Chapter 209 Food is Hard Currency
Zhang Cheng walked in front and helped push open the door.
After entering, the light inside was not very bright.
Both the lighting and the decoration style tend to be retro and wooden.
This kind of decoration, let alone in the apocalypse, even before the apocalypse, can be considered a very good decoration, and the price is not cheap.
Just by looking at the decoration, Nan Ci became more and more certain that this base must have existed before the end of the world.
I had just walked in and hadn't taken two steps when a male waiter in his twenties came to greet me.
The male waiter was not very handsome, but he had regular features, was neatly dressed, had a friendly smile on his face, and spoke in a soft voice.
Just one encounter gives people a very good impression of him.
I don’t know if Zhang Cheng was being outgoing or really knew him, but he just greeted him with a smile.
"My two distinguished guests, why don't you have a quieter seat?"
"Of course, how about a window on the second floor?"
This time, Zhang Cheng did not answer, but turned to look at Nan Ci and asked for Nan Ci's opinion.
Nan Ci nodded slightly, "Okay!"
After hearing this, the male waiter led them upstairs.
Along the way, Nan Ci also observed the situation inside the store.
Probably because it wasn't meal time, there weren't many people eating in the restaurant.
There were only two or three tables on the entire first floor, and the seats were relatively scattered. In addition, the lighting was dim, so not only could I not hear their conversation, I couldn't even see their faces clearly.
When we came to the second floor, the light was better than that on the first floor because of the windows.
Sitting in the booth by the window, there is no need to turn on any ambient lighting, the natural light is enough.
Nan Ci and the old Taoist priest sat down on the same side. Zhang Cheng stood opposite them with his back bent, but did not sit down immediately.
Seeing that he didn't sit down, Nan Ci pointed to the chair opposite him and said, "You should sit down too. How can you eat while standing?"
"Thank you, beautiful lady."
Zhang Cheng nodded and bowed, then sat down carefully.
The male waiter stood by and saw it all, but his expression did not change at all and he did not say a word.
It was not until Nan Ci looked at him and asked for the menu that he handed the menu to Nan Ci.
This menu is very extensive and exquisite.
Both the menu design and the dishes are no different from those of the mid-range Sichuan restaurants before the end of the world.
Nan Ci quickly flipped through the menu, ordered three dishes, and handed the menu to the old Taoist priest.
The old Taoist priest went through it again, adding one dish, one soup, three servings of ice jelly, and rice as the staple food.
The waiter stood by and took notes, and did not leave after taking the menu.
At this time, Zhang Cheng, who had been silent, stood up again with a cautious smile on his face.
"Beauty, it's like this. The situation is rather special now. If you want to eat, you have to pay the bill first. Please see..."
The more Zhang Cheng spoke, the lower his voice became, and the expression on his face became cautious, as if he was afraid that Nan Ci would get angry.
Nan Ci was not angry.
From the moment she entered the store, everything about it gave Nan Ci a feeling of being in the pre-apocalyptic world, and even made her doubt the reality of the apocalypse.
It was not until now when he saw Zhang Cheng's cautious expression and heard him say that he wanted to pay the bill before eating that Nan Ci felt that this was indeed the end of the world.
Nan Ci smiled and said, "I understand. I'll pay with food."
As he spoke, Nan Ci opened the backpack at his side and took out a bag of vacuum-packed Wuchang rice.
The five-pound bag of rice, the packaging is intact, the date is more than one year ago, and the shelf life is three years.
Before the end of the world, this kind of rice would cost dozens of dollars a bag in supermarkets or shopping malls.
By now, the price is probably not as simple as doubling several times.
Nan Ci clearly noticed that after she took out the bag of rice, the waiter and Zhang Cheng both breathed heavier.
Just from the reactions of the two people, we can tell that this kind of rice is still in short supply in this base.
Nan Ci was thinking about this when he heard the waiter say, "Two bags of this kind of rice are enough to pay for the meal."
Although the waiter's attitude was very good from the moment they entered the door.
But Nan Ci still heard it. When the man spoke this time, his voice was more respectful than before.
We have experienced so many natural disasters, and there are also many man-made disasters.
He still has food in his hands, and the food is packaged in this way and of such quality. You can tell at a glance that he is not an ordinary person.
Maybe he is someone from some powerful country, otherwise he wouldn't be so wealthy.
For such a person, I don’t have to lick him, but my attitude must be the best.
Nan Ci fully accepted the slight change in the waiter's attitude.
Not to mention in the bedroom, even before the end of the world, such things were very common.
It's human nature, there's no need to be fussy about it.
Nan Ci took out another bag of rice from his backpack, gave both bags to the waiter, and said, "Serve the food faster."
"Okay, don't worry."
The waiter agreed and then turned and left with two bags of rice.
He could obviously carry one bag in one hand, but he chose to hold the rice in his arms. Just from the way he popped the rice, you could tell how much he treasured the two bags of rice.
Nan Ci stared at the waiter's back for a few seconds and then looked away.
Only then did he realize that Zhang Cheng, who was sitting opposite him, was still staring at the waiter's back as he left.
It was not until the waiter went down the stairs and disappeared completely that Zhang Cheng turned around with a feeling of unsatisfied satisfaction and reluctance.
As soon as he turned his eyes, Zhang Cheng met Nan Ci's smiling eyes.
Zhang Cheng was obviously startled, and the smile on his face disappeared. "Beauty, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I was too engrossed in watching."
Nan Ci smiled and said, "It seems like you like it very much! I have more rice like this here--"
Nan Ci deliberately didn't continue speaking here, but instead dragged out the last syllable.
Zhang Cheng understood instantly, and immediately patted his chest to assure, "Don't worry, beauty! As long as it's the question you ask, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."
As the old saying goes, money makes the world go round.
In this doomsday filled with hunger and death, food is the absolute hard currency.
In most cases, you can basically get what you want by using food as an inducement.
Nan Ci stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "Before the food is served, tell me the general situation of this base."
Zhang Cheng subconsciously sat up straight, clenched his fists and placed them on his knees, sitting neatly, like a primary school student.
After a little thought, Zhang Cheng slowly spoke.
"In fact, there was no base here before, nor were there any houses. It was just a barren Gobi desert, with no human habitation for hundreds of kilometers..."
(End of this chapter)
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