Chapter 44
"Look, isn't that the discount mall that my mom insisted on taking me to last time I came back?"
Chen Xi pointed to a large area of ruins not far from them.
“Which discount mall?”
"That one, I forgot what it was called, when I was pregnant with Shanshan, my mom insisted on dragging us here to shop, but in the end you refused to come no matter what. It's the place that sells seasonal products.
She also said that it was cold in Europe and it was worthwhile to come here to buy seasonal items. I was pregnant at the time and went shopping with her for a whole day in the middle of summer. I was almost exhausted.
That's right, it's here! I still remember the bronze statue at the door!
You see, although the bronze statue is gone, the base underneath is still there.”
After Chen Xi talked for a long time, Chen Cong finally had some impression.
For his sister, this happened only three years ago, but for Shen Cong, it was a long, long time ago.
How could she remember a shopping mall that she might not even have been to several years ago?
"You mean there's a chance we can find something in there?" Shen Cong narrowed his eyes.
"Who knows? Anyway, we've come this far, why not go over and take a look, just in case?"
Yeah, what if?
Although it looked like a ruin from a distance, and even from a distance I could feel that it was definitely not the large shopping mall my sister had described.
But Shen Cong did not refuse the suggestion to go over and take a look.
After all, she knew that Beining had been in a stage of rapid development in recent years.
A new shopping mall opens every once in a while, and after a while, an old shopping mall may close down.
This is most likely an old shopping mall that is on the verge of bankruptcy or has already closed.
But the more this happens, the less likely it is that you won’t be able to find good things.
The two people went to the ruins with this mentality.
When they went there, neither of them thought they would actually find treasure!
This place should indeed be planned as a clothing city in the beginning, just as Chen Xi said.
The layout inside is full of small clothing stores.
However, this mall had probably been closed a long time ago due to poor management, and the merchants inside had already evacuated, so there were no clothes, goods, etc. in the ruins.
There was no sign of anyone being injured.
In addition, this piece of ruins is not on the main route to the town, and people passing by may have thought that it has been closed for a long time and there would be no food, so no one came to search it.
So much so that the things inside are basically well preserved.
It still retains its initial messy appearance after the earthquake.
But many things here are very practical for the current Shen family. No, not only the Shen family, many things here are very practical for people in the entire community!
For example, those large plastic boxes that were rejected and thrown away by previous merchants can be taken back and used to grow vegetables.
The stainless steel pipes that were nailed to the wall for hanging clothes have now fallen to the ground, and they are everywhere.
There are also perforated boards that merchants use to hang hats and small accessories. After a little processing, they can be used to make climbing frames for vines.
There are countless small chandeliers and string lights that have not been broken...
These are all good things that you may not be able to exchange for food now!
Chen Cong looked around and picked up the ones he liked, and put them into the space without any hesitation.
But after collecting for a long time, she felt that there were more and more of them and she could not collect them all.
It felt like a mouse falling into a rice jar, so satisfying.
Just when she was indulging in the pleasure of "picking up rags", she suddenly heard her sister shouting: "Congcong, come here, look what I found!"
Chen Xi's voice became a little sharp because of excitement. Even though she tried hard to control it, people could still feel her uncontrollable excitement.
Shen Cong didn't even look at the things at his feet, and ran towards his sister.
This area of ruins is quite large. After all, it used to be a large shopping mall similar to a pedestrian street.
After they came in, they went their separate ways.
Shen Cong ran in the direction of his sister's shouting.
But just when he was about to reach her, he suddenly stopped and shouted at Chen Xi: "Sister, come here!"
"It's okay. It's safe here. Just come over."
Chen Xi stood in front of a half-collapsed building and waved at her without caring at all.
That building was a bit like the high-rise building that Chen Cong and Gu Kai had seen when they first went to the town.
This one also has the top half folded off.
However, this building is not as tall as the high-rise buildings, and it doesn’t look as solid.
From Chen Cong's current perspective, his sister seemed to be standing under a dangerous building, with the floor about to fall above her head. It was as scary as it could be!
She was angry and anxious, but she didn't dare to quarrel with Chen Xi, for fear that she would provoke her sister and she would not know where to go...
I had to try hard to suppress my pounding heart and approach her cautiously and as quickly as possible.
Chen Xi didn't expect that he scared his sister.
Seeing Shen Cong coming over, he grabbed her hand and said excitedly: "Congcong, look at what's in here!"
But before she could finish her words, her sister pulled her hard and pulled her far away.
Chen Xi was caught off guard and screamed in shock.
After she realized what was happening, she angrily slapped Shen Cong on the arm and cursed, "You scared me to death, do you know that?"
How hard can a slap from a sister be? Shen Cong was totally insensitive.
She just stared at Chen Xi seriously and said, "Don't go to such a dangerous place in the future!"
Only then did Shen Xi react.
She shook her hands and said helplessly, "I'm not stupid! I saw that the floor above is very solid and won't fall down. Oh, I'll let you go and see that house!"
As he was about to go up to lead the way, he was pulled back by Chen Cong.
"You stand here, I'll go and see for myself." She said, giving her sister a warning look.
Chen Xi was so angry that he rolled his eyes.
After Chen Cong placed his sister in a safe place, he returned along the same route.
She took a close look at the current structure of the building and was relieved to confirm that, as her sister had said, no debris would fall.
She walked forward a few more steps, arrived at the building, and looked at the first-floor windows that were still intact, with all the glass broken but the frames still intact.
I felt ecstatic when I saw this!
These rooms turned out to be the warehouses of this shopping mall!
Although the mall may have been closed before, the machines and tools used for maintenance and cleaning are still there.
Things like vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers, and air conditioners may seem useless now, but at least they can be sold for money.
That’s not all, there are also a lot of metal shelves in there, which must have been cleared out from the supermarket.
There are also refrigerators, freezers, cold drink display cabinets...
In addition, there were a lot of woven bags and black plastic bags piled on the ground.
I can't see what's inside.
But from the appearance, Chen Cong felt that these were probably the unwanted clothes thrown away by the merchants after they removed their counters and were picked up by someone!
"Did you get rich?"
Chen Xi had come over at some point, leaning on her sister's shoulder and looking inside together.
"Yes, we're going to make a fortune this time!" Shen Cong's eyes lit up as well.
"Can you get them all out?" Chen Xi pushed his sister.
"You can try." Shen Cong rubbed his palms.
It has been more than a month since the last time I took something remotely from a construction site.
Although Chen Cong still did not advance during this period, he could feel that his abilities had improved.
Although it is not known how this building entered a state of balance, the floor, beams and columns did not collapse.
But it is just one of the most ordinary three-story red brick buildings, and its earthquake resistance cannot be compared with that of high-rise buildings.
It should still be in a dangerous state now.
In this situation, it would be too dangerous to try to open the door or enter through the window.
It's possible to bury someone in it accidentally.
But it is actually quite difficult to take objects from outside the window.
Because the things inside the window are a bit far away, this warehouse is quite large.
"I'll take a small one and try it first." Chen Cong said after observing it carefully.
After saying that, she put her hands on the window frame and stared at the woven bag closest to the two sisters.
I silently imagined the appearance of a woven bag in my mind.
In an instant, the bag disappeared right under the eyes of both people.
In a blink of an eye, it appeared at the sisters' feet.
This was the first time Chen Xi saw his sister taking things from the air. Although he had seen her perform magic tricks many times before, he was still very surprised.
She covered her mouth with her hands, suppressing the scream into her throat.
The two sisters untied the woven bag, and their surprise turned into disgust.
They both groaned at the same time.
The bag contained a jumble of summer clothes.
There are vests, shorts, various small T-shirts, and some small suspenders and the like.
There were so many that they filled a whole bag.
But the key point is that the clothes in it really don’t match the aesthetics of the two people.
They were all fluorescent colors or black and gray, printed with letters and skulls, and the clothes had either holes or various tassels.
They are all the kind of goods that are at the forefront of fashion.
This fashion is still the fashion of three years ago. At least in the eyes of the sisters now, it is a capital Low.
Shen Xi stared at the bag with a smile, then said to Shen Cong, "How about you put it back?"
Shen Cong groaned, but did not refuse.
The bag was returned to the warehouse right under my sister's nose.
After that, she did not open the "blind boxes" of woven bags anymore, but instead focused her attention on the display shelf that was closest to her and looked relatively new.
Soon, a display rack disappeared from the warehouse.
Then another one followed.
Chen Xi didn't dare to blink, not wanting to miss this kind of sight that others might not even see in their lifetime.
She just watched her sister pack up a dozen shelves in the warehouse.
I was surprised at first, but as I watched I calmed down and finally I was able to give orders.
"Take that one, the first one on the left, the new one."
"Get out those two collodion mops, too. They'll be needed for mopping the third floor."
"Yes, yes, yes. We also need a garbage can. And that big trash can, take it back to store fertilizer!"
Seeing that his sister was directing with great enthusiasm and was even happier than himself, Chen Cong wiped the sweat from his forehead speechlessly, took out a large plastic box from the space and threw it into her arms.
"What is this?" Shen Xi was startled by her.
"Hold her and go." Chen Cong didn't even look at her and walked ahead with big strides.
"Don't you want the things inside?" Chen Xi turned around and took another look, with a look of reluctance on his face.
"Yes, but we don't want it anymore." Chen Cong answered without turning his head.
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