Chapter 117 Extreme Cold. Trading Market
The most popular place now is the trading market. The government has clearly stipulated that money in the card can be used, and gold, silver, commemorative coins and precious herbs are also accepted.
In addition to official regular stores and stalls, the trading market also has an area designated for private individuals. As long as they pay the stall fee, anyone can set up a stall to trade and exchange goods.
According to Tang Xiao, everything in the trading market has increased in price, with ordinary items increasing by 30-50 times, and daily necessities and food increasing by about 50-100 times.
A pack of instant noodles used to cost 3 yuan, but now costs 100 yuan; a bottle of mineral water used to cost 2 yuan, but now costs 80 yuan.
The most exaggerated prices are rice and flour. Ordinary rice soaked in water costs 400 yuan per catty, while ordinary rice that has not been soaked in water costs 800 yuan per catty.
Many office workers work hard for half their lives to save hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, but these dollars can only buy food for one or two years. If it is a large family, it may not even be enough for half a year.
Despite this, demand still outstrips supply.
At 1:30 pm, Chu An and others went downstairs to wait for the boat. In front of them were the long-faced man, Lao Li and Xiao Li from the seventh floor, and Xiao Mei from the selfie studio.
Old Li and Little Li fell in love while helping their neighbors during a rainstorm, and Old Li took Little Li in as his apprentice. Now, because of their good skills and low prices, they have found a lot of odd jobs in the trading market and go there almost every time the boat goes.
Xiaomei got rid of 906 and became taciturn, no longer hanging out with people in the building. Today, she went to trade alone, carrying an oversized snakeskin bag.
The eyes of the long-faced man moved back and forth between Chu An, Huo Sisi, and Xiao Mei. Xiao Mei, who used to be recognized as a great beauty in Building A, is now inferior to even a little girl. It seems that there are still many good things on the 11th floor.
"What are you looking at?"
Yin Tianlin and Gu Ye each held a pestle and pushed him to the window, almost breaking him.
"You...you killed Xiao Yue and his wife, and you want to kill me?"
Xiao Yue?
Everyone then knew that Nao Nao’s husband’s surname was Yue.
The people on the 11th floor didn't want to pay attention to him, so they stood in line and put Chu An and Huo Sisi in the middle, so that no one could make any moves.
After a while, another family of three came down. The wife was the one who went to Yin Tianlin's house with the child to beg for food. When it was almost two o'clock, a few more men came down, none of whom Chu An recognized.
The ferry did not arrive on time. It was almost half past two when they saw it. By the time all of them got on the boat, it was already past three o'clock.
The ferry was staffed with four joint defense team members and two civilian police officers.
The civilians usually work and live in their own jobs, just like ordinary people, and they only receive some training occasionally. Once the war comes and the front is short of troops, they will be activated as a supplementary force.
A word suddenly popped up in Chu An’s mind: "Everyone is a soldier."
After everyone boarded the boat, there were still three empty seats. Da Chang Lian and Xiao Mei naturally sat down. Lao Li and Xiao Li did not take the last seat, but found a comfortable place to lean against.
The 11th floor collectively decided to let Chu An sit, and she didn't pretend to be polite. However, this seat was in the middle, and she needed to pass through a sturdy big brother.
"Please make way." Gu Ye pointed to the location inside and said to his eldest brother.
The eldest brother looked him up and down. Gu Ye had gained a lot of weight recently and his height had jumped to 183 cm. He looked quite intimidating.
The eldest brother curled his lips and pulled his feet back a little. The space on the boat was already narrow, so pulling his feet back a little was useless.
Chu An hadn't figured out whether to step on his big brother or jump over when he felt his feet already off the ground.
Gu Ye effortlessly pinched her arms, lifted her up, and placed her in the middle, over her brother. Then he took off his coat, put it on the seat, and gestured to Chu An with a little pride, "Sit down."
Chu An really wants to grow taller, so he drinks two glasses of milk tonight.
The big brother next to him was also confused and moved to the side.
Chu An sat down. On the other side was a woman in her thirties, standing on a bundle made of bed sheets, holding a cloth bag in her arms. Her skin was sallow, her eyes were dull, and she didn't care about what was happening around her.
A gust of wind blew over, and a musty smell came out from the package. It should be the clothes and quilts that were fished out of the water to sell.
"Hey, I wonder if the temperature will continue to drop." The big brother at the bow started chatting with the people around him, "It won't be like there will be no autumn, it will just be winter."
"Who knows? I don't think this day will be good." said the person next to him.
"Brother, what are you going to buy?"
"All the money at home has been spent, and the things we exchange for food are not enough to last for a month. I'm going to see if I can find a job."
"Me too." The eldest brother sighed, "If the temperature continues to drop, there will be no way to survive."
Not only will the temperature continue to drop, it will drop to as low as 88 degrees.
An hour later, the boat stopped at a temporary docking area outside the stadium, where four plank roads were built with wooden planks. People on the boat could get off the boat and walk directly onto the plank roads, which was both convenient and safe.
From here you can clearly see the entire trading market, which is a water platform supported by the skeleton surrounding the stadium, and there are countless buoys around it.
Except for the small exposed square on the platform, which also serves as the entrance, the rest is made of color steel houses, about 10 meters high. However, more than half of it has not yet been topped off, and only one-third of the surrounding fences have been installed. It is obvious that the business was opened in a hurry.
To enter the trading market, you need to show your ID card. People on the 11th floor handed them in one by one. When they checked Chu An and Gu Ye, the staff was slightly stunned, and then reminded them: "If you are a minor, you can go to the rescue station to receive a subsidy."
The probability of a minor surviving in the apocalypse is too low. However, I didn’t have this special care in my previous life, so no matter what I was given, I felt very comfortable.
"Excuse me, where is the aid station?"
"Behind the trading market, there is a temporary colored steel house on the water with a sign on it."
Chu An and Gu Ye thanked him and entered the apocalyptic shopping paradise.
Yin Tianlin suggested that everyone disperse. After all, everyone has different needs. The evening boat back to Qingrun Apartment leaves at six o'clock, and everyone should gather at this place at five forty.
Chu An glanced at his watch. It was now 4:10, and he still had an hour and a half to go shopping, which was almost enough.
After the events of the past two months, no one on the 11th floor was worried about Chu An's safety anymore, not to mention that there was also Gu Ye. After arranging the time to go home, everyone joined the crowd.
Chuan had stored enough food and was ready to go shopping in the daily necessities area.
There are two types of items sold by the government: normal supplies and supplies rescued from shopping malls and supermarkets. The price of the former is prohibitive.
Gu Ye picked up an ordinary toothbrush, which was priced at 199, and put it down again in a hurry. The government's purpose is obvious, which is to make everyone spend all their money so that they can implement other monetary policies in the future.
The two continued to walk forward. They didn't need tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, or any electrical appliances, as they were out of power. As they walked, they spotted a barbecue grill.
This artifact doesn't seem to be in stock.
Gu Ye followed her gaze and went over first. The price was not cheap either, 8,000 yuan per piece.
Such an extraordinary stainless steel grill is worth having in the end times.
Along with the grill, the two picked out a grill, grill forks, grill tongs, grill spatulas, tin foil, iron skewers, bamboo skewers, brushes and gloves. In order not to arouse Gu Ye's suspicion, they also bought some charcoal and combustion aids, spending a total of RMB.
Chu An has no intention of telling the secret of the space to anyone for the time being, regardless of trust or not.
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