"I heard from some groups that this heavy rain will continue for a long time."
"Many people have gone out to grab supplies. Should we on the 20th floor also take action early?"
"What do you think?"
Lu Mei sent three voice messages in a row in the Unity and Friendship group on the 20th floor.
"Is it so chaotic out there now? Does the government not care about robberies?"
After sending the message, Grandma Qiao added several shocked emojis.
"We still have some food in reserve now. Many people outside are starving because they have no food at home. We don't care about that. Let's just rob them first!"
"I'm afraid we'll be too late and there won't be anything left!"
"What do you say, are you going or not?"
Lu Mei sounded a little anxious, as if if she didn't go now the supplies would be taken away by others.
"Aunt Lu! We are still a little scared. What if the typhoon passes and we are arrested and put in jail?"
Shi Huan and Meng Yi only had a few packets of instant noodles and water left at home. They wanted to go out to look for supplies but were afraid of having to take responsibility in the future.
"Let's wait until midnight when there is no one around and then go out and grab some survival supplies. There shouldn't be any risk!" Lu Mei and Chen Da continued to persuade.
Su Keke didn't say anything. She was someone who had experienced the end of the world. After the typhoon passed, there would be floods. By then, all the supplies in the supermarket would be soaked in water. It would be too late to stock up on supplies then.
"I agree with Aunt Lu and Uncle Chen!" Su Keke suddenly said.
The group suddenly fell silent. No one had expected that the youngest member, Su Keke, would have the courage to do this.
"I think the rain will not stop anytime soon. If we don't stock up on supplies now, if the water level rises, these supplies will be soaked. By then, we may not be able to find supplies when we want to."
Su Keke silently typed these words in the group.
After hearing what she said, Lu Mei and Chen Da became even more nervous. There was already a foot of water on the ground in the community, and if it rained for a few more days, the supermarket might really be flooded.
Grandma Qiao also felt that Su Keke’s analysis made some sense.
After some discussion, everyone agreed to go out to search for supplies at night, and then send the money to others as soon as possible after the typhoon and rainstorm passed.
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At 11 o'clock in the evening, there was no one outside except for the storm. The car could definitely not be driven in such bad weather.
Everyone on the 20th floor was wearing a raincoat and mask and sandals.
The accumulated water now is basically rainwater, so it should be fine to wear sandals.
Later, when floods began, we could no longer walk barefoot in the accumulated water outside.
At that time, the power and water supply had already been cut off, and all kinds of people's domestic garbage, excrement, and even corpses appeared in the stagnant water.
Because she had no money, Su Keke did not stock up on rain boots, rubber boats, and speedboats, which are the most practical means of transportation during floods.
Now Su Keke already has a long-term plan for purchasing for free in her mind.
When the apocalypse just started, many things had not yet been submerged by the flood. If you work harder, you can still stockpile a lot of things.
In my previous life, it seemed that there would be a power outage starting the day after tomorrow. Now it is summer, and once there is a power outage, many fresh vegetables, meat and seafood in supermarkets and vegetable markets will go bad.
My goal for the next two days is to collect these perishable foods and store them in space.
Other things can be put aside and you can find time to go out and search depending on the weather conditions.
"Let's go to the supermarket closest to the community first!" Lu Mei gave everyone two large black bags before going out.
This kind of bag is what she and Chen Da usually use when they go to the clothing wholesale market to purchase goods. It is big and sturdy, perfect for carrying supplies.
Several people sneaked out of Building 12. The water outside was almost up to their knees.
"It seems that Coco was right. The water level is rising again!"
Chen Da held Lu Mei's hand, and the two of them walked in front, taking one step forward and one step back, and talked.
"So we have to find more food and daily necessities to store at home as soon as possible, otherwise when the rain comes, we won't be able to go out!" Lu Mei followed.
Su Keke and Chen Li each supported one side of Grandma Qiao, and the three of them walked forward carefully in the rain, not paying attention to what the two people in front were saying.
At the end followed the young couple Meng Yi and Shi Huan, who walked quite steadily.
The street lights on both sides of the community streets had already been destroyed by the typhoon, and their small group relied entirely on the light of flashlights to slowly walk towards the supermarket.
"Everyone, watch your step and don't get scratched by glass or broken branches!"
Chen Da picked up the broken branch blocking the road and turned back to remind the people behind him.
"Okay! Uncle Chen, you guys in the front should also watch your step!"
Su Keke said softly, then bent down and folded her trouser legs up a few more times.
The water level here was higher than in the community, and they didn't walk for long before half of their trouser legs were wet.
The rolling door outside the supermarket had indeed been pried open by someone. Chen Da just pushed the door lightly and it slowly rose up by itself.
The floor of the supermarket was in a mess. They didn't dare turn on the lights, but even with a flashlight they could see the mess.
Rice and flour were scattered everywhere, and the vegetable leaves were trampled with green juice.
"It seems that many people came here to grab supplies during the day."
Grandma Qiao felt sad as she looked at the vegetables and fruits on the ground that were trampled.
"Let's all split up and look for food. This supermarket is so big there should be a lot of supplies left!"
"Meet up here once you've filled your bags!"
As soon as Lu Mei gave the order, everyone carried large bags and went looking for supplies.
Su Keke took a flashlight and rushed to the frozen meat and seafood area.
Although many people came during the day, there was no transportation and it was a storm, so not many supplies were taken away.
In the meat freezer, there are two-thirds of pork, pig's trotters, pork elbows, and bagged chicken legs, chicken wings, chicken gizzards, and chicken feet left.
There are also plenty of boxed beef, steak, beef offal, various meatballs, pumpkin meatballs, oden, crab sticks, chicken fillets, and quail eggs.
Frozen seafood includes bagged prawns, small river shrimps, squid, hairtail, crayfish, swimming crabs, hairy crabs, jellyfish skin, scallops, mantis shrimp, quick-frozen small yellow croaker, mackerel and so on.
Su Keke held up the flashlight and looked around, but she couldn't see all the varieties.
After she filled the two large bags given by Aunt Lu with meat and seafood, she swept the rest into her own space.
The good thing about not turning on the lights is that Su Keke doesn’t have to sneak around to collect supplies into the space.
Anyway, it’s so dark that no one else can see it.
After putting away the things in this row of freezers, Su Keke went to the yogurt and ice cream area across the street.
Those who came during the day did not take anything, so the three freezers were filled with yogurt, ice cream, and popsicles of various flavors. Su Keke put them all into the space without any hesitation.
I didn’t expect that I could enjoy ice cream freedom in the end times. It really is so good to buy it for free.
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