Chapter 79 The supermarket is closed
In room 1101, Chen Meijuan kept staring at the screen of the video doorbell and watched the two rescuers go downstairs. Then she turned around and went to the small room where the three members of the Wei family were imprisoned.
"Second brother, untie them."
Chen Laoer and his cousin Chen obediently untied the ropes on the three people.
"What on earth do you want to do? We don't want this house anymore. Can't we move to some other place with the security personnel?" Sun Caifeng almost collapsed and cried.
Chen Meijuan smiled friendly and said, "Sister Sun, what nonsense are you talking about? This house originally belongs to you. How can we let you go to those dirty and messy resettlement sites?"
"Besides, under these difficult circumstances, we can only get through this by living together and supporting each other, don't you agree?"
Beneath the pretty face, there is a shadow of gloom.
Although Sun Caifeng was extremely angry, she instinctively did not dare to open her mouth to refute.
Wei Tianxiang and Wei Mingliang seemed to have accepted their fate and said nothing.
Because they know that now only force can protect themselves, their families, and their homes.
In order to maintain order in troubled times, the government imposed severe penalties on murder and looting.
This also led to the Chen family not letting them go in order to avoid exposing their crime of occupying other people's houses and property.
The only thing they could do was to drive the Chen family out before they completely lost their humanity.
Seeing that they had become more obedient than before, Chen Meijuan left with satisfaction, taking Chen Laoer and others away.
Xu Sichen watched the water level rise every day, his heart as calm as water.
Every day I run, take care of the vegetable garden, and prepare food according to my routine.
During this period, Wei Mingliang came up once to borrow her speedboat.
Xu Sichen didn't ask about their family's situation and directly lent them the assault boat.
Unfortunately, they were unlucky. After much difficulty, they arrived at Tianshui Square, but what they saw was a notice that the supermarket had ceased business.
Wei Mingliang wiped the rain off his face and said, "The supermarket manager said that all the supply channels have been cut off. They are trying to find a way to borrow supplies from nearby areas, but the specific time is not yet determined."
Then he handed over the assault boat.
Xu Sichen took it and found that the assault boat was still dry.
Wei Mingliang smiled a bit foolishly and said, "I wiped it dry with clothes so that when Sister Xu brings it into the house, it won't get wet."
Xu Sichen looked at Wei Mingliang, whose breathing was steady, and nodded slightly in his heart.
When we first met, he was panting heavily while climbing the stairs.
Now he can carry the assault boat upstairs, and his breathing has stabilized.
I guess he took her words to heart.
It's not hopeless.
She has already repaid the kindness of a meal in her previous life.
She is not a saint who will always help them.
But if they were on their own, she wouldn't mind helping them.
After Wei Mingliang returned the assault boat, he prepared to go downstairs and go home.
"Wait a minute!" Xu Sichen went back to the house and took out a pack of compressed biscuits and gave it to him: "Consider it a loan to you, remember to return it to me later."
Without waiting for Wei Mingliang's reaction, he closed the door.
Wei Mingliang held the biscuits in his hand, his eyes turned red, but he quickly wiped away the moisture in his eyes, opened the large packaging of the compressed biscuits, took out the small pieces inside, and hid them in his clothes.
"The supermarket was closed and I didn't buy anything." Wei Mingliang returned home with a cold face, and then, ignoring the Chen family's suspicion, he calmly returned to their small room.
Chen Lao Er: "Boy, are you up to something again? How could the supermarket go bankrupt? Don't hide the things."
Wei Mingliang: "If you don't believe me, you can ask other people in the community. I'm not the only one who went to the supermarket."
However, they didn't even need to ask, the information in the group had already exploded because of this news.
"There's no supply. The supermarket is closed. They said they'll find a way to get it back, but the exact timeframe is uncertain."
"What should I do? They started restricting purchases a few days ago, and now I can't even buy anything. Am I going to starve to death?"
Some people didn't believe it, so they borrowed a kayak from someone who had one, and went straight to the supermarket despite the heavy rain outside.
In the end, he naturally came back soaked to the skin and admitted the fact with a dejected look on his face.
"It's really closed. They're not selling anything anymore! There are so many people standing in front of the supermarket and refusing to leave!"
The only shopping outlet closed, throwing nearby residents into panic, with anxiety growing daily with the water level.
Fortunately, most families have made preparations to stock up on supplies as the water level slowly rises, so they can still hold on for a short period of time.
But after the supermarkets reopen or the water recedes, they will have to live frugally.
That night, the sound of children crying could be heard on many floors.
"Wow, I don't want to eat such disgusting porridge. I want to eat meat. I want to eat meat!" Chen Meijia's family downstairs, with four or five children, were crying together at this time.
All of the Wei family's stored food had long been consumed by them, and the only food they bought was almost entirely compressed biscuits.
So now their only food is biscuits soaked in water.
Although I won’t starve to death, it’s very unpalatable.
"Why are you crying? If you keep crying, I'll beat you up, believe it or not!" Chen Laoer slammed the table in anger and scolded his two children.
Old Lady Chen felt sorry for the child and scolded Old Man Chen. Then she looked at the bottle in Old Lady Feng's hand and said, "Mother-in-law, can you share some milk powder with me so that my grandchildren can also nourish their bodies?"
Mrs. Feng immediately refused: "No, that milk powder is my baby's life. If it's all gone, what will he drink?"
Chen Meijuan was also unwilling to listen to this: "Mom, I'll have to get used to eating compressed biscuits for a long time from now on."
For a time, the Chen family, who had been united as one, began to have subtle rifts with each other.
What worried them even more was Boss Chen. His severed hand had turned completely purple, and he had a severe fever.
Old Mrs. Cheng and Chen's eldest daughter-in-law were extremely worried and asked the remaining men in the Chen family to think of a solution.
Chen Laoer: "The supermarkets are all closed, and the pharmacies on the first floor have long been flooded. Where can I find medicine?"
"What about going to the hospital?" Mrs. Chen said in a crying voice.
Mrs. Chen knew very well that although they were all relatives, Chen Lao Da was the support of the three of them. If Chen Lao Da was gone, their life in the Chen family would definitely be difficult.
"Then we have to take the boss with us. It's raining so hard outside. Do you think the boss isn't dying fast enough?"
"What should we do? Are we just going to wait for the boss to die?" Mrs. Chen couldn't help crying out loud.
For a moment, no one spoke.
Cousin Chen's eyes rolled around and he looked upstairs.
"Actually, there is a solution." He pointed upstairs.
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