Chapter 168 Good Days
Today is a rare good day at Shangyang Base.
Base commander Zhao Tianfu got a batch of supplies from somewhere, and the base was bustling with people beating drums and gongs for a while.
The distribution will begin at 8am this morning.
Whether it was food, clothing, or daily necessities, basically everyone could get a share, so everyone gathered outside the home of base commander Zhao Tianfu early in the morning.
"Brother Fu, this dress really looks best on you." The woman smoothed the wrinkles on his collar with an admiring expression on her face.
Zhao Tianfu dusted off the non-existent ashes with one hand, feeling very proud.
Seeing that he was in a better mood, the woman took the opportunity to ask, "Brother Fu, are those supplies really going to be given away for free?"
If it's really free, can you take some back to her parents' home?
Hearing this, Zhao Tianfu just glanced at her sideways, snorted coldly, and said through his nose: "Free? Dream on."
There was a knock on the door, and a man who looked like a secretary walked out from the back: "Mr. Zhao, everyone is here, just waiting for you to come on stage."
Zhao Tianfu nodded, looked at his handsome self in the mirror again, picked up the speech on the desk with satisfaction and walked down the stairs.
He stood behind the gate and heard his eloquent subordinates outside speaking passionately. When the atmosphere reached its climax, the gate in front of him was opened. As fierce applause rang out outside, Zhao Tianfu walked out slowly with a smile on his face.
"Now put all the supplies behind Mr. Zhao, quickly!" The staff in the room hurriedly began to move the boxes.
Boxes were laid out flat behind Zhao Tianfu. Opening the tops revealed the rare supplies inside, including canned tuna, pickled mustard greens, noodles, packaged seasonings, water cups, knitted hats, etc. The categories were very diverse, but they were all supplies that were hard to find nowadays.
When the onlookers saw these supplies with their own eyes, their excitement was beyond words. Everyone's eyes were filled with fervent admiration, and they even listened to the long speeches with gusto, wishing they could fill their brains with them.
The survivors sitting in the front row straightened their backs and smoothed their messy hair when Zhao Tianfu wasn't paying attention, trying to leave a good impression on him so that they would be "blessed" by him and get better things.
More than half an hour later, the speech in Zhao Tianfu's hand was finally finished. Before the last word was uttered, the warmest applause rang out from the audience. Everyone looked at it with even greater anticipation, knowing that it was about to be the part they had been looking forward to for a long time - the distribution of supplies.
At this time, a man ran out from the sidelines, holding a lot of things in his hands. In full view of everyone, he handed Zhao Tianfu a manuscript, and then he started talking again.
The staff waved over three people, who brought up two large noticeboards and placed them in front of everyone. On them was a detailed list of prices for various supplies: Noodles, a handful, two Level 2 crystal cores. Water cup, three Level 1 crystal cores...
What does that mean? Why are you asking for money?
Everyone was puzzled, and just then they heard Zhao Tianfu talking about how difficult it was to buy these supplies, how many crystal cores he had spent, but for everyone's sake, he was selling these things at a loss, just hoping to minimize the loss...
The words were sincere and full of emotion. It was obvious that a professional had written it. Yet, some people fell for it, their eyes moistened as they shouted in support of Mr. Zhao!
After Zhao Tianfu finished speaking the last word, he shouted, "Please buy as much as you can! All losses will be borne by President Zhao!"
Several staff members came out from behind him, holding paper, pens and pockets and began to question everyone one by one.
"Do you want it? What do you want? How many?" and so on.
Whenever the person being asked hesitated for a few seconds to consider, someone behind him would shout, "Are you buying it or not? If not, get out of the way!"
The staff member didn't want to waste time, so when he saw that he didn't say anything, he walked over to the next person and continued asking.
Everyone knows how rare supplies are. Don't say that Mr. Zhao sells them at a high price. If you have the ability, go out and find them yourself.
Under the influence of this mentality, no matter how expensive it is, as long as you can buy it, it's fine, especially food, a box will be empty in the blink of an eye.
If you’re still hesitating, you won’t be able to buy a water cup soon.
You don't have a crystal core, but others do.
Some survivors who didn't have many crystal cores thought that supplies would really be distributed, so they sat and waited with a glimmer of hope until all the boxes were empty. Then they slowly stood up with a hunched back, looking back every few steps.
"Have they all been sold?" Zhao Tianfu took the book and flipped through it. Seeing the strings of zeros, he nodded with satisfaction. "It would be great if I could snatch this kind of supplies again in the future. Give me the crystal cores. You've worked hard. Later, each of you can buy a bowl of noodles at a low price to eat back home."
"Thank you, Mr. Zhao!" Everyone flattened the cardboard boxes, tucked them under their armpits and stacked them neatly.
The survivors finally gave up hope. They had waited all night thinking they could have a meal today, but now they didn't even have the strength to go back.
They moved with their heads down, their lips dry and lifeless eyes, and were bumped into by the boy running from the opposite direction if they were not paying attention.
The boy glanced at them, then casually cracked his whip while running and said to the people around him:
"There's an RV outside. It's really nice. I heard they sell all kinds of things inside. Let's go check it out."
Is someone here to sell something?
They were stunned, and many people around them also heard it. Seeing that the two children were really running out of the base gate, they hurriedly followed them.
No matter whether it is true or not, you won’t suffer any loss by going to take a look!
The closer to the base gate, the more people came to watch the fun. These people did not dare to step out of the base. Their eyes were all fixed on the clean RV outside the gate and the two people who were arranging the goods.
Xia Yan looked back and saw that most of the people had arrived. He took out the little bee he had bought last time, turned on the switch, and it automatically played the advertising words he had recorded last night:
"Lunch boxes, sausages, mineral water, bread, cotton-padded clothes, warm clothes, cheap prices and good quality. I can buy them all with one crystal core. If you want to buy, please apply for a membership card. You can also order takeout when you are hungry!"
Zhigang took the opportunity to put up the public notice board in front of the car and prepared to use the card issuing machine.
Everyone in the base was so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths. Someone recognized Xia Yan and excitedly shouted "Boss Xia" and squeezed forward.
"Eh? Does anyone know me?" Xia Yan looked at the tall man who called her name and lowered her voice like a little bee.
Seeing him running nearby, I asked, "Would you like to buy something? The price is right."
"Bought...how to sell..." The tall man scratched his head embarrassedly. He had just bought a bunch of things and some of the crystal cores in his hand were not enough.
When I saw Boss Xia, I rushed over in a fit of rage, but I didn't expect to have to buy something...
"Zhigang, tell everyone the price and how to buy it."
Zhichang nodded. "Everyone, let's take a look at the points redemption guide first... We didn't bring many boxed lunches this time, so each one costs 50 points. Each bag of instant noodles costs 5 points. Sausages cost 20 points. Bread costs 20 points."
"Mineral water 5 points, juice 30 points, compressed biscuits 10 points, canned meat 20 points, cotton-padded jackets, trousers, gloves, and shoes are sold as a set, and each set contains two level 2 crystal cores."
"And this high-tech cold-proof warm clothing is more expensive, it costs 7 second-level crystal cores."
Xia Yan added: "There are not many, first come first served."
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