Chapter 55: Exchange for Transportation
Having a means of transportation can not only help transport water but also reduce travel time, which is a good idea.
However, this method of digging for shared bicycles is somewhat unreliable.
Zhou Qiuyang said, "Are you sure there are bikes at the shared bike parking spot?"
Under the impact of the flood, a car weighing several tons can be washed dozens of meters away. How can a shared bicycle weighing less than 100 kilograms stay in place after being hit by the flood?
Su Ran also thought of this problem and said tentatively: "We can roughly estimate how far the shared bikes can be washed away by the flood, and dig at the approximate location. Maybe we can dig up a few shared bikes."
Zhou Qiuyang: “…”
Is it so casual?
Ye Xiaojie said, "Have you forgotten that Fucheng has established a trading point? We can take the supplies to the trading point and see if we can exchange them for transportation."
“Now that the floodwaters have receded, is the trading point still open?”
Xia Xiaoman said: "Just ask tomorrow and you'll know."
The flood has receded, but it does not mean that the floating city does not need to collect supplies. Post-disaster reconstruction work cannot be completed overnight. Before the floating city can recover, it needs to collect supplies to support the work.
The next morning, Wen Jianfeng went to the trading point to ask if he could exchange transportation. Around two o'clock, Xia Xiaoman heard someone knocking on the door.
She thought it was Wen Jianfeng who came back, and when she opened the door she saw two little guys.
"Sister Xiaoman, my sister and I are hungry. Can you help us boil a pot of water?" Wen Xu was so hungry that he had no energy and his handsome face drooped.
Xia Xiaoman touched their heads and asked, "Where's your father?"
"He hasn't come back yet." Lingling said aggrievedly.
The trading point is more than an hour's walk from the community. Wen Jianfeng went out early in the morning, so even if he was a snail, he should be able to crawl back, right?
Xia Xiaoman was wondering where Wen Jianfeng had gone, but she did not show any worry on her face, as she was afraid that the two children would be scared.
Before leaving home, Wen Jianfeng prepared instant noodles for the twins in case he couldn't come back due to an emergency and the twins would go hungry, but he forgot to teach the twins how to cook.
The two siblings stared at each other at the instant noodles at home. They took a bite and their cheeks hurt, so they had to go out to ask for help.
Xia Xiaoman had just finished making instant noodles for the twins when Wen Jianfeng came back.
"Coach, why did you come back so late and look so miserable? Did you get robbed on the way?"
Wen Jianfeng had several scratches on his face and neck, his clothes were torn, and there were also scratches on his arms.
He smiled bitterly, "On the way back, I ran into Lingling's relatives. It took me a while to get rid of them."
Xia Xiaoman raised her eyebrows. A few ordinary people could take a professional boxer two or three hours to get rid of? That only meant that the boxer did not use violence.
Wen Jianfeng had been soft-hearted more than once or twice, and Xia Xiaoman had gotten used to it. Anyway, the flood had receded, and there might not be many opportunities to go out with Wen Jianfeng to look for supplies in the future, so she could be soft-hearted as long as it didn't bother her.
"Have you asked about the means of transportation? Can we exchange it at the trading point?"
Wen Jianfeng said, "Bicycles can be exchanged, but the purchase is limited to one. The price is quite high. You need 100 kilograms of grain to exchange for one. If you use other materials, their value will be assessed, and you can exchange them if you have enough materials worth 100 kilograms of grain."
Xia Xiaoman frowned and asked again: "Don't you have cars, motorcycles, etc.? Or can't you change it?"
"Except for bicycles, other means of transportation cannot be replaced, and the government also lacks transportation." Otherwise, there would not be purchase restrictions even on bicycles.
Xia Xiaoman sighed, "Then I'll change to a bicycle. It's better than walking."
"100 kilograms of food is not a small amount, Xiaoman, you should think carefully before making a decision, don't be impulsive."
If you exchange 100 kilograms of grain for mineral water, you can get hundreds of bottles. Bicycles can be used before the city is restored, but they are completely useless after the city is restored.
Wen Jianfeng said, "I think it's better to exchange a few dozen kilograms of grain for some water than to exchange 100 kilograms of grain for a bicycle. By the time the water is used up, the city will probably have restored water and electricity."
"It seems so. Let me think about it again!"
After returning home, Xia Xiaoman sorted out the supplies in the space. 100 kilograms of food was nothing to her, and she could exchange it for a few bottles of good wine. But if possible, she would rather exchange it for a car, even if the price was higher.
After thinking for a long time, I decided to get a bicycle first and then get a car when I have the chance.
After deciding to buy a bicycle, Xia Xiaoman began to pack the supplies that needed to be exchanged.
Suddenly there was a rapid knock on the door. The knock was so loud that everyone was forced to leave the room.
Xia Xiaoman shouted to the outside of the door: "Who is it? Why are you knocking?"
After a while, a man's voice came from outside the door, "Open the door, 1503 and 1504 are the houses I bought, open the door quickly and let me in!"
Sun Qing stared at Xia Xiaoman with eyes wide open, "Have the two houses we live in been sold?"
Xia Xiaoman: "How should I know?"
Sun Qing: "What should I do?"
Xia Xiaoman sighed, "Open the door first and negotiate with the owner."
She had thought of many unexpected situations, but she never thought that the house she lived in was owned by someone else.
I opened the fire door and saw a family of five standing outside behind an iron door, two elderly people, two middle-aged people and a young man.
As soon as they met, the middle-aged man said arrogantly: "Open the door quickly, you've delayed me for half a day."
Xia Xiaoman looked at him coldly, "You just said that 1503 and 1504 are purchased houses. Do you have the property certificate?"
Being questioned, the middle-aged man's face darkened instantly, "This is a pre-sale house. The flood happened before the real estate certificate was issued. Where can I find the real estate certificate for you?"
Sun Qing's eyes lit up and she asked, "Then how do you prove that these two houses are yours?"
"Who are you? Why should I prove anything to you? I bought this house with my own money, and it can be checked on the housing management system. Hurry up and open the door, or I'll break it down!"
Xia Xiaoman said coldly, "You say the house is yours? Who would believe it without evidence? I said the house is mine."
The old lady standing at the back heard this and immediately screamed, "Great! I figured it out, son. These people have occupied our house and are reluctant to move."
"No wonder they refused to open the door to let us in. They're afraid that if we go in, they'll have no place to live!"
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