After the proprietress left, Su Han quickly rushed to the supermarket. Just by the time she arrived, the food and daily necessities in the supermarket had been emptied.
There were also some baby food and sauces on the shelf, which were left over because they couldn't be used to fill the stomach.
Su Han thought for a while and slowly paced along the road—she planned to look around to see if there were convenience stores, canteens, pharmacies, etc. nearby.
After walking for ten minutes, I found a convenience store. When I went in, the shelves were mostly empty, as if they had just been looted by bandits.
Keep walking, there is a big pharmacy. Walking in, the shelves were completely empty, and Su Han almost thought the store was about to close. After inquiring, I found out that the people were looting so much that everything was sold out.
Su Han seemed to feel something. She murmured softly, "It seems that the problem of insufficient inventory is more serious than the currency devaluation."
Devaluation of the currency, less is less, at least you can buy something. The inventory of goods is insufficient, and it is really impossible to buy materials with waving banknotes.
Su Han wandered around, just taking it for a walk at night. After walking for a full forty minutes, she finally found a canteen in a corner that survived.
"What do you need?" the shop owner greeted.
Su Han was stunned for a moment. In fact, she has already hoarded a lot of things, but how can anyone think that there are too many useful materials? Of course the more the better.
After careful calculation, she already has 100 bars of soap, 100 bottles of mineral water, 10 pieces of meat floss butter bread, 10 medical bandages, 5 boxes of anti-inflammatory drugs, 70 bags of steel balls (100 in a bag), and 2 slingshots. There is also a bottle of milk and a piece of brown bread.
"Ten bars of soap." Thinking that food and water can be obtained through professional talent, but medicines cannot be bought, Su Han decided to continue to stock up on daily necessities.
The shopkeeper quickly threw out the soap, "A piece of soap is 8 shells, 80 in total."
Su Han took out the money to pay the bill, and was very emotional at the same time. When I went to the supermarket in the morning, a bar of soap was only 5 shells. At night, the price immediately becomes 8 bels. And she actually felt fortunate that it was nice to have a place to buy daily necessities...
Probably crazy.
Thinking so, Su Han immediately bought toothpaste, toothbrush and towels, and spent all the money.
After a tiring day, the cleanliness has dropped from 100 to 53, and it will soon turn yellow. However, after using toothpaste, toothbrush and towel, the cleanliness returned to 98 immediately.
After eating the bowl of noodles, he fell on the bed after eating whole, and Su Han quickly fell asleep.
Tomorrow is a brand new day.
**
At half past eight the next morning, Su Han started work on time. Because it was still early, there were not many customers in the store and it was not very busy. As she greeted customers, she listened attentively to what people had to say.
A few aunts sat at the farthest table, eating noodles and complaining to each other at the same time.
"I didn't care about eating after get off work yesterday, so I went directly to the department store to snap up. Fortunately, I went early, otherwise I wouldn't be able to grab anything."
"I went to the department store to buy things and waited in line for an hour before it was my turn to check out."
"My friends are all trying their best to exchange cash for physical goods. They are so panicked that I am also worried. No, I will buy some supplies and store them at home right away."
"I heard that the shelves of the department store and supermarket were full again this morning. I have to hurry to buy some food and use it back. The shelves were mostly empty yesterday, which surprised me."
Are supermarket shelves full again? Su Han thought to himself, this is good news.
However, within a few minutes of peace of mind, at 9:00 sharp, the system mechanical sound sounded again, "On the second day, the price level continued to rise by 50%."
Only this time, the amount of milk and brown bread in the carry-on warehouse did not increase.
Suddenly, the aunt who was eating noodles beckoned, "Little girl, this noodles is delicious, help me pack a bowl."
Before Su Han could speak, the proprietress spoke first, "It's okay to pack, but 23 shells per bowl."
The aunt was very dissatisfied, "I just ate a bowl, isn't it 15 shells?"
The proprietress looked indifferent, "It was just now, now is now, and the prices are different."
The aunt was speechless, so she had to give up.
After the aunts left, the proprietress said, "I'm going to stock up, you stay to watch the store." Then she left in a hurry.
Su Han guessed that the proprietress was probably worried that the flour would continue to rise in price, so she was in a hurry to purchase. I don't know how much I can buy.
It was not until 3 o'clock in the afternoon that the proprietress returned to the noodle shop, but her face was ugly, "I bought two bags of flour, I will use it first, and then I will think of other ways."
One bag of flour can make about 200 bowls of noodles, and two bags of noodles can last for 5 or 6 days.
"En." Su Han responded, but he was thinking, the system stipulates hyperinflation, what can they do
After getting his salary in the evening, Su Han found that the supermarket was empty again. In desperation, she could only go to the canteen. Only this time, the commissary in the corner is not working anymore. I don't know how others found out, but when she arrived, more than half of the goods were emptied.
"There are 13 shells of soap, and there are only fifteen pieces left. But I have to keep five pieces for my own use, and I can sell at most ten pieces." The shop owner took the initiative to express his position.
Su Han had an indifferent face, as if she could afford ten bars of soap!
"I want seven bars of soap. The rest..." Su Han watched for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking for help, "What do you have that is under 9 shells?"
The owner pouted, "The bottled milk is exactly 9 shells."
"Then seven bars of soap and a bottle of milk!" Su Han decided.
After dinner, using two bars of soap to increase the cleanliness to 100, Su Han tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. The difficulty of the game seemed to be higher than she imagined, and she always felt that every day that passed, the difficulty increased exponentially.
At 9 o'clock the next day, the system sounded on time, "On the third day, the price level continued to rise by 50%."
Su Han made a move. What is the concept of prices continuing to rise by 50%? Now the noodle shop sells 23 shells of noodles, and if the price is raised again, it will cost 35 shells.
That is to say, if she works in a noodle shop for a day, the salary she gets is not as good as the face value of the three meals she eats in her stomach.
Of course, think optimistically, three meals a day, which is equivalent to her double salary...
"It's going to die! This is not a way for people to live!" The proprietress's mouth was blistered. She said she was going to find a way, but after thinking for a long time there was no way. It is not easy to get a bag of flour.
Su Han didn't speak, just quietly doing his duty. When the noodle restaurant can't hold it any longer, she should leave.
In the evening, although she felt that there would be no goods left in the commissary, she still had a glimmer of hope for a trip.
As expected, the owner replied, "The soap is 20 shells per piece, and it's sold out long ago."
"What else is there in the store?" Su Han wanted to spend the money.
"There's nothing to eat, drink, or use." The shopkeeper replied succinctly.
Su Han, "..."
What more can she say? Only accept fate.
"The goods are emptied at noon. Of course you can't buy anything if you came so late." The shop owner couldn't help but say a few more words.
Su Han spread out his hands, feeling helpless, "No way, I have to go to work. From morning to night, I just have free time."
The shop owner looked at a young girl and couldn't bear it, and finally pointed out a clear way, "Do you know a department store? Fill the shelves at six o'clock every morning. If you get up early and rush there, you should be able to buy daily necessities."
After a pause, he couldn't help but wonder, "Speaking of which, why did you buy so much soap?"
"Stock up." Su Han blinked and said sternly, "I'm afraid that the stock will be out of stock in the future, so I want to prepare more at home." Although in the eyes of NPCs, a piece of soap can be used for half a month, but to players Say, use one piece at a time, and it will be gone.
"It's because there are too many people with similar ideas, so the daily necessities are out of stock!" The shop owner shook his head, thinking that hoarding goods is a very bad behavior.
Su Han didn't say much, smiled and left.
On the fourth day of the game, she woke up early and rushed to the department store to go shopping.
Who knows that there are not a few people who have the same idea. Early in the morning, the department store was packed with people. As soon as the salesperson puts the goods on the shelves, the customers can rush to grab the goods.
Su Han's eyes were quick, and he finally grabbed 5 pieces of soap. She struggled to squeeze out of the crowd and went to the cashier to pay the bill. Then... I saw a team that was more than ten meters long.
For a moment, Su Han's heart almost collapsed. But there is no way, if you want to buy soap, you can only queue up honestly. An hour and 20 minutes later, Su Han walked out of the supermarket with 5 pieces of soap.
Back at the noodle shop, the proprietress was worried and muttered something from time to time.
Su Han ignored her, made noodles for breakfast, and then went to work.
At 9 o'clock, the mechanical sound of the system sounded like a death knell, "On the fourth day, the price level rose by 75%." The speed of hyperinflation has not slowed down, but has accelerated.
Su Han glanced at the portable warehouse and found that he had received the milk + brown bread package again.
The proprietress took a deep breath and said solemnly, "I want to talk to you."
"You said." Su Han had a well-behaved look on his face. But in fact, what to talk about, she already had a faint hunch in her heart - a bowl of noodles 61 shells, with her daily salary, she could hardly afford it.
However, it turns out that the boss is still very kind. She said in a negotiating tone, "The salary will not be paid. I have two meals at noon and in the evening every day. What do you think?"
"No problem." Su Han responded with a smile, looking like he was very good at talking. But in fact, she knew in her heart that it was not easy to find a job, and it was difficult for her hard-earned wages to buy suitable products. Thinking of it this way, it was a good deal for the proprietress to be willing to pay for two meals.
"Hurry up and get back to normal, these days are going to be over." The proprietress couldn't stop chanting.
However…
On the fifth day, the price level rose by 75%.
On the sixth day, the price level rose by 75%.
On the seventh day, the price level rose by 100%.
In just three days, the price of a bowl of noodles has risen to 375 bels.
At this time, even worse news came. "Because of the lack of raw materials, many production companies had to close their doors and their employees lost their jobs."
The author has something to say: Daily daily loss of 50 cleanliness requires two bars of soap to restore. I try to avoid repeating mentions as it feels more cumbersome.
There are many countries in history where daily prices have doubled. I remember a 23-hour price doubling and a 25-hour doubling.