Chapter 10 Price Increase
At this time, on the second floor of the room, Wang Li threw down the phone and said with gritted teeth, "I said that orphan like her has a problem with her personality. She is ruthless, cold-blooded, and selfish. We are classmates, and you are her high school classmate. It's not that we don't give money, but she doesn't even care about the life and death of her classmates."
That wasn't enough, "When you call her again, tell her the maximum is 500 per person. This flood has been a great relief for her. She's made a lot of money, enough for her living expenses for two months."
Qiao Yan lowered her head and whispered, "She blocked me."
Wang Li was still chattering on the side. Qin Zhen frowned. After a while, he lowered his head and said to Qiao Yan, "Pack your things first. I'll go upstairs and ask."
On Shen Qianxun's side, floors 1-2 were flooded, and the flooded residents quickly moved to the upper floors. There were many vacant rooms upstairs, and there were enough rooms at the moment, and they could share the rent if they paid money.
The group is still very lively.
1301: Mr. Huang, a bag of rice costs 500 yuan, you are robbing me.
1203: It is not advisable to make money from disasters.
903: The two companies above, our boss Huang said he won't sell you any supplies. Everyone else, keep your mouths shut too. Don't you see this is a global disaster? Just because Boss Huang can sell you supplies, you're secretly happy.
602: That’s right, buy it if you want or not. Thanks again, Mr. Huang.
The rest of the people kept thanking Boss Huang.
Shen Qianxun took Chen Dabao with him and the remaining 12,000 yuan. When he opened the door, he ran into Grandma Deng and her grandson who were also going downstairs to buy supplies, and Yan Huihui's father who was holding hands. The door of 1604 next door was still closed.
Several people nodded and went downstairs together.
"Xiao Xun, when will this torrential rain stop? I've never seen such heavy rain in City C in my life. It's really scary."
Lin Yu nodded repeatedly. Her mother's spirit was getting worse and worse. She would definitely take her mother out for a walk when the weather cleared up.
"The weather forecast says it will last at least a week."
After Shen Qianxun finished speaking, the strict father sighed and said, “My son asked us to stock up on more food, saying that it won’t stop for a while.”
Yan's father's son is a policeman. Two years ago, his daughter-in-law passed away unexpectedly, so Yan's father retired early and returned home to take care of his granddaughter.
The two elderly people, who were nearly 60 years old, had sad faces. Shen Qianxun and Chen Dabao walked at the end without saying a word.
A lot of people gathered at the door of 903, and the noise was endless. Mr. Huang, the owner of the supermarket on the first floor, had moved the supplies in the store to the corridor in advance. Through the crowd, you could see a lot of supplies piled up in the living room.
Luo Baiwan was sitting at the door with a cigarette in his mouth, a table in front of him, a wad of money in his hand, puffing away at the smoke.
A few years ago, his wife complained that he was obsessed with money and wanted a divorce. In the end, she took their son back to their hometown. It was fine to leave him alone so that he could watch the girls dance when he had nothing to do. But it was impossible for him to give gifts because he was notoriously stingy.
He carried these supplies out on the night of the heavy rain, so what's wrong with collecting a few more?
Next to Luo Baiwan stood Song Xueming, the owner of Room 903. "Line up, come one by one. We only accept cash and gold and silver jewelry. Please put your cell phone in the basket and take it away when you leave. No taking photos, recordings, or videos. If you are caught doing so, you will be prohibited from purchasing supplies."
This was Luo Baiwan's rule. After the flood was over, even if the country wanted to investigate, there would be no evidence. He had threatened to delete the chat records in the group. At that time, they would just have to refuse to admit it. Words were not enough anyway.
When they heard that mobile payments were not allowed, there was a burst of wailing. Young people love mobile payments and few have cash.
"Xiao Xun, if you don't have cash, I can give it to you."
After Grandma Deng finished speaking, the strict father beside her added, "I have some here too."
Both of them felt sorry for Shen Qianxun and sent her some food from time to time. Shen Qianxun couldn’t help but feel touched and whispered, “I brought some, I must buy more later.”
The two nodded in tacit understanding.
"Didn't the group say a bag of rice was 500? How come it's gone up to 800 in the blink of an eye?"
Song Xueming glanced at the other person impatiently and said, "If you don't have money, just get out of the way. Why are you nagging so much?"
The man who was confronted didn't dare to say a word. He just bought a bag of rice and left.
The people in front didn’t buy much, and soon it was Shen Qianxun and the others’ turn.
Grandma Deng bought several thousand worth of supplies, and Yan's father took out all the cash in the family, plus his wife's big gold bracelet.
The son repeatedly emphasized the need to stock up and try not to attract other people's attention. His tone was more anxious than ever before. When asked, he didn't say anything. The strict father felt uneasy and had no choice but to obediently buy, buy, buy.
When it was Yan's father's turn, Luo Baiwan raised his head. Before he could speak, Yan's father said quickly, "Don't worry, I will never tell my son. Boss, you are doing a good deed and helping the neighbors a lot."
Luo Baiwan nodded and said, "The old man is quite sensible. Give him an extra bucket of water."
Then he added, "What did Officer Yan say? When will this heavy rain end?"
"About a week, I think."
Luo Baiwan pursed his lips and picked his teeth. Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of him, he didn't ask any more questions.
Father Yan moved the supplies aside, left Yan Huihui to look after the rest, and moved some upstairs himself.
Soon it would be Shen Qianxun and Chen Dabao’s turn, and at this moment, a voice came from behind, “I’ll go find a way to exchange some money, you keep the jewelry.”
Shen Qianxun looked back and saw that it was Doctor Tang Yun and her husband Du Bin.
In her previous life, the original owner had a high fever during a rainstorm, and it was Tang Yun who gave her a fever-reducing pill, saving half her life. Thinking of the two people who eventually died, she wanted to repay this favor.
"Sister Tang Yun, I have cash. I'll give it to you so you can buy more."
After saying that, he walked over to Tang Yun and gave her 6,000 yuan in cash.
"Thank you, Xiaoxun."
Tang Yun and Du Bin thanked him repeatedly, "Do you think I should transfer it to you, or what should I do?"
"Just transfer it to me."
She and Dabao couldn't finish all the supplies in the space in their lifetimes. In order not to arouse suspicion, they had to follow the main group to purchase them.
In the end, the two bought 3 bags of rice, 4 buckets of water, 2 handfuls of noodles and some brown sugar snacks.
She walked to the stairs and met up with Grandma Deng and Lin Yu who were waiting for her. The elevator was suspended due to heavy rain, so they had to take the stairs.
Chen Dabao carried three buckets of water in one hand and two bags of rice in the other. He also helped his father Yan carry a lot of supplies. After several people shared the burden, they got it done at once.
I went back to the house and continued to fetch water and cook, constantly busy.
Later in the afternoon there was the sound of a door opening next door, but soon the sound of cursing spread all the way up.
"These damn bandits, a bag of rice costs 800 yuan, just rob me."
Wang Qingfen was cursing loudly in the front, and Xu Xiaoyue had a serious expression and seemed a little absent-minded.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door. When Shen Qianxun opened the door and saw that it was Xu Xiaoyue, his expression immediately softened.
"Xiaoyue, what's wrong?"
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