Those who managed to grab the supplies were overjoyed.
Those who didn't manage to grab it, or whose grabs were taken by others, felt as if they had lost their parents.
But no one expected that the wandering merchant would actually return!
Just 15 minutes later.
Liu Kai once again pulled a fully loaded trailer of supplies back to the deserted small square.
He looked at the dozen or so corpses lying haphazardly on the ground, his face expressionless.
He believed in the law of the jungle and felt no remorse whatsoever.
They still diligently turned on the loudspeaker to broadcast.
They dumped the supplies on the ground as if they were dumping garbage, and then walked away.
Those who missed out on supplies in the first wave were eager to get back, barking and running out as fast as dogs could.
On the contrary.
Those who managed to secure the supplies had varying and conflicting mindsets.
They had enough to eat for a long time.
However, they still face the danger of running out of money.
If they can manage to grab more supplies if they go down again, it will undoubtedly greatly increase their chances of survival.
but.
The dozen or so corpses in the square severely dampened their courage.
If we fail, we'll lose everything!
And since the wandering merchant can come once or twice.
Who says it won't happen a third or fourth time?
When most people have a backup plan, they tend to choose the safe option.
And reality will also help them make choices.
While they were still debating, the supplies in the square were once again looted.
Several more bodies were found on the ice.
Next.
The survivors discovered a pattern: the wandering merchant would visit every 15 minutes.
Each time, they would just dump a huge pile of supplies and leave.
The third time, the fourth time...
The wandering merchant arrived here for the eighth time at 4 p.m.
This time, Liu Kai wasn't there to distribute items, but to sell them, so he didn't leave.
He stood to the side, leisurely smoking, watching the survivors divide up all the belongings.
finally.
The number of bodies in the small square remained at 28.
The result was that nearly 2,000 people received enough food to survive for a month!
But then something else happened that baffled all the survivors.
Liu Kai opened the trunk of the snowmobile.
They deftly unloaded 10 large black polyethylene crates.
Finally, they planted the iconic flag bearing the words "Wandering Merchant" onto the ice.
With a smile on his face, he turned on the loudspeaker and enthusiastically started shouting out his wares.
"Selling goods! Selling goods!"
"Huazi, Moutai, Zhuyeqing; new clothes, new shoes, down comforters; cell phones, fuel, electric blankets; cephalosporins, bandages, vitamins."
"Only one day this day, don't miss it!"
This is how Liu Kai decided to exploit the "conscription contract" bug to make money:
After all, the official statement only said that he was to distribute the items he found in the supermarket for free.
But these things aren't available in supermarkets; they're all his personal stash.
Now all the survivors realized what was happening.
Well, I thought the Wandering Merchant had changed his ways.
Unexpectedly, he's still a shrewd businessman. A leopard can't change its spots.
But.
It's true that they really want to buy things.
Even if food is guaranteed, and even if tobacco, alcohol and tea are not necessities.
But warm clothing, and even medication...
That's some good stuff!
In this awful weather, everyone gets sick sometimes, with headaches, fevers, or other minor ailments.
But they are also very clear about it.
The wandering merchant only accepts transactions involving gold and platinum, items that not every household possesses.
Liu Kai, however, was not in a hurry.
With valuable items in hand, there's no worry about selling them; with a gun at your waist, no one dares to rob you.
Most importantly, although his prices are exorbitant, the transactions are safe and secure.
After a long silence, the business finally opened smoothly.
Many people rummaged through their belongings and found some jewelry that had been hidden away.
I hurried to the square, my goal clear: to complete the transaction.
They hurriedly left amidst the intense gazes of others.
In addition, many people spontaneously united.
For example, pooling together enough gold to buy a box of cephalosporins, and then each person gets a few tablets.
This was good news for Liu Kai, as it greatly improved the efficiency of collecting scattered precious metals.
The transaction took less than half an hour.
Let's shout it out again.
Seeing that no one else was coming to sell anything, Liu Kai packed up his stall and said goodbye.
At the same time, he was internally complaining: These people are really poor!
Two thousand survivors in five city blocks.
They only managed to trade 40 kilograms of gold and 15 kilograms of platinum.
on the contrary.
The survivors of the "Lishiquyuan" community numbered only about 400, and in the second transaction, they received 110 kilograms of gold and 48 kilograms of platinum.
In comparison, this area today can only be described as shabby.
Even a small mosquito is still meat; Liu Kai has plenty of time to take his time.
But I lingered outside for too long today.
This goes against his grand goal of "working half a day and resting half a day".
On the way back to the bunker, we stopped by the warehouse where the supermarket supplies were stored to take inventory.
We just made eight round trips to transport the supplies needed for 2,000 people.
They actually emptied a third of the inventory of a large supermarket!
Such consumption seems exaggerated to an absurd degree, but upon closer examination, it is also reasonable.
Although supermarkets have a wide variety of goods, not all of them are food.
There were also many pots and pans, toys and stationery, seasonings, detergents, frozen drinks, and even frozen and rotten fruits and vegetables.
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