Phi-Fic Chapter 343 Ping An Supermarket Officially Opens
Chapter 343 Ping An Supermarket Officially Opens
Many people were devastated and went into a frenzy upon seeing the tightly closed gate. They desperately pounded on it, trying to open the heavy gate, but to no avail.
They then shut down the gate for one or two hours and waited there for another one or two hours.
I've noticed no one's come, and the page is locked. But people need to stay alive; they're not going to run away.
One by one, everyone who had stayed left, leaving only Qin Anran and her group.
Originally, Qin Anran's other four companions were also going to leave, but Qin Anran insisted on staying; she was gambling.
She didn't believe that someone would be so bored as to turn on the lights and attract them to do nothing at night.
She had a woman's intuition that there were some very abundant resources here.
Therefore, she made a bet with Nie Yuan: if they didn't manage to get any supplies today, she was willing to bear the losses for the day.
To be honest, she was very nervous before Yufei arrived, but now that she saw the aggressive Yufei, she felt relieved.
Hearing Yufei's words, she stammered a little because she was excited.
"No...don't misunderstand...we...saw...the sign that was lit up last night...are the supermarkets here still open?"
After saying that, Qin Anran looked at Yufei with sparkling eyes.
Yufei nodded, then gestured for them to move aside; she was about to open the door. Upon reaching the gate, Yufei frowned upon seeing the numerous slash and pry marks on it.
"Have the people here gone this crazy in just a few days?" Yufei thought, glancing sideways at the girl she had just spoken to.
Seeing Yufei's expression and glancing at the gate, Qin Anran understood immediately. She quickly explained to Yufei...
"Don't get me wrong, this wasn't done by just a few of us. A whole bunch of people came after us just now, and it was those people who did it."
Yes, the five of them didn't participate in smashing the door, nor did they stop it; in fact, they secretly hoped that the door would be broken down.
Therefore, Qin Anran's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, making her seem less assertive.
Yufei didn't want to dwell on these things, after all, she knew from the moment she came into this world that human nature couldn't withstand the test.
Humans are no different from animals; in extremely harsh living conditions, both are driven by survival instincts. Only when material conditions are abundant do people talk about morality and ethics.
Yufei gestured to Qin Anran and the others that she would be there in 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, she opened the supermarket gate, then opened the glass door next to it and entered.
Yufei wasn't worried about Qin Anran and the others ignoring her and following her in. Her fighting skills were more than enough to deal with the people in this world, even if they were armed...
Fortunately, Qin Anran and the other four followed the rules and quietly waited outside; otherwise, Yufei would have shown them what cruelty truly meant.
It was precisely because they followed the rules that they did not miss the opportunity to obtain supplies.
"Alright~ Come in." Yufei settled Cui Yu'an in the rocking chair, covered him with a blanket, and placed it next to Yufei's cash register. Xiao Hei was still purring asleep on Cui Yu'an's lap.
"Okay, thank you. By the way, do you accept cash here?"
Don't blame Qin Anran for asking this; since the power system was paralyzed after the tsunami, their cell phones were also switched off due to power outages.
You definitely can't farm money, especially with the current shortage of supplies. Many people are now bartering, and money has become practically worthless.
“No charge!”
As expected, Qin Anran wasn't surprised and continued to ask Yufei.
"How do you purchase items from here, boss?"
Qin Anran looked at the shelves full of things and asked...
"Gold, silver, jade jewelry, antiques, and calligraphy and paintings are all acceptable. I will give you points to exchange for them, and you can use those points to buy everything inside."
Yufei pointed to the black box opposite the cash register and said
Upon hearing Yufei's words, the eyes of the five people suddenly lit up. They had everything the boss was talking about, and quite a lot of it!
At the beginning of the flood, they salvaged a lot of goods from the water, hoping to exchange them for money when the floodwaters receded. Unfortunately, they ended up with nothing.
It wasn't just them; many people who came out to search for supplies also picked up some of this yellowish-white substance.
"Boss! Let's redeem this first. How many points can we get?"
Qin Anran handed Yufei the gold jewelry and necklace she was wearing, as well as Nie Yuan's Rolls-Royce watch and the jade pendants and gold watches worn by the other three people.
One person went even further, pulling out his two gold teeth and handing them to Yufei.
They even regretted not bringing more of these items with them today, otherwise they could have exchanged even more.
Their main fear was that when they came back next time, others would have discovered the place and exchanged all the supplies.
Otherwise, they would love to go home right now to retrieve the yellow and white objects they had salvaged.
"You can exchange this for 146 points. Here's your points card, take it." Yufei handed Qin Anran the black iron card that came out of the exchange device.
Qin Anran carefully took the card, thanked Yufei, and went inside to buy supplies.
Your 216 points
Your 115 points
Your 76 points
Your 173 points
Yufei gave the other four black iron cards to Nie Ming and the other three people respectively.
After accepting the cards, the four of them said goodbye to Yufei and went to the shopping area to buy things.
Qin Anran was stunned by what she saw after entering the shopping area. If this were still Shanghai before the tsunami, she wouldn't be surprised by what she saw.
She'd just mutter "Wow, this is a huge supermarket!" and then calmly buy things inside, though there were some things she couldn't afford and wouldn't even look at.
Instead of feeling like she'd entered a treasure trove, her heart pounding like crazy.
She first rushed to the grain section and saw all kinds of grain.
The price of staple grains is 3 points per pound, while the price of miscellaneous grains varies depending on the variety. The cheapest is cornmeal at 0.5 points per pound.
Qin Anran thought for a moment, then grabbed a shopping cart from the supermarket entrance and took three large cotton and linen bags from the shopping area.
The cotton sacks were only 0.1 points each, not expensive, so she took three. She estimated that each sack could hold about ten kilograms of stuff.
She opened a cotton-linen sack containing a bag of cornmeal, and then opened another sack containing a bag of fragrant rice.
Then she picked up another sack and slowly started browsing. The nearly 20 pounds of grain she carried calmed her nerves and gave her some leisure time to stroll through the supermarket.
After browsing the grain section, she instinctively gravitated towards the food section, and then she wandered over to the fruit and vegetable section.
Vegetables and fruits are much more expensive than grains; even a small bunch of vegetables costs at least 2 points.
Fruits such as an apple (1 point), a bunch of grapes (5 points), etc.
Qin Anran glanced at these items and moved on. She felt a little bad about wasting her points on things that wouldn't fill her stomach; she'd rather just look at them.