◎Happy sixth day: shopping in the supermarket◎
Jiang Muyun did not go home directly after dinner.
She took off her high heels and changed into flat sandals, wiped off her lipstick, and went to the supermarket in a refreshed outfit.
There were many things missing at home, and if she wanted to live at home for a long time, she had to pretend to be living a normal life, so that no one would notice anything one day.
There is a large supermarket near Jiang Muyun's residential area, which is known as a one-stop shopping place with everything you need. Residents nearby like to come here to shop because the items are affordable and complete.
Jiang Muyun pushed the cart and bought all the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.
Rice and flour would be fine, but the rice produced in Province X, where Xishi is located, is well-known throughout the country, so it's not surprising that her family eats rice from Province X.
But because she was looking for bargains when purchasing, the common condiments such as soy sauce and balsamic vinegar stored in her space were basically local brands from Xishi, which were not yet famous enough to be heard throughout the country, at least not available in this supermarket.
In the early days of the end of the world, the country arranged a number of door-to-door visits to communities in order to appease people's hearts.
In her previous life, Jiang Muyun lived alone in Xishi, either living in the school dormitory or in a centralized shelter. She had only heard about these things, but had never seen them with her own eyes. No one could guarantee that no outsiders could enter her home.
If people come in and see that she, a native of Nanshi, has a lot of foreign brands that are not sold locally, and they are small things like soy sauce that can be bought just down the street, it would be too abnormal.
Should she say that she has a special liking for Xishi and bought it online specifically?
Jiang Muyun, who was used to being cautious, was stuffing things into the cart while enriching his food shopping list in his mind.
You can prepare some fresh milk and yogurt later, and you can also buy some milk powder, which is easier to store and can be taken out in front of people.
Remember to buy eggs too.
When he was in Xishi before, Jiang Muyun had just been reborn, and his mind was full of staple foods that could fill his stomach and normal-tasting meat. He completely forgot about vegetables, fruits, eggs and milk.
However, the prices of these things are about the same no matter where you buy them, so there is still time to buy them back in Nanshi.
There are also homemade pure meat sausages from the supermarket, which were Jiang Muyun’s favorite when he was a child.
Why not buy yourself a set of sausage stuffing tools? Jiang Muyun really likes eating all kinds of sausages.
You have to buy some snacks too. How can life be without puffed foods?
This item will have to be put off until she has bought all the necessities, and then she can buy it based on the remaining funds.
"Yunyun?"
Jiang Muyun's gaze shifted away from the refrigerator. Not far in front of him was a young man and woman with similar features pushing a cart.
Jiang Muyun immediately smiled and called out sweetly, "Brother Wu, Sister Wen."
These two are old neighbors of Jiang Muyun’s family. Their surname is Qin and they live in room 1502 opposite.
The Qin family can be said to be full of loyal heroes. Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin were both old comrades-in-arms of Grandpa Jiang. Unfortunately, they suffered serious injuries when they were young and their health never recovered, so they passed away early.
A few years ago, the Qin couple sacrificed their lives while saving others, leaving behind a pair of twin siblings to depend on each other, who are the young man and woman in front of Jiang Muyun.
My brother’s name is Qin Shiwu. He is handsome and elegant with glasses. He studied clinical medicine and is now a resident in the municipal hospital.
My younger sister is Qin Shiwen, a high jump athlete. She retired last year due to injury and is now a coach in the provincial team.
The two were eight years older than Jiang Muyun. Jiang Muyun had been playing with these two siblings since she was a child. Even the suicide note that Jiang Muyun wrote while sobbing during her first period had a copy from these two siblings.
Of course, the matter ended with Qin Shiwen giving her a physiology education lesson.
In the following years, Jiang Muyun was often mercilessly ridiculed by Qin Shiwen because of the suicide note.
The brother and sister both had a rare day off at home today, so they went shopping in the supermarket together. They didn't expect to meet Jiang Muyun here.
Qin Shiwen walked forward and rubbed Jiang Muyun's head: "Didn't you go to school? Why are you back?"
Jiang Muyun rarely pushed Qin Shiwen's hand away.
She hugged Qin Shiwen tightly, and found a place in the crook of his neck with her head burying in her hands. She said sullenly, "I'm taking a leave of absence from school. I'm a little scared and don't want to leave home for the time being."
Qin Shiwu patted her back and comforted her: "It's okay, you can stay at home for a while when you come back. It's not too late to go back to school after you have rested well."
Jiang Muyun has always been a lively and cheerful person. She is brave, smart, good at studying and good at playing. No one in her neighborhood, from her grandparents to her younger brothers and sisters, dislikes her.
It was the first time Qin Shiwen had heard her express fear so openly. Thinking about her previous experiences, Qin Shiwen felt so distressed that tears were about to come out. He patted Jiang Muyun and said, "It's good that you're back. Come to my house for dinner later. I'll fry some small fish for you."
Jiang Muyun hugged Qin Shiwen and didn't want to let go. Hearing this, he raised his head, put his chin on Qin Shiwen's shoulder, and resumed his smile: "Then I want cumin, lots of cumin."
Qin Shiwu laughed out loud: "No problem, this time we're all making cumin. I'll be watching over the pot for you. Sprinkle the cumin on it as soon as it comes out of the pot."
Jiang Muyun smiled and said "OK".
Qin Shiwen raised his shoulder upon hearing this and tore Jiang Muyun off him: "Stay away from me, you little bastard."
Qin Shiwen didn't know why, but she never liked the taste of cumin. She preferred spicy food. In her opinion, fried food without spicy food was heresy!
But unfortunately, the brother and sister next door don’t like spicy food, so she can only enjoy the food alone every time.
Who would have thought that Jiang Muyun would go even further!
Jiang Muyun grinned: "Just now you were calling me baby, but now you're calling me a little bastard. Sister Wen, am I only worth a bowl of small yellow croaker in your heart?"
Qin Shiwu tried to add fuel to the fire: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could you possibly be worth a bowl of small yellow croaker in your sister Wen's heart? You're clearly only worth a pinch of chili powder."
Then Qin Shiwu was beaten by his sister.
After the two of them called off their trip, Jiang Muyun simply went shopping with the two siblings.
I had to buy a new set of toiletries and some fresh produce. Big bottles of happy water were very affordable, so I filled them up! And the big watermelons were a must-have for summer, so Jiang Muyun also brought two.
Crispy watermelon is the best watermelon!
Jiang Muyun also did not forget the mosquito coils and floral water.
The cart was filled with all kinds of things, and finally there was no more tissue paper to put it in. The Qin brothers and sisters' cart was also temporarily requisitioned by Jiang Muyun.
On the way home, the three of them walked in the community. The Qin siblings and Jiang Muyun were all carrying several large bags of things, which looked quite spectacular.
When they went back, it was the time when the elderly people in the community were taking a stroll to digest their food, and they met many acquaintances along the way.
After all, more than ten years had passed, and Jiang Muyun really couldn't remember some of his neighbors with whom he was not very close.
In order to avoid being exposed, no matter whether he knew the person or not, as long as the other party greeted him, Jiang Muyun would just say "Hello Grandpa" or "Hello Grandma".
Those who knew Grandpa Jiang couldn't help but ask Jiang Muyun a few questions when they saw him. Jiang Muyun simply said that he was not feeling well and could not participate in the school's military training, so he simply came back to live for a while.
When Jiang Muyun and his group entered the elevator, they also met Aunt Wang, their neighbor on the 14th floor.
When Aunt Wang saw them carrying a bunch of things, she asked curiously.
Jiang Muyun used the same excuse again, saying that he had thrown away a lot of things at home because he thought he would not be able to come back for a while, and now he had to buy new things.
Aunt Wang sighed and said, "You young people, aren't you wasting money? You bought a lot of things. Don't throw them away when you get back to school."
As he spoke, he looked into the bag.
Just as Qin Shiwen was about to speak, Jiang Muyun handed a bag to Aunt Wang: "It only looks a lot, it's just toilet paper and other things."
Aunt Wang just wanted to get a sense of what was going on. When Jiang Muyun opened the bag, she took a quick look and then felt bored, so she turned and started chatting with other neighbors about other family matters.
Qin Shiwen secretly gave Jiang Muyun a thumbs up.
It’s high, really high.
It's not that Aunt Wang is a bad person. She's just a bit of a chatterbox and likes to pry into everything.
Young people like Qin Shiwen pay more attention to privacy and sense of boundaries, and of course they are not willing to talk about these things with Aunt Wang.
Jiang Muyun gave Qin Shiwen a smug look in return.
In fact, if she didn't want people to think that she had hoarded a lot of supplies, she wouldn't mind chatting more with Aunt Wang.
During the ten years in the apocalypse, Jiang Muyun stayed alone most of the time. She was so bored that after her rebirth she could chat with anyone. She could happily continue even the most boring topics, and her social skills improved by leaps and bounds.
When the elevator reached the 15th floor, they divided the bags and made an appointment to go to Qin Shiwen's house to eat small yellow croaker the next night. Only then did Jiang Muyun enter the house with the bags.
When Jiang Muyun got home, the house had been tidied up to the point of being sparkling clean, with clean sheets and quilt covers neatly folded beside the bed.
As expected of the recommendation from the two siblings next door, their professional skills are really top-notch.
The two siblings next door are busier than each other and are basically not at home during the day. It is not cost-effective to hire a housekeeper, and it is troublesome to hire hourly workers every time. So I simply bought a package from a housekeeping company and do a thorough cleaning regularly.
Even when 1503 first moved in, the house was cleaned by this company.
Jiang Muyun gave the housekeeping company a good review with satisfaction, then cleaned up his dusty face so that he looked as bright and clean as his home, filled in a long entry in the download lists of the two computers, and finally snuggled into the bed comfortably.
Covering yourself with a quilt in an air-conditioned room at 16 degrees is like heaven on earth!
Tomorrow I have to wait at home for the door and window factory to come and install the iron door, and in the evening I have to go to Qin's house for dinner, so I definitely can't go out.
But we can’t waste time, right?
Jiang Muyun opened the shopping app and started buying next-day delivery products.
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