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

The things the property bought were put for sale in the sky garden on the second floor. Cabbages that cost 1.2 yuan per pound before the heavy rain now sell for 20 yuan per head, pork has risen to 40 yuan per pound, and beef has doubled.

Jiang Tian was young, and when she saw the piles of raw meat and vegetables on the dozen or so tables set up in front of her, she was suddenly at a loss and didn't know what to buy in this weather.

As a result, I sent a message to Gu Tongwan.

At the time, Gu Tongwan was seeing her family doctor learning the basics of Chinese massage, and the message that popped up on her phone prompted her to click on it.

Jiang Tian added me two days ago, but we didn’t chat much after that. She is actually much quieter online.

[Jiang Tian] Sister Gu, I’m at the temporary vegetable market now. There are so many vegetables here, but I don’t know what to buy. Should I buy meat first or more vegetables?

Considering that there was still some time before the power and water supply in Zijing Community were cut off, Gu Tongwan thought that it would be appropriate to stock up on some raw meat and vegetables, so he replied.

[Gu Tongwan] There is a power cut during this period. Although the temperature has dropped, it is difficult to keep large amounts of meat fresh. You only need to buy two days' worth of meat. If you are worried about the subsequent supply of meat and want to buy more at one time, remember to marinate the remaining meat with salt and air-dry in a cool place, or soak it in pepper water for an hour and then place it in a ventilated place to air-dry. It should be able to be preserved for three to five days in this period of weather, but if you want to extend the preservation time, you can only make smoked meat. You can't make bacon on rainy days without the sun, so smoked meat can also be preserved for a long time. You should be able to make it if you have coarse salt at home or an outdoor barbecue grill and charcoal. I'll tell you the method when you need it.

[Jiang Tian] Wow, Sister Gu, you know so much, what else?

[Gu Tongwan] See if there are any dried vegetables, that is, dried goods, such as dried day lily, dried shiitake mushrooms, dried beans and dried black fungus. These can be stored for a long time and are not easy to deteriorate.

[Jiang Tian] It seems not. Today I only saw raw meat and vegetables, not many fruits.

[Gu Tongwan] You don't need to buy too much fruit, as it won't fill you up. As for other things, such as yam, pumpkin, purple sweet potato, sweet potato, and potato, they have a long shelf life, one to two weeks are fine, especially pumpkin, which can even be kept for a year if it hasn't opened. As for cabbage, lettuce, white radish, and carrots, you can keep them for about a week. Just make your choice.

[Jiang Tian] Okay, thank you Sister Gu, I understand, I love you (づ￣3￣)づ╭～.

Just as a few middle-aged women were bargaining with other owners and the property management, Jiang Tian took the opportunity to squeeze in and glanced at the meat on the left. He saw the signs saying beef and pork, and various vegetables on the right, about a dozen kinds, as well as ginger, garlic and other things.

"Boss, give me ten kilograms of beef and ten kilograms of pork first, and five pumpkins, five kilograms of potatoes, some ginger and garlic, and seven or eight kilograms of this as well."

An old lady frowned and asked in surprise: "Little sister, why did you buy so much?"

Jiang Tian frowned and said, "The relatives who came to our house for dinner can't leave, so they are staying at my house temporarily. There are more than a dozen people. If we don't buy more, we will have to starve."

The old lady immediately curled her lips and thought to herself what a sucker she was. All the relatives were eating and drinking at home, and her family would run out of food sooner or later.

Seeing that Jiang Tian didn't bargain, the middle-aged women who were originally trying to bargain suddenly became angry and deliberately said, "Where did you get this girl? You don't know how to buy vegetables. Didn't you see that they deliberately ripped you off? The beef is already over a hundred yuan, and you still want it?"

Jiang Tian frowned and looked at the auntie in disbelief: "Auntie, it's normal for them to sell it at a higher price since they risked their lives to buy it during such a strong typhoon. And they didn't force me to sell it. If you think it's too expensive, just leave."

The old lady was choked and speechless. She could only watch Jiang Tian throwing things into the shopping bag.

The sixteen-year-old girl insisted on competing with several aunts in their fifties and sixties to buy the goods. She was quite good at talking and didn't bargain like others did. She spent several thousand yuan to buy ten kilograms of beef, ten kilograms of pork and a bunch of seasonings.

Before, an old lady was jealous of someone who was reluctant to spend money on things, so she said sourly: "Forget it, there are more than a dozen people in her family anyway, and these things are not enough to eat for a few days. I don't believe she can spend money like this every day." Then she turned around and said to the property owner: Hey, weigh me half a pound of pork and a pound of potatoes, well, pick the good ones for me, and remember to remove the remainder for me."

A lot of people came to buy. Everyone complained that the prices were ridiculously high, but at the same time they all rushed to buy them, fearing that they would not be able to get them.

In less than half an hour, all the vegetables and raw meat were sold out.

Jiang Tian dragged a large bag of meat and vegetables back and had to climb to the 16th floor. It felt like she had lost half her life when she came up.

But she was still very satisfied with the huge harvest. When she came back, she asked Gu Tongwan on WeChat if he wanted to sell her some. This time she didn't dare to say she would give them away directly because she was worried that her idol would not want them.

Gu Tongwan did not refuse. After all, she couldn't let people think that her family had enough supplies. But she only symbolically asked for two kilograms of beef and one kilogram of pork. She guessed that prices would definitely go up during the typhoon, so she directly transferred three hundred yuan to Jiang Tian and told her not to give the change. If it was not enough, she could ask her for more. As a result, the meat she bought was not enough to fill the gaps between Ao'ao and Tutu's teeth.

People in the owners' group kept frantically tagging the property management, saying that the goods purchased by the property management were too few and the prices were ridiculously high. Someone went there late today and didn't even see a single onion.

Someone else complained that the property management was deliberately making a profit because she learned from a friend that beef sold in the supermarket was only 80 yuan per pound, but the property management was selling it for almost 120 yuan.

The property management pretended to be dead and ignored the complaints from the owners. After all, they were also taking risks to go out and purchase items, and no one would be willing to go out unless they could make some money.

It's not a charity. With such a small salary every month, who would be willing to go out in the wind and rain if they don't make a profit?

The property management company went out to purchase supplies for three consecutive days, but still could not meet the needs of the entire Bauhinia community. Moreover, some owners who were not short of money bought dozens of kilograms of meat and vegetables at a time, which resulted in other owners being unable to buy them, and so more complaints arose.

In the end, the property management simply restricted the purchase quantity, with each household only allowed to purchase one pound of raw meat and one pound of vegetables per day, and a maximum of three pounds of rice, flour, grain and oil. Even so, homeowners still complained that they could not meet their daily dietary needs.

Day 20 of the End of the World

Although the property management has dispatched dozens of people to carry out drainage work in the community during this period, the effect is minimal. Fortunately, there is a hillside near the Zijing community, and the Zijing community is located in the middle. During this period, most of the water spread to the communities below. Because of the waterlogging in the community, the situation is still relatively slow.

However, the parking lot on the underground floor has collapsed, and the water in the lobby on the first floor has reached the calves. Looking down from a high place, the entire community is a sea of ​​rippling green waves. The property management has completely given up on drainage work and can only hope that this rainstorm will end as soon as possible.

Most of the TV news reports are still about various rescue information. The government has mobilized nearly 200,000 military police and volunteers to participate in the rescue operation, but for Jiangcheng, which has a population of 9 million, these rescue numbers are only a very small part.

In addition, typhoons are still raging outside and floods are becoming increasingly serious, which greatly hinders the rescue efforts. Residents who have enough food stored at home and live on high floors would rather continue to stay at home.

It is said that the Zijing community was less affected by the disaster due to its high terrain, but other communities like the old city and the areas around Huaihai Road and Jiefang Road had already been flooded to the first floor.

The temporary vegetable market is still in operation. The property owner got several speedboats from somewhere this time, and used the speedboats and buses at the same time. With two contingency plans, they still send people out every day to buy the food. It is obvious that they would rather take some risks and try to make money from the natural disaster as much as possible.

Currently, the price of beef has risen to 140 yuan per catty, and pork has reached an unprecedented high price of 80 yuan per catty. Many business owners said that if the price of meat continues to rise, they will no longer be able to afford it.

Because of the daily purchase limit on supplies, some car owners whose cars are high and who do not park their cars on the underground first floor have begun to risk going out to buy food, but they are only a small number of people.

It is said that an owner who lived in Building D in Zijing Community drove out to purchase items. Because he did not know the current situation in the city, he took a road with the most serious flooding. As a result, his car stalled halfway and he is still trapped in the car. His family members have called the fire department for help, but unfortunately the fire department's landline system was busy and they could not get through after a whole day of calling. Finally, the desperate family members simply asked for help in the owner group, but unfortunately no one was willing to take the risk to save people.

However, there are a small number of lucky owners who have successfully purchased goods from supermarkets. However, the supermarkets are currently short of supplies, and the purchase quantities of various supplies have been restricted, and the prices are also high.

Gu Tongwan was watching TV while looking at the two wolf cubs in front of him who were getting bigger and bigger. Especially Ao-ao who was standing up and pulling at the decorations on the wall, which made the central air conditioner next to him look much smaller.