My great uncle and Master Li squatted in the corner of the classroom, chewing on the dry bread in their hands while watching Adjutant Xu, Li Shangxi and others arguing with Principal Ke not far away.
The little fat boy and the yellow-haired boy were squatting beside them. They were both younger generations of the Xiao family. One was called Xiao Pang and the other was called Xiao Ming. Xiao Pang's name sounded like little fat, and he was fat, so everyone was used to calling him little fat boy. Xiao Ming's father was a son-in-law who married into the Xiaojia Village. Later, his father couldn't stand the gossip and contempt of others, so he divorced Xiao Ming's mother. Xiao Ming grew up with his mother. He was very rebellious since he was a child. Because he was malnourished when he was a child, his hair was sparse and dry, so everyone called him yellow-haired. When he grew up, he always liked to dye his hair yellow, so the name Huangmao has been used until now.
The little fat boy finished the dry bread in his hand, but was still not satisfied. He touched his belly and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he quietly took out a bag of chicken legs from his pocket. He had just opened it and had not had time to take a bite when a big hand reached out from the side and snatched it away.
"Uncle, I'm old and can't stand being hungry. I'll help you eat this chicken leg. It's just right that you should eat less these days to lose weight." After saying that, he finished the chicken leg in just a few bites.
The little fat boy wanted to cry but had no tears, and was angry but dared not say anything. He could only move his butt quietly away from his uncle, and secretly took out a chicken foot from his other pocket, opened the package and stuffed it into his mouth.
Looking at the little fat boy's actions, the yellow-haired boy rolled his eyes, finished the bread in his hand, stood up and walked outside.
"Where are you going?" asked Master Li.
"How can I be full with just this little food? I'll go see if there's a supermarket or store nearby and buy some more!"
During the day, he saw that there seemed to be a few small shops nearby, so he thought he could go and have a look. The dry bread they had just eaten was given by Captain Li Shangxi for the sake of his uncle and Master Li, but it was not enough. They were too embarrassed to ask for more, so they could only go out and look for more.
When the little fat boy heard that they were going to buy food, he immediately stood up and followed. It was getting dark, and Uncle Grandpa and Master Li were worried about the two children, so they had to go out with them.
There was a small supermarket next to the teaching building. Huangmao and Xiaopangzi looked over and saw that the door was locked. There were two security guards at the entrance of the supermarket, and it seemed that they were not selling anything to the public. They had no choice but to go to the back of the teaching building, where there was a library. There seemed to be a supermarket below. There was also a small shop next to the cafeteria that usually sold snacks and other snacks.
The group of four went to the small supermarket below the library. It was just getting dark, but the lights in the supermarket were already on and there was a commotion at the door.
"Why has the price of water gone up again? It was just 5 yuan a bottle, but now it's 10 yuan? You're trying to profit from this disaster! Don't you have a conscience?"
"Yeah, and these instant noodles, you're selling them for 50 yuan a box. How shameless! They usually only sell for a dozen yuan a box!"
"Yeah, yeah! This is too much of a rise!"
When Huang Mao and the others walked in, they saw the boss, who was surrounded by a crowd, with his hands on his hips, shouting, "If you want to buy, buy. If you don't want to buy, get out. I might not sell it to you soon! If you want to buy, hurry up! If you don't want to buy, stop nagging!"
"Why are you like this?"
"That's right, how can you be so heartless!"
“I’ll buy it!”
"What should I do? My daughter is still hungry!"
Some people were cursing, but others gritted their teeth and bought some water and instant noodles at the price.
The boss counted the money in his hand and looked at the other people around him with a smug and sarcastic look on his face.
Huangmao, his uncle and the others looked at each other, and without saying a word, they went straight in, pushing the cart towards the shelves where food and water were placed.
The four of them estimated the amount of banknotes in their pockets, selected food and water, and pushed their carts towards the boss.
"Boss, check out!"
The boss looked at the four people in front of him, all of whom were strangers. He then flipped through the items in the cart, rolled his eyes, and said directly, "A total of five thousand yuan!"
"Five thousand yuan for just this little thing? It's less than eight hundred yuan here! Boss, your price is too outrageous!" The little fat man shouted in surprise.
"You know what scarcity means. Food prices have gone up now, so of course it's going to be more expensive!"
"This isn't just a little expensive! They're taking advantage of us!" Huang Mao counted the items in the cart and said angrily, "Even if you just said water is 10 yuan a bottle and instant noodles are 50 yuan a box, that's only a little over a thousand yuan!"
"The prices have just gone up again. Buy it if you want, or not. Forget it, there are plenty of people who want it!" The boss looked up at the crowd jostling in the small supermarket and said, "If you don't want to buy, then go away. Don't delay my business!"
"You!" Huangmao was so angry that he wanted to roll up his sleeves, but was stopped by Master Li. He took out five thousand yuan and threw it on the table, picked up his things, called Huangmao and others and left.
It was getting dark and the crisis in the dark realm had just begun. They couldn't waste time on meaningless things like quarreling.
"Hmph! Will you ever beg us for help?" Huangmao said harshly, carrying a few boxes of water and strode away with the others.
"Pooh!"
The boss spat at the backs of the few people. He felt the phone in his pocket vibrate. He took it out and saw that it was calling. He immediately put on a smile and answered the call:
"Hey, Principal, yes, there are a lot of people here, all lining up. Are you raising the price? Okay, okay!"
The boss hung up the phone, his smile immediately falling off his face. He put on a stern face and shouted to the crowd: "The price has been raised! The water is now 20 yuan a bottle. If you want to buy, hurry up, and if you don't want to buy, get out!"
This immediately caused a commotion among the crowd. They were all ordinary people who brought their children to take the entrance test. They were first frightened by the mutated banyan tree and worried that their children would be hurt. Later, they were frightened by the suddenly crazy people and worried that they and their children would be bitten. Later, after hearing the reminder on the broadcast, they found a place to hide temporarily nearby.
After seeing the security guards control the banyan tree and the crazy people, they finally mustered up the courage to come out and buy some food. However, who knew that there were only a few small supermarkets near the school, and the prices of things kept going up!
Some people gritted their teeth and bought the things, while others thought they were too expensive and went out for a walk, but couldn't find any other supermarkets nearby. They didn't dare to go too far alone, so they had to come back and continue shopping, but the prices ended up becoming even more expensive!
The yellow-haired fat boy and others carried their things and followed behind Uncle Grandpa and Master Li, walking towards Dormitory Building No. 1. They had to meet up with Xiao Bai and others before dark.
It was already completely dark as several people walked along the road. Fortunately, there were streetlights on the roadside near the school, so they could see clearly with the light of the streetlights. However, the withered and yellow trees on both sides were dim, and the leaves kept rustling in the wind as they fell, which was a bit creepy to watch and hear.
"Let's walk faster!" Grandpa Uncle called on everyone to speed up. You know, the most dangerous thing in the dark domain is the night. Now is only the first day of the formation of the dark domain. There are not so many infected animals, plants and polluted species. As the dark matter continues to overflow, the number of infected animals, plants and people will increase, and the dark domain will only become more and more dangerous.
Several people quickened their pace and hurried on their way. They didn't know that behind the library they left, a middle-aged man who bought instant noodles was swallowed by a huge flower as he hurriedly walked past the laboratory building behind the library.
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