"Hiss hiss hiss."
Zhuangzhuang poked his head out of the cat carrier, "Watch out!"
A silver-ringed python, as thick as an adult's thigh, suddenly dangled upside down from the treetop, its golden pupils gleaming eerily in the night.
The snake was about two meters long and its whole body exuded a sticky, fishy stench. It was covered in a layer of sticky liquid that dripped down as it moved.
"Come here quickly!" Xiao Yu rushed forward to try to pull Lu Sheng away, but the giant snake was incredibly fast, and its gaping maw, flicking its tongue, bit down on her slender, fair neck!
At the critical moment, Xu Yi raised his wrist, and a miniature tranquilizer gun appeared in his hand.
Two shots were fired in quick succession, hitting the giant python in both eyes.
The injured python writhed its massive body with all its might, and the tree canopy, unable to withstand such force, snapped and crashed down, branch and snake together.
Lu Sheng's pupils contracted slightly as he dodged to the side, then grabbed the python by its vital spot with his bare hands and stun it with an electric baton.
Xiao Yu: "..."
He really shouldn't have worried about Lu Sheng so much.
The giant python lay limply on the ground. Lu Sheng, holding the snake's head, looked at Xu Yi and asked, "Will it die?"
"Two tranquilizer darts won't kill him; he'll probably be unconscious for about ten hours."
Lu Sheng nodded, having made a plan. "Xiao Yu, can you contact your junior who sells sneakers? Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, at the entrance of Zhuozhan Mall."
"You want to buy rice?" Xiao Yu frowned. "The price is too high over there right now. We only have enough supplies for a year. Should we wait until the price stabilizes a bit?"
"Go find him and exchange some money." Lu Sheng found a huge dog cage in the villa and stuffed the giant python inside. "Use this snake."
Xiao Yu was surprised, "There's a shortage of food and rice everywhere right now, who would buy this stuff? Snake meat is also quite troublesome to process."
"You wouldn't understand the tastes of the rich." Lu Sheng stuffed the snake cage into the car and winked mysteriously.
...
The next morning, Xu Yi drove Lu Sheng and Xiao Yu to the mall on time.
The mall was packed with people, all queuing up to buy the rationed rice.
Wearing a pink sun hat, Xiao Zhu ran to the car door. "Brother Xiao, is there a big deal?"
Lu Sheng opened the car door and patted the cage. The giant python, hearing the sound, wriggled restlessly and banged on the cage.
"Holy crap..." Xiao Zhu was so scared he almost sat down on the ground.
"Live, do you want it or not?" Lu Sheng got straight to the point. "Good price, plus free services: extracting gallbladders from live snakes, bleeding them out and soaking them in alcohol. It's good for your kidneys and boosts your virility; one cup and you'll be a vigorous man."
Xiao Zhu glanced cautiously at the enormous creature in the cage, wiped the sweat from his brow, and said, "I need to discuss this with my older brother."
He found a secluded spot to make the call, and soon a tall man in a black hat arrived.
Xiao Yu was skeptical. "Will there really be a market for this? It's the apocalypse, who has the mind to think about aphrodisiacs..."
"Don't worry, these rich people are living even more extravagantly than before the apocalypse." Lu Sheng gave him a reassuring look.
No matter how harsh the post-apocalyptic environment is, it's the ordinary people without money or connections who suffer. The truly wealthy have already built bunkers and stockpiled food at home, and even constructed private hospitals.
Before the apocalypse, if you fancied a girl, you had to spend money to pursue her. Now, you can just pull out a bag of rice and countless beautiful women will willingly climb into your bed.
The lives of the rich will only become more extravagant than before.
Snake gallbladders soaked in wine are said to nourish the kidneys, while snake meat stewed for its health benefits. She has clearly mastered the secrets to wealth for middle-aged and elderly wealthy men.
Kidney tonification, aphrodisiac effects, and longevity benefits—anything that can be associated with these two keywords related to intelligence testing can fetch a high price, even if it's cat litter that Zhuangzhuang used.
Before long, Xiao Zhu and the man in the black hat had reached an agreement.
“50 jin of rice.” The man in the black hat held up five fingers.
Lu Sheng waved his hand, "I don't want rice, I want money. Five hundred thousand, cash, and not consecutive numbers."
Consecutive banknotes are too eye-catching and can easily attract unwanted attention when making payments.
Upon hearing that it was cash, the man in the black hat was overjoyed, his eyes practically popping out of his head. "Alright, alright, it's a deal! I'll have someone bring the money right now!"
Two days ago, rice was 3,000 yuan per kilogram, but today it has risen to 5,000 yuan. And having money is useless; I can't get the rice.
He was worried about how to use the cash he had collected in the safe to wipe his bottom.
"If you have any more great stuff, just contact me directly. These days, rich people are all very frivolous."
The man in the black hat worked swiftly, exchanging money and goods between the two groups, and even leaving a phone number before leaving.
"With so much money, we can't even buy food. How are we going to spend it?" Xiao Yu couldn't help but ask.
"The news says this year is going to be a cold winter, so it's good to buy more winter gear just in case. Anyway, this money is a windfall."
Lu Sheng and his two companions entered the mall carrying a handbag full of cash. The food section had already been sold out, and people were crowded around the rice section, which was being sold in limited quantities.
The remaining sections for household goods, clothing, and appliances didn't even have a salesperson; all the items on the shelves were tagged with discounts.
If people can't even afford to eat, how can ordinary people afford to buy these unnecessary things?
To avoid accumulating inventory, the mall almost always offers half-price clearance sales.
Lu Sheng looked around the fur section and found that the original price of a long and wide mink pelt was 40,000 yuan, but now it was only 25,000 yuan.
I took ten pieces at once; I used the ones I couldn't wear to make the bed.
Last month, UGG boots started at 2000, but now everyone can choose any style for 888. Lu Sheng took 10 pairs for each of them, according to their shoe sizes.
Electric blankets with water heating, thermal underwear, gloves, thick socks, dozens of thick down comforters, and even 100 boxes of hand warmers. Nothing was spared from anything that could keep warm or raise body temperature.
I grabbed a dozen or so bottles of Vaseline and frostbite cream from the cosmetics section.
This stuff is incredibly useful during periods of extreme cold. In the previous life, during the extreme cold, many people still got sores on the backs of their ears and hands from the cold even while wearing gloves and hats; nothing worked except for Vaseline.
After paying for everything, I used the few dollars left to buy a peeler.
Xu Yi remained silent throughout, unlike Xiao Yu, who was always full of questions.
Lu Sheng occasionally glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, her deep eyes calm and unwavering, seemingly unsurprised by Lu Sheng's actions.
The three of them drove back to Dingxianglou in two trips.
After roughly distributing the supplies in room 402, Lu Sheng took his share back to his dormitory.
She took out a bottle of raspberry juice from her storage space, and habitually glanced out the window while sucking on the straw.
Suddenly, Lu Sheng frowned.
The bodies of Lin Dong and Qin Shou have disappeared...
The body was still there when I left in the morning, but it disappeared in just two hours.
Given the popularity of these two people, Lu Sheng believed that no one at Peking University would be so bored as to go and collect their corpses.
My gaze fell on the spot where Lin Dong fell from the building. The weeds that had just been cleared were sprouting again, and the lawn was so clean that even the bloodstains had disappeared, as if nothing had ever happened.
A lush ginkgo tree stands not far away, tall and straight, with a thick and sturdy trunk, and its branches are covered with thick, emerald-green leaves that sway gracefully.
It seemed particularly eerie in the desolate and dilapidated environment.
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