Chapter 95: A tricycle
Xia Xiaoman repeatedly reminded Zhou Qiuyang, Li Yu'e and others that they should try not to sleep tonight if possible, and it would be best to make some noise to scare away those who were spying on them in secret.
Li Yu'e showed concern, "Xiao Man, why don't you not go out tonight. It's so dangerous outside. Wait until the people in Building 5 and Building 6 leave in a couple of days before you go out. Or I can go out with you? It's safer with more people."
Su Ran also said, "Sister Xiaoman, how about I go out with you? I'm feeling much better now, so it's no problem for me to go out with you."
Xia Xiaoman shook her head and refused. With so many people following her, how could she use the space?
"No, I can do it on my own. If you bring me along, I'll have to take care of you too."
Li Yu'e's face fell, and she said jokingly, "Okay, okay! We know you think we are holding you back, so we won't follow you. Just be careful."
Xia Xiaoman smiled and said, "Then I'll go first. You guys stay at home and keep an eye on the situation in the building."
When Building 7 caught fire, there were still many vacant houses in the community, but even so, many conflicts still arose.
The community is almost full now. Buildings 5 and 6 caught fire at the same time, leaving so many people homeless. There will definitely be people who want to snatch the houses, or forcibly occupy other people's houses in the name of seeking help.
When Xia Xiaoman went downstairs carrying his bicycle, he saw many residents from buildings 5 and 6 gathered downstairs discussing something.
Of course, there were also some people who stared greedily at her bicycle. She could still feel those greedy gazes even after she was far away from the community.
Arriving at Ponytail Brother's auto repair shop, Xia Xiaoman thought she was going to be scolded by Chen Guangli again, but as soon as she entered the door, she saw Chen Guangli and Ponytail Brother sitting in the yard drinking beer and eating peanuts. They were living an even more comfortable life than hers.
Chen Guangli saw her and waved, "Sister, why are you here so late? Come over and have a drink with me!"
Xia Xiaoman was surprised. Was this snob possessed? Beer is not cheap now. A bottle of beer can be equivalent to a pound of grain. How could Chen Guangli be willing to give it to her?
If you don't take advantage of a bargain, you're a bastard. She was thirsty after riding all the way here, so she parked her bike and ran over. Chen Guangli picked up the cup and poured one-tenth of the beer, then picked up a bottle of water and filled the cup.
Xia Xiaoman's mouth twitched. Was he adding water to the wine or wine to the water? No wonder there was only one bottle of beer on the table.
"Brother Chen, you added so much water, can you still taste the alcohol?"
Chen Guangli waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's just a token of my appreciation. Wine is hard to get these days."
Xia Xiaoman was inspired when she heard this and took out two bottles of good wine from her bag and placed them on the table.
When Chen Guangli saw the wine she took out, his eyes almost popped out, "Holy crap! Macallan Blue Brick Whiskey, is this wine real?"
Xia Xiaoman nodded, "It should be real." This was collected from the dead bald man and placed on the shelf unopened. If it was fake wine, it should have been consumed long ago.
Ponytail brother was also very interested in the two bottles of wine, "Is this the money for repairing the car?"
Xia Xiaoman hummed, "The repair fee plus two spare tires, is that enough?"
In the eyes of ordinary people, tobacco and alcohol may not be as useful as a piece of meat. But in some circles, tobacco and alcohol are hard currency comparable to gold.
The man with the ponytail was silent for two seconds and said, "Not many people like whiskey. Do you have white wine?" Most people in Xia country like to drink white wine.
Xia Xiaoman sighed. Baijiu has a higher alcohol content and has more effects than whiskey. She just didn't want to drink Baijiu, so she took out whiskey.
Reluctantly taking out two bottles of relatively small liquor from her bag, Xia Xiaoman asked, "How about adding these two bottles?"
Brother Ponytail picked up a bottle of liquor and took a look at it. It was not a high-end liquor, but it was not bad either. It was a 53-proof six-year-old Jiutouqu liquor.
After putting away the wine, Ponytail Brother stood up and said, "Let's go! Check if there is any problem with the car."
When Chen Guangli saw him take the wine away, he hurriedly shouted, "Hey, Yang Wei! Why did you take all the wine? Leave one bottle for me to try!"
When Ponytail heard Chen Guangli calling him by his full name, his body stiffened for a moment, and he turned around and glared at him fiercely, "Shut up! Get out of here if you have nothing to do!"
Chen Guangli obviously didn't take his words seriously and continued to lie in the chair eating peanuts and drinking wine.
Xia Xiaoman checked the pickup truck. The guy with the ponytail had good professional ethics. He not only repaired the wheel, but also fixed the flickering headlights on the front of the car, making the four bottles of wine she gave him worthwhile.
Just as he was about to drive away, he suddenly caught sight of a pedal tricycle parked in the corner. "Brother Ponytail, are you selling that tricycle?"
Hearing Xia Xiaoman's address, Ponytail Brother's mouth twitched. Just call him Ponytail Brother, it's better than calling him by his full name.
"The wheels and chains have just been replaced, so they are relatively new. If you want to buy them, I will give you a bottle of liquor at a fixed price."
Xia Xiaoman was silent for a moment, then took out a 250ml bottle of ordinary Fenjiu from her bag and threw it to him.
Brother Ponytail didn't care that the wine was of a lower grade and put it away to prevent Chen Guangli from drinking it secretly.
After moving the tricycle and bicycle into the pickup truck compartment, Xia Xiaoman said goodbye to Chen Guangli and drove away. He found a secluded place, put the pickup truck and tricycle into the space, and rode his bicycle home.
Before I returned to the community, I saw a red glow in the sky above the community. When I got closer, I found that the community was on fire again.
Xia Xiaoman was confused. Was there some evil spirit in their community? Although other communities also caught fire, they were not like theirs, catching fire over and over again.
Worried that the supplies at home would be consumed by the fire, Xia Xiaoman's bicycle was almost emitting sparks.
Fortunately, Building 3 was not affected by the fire, and the fire was in Building 9. The community was in chaos, one group of people were busy putting out the fire, and another group of people surrounded more than 20 people and beat them up.
Xia Xiaoman was pushing her bicycle when she passed by and overheard what happened. It turned out that the fire was set intentionally.
The residents of buildings 5 and 6 were left homeless, knocking on doors one by one to ask for someone to stay with them. We are not fools, and after experiencing floods and being robbed, who would dare to let others stay with them?
Some people were resentful of being rejected and became angry. With the mentality that if they didn't have a good life, others wouldn't have an easy life either, they set fire to Building 9.
They originally wanted to set fire to other buildings in the community, but when they were doing it, they were discovered by people in Building 10. The more than 20 people who were beaten up by a group of people were the murderers who set fire to Building 9.
Xia Xiaoman thought that the people in Buildings 5 and 6 would rob, steal things, and pretend to be pitiful to gain sympathy, but she never thought that these people would set fires. Who was the one who came up with this stupid thing that hurts others and does not benefit oneself?
He carried the bicycle all the way back to the 15th floor and knocked on the door for a long time before Su Ran ran over to open the door in a hurry.
Seeing him sweating profusely, Xia Xiaoman asked casually, "What are you doing? Why did you take so long to open the door?"
Su Ran wiped the sweat off his head and said, "We are packing up to move. Sister Yu'e said that the people in the community are all crazy. If we don't run away, we will be burned to death sooner or later."
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