food crisis [end times]

Thursday

It has been almost a month since Xiang Luozhuyan returned to the village, and everything in the village has returned to normal.The whole world is groping for its own way in the haze of the last days, some of them are gradually sinking, and some of them are reborn from it.

All kinds of people, everyone has their own future to face.

Zhu Yan's family, Zhu Feng.

A lot happened in the early days of the end times.The original foundation of the Zhu family was solid as a rock, but after the death of the old man of the Zhu family, it almost fell apart.The third child of Zhu's family frantically tried to win back the family business, but what they picked up in the end was just a little ruin from the past.

Someone once said that if the old man lived two months longer, or Zhu Yan was still there, the current Zhu family would definitely not be in such a mess.

At least not as it is now, it will form a chain of interests with several other wealthy businessmen to check each other.Rather, it dominates.

Because their family's industry should be more suitable for adapting to this end times than other groups.

It's a pity that they lost the opportunity from the beginning.

Zhu Feng shook the red wine glass in his hand, sniffing the fragrance of the red wine inside.In fact, liking red wine is his father's hobby. He really doesn't have the energy and mood to taste a glass of wine.It's just that ever since his father gave him more and more authority and let him take care of more and more things, the more he took on, the more he liked to imitate his father, sitting there with his legs crossed and tasting wine.

It seems that everything is like the blood-red wine in the glass, controlled with the shaking of his fingertips.

Above the high-rise building, it was originally one of the most exquisitely decorated hotels in the urban area, but now it has become one of the properties under the Zhu family.Zhu Feng likes the environment here very much, so after this year's summer, he will basically live and work here.

In the presidential suite, when he has it all to himself, everything outside is unimportant.

How great it would be if everything could be controlled like this glass of red wine...

The phone call woke up Zhu Feng's dream.Zhu Feng frowned, and rudely put the wine glass on the table, the dark red wine splashed a little and landed on the clean table, like a drop of blood.

Zhu Feng was startled for no reason, then picked up the phone again, and immediately became furious after hearing what the other party said.

"What can you tell me about this? Isn't it always done according to the old rules?" Zhu Feng hates trouble.

Since he managed more and more parts in the family, his troubles have increased.So when he was in trouble, he would hide as much as he could. He still prefers the way it used to be, where everything went on naturally, and he only needed to complete one part of it.Rather than commanding as a whole.It was too much to do, and his pride would not allow the slightest problem.

The last time he went to that poor mountain valley to discuss cooperation with Xiang Luo, he was rejected.This made him more resistant to facing everything that was not planned.

He hates variables.

Hate uncertainty even more.

The person on the other side of the phone was still not at ease and said: "Didn't everyone say that the higher-ups have noticed it now? If the higher-ups really start to investigate carefully, what we have is too obvious, and it will be found out as soon as we check."

Zhu Feng was even more irritable: "What's the matter with you? It's been fine before, why can't it work this time? Or do you think you earn less and don't want others to follow suit? Do you know how to find a way out? How troublesome, this world has already taken shape, and finding another way is not only troublesome but also risky!"

On the other side, he felt aggrieved and said, "I'm just afraid of being discovered."

Zhu Feng frowned and said: "You don't have to worry about this, I'm not the only one who did this. As long as those old bastards still count on me to make money, they are grasshoppers on a rope. Don't try to run away! Besides, you have to check It has been investigated a long time ago, there is no need to keep it until now, maybe this matter is the default of the above, what are you afraid of?"

Hearing this, the other party said in a relaxed tone: "That's right, I thought too much about it. Besides, what if we find out? Brother Zhu, after you take charge, our reputation will be much better than before. The common people say that we Well, even if the higher-ups want to investigate, we have to think more about it."

Thinking of fame, Zhu Feng thought of his great achievements in recent months.When he rolled his eyes, it was rare to trouble his brain.

"If you don't tell me, I almost forgot. Didn't I save up another batch of goods recently? Make another batch and sell them! The price can be lowered a little bit, and then they will be released. I want to see, there are ordinary people Help us, who dares to touch me."

After hanging up the phone, Zhu Feng went to get a glass again, and the phone rang again.This time it was his father.

He hung up without thinking.

His father has already delegated power to him, but he still refuses to let go of it, and still tells him what to do from time to time.He has long been tireless.Especially since the last time he went to Shili Village to lose face, he even looked down on his father's so-called smugness.His father can devote 20 years to slowly plan for the goal in his heart.But he can't.

In his eyes, he should get what he wants as soon as possible while he is interested.Otherwise, if you lose interest over time, it will be useless if you get it.

It was as if he wanted the rights of the family, and after getting a break from his father, he took control of the whole situation in one go, and even his father's rights were gradually emptied.

He thought that the results of these few months were far better than the 20 years his father planned.

Sooner or later, he will slowly climb to a position that his father can't even dream of.

Then we will see who else can underestimate him!

And he stretched out his hand to the wine glass again, and heard the phone ring again, it was his father's phone.Hanging up again, Zhu Feng didn't even have the last thought of tasting wine. With a sweep of his hand, the red wine glass drew a crystal red arc like a falling kite, and fell to pieces on the ground.Red wine stained the floor.

Like a pool of blood.

What he didn't know was that just when he was overwhelmed by his achievements and ambitions, Xiang Luo happened to drive their off-road vehicle into the urban area.

Xiang Luo parked the car in the parking area, put on a nationwide storage card and got out of the car lightly, and looked back at Zhu Yan who was wearing a black hoodie and a mask.

Although he may not be recognized here, Zhu Yan is Zhu's family after all, and his business partners all know him since he was a child.And he himself later opened his own small company, and he is considered a relatively well-known person in the local area.Right now, it's not suitable for them to show their faces too much when they come here.

"This side is much better developed than our side." Xiang Luo couldn't help sighing as he saw the busy traffic at the entrance of the commercial street.

Zhu Yan rolled his eyes: "This side is the city, and our side is the county. Can we compare them together?"

Xiang Luo curled his lips: "But compared with those cities going south, it's a lot shabby."

Zhu Yan rarely explained to him carefully: "Did you forget that Zhou Xingfeng from last time?"

This happened last year, and since then, the two of them have never been here again except to see a doctor for Xiang Zongle, and they don't know anything about it.Zhu Yan knew a little more than Xiang Luo, and it was also information from Zhang Fushang and Yuan Shuo.Xiang Luo has been busy with family affairs recently, and many things here are basically studied and dealt with by Zhu Yan.

"Because of Zhou Xingfeng?" Xiang Luo asked.

Zhu Yan nodded: "If the economy wants to speed up recovery, the best way is to communicate with each other. The business exchanges between provinces and cities, and the business settlements with each other have a great effect on the economy. But since last year, Zhou Xingfeng, an outsider After people have done such a big "business" in the name of doing business, the urban area here prefers to recover more slowly than other cities and make no more mistakes. It highly restricts merchants from other cities to settle here, and even It is very restricted to come here to deliver goods and do business. Only the people inside can go outside to buy and bring them in.”

Xiang Luo quickly figured out the disadvantages: "Wouldn't it be easy for merchants in the city to form monopolies and collude with each other?"

Zhu Yan nodded: "That's why Lu Shengxin and his group have no choice."

Xiang Luo didn't understand again: "Then how did Lu Shengxin and the others take root here? Lu Shengxin is not from this side."

"It's a height restriction, not completely absent. Besides, they have been away for a long time, and they may not come back once a month. Besides, Lu Shengxin is from another place, but this organization may not be from another place. It should start from this city. That's why the Zhu family had the opportunity to collude with cronies and friends to form a circle of interests. Because they are afraid of outside businessmen, they will dominate most of the city's resources. As long as they escape the official inspection on the surface, and give the official Living things are fine, so no one can touch them for a while."

After Zhu Yan finished speaking, he pulled Xiang Luo and walked in.

Xiang Luo figured out the key point, and also understood why Zhu Yan insisted on being in contact with Zhang Fushang.

He smiled and said, "Can't touch them? It's a pity they met you, a master who likes to gnaw hard bones."

"I'm afraid of broken teeth. Whoever likes to gnaw on hard bones," Zhu Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, "but the tough parts on the bones are the best, chewy and delicious to eat."

Bones that are too hard are difficult to chew, and Zhu Yan can't afford to look for bad luck.But this tough but tough thing is a rare delicacy.

Xiang Luo heard the deep meaning, and the two wandered aimlessly in the business district for a while.

These signboards are quite sophisticated, and they have learned from the old society. Specific symbols will be drawn on the signboards to represent different groups.

Of course, such trademarks are also common in the post-apocalyptic world.It's just that there's no branded name here, only the logo.It's weird to watch.

After walking around, Xiang Luo's legs felt a little sore, and then he heard Zhu Yan say, "Almost one-third of this street belongs to the Zhu family."

Zhu Yan is to wish the family.Naturally, it is easier to understand than Xiang Luo, an outsider.

"That's pretty rich."

"Not necessarily, these shops are on the bright side. Operating costs and profits are limited. But such a large number of shops is also the most powerful advertisement. This is actually a pretty good strategy."

"So the manager of the Zhu family is quite smart now?" Xiang Luo raised his eyebrows.

Before Zhu Yan could reply, someone had already heard the two talking about the Zhu family and interrupted:

"You are from out of town. The Zhu family is really a good person. Judging by your clothes, you should also be in business. If you do more business with the Zhu family, you will definitely not lose money."