Inadvertently, the troubled month of February finally passed and March began.
On the first day of March, the other side of the ocean successfully launched a weather satellite into space, which was said to be used to assess the impact of solar superflares on the earth's atmosphere.
This is the first satellite launched by human society after the super flare ended, and it is also the only satellite currently operating in orbit in space.
As we all know, super flares are very destructive to electrical equipment, so much so that they destroy all man-made devices in space.
From space stations to satellites, no one is spared.
On March 2, Daxia and the European Union followed suit and also launched their own weather satellites. There seemed to be a high degree of tacit understanding between the major countries.
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Early in the morning, breakfast was being eaten in the courtyard.
Suddenly, a familiar sound of music came from outside the window, playing an old song.
"...Ah, give me a glass of love-forgetting water, so that I won't shed tears all night long.
All sincerity is allowed to be blown by the rain and wind,
The love you give cannot be taken back.
Give me a glass of love-forgetting water, and I’ll be free from sadness in my life..."
Xu Dong shouted toward the kitchen: "Mom, the water supply truck is here. Do you want to pick up the water today?"
Water supply trucks are a new thing that only appeared this month. Their main purpose is to provide water to citizens. After more than ten days of consumption, most households in the urban area are facing a water crisis.
Not to mention the lack of water for flushing toilets, there is even a shortage of drinking water.
"No, I haven't used up what I picked up yesterday."
"okay!"
Yesterday's water was also picked up by Xu Dong. He stuffed the driver with a bag of apples and two packs of good cigarettes, and he secretly left two large buckets of water for him when he returned.
Although there is a water tank at home and the water in the water tank has not been used up, it has been half a month and the water quality is definitely not very fresh. It is best to use it as non-drinking water.
As for drinking water, water from water trucks is safer.
After breakfast, the next stop is the convenience store.
It was approaching noon, and Father Xu finally arrived at his long-cherished big client. He drove a luxury car and must have had a good background.
The big customer's name is Li Chao, who is in his fifties and claims to be a businessman.
This man has very strong social skills and soon became brothers with Father Xu.
Xu Dong looked on with fear, it seemed like he was coming with bad intentions!
"Brother Xu, I came here because of your reputation. I heard you can buy meat here?"
Dad Xu looked proud: "Yes, among the nearby streets, I am the only one that sells meat, but it is not fresh meat, but dried meat and bacon."
"What I want is dry goods. Of course fresh goods are better." Li Chao waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
Father Xu nodded, pointed to the sign at the door and introduced: "Brother Li, the prices are all on this. They have been written down a long time ago. I did not raise the prices temporarily."
Li Chao took a closer look and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth a few times. It turned out to be ridiculously expensive.
"Can I negotiate the price? I want a large quantity."
Before Xu's father could answer, Xu Dong jumped in and said: "We are running a small business, so we won't bargain!"
Naturally, Father Xu couldn't dismantle his son, so he had to bite the bullet and "explain":
"Brother Li, to tell you the truth, these dry goods of mine are all authentic local goods without any added preservatives. They are all real materials. If the market hadn't been good, I wouldn't have been willing to sell them."
Li Chao put down the dried chicken in his hand and nodded to express his understanding. As for his true thoughts, I am afraid only he himself knows.
"Okay, it's indeed a good thing, so I won't bargain."
Father Xu felt relieved, while Xu Dong, on the contrary, felt suddenly tense.
"Brother Li, how much do you want to buy?" Father Xu asked with a smile.
Li Chao didn't answer but asked: "Brother Xu, how much can you sell?"
"You want to wrap things up?" Father Xu asked in surprise.
"Why not?" Li Chao frowned.
Father Xu was overjoyed and quickly invited the big fat sheep...er...he should be a big customer to sit down at the cashier.
"Brother Li, I have a lot of goods here. Are you sure you want to wrap them up?"
"Of course it's confirmed. Tell me, how many goods are there in total?"
Father Xu quickly took out his notebook from his pocket, which recorded the sales data of the past few days.
After some additions and subtractions, Dad Xu reported the final figure: "There are 558 dried meats left, and there is more bacon left, about 1,700 kilograms."
"Okay, I want them all." Li Chaohao said angrily.
Xu Dong's mouth was full of bitterness.
It was really hard for him to intervene in this transaction unless he told the truth about his rebirth.
But this is adding to the trouble for yourself, and there may be a risk of being sent to a mental hospital, so it is better not to speak!
If he had known this, he might as well have "secretly" bought the meat himself!
But the matter has come to this, and it is useless to say more. I can only hope that my parents will be more open-minded in the future after this lesson.
Fortunately, this batch of meat was originally an outbreak of Xu Dong's collecting habit. It was purely a temporary idea and was not on his reserve list.
In the underground warehouse, he had already stored up to 8,000 kilograms of various meat products, enough to feed his family for decades.
In short, although it is a pity that the meat is sold, in fact, there will not be much loss. At most, it will be taken advantage of by others, which makes you feel a little uncomfortable psychologically.
What's more, it's not that you won't be able to buy fresh meat in the future, it's just that it's not easy to buy with money. It's mainly through bartering and exchanging various scarce supplies.
Coincidentally, Xu Dong's most indispensable thing is all kinds of goods that are in short supply, so no matter what in the future, his family will not be short of meat.
Father Xu was so happy that he quickly calculated the total transaction amount:
"Brother Li, the total here is six hundred and sixty-six thousand, eight hundred. I will wipe off the fraction for you. You can just give me six hundred thousand."
After a slight pause: "Brother Li, do you want to do the calculation again?"
"No need, Brother Xu, you are right!"
Li Chao is a businessman and is very sensitive to numbers. In fact, he has already calculated the results in his mind.
"Okay, then what is your payment method..." Father Xu asked.
Xu Dong's eyes lit up, and he felt that an opportunity had come, so he interrupted again: "We only accept cash, and we don't accept anything else."
But I never expected that Boss Li would come prepared.
"Don't worry, I have enough cash in the car. Six hundred thousand is not a big number." Li Chao said casually.
"That's no problem! Brother Li, when will you come to pick up the goods? We will pay and deliver the goods, and no one will take risks."
Father Xu wanted to complete the transaction as soon as possible to avoid long nights and nightmares.
After all, power will be restored to the urban area in a few days, and the market conditions at that time will be hard to predict.
Li Chao thought for a while and replied: "How about we make an appointment at five o'clock in the afternoon? You can leave me an address here and I will come to pick up the goods in person."
"Okay, it's settled." Father Xu said happily, and then quickly wrote a note, which clearly showed the address of the courtyard.
Li Chao accepted the note and said goodbye. Father Xu personally put him in the car.
When Li Da Sheyang's luxury car drove away, Xu's father couldn't bear it any longer and was so excited that he felt at a loss what to do.
Xu Dong was both angry and happy at the same time.
Needless to say, he was angry, because of course he was referring to Xu's father's prodigal behavior. Fortunately, the meat products in the warehouse were well hidden, and the family knew nothing about it for the time being.
The time soon arrived at five o'clock in the afternoon, but for Xu's father, Xu's mother and Yang Lina, it was like a year.
"Fortunately", Li Chao did not break his promise after all, and drove a small truck to the door in person. The three of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.