Chapter 20 There are others
"Because they know that the end of the world will not end so soon, and we have to fight a protracted war. We can't eat all the national grain reserves, so we can only salvage the food that sank in the water for emergency response," said Yang Qing.
"Although we claim to have enough food reserves to feed the entire nation for three years, what if the end of the world lasts not just three years, but ten or thirty years?"
"By then, the aid agencies will still be out of food. What will people do just to get a little food? Will there still be a good life there?"
Everyone was silent. What Yang Qing said made sense.
"Anyway, I'm not going. If you stay, we can discuss it together and go look around. The apocalypse hasn't been going on for long yet, and there are still many supermarkets and buildings that might have things. We can go around and maybe find a lot of food."
"Isn't it much better to live comfortably at home than to be crowded with a bunch of strangers?"
Gao Yang nodded, "I think Yang Qing is right, I agree!"
He originally thought that Li Shengnan's repeated praise of Yang Qing was a bit exaggerated, but now he feels that she is right.
"Then we won't leave. Let's all stay and look for supplies together when the time comes," said Li Shengnan.
"Okay!" Wang Min and Jiang Hao also nodded.
Yang Qing smiled and said, "You guys go back and rest first, we'll set off together tomorrow."
After they went upstairs, Yang Qing said to Lu Lin, "Now that everyone downstairs has left, I want to go to the jade shop on the front street tonight. I didn't buy anything there last time, so those things must still be there, but they're all submerged in water. I want to move them back and upgrade my space."
Lu Lin nodded and said, "I'll go with you. I'll keep watch for you."
Yang Qing shook his head. "I'd rather go alone. I have my own space and it's more convenient. If you stay outside, you'll attract attention."
Lu Lin thought for a moment and said, "Then I won't hold you back. You better be careful!"
Yang Qing smiled. She liked Lu Lin's personality. She was quick and decisive in doing things and was considerate of others. That was why she became good friends with her.
At night, Yang Qing waited until almost midnight before getting up. At this time, people usually fell asleep and would not notice the movement outside.
She put on her diving suit and dragged the rubber boat downstairs. Lu Lin gently closed the door behind her and told her to be careful.
When I got downstairs, I saw that everyone in the corridor had indeed evacuated. They must have gone to the rescue station.
This is better, there won't be a bunch of jealous and envious people blocking her way.
Putting the rubber boat into the water, Yang Qing took out the oars and started paddling gently.
Although the motor is fast, the noise is too loud in such a quiet night and will definitely attract attention, which will backfire.
We paddled a rubber boat to the jade shop on the front street. The first floor was completely flooded, but because the shop was high up, only half of the second floor was flooded.
However, there seems to be no signs of damage. After all, these things cannot be eaten. The most practical thing now is food.
The second floor is equipped with anti-theft nets, and you can’t get in even if you break the glass.
Yang Qing looked around and saw no one, so he put on his oxygen mask and put the rubber boat into the space.
Then he swam to the rolling door on the first floor, took out a crowbar, reached under the rolling door and pried it up with force.
The underwater pressure was so great that it took great effort to pry it open and Yang Qing swam in.
I took out a flashlight and shone it into the store. There was almost nothing on the counter. The owner must have moved everything to the second floor when he saw the water rising.
However, there was a large jade Buddha next to it that had not been moved away. It seemed that it could not be moved. Yang Qing waved his hand and threw the jade Buddha into the space.
There is also a natural amethyst cave ornament thrown into the space.
Then I went up the stairs to the second floor.
There were many wooden cabinets on the second floor. Yang Qing pried open all the cabinets and found all the jade artifacts inside. With a wave of his hand, he threw them all into the space.
There is a safe in the corner. Yang Qing doesn't know how to open the lock of the safe, so he simply throws the entire safe into the space and opens it when he has the chance in the future.
After a quick scan to make sure nothing was left behind, he returned to the street from the first floor.
Take out the rubber boat and prepare to go back.
When Yang Qing reached the corner, he saw the ParknShop supermarket nearby.
The supermarket is on the second floor. Because the floor is high, the second floor was not flooded, but the glass door was smashed, which means someone must have swept the floor.
However, Yang Qing still wanted to go and take a look. After all, people at this time were generally looking for food, and maybe there were some other usable things. Anyway, he had space and didn't have to worry about having no place to put them.
Yang Qing put away the rubber boat and walked into the supermarket.
I took out my flashlight and shone it over there. It was a mess inside. All kinds of things were thrown on the ground and the shelves were all over the place.
There was hardly anything left in the food area; even the glass cases were smashed.
There were some tea leaves that were not taken away. Maybe people thought that tea leaves were useless in the end times and would make people hungrier if they drank them, so no one wanted them.
Many of them are high-end teas.
Yang Qing put the tea leaves into the space.
When I walked into the department store, it was also in chaos, but I still left a lot of things.
Yang Qing swept all the toiletries, kitchen utensils, storage boxes, various mats and high-end quilts into the space.
Then there is the clothing area, with all kinds of men's and women's clothing, high-end, mid-range and low-end, as well as shoes and socks, all of which are taken away.
In the makeup area, there are all kinds of brand-name skin care products, face creams, eye creams, essences, and makeup, which were not bought in the department store warehouse before, and they were all swept into the space one by one.
The tobacco and alcohol counters are almost sold out. It seems that they also know that these things are valuable in the end times.
Then came the electrical appliance area, which housed a large double-door refrigerator, a drum washing machine, a 60-inch color TV, and a projector. These were things Yang Qing didn't have, so they were all put into the space.
Small appliances include rice cookers, pressure cookers, air fryers, coffee machines, bean sprout machines, yogurt machines, etc. They will all be used in the future and can all be thrown into the space.
There is also an area for maternal and child supplies, including cribs, baby clothes, maternity clothes, swaddles, bottles, diapers, pajamas, and toys. Although you may not use them, you can sweep them into the space and maybe exchange them for supplies later.
There is also a tool area where sockets of various sizes, electric drills, electric saws, nail guns, various electrical tools, table lamps, energy-saving light bulbs, door locks, etc. are all collected.
Yang Qing was about to go to the next area when he suddenly saw a flash of light in front of him, which seemed to be a flashlight.
Is there anyone else here?
Yang Qing quickly turned off the flashlight, squatted down, slowed his breathing and hid himself.
The footsteps were getting closer, and Yang Qing's heart tightened. He moved quickly and hid under the nearest cash register.
The footsteps stopped at the tool area. The man took a look and saw that there was nothing there, so he left immediately.
Yang Qing looked through the gap and saw that it should be a man, and he was tall. He might not be able to deal with him if he went out alone, so he decided to avoid him for now.
The footsteps gradually faded away and wandered around. It seemed that he was also here to buy for free like himself.
It’s just that I was one step ahead of him and cleared out a lot of things.
Seeing the man walk out of the door, Yang Qing waited for a while before walking out.
When he was almost at the door, a man suddenly walked out from the side. He seemed to be the man from before. He seemed to have sensed that there was someone behind him and was lying in ambush there.
Yang Qing's heart rose to his throat and he immediately squatted down and hid behind the shelf.
(End of this chapter)
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