into it.

Sun Qing picked it up and gulped down half the pot in one breath. Then she wiped her mouth and said in a low voice with an embarrassed look on her face: "Thank you, sister."

Then he stopped talking again.

Chen Xi asked again: "Where is your boyfriend? Is he out working? When did he run out of food?"

"He has been eating your food all this time, right? Has he eaten up all the food in the house?" Chen Cong suddenly asked.

Shen Xi raised his head in shock.

It has been more than two months since the earthquake. How much food do we have in our home to last until now?

Besides, it’s summer now, anything stored for so long would go bad.

She looked at her sister, then at Sun Qing, with a look of disbelief.

Sun Qing lowered her head again.

Chen Cong looked at his sister and explained, “Sun Qing said yesterday that they came back before the earthquake started, but few people in our courtyard have seen them.

Sun Qing had been injured and had not been out of the house much before, so it was normal that we had not seen her. But the community had been engaged in earthquake relief work since the beginning, and all of them went out to carry supplies a few days ago. Have you seen her boyfriend?"

Chen Xi recalled and shook his head.

She really had no impression of Xu Bin before.

"Earthquake relief is a personal choice. If he doesn't want to come out and help, we have nothing to say. But we didn't see him when the community distributed supplies before! Don't you want anything distributed by the government?"

Sun Qing pursed her lips and explained, "Yes, the community came to count the population at that time, and Xu Bin would go to the property management every day to pick it up, but he would go a little later."

Shen Xi curled his lips.

It seems that he has some self-awareness. He knew that he didn't come out to help during the earthquake, but he came out to distribute food because he was afraid of being seen.

"So after the government stopped distributing food, you stayed at home and never went out again, right? Xu Bin never looked for a job either. The food you ate was what your parents left for you, right?"

Sun Qing lowered her head even more, and it was a long while before she said "hmm".

Because he had guessed it beforehand, Shen Cong was not surprised, but Shen Xi was already furious!

What is this? Not only is he a scumbag, he's also a gigolo!

She was so angry that she wanted to break open Sun Qing's head to see if it was filled with tofu dregs. How could she be so stupid? !

Fortunately, they were unfamiliar with each other, so she was able to maintain her sense of propriety, but even so, Chen Xi was still furious.

"How much food did your parents leave for you to make such a fuss?! Do you know that food is life now? I don't know if your parents, your sister, and your sister's children can even get enough food to eat in Beijing!

You are so good, you use the things your parents left behind to support your man at home? !

It's fine if you don't want to work, but what about him? He's such a big man and he doesn't go out to work, so he depends on you to support him? What will he do when the food runs out?"

At this point, Shen Xi nodded angrily: "Yes, no need to ask what to do, you have a way."

She pointed at the wires and said, "When the food is gone, just keep making the things your parents left behind! When you've made all the money and jewelry your parents left behind, what are you going to do? What else can you use to support him?!"

Sun Qing lowered her head without saying a word, her tears falling down, wetting the small piece of land at her feet and turning it into a small pit.

Deep words come from a shallow acquaintance.

Chen Cong tugged at his sister, signaling her not to say too much.

After all, their relationship with Sun Qing has not reached the point where she can be blamed.

Seeing that the girl didn't explain and just cried with her head down, a hint of disappointment flashed in her gloomy eyes.

She added calmly, "Sun Qing, you bought these two hours with gems. Whether you want to sell electricity or exchange it for food during this time period, we will not interfere. But this is the last time. Don't come here in the future, and we will not sell this electricity again."

Hearing her say this, Sun Qing burst into tears.

She raised her head, looked at her two sisters with tears in her eyes, and sobbed, "Sisters, please don't be like this, please help me, I really don't have anything to eat at home.

Xu Bin has already left. He left this morning. We had a fight last night and he left early in the morning.

If you don’t sell me electricity, I really don’t know how to find food. I don’t know how to do anything else!”

After all, she is still young, and the pressure, fear and panic make her unable to stop crying once she starts crying.

The little girl sat on the ground crying.

The author has something to say:

Normal updates are made in the evening, and this is an extra update for the weekend.

In addition, a new pre-collection has been opened: "Saving the Villain Cub in Infinite Disasters", the copy is still being revised. The content is roughly about the story of the male and female protagonists hoarding goods and raising babies in various small worlds of natural disasters. If you are interested, please collect it! ~

I will complete the copywriting once I finish writing tonight's update.

It's been so miserable lately, with so many updates every day that my brain is exhausted. I've been working on this copy for several days and I'm still not satisfied with it. Please be understanding and give Yousu some trust. Now that it's been posted, I will definitely write it well.

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