After lunch, Zhang Hao took his parents to go for a stroll in the yard. As for the twins, they had long been attracted by the cool game consoles of their cousins.
When the three of them came to the entrance of the shelter, Zhang Chongxin couldn't help but asked curiously:
"What is this place?"
"Dad, this is the warehouse. I put a batch of supplies in it."
"What supplies?"
"Nothing, mainly some famous wines and some food and drink."
Zhang Hao wrote lightly.
He will not use the supplies below for a long time in the future. For confidentiality and safety reasons, there is no need to tell his family for the time being.
On the one hand, it is to prevent them from spilling the beans, and on the other hand, I don’t want them to have any mental burden.
Zhang Chongxin suddenly became interested: "Can I go down and have a look?"
"It's best not to use it. It's a vacuum environment inside. Every time you open it, it takes at least two or three hours, which is very troublesome."
Zhang Hao just made an excuse.
"Forget it, let's watch it next time!"
Zhang Chongxin immediately gave up the idea.
They are going to the shopping mall to inspect later!
Immediately afterwards, the three of them came to the indoor small farm.
Li Dajuan is most satisfied with this place: "It's great. Such a big vegetable garden is bigger than what I used to have in my hometown in the countryside. I don't have to go out to buy vegetables anymore."
"Mom, not only can you grow vegetables here, but you can also grow fruits. Look over there, I have asked people to grow more than a dozen kinds of fruits, including your favorite big cherry."
Zhang Hao showed off with a smile.
"Really?"
Li Dajuan immediately ran over to check.
Zhang Chongxin looked up at the roof and asked with confusion on his face: "Why isn't this a glass roof?"
"Dad, there are many hurricanes here in Huicheng, and the glass roof is too dangerous and unsafe."
"No, isn't the small courtyard at the door just a glass roof?"
Zhang Hao quickly explained: "That area is small, so I reinforced it. The area here is too big, so reinforcement is not cost-effective and the cost is too high.
Besides, if the doomsday really comes and there is no sunlight, the glass top will not be of use. Plant lights are more reliable. Not only are they stable, but the yield of fruits can also be increased a lot."
"I see, I see that everything is ready on your side. Are you sure that the volcano will erupt?"
Zhang Chongxin said worriedly.
Zhang Hao nodded and began to persuade:
"Dad, I heard from my second sister that you have been to Sulfur Stone Park before. The rumors are definitely different from your personal experience. Didn't you find anything unusual?"
"Hey, what you said is true. That place was closed a few months ago, and outsiders can't get in at all. Now that I think about it, there must be a big secret inside." Zhang Chongxin took the initiative to add.
"Ahem, that's right." Zhang Hao took advantage of the situation and said, "Dad, I'm not being alarmist. This time is really unusual. The world will change next."
Zhang Chongxin immediately paid attention: "Fourth, do you think Huicheng is safe here? How about we go back to our hometown in the countryside? Everyone in the village is named Zhang, and your second uncle is the village chief..."
"No, we must not go back to our hometown."
Zhang Hao stopped him on the spot.
"Why? During the federal civil war, the cities were extremely miserable. Although the countryside was also miserable, at least no one was starving to death. If your mother and I were city dwellers, we might not be able to survive."
"Dad, you are going in the wrong direction. In the past, you could grow food in the countryside, and you could still have some food to eat. But once there is no sunshine, you will never be able to grow food in the countryside.
On the contrary, cities have electricity and resources, like our small farm, which can produce food in batches without having to worry about being affected by the outside world."
"Oh, look at my brain, I almost missed something important. I will call your second uncle now and ask the village to stock up on as much food as possible."
After Zhang Chongxin finished speaking, he immediately took out his mobile phone.
Zhang Hao quickly reminded: "Dad, it's best to let my second uncle and the others move to the city. The countryside won't last a few years. If you move early, you'll have peace of mind."
There are not many relatives on his father's side. In addition to his second uncle, he also has a brother-in-law, an aunt, a second aunt, and a sister-in-law. Relying on the old man's relationship, the whole family is doing well.
Right now, only my second uncle and my aunt are still in the countryside.
There are two main difficulties in rural areas:
One is the lack of electricity. Even cities cannot guarantee power supply, let alone rural areas with even worse basic conditions;
Another problem is that central heating is not available.
This is more fatal than the lack of electricity. Not only is the cost of burning your own stove high, but fuel is not that easy to buy, and transportation is a big problem.
In short, the demise of rural areas is inevitable.
Either upgrade it to a city or abandon it directly.
After hearing his son's suggestion, Zhang Chongxin shook his head:
"Your second uncle doesn't believe in the end of the world. It's more practical to let them stock up on more food. We'll talk about the rest later."
"It's okay, but just stocking up on grains isn't enough. We also have to have less coal. Winter will come in a month or two, and it will definitely be difficult then."
"You are right, we really need to stock up on more coal, and the north is already colder than the south."
Zhang Chongxin nodded.
……
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the father and son arrived at the "Family Wealth Ten Thousand Pots". There was a queue of hundreds of meters outside the mall. Fortunately, their security force was sufficient and the order on the scene was fairly orderly.
"Dad, look, I didn't lie to you, right?"
Zhang Chongxin observed the team carefully and then asserted: "At least half of them are scalpers, and you just watch helplessly?"
Zhang Hao turned to look at Gao Ce.
Gao Ce quickly explained: "Mr. Zhang, these scalpers come from other cities. They are not so much scalpers as temporary dealers. After all, what we lack most right now is sales channels."
"Do they get a lot of goods?"
Zhang Chongxin followed closely and asked.
Gao Ce nodded: "The minimum amount is over one million. In the morning, a customer from Yandu even showed up and took 500 million worth of goods in one go."
"Is it so easy to sell?"
"Of course, there was another earthquake in Sangshi Park last night. It is not a small earthquake. This is already the third time. Although the scale is small, it has just passed Level 6, but the impact is greater than the previous two combined."<
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Fear is not terrible, what is terrible is the accumulation of fear.
"If we keep this rate, when will it be sold out?" Zhang Chongxin tried his best to suppress his joy.
"If there are no accidents, the position will definitely be cleared next month at the latest." Gao Ce seemed confident.
Zhang Chongxin quickly reminded: "Don't sell out all of them, save a batch for the last time."
"Dad, don't worry, I have reserved two thousand tons of canned food in advance, which is enough for us to eat ourselves or use it to provide benefits to our employees."
Zhang Hao responded with a smile.
"Is two thousand tons too much? The city..."
Zhang Chongxin is full of worries.
As mentioned earlier, he experienced war years in his childhood. Once that happens, the more food there is, the harder it is to keep it. Sometimes you can't be too greedy.
"The city won't have any objections. Don't forget that I still have millions of tons of grain in my hands. Besides, it's not that I won't sell these cans, I just need to wait a little longer."
According to the memory in the dream, after the eruption of Sulfur Rock Volcano, although the officials quickly sealed off many places, private residences were not included.
This is a red line.
Theoretically, as long as he brings the cans home, even if the authorities find out, they won't come to take them by force, otherwise people's hearts will be broken.
In a sense, storing food for the people is the most basic food security.