Chapter 11: The supermarket in town only supplies three days
This cart was used by my grandfather to carry crops.
Xiang Yu pushed the cart and started shoveling snow in front of the door with a shovel. The snow piled up in the cart. When it was full, Xiang Yu pushed it into the house.
After the snow water melts, it becomes a precious water resource. Xiang Yu pushed the snow water in the cart into the house and stored it in the space.
Collecting bit by bit like this, a small mountain of snow has accumulated in the space.
As it was getting dark in the afternoon, two cars drove up the path one after the other. They belonged to the grandmother next door.
Xiang Yu put away the shovel and pushed the cart into the yard.
At the great-grandmother’s house next door, it was her eldest son and his family who returned. They probably drove to the town to buy things today.
After it got completely dark, the wind and snow got heavier.
Knock, knock, knock. There was a sound from the iron door. Xiang Yu took out the dagger under the pillow and hid it in his sleeve.
Although the riots had not yet started, as a girl living alone, it was inevitable that some people would have bad intentions towards her.
Without opening the door, Xiang Yu stood at the door and shouted, "Who is it?"
The person outside was stunned for a moment before speaking, "My grandma asked me to tell you that the town will be closed soon. The supermarket will only be open from Monday to Wednesday. If you want to buy something, go quickly."
"Okay, thank you," Xiang Yu whispered, and did not return to the house until the footsteps outside had faded away.
She has more than 1.7 million in cash, and she has already spent more than 1.6 million, with more than 100,000 left.
She had to go to the town to buy things. If she didn't go out for a long time, others would probably know that she had supplies.
Early the next morning, Xiang Yu locked the door and drove out. The children were still sweeping the snow on both sides of the road.
At the same time, they looked towards the village entrance every day, hoping that their parents would come back.
They also saw the news on the Internet. The authorities did not delete the doomsday theories and even asked them to take precautions at home.
This is also a disguised form of acquiescence.
"Xiang Cheng, you got through to your mother yesterday," his friend next to him looked at Xiang Cheng with envy.
"Well, she said he and my dad will be back today."
In the morning, the loudspeaker in the village started to shout that the supermarket in the town was a food supply point, but it only provided food three days a week, from Monday to Wednesday, and only accepted cash.
If you need to buy something, go there early. After all, there are several villages around, and you won’t be able to buy anything once everyone else has grabbed everything.
The road to the supermarket was full of cars. It was already noon when Xiang Yu arrived at the supermarket, and many items on the shelves were sold out.
Xiang Yu took a pack of egg noodles and five packs of instant noodles. The supermarket staff looked at the things in Xiang Yu's hands and hinted that Xiang Yu could not take any more.
After all, what she took were staple foods. A packet of instant noodles could be enough for a meal, or a handful of boiled noodles could also be enough for a meal.
Moreover, these items cannot be purchased at original prices, as the prices of staple foods have risen to the same level as rice.
But the price of real rice has risen even more outrageously. The cheapest is more than 300 yuan a bag, but people are still rushing to buy it.
Xiang Yu looked at the things in his hand. If he ate them sparingly, each meal would only make him half full at best.
When you are half full, you cannot consume anything, otherwise you will get hungry faster.
Purchase with ID card, and register the data at the cashier. Each person can only purchase one.
If you have children at home and they also need to eat, you can't buy too much. What can children consume? They just need to eat like adults.
When they heard that the supermarket only accepted cash transactions, many people who came from other villages stood outside the supermarket and cursed.
Nowadays, the ATM machines in the town can no longer withdraw money, the banks have been closed for a long time, and the roads in the farther cities are also closed.
They are used to mobile payment and cannot really take out cash.
When Xiang Yu bought something and went out, he saw a huge crowd of people standing outside the supermarket. They were waiting outside the supermarket and waited for Xiang Yu to come out carrying things.
An old lady with a child stepped forward and blocked Xiang Yu's way with her hand: "Sister, can you sell me the food in your hand? I will pay three times the price for it."
The child in her hand also looked up at Xiang Yu with pleading in his eyes. Xiang Yu looked around and found that many people were staring at her.
"I'll pay five times the price, sell it to me..." At this time, another man came forward and directly opened his mobile phone to scan the code.
They all didn't have cash with them, "I'll pay six times the amount..." Another person came over, glanced at Xiang Yu, and took a step back.
"No, these foods are not enough for me to eat," Xiang Yu looked at the people who surrounded him with vigilance, fearing that they would take advantage of the crowd to snatch the food.
When those people saw that Xiang Yu refused to sell, they looked unwilling, but they still made way for him. After all, there were people watching not far from the supermarket entrance.
Xiang Yu quickly got into the car with her things. Just as she was about to leave, someone knocked on the car window. Xiang Yu turned her head and saw a man putting the screen of his mobile phone on the car window.
It says, I'll pay ten times the price for the food in your hand.
Xiang Yu didn't stop. He started the car almost instantly and drove away. The man standing outside the car was stunned for a moment and cursed.
In a fit of rage, he kicked the wheel next to him hard with his right foot.
When he returned to the main road of Xiangjia Village, Xiang Yu saw that the village chief, who was over fifty years old, was still sweeping the snow with a dozen villagers.
Looking at Xiang Yu's car, the village chief walked over and said, "Xiang girl, let's go to the town to buy something."
"Yes, there are too many people," Xiang Yu parked the car on the side of the road, and immediately several people came forward. They naturally saw the noodles and instant noodles that Xiang Yu had placed on the passenger seat through the car windows.
Xiang Yu just came from the city the day before yesterday. The land in the countryside had not been planted for a long time, so there was naturally no food to eat. They were not surprised that Xiang Yu would go to the town to buy things.
"To Lao Er's family, my family still has some potatoes that we planted this year. When you pass by my house later, go and get some to eat."
An old man standing by the car window shouted, Xiang Yu smiled and answered yes and drove away.
Towards evening, when Xiang Yu was collecting snow on the path, he heard the cheers of children at the entrance of the village and looked up.
I saw a black business car driving in from the path at the entrance of the village.
Just as Xiang Yu pushed the cart into the yard, the iron gate clanged twice. Xiang Yu turned his head and saw a young man standing by the gate.
"My grandma gave it to you." The young man is the grandson of the great-grandma next door. He has seen her in the past two days. When his grandmother was still alive, he and the great-grandma next door played very well together.
The young man hung the black clinker bag on the door bolt, turned around and left. Counting the previous two times, this was the third time Xiang Yu had contacted him.
He spoke very little and his face showed no expression.
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