Chapter 85:

Many people haven’t eaten meat for more than a year. Although canned meat can be exchanged at the redemption point, it costs five points for a can of meat, and only three points for half a day’s wages. Those who need to support their families are reluctant, and they don’t need to support their families. I live every day as if it were my last, and I don’t keep any property at all. In addition, the supplies are indeed scarce now, and the supply of those canned food is limited, and only a little is sold every day, because I am afraid that someone will hoard the goods and resell them. People who have never eaten meat saw a tiger that was injured and fell to the ground, and they wanted to die. No matter whether they ate the tiger themselves or handed it over, they could not lose anything.

Thinking about how many people there are, the tiger was covered in blood and seemed to be seriously injured. During this period of time, wild beasts were roaming around. For safety, those who had conditions even carried knives to work, to guard against both beasts and people. With a knife, can't you kill a wounded tiger?

The result was that he couldn't kill him, and even gave away his head.

The tiger didn't know whether it was a clever camouflage or hunting nature. When the group of people approached it, it was dying and did not respond. However, as soon as it entered the hunting range, it immediately counterattacked.

A group of people who had never even killed a live chicken were so frightened by the tiger's sudden violent attack that they dropped their knives and fled in all directions.

When Brother Xu chased after the sound, a person was already lying on the ground, half of his stomach was bitten off, and his intestines were hanging out, but the person was still convulsing and convulsing. With the last breath left, let alone the present, such a severe injury would not be able to be saved before.

Next to him was another one who fell to the ground. His back must have been scratched by a tiger. The scratches on the bones were deep and his thick clothes were scratched. Brother Xu immediately raised his gun and killed the tiger completely. Go forward and drag the one who can be saved into the car, leaving two people to guard the other one who is completely hopeless, and go directly to the corpse truck to clean it up.

This matter was directly reported to the police report on the Internet. Now the only people who can access the Internet are members of the military department. The Internet has not been fully opened to civilian use. The police report is also to let other soldiers pay more attention. Recently, there have been a lot of beasts running around. I don’t know. Whether they were too hungry looking for people to gather here, or they were too cold looking for shelter from the cold. Anyway, in such a week, at least ten people died at the mouth of the beast. They don't know if it was eaten by this tiger. It is estimated that there will be a later autopsy examination.

In addition to tigers, a group of hyenas were killed two days ago, but a few were run away. Those hyenas were so fast that they could hide behind the walls of houses in the blink of an eye. Soldiers could only aim and shoot in the car. It's dangerous, but the car doesn't have the flexibility of these four legs, so the patrols around the area have been stepped up these days, which is why Mu Nan can bring people over as soon as he sends a photo to Brother Xu.

Although Mu Nan's voice sounded fine, Qin Huai came back early today. When there was movement at the door, Mu Nan was startled. After all, it wasn't his brother and Jian Chu's time to get off work. He opened the curtains Seeing that it was Qin Huai who had entered the yard, he quickly ran downstairs and opened the door before Qin Huai opened it: "It's so early today!"

Qin Huai pulled Mu Nan to look back and forth, and then looked at Niu Niu who was following Mu Nan. Although he knew that the dog was innocent, he still felt a little bit of dissatisfaction in his heart. He didn't know why the tiger was at their door. Is it because of the smell of a dog, but when the two happen at the same time, the tiger stays and there is a dog at home, it is hard not to let people think about it. Fortunately, the Internet was connected today, allowing Mu Nan to contact the army as soon as possible. If there was no Internet connection, who would Mu Nan turn to for help? All kinds of possibilities, even if everything is fine now, he was still afraid for a while.

As soon as he saw Qin Huai's expression, Mu Nan knew what he was thinking, afraid that he would blame Niu Niu for this matter, and quickly said: "It's lucky to have Niu Niu today, you don't know, I didn't notice any movement outside, I’m still watching a movie, Niuniu is super vigilant, she immediately becomes alert at the slightest movement, maybe it’s the sound of my movie that attracts the tigers, isn’t it because their sense of hearing is very powerful.”

Seeing Mu Nan who was so protective and wished he could hide Niuniu behind him, Qin Huai said helplessly, "I haven't said anything yet."

Mu Nan hung the heavy coat he took off on the clothes rack on the second floor: "I can't talk about it, Niuniu is smart, she can understand, hey, it's a pity that it's not my dog."

Soon this matter was reported to the police by the military headquarters. Qin Huai had internal authority, so he naturally saw it, so he told Mu Nan about the tiger's follow-up, and said: "So if you see a wounded beast outside , Even if the injury is serious, you must never approach casually, you know, look at these people, it is a lesson for the past, if you see someone lying motionless in the snow, then you can't get close, we don't eat those who freeze to death, no Let’s not mess with those who freeze to death, look, these are all **** examples.”

Mu Nan glanced at it, but there were only words and no pictures on it, so she didn't bother to look at it: "I won't go out alone, I must be with you when I go out."

Qin Huai said: "You need to have a certain understanding of this situation. What if you are as stupid as this group of people, but speaking of it, we also know this person who died."

Mu Nan was taken aback: "We know each other?" The only people who can still recognize him now are those around the next door: "Who is it? Did we migrate to a team?"

Qin Huai shook his head: "Deng Yichuan, male, twenty-four years old, age and name match, it's your elementary school classmate, and you suspect that he cut the wires in the house of the sick and infected family, although whether he did it or not No one knows, but at that time he was the most powerful jumper, there is a half possibility, I didn't expect to get here with great difficulty, but he lost his life because of provoking a tiger."

Mu Nan thought it was him who cut it. Although he had no evidence, but people were gone, so it was hard to say a word of retribution, so he could only sigh along with it, fate is impermanent.

Qin Huai would associate tigers with Niu Niu, and Wu Zheng and the others would naturally think about it too. After all, keeping a dog is a very sensitive matter for the present. If his neighbors were to suffer any accident because of his dog, no They won't forgive themselves for what will happen to Qinhuai. In addition, the weather is getting colder and colder. The lowest in the south before was about ten degrees below zero. This is the first time they have felt more than twenty degrees below zero. The temperature was low, and the temperature seemed to be dropping every day, so Wu Zheng decided not to let Song Jia work together. Anyway, they still had a lot of points, so they let Song Jia and Niuniu stay at home, so as not to bother the neighbors all the time.

Mu Nan still had some regrets: "I just developed a relationship with Niu Niu."

Song Jia said: "Anyway, it's just the two of us at home during the day, you can come and play with me anytime."

Because the civilian channel has not been fully opened yet, Jian Chu has an internal test account that can be used, but Song Jia does not have one, so Jian Chu gave Song Jia the walkie-talkie, so that if there is any problem, the two can communicate with each other After all, if someone really wants to come in over the wall, they can't stand upstairs and shout at each other.

Mu Nan didn't get used to the loss of the tail behind him for a while. If it wasn't for this bad day, he should have raised a dog by now. He originally planned to raise a dog after graduation and when his life stabilized. dog's. But soon Mu Nan didn't have that time to get used to it, because the government has already issued an announcement that the local area network will be officially opened next Monday, and the network account will be credited for three points for a month. At that time, there will be mobile phones on the shelves at the redemption point, 15 points for a mobile phone , the first month of network monthly rental fee can be waived.

There is a statement at the back that it is a local area network, which can only be used for communication within the coverage area. There are certain entertainment resources, but there are not many resources. A poster is hung outside the redemption point, so that many people can see it.

Mu Nan sighed to Qin Huai because of this: "The salary you earn is just that little, and you need a lot of credits for rent, water and electricity, food and drink, and now you have set up a network to restore the use of mobile phones. Those modules should not be all free. Well, there must be a fee item."

Qin Huai said: "That's for sure. This kind of supply and demand relationship can't saturate the market. Only the demand can drive progress. Otherwise, you can get three points by doing half-time work every day. You don't care about the food, and the rent is not expensive. Ten points is about the same. Well, we only have 20 points a month, so the rest of our life is more than enough, where the points are not spent, people will be satisfied on the spot, and the minimum food and clothing can be achieved, so who is willing to work hard."

The restoration of the network, even if it is only a local area network, is a signal for many people that their lives are moving on the right track. For this reason, many people have ruined their intestines. They found some mobile phones and computers from the ruins. , Some people didn't take them at all, just like winter clothes, they despised these things for being too heavy and useless. Now seeing someone make a fortune based on the original foresight, and then want to dig through the ruins, it's a fart there is none left.

At the beginning, Mu Nan and Jian Chu emptied the mobile phone shop. Cell phones, computers, notebooks, and boxes of brand new ones that hadn't been opened yet were piled up in Jian Chu's garage.

So Jian Chu decided to take advantage of the opportunity to exchange those inedible and drinkable things into points to buy some supplies to stock up for the winter.

At this time, it is definitely not worthwhile to hand it in. It is better to sell it yourself. Sometimes Jianchu and the others come back from work and see that someone has already set up a stall in the ice and snow. Twenty points for the new mobile phone and fifteen points for the old mobile phone, but this is not the case. Outside, I don't know if those old mobile phones can be used. The temperature is too low to turn on the phone, so many people prefer new mobile phones.

And the redemption point is limited, and the daily quota is limited. They are a group of people who can’t live without their mobile phones. My mobile phone was either broken in the earthquake, or it was lost in various chaotic situations later, and there are not many people who can save the unusable mobile phone to this day. Those who have a mobile phone can use it with monthly rent, and those who don’t have a mobile phone will naturally have to buy it again, and even some mobile phones are the cheap low-end phones that used to be, and now they can’t afford it before. There are tens of thousands of mobile phones, and there are only 20 points at a private stall outside, so I want to bite the bullet and buy one.

No matter when, spiritual entertainment and satisfaction are always indispensable.

Of course, Mu Nan and Jian Chu can't be the only ones who sell mobile phones, they are too easy to be robbed, and it is impossible for Yu Zibai and Wu Zheng not to work, so they can only take a day off, and Qin Huai simply took a day off , he didn't worry about Mu Nan going out to set up a stall.

A group of people found a place close to Building No. 1, and found an open space. The weather was good today, with only snow and no strong cold wind, so they built a simple shed. They put a pile of mobile phones, a pile of tablets, and computers. Put a bunch and choose according to your needs. The price they offer is not expensive but not cheap either, 18 points for a mobile phone, 25 points for a tablet, 30 points for a computer, all brand new and unopened.

As soon as the price sign was released, many people who came home from work or wandered around this simple market gathered around. Jian Chu hurriedly shouted: "It's cheap, it's cheap, here you pay the points and you get the machine , the machine can be disassembled in public, and the screen can be replaced immediately if it is damaged, and it will not be sold once it leaves the booth!"

Someone yelled, this redemption point is only 15 points, plus a month's Internet monthly rent, they want 18 points, which is too expensive.

Jian Chu said with a smile when he heard the words: "There are still 20 points for one over there, you can also go over there and have a look, 18 points for a mobile phone, don't bother to bargain, let's make a quick decision in the cold weather Is it ok."

Mu Nan hid behind Qin Huai and smiled sullenly: "Jian Chu is really suitable for doing business."

Qin Huai tightened the mask and scarf for him: "Everyone has their own good side."

Mu Nan asked, "Then what is my specialty?"

Qin Huai pretended to ponder for a moment and then said, "Eat."

If it weren't for the clothes that were too thick, Mu Nan would have pinched Qin Huai hard to see if he could talk properly.

No matter when, there are always people who are not short of money. In such a short period of time, Jian Chu sold several mobile phones. He and Xu Ming collected points. He and Wu Zheng stood behind and looked after the audience. After all, they were all dug out of the ruins. Who knows if the phone looks good on the outside and whether the phone inside is broken. Although their selling price is a little higher than the redemption point, they can't cheat People, so check it in person, and change it if there is a problem.

Fortunately, the phones in Kaifeng are very good, the screen is not broken, but it is too cold to turn it on to check, but the surface is good, and there is little possibility of problems inside, so people who bought the phone are very happy to go directly to the exchange point Pay the monthly network rent and go home to connect to the network.

After a busy day, a lot of mobile phones and tablets were sold, but no one bought the laptop. I don’t know if it’s too expensive or it’s inconvenient to use, but it doesn’t matter if no one buys it. More and more people will use mobile phones later. Just hang one on the material board, and let people in need contact them to buy it.

The happiest thing in the past was counting money, but now the happiest thing is counting points. Jianchu looked at each point very carefully. They were stamped and there was absolutely no way to counterfeit them. They were equally divided among the four companies, Xu Ming said. : "In the future, it will be divided according to the head. The four families will always share equally, and I will take advantage of it."

Jian Chu smiled and gave Xu Ming's points to him: "It's okay, it's okay, this is a manifestation of our care for single dogs, we don't pay so much attention."

Xu Ming has a skill, and it is a skill that is absolutely popular in this troubled world, so after settling down here, Xu Ming did not do hard work, but continued to be his surgeon, and the salary can be said to be the highest among them. , even higher than Qinhuai, so he doesn't really care about this point, so even if the points are given to him according to the family, he will buy some things that are scarce now to treat a guest on weekdays. Well, isn't it just that there are comings and goings like this, and the one who takes advantage of it is the one who suffers the most.

The stall is only open for one day, it is not easy for Qin Huai and Xu Ming to take time off, and they also sell a lot, so let’s store the rest for the time being, and we will see if we sell them online or keep them for later use, anyway. Not in a hurry.

After the points were distributed, everyone else went home, Qin Huai rode on the tricycle and asked Mu Nan to sit on it.

Seeing how they were about to go out again, Jian Chu asked, "Where are you going so late? It's almost dark."

Qin Huai: "If you earn points, go buy something and stock up on something. It's the most reassuring thing to exchange for real things."

Jian Chu said oh, and waved to them, he and Yu Zibo are going too, but wait for two days, I am too tired today, my voice is hoarse.

Mu Nan hasn't been to the redemption point yet. He heard Qin Huai say what's in the redemption point before, and he's been thinking about what to change along the way. He has everything that is in the redemption point, and he has it in his space if there is no redemption point. But if the hard-earned money is not exchanged for supplies, I always feel panicked. I don’t know if it is an addiction to hoarding, or I have no sense of security in the current world. I always feel that the so-called money can no longer make people feel at ease. It is reassuring to replace it with something that can be placed in the space.

The redemption point is a small greenhouse built in the open space of the community. In front of it are several large blackboards, on which are written items and points that can be exchanged for purchase. Some items that are no longer available today are written with the words sold out, such as canned rice noodles and so on. , basically they are sold out as soon as the door opens in the morning. After the disaster, I feel flustered if I don’t stock up on more food at home. Others, such as some soybeans and mung beans, are not bought by many people, so they are still available at night, and they are used in summer. The air conditioners and fans were snapped up before, but now no one cares about them. Apart from these, there are also TVs, refrigerators and washing machines.

Mu Nan looked around, and it seemed that there was nothing to change: "Why don't you change to mung beans and soybeans, I can process them at home if I have nothing to do, and I can eat what I can't sell."

Qin Huai nodded: "Let's change it, two points for one catty, we also exchange ten catties, what more do you want?"

Mu Nan circled around the big blackboard: "There's still something to drink here, I like this cereal." He has it in his space. Qin Huai bought several boxes before, but it's hard to say if there will be any more in the future, so he can still buy it when he sees it. I feel that it is not a loss to exchange points.

Qin Huai said: "Then change it." There are fifteen small packets in a big bag, and the price is not cheap, but in such a cold day, a cup of sweet oatmeal can replenish sugar and calories when you are full , that's why it's a little expensive. Mu Nan ordered everything he wanted, and Qin Huai cleared the points at the counter to pick up the goods, while an older aunt next to her was holding a bag of cornmeal tightly in her hand with a look of disgust on her face: "Young man, there is something in your hand. Money is made indiscriminately, and you can buy things that don’t fill your stomach.”

Qin Huai usually doesn't pay attention to such sour words. Some people get addicted to such sour words. If they meet those who talk non-stop, they will seek to beat them. But there are not many such people. Except for a few people who may have some brain problems, who would talk too much to meddle in other people's affairs, even if they talk too much, most of them are just talking behind their backs.

Mu Nan turned around and came back. There was nothing to change for the rest, but it felt like he didn't change much.

Qin Huai said: "Another preserved chicken, do you want to eat it?"

Mu Nan was a little hesitant: "Will it be delicious?" He has never liked cured meat very much, and he probably doesn't like this kind of mouthful by nature.

Qin Huai: "I'll make something delicious for you." Seeing that Mu Nan was a little moved, although he was a little hesitant, but he still felt dissatisfied without spending some points, he decided to change one.

The soldiers at the counter moved the things they wanted to the three wheels outside, Mu Nan hurriedly stepped forward and covered the prepared cloth on it, and covered the things, Mu Nan was about to see if Qin Huai was done, Yu Guang Seeing someone approaching him, still very close, he instinctively yelled brother and ran forward, but the ground was too slippery, his foot slipped and he fell to the ground with a snap.

Qin Huai ran out almost the moment Mu Nan called him, but he still couldn't fall as fast as Mu Nan, he stretched out his hand and couldn't catch it, and watched Mu Nan fall down helplessly.

There was a bit of commotion outside, and the soldiers inside also came out to check the situation, so there must be no robbery at the door of the redemption point.

Qin Huai helped Mu Nan up from the ground: "Where did you fall? Use your hands and feet to see."

Mu Nan looked back, and saw that it was the aunt who was in the store just now, but her head and face were tightly wrapped, and she couldn't see her face clearly, and she was so close, and she raised her hand, not knowing what she was going to do to him Only then did he startle him. Seeing that Qin Huai was still pinching his hands and feet, he quickly said, "I didn't fall, and I wore thick clothes."

Only then did Qin Huai heave a sigh of relief, he turned his head to look at the person standing beside him, and said in a cold tone, "Is there something wrong?"

The aunt didn't expect that she would scare people, so she yelled immediately: "Young people are so timid, I just want to ask if the cereal you bought just now is for sale, I will buy this bag There are too many, I just want to say that I will give you some points, and I will exchange a few small bags."

Qin Huai helped Mu Nan get into the car, and directly refused: "Sorry, you can buy something in exchange if you want, we can't drink enough by ourselves."

After Qin Huai finished speaking, he stepped on the tricycle and left the redemption point without arguing with the aunt. It was freezing cold, why waste time on unimportant people, and the aunt was still shouting that one point can be exchanged for three small packages.

Sitting in the back, Mu Nan rolled her eyes: "One bag is only fifteen bags, and it costs ten points. She wants to exchange three bags for every point, so I can give it to her for free."

When the two arrived home, it was completely dark. Fortunately, the journey was safe and nothing happened. After returning, the snow gradually started to fall outside. Qin Huai parked the car at the door: "Whatever you want in the future, I will directly I'll take a picture of it for you at the redemption point, you should just stay at home."

Mu Nan muttered, "Who knew someone would approach suddenly, it's so dark outside, we're shopping again, I've been trained by you to instinctively run away, and you don't even praise me."

While Mu Nan was talking, he was about to jump off the small three-wheeler, but suddenly he yelled, and Qin Huai was reaching out to support him. Although the snow was shoveled every day in the yard, it would not accumulate into ice, but at this moment the ground had a thin layer. It was snowing, and he was afraid that the ground would slip, so he stretched out his hands to support him, but when Mu Nan jumped, he suddenly lost his strength, Qin Huai hurriedly hugged him, for fear that he would fall to the ground.

Hearing the commotion outside, Jian Chu ran to the balcony on their floor to look out, then saw Qin Huai and Mu Nan hugging each other in the yard, she was startled, and then grabbed Yu Zibai who also came out to check the situation They were pushed in, although they knew they were not blood brothers, but this change of identity must make people feel overwhelmed.

Mu Nan was hugged by Qin Huai so he didn't fall to the ground again, but when he landed, he couldn't help but help his waist: "I, I seem to be twisted."

Qin Huai once again firmly thought that going out to let the wind go will be avoided in the future.

Parked the little three rounds in the garage, and saw Mu Nan holding on to the handrail of the stairs, moving up step by step like a turtle crawling up, stepped forward in three or two steps, took off two pieces of Mu Nan's coat, and threw them directly on the stairs Go up, and then turn your back to him: "Come up, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out of the bed tomorrow after you climb up."

Mu Nan lay on his back directly, it is good to have a brother, it is not difficult to go up to the third floor in one breath!

Jian Chu felt that it was necessary to discuss the issue of identity with his neighbors. If the two of them really had that kind of relationship, then he should avoid suspicion in the future, so he sent a message to Mu Nan early in the morning: "Are you awake? You two are still in the same room yesterday. What to buy, refer to it."

Mu Nan lay on the bed: "Soy beans, mung beans, and a cured chicken. Have you ever eaten bean shreds? I found a wall breaker just before. I plan to soak some mung beans and do it myself. When the time comes, I can dry them. It can be stored for a long time and can be full."

Jian Chu: "I've eaten it, but I haven't really done it. You teach me, and I'll go back for some mung beans. When will you make it? I'll come to you later?"

Mu Nan: "In two days, I have to rest for two days."

Jian Chu: "It takes two days to recover blood for a stall."

Holding the phone, Mu Nan let out a long sigh, and replied, "My back hurts, I have to lie down for two days."

Jian Chu took the mobile phone and groaned, it was just such a stone hammer, and he didn't even wait for him to knock around!