Chapter 500 Buying Water
A hundred yuan for a bottle of water isn't cheap; it only costs a few yuan at the supermarket.
"Pfft—" Someone couldn't help but laugh out loud, mocking, "Your hundred dollars is huge! These days, let alone a hundred, even a thousand dollars wouldn't sell to you!"
Ignoring the man's sarcasm, Zhao Yun continued, "One thousand!"
The man laughed even louder and said, "I've already told you, no one will sell it to you for a thousand, and you're still shouting for a thousand? Are you crazy?"
Zhao Yun said slowly, "I meant US dollars!"
The man immediately fell silent.
Fortunately, the cargo hold was dimly lit, and no one saw his flushed face.
A bottle of water costing a thousand US dollars is an astronomical price.
Huang Dehan regretted it a little. His backpack was bulging, but it was full of food. He only brought one bottle of water.
I should have brought more bottles of water, but even if he wanted to, he couldn't have brought that many.
Everyone here carries only a small package.
After a brief silence, someone said, "I'll sell it to you."
After saying that, the man took a medium-sized bottle of mineral water out of his bag and tossed it to Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun quickly accepted the gift with both hands and said gratefully, "Thank you!"
The man waved his hand.
Zhao Yun put the water aside and took out ten hundred-dollar bills from her bag, handing them to the man.
The man took the money, didn't count it, and put it directly into his bag.
Zhao Yun drank several sips of water, which made her feel a little better. However, she didn't dare to drink too much, knowing that in a few days, even money might not be enough to buy water.
The cargo hold returned to quiet.
The smell in the air was so unpleasant that it made one lose the desire to speak.
After a while, someone stood up, walked to a corner, unzipped his pants, and started urinating.
The air now smells strongly of urine.
Huang Dehan then realized that for the rest of the time, they would have to take care of all their eating, drinking, and relieving themselves here.
He can't stand it now, let alone for another two months or so.
Just bear with it. What else can you do but endure it?
He didn't know how much time had passed before Huang Dehan drifted off to sleep.
He was awakened in the middle of the night by the urge to urinate.
He opened his blurry eyes, stood up while holding onto the cargo box, walked to the corner, and was about to unzip the package when someone suddenly stood up.
Huang Dehan was so frightened that he almost peed in his pants.
Just as he was about to start cursing, the person in front of him suddenly turned around; it was Zhao Yun.
The words he wanted to say stuck in his throat.
"What a coincidence, you're here to use the restroom too?" Huang Dehan said, trying to make conversation.
Zhao Yun ignored him and went straight back to sit down.
Having been rebuffed, Huang Dehan touched his nose in boredom, turned around, unzipped his pants, and started urinating.
After urinating, he sat down next to Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun moved to the side again, trying to increase the distance between herself and Huang Dehan.
Huang Dehan couldn't sleep because the smell in the air was even worse; he didn't know who had defecated, but it stank horribly.
They endured until noon the next day.
Huang Dehan was hungry, but he had no appetite at all.
The nauseating smell in the air made it impossible for him to eat.
"Does anyone have any food they could sell me?"
Zhao Yun was so hungry that she asked.
Huang Dehan had prepared a lot of food in his bag, and he said, "I have some, do you want some bread?"
Zhao Yun said, "Okay, how much?"
Huang Dehan wanted to curry favor with Zhao Yun, so he said, "Give me whatever you want, any amount is fine."
Zhao Yun didn't want to owe Huang Dehan a favor. She had plenty of money, and once she got to the US, she would be free. Her family also owned a house in the US.
She counted out ten hundred-dollar bills from her bag and handed them to Huang Dehan: "Thank you."
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