As the Chinese New Year is approaching, Qi Sheng plans to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to bring his family to a big purchase during the Chinese New Year.
Hearing his plan, the old man looked at the weather outside and said, "Take Xiaoyue and the two children, we old bones can't stand the temperature outside."
Although the old lady wanted to go shopping, she was afraid that her body would not be able to bear it, so she also refused.
So Qi Sheng's family of four put on thick down jackets, stepped on snow boots, got in a well-heated car, and headed for the Lvshui Park Trading Center in the city in comfort.
Because Qi Hang was still young, Qi Sheng didn't take him out in recent months, but Qi Lei followed him twice. The child has long been arguing with Qi Sheng about this matter, and now he can finally go out to let the wind go, not to mention how excited he is.
Along the way, he was like a bird released from the cage, looking left and right, and howling in admiration at the vast white fields.
Tian Yue got a headache from being quarreled by her stupid son, but she is also in a good mood today, so it's rare that she didn't stop Qi Hang.
During this period of time, due to the trade and transportation of agricultural products, the government paid special attention to several arterial roads to and from the city, so Qi Sheng was not worried about any criminals on the way back and forth.
They arrived at Lushui Park just after ten o'clock, and it was even more lively than it was a year ago.
Daily necessities are a big part of consumption. In order to survive, the few remaining factories are working overtime during this period of production, which makes the life cycle of the whole city flow again.
Daily necessities and vegetables are the most. As for meat and fruits, they are very scarce nowadays. Qi Sheng walked around only to find that there are only a few that sell live chickens. Large livestock such as beef, mutton, and pork have become luxury items now.
Qi Sheng: "I plan to buy two chickens, and we will add two dishes to the New Year's Eve dinner."
Tian Yue looked at the prices of the chicken sellers, and found that a chicken would cost about 15 catties of rice or 30 catties of potatoes, so she felt distressed and said, "Isn't it too wasteful to buy chickens? Our eggs are now expensive." Quite a few."
"Can eggs be the same as chickens? It's better to buy two. Our family still has this condition."
Qi Hang has not eaten meat for a long time now, and when he heard that he bought chicken and vegetables, his mouth immediately salivated.
"Mom, just listen to Dad, our grandma chicken is not willing to kill, I'm almost starved to death!"
In fact, Tian Yue himself wanted to eat it very much. At this moment, the family's gluttons were hooked, and it seemed that it would be a big sin not to buy it. She didn't stop her, and Qi Sheng successfully made a deal with the owner of the chicken.
There is one more meat dish, Qi Sheng plans to look for fish, although they are inland, but with the wisdom of the working people, the natural food in the river cannot let them grow freely all the time.
Sure enough, after turning around, Qi Sheng really found a fish vendor.
Qi Sheng looked at the fat carp in the big iron basin, and asked the boy sitting beside him: "Little boss, how do you sell this fish?"
Zhao Xiaofei was reading the novel with his head down at the moment, and he didn't raise his head when he heard the words: "Five catties of rice and one catty of fish, if you trade other things, it will be different."
Qi Sheng roughly estimated the price, and found that a fish is more expensive than a chicken, there is no way, now that rare things are more expensive, the less they are, the more expensive they can be sold. Qi Sheng planned to pick a big carp and cook grilled fish for the whole family at home.
Qi Sheng was bowing down to pick fish, and when Qi Lei wandered over to look for him, he was a little pleasantly surprised when he saw the young man sitting on the small bench.
"Xiaofei!"
"Brother Lei!"
The two best buddies met, Qi Lei asked curiously after the surprise: "Why are you still selling fish?"
"My brother-in-law's stall, let me help him look at it, hey, did you see the daily necessities over there, that's his too."
Qi Lei looked in the direction Zhao Xiaofei pointed, and there was a middle-aged couple talking to customers in front of a relatively large booth. Qi Lei turned around and looked at Zhao Xiaofei's face again, seeing that he was not much different from his appearance a year ago, so he was relieved.
The two have been in contact since the Internet connection, but Zhao Xiaofei was a rich second generation before, and Qi Lei was worried about his psychological gap. Now that they have so many sources of goods in their family, they think their living conditions should be good.
It was the first time Zhao Xiaofei saw Qi Lei's father. After greeting Qi Sheng, he thought of what he had heard recently and dragged Qi Lei to a small corner.
"Brother Lei, do you still care about Su Xue?"
"she?"
"Yes, she's had a hard time recently, um... and her mother, I heard that her life is also pretty miserable."
Qi Lei and Su Xue met by chance after entering junior high school. At that time, Qi Lei passed by to help Su Xue who was being bullied by the little sister. The little girl was grateful and admired the handsome and cool Qi Lei at that time. Go to Qi Lei's school to pay attention to him.
At that time, little Su Xue was a little bit in love, but it was a pity that Yang Ning happened to find out about it, and finally found out that the person she liked was her own brother, and she was sad and happy at the same time.
Later, both of them knew about each other's relationship. Qi Lei alienated Su Xue on the surface, but when he saw her being bullied, he would stand up without hesitation, just like when Su Xue was forced to become the school bully's girlfriend, Qi Lei Without saying a word, he started fighting with people.
Thinking of the weak little girl who always wanted to get close to him, Qi Lei couldn't help frowning.
"What's up with her?"
Looking at his expression, Zhao Xiaofei knew that Qi Lei was still interested, so he replied: "Her, hey, their family was at the beginning of the disaster, and his father was unfortunately injured. Although he didn't die, he was almost useless. Can only be paralyzed in bed. The social order has changed, the previous money is not easy to use now, and the conditions of their family have also plummeted, and then... "
Speaking of this, Zhao Xiaofei didn't know what to say next, but Qi Lei instantly understood what he meant.
"Then what happened? Just say it."
Zhao Xiaofei organized the conversation, and said awkwardly: "Then Mrs. Su took Su Xue and left. Su Xue's father was sent to the relief station. Although the conditions were very poor, at least there was still a nest. But Mrs. Su was more miserable. Yes, she still had money to buy food at first, but later she spent all the money and had no one to support her, so she completely lost her source of income, and then... Anyway, Su Xue is often harassed by some messy men at a young age, and she can't escape even if she wants to .”
What Zhao Xiaofei didn't say was that Mrs. Su, that is, Yang Ning, later became a courtesan. It didn't matter if she did it by herself. In order to make her life more comfortable, she even encouraged her own daughter.
She didn't intend to let Su Xuezhen fall to that point, but she just thought that Su Xue had completely inherited her good looks. In this desperate situation, why don't she rely on her beauty to take the initiative to find a rich man who has no worries about food and clothing
Yang Ning almost spoke bluntly about the situation of the mother and daughter, and also bluntly expressed her inner thoughts. Yang Ning thought that this time her daughter would be obedient after a few more persuasions. Unexpectedly, the usually weak little girl, This time I actually had a temper!
The mother and daughter failed to communicate many times, and Yang Ning finally became a bit ruthless. She didn't protect Su Xue anymore, and even watched with cold eyes when the pervert around her spoke dirty words to Su Xue. One can imagine Su Xue's current state of affairs. situation.
Qi Lei has roughly understood everything. This natural disaster has put the whole world in trouble. He probably knows a little about what the outside world is like.
Thinking of this, Qi Lei couldn't help thinking of his experience over the past year. I went back to my hometown at the beginning of the disaster, and I really didn't suffer much after that.
Although the food ingredients are a little monotonous, his father's cooking skills are really good, and he can make tricks with just two or three ingredients.
Qi Lei glanced at his father who had picked out fish and was waiting for him. He thought of the peaceful life for more than a year, his father's efforts to make them live a carefree life, and the days when their family was nestled in the library reading books and paintings. , it was a little funny to think that this natural disaster that the world hated was the beginning of his happiness.
Qi Lei cleared this kind of thinking that was different from the world, and asked with a frown, "Then where is she now?"
Qi Lei didn't have much affection for Su Xue, but the relationship between the two of them was special, and after a period of time when the relationship between the two became clear, Su Xue was careful to curry favor with him.
Qi Lei knew what it was like to want to get close to someone, so within his ability, he still wanted to help Su Xue, although this matter seemed beyond his ability.
"They usually live in the protective shed in the North District, but they may appear here in the past few days."
The trading center is a good time for Yang Ning to catch big players, especially now that the Chinese New Year is approaching. Chinese people who have always paid attention to the Spring Festival will never be stingy with this short good time after a hard year, and the more generous the person, the more Yang Ning’s goal .
But Yang Ning didn't come yesterday, and Zhao Xiaofei wasn't sure if she had found her next home.
Hearing this, Qi Lei looked back at Qi Sheng and saw that he was picking seasonings at the stall next to him, he couldn't help being a little worried.
Although this person said that he shouldn't be blamed for the adult's affairs, but because there are so many previous convictions, Qi Lei is still very worried that Qi Sheng will be provoked, and it will be him who will suffer!
Thinking of this, Qi Lei couldn't help but smile wryly, let alone helping Su Xue now, it seems that if this person meets Yang Ning, he will not be able to protect himself.
Qi Lei talked to Zhao Xiaofei again, and then walked to Qi Sheng's side to help him carry his things.
Qi Sheng had already bought the seasoning, and after seeing them talking and paying the bill for the selected fish, he lifted the fish in his hand, and then said to Qi Lei who was beside him: "Did you find anything you wanted to buy when you were shopping? Send it to the car and go buy it."
Both parties in the transaction now use food. Qi Sheng just carried 20 catties of rice and a large bag of boiled eggs in exchange for chicken and fish. Although this transaction method is troublesome, no one is willing to use paper money, not even gold. It's useless, even if the government regulates this aspect for a long time, the effect is still very small, because people in the disaster do not believe in other nihilistic things at all when they are hardly satisfied with food.
Qi Lei just fell in love with a pair of snow boots, and originally planned to buy them later, but now he dare not mention them at all.
"Dad, I have nothing to buy, let's go back."
"How long have you been here? Why are you going back so early? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, it just feels like there's nothing missing."
Qi Sheng laughed when he heard the words: "Why are there no shortages? It's been more than a year, and it's time to buy some new clothes for you. You can follow your brother's example. You may have already selected a bunch of things to buy by now."
As he said that, Qi Sheng looked around to find his youngest son, intending to see where the little monkey is now.
Qi Lei looked at his father who was looking for someone everywhere, and his nervous heart was about to jump out. Unfortunately, the more he was afraid, he would come here, because not far ahead, Yang Ning, who was specially dressed up, was patrolling her target with a charming smile. Su Xue was also well-groomed, but kept her head down.
When Qi Lei saw this scene, his heart beat faster for a moment, but after he calmed down, he looked at the two people strangely, and waited curiously for the reaction of the person in front of him.
Qi Sheng also saw the familiar woman in front of him at the same time. Although he has experienced hardships and hardships in life, Mrs. Fu, who was once well-maintained, still retains her charm after deliberately dressing up.
Naturally, Yang Ning also saw Qi Sheng. To be precise, she first saw the two chickens in Qi Sheng's left hand and a big fish in his right hand. Behind her face, the smiling and charming expression finally broke through.