Chapter 59 All Good Things Must Come to an End
The world was hit by disasters, farmlands were left barren, and factories stopped production.
The country does not know when production will be able to resume. Before production resumes, any supplies are particularly important.
Providing services to send strangers home allows us to investigate and understand the local conditions and connect with local governments when sending strangers home.
The second reason is to collect more supplies.
Those who can afford the ticket have a lot of supplies. Forcibly collecting supplies from the people will cause unnecessary trouble, and everyone can accept this roundabout way of collecting supplies.
The departure date has not been determined yet, so Sun Qing and Ye Xiaojie packed up some supplies first to avoid being in a hurry when the time comes.
"Is anyone there? Please open the door!" A clear and pleasant voice came from outside.
Xia Xiaoman had just finished training and walked out to open the door while wiping the sweat off his face with a towel.
Outside the door was a sweet-looking young woman with two dimples when she smiled. "Hello, my name is Hu Qiao, and I'm a worker at the relief center. This is my work ID. Our superiors have notified us to come and survey the current population of Fucheng. Please cooperate with us."
Xia Xiaoman carefully checked the other party's work ID and confirmed that it was correct before calling all the neighbors over.
After filling in the information, Hu Qiao checked it one by one, "Who are Sun Qing and Ye Xiaojie?"
"I'm Sun Qing, what can I do for you?"
Hu Qiao: "You guys signed up to go back to Yuancheng before, right?"
Sun Qing nodded. "Well, I signed up at the trading point the day before yesterday. Can I start the trip now?"
"Almost. The bus will leave the day after tomorrow. Take some time in the next two days to go to the trading point to buy tickets. If there are too many supplies to carry, you can tell the trading point and they will send someone to help you move the supplies."
Sun Qing's eyes lit up. "Will you help me move for free?"
Hu Qiao smiled in a typical way. "If you move 50 kilograms of goods within 5 kilometers, you need to pay 10 kilograms of grain. Taking this standard as an example, the transaction point will make an accurate calculation based on the specific weight and specific distance."
Sun Qing: “…”
The floating city is so poor that they charge for everything.
The ticket to Yuancheng requires one ticket in exchange for 500 kilograms of grain.
Sun Qing's family lives in the north, so it's difficult for her to go back home, so she decided to go home with Ye Xiaojie first. She used to stay at Ye Xiaojie's house during the winter and summer vacations, and she was quite familiar with Ye's father and mother.
The two of them needed to provide supplies worth one thousand kilograms, which almost emptied out most of their family property.
Reluctant to pay someone to move the supplies, Sun Qing shamelessly asked his friends on the 15th floor for help.
Enemies often meet on a narrow road. Xia Xiaoman was carrying a large bag of supplies downstairs and happened to meet Old Lady Ma and Little Ma who had just returned from exchanging food.
When Xiao Ma saw Xia Xiaoman, he felt pain all over his body and subconsciously hid behind Old Lady Ma.
Old Ma had never been beaten before. Seeing Xia Xiaoman carrying a large bag of things, she said in a veiled tone, "Women nowadays are lazy and gluttonous. They stay at home all day eating and waiting to die. When they run out of food, they take the things at home to the trading point to exchange for food. They don't know how to be frugal and manage the household!"
"My dear, when you get married in the future, don't look for a woman like this. If you want to find someone, look for the girl downstairs. She knows how to dig mud to earn food at a young age, unlike those who just sit and wait to die."
Xiao Ma didn't realize that Old Lady Ma was hinting at Xia Xiaoman and the others for not going out to work. He thought Old Lady Ma was messing with him and muttered, "Grandma, the woman downstairs looks older than me, don't mess around."
Old Ma was choked. "What do you know? Old people are caring!"
"Pfft!" Xia Xiaoman couldn't help laughing, "That's right, older people are not only more caring, but can also help you avoid taking a few detours. The older your wife is, the fewer detours you'll have to take. Seventy or eighty is the most suitable."
"Old lady, why don't you introduce your old sister to your grandson. I believe your old sister will love your grandson well."
Old Ma's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. "What's going on in my family is none of your business!"
"That's true. Whether your family lives or dies has nothing to do with me, but the fact that you're blocking the stairs does have something to do with me."
Old Lady Ma snorted, "I'm blocking here, what can you do? This is not your home. I'm too old to walk, so what's wrong with standing here and resting for a while?"
Xia Xiaoman smiled and put down the things in his hand. Xiao Ma saw that the situation was not good, and just wanted to pull Old Lady Ma to run away, but the next second his neck was pinched by someone, and then countless fists hit him like raindrops.
Old Ma screamed and reached out to pull Xia Xiaoman's hair, but Xia Xiaoman seemed to have eyes on her back, and was kicked away before her hand touched her hair.
After beating Xiao Ma like a dead dog and throwing him aside, Xia Xiaoman clapped his hands, picked up the supplies and left in style.
Old Ma pointed at her back with a shaking hand, her face turning blue with anger, as if she was about to pout at any moment, "Bitch, damn bitch, ouch, I'm so mad! Xiaobao, let's go find your dad and let him take care of this damn bitch!"
Xiao Ma said weakly, "Grandma, she's a lunatic. Dad and I together can't beat her."
"Just let it go like that?" Old Madam Ma's eyes turned red with anger. "No, we can't just let her go like this. Go home first. I'll go back and discuss it with your parents."
Old Mrs. Ma supported her grandson and walked tremblingly back home, her back looking depressed and embarrassed.
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Due to limited conditions, the tickets given by the transaction point are very simple. It is just a white slip with only the license plate number, departure location and time, and the name and ID number of the ticket buyer. All the information is handwritten, but it is stamped with a red seal to prevent counterfeiting.
After getting their train tickets, Sun Qing and Ye Xiaojie felt much more relaxed. "We're leaving tomorrow. How about we have dinner together tonight?"
Xiao Zheyu said approvingly, "Great, we haven't eaten our smoked duck yet. I'll bring out two smoked ducks tonight and we can eat together."
Xia Xiaoman said, "Then I'll be responsible for the staple food." She would make bread and make more so that Sun Qing and Ye Xiaojie could take them on the road tomorrow.
Wen Jianfeng: "I'm responsible for vegetables." He has dried wild vegetables and pickled bamboo shoots at home.
Sun Qing raised her lips, "You have prepared the staple food, meat and vegetables, so do we just need to bring our mouths?"
Zhou Qiuyang smiled and said, "This meal is a farewell party for you. Just eat well, drink well and have fun."
They didn't spend much time together, just two months, but because they had experienced a lot together during those two months, it was no exaggeration to say that they were close friends.
Suddenly two people in the team wanted to leave, and everyone felt a little lost and confused.
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