Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

Both of them were startled by the knock on the door, especially Old Lady Qin, who seemed to be facing a great enemy. She had clearly told the people over there today not to come to the guesthouse again. Could something unexpected have happened?

It was Uncle Ye who reacted in time and calmed down a little before asking, "Who is it?"

Then a young girl's voice came from outside: "I'm Lan Cen, the boss lady asked me to come and bring you lunch."

Uncle Ye recognized that it was indeed the voice of the little girl from the guesthouse, so he opened the door. Lan Cen's childish face was covered with a smile, "Uncle Ye, you were not in the guesthouse at noon, so your lunch was left in the refrigerator. The landlady just saw you come back, so she asked me to heat it up and bring it up to you. Oh, and here are some compressed biscuits and bread. A man who claimed to be your nephew or cousin asked us to give them to you at noon."

Lan Cen noticed that when Uncle Ye mentioned his relatives, there was a hint of surprise and disgust on his face, while Old Lady Qin behind Uncle Ye looked disapproving.

After Lan Cen left, Grandpa Ye threw the bag of things on the table and said, "Take these things back to those people someday and tell them not to come to the guesthouse again. We will leave here after we settle the rent in two days."

Hearing this, Old Lady Qin immediately raised her eyebrows. At first, she thought she had misheard and subconsciously asked back, "What do you mean, leave here? Where are you going after leaving here?"

"I asked Old Chen, who runs the Chen's shop on the street. His son works at the Land Transaction Center. He said he found a whole house for us to rent. It's just around the corner. The monthly rent is 500 points. It's a 25-square-meter one-bedroom with a small kitchen and bathroom. Although the price is a bit higher than the guesthouse, at least we don't have to cause trouble for them, and the deposit is not expensive. Old Chen's son came forward to help us negotiate, so we only need to pay one deposit and one payment. I've already paid three months' rent, and we'll move out next Tuesday."

Originally, Old Lady Qin was still looking at the things in the plastic bag, especially taking out the slightly better compressed biscuits and planning to put them in another plastic bucket. But when she heard what Grandpa Ye said, her face changed drastically.

"What did you say? You old man, you found a house in advance without telling me! You, you, you, are you crazy? Do you know how much 500 points are? Living in the community requires water, electricity and broadband fees, which cost at least 100 points every month. Plus, the two of us have to spend an extra 200 points every month for three meals a day. That adds up to 800 points, which is enough to live in the guesthouse for two months." The most important thing is that you can delay the rent in the guesthouse as much as possible, but you are unfamiliar with the community. If you dare to delay the rent, they may cut off the water and electricity to your house the next day.

Seeing that Old Lady Qin's face had turned blue with anger, Grandpa Ye pretended not to see it and continued with a serious face, "Don't worry about money all the time. I found a job as a gatekeeper in the nearby management bureau. It's from 8 am to 5 pm, with one meal included, and 250 points a month. Although it's one day off a day, the work is not too hard. It's only a ten-minute walk from the community, which can at least subsidize your living expenses. As for you, if you want to go out to work, you can also find some cleaning or manual work. I remember that you used to knit sweaters. There are people who hire people for this in the nearby neighborhood. If you don't want to go out, just do some housework at home. Don't run around all day. You're old, pay attention to your image. Those questionable people should have less contact with the organization to avoid you continuing to be obsessed."

Old Lady Qin was so angry that her lips were shaking. She still held the compressed biscuits tightly in her hand, but suddenly she thought of something and asked sharply, "Wait, where did you get the money? Your brand name cards should all be with me."

Uncle Ye ignored her and walked slowly to the bedside and continued smoking the pack of cheap cigarettes that cost less than thirty points.

Old Mrs. Qin seemed to have thought of something. She immediately squatted down and fumbled under the bed. She found a wooden box covered with dust. When she opened it, she found it was empty.

"Where did the things go?" Old Mrs. Qin tilted her neck to look at Grandpa Ye. At this moment, she was like an ant on a hot pan, extremely anxious.

Uncle Ye exhaled a puff of cigarette, flicked the butt away, and then grunted, "Sold it." His voice was so cold that there was no trace of panic in it.

Old Lady Qin felt her eyes go dark. After she recovered, she pointed at him. Her breathing became more and more rapid. "Sold it? How much did you sell? Who did you sell it to?"

Seeing that she was only concerned about her box of gold bars at this moment, Uncle Ye felt even more disappointed. When did she become such a person who was so stingy with money?

Facing the questioning of Mrs. Qin, Grandpa Ye still poured himself a cup of tea leisurely, took two sips and then said, "Anyway, you don't need to know how much it was sold for. These gold bars were originally exchanged by me with my calligraphy and antiques. I have the right to dispose of them. As for my points card, you can spend it however you want, but you don't have to worry about those gold bars. You just need to know that we won't starve to death in the next two or three years."

"You old fool, old fool, those are gold bars, ten gold bars. Do you know how much gold bars are worth now? One gram of gold can be exchanged for nearly one hundred points!"

The old lady Qin hugged the wooden box and cried while making a scene. After a while, she gritted her teeth and said viciously, "No wonder that little girl disdained my crystal core when I came back just now. It turned out to be your fault.

At this time, the two of them had not yet noticed that the door was not completely closed but left a gap. After Lan Cen delivered the things, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood aside and listened for a while. Originally, he thought that the two of them were just having an ordinary quarrel. Just when he was about to leave, he heard Old Lady Qin gritting her teeth and saying these words from the room.

"Okay, just wait. I want to see if those damn girls have such good luck!"

There was another round of "dong dong dong" footsteps, and Lan Cen was so scared that he quickly hid in the utility room diagonally opposite. Only then did he catch a glimpse of Old Lady Qin coming down the stairs angrily.

But Lan Cen was still wondering what exactly Mrs. Qin had just said. She returned to the front desk with this question in mind, and did not come to her senses until Xiaoli called her several times.

"What are you thinking about so intently? By the way, did that old woman give you any trouble just now? I saw her rushing down angrily, and she must have been worried about you."

"Don't make things difficult for me. It was Uncle Ye who opened the door. By the way, Sister Xiaoli, is Uncle Ye planning to cancel the lease?" Lan Cen vaguely heard the landlady mention this matter before.

Xiaoli nodded, as if she was a little emotional: "Yes, my aunt just told me that the rent had been paid off half an hour ago. Just now, the old woman asked me for the crystal core after she found out, as if I was deliberately cheating her. I really don't understand how Uncle Ye could tolerate this person. Uncle Ye seems to be a good person, but his wife is such a person."

Lan Qin also quite agreed with this point. Uncle Ye always gave people the impression of being humble and polite. He was obviously an educated and cultured person. But Old Lady Qin was aggressive and overbearing. Not to mention the people in the guesthouse, even many people nearby had been confronted by her in person. They all knew that this old lady was not easy to mess with.

Although it seemed that Grandpa Ye's move away was quite sudden, everyone felt relieved when they thought that they would no longer have to live with Grandma Qin in the future. Lan Cen did not take Grandma Qin's angry words too seriously. It was not until another girl disappeared in the neighborhood that Lan Qin gradually figured out something was wrong. Of course, this happened several days later.

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Gu Tongwan's shop opening is still progressing in an orderly manner. In the past two days, she has braised about 200 kilograms of meat and more than 100 kilograms of offal. The better meat was put back into the space, and the rest was packed in plastic bags. She asked Yan Fan to make a small natural freezer in the hall. Every day, Yan Fan would use his supernatural powers to maintain this small freezer so that it would not melt easily.

The fruit and vegetable store will open tomorrow. Gu Tongwan has already driven the van out in advance. Halfway through the journey, in a place where there is no surveillance, he took out 50 kilograms of potatoes, 50 kilograms of cucumbers, 50 kilograms of onions, 50 kilograms of tomatoes, 30 kilograms of celery, 5 kilograms of chives and coriander, 30 kilograms of lettuce, 30 kilograms of celery, 30 kilograms of loofah, 30 small pumpkins, 50 kilograms of apples, 30 kilograms of pears, as well as 100 kilograms of fine noodles and 100 kilograms of rice from the space.

The vegetables prepared on the first day of opening will not be too many, mainly vegetables that are commonly seen on the market. As for fruits, only apples and pears are put on the shelves. The remaining fruits will be put on the shelves gradually depending on the business situation.

Because she was worried about someone causing trouble, she would bring Aoao and Tutu with her when she looked after the store in the future. In addition, Yan Fan would occasionally stay in the store, so there was no need to worry too much about security.

At 6:30 in the morning, she and Yan Fan went out in a van loaded with goods. The two dogs squatted at the back of the car and did not make any noise because of the cramped environment.

In fact, the goods in the van are not enough to fill the shelves, but doing business is like living life, you have to take it step by step and not be too impatient. Moreover, there must be an observation period in the early stages of doing business, and you have to understand the best-selling products according to the customer's purchasing types.

Arriving at the store at 6:50, the two of them were busy arranging the goods, sorting out the best goods in the vegetable and fruit sections, and also arranging the rice and flour sections. After they were done, they found that the vegetable section currently occupied more than half of the shelves, and the fruit and rice and flour sections seemed a little empty.

But this is only the first day. If the business is good in the future, we will slowly add new products to the shelves.

Around 8:30 in the morning, some people started to come to the block. Most of them were going to work, and there were also housewives going to the supply and marketing cooperative two kilometers away.

Zhang Rong is a housewife who goes to the nearby supply and marketing cooperative to buy vegetables. She, her husband, mother-in-law and children live in a nearby community. They usually go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy vegetables every other day. The things sold in the supply and marketing cooperative are cheaper than those in the neighborhood commercial center, which is also in line with the purchasing power of inner-circle residents.

She walked hurriedly because she was worried that if she arrived too late she would miss the first batch of discounted dishes at the supply and marketing cooperative.

The so-called special dishes are the vegetables or meat left over from the previous day. Because they are not so fresh, the price will be 40% off. Tomatoes that usually cost 15 points per pound are only 9 points, but there are also many people eyeing the discount. The supply and marketing cooperative usually opens at 9 o'clock and is open until 7:30 in the evening, but many people start queuing at 6 in the morning. She usually goes out at 7:30, and when she gets there before 8 o'clock, she can still grab some special dishes.

This morning, because her eight-year-old son suddenly had a stomachache and was vomiting and having diarrhea, she and her mother-in-law finally managed to get the child to take some anti-diarrhea medicine. They then observed the child to make sure that there was no serious problem before rushing out.

"I guess I won't be able to buy discounted vegetables in time." Zhang Rong muttered to herself, having a headache as she thought the money for grocery shopping this month might not be enough. Even though her husband was considered a high-income earner in the inner circle, with a monthly salary of 1,200 points, the rent was now 450 points, plus the water, electricity, food expenses, and more or less money for medicine every month, it would be good if she could save 200 points.

Zhang Rong's face was full of worry. The adults were not afraid of hardship, but the children were still in the growing stage. If they did not get enough nutrition, they would be more likely to get sick.

Zhang Rong usually walked to the nearby supply and marketing cooperative, which took about twenty minutes. She quickened her pace and just as she turned the corner, she suddenly caught a glimpse of Gu Tongwan who was tidying up the vegetable area.

In fact, I was mainly frightened by the two large dogs in the store. I was slightly relieved after I found out that they were not wolves but dogs. But the roller shutter door here was closed yesterday, so how come there was suddenly a vegetable store today?

Zhang Rong couldn't help but stop and observe the situation in the store. The whole store was very small, probably only about 20 square meters, but the shelves were neatly arranged, especially the vegetable area, which had a wide variety of products, almost comparable to a supply and marketing cooperative.

The shop assistants were a man and a woman. The man was wiping the empty shelf next to him, while the woman was sprinkling water on the vegetables to prevent them from wilting.

What really attracted Zhang Rong was the apples with full and bright colors. They were her son's favorite fruit. This fruit was also the one with the highest production in the base, but the price had always been a bit expensive. The large fruits just picked cost 50 points per catty, the medium fruits cost 30 points, and the smallest small fruits cost 20 points. But if it was a special sale the next day, there would be some discounted small fruits, which could basically be bought for 10 points. Today, she actually wanted to buy some fruit for her son.

At this time, Zhang Rong's eyes fell on those red apples, and she immediately saw the sign hanging below that clearly read 65 points per pound. She couldn't help but smack her lips and thought to herself that this store was too rip-off, who could afford such a high price.

Just as I was complaining in my heart, I saw the same apples in another column next to it, but maybe because the color was not as good, it only cost thirty points.

Zhang Rong was a little surprised. This apple which was bigger than a palm only cost thirty points?