Chapter 13 Resource Scarcity and Self-Employment
When the materials were distributed in the second week, as Wen Qizhou speculated, there were fewer. Each family could only receive two bottles of mineral water and two bags of compressed biscuits, and there was no instant noodles.

The residents are in a hurry.

The water they stored during the water restriction period is almost bottoming out. No matter how much they save, they can't support the daily water consumption of a family. Many people have not bathed for more than three days.

"Is he sending beggars away?" A young man was so angry that he threw the compressed biscuit on the ground: "Whoever loves it will eat it!"

His leaked emotions moved the others, their eyes were on fire, and the sound of cursing and sighing was intertwined.

There are also young people who are rotten, unscrewing the cap of the mineral water bottle, gulping it up, with an attitude of not asking about tomorrow.

Someone shouted: "Is anyone going to the supermarket? If we continue to be so passive, we will all starve to death!"

What his phrase "go to the supermarket" represented, the men, women and children present were very clear about it.

Yuan Chuan is eager to try.

Just about to raise his arm, Wen Qizhou quickly pressed his shoulder, motioning him not to be the first to express his opinion.

"I'll go with you!" A middle-aged man in his early forties broke the quiet atmosphere.

After that, more and more people stood up.

Sister He, who was elected as the building manager two days ago, disagreed with their approach: "What is the difference between you and robbing?"

"The difference is huge! We are more qualified and moral than the robbers. No matter how much we take, we will put it on the counter according to the price on the label!"

"The supermarket is not open now. Who will you leave the money to? If something goes wrong in the future, who will be responsible?"

"Anyway, I won't make you responsible!" The middle-aged man didn't want to entangle with her, so he called the person who wanted to go with him to discuss the destination.

Sister He, who was neglected, turned green, said "Don't regret it", and left angrily holding the horn.

But no one pays attention to her.

The residents were attracted by the "Supermarket Tour" plan, and those who made up their minds to go went home, took their backpacks and gathered on the first floor.

Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou were also among them.

Surprisingly, this time not only Mrs. Yuan accompanied the trip, but also Zhong Chen, Zhou Wenwen and the short-haired girl.

More than [-] people set off in a mighty way, and walked to the shopping mall in the CBD with flashlights.

The glass door of the mall was smashed, and the debris on the floor told them that another wave of people had already arrived first.

The leading middle-aged man felt uneasy, and quickly walked to the supermarket on the first floor. When he saw that there were still scattered items on the shelves, he said to everyone: "Whatever you lack, go and get it yourself. We will be at the door in an hour. See."

Everyone swarmed towards the drink area.

To avoid arousing suspicion, Chi Yue and Wen Qizhou followed them around the shelves.

At present, there are only drinks and coffee left. Although it does not quench my thirst, it is at least drinkable.Some people complained, but they never stopped taking things, wishing to fill up the whole package.

They took a few bottles symbolically, quietly moved to other areas, and successfully found the location of the warehouse after a period of time.

The area of ​​the warehouse is not large, and the goods are crowded and piled up together. We can only rely on the signs standing in front of each row of cartons to distinguish what is inside.

They checked carefully to make sure there was no third person in the warehouse, so Wen Qizhou turned off the flashlight and went to the door to let the wind out.

Chi Yue began to collect supplies.

She received several boxes of home textile clothing, daily necessities, seasonings, kitchen utensils and other things that can be used in daily life.

Then walk to the food and drinking area.

Behind the row of rice noodle oil and mineral water, there is not even a box of stock, no doubt it was taken away by the authorities.

She scanned forward with a flashlight and found that the amount of fast food and dairy products was pitifully small, so she didn't continue to collect.

They have no shortage of water and food, and there is no need to stockpile goods for the sake of hoarding goods, depriving others of hope.

"Pray for a boat? Where are you?" Hearing Yuan Chuan's call, Chi Yue walked out quickly with a box of dairy products.

Wen Qizhou waited for her to come out before responding.

He told the exact location, taking care that other people could hear him, and didn't mention the warehouse: "Come here and help me."

"immediately!"

Yuan Chuan, who hastily put on prickly heat powder, took his wife Lu Hui to find them by following the sound.

He raised his smiling face: "Have you found anything good? You still need my help."

"storehouse."

"What the hell?!"

Seeing their intentions, Lu Hui grabbed Yuan Chuan's arm and reminded him to keep his voice down: "Have you guys gone in and seen it?"

Her demeanor is mild, and she speaks in a soft voice, which makes people feel very comfortable.

Chi Yue gets along pretty well with her.

"I've seen it." She slightly raised her wrist and motioned them to look at the box of dairy products: "There are a lot of things in it, you go in and pick them first, and I'll call others when you're done."

"Okay." Lu Hui thanked softly.

She dragged Yuan Chuan, whose eyes were shining with excitement, into the warehouse, looking for something useful.

Seeing the mountains of cargo boxes at the beginning, Yuan Chuan was full of energy, but when he realized that they couldn't carry them all, the feeling of pity and regret made him wilt again.

He wiped his sweat and turned to look at Wen Qizhou who was tying the boxes together: "Where did you find the rope? Do you have any more?"

"Yes." Wen Qizhou pointed to him.

When they were about to finish, Chi Yue, who was leaning against the door, called the neighbors who were shuttling around in every corner of the supermarket.

Hearing that she had found the warehouse, the people who were still frantically grabbing supplies by the shelves all ran to follow the light of the flashlight.

Stacks of cargo boxes came into sight, and no one cared about Yuan Chuan and Wen Qizhou's behavior of getting supplies ahead of time.

After a while, they imitated Wen Qizhou's way of tying up the cargo boxes with ropes, or carrying or dragging them outside.

Recently, the temperature difference between day and night has shortened.

The temperature at night is also more than 40 degrees.

Facing the evening wind that carried the heat wave, they walked on the quiet street with heavy loads, and they were covered with sweat in a short time.

"It's hot! Let's walk slowly."

"If I knew there were so many things in the supermarket, I should have driven out tonight."

Seeing a thin woman struggling to walk step by step, the short-haired girl showed her kindness.

She let go of the rope she was holding with her boyfriend, stepped forward in twos and twos, stretched out her hand and said, "Sister, let me carry it for you."

"No need." The other party took two steps back, avoiding the short-haired girl's hand defensively: "I can carry it myself, thank you."

"But……"

"Brother Liu, wait for me!" The thin woman who suspected her motives were impure, hugged the supplies tightly, turned her head and ran forward.

The short-haired girl was embarrassed.

Her boyfriend turned red with anger: "Yang Beijia! Can you show some kindness? We can't carry our own things, so you still have the time to help others?"

"Isn't it right to respect the old and love the young? I just want to help her by the way. Why are you angry at me?"

"Is the point now about me losing my temper? Think before I ask you for help! Can you look at your own situation?"

Yang Beijia didn't realize that her actions made her boyfriend and roommate dissatisfied, and they only wanted to argue for right and wrong.

She was self-centered, vehemently correcting his thinking, and detailing his problems.

Don't say that people close to you can't stand it, even those who stop and rest in place will have a headache.

"It's a pity that the hospital is closed." Yuan Chuan, who was so hot and irritable, became angry because of her quarrel, and said with a stern face, "Otherwise, you can go to the psychiatry department to see a doctor."

"You have the disease!"

Because of Mrs. Wang's matter, Yang Beijia hated them very much, and impulsively kicked the cardboard box next to him.

Chi Yue looked down.

Then find out: "That's my thing."

"So what if it's yours?" Yang Beijia glared at her and said inwardly, "You can only bully and bully the weak."

Maybe it was because her boyfriend lost face, or maybe it was because she was sure that Chi Yue would not do it in public. In order to vent her unhappiness, she deliberately used the cardboard box as a ball and played with it.

"Since you like kicking things so much──" Chi Yue raised her long-tailed voice and grabbed her by the back of the collar: "Then kick enough."

She pressed the opponent's head and "kicked" the cardboard box.

"Ah!!" Yang Beijia, who was pushed against her hamstrings, knelt on the ground and screamed.

The carton contains beverages.

Her forehead bumped into it, and there were crisp bangs, which echoed in everyone's ears, making them tremble with fear.

The boyfriend, who was about to leave with a dark face, turned back the same way when he saw this scene, trying to stop him.

But as soon as he approached, a black shadow blocked him, not allowing him to take a step forward.

"You want to do it too?" Wen Qizhou, who couldn't figure out his intention, lowered his eyes to look at the short-haired young man who was half a head shorter than him.

Hearing that there might be a fight, Yuan Chuan followed him and stood beside him, staring at the young man.

"I don't want to." Yao Chengwei was not afraid.

He witnessed the whole process and knew that the problem was his girlfriend. He said tiredly: "I apologize on her behalf, can you let your wife let her go? If you fight like this, you will have a concussion."

"Not really."

"..." He looked at Yang Beijia who was still in a strange mood, feeling extremely tired, but he couldn't ignore it: "She has been stimulated a lot these days, so don't take it to heart."

Yuan Chuan saw that the young man's attitude was quite sincere, so he chatted with him: "No matter how much she is stimulated, she should not vent it on others. Do you think this is the reason?"

"Yes."

"As victims, we should teach her a lesson, right?"

"……Correct."

"Enlightenment!" He put Yao Chengwei's shoulders and said seriously: "Young people grow up in adversity and suffering. If you intervene this time, how will she make progress?"

Yao Chengxu fell silent.

Yang Beijia, who was still waiting for him to help her, heard their conversation, and her scream seemed to be able to pierce the clouds.

She said vaguely: "He's at PU..."

"Look, she's gone crazy again." Yuan Chuan sighed, dragged Yao Chengwei who was entangled in, and went to the side to smoke.

By the way, tell him the philosophy of life.

Yang Beijia, who was left alone, stopped struggling. Chi Yue saw her lying still like a dead fish, and according to the number of times she kicked the cardboard box, she "kicked" the cardboard box with her head for the last time and stopped.

She dragged out the dented cardboard box, looked down at Yang Beijia, and said coldly, "There will be no next time."

(End of this chapter)

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