Chapter 166 Appointment
The bespectacled guy who had been guarding the entrance to the store after coming out heard this and kindly replied, "It's true. The things inside are very cheap. A pound of rice only costs three points."
Everyone became excited upon hearing this, and the crowd that was originally watching quickly turned into a queue.
Soon, a long line formed outside the convenience store, and it was getting longer and longer.
There were even people who knew the reason for the queue, and when they saw the long line, they joined it.
Then--
The shop will open tomorrow.
You can use points to shop.
Rice only costs three points per pound.
A series of news came up from the front.
When Wei Mingliang finished packing up his things in the store and came out, he saw endless lines of people.
"It's still over five hours before the store opens. You guys should go back and rest first. You can come back to buy it when the time comes."
"No, no, no, we don't need to rest. We've rested enough during the day. It's fine to just sit here."
"Yes, yes, Xiao Wei, you don't have to worry about us. Go back and rest."
Seeing that they insisted, Wei Mingliang didn't insist anymore. When he was about to leave, he thought of something and turned around to add another sentence.
"By the way, if you have time, you can take a look at the shopping items at the store entrance in advance. That way, we can speed up the process tomorrow and get everyone who needs it to buy what they want as soon as possible."
After saying that, he handed over a few spare notes.
After Wei Mingliang left, the backup precautions were circulated among the team.
It neatly lists the types of goods that will be sold tomorrow and the corresponding prices.
When they saw the points marked above, they found that there was indeed 3 points per kilogram of rice as everyone said, and the crowd couldn't help but cheer.
"Each of us has 50 points on our card. There are five of us in my family, so that means we have 250 points in total. We can buy a lot. I'll definitely buy more in case the store runs out of stock."
There are many people who share the same idea as him.
Chinese people have the gene to stockpile goods in their bones, let alone in these years of famine, so of course the more they buy, the better.
After all, we have food in our hands, so aren’t we worried?
But some people are unwilling to do so.
Those are the people queuing at the back. When they heard what to do if the store runs out of stock in the future, they immediately became nervous.
"You can't leave everything unsold, otherwise what will happen to the people behind us?"
"What should we do? Just leave it alone. Who told you to queue so far back?"
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
But soon, a clause came like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing the tense atmosphere.
"Okay, stop arguing! The base has already thought of all the problems you can think of."
An old man held up a notice in his hand and showed it to them: "See, it says the purchase limit on it."
People nearby looked over and saw that in addition to the types of goods and prices, the list also listed the purchase limit for each item.
One card is limited to purchasing one kilogram of staple foods such as rice and noodles, one kilogram of fruits and vegetables, and half a kilogram of meat...
Almost every type of purchase is limited to a certain number of people, and the cardholder must be present.
According to the base registration regulations, any resident over the age of 16 will have an independent base access card.
Seeing the displeasure on the faces of those who had originally intended to buy more and stock up, the old man immediately pointed at them and angrily shouted, "As human beings, we should know how to be grateful. The base commander used his own supplies to build this base so that more people can benefit and survive, and it is also to allow certain individuals to take advantage of it. If you anger the base commander, he will directly cancel the operation of the convenience store, and then no one will let you go!"
Many people who had originally thought of stockpiling goods became scared after hearing this.
The base is the base of one person.
The base commander has the final say in the canteen.
If the base commander gets angry, this is really possible.
For a moment, almost everyone felt a wave of fear, and they apologized repeatedly, "Yes, yes, we misjudged the issue. The base commander took care of us with such a favorable price, how could we still be dissatisfied? We were wrong, and we won't do it again!"
Wei Mingliang, who was originally worried that the sun would be too strong tomorrow and felt sorry for the people waiting in line, went back to report to Xu Sichen and planned to open the store early tonight.
But after hearing their words, he left without looking back.
Not everyone can appreciate what others give, and not everyone knows how to be grateful and repay the favor.
It is better to feel sorry for myself who has not slept all night than to feel sorry for them.
My sister is right, people need to be tamed.
Let’s wait until they are truly grateful for their sister’s efforts.
At five o'clock in the morning, Wang Anjun reported to Xu Sichen that all the soldiers in Jiangcheng were in place.
At six o'clock in the morning, all residents were registered. Including infants and young children, there were a total of 5,672 residents; including the wounded, there were a total of 2,851 soldiers; there were a total of 96 rescue doctors and 72 rescue nurses.
At seven o'clock in the morning, all soldiers gathered and were assigned to their posts.
All rescue doctors and nurses are directly employed in the base hospital. Xu Hongmei is the hospital director and all hospital appointments are decided by Xu Hongmei.
All the rescue soldiers were transferred to become base guards, and some were transferred to living positions.
The base security is under the charge of Wang Anjun, who is appointed as the commander-in-chief of the security.
Han Xiaogang is in charge of daily life and is appointed as the chief logistics manager.
Han Xiaogang and his team will basically be responsible for the basic living posts at the base, such as the base canteen, base engineering supervision, environmental sanitation, etc.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the temporary canteen of the base opened and was temporarily only responsible for meals for the base staff.
The next day at nine o'clock sharp, the convenience store locked its doors.
When the doors opened, the people who had been queuing all night were immediately excited.
"One pound of rice, one pound of vegetables, half a pound of pork, and a bag of salt. One month's rental of gas and kitchen utensils." The young man who came in first excitedly listed what he needed.
He thought about it for the whole night and originally wanted to buy milk powder to supplement the nutrition of his nephews, but thirty points for a can was too expensive.
I chose rice, vegetables and pork. With both vegetables and meat, it can be considered as nutritional supplement.
Wei Mingliang took the items he needed to the counter, scanned them, and said, "A total of 17 points."
The guy with glasses quickly handed over the card in his hand, then held the food in his hand, his hands shaking with excitement.
But when he goes out and sees so many people staring at him, he habitually becomes defensive and alert.
But when he saw the patrolling soldiers carrying guns, he relaxed again.
"Don't worry, robbery and theft are serious crimes here!" A soldier leading the team kindly comforted.
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