Chapter 16 Supermarket Storm Gray Fog
Qiao Qiao frowned. After someone started taking the lead, several residents in the same building began to request door-to-door delivery.
"I'm sorry, the supermarket has been given to the federation, and it has nothing to do with me now. Even I have to queue up and pay when I go there, and it's impossible for □□ to do it, but you can pay someone to deliver it."
Qiao Qiao saw that the ID "03.01.1701 Qiao Xinghe" had sent a message and turned to look at his father.
Qiao Xinghe put down his phone and said, "Don't worry about them. There are always people who will feel uncomfortable if they don't take advantage of others. It's getting late, go to bed."
"It's true that we haven't been out for a while. Now the food is mutating faster and even the tap water is polluted. If we don't go out to buy things, it might arouse suspicion." Qiao Huizhou also saw someone raising questions in the group.
"Qiao Qiao and I will go to the supermarket to buy some things the day after tomorrow." Qiao Xinghe said, and continued to explain without waiting for his wife to object.
"Now there is only one protective suit and the mutated green radish, so it is safest for the two of us to go out. You stay at home, and we will go out together."
"Yeah, I haven't been out for several days. Please let me go out this time." Qiao Qiao hugged her mother's arm and acted coquettishly.
"Okay, okay, then both of you be careful. Our family doesn't lack food for the time being anyway." Qiao Huizhou had no choice but to agree.
"Don't worry, we will be careful."
In the thick fog, whether humans can see the moon or not, it will always hang there.
The twenty-fourth day of the end of the world.
Bad news: The fog still hasn't dissipated.
The good news: It didn’t get any worse.
Worse news: workers still have to go to work...
Nowadays, everyone who goes out wears long sleeves and long pants, and is fully armed with hats, masks and gloves, leaving no skin exposed.
In order to avoid the crowded time in the morning, the Qiao family deliberately chose to set off at nine o'clock.
Qiao Xinghe was wearing protective clothing, a gas mask, and Martin boots, with no part of his body exposed to the air.
Qiao Qiao was wearing a long-sleeved shirt, long pants and Martin boots, and holding a green ivy covered in a black plastic bag in her hand.
The father and daughter set off under Qiao Huizhou's worried gaze.
As soon as I got out of the elevator, I saw a group of old men and women gathered on the first floor, talking while wearing masks.
"Hey, Xiao Qiao, you finally came downstairs."
Qiao Qiao complained in her heart, how come these people have such good eyesight, they can recognize her dad even when he is dressed like this. She can't even recognize others when they are wearing masks.
Qiao Xinghe explained with a smile, "All three of my family members have rhinitis, and we dare not go out when the fog is heavy.
I have been buying things online for the past few days, but recently the express delivery is too expensive, so I came down to buy it myself. I went to the mall with Aunt Wang and Uncle Jiang before, so Xiao Zhou knows about this."
After hearing this, Xiao Zhou from the property management department came out to clarify, "That's true. A few days ago, Uncle Qiao's house received dozens of express deliveries every day."
"So that's how it is. I thought your family ran a supermarket and had lots of food?" an aunt said somewhat embarrassedly.
"I don't have that much at home. The vegetables are all rotten, and there's not much rice or flour. The express deliveries are mostly snacks and toys for children. The authorities want to levy a tax on supermarkets, and there's nothing we can do about it," Qiao Xinghe said hypocritically.
"Enough of that, we have to go to the supermarket." After saying that, he quickly left with Qiao Qiao.
Qiao Qiao curled her lips and said, "What a trouble. Why do these people always keep an eye on other people?"
Qiao Xinghe didn't care about this phenomenon. "It's not the lack of wealth that's worrying, but the inequality of wealth. In the current situation, it's fine if everyone is equally poor. It would be dangerous if someone is rich."
"Fortunately, our house has been equipped with explosion-proof doors and bullet-proof glass. As long as we don't go out, we are not afraid even if they have guns." Qiao Qiao knew that after the heavy rain, people were so hungry that they would do anything.
The supermarket is just across the road from the community and can be reached by crossing one street.
There are some changes in supermarkets.
All entrances and exits were blocked by tables, and people were not allowed to go in to shop.
The goods rack is placed directly behind the table. Just tell the staff at the door what you want and they will give it to you after they get it.
There were two long lines at the entrance and exit, almost reaching the road.
Qiao Xinghe and Qiao Qiao looked at each other and started to line up.
Half an hour later, when we were almost at the second spot, an accident happened ahead.
A couple was arguing with the staff.
"Why can I only buy two servings? I have two elderly people and a child at home."
"I'm sorry, supplies are limited at the moment, and we can only purchase based on the number of people. You can bring your family members' ID cards to make the purchase later." The staff member said calmly.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? Besides, my son is only three years old, where did he get his ID card?" the husband yelled.
"You can choose to take your household registration booklet. That's the rule, and we can't do anything about it." The staff member handed the item over, "Please make way, next person."
"you!"
The couple wanted to say something else, but they were interrupted by the soldier standing nearby. "Please don't disrupt the order. There are still many people waiting in line behind us."
"Yeah, leave as soon as you're done shopping."
"Everyone is waiting in the gray fog."
A group of people shouted.
The two men immediately became quiet upon seeing this, not knowing what to say any further, so they just left in anger.
The staff took out a loud speaker and repeated it to the people.
"Supplies are currently limited and can only be purchased per person. If someone in your family cannot come to the site, you can bring your ID card or household registration. Each person is limited to purchasing five items!"
Qiao Xinghe and Qiao Qiao chose two portions of rice, two portions of noodles, five portions of vegetables and one portion of water.
Rice and noodles are vacuum packed, 2kg per portion.
A serving of vegetables weighs only one pound, and the types are random, so you can't choose.
One serving of water is 6 bottles of 500ml mineral water, or 10 liters of tap water.
There were other items, all divided into portions, and the prices were the same as before, with no increase in price.
On the way back, Qiao Xinghe suddenly sighed, "Alas, it's not easy for them either. Policies have to be improved bit by bit."
"It's been less than half a month since the gray fog appeared. This is the first time we've encountered it, and the federation's response has been fast enough," Qiao Qiao said.
When they got home, they did not go straight into the house.
Instead, he placed the green ivy at the door, disinfected his entire body with disinfectant spray, and took off his outer clothes and put them into the system backpack before entering the house.
"How is it?" Qiao Huizhou asked after taking the things when he saw them coming back.
"It's okay for now." Qiao Xinghe comforted.
Qiao Huizhou hesitated and said, "I just received a call from my unit, saying that supermarkets are short of staff to distribute supplies. Except for some necessary departments that continue to work, all idle civil servants will go to provide support.
Fortunately, each person can receive 5 items every day. Although our family has enough supplies, no one has too much. And luckily, the supermarket assigned to me is ours. "
Qiao Qiao frowned, "Do we have to go?"
Qiao Huizhou smiled and said, "Didn't you say that there was nothing to do? This is my job. I can't just go against my will for a living. Besides, supermarkets have always been crowded places, and I can get a lot of information there."
She looked at the still worried father and daughter and said, "It's okay. We have gas masks and protective clothing produced by the system. If it doesn't work, I can bring Green Rose with me."
"Okay, then you take the green ivy with you." Qiao Qiao agreed reluctantly.
"Okay, give me your ID card tomorrow, and I can use up my daily purchase quota when I get home from get off work."
"Um."
The father and daughter had no choice but to obey.
The twenty-fifth day of doomsday.
During this period of time, the Qiao family had not drawn any more cards, until finally Qiao Xinghe and Qiao Qiao had accumulated ten consecutive draws, and Qiao Huizhou had accumulated 15 chances.
After washing up, Qiao Qiao turned on her phone and played a song called "Good Luck Comes" to suit the occasion. She put her hands together and prayed everywhere, not knowing which god she was praying to, or maybe she was praying to all gods.
[Congratulations on receiving N-level mineral water 500ml×6]
[Congratulations on receiving R-level card protective suit × 1]
【Congratulations on winning N-grade card cola 330ml×6】
[Congratulations on getting N-level card duvet × 1]
[Congratulations on winning the N-level card long down jacket × 1]
[Congratulations on receiving N-level card cooling stickers x 10]
[Congratulations on getting the N-level card boneless chicken feet 1kg×1]
[Congratulations on getting 3 pieces of N-level honeycomb coal]
[Congratulations on getting the N-level vegetable card x 1 catties]
[Congratulations on receiving 2 packs of N-level toilet paper]
"Not bad, ten consecutive R-level cards." Qiao Qiao was very satisfied with the result.
Qiao Xinghe's luck turned, and he actually drew an R-rated card.
[Congratulations on getting the R-level solar electric heater]
[Solar electric heater: can be used in an environment as low as -80 degrees Celsius. Charge for 20 hours and use for 4 hours. (Lowest temperature)]
"Produced by the system, it's so terrifying." Qiao Qiao looked at the introduction on the card. If she had an electric heater like this during the extremely cold weather, she wouldn't be frozen to death.
Qiao Huizhou is still favored by the goddess of luck.
[Congratulations on receiving 1 R-class card speedboat]
[R-class speedboat: a special speedboat for fishermen. It can accommodate 9-11 people, has 40 horsepower, and consumes 15 liters of fuel per hour]
[Congratulations on getting the R-level bronze fishing rod]
[R-level card bronze fishing rod: a fishing rod used by ordinary fishermen. There is a 30% chance of getting a catch after using it, and a 1% chance of getting a special item.]
"Two R-rated ones out of ten..." Qiao Xinghe was completely autistic.
"Wow, mom, you're awesome. The speedboats and fishing rods produced by the system must be of better quality than the ones we bought." If the number of card draws could be transferred, Qiao Qiao would have given all of hers to her mother long ago.
"From now on, you will just follow me and enjoy the delicious food and drink spicy drinks."
Twenty-six days to the end.
Just when everything was restored and cultivation was back on track, an accident occurred again.
Qiao Huizhou was working in the supermarket, while Qiao Xinghe and Qiao Qiao were cooking in the kitchen. With a "pop", the rice cooker and microwave oven tripped and lost power.
"What's wrong?" Qiao Qiao looked up with a confused look on her face.
"Power outage? I'll go check the switch, don't touch anything." Qiao Xinghe gave instructions and turned on the electricity meter at home.
"Sure enough, the circuit breaker tripped." Unfortunately, there was still no call after I turned it back on.
"Dad, it's not just our house, the whole community, no, the whole district has a power outage!" Qiao Qiao took out his cell phone and searched the Internet.
"It is said that due to the weather, the power grid was overwhelmed and some areas experienced power outages. The north was not affected, but entire cities in the south were without power. Currently, relevant departments are working hard to repair the problem."
"Residents are required to limit electricity use, try not to turn on air conditioners, and if they must turn them on, set them above 27 degrees. High-power household appliances should be used at off-peak times as much as possible."
Qiao Xinghe glanced at the thermometer, 36℃.
"If it doesn't work here, we can use electric fans. In the south, if the temperature is 4.5 degrees Celsius, we can't turn on the air conditioner, or we will die of heat. The air blown by the electric fan is also hot."
Qiao Qiao was puzzled, "Why did a nationwide power outage suddenly occur? Could it be because of the gray fog... But I didn't hear that the two were related in my dream."
"Why was such an important matter as the fog corroding cables and pipes reported only now?" the leader of the power department was furious.
"It's not time for maintenance and inspection yet, and we don't know about it anymore." The staff member responded softly.
"We told you not to make mistakes during this special period, but you just kept on making mistakes. I see that you have lost your focus on work and your minds are full of stockpiling!" The leader was cleaning up the desk.
"Now! Immediately! Immediately! Everyone, get out and repair it!"
The staff looked at each other and left quickly.
"Mom, there is a power outage today. Is the supermarket okay?" Qiao Qiao took the green ivy.
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