My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 25 Global Day of Mourning
At dinner, Mother Xu ate a bowl of rice more than usual, saying that people feel refreshed on happy occasions, and their appetite will naturally open up when they are in good spirits.

During the period, Dad Xu also announced the decision to resume business of the convenience store. Although Xu Dong found various reasons to object, it was of no use.

Early the next morning, Xu Dong was recruited again without any accident, this time as a cashier.

Dad Xu is not too young. In the past, it was okay to scan a code to receive money, but now he uses cash, which is difficult for the elderly.

The previous tally clerk left a few years ago, so Dad Xu simply took up the job of a tally clerk and a shopping guide.

Not long after the convenience store opened, customers started arriving one after another.

"Boss Xu, do you have rice here?"

Dad Xu hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, hybrid rice, Northeastern rice, and silk seedling rice, each of which is available."

"Why did the price go up so much?"

"You think it's too expensive. My family only increased by 5 cents, and the big supermarkets generally increased by one."

Dad Xu is not stupid either, he went outside to find out the market price before opening the door.

Nowadays, there is a shortage of transport vehicles on the market, and it is difficult for materials from outside to come in for a while, which has caused prices in the entire capital to rise wildly.

This is still the result of the country's strict control, otherwise it will rise even more fiercely.

The guest finally bought a 50-jin bag of Northeast rice, and before leaving, he asked:

"When will the fresh food arrive?"

Dad Xu said with a wry smile: "The wholesale market is about to be occupied by vegetable vendors. I don't have any channels on my side now. You should go to the vegetable market to see it!"

Originally, there was a batch of vegetables and fruits from home, but the whole family did not agree to sell them, and no one dared to make any guarantees when the market would return to normal.

"I just came out from there, and it's out of stock. Even the rice is sold clean."

Dad Xu suddenly had an idea and stopped the customer who was about to leave:
"Please wait!"

"Ok?"

"That's right, I still have some air-dried chicken and bacon in my house. I wonder if you are interested?" Xu Dad took the opportunity to sell.

Since the closure of the surrounding restaurants, Xu Ma has long been worried about the meat in the yard.

Of course guests are interested, "Oh, what's the price?"

"Uh, let me explain first, you are also a regular customer on my side, and you should know that I have sold local chicken before."

The customer nodded to indicate that she knew that she had even bought it a few times, and the quality was really good.

Dad Xu pursed his lips and continued to introduce: "This air-dried chicken and bacon are the same, they are all authentic local products, I can guarantee the ticket."

The customer waved his hand: "Boss Xu, you should just say the price directly!"

"Okay, this air-dried chicken... it's 300 yuan, and a pound of bacon is 80 yuan."

Dad Xu almost doubled the price directly. Anyway, there is no market at the moment. Besides, this is a local product with flavor, and even the price bureau can't control it.

The customer was still hesitating, but Xu Dong was in a hurry. He quietly pulled Dad Xu aside and persuaded in a low voice:

"Dad, you're selling it too cheaply, at least double it, listen to me, that's right!"

Dad Xu couldn't be persuaded directly, so Xu Dong planned to save the country through a curve, and raised the price first, so that even if he sold it, he wouldn't be able to sell much.

Dad Xu was still a little hesitant, but the guest seemed to have heard something, and immediately placed a large order, directly asking for 3 air-dried chickens and 10 catties of pork, and paid the full amount in advance.

"Boss Xu, this is the money to buy meat. Write me a receipt. I'll come over in the afternoon to get the goods."

Dad Xu took the 1700 yuan and threw it directly to Xu Dong without even counting it, as if the money was hot.

After seeing off the guests, Dad Xu couldn't help but annoyed and said:
"Look at my brain, I lost 2000 yuan on this order, and our store can't make 1700 yuan a day."

Xu Dong immediately comforted: "Dad, don't be angry, next time I will sell it at the price I said, 600 yuan for a piece of air-dried chicken, and 160 yuan for a pound of bacon."

"I see. I'll write a sign and hang it at the door later."

……

The next day, the fifth day after the solar flare ended, countries around the world unanimously decided to make the last day of February a global day of mourning to commemorate all the victims of the superflare.

These include:

9 astronauts on the International Space Station who died in outer space;

All passengers and crew members killed in the civil aviation accident.

As of the data collected on the 28th, a total of 18647 civil airliners lost contact after the flare broke out, and less than [-]% of them successfully landed.

The victims of all air crashes add up to about 1875927 people;
As for the victims of various accidents, due to incomplete data, it can only be estimated that there are about 5.8 people;

A total of 958 rescue workers died in the disaster relief.

At 28:[-] p.m. on the [-]th, the mourning activities in Daxia officially began. Since this time was a critical moment for the reconstruction work, everything was kept simple, and there were no unified requirements for various places.

In Yanjing, the capital, all residents spontaneously gathered on both sides of the road, preparing to pay 3 minutes of silence to all the victims.

The same is true for Xu Dong's family. The whole family is standing in front of the gate of the courtyard. Yang Lina, Xu Dong and Xu Ma are holding the triplets respectively, and the Coco sisters are at the front.

When the time came, Yanjing's air defense alarm sounded for the third time this year, and everyone began to bow their heads in silence.

After 3 minutes, the memorial service ends.

Dad Xu suddenly said with emotion: "I'm afraid no one will dare to fly in the future!"

"Uh, the premise is that there must be a plane to sit on! With so many planes falling, the aviation industry has suffered heavy losses, and it may not be able to recover its vitality for decades." Xu Dong analyzed.

At present, in the whole world, I am afraid that only he knows how bleak the future of the aviation industry is. He is an optimistic person to describe it as a slump.

"What plane to take! In the future, our family will always travel by high-speed rail, and no one is allowed to take the plane." Xu Ma said with lingering fears.

When I came to Yanjing before, the younger son also suggested to take a plane. Who knows when the flare will break out.

Coco hasn't been on a plane yet, so he coquettishly said, "Mother, Lele and I haven't been on a plane yet?"

"Grandma didn't do it before, we are not allowed to sit." Xu Ma insisted.

Coco pouted, sulking alone.

Xu Dong took the little padded jacket, bowed his head and promised, "When the amusement park calls, Dad will take you and Lele on a roller coaster ride. It feels exactly like taking a real plane."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. When did Dad lie to you, last time he said he would take you to skiing, but he didn't go there in the end."

"Dad, I love you so much!"

"Dad loves you too!"

"Okay, Coco, Lele, hurry up and play, Dad is going to the store with Grandpa." Dad Xu urged.

Xu Dong wanted to be lazy, so he tried to discuss:
"Dad, can't you rest for a while?"

Without waiting for Dad Xu to answer, Mom Xu's angry voice came over:
"What a break, go to the store quickly, and sell all the meat in the yard as soon as possible while the price of meat is so high. This time I really made a fortune."

Xu Dong couldn't help laughing and laughing, his mother was still a money fan as always.

(End of this chapter)