Chapter 1295: Living in the days of natural disaster (23)
After leaving the pet home, Xu Yin took a "flying" flight to Base No. 1 in the city.
This was originally a bustling complex shopping mall, but now it is quiet and lonely. People live concentratedly on the second and third floors below. The parking lot is divided into large and small rooms, and occupancy is based on people. Families with a large population can apply for a separate room.
For a room with a small population, you will have to squeeze in with other people in the big room.
The first floor below is still the free trade zone.
Even at night, there were still people in overdressed clothes setting up stalls.
It is true that the living area is crowded with people and smells of everything. Before bedtime, I would rather squat on the first floor and suffer from the cold.
Xu Yin is now a strong man of 1.9 meters. Although he is tall enough for others to take a second look, he is not as eye-catching as the dwarf image last time.
She walked from stall to stall carrying a sack on her back.
The items sold are basically collectibles and luxury goods that are not needed at the moment. What is needed is basically rice, noodles, vegetables and other food. Some people want to exchange for some daily necessities such as chilblain ointment and moisturizing ointment.
Xu Yin had so many chilblain ointments that she forgot which little world made them herself, so she simply found a place and set up a stall.
"Chilblain ointment? Brother, is this really chilblain ointment? You didn't lie to me, did you? Why doesn't it even have a label? Isn't this a three-no product?"
Xu Yin: "..."
you guessed right!
But even though it is a three-free product, its efficacy is excellent, and all the medicinal materials used are good.
"Ahem, this is the frostbite ointment made by our Chinese Medicine Clinic. The extreme cold has come before it can be packaged and put on the market. If I hadn't braved the snow and wind to go back to get it, you wouldn't be able to use it."
"Hey! Brother, are you going back too? Several people in our house have gone back to the place where they used to live to collect supplies. However, our luck is mixed. Some have no elevated floors or elevators, and the snow has blocked the only door to the unit.
It's so tight that if you can get in, it's a waste of time. But some people went upstairs through the negative floor and came back after searching for some food. It seems that you are also very lucky, brother."
Xu Yin asked curiously: "You dare to go out now?"
"What I'm saying is, who knows how long this weather will last, what if it lasts forever? We are all old men after all, and we can't stay underground all our lives without going out. How can we eat enough with the little food distributed by the community? A single person can feed the whole family.
We are not hungry. There are old people on top and young people on the bottom. We have to find a way out. I thought that in a few days I would go out with the team to try my luck."
Xu Yin pondered: "To collect supplies, should I just go back to my own home, or should I break into other people's homes? If so, no one will care about the latter?"
The man touched his nose: "Of course the regulations don't allow it, but no one knows whether you are going back to your own home or to someone else's home, and the government people won't follow you. It's freezing cold, if it's not for a bite to eat, who would be happy
Go out."
Xu Yin didn't answer for a while.
The middle-aged man at the stall next to him heard that Xu Yin was selling chilblain cream, so he came over and asked:
"Brother, how much does a jar of frostbite ointment cost? Oh, money is no longer considered money now... What do you want to change for? Why don't you take a look at what I have here, and if you like anything you like, just take it."
"Brother, I want a can too. My mother's feet get frostbite every winter. It's especially bad this year. She can't walk without medicine anymore."
"My wife's hands are also swollen and red, which makes me feel sad. It's too difficult to see a doctor now. The people at the consultation office said that we can't even be called a disease, so we shouldn't waste medical resources."
Xu Yin was not short of supplies, so she said: "I was lucky enough to get these back, so you can give them to me."
These people exchanged the materials on hand for a box of chilblain ointment and a box of skin care ointment.
Xu Yin saw that some people gave too much, so she secretly gave them a box of medicated oil that can relieve wind and dampness, activate blood circulation and relax muscles, and prevent colds and colds.
After these people returned home, they discovered the medicinal oil which was priced but not available in the market. Their eyes turned red and they sighed: There are still many good people in this world!
Xu Yin went home after selling the chilblain ointment and skin care ointment she took out.
The next night, I changed my appearance and set up a stall again, selling some of the most in-demand medicines and food.
Since many people had adapted to the extremely cold weather and went to various surrounding residential areas to collect supplies during the day, she also pretended that she was sweeping the buildings and tried her best to bring some supplies to the people in the base.
Some people had nothing to exchange with her, so they suggested painting a portrait for her, claiming that they used to be a street painter, and Xu Yin didn't mind either.
Recently, more and more people like her have been setting up stalls in the trade area. She doesn't stand out among them, and she changes her look every day, so no one pays attention to her.
The main reason is that I can't keep an eye on her even if I want to. Firstly, she sneaks away very fast, and secondly, she changes her appearance every day. One day she's a boy, another day she's a girl, one day she's a little girl, and the other day she's a stooped old man. Who would recognize that they are the same person?
In this way, Xu Yin has a rich "nightlife" every night. She first goes to the pet home to feed the pets, and then sets up stalls in various base trade areas.
The purple cabbage leaves at the entrance of the welfare home have been harvested again. Since the friends don't like to eat them, we won't force them to eat them. They will be given as gifts to those who need them. There are not many, and each buyer will get one piece.
To say that she has gained a lot, even though she does not lack many things, it would be nice to be able to help others.
When the natural disaster is over, she will build an underground museum to exhibit the exchanged antiques and collections for free.
Oh, by the way, those street sketch painters, I don’t know if they squat on one floor every day and exchange their skills with stall owners for food. Anyway, she has received no less than ten pairs, all ten of which are different portraits.
That night, she received another portrait, which was painted for her by an eighteen-year-old freshman. However, he was said to be a freshman, but in fact he had never even been to college for a day, because when the extreme cold came, he had just finished painting.
After receiving the admission notice from the Academy of Fine Arts, I was forced to move underground before I could experience college life.
"I see you are about the same age as me. Are you also a student?" While the other party was painting, she kept chatting with Xu Yin. After painting, she was reluctant to leave. She squatted in front of Xu Yin's stall and watched her skillfully trade with others.
He was inspired to say, “It’s not easy for us to start making a living at such a young age!”
Xu Yin: "..."
I stuffed him with a box of mint-flavored chewing gum and said, "It's quite cold here, go back quickly!"
"It won't be easy for you if I stay with you for a while longer."
"..."
Xu Yin regretted that she was pretending to be a cheerful and motivated young man tonight, but she would have turned out to be a slovenly vagabond.
She sold the last few packages of dried noodles, did not take anything else out of the sacks, rolled up the carpet on which the stall was set up and said: "I'm sold out, let's go! Bye!"
"Hey, don't you live here?"
"Yes! From the base next to me."
"Ah? Why don't you go back when the temperature is already forty below zero? Nothing will happen on the way, right? Why don't you stay with me for one night?"
"..."
Xu Yin threw the sack over her shoulders and ran away: "Thank you for your kindness! But no need!"
"Hey! I haven't asked you what your name is yet. My name is Song Lin. Remember to play with me next time you come!"
"..."
Xu Yin returned to the orphanage out of breath, shook off the snowflakes on her body, removed her makeup and all-purpose voice actor, put the electric stilts back into the system warehouse, got into the bunker, and found that the luminous lights at the entrance and exit were on. She remembered that they were turned off when she went out.
Yes.
Looking up, I saw classmate Xiaojin standing at the entrance with red eyes, holding back tears.