The return of natural disasters before the end of the world

There used to be a market where goods were exchanged in the refuge. Unfortunately, at that time, Yao Ziqing had to work hard to maintain his own food and clothing every day. He didn't have the energy and time to go to the market, so this was the first time he visited such a market. market.

Yao Ziqing walked to a stall with several dried chili peppers, picked up one and smelled it, it was a bit pungent and very spicy, so he asked, "Master, how do you sell this chili pepper?"

"what do you have?"

Yao Ziqing asked tentatively: "Is money okay? Cash"

The old man quickly waved his hand: "I don't want money, what is the use of money now, I don't want to burn a fire, I don't want to wipe my butt, I only need food in exchange, and I don't want anything else"

Yao Ziqing looked back at his second brother, just like in the previous life, when the thick fog cleared, riots broke out everywhere, and for some reason, the coins became worse than waste paper overnight.Obviously, the country sent a large number of armed police to suppress it, and vowed that the disaster will pass soon, but no citizen believed it.

Yao Ziqing didn't think much about it either, it was useless to think too much about the matter.He didn't really want to buy peppers either, the space was already flooded with these things.Seeing that the second brother didn't respond to the coin becoming waste paper, he stopped staying at the chili stall.

Girls are naturally fond of trinkets. Although Ma Xin knew that the situation was serious, he couldn't help but glance at the trinkets.But he obediently followed them from beginning to end, and didn't run around because he was interested in seeing anything.

The group of them are actually very eye-catching. Now there is no water and electricity, and they are exposed to the sun for more than ten hours every day, watching the water level drop.Moreover, during the severe drought that year, the road surface collapsed and large pits were caused by excessive extraction of groundwater. They did not dare to do such stupid things anymore.

Because of this, the water of every household has been saved to the point that it can no longer be saved.In order not to waste water, they don't even have to take a shower. They wipe their bodies with wet paper towels every day. The towels are too absorbent and they can't use them anymore.It's easy to sweat in summer, but men are fine, and it's easy to shave all their hair clean.Women's hair is long and can't be washed, and some hair has an oily smell that can linger far away.

A group of them can be said to be handsome men and beautiful women. The water resources in the village are still better than those in the town. They are not so scarce as in the town that they are reluctant to use towels.In particular, they also have a reservoir. Although the water level in the reservoir has dropped drastically, it is still running water and it is very hot. It is no problem to go down to take a bath at night.It's just that such a day, I don't know how long it can last.

Many street vendors set their sights on a group of them. They seem to be quite powerful, and they are young and greedy for pleasure. In their eyes, they are like fat sheep.Some stall owners are even selling things that they think can attract the attention of little girls.

"Beautiful bracelet, let's take a look, little girl, how beautiful this bracelet is, it's all made of high-quality jadeite beads, look how transparent the water is, how moist and beautiful it is, come and see, look I don't want anything from you"

"Look at my agate string. It's pure natural. Wearing it can help you improve your luck. It only takes two catties of rice. Come and see it, little sister."

Almost all the stall owners who were selling their goods were heading towards Ma Xin. There was no way, there was only one girl in this group.Girls are always easier to talk, and they are even more irresistible to these beautiful accessories.

Lei Lang saw that some jewelry was indeed very beautiful. Although he thought it was completely unnecessary, don't girls like these things?The older brother helps them keep the stall, so they naturally have to greet the younger sister well.

"Just tell me what you like. It is estimated that such things are very cheap now, and you can exchange them with some food."

Ma Xin shook his head again and again: "I don't want these. Food is so expensive now. It's not worth it to change this kind of food that can only be seen but not eaten. It's too wasteful. It's better to see what is actually in demand."

Lei Lang smiled and said: "Don't worry, with your brother here, you won't be hungry, so it doesn't matter if you change a little bit, or else go and look at the clothes, I see that the clothes hang tags on a few stalls are still there, probably all New, go buy some”

Yao Ziqing walked in front and heard their conversation. He turned to Ma Xin and said, "You can buy more clothes. I think you can buy new ones now. It will be difficult after a while."

He has a lot of clothes in his space, for both men and women, but it's all for the future.There are also a lot of children's clothing, in short, basically everything that can be considered is covered.But if Ma Xin needs clothes, he has them but can't take them out.It's like this in the village, a little thing can sometimes be made into an infinite disturbance.Drowning people with spittle, I can't ruin the reputation of other people's little girls, so let's force myself to make a pair and tie them together.

Ma Xin thought so too, before his brother only paid attention to the food, and really didn't take care of the clothes.Because the weather has been very hot, I really didn't think about winter clothes.At this moment, I saw some down jackets and winter clothes sold at some stalls, so I thought I should prepare more winter clothes?

When Lei Zheng heard this, he also felt that it was time to consider the issue of clothes.They still have a lot of supplies outside, so they don't have to worry about food at least for the time being.As for the future, let's take care of the present first.

Because it was night, the moon was quite big and bright, but there were no street lights, and some of them actually used fluorescent sticks that would brighten when they were flicked.Yao Ziqing bought dozens of boxes of this thing online, but he forgot to bring a few with him when he came out.

Some stalls were in the dark, the surroundings were pitch black, and the stalls were also pitch black. They couldn't see what was being sold at all, and they didn't bother to look carefully, so they just skipped it.

Yao Ziqing saw a fur seller at a stall with sharp eyes, turned his head to look at the second brother and said, "Shall we buy some furs? We can make a nest for Xiao Wu in winter."

Lei Xiao nodded, hummed, and walked in the direction Si'er pointed.

The owner of the fur stall was a fat middle-aged man with a beer belly, and beside him was a little boy reading a book with a fluorescent stick.The skins of the stalls in front of them are well maintained, and they look relatively neat and clean.

Yao Ziqing picked up a few pieces and looked at them. The leather was very soft, slippery and comfortable to the touch, and he gave it to his second brother to feel it: "It's soft and rolled into a ball in winter. Xiao Wu should like it."

Lei Xiao just held it and squeezed it, the softness and hardness are not bad, now there is not much difference between artificial fur and animal fur, so it doesn't matter: "How to trade?"

After the two of them walked over, Lei Lang and Lei Zheng also moved over, picking up here to feel, picking up and pinching there, and suddenly a small stall was surrounded by a group of tall and burly young people.

The stall owner was a little uneasy. Although he was a big one, there was only one person. If someone really wanted to eat black, no one around him would come up to help. This is the real world.

Afraid that the asking price would be too high to offend the group of people, he said after deliberation: "Twenty catties of rice and a piece of skin."

He took out a total of more than 30 pieces of leather, and there are hundreds of pieces in stock at home. If they can be sold at this price, at least the rice grains in recent years will not be worrying.

Yao Ziqing tried again: "What about the money? Is it okay to trade with money?"

The boss shook his head directly: "It's only food, money is useless, money can't buy anything now, and there are no stores open, money is just a pile of paper, whether it can be recovered in the future is a matter of the future, but it can't go on now. I can manage it later”

As he spoke, he glanced at his youngest son, who was reading seriously. The originally happy and well-to-do family, even though the prices were soaring and the climate severe, but for those with a little wealth, they could barely live a good life.

But overnight, all the electronics failed, as if suddenly returning to the ancient times under the productivity.Money cannot be withdrawn in the bank, traffic is paralyzed, water and electricity are cut off, and shopping malls are closed.The daytime is hot enough to kill people, and the nighttime is only four or five hours, and the day and night are reversed. Isn't this the end of the world?

Instead of earning some money that I don't know if I can use it later, it is more practical to exchange it for food.

Yao Ziqing thought about it, took off the bag that the second brother had been carrying, and looked inside.Before they came out, they all wanted to bring some food, fearing that the coins would be useless.But he didn't bring those heavy rice noodles, so he took out an unopened chili sauce and asked the vendor, "Is this okay? How about a bottle with two skins?"

The stall owner's eyes lit up. Because this kind of canned sauce is easier to store, although it doesn't fill the stomach, it can appetize.But one bottle of two skins is too little, although this chili sauce is still a big bottle.Just as I was about to open my mouth to talk about the price, when I saw the air-conditioned man standing next to me, I closed my words again.

Lei Lang took the leather and handed it to Ma Xin: "Can you make clothes? Don't you girls all make clothes for dolls? It shouldn't be a problem to take it home and make it yourself?"

Girls seem to be born with no resistance to such fluffy things, and some leathers are also beautiful in color, and some can't put them down.Hearing Lei Lang's words, he was a little uncertain: "It should be different, but it doesn't seem too difficult, maybe you can try it."

Lei Zheng laughed: "No, it's okay, Yao Nai is a good hand, if you don't know how to ask Yao Nai"

Seeing that they had already started discussing how to make clothes, the stall owner pitifully acquiesced to the deal.The big deal is to change to a dozen bottles of chili sauce, and then take it out when life is more difficult in the future, maybe even more.

Lei Zheng also wanted to change some, but what he brought was not the sauce, but the instant noodles that were overflowing at home.

"Should I change the instant noodles? How about three packs for a skin? Instant noodles are good, the noodles can be eaten, the seasoning packet can be used for cooking, and the sauce packet can be washed and used as soup. The key is that it is durable!"

The corner of the stall owner's mouth twitched. It was an unopened bottle of sauce, and the whole family could eat it for a month without ordering.Three packs of instant noodles and three meals will be gone, and a pack with a large appetite may be gone before it even reaches the bottom of three or two bites.

"Five packs for one piece of leather, no less"

In the end, Yao Ziqing exchanged five bottles of chili sauce with different flavors and a few bags of salt for 25 pieces of leather. They have a large family, and the leather and clothing are expensive.And there is Fang Jinlei's. It is impossible for him to make clothes as a big man. I bought the leather and waited for grandma to make it together.

Lei Zheng traded instant noodles and a few bags of biscuits for four. Ma Xin and the others also brought some food when they came out, but they all brought vegetables such as cucumbers and tomatoes.But it is obvious that these vegetables are more popular, and the eyes of the stall owners in the next few stalls are green when they are taken out.They even came over to sell their own things directly.

In the end, Ma Xin exchanged seven cucumbers and five tomatoes for four skins, which was probably enough for her and her brother to make a set of clothes.

Leylin exchanged the dog food he had brought for a pack at a nearby stall selling underwear, a pack of about 24 sticks.As for why his family does not have a dog but has dog food, it is because he naively thought that all dogs love dog food. Knowing that Yao Nai had a dog at home, he bought several bags of dog food before seeing him.

A pack of dog food is super big, but Xiao Wu didn’t like it. He tasted it himself, and it didn’t smell at all.Before going out, I saw my brother rummaging through the traded food and remembered that I still had several bags of dog food, so I put them in the bag.

Ma Xin was picking out the leather just now. After packing the leather, he saw Lei Lin packing from the corner of his eye. He asked curiously, "What did you buy? Didn't your brother buy the leather?"

Leylin's face turned red quickly, and his ears were hot, but fortunately it was dark and he couldn't see clearly.Fearing that Ma Xin would find out what he bought, he put the bag on his back and said in a very cold tone: "Nothing."

Ma Xin puffed her cheeks, and then silently turned around after oh.When he gave himself jelly last time, he thought he was a warm and easy-going person, but he turned out to be from the cold and cold family.

Seeing Ma Xin turn around and run away to talk to Lei Lang, Lei Lin bit his lip and turned his head annoyed, he was so stupid!

Lei Zheng looked at his younger brother with a funny face, and he had already discovered that he was interested in Ma Xin. After meeting him a few times, he also felt that this girl was nice, relatively simple, and not the weak dodder flower.

Although he was one year older than Leylin, this was negligible.Originally, girls are a little more mature than boys, so it is better to find someone who is slightly older and more sensible than to find someone who is younger and will be pampered by everything.

Patted Leylin on the shoulder: "Silly boy"

Leylin snorted softly, and moved his shoulders away from his elder brother's palm.A person who is almost three years old is still single, so he is not qualified to talk about him!

Seeing that vegetables are so popular, Yao Ziqing leaned into his second brother's ear and asked, "Brother is distributing mushrooms upstairs. According to the growth rate of mushrooms, can we also run out to set up a stall?"

Lei Xiao flicked his forehead: "It's better to practice your skills than to waste that time."

Yao Ziqing just said something out of the blue, and didn't really intend to set up a stall.Touching his forehead, he knew it must be red without looking.In the past, the second brother seldom did such small tricks to him. After the heavy fog, Yao Ziqing found that the second brother did some tricks more often.For example, flicking the forehead, pulling the ears, pinching the face, but he likes it.

Although I didn't buy anything very satisfactory, it was a rewarding experience anyway.When I walked to my stall, I found that there were almost no people there. Instead, a strange man was talking to Lei Li and the others.

A group of them walking together is really eye-catching, even in a dark street, it is easy to see them.Ma Chen ran over without waiting for them to come, and after glancing at his sister, he turned to Lei Xiao and said:

"A man said he wanted those chickens, and he wanted a lot of them. Besides the thirty or so chickens brought out today, he asked if there were any more. But I think this man smells like blood. The key is that he wants us to bring I went to his place to trade with him, and I said that some of us went to the market and didn’t come back, so he has been waiting until now.”

Lei Xiao nodded and walked directly towards the man.

The appearance of Lei Xiao and the others really exceeded Nan Tian's expectations.That Ma Chen looked very difficult to mess with, not because he looked so evil, but because his military temperament had already been ingrained in his bones, and it was not difficult to see that he was from the army.Originally, I thought that I might go home to take refuge, and the people around me should be family members.Now it seems that this Lei Xiao is their boss, and he is much more dangerous than Ma Chen.

Nan Tian smiled and stepped forward: "Hello, my name is Nan Tian, ​​it's almost dawn, I don't want to go around anymore, I want your chicken, but I don't have any preparations and I don't drive here today, I hope you can help me deliver the chicken to me There, the amount of rice you opened is also quite a lot, and the transactions here are too eye-catching.”

Lei Xiao sized him up for a moment, then calmly said something that made Nantian's heart tremble: "Nantian, 28 years old, Mubai's subordinate in the North District, Mubai, 32 years old, was once a small leader of the Qingyun Gang, after the abnormal weather, the Qingyun Gang The boss Zheng Qingyun left with some people, and the rest followed Mu Bai, who is now the top leader in the North District."

In the sweltering weather, cold sweat broke out on Nan Tian's forehead. Looking at Lei Xiao's calm eyes, he always felt as if he was being stared at by a crouching beast. Once he got angry, he would be torn to pieces dripping with blood.

"I don't know which side the master is from? Don't flood the Dragon King Temple. My family doesn't know my family. If this is an acquaintance, it will be easier to trade, what do you think?"

Lei Xiao turned his head and asked Ma Chen directly: "Is the price negotiated?"

Ma Chen shook his head: "The place of the transaction has not been determined, and the price has not been discussed in detail."

Nan Tian chuckled twice: "It's not that you don't know that we are all a family. Naturally, you can bargain if you can. Since you know my elder brother, the price is of course according to the previous price. Look at the place where the transaction is made. Wherever it suits, we will trade there.”

Although I didn't have the idea of ​​eating black before, but in terms of price, I thought about giving a chicken with fifty catties of rice at most.If you don't want to, when you are in their territory, there is no room for others to speak.Moreover, most of the chicken farmers are farmers from nearby villages. If you threaten them, as long as you don't cross the bottom line, you will be unwilling and dare not recklessly resist.

"One hundred catties of rice and one chicken, traded at Peace Square"

Nan Tian was taken aback for a moment, and after realizing it, he quickly nodded in agreement.Although he didn't know the origin of the other party, but since they made it easier for him, he couldn't be more hypocritical.After agreeing on the place, Nan Tian rode his bicycle and left by himself.

When Ma Chen saw him walking away, he asked suspiciously: "Hasn't the Qingyun gang already disbanded? Their boss Zheng Qingyun disbanded the gang before I left, and he took his wife and son to seek refuge abroad. This Mu Bai When did it show up again? Could it be their group who robbed Fanjia Village?"

Lei Xiao shook his head: "It wasn't them, it was done by a group of young drug addicts in the town. After the Qingyun gang disbanded, a group of gangsters who hadn't left the local area gathered together again. They used to be under Mu Bai's subordinates, and later looted in the mall. Afterwards, Mu Bai led people to rob several large shopping malls in the North District, and there are sufficient supplies at the moment."

Lei Li was a little puzzled: "Then how many people do they have? I heard him mean that they want as many chickens as Jin Lei has. Don't they want to buy them all and raise chickens later? Why does it feel a bit contrary?"

"In the coastal area of ​​southern Xinjiang, the Galles earthquake and tsunami had a greater impact on southern Xinjiang. Before the tsunami spread, there was a flood. It is estimated that Mubai plans to form a convoy to transport supplies there for exchange. Southern Xinjiang is rich in fruits and aquatic products, all of which are ours. It's scarce here."

Yao Ziqing's eyes widened in surprise: "Second brother, how do you know this?"

Even though they live together every day, they have never seen the second brother go out, yet they know more details than him!

"The people in the town just said that there are people from Nanjiang Province coming to take refuge, and there is news."

Yao Ziqing silently turned his head to look at the third brother, seeing the third brother pouted and shook his head at him, he was full of helplessness.Second brother, you are so powerful, how can you let me, who is reborn with a golden finger, do well...

Heping Square can be regarded as a central area of ​​the North District and the market here. Fang Jinlei drove the car for a while, and a small truck drove over.It's just getting messy now, and there are still a lot of oil in many cars.If you can still drive a car after a year, then it will be really powerful.

A group of people got out of the car, and one of them looked quite young, a young man in his twenties and thirties. There was no hopelessness and depression in the eyes of the end of the world. For some people, I am afraid it is a new student.

Mu Bai had never heard of the character Lei Xiao, but when Nan Tian came back and said that there were people selling live chickens in the town, and the chicken sellers were able to tell their information accurately, he thought they were people from the previous gang.Looking at it now, if there was such a person in the gang before, there was no such thing as Zheng Qingyun.

The other party's background was unknown, so he was naturally respectful on his face. He was not a person with an insane mind, thinking that after a few days of being king, the whole world would bow down to him.

"This is Mr. Lei, my humble servant Mu Bai, Xiaotian is not sensible, please forgive me if I offend you." Mu Bai said with a smile, seeing that Lei Xiao had no expression at all, and his stern aura was as sharp as a knife. The blade feels even more unfathomable.

"As for trading, it's not easy for everyone now. Let's talk quickly and don't go around in circles. I heard from Xiaotian that you now have 35 chickens. We really want them all, but the rice really can't afford so much at the moment, but We have brought other things, take a look, we can talk about how to trade slowly."

Lei Xiao nodded to him, and asked Lei Li, Fang Jinlei, and Ma Chen to go and see what they had.Ma Chen may not know so much about the quality of crops, but he is highly alert and reacts quickly on the spot if something goes wrong.

When Mu Bai heard what Nan Tian said, he knew that even if the deal failed, it would be better not to offend them, so the things he brought were definitely fresh and tested.

He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to Lei Xiao, Lei Xiao shook his head: "No"

Mu Bai also put away his cigarettes. Some non-smokers don't mind others smoking. Looking at the car, there are obviously people in the car. I heard that there is a beautiful girl with them, probably sitting in the car Woolen cloth.

"Seeing that you are quite young, don't say that you are offending me, I'm actually quite curious. How did you know so clearly? It's only been a few days since my group of brothers gathered together. Of course, I don't have any other intentions. It doesn't matter if you don't say it"

Lei Xiao naturally wouldn't answer, and what he wasted on explaining also depends on the target.

At this moment, a gunshot was heard not far away, and the faces of the people in the square suddenly changed.