Day 14 of the game.
On the street, Shen Congjun walked aimlessly like a wandering soul. For a while, he was dazed, his mind went blank, and he didn't know what to do at all.
During this time, words such as pay cuts, unemployment, and store closures have been heard many times. But he never thought that these words would have something to do with him.
He has been working in a garment factory for five years, and the factory's performance has been good. Even not long ago, he had just been promoted to department manager. Just when he was in high spirits and felt that he was about to reach the peak of his career, the boss suddenly announced that in view of the recent market environment is not very good and the goods were unsalable, he decided to retire and close the factory.
When he first heard the news, Shen Congjun couldn't believe his ears!
It's just that the boss has made up his mind. A severance payment was given, and a break-up meal was eaten. From then on, everyone went their separate ways.
Shen Congjun still remembers that the boss was drunk and muttered, "I can't help it either... The factory is losing money every day. The longer it lasts, the more it loses."
"After working hard for a few years, I finally managed to earn some wealth, and I can't afford to lose any more. I used to be a bachelor, and if I lost, I would take care of myself. Now it's different. I have a wife and children, and I have to think about everything for them."
"After closing the factory, I will live frugally, and at least I won't starve to death. If I continue to work hard, I might end up in debt. I'm getting old and I just want to live a peaceful life."
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The more Shen Congjun recalled, the more sad and anxious he felt. The boss managed to save himself, what should they do if they lost their jobs? You know, he is confident in his future prospects. He just used all his savings as a down payment and took out a loan to buy a new car! Now that the car loan has not been paid off, he has no source of income.
What's more unfortunate is that the car was discounted by three points as soon as it landed. Even if you sell your new car immediately, you can barely pay off the car loan, but you can't get your deposit back.
"How did the world become like this..." Shen Congjun sighed deeply, his words were full of powerlessness.
Before disaster strikes, you always feel that it is none of your business. It was not until the disaster happened to me that I realized that I was just an ordinary person after all and could not escape the torrent of history.
**
In the hospital, a sad cry suddenly sounded, "Doctor, please save this child!"
The dragged doctor looked embarrassed, "The price of the medicine is prescribed, and if I can't afford it, I can't help it."
In fact, there are not a few patients who are too poor to pay for medical expenses recently. They cry and fight for the ground and don't want to sit and wait to die, but in the end they can only accept the truth.
It is said that the parents of the doctors are in the heart, and the doctors also want to help. But he has parents on top and children on the bottom, and the economy is also very tight. Besides, did he save one and everyone? In the end, can't you just be cruel and pretend to be invisible
Knowing that no one would help, the man let go in despair.
The doctor hurried away and hid far away. You know, doctors are a dangerous profession these days. Yesterday, a patient could not afford the medical bills, so he begged the doctor to no avail, he hacked to death with a knife!
Doctors are human too! There are old and young at home. The patient cannot afford the medicine, what can the doctor do? It's not that there is a mine at home, and you can buy all the medicines and give them away for free. In the final analysis, the patient knew that he could not be cured, so he angered others.
The cry became more and more miserable, and a little girl of six or seven years old was scared to hide behind her mother. After a while, she couldn't help but look up, "Mom, let's not see a doctor, can we go home?"
The young girl beside her patiently persuaded, "Be good, you need an injection and medicine to recover from a fever."
"But it costs a lot of money to treat a disease..." The little girl looked like a little adult, with a sad face and worry.
The young girl pinched her daughter's bun's face and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, mom is rich."
Having said that, her heart was quite sad. Her husband died early, leaving her and her daughter alone in the family. In order to raise her daughter into an adult, she was reluctant to eat, reluctant to wear, and saved money whenever she had spare money.
Colleagues and friends have advised her that women should treat themselves better. After calculating the future expenses, she can spend the rest as much as she likes, but she insists on refusing. She thought so. There is only one labor force in the family. If the calculation is too precise, and an emergency occurs, such as getting sick and being hospitalized, wouldn't the money be insufficient? !
So she desperately saves money and saves everything. But at this moment, seeing the people in the hospital who have no money for treatment, she is sincerely fortunate that she has always been conscientious and saved money. I usually live a very hard life, and I can't buy and buy as much as I want, but at critical times, the money saved can save lives!
**
Over time, more and more people are struggling financially and unable to make ends meet. Residents unconsciously changed the valuable items in the sellers, just asking for some cash to buy stuttering. In the market that gathered spontaneously, the cries of hawking continued—
"Crocodile leather backpack, 90% new, hurry up if you want to buy it."
"Silk scarves and fox fur coats are sold cheaply. Come and have a look if you want!"
"The well-preserved gold five pieces, I hope to exchange for some cash."
Su Han wandered the stalls one by one, and finally stopped in front of Jin Wu Pie. She took the gold jewelry and looked at it carefully, and asked after a long time, "Why don't you sell it to a gold jewelry store?"
The stall owner smiled bitterly, "I lost the voucher when I purchased it. The store refused to accept the account and insisted that the item was not theirs, so it was not recycled."
In order to get some food, she even tried to use gold jewelry to directly exchange daily necessities with others, but no one wanted to.
In the words of others, "gold can't be eaten or worn, so what do you want it for?"
Will it be worth it in the future? I'm sorry, everyone is a poor public, and we can't live happily in minutes now, and we can't wait for the future.
She wanted to sell gold jewelry to rich people, but unfortunately there was no way. And even if they have money, people want to wait and see for a while to see if the price will be lower. She really had nowhere to go, so she decided to try her luck at the market.
"How much?" Zhong Rui took the initiative to ask the price, ready to pay.
A few days ago, the market price was 300 bezels per gram, but one price a day, and now the market price has dropped to 250 bezels per gram. The stall owner wanted to quote 220 beakers per gram, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't help but change his words, "The requirements are not high, 200 bezels per gram will do."
There are very few people who are interested in buying gold ornaments, and the stall owner will not miss it! She took the initiative to lower the price, just to realize it as soon as possible. Continue to put it in your hand, who knows if the unit price will fall below 200 shells in two days
Su Han showed a hint of joy, and said readily, "Five pieces are required." She has checked and determined that the five pieces of gold jewelry are all pure gold.
As soon as the voice fell, Zhong Rui finished paying the bill.
"Thank you, thank you so much!" The stall owner was happy when he finally realized the gold ornaments. In her heart, she was thinking that she could finally go to the supermarket to buy rice and porridge.
"The price is one-third less than before, so it's time to come out and pick up leaks." Su Han was delighted.
Zhong Rui smiled, "Let's go, keep walking."
The two began to scan the goods as much as possible, and they agreed to give priority to buying more discounted goods. The cheaper you can buy it, the more you can earn after restoring the market price.
Unexpectedly, after walking around for a while, I met an acquaintance—other demo players happened to be sweeping goods in this market. The two sides looked at each other, tacit understanding, and consciously avoided each other. If there are different people showing their intention to buy, the stall owner is bound to sit on the ground and raise the price. It's better to buy each of them without interfering with each other.
Su Han quietly looked at the other party for a moment, and then whispered in his friend's ear, "I bought seven or eight pieces of gold jewelry, and the amount of money is at least 10,000."
Zhong Rui replied softly, "To be a trial player, of course, your strength is not ordinary."
Su Han sighed secretly, these guys are really good money-making experts. But it's right to think about it, she has a calm personality, so she didn't take risks in the first five days, but worked honestly and calmly for others. Other than getting a few loaves, the performance wasn't outstanding. If someone is willing to take the risk, of course, will quickly accumulate a sum of money.
High risk, high reward, everywhere.
Suddenly, Su Han said in a low voice, "Let's get away while he's haggling with people now, shall we?"
Not far away, several big men have been staring at them for a long time. The eyes are malicious, obviously wanting to rob.
But now there are two fat sheep. If they leave at this time, the other party will definitely have differences, wondering whether to follow or stay to deal with the solo demo player.
Su Han wasn't naive enough to think that all the robbers would stay and watch them leave, but at the moment, they were weak low-level players, so it would be better if fewer people followed.
Zhong Rui's eyes flashed slightly, and he immediately understood. He nodded and replied, "It's almost the same thing to buy, let's go."
The two quietly left.
It's just that someone with sharp eyes quickly found that the fat sheep ran away and immediately reported to the boss.
The leader thought for a while and motioned the three to follow. On the other hand, he stayed behind with the other four, staring at the demo players who were buying and buying. Compared with two people, of course, it is better to deal with the fat sheep acting alone.
Not far from the market, Zhong Rui's expression changed and he said in a low voice, "Follow me."
"En." Su Han responded in a low voice, putting his right hand in his pocket, ready to start.
While speaking, a big man rushed over and slashed at the two with a machete.
In order to avoid the attack, the two had to separate.
So the two besieged Zhong Rui, and one of them walked towards Su Han with a grinning smile.
"Don't laugh like that, you're afraid." Su Han whispered, but there was no fear on his face. She stood motionless as if frightened.
When the big man approached and got close enough, she stepped forward, took out the anti-wolf electric shock device from her pocket, pointed it at the big man's neck and pressed it down.
"Zi-" the sound of electric current sounded.
The big man's smile froze on his face, his eyes were dull, his whole body was numb, and he felt particularly exciting.
Su Han watched quietly, and unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth. The anti-wolf electric shocker is a second-hand product from Zhong Rui, and it is 80% new. She used it for the first time today and found that the effect was particularly good. Sure enough, in the current copy, money is everything.
The big man moved his fingers, as if struggling to get up. Su Han made a decisive decision and received another electric shock.
Dahan was attacked twice and immediately passed out.
At this time, Zhong Rui also happened to use the telescopic stick to beat the two besieged to the ground.
The two converged and turned to leave without hesitation. It wasn't until I entered the hotel's single room that I was a little relieved.
Just as Zhong Rui was about to speak, he glanced at him inadvertently, and immediately frowned.
Su Han followed his gaze subconsciously, and then frowned, "Did someone turn over your room?"
The door of the wardrobe was obviously slightly open.
Zhong Rui pursed his lips, and said in a very confident tone, "It will definitely be turned over, I always close the door." After that, he approached the closet to check the damage.
After a while, he announced, "One less designer watch, three pieces of clothing."
The two looked at each other and fell into a dead silence. Both of them were keenly aware that things were getting out of control.
Frankly speaking, the important things are kept in the portable warehouse, and there are only some worthless clothes in the room, so the loss is not big. It's just that they think they're living in a safe area, and then they get theft, and they feel bad. Who knows if it will turn out to be someone suddenly rushing in and robbing him next time
The more it gets to the last few days of the game, the more it cannot be lost. Therefore, Su Han used his brain and thought quickly.
In fact, if it is a real society, there are many ways to deal with it. For example, hiring bodyguards to provide personal protection; for example, living in a high-end community, but not leaving the house; for example, going abroad for a vacation, waiting for the situation to stabilize before coming back...
It’s just that this is a game. Hiring bodyguards may turn against the tide. If you live in a high-end community, you may be besieged by refugees. As for going abroad, there is no such option at all.
Su Han thought of a lot of ways, then rejected them one by one, and finally said helplessly, "Or it's the same as in the hyperinflation copy, find a place to hide."
Zhong Rui agreed, "I think so too."
At this stage, staying away from crowds means staying away from danger.