Fortunately, the weather has been pretty good these few days. Although it’s a bit cold, it hasn’t snowed.
The municipal office chose a sunny day to hold a market on Fangquan Pedestrian Street.
In the past few days, several people took turns to carry the tweeter that appeared frequently in the streets and alleys of Lingcheng for promotion.
Naturally, some people are happy while others are worried about the government opening of the market.
A happy person must have items at home that need to be exchanged, and a worried person naturally has nothing.
Originally everyone lived on relief food, but now suddenly some people are living better than others by exchanging goods.
This will lay some hidden dangers to some extent, but no matter what, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.
Meng Yi, Chen Li and their group were sent to the market to work.
Su Keke and Grandma Qiao got up early as they were going to the market today.
In their previous life, they only had some wild vegetables to exchange, and except for the official stalls, no one else would take them. In this life, Su Keke just wanted to go shopping with Grandma Qiao, hoping to find some good stuff.
Originally, Su Keke had not planned to go out so early in the morning. After all, she had everything in her space, and it wouldn’t be too late to go shopping after she woke up naturally.
However, Lu Meishi urged them so much that they were almost about to follow Meng Yi and Chen Li out.
Lu Mei carried a bamboo basket with two old clothes and 20 eggs laid by her own chickens inside, intending to go to the market to exchange for some other food.
Shi Huan started looking for something in the house last night. Su Keke saw that she was carrying a leather backpack, which was bulging. She didn't know what was in it.
In order not to appear out of place, Su Keke searched her space for a few extra pairs of Martin boots that she had stockpiled before, but which were not in her or Grandma Qiao’s size. Martin boots must be very popular in the extreme cold!
When everyone went out, Su Keke noticed that Chen Da was holding a wooden box in his hand and was walking down the stairs very carefully.
Among the women, Chen Da, who is already a man of few words, has an even less sense of presence.
Lu Mei said that the wooden box contained a set of tea sets. Chen Da likes to drink tea, so he has stockpiled several sets of tea sets of different sizes.
I have it at home and in the clothing store. In the past, familiar customers would come to the store to drink tea when they passed by.
Lu Mei recalled that life at that time was quite comfortable. She and Chen Da ran a small shop. They earned enough money to live on and had some surplus. Although it was not a lot, it was enough for their family of three to live well.
After opening the store for a long time, I have become friends with many customers who come to buy clothes, and we even call each other to say hello during the Chinese New Year and other holidays.
Who knew that this damn apocalypse would come, and it came so suddenly. Fortunately, she likes to stock up things and has the help of good neighbors, otherwise she would have been unable to survive.
Chen Da also tinkered with it for a long time at home last night. After choosing and choosing, he finally picked this set of tea sets and planned to go to the market to see if he could exchange them for some supplies.
In fact, these things were still worth some money before the end of the world, but now almost no one is willing to buy them.
Exchanging food is the first choice in the end times. Su Keke is sure that among the things they brought with them, only Lu Mei’s eggs are the most sought-after.
Fangquan Pedestrian Street is not far from Changhong Community. It only took Su Keke and a few others half an hour to walk there slowly.
Along the way, they met several people carrying large and small bags to the market. They all looked into each other's bags in a tacit understanding.
Before the natural disaster, Fangquan Pedestrian Street was one of the busier commercial streets in Lingcheng. There were all kinds of shops on both sides of the street, selling everything from food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Food festivals, anniversary celebrations, cultural festivals, large-scale commercial live broadcasts, etc. were basically held here in the past.
After the natural disaster, all the shops along the street were flooded and all businesses suffered heavy losses.
The central street here had just been cleared for the market, and there was still a lot of snow on both sides of the road that had not melted. It looked dirty because it had been trampled on by so many people.
The official stalls are particularly eye-catching, and the items that can be exchanged include rice, instant noodles, quilts, cotton-padded jackets, flour, potatoes, radishes, spinach, rapeseed, etc.
Su Keke saw from a distance that many people were queuing in front of the official booth.
Some came with a few steel bars and wooden bars, while others carried a large bundle of wood and looked around.
There was also a particularly conspicuous girl in the team. She was wearing a pink puff-sleeved down jacket, which looked a little dirty. She was holding an oversized teddy bear in both hands.
There were also several people who, like Su Keke in her previous life, came to exchange with wild vegetables they had dug themselves.
In short, there are all kinds of things, and these things usually cannot be exchanged for any supplies at other private stalls.
The official stalls are quite inclusive and you can usually get some food in exchange, but the prices are not high.
"Next one!"
"People at the back shouldn't push forward, everyone will get a turn!"
Su Keke felt that this delicate female voice sounded a little familiar.
That’s right! It was Fang Yalu, the one who slapped a troublemaker citizen when cleaning up the garbage and sludge in Changhong Community.
Su Keke deliberately pulled Grandma Qiao a few steps forward, and just in time saw Fang Yalu estimating the price of two plastic insulation boards in a man's hand.
She was wearing a navy blue down jacket and her hair was tied into a ponytail. Apart from her skin being a little rougher than before, there was no other change.
Lu Mei and Shi Huan wanted to go in and take a look first to see if they could meet Meng Yi and Chen Li who were on duty here.
So the three of them separated from Grandma Su Keke and Qiao.
We agreed to wait at the official booth in an hour. If the items in your hands have not been exchanged, you can come to the official booth to exchange them.
Su Keke had no objection. After leaving the official stall, she and Grandma Qiao started to stroll into the market.
These private stalls have a really wide variety of items. It seems like everyone has taken out the precious items that they usually treasure at home.
At the first stall, on a small folding wooden table, there were some necklaces, gold, silver, and a few jade bracelets.
The stall owners were a middle-aged couple, who looked to be in their forties. The man had a haggard look on his face, and his cotton coat was a little dirty.
The woman was wearing a long black down jacket and a pair of long winter boots. She looked very nice. It might be her first time to set up a stall, so she looked a little reserved.
The only people who can dress so well in the apocalypse are people like Su Keke who have space cheats, and the rich and powerful who have stockpiled enough supplies.
Obviously, these two people are neither of these two. Su Keke guessed that their families should have had some money before the end of the world.
It was just that the natural disaster came suddenly, and they didn't stock up too many supplies. But judging from their clothes and status, the man still loved his wife very much.
Normally, he would be reluctant to let his wife come out to participate in official labor organized by the government. It was probably because of his wife's strong request that he set up the stall this time.
"Excuse me, would you like to exchange them? These are real gold and silver. They are well kept and 90% new."
The man saw Su Keke and Grandma Qiao looking at their stall and immediately went up to ask.
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