There was a cordon around the RV, which made her confused.
"Don't be afraid, boss. This isn't for you. This is to line up the survivors and prevent them from getting crowded."
Xie Purou nodded and said nothing.
There was no one around, so she chatted with them and asked about matters related to the base.
"What did the Flame Base tell your base?"
"Nothing much, just some precautions. Our base commander asked us to prepare in advance and specially marked out a shady spot for you, so it's more convenient for people to line up."
Xie Purou understood and didn't ask any further questions.
It is convenient to be able to come in and set up a stall when it is extremely hot, but I don’t want to do this again in the future.
I had an idea in my mind and thought I would mention it to Yue Xiwen next time I saw her.
After they chose their dishes, she took out the skewers and put them into a paper tube.
The skewers covered with red oil and sesame seeds make people drool just by looking at them.
"Boss, will it be spicy?"
"Won't."
Before making it, she took into consideration that everyone might not have eaten chili peppers for a long time, and those who could tolerate spicy food before would probably have their taste buds gradually deteriorated to the point where they could not tolerate spicy food anymore, so she made dishes that were only slightly spicy.
Don’t be fooled by the large amount of red oil sprinkled on the skewers, they are actually just fragrant and not spicy.
"If you're afraid of spicy food, you get one point for each bottle of water. A case of water has 24 bottles, so you get 24 points for each case."
The two had never heard that the prices were so cheap. A flash of surprise crossed their eyes, and then dimmed.
What’s the use of being cheap? The base commander has given an order that no one is allowed to buy it privately.
Noticing their change of attitude, she asked, "Aren't you going to buy some water?"
"The base commander has issued an order that the base purchases all the goods and resells them elsewhere to the public. Please be patient and wait."
Thinking that it was for the convenience of unified management, Xie Pu Rou didn't find anything strange.
"Wow! Delicious!" One of them ate a string of potato chips behind the other's back.
The potato chips are crispy, and the red oil they are coated in is indeed fragrant with a hint of spiciness.
"Why did you eat secretly?!"
The original rule was that no one was allowed to purchase any supplies in advance before the base commander arrived, but they couldn't help but use their position to their advantage.
"Never mind. Life is about the present. If we don't eat now, who knows if it will be our turn to eat later."
"Brother, believe me, it's really delicious."
"Nonsense, you haven't eaten in a long time, and you even say that worm cakes are delicious."
The two of them discussed something and exchanged 300 points for two boxes of water, using the remaining points to buy Bobo Chicken.
Afterwards they took their things and left, leaving her alone in the RV in this empty place.
This is the first time it has been so desolate since I came out to set up a stall.
She was not in a hurry even though no one cared about her. She took herself a few strings of potato chips, lotus root slices and broccoli. These were her favorite vegetarian foods.
I took the paper tube up to the second floor, turned on the TV and ate while watching.
This stuff is really delicious, not as spicy as hot pot.
The potato chips cooked in hot pot are sticky, while the potato chips in Bobo Chicken are crispy. The two have different tastes.
After watching half an episode of The Legend of Zhen Huan, she felt someone coming. She wiped the oil off her mouth and slowly stood up.
The middle-aged man wearing glasses who was leading the group glanced back when he saw her come out.
"What are you looking at?" Xie Pu Rou was a little unhappy.
The middle-aged man initially disdained to pay attention to her. After waiting for half a minute and seeing no movement from inside the car, he frowned and asked, "Are you the owner of the Grape Food Truck? Is there no one else?"
"Um."
She looked straight at him, waiting for his next words.
The uncle's expression was stiff for a moment, but soon relaxed.
"I'm the base commander of the Jiaoyang Base. My last name is Zeng."
"You're selling Bobo Chicken today, right? Just make it and pack it for us to take away."
Zeng Rui's tone was not polite at all and he didn't take Xie Purou seriously at all.
He was just a kid in his twenties, but old man Yue Tonghai spoke to him so seriously that he thought he was someone who was not difficult to serve.
"No, the shop only supports queuing for purchases."
Xie Purou's eyes were as sharp as a mirror, and of course she could see Zeng Rui's disdain.
Today she wants to rebel, but I won't do that if you want me to!
Anyway, not many people knew that she traveled thousands of miles to the central base to sell supplies. People would line up to buy from her stall nearby, so it wasn't considered a violation of the rules in front of outsiders.
"That's so troublesome." Zeng Rui's face drooped, and his aura looked a little scary.
After thinking for a while, he decided on his own: "Just consider it a favor. It's not like I won't give you the crystal core. You can sell the item anyway. Isn't it convenient for both of us?"
Xie Purou is not someone who has never seen the world.
If it were an ordinary girl, seeing his face darken, she would probably be so scared that she wouldn't dare to speak.
Now she had completely lost her good impression of the base commander and no longer had the heart to talk. She said simply: "No."
Unexpectedly, she didn't give him any face.
He was very unhappy about being humiliated, and the negative energy emanating from his body could freeze people to death on a hot day.
Then he thought of Yue Tonghai's repeated instructions to be polite to the store owner, hinting in both explicit and implicit ways that the store owner was not someone to be trifled with.
What's so bad about messing with a pretty woman? But the supplies are still in her hands, so I should wait and see what happens.
Zeng Rui snorted coldly, "Then I'll go get people to line up and buy it, okay?"
He beckoned his men over and shouted in front of her, "Go get the high-level psychics and the higher-ups to line up first."
Xie Purou asked, "What about ordinary people?"
"Why do you care about them?"
Realizing that his words were too blunt, Zeng Rui restrained himself a little.
"I've also asked people to line up to buy it, so you should get ready."
Zeng Rui holds a high position of power, so naturally he would not stay outdoors for long.
He left after saying "take good care of the shop owner".
Anyone can tell whether these words mean surveillance, control, or care.
At some point, a circle of people formed outside the cordon.
They were dressed in rags and dared not expose themselves to the sun, so they huddled in the shade and looked inside.
Everyone was exhausted, their eyes filled with a desire to survive.
They also know that their abilities are not enough, and the end of the world has always been a place where the strong prey on the weak.
But... they just want to live!
If one does not activate his superpowers, does that mean he should die if he is not a superpower?
Under the dazzling sunlight, the heat in the air condensed into substance, and the rolling heat waves could be faintly seen deforming and distorting.
Soon, more and more people came to line up, and heavy troops were guarding the area near the RV, only letting in those they allowed in.
As for the survivors?
It would be merciful of the base not to drive them away.
My thoughts turned over and over again. This world perfectly illustrates what it means to be a world where the strong prey on the weak and only the fittest survive.
She was deeply trapped and didn't know what to do.
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