Chapter 15 - 15

Chapter 15 The supermarket is in chaosIt had just gotten dark.Su Xiaoyu took Lin Xiuxiu downstairs. Talking was not as useful as practice. By this time, the supermarket should have been in chaos.There's still 100,000 yuan in my bank card; I wonder how much I can buy with that.After going downstairs, I found that many people were leaving, some pushing shopping carts, as if they were going to empty the supermarket.The closer you get to the supermarket, the more people there are. As you approach the entrance, the people in front start running.Lin Xiuxiu was bumped by a tall man and almost fell. The man ran into the supermarket without even apologizing.Su Xiaoyu helped the person up, "Once we go inside, you must stay with me. Let's not get separated! Today's main purpose is to see what we can buy. We don't lack rice or food at home.""Hmm." After saying this, Lin Xiuxiusubconsciously clenched her fist. Seeing so many people rushing in, it would be a fierce battle no matter what they bought.This was Su Xiaoyu's first time visiting such a large supermarket. The supermarket she had taken over was also quite large, and she had stored a little of everything in the space, based on the original goods.They were pushed in by the crowd, and all they could see were people; the actual goods they could buy were limited.Especially at the egg stall, there were at least seventy or eighty people gathered in three or four layers around it.The stock clerk was seen using a megaphone to announce, "Eggs are limited to five per person. Taking more is pointless. They're five yuan each.""Everyone get a bunch of bok choy, stop grabbing!" the stock clerk next to him shouted."Let's go buy some vegetables!" Lin Xiuxiuthought that there weren't many vegetables in the refrigerator, enough for just the two of them for about a week. They had plenty of rice, flour, and oil at home, enough to last three months.Su Xiaoyu nodded. She had just checked the price, and a bunch of bok choy was already 25 yuan.Eggs were sold individually for five yuan each; prices had already skyrocketed by then.I'm glad I stocked up on things early, otherwise even hundreds of millions wouldn't buy much inventory.By the time they got closer, only a few bunches of vegetables remained.Seeing that someone was going to snatch it, Lin Xiuxiu quickly grabbed two more. The men opposite her, seeing that it was a young girl who had taken it, exchanged glances and could only turn around and leave.Lin Xiuxiu was overjoyed to have managed to snag two bunches of greens. Ignoring the dirt on the roots, she asked the stock clerk for a bag to put them in, only then noticing the price.Two bunches of green vegetables cost 50 yuan.A month ago, 50 yuan would have been enough to buy a lot of greens, but now it can only buy two bunches of greens, weighing at most one and a half pounds.The fact that there was nothing left after cooking noodles or making soup made her feel panicked.Su Xiaoyu saw a woman staring at the vegetables in Lin Xiuxiu's hand not far away. After hesitating for a second or two, she reached out to snatch them, but Lin Xiuxiu stopped her."Girl, please have pity on me! I have children at home who need vegetables. It's so hot, how can they survive without vegetables!" When her hard approach didn't work, the woman started to use soft tactics, almost kneeling down.A crowd had gathered around, drawn by the fact that most of the food had been snatched away.Lin Xiuxiu looked at the greens in her hand. It was the first time someone had asked her for this. When she hesitated whether to give them away, she thought that if there was nothing to eat at home, would someone give her a handful of greens?The answer is definitely no, because human nature has changed by then."I'm sorry, my family also needs some vegetables.""You're so young, you'll have plenty of opportunities to eat this in the future, why can't you give it to me?" the woman started yelling. "How can people be so wicked these days? I've begged you so much, why can't you agree! I'll give you 100 yuan! Just give me the vegetables, is that alright?""Big sister, this isn't about money. Go talk to someone else about it!" Lin Xiuxiu's refusal this time was even more obvious than last time.Some people couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Young lady, they've begged you so much and are even willing to give you money, so just give them the vegetables you're holding!"Lin Xiuxiu noticed the basket the man was carrying, which contained quite a few items. "Brother, I see you have a lot of things in your hand. I'm willing to pay you, could you give me your things?""How can that be? My family is waiting to cook! You little girl, you're so mean!" The man said, taking a few steps back. The things in the basket were what he had spent an hour snatching. In his eyes, they were no longer food, but spoils of war."Isn't this moral blackmail? Why should I have to give up my vegetables while you can't give up the ones you snatched? No one knows how difficult it is until they're in the situation!" Lin Xiuxiu said, glancing at the people around her. She noticed their eyes darting around, as if they were afraid of being called out next.Su Xiaoyu patted Lin Xiuxiu on the shoulder to comfort her, saying that some things can only be understood by facing them alone.And everything now is just the beginning. Human nature will become worse and worse. To survive, one must be selfish. This is an immutable law.The woman, having failed to gain any advantage, could only slink away from the crowd.Seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, those people went on to buy things.This was just a side story.They also followed the crowd to the household goods section to see what they could buy."No wonder the eggs sold out so quickly! There were still eggs hidden under the stock clerk's box!" The man's loud voice drew everyone's attention.The person who returned went directly to the place where eggs were sold and saw that there were still more than a dozen eggs in the box.The stock clerk, hands on hips, retorted, "What do you want? You think we're not human? I'm keeping these eggs to take home. I've worked so hard selling these goods, it's not like I'm not getting paid, what's it to you!""Didn't you just say that each person could only buy 5 eggs? How come you can buy more than a dozen eggs when it's your turn?" A sharp voice came from the crowd.This immediately stirred up everyone's emotions; going out is not easy, especially with high prices. If it weren't for survival, who would be willing to work so hard?The stock clerk remained defiant, saying, "Don't you all know what the situation is? I'm keeping the eggs to survive, and you want the eggs I have to survive too. If you really can't stand it, then you can come here as waiters and get priority access to supplies. Why are you arguing with me?"After these words were spoken, there was complete silence.Some people are hatching a plan: if they work as supermarket clerks, they can get priority in buying goods. Then they can resell them to others and profit from the difference in price.A bunch of greens can be bought for 25 yuan, and it can still be bought for 35 yuan. The world is never short of rich people. A quick-thinking person immediately leaves the crowd and goes to the management to ask to be a waiter, even if it's for no salary.