Chapter 658: The Great Tang Dynasty. Visiting the Night Market
Chen Duoyou closed the door, sighed and walked towards his home. Because of that sinful mother, she made her child beg for food, and her leg was broken, ruining the child's life.
That's not all, she also spread rumors that he had an improper relationship with Bai Yang's mother. He just received Lao Bai's favor and took care of their family after Lao Bai was injured.
Alas, if she hadn’t spread rumors everywhere, perhaps Bai Yang’s mother could have lived a few more days.
But such a troublesome old woman ran away with someone the day before yesterday.
He just scolded her a few words and told her not to look for those disgusting bugs anymore. They could neither be exchanged for points nor eaten as food, and were quite disgusting.
One night when he was sleeping, the bottle fell over...Oh my God, he didn't dare to think about it again, it was like hell.
But no matter what he said, the stubborn woman just wouldn't listen. When he asked her why she was dealing with these insects, she wouldn't tell him, and she treated them like treasures and wouldn't let him touch them. He hoped that she would never come back after running away this time, so that he and his son could live a quiet life for a few days.
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Before it got completely dark, the little one looked at himself in the blurry mirror and rubbed all the places he could touch with gentian violet. It hurt, but he was very happy.
After applying the medicine, he carefully opened the bottle of mineral water and took a sip. It was sweet and delicious, a bit like the drinks he drank when he was a child, but he could no longer remember what they were.
He carefully put away the mineral water, spread a torn sheet on the straw mat, and prepared to go to sleep.
As a result, I received the first task message as soon as I lay down. I was required to go to Duoduo Apartment at Sheng 21st Street, Fifth Avenue at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning and deliver six steamed buns to 505.
"The points for buying steamed buns and the reward for this mission have been transferred to your resident card. After delivering the steamed buns, you need to find three teammates within one day, and you need to deliver to four places at night.
During the day, walk around busy places like Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue. If you run into the two people whose portraits you saw yesterday, notify me immediately. This is an extra task and I will give you a separate reward. "
The little one excitedly made an 'oK' gesture in return and has already started planning tomorrow's itinerary.
He doesn't need to collect supplies tomorrow, and the people who bullied him won't go to the public canteen, so he can go early to line up to buy steamed buns.
The canteen opens at three in the morning, so he decided to leave home at two. No, if he bought the buns too early, they would get cold. He decided to leave at four, buy the buns before five, and have them delivered on time at six.
That’s it!
He put his phone back on his waistband and lay down. The more he wanted to sleep, the more he couldn't fall asleep. The injuries on his body were minor matters. The main thing was to find a partner. Which kid could help him? They all seemed to be bad. The little mute was not bad, but he didn't dare to resist Long Xi.
Hey, who can I find?
The older brother said that we should use our eyes to see, our ears to listen, and our brain to distinguish.
Today, he saw Uncle Chen gave him medicine purple and heard his concern, but his hot and cold attitude made him a little confused.
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At 6pm, Chu An, Gu Ye and Lao Chu arrived at the night market. It was on the westernmost side of Fourth Street, spanning from Sheng 1st Street to Sheng 4th Street. This section of the road was flanked by two-meter-high walls on both sides, with barbed wire on top.
On one side is a temporary prison for detaining prisoners, and on the other side is an incinerator where everything is burned. There is smoke and fire all year round. At this time, there is a burnt smell in the air, which is not too bad, but makes people feel uncomfortable.
At this time, there are many small colored lights hanging on both sides of the street, which are the main source of light for the night market. Fortunately, the moonlight is good today, so the night market is much brighter than usual.
Anyone can set up a stall here, there is no need to register or take up space, and it is not necessary to set up a stall between Shengyi Tiao and Shengsi Tiao. Those who came earlier are at Shengyi Tiao, and those who come later line up at the back, and wherever they are in line is the best place.
The longest one spanned ten streets. It was in the east at that time, extending from Street 33 to Street 22, with about one kilometer between the two streets. That night market could be said to be unsurpassed, stretching for a total of ten kilometers.
Although the night market starts at six o'clock, when Chu An and his friends arrived, the streets were packed with people. This was because private transactions were not allowed in the outer city. The morning and night markets were the only private transactions recognized by the government, so how could there not be a lot of people?
The morning market and night market are open every two days, taking turns.
Chu An and the others squeezed in, leaving no time to see what was being sold on both sides. They walked about ten meters before things got better. However, the street in front of them was divided into two streets by a row of stalls in the middle. So many people gathered here because everyone was hesitating about which street to start shopping from.
You hesitate for a second, I hesitate for a second, and then the people coming from behind will gather together.
When the flow of people is separated, it is almost the same as an ordinary vegetable market, and people are not unable to turn around.
Chu An and others quickly walked to the left, not for any other reason but because there were fewer people here.
The stalls were set up very casually. Some spread a piece of cloth on the ground, some set up a small table, and some built a temporary shed or an airtight tent. Several people also saw a yurt. There were also people pushing carts or driving cars, selling directly in the car.
The supplies for sale were not of much value. Most of them were food saved by the families through frugality, and some were benefits issued by the work units, which they were reluctant to use or could not use. Very few were treasures passed down in the family. After all, everything that could be sold had been sold in the two years before the end of the world.
In addition to selling, there are also many stalls with the word "collecting" on their signs. The items collected are very diverse, covering all aspects of food, clothing and daily necessities, and the exchange standards are placed on the tables.
Chu An took a quick look and found it was the same as the points redemption place, but she saw a man selling a bag of mixed grain rice, about five kilograms, and the stall owner transferred 12.2 points to him, which was 22% higher than at the points redemption place.
"What are you looking at?" The man who was changing the rice glared at Chu An.
"Sorry, sorry." Lao Chu hurriedly pulled his daughter aside and asked with a smile, "Brother, how can we change it? I see the standard here is the same as the government's."
The man who was changing the rice looked Lao Chu up and down, and seeing that he was not threatening, he asked, "New here?"
"yes."
"No wonder, look here." He pointed to a piece of paper with the exchange rate written on it. There were four stones on it, two big and two small. "This means it's 22% higher."
The stall owner waved his hand and said, "When you're done selling, leave now. Don't delay my business."
The person who changed to mixed rice smacked his lips, as if he was reluctant to give up the mixed grain rice. He no longer cared about Lao Chu and turned to join the crowd.
Lao Chu dragged his daughter, and his daughter dragged Big Dog, and the three of them continued shopping.
It takes at least two miles to walk from this end to Sheng Er Tiao. The further you go, the fewer people there are, and the fewer people setting up stalls.
"Do we want to go forward?" asked Lao Chu.
There are some stalls in Sheng Yitiao, but each stall is four or five meters apart. The stall owner is not one or two people, but a small group of young men, with three to five people at the least and twelve or thirteen at the most. They should be the organizations that stockpiled goods at the beginning of the apocalypse.
"Don't go forward, there's an organization over there." Someone reminded them.
Lao Chu smiled and thanked him.
"Let's go back." Chu An looked at the pitch-black distance without any interest.
"Hello."
Just as Chu An turned around, he was suddenly called.
The three people turned around and saw a figure walking out from the shadows beside the wall. He was not tall, very thin, and a little hunchbacked.
Gu Ye calmly reached for the black stone dagger on his lower back, and Lao Chu also intended to take half a step forward. Although they both knew that Xiao An would not be hurt, this was just an instinctive reaction.
When the man got closer, he turned out to be a young man with blond hair, no more than twenty years old, with decent features, but his face was tanned and looked a bit horrible.
"Nothing special, don't be nervous." He stood in front of Gu Ye, not paying much attention to Chu An and Lao Chu. "You are being followed, do you need help to get rid of it?"
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