Bai Shuang gave Bai Jiu her ten thousand yuan, saying, "Go buy it. Whatever you buy, no matter how expensive, just remember to spend it all, not a single penny left."
She went to browse the nearby market to see if there was anything useful.
Here, everything is done through barter, usually exchanging goods for food. No one is taking money anymore; it seems people are very perceptive.
Bai Shuang remembered that she still had a lot of waterlogged rice, which was the part that was submerged when she was collecting rice from the wholesale market.
However, it was processed as soon as it came into contact with water, making it definitely better than the water-soaked rice sold in the market.
Ahead, there was a mother with a thin girl, and a pile of elementary school books next to them, but no one seemed to be asking about them.
Bai Shuang flipped through the pages; the textbooks covered Chinese, math, and English from preschool to third grade, and were in pretty good condition.
She had a vast collection of medical books, practically everything imaginable, but she didn't hoard these items. Perhaps one day in the future, when natural disasters strike, these things will become a precious source of cultural transmission.
How much does it cost?
The mother asked somewhat timidly, "Could I exchange it for two jin of rice?"
Bai Shuang: "Was that written in the 'water-scooped rice' shop?"
"Okay, okay, as long as it's edible!" the mother quickly said, afraid that Bai Shuang would change her mind.
Bai Shuang took out 2 jin of water to scoop rice from her backpack, handed it over, and then bent down to pick up her books.
The mother and daughter looked at the rice and said, "This water is so good for scooping rice; it's like we've never seen water before."
The mother carefully hid the rice inside her clothes.
Bai Ba continued walking forward.
I saw a middle-aged man with a jade bracelet in front of him. It looked to be of decent quality and would have been worth three or four thousand yuan before the apocalypse.
How much does it cost?
"Ten catties of rice, or twenty catties if it's waterlogged rice."
Bai Shuang turned and left. These things were valuable before the apocalypse, but in the apocalypse, what was more important than food? People were starving to death; who had the mind to wear these things?
The man hurriedly called out to Bai Shuang. He had been setting up his stall for a while, but no one had asked about it. He was hoping to exchange it for some grain.
"You should at least give me 5 jin of rice, right? If possible, I have more."
How much do you have?
"I have quite a lot, but I don't want to replace them all at once." He was worried that if he replaced too many, the grain would be lost.
He owns a jewelry store and is very satisfied with the quality of Baishuang rice.
In the end, Bai Shuang exchanged 10 pieces of jade ornaments for 5 jin of water per piece, and agreed to trade again on the next market day.
Although she had stockpiled raw stones, she was just in case, what if she ran out?
Bai Shuang originally thought that no one would be selling grain at this time, but she was surprised to see a fat man selling rice.
There are two types of rice: water-washed rice and regular rice. They were both packaged in a small plastic bag, but the prices were astonishing. Regular rice cost 2,000 yuan per jin (500 grams), while water-washed rice cost 1,000 yuan per jin.
Bai Shuang tried asking them if they could give her a discount if she bought a lot.
The fat man looked at the shop owner next to him, who nodded. "A discount is available for orders over 50 jin (25 catties)."
She suddenly realized he looked familiar; wasn't that the scalper?
Holy crap! How come this person always manages to eat and drink well? And they still sell rice these days?
Bai Shuang couldn't help but ask, "Where did you get so much rice?"
The fat man shook his head with a sullen face.
Bai Shuang realized she had lost her composure. In her haste, she had asked something she shouldn't have, so she didn't say anything more and turned to leave.
Although it's expensive, they'll definitely regret it, because the money will soon become worthless, while food will become increasingly scarce.
Bai Shuang didn't want to go any further, so she turned around and walked back.
"Shuangshuang, is that you?" Bai Shuang turned around. It was Wei Zhen. Her hair was not as shiny as before, and her face looked much more haggard. She was carrying a small bag of rice, so she must have just bought some grain.
"Shuangshuang, could you lend me some food?"
She lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly as she spoke, "My family is about to starve."
Bai Shuang asked her, "Didn't the government just distribute relief food?"
"What's that enough? Do you have a lot of stockpiled goods? Can I borrow some? I'll pay you back double after the floods are over."
Bai Shuang told her that she didn't have much food left either, otherwise she wouldn't have come here today.
Bai Shuang, remembering that they were friends after all, reminded her to use all her money and gold to buy grain.
But the health clinic still disagreed, arguing that if they ran out of money, what would they use next time?
Bai Shuang eventually left helplessly; she was inflexible and no one could help her.
She wouldn't lend food to Wei. There are so many people in the world who are short of food, how could she possibly help them all? Don't say she's heartless; once she softens her heart, even mountains of gold and silver wouldn't be enough to share.
Besides, someone so brainless is likely to go around spouting nonsense.
By this time, Bai Jiu and his group had finished buying the items and arrived.
Bai Shuang looked at their bulging backpacks and the large bags in their hands, and thought they were quite good at shopping.
They said that clothing prices hadn't gone up much, but food was too expensive. Bai Jiu and the others knew that there would be extreme cold coming, and An Ming, under their guidance, bought a lot of cotton clothes.
Back in Building C, needless to say, it attracted another wave of envious and jealous glances.
In the afternoon, Liu Zhongyi came over, first apologizing to Bai Shuang, and then borrowing a rubber boat.
"Miss Bai, I'm so blind! All this time, and I still didn't recognize you..."
White frost, ...
He couldn't take it anymore. "Alright, alright, just don't cause me any more trouble. Keep an eye on your men; if anyone causes trouble again, you'll be held responsible."
Perhaps the fight at the gate last time scared them, or something else, anyway, things have been peaceful these past few days, and no one has been banging on the door at night.
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