eurekapd Chapter 39: Supermarket Upgraded Again
Chapter 39: Supermarket Upgraded Again
My grandfather and my little sister Zhenzhu didn't even have time to go out to buy food when this happened. They hadn't had dinner yet, which made me very angry. But the cafeteria had already closed at this time, and the whole family couldn't go hungry, so I immediately started washing rice and cooking.
I took the notebook I found out of the suitcase and gave it to my little sister. Pearl was very happy to see the almost new notebook. After she opened it, she found that the notebook still needed a password. Pearl asked me with some doubt: "Brother, is this notebook something from a dead person?"
I felt a little uncomfortable listening to this, so I told her that in today's world, just use whatever you pick up and don't think too much about it.
Zhenzhu had no choice but to take the laptop and try to restart it several times, but still couldn't crack the password. She had to give up and said she could only find someone who is proficient in computers to help.
I emphasized to Zhenzhu again: After grandpa gives you the space tomorrow, you must secretly hide these valuable things in your own space and take them out when there are no outsiders around. Remember?
The younger sister retorted impatiently that she knew and that she was not an ignorant child.
At this time, I locked the door, making sure that no one could easily open it from the outside, then took out all the food and daily necessities that Feicui and I had picked up today, and placed them on the ground. There were two whole boxes of Master Kong barreled instant noodles, five boxes of Master Kong instant noodles in various flavors, three boxes of White Elephant instant noodles, a few boxes of self-heating rice, two boxes of Meilin canned meat, a box of canned fish, a box of red fermented bean curd and stinky fermented bean curd, small steamed buns, biscuits, etc., adding up to three cubic meters of stuff. I said that these supplies should be placed in grandpa's space first. After all, grandpa has more than 90 square meters of space. In the future, we should try not to put anything in the cabinets outside to avoid being discovered.
I left some food and drinks in Jadeite's space to ensure she could survive for a while, as well as her own valuables, including the 250,000 yuan we looted that day. I usually only put some tools in my space because I have supermarket goods.
After grandpa finishes transferring the space to little sister Zhenzhu tomorrow, he will also put some water, food and her own valuables in her space, so that we will all be protected even if we are separated in the future!
One thing I was curious about was whether Grandpa's space could accommodate us. Grandpa tried it and said no, so I immediately gave up the idea.
Soon the rice was cooked, and we opened a few cans and had a simple meal. Everyone was hungry so late at night, and while eating, we discussed that we really couldn't continue to live in this shabby dormitory. Zhang Fengling, the old woman, had a spare key to the room and could come in and out of our room at any time. This was very bad and had great risks and unsafe factors. She was now targeting us. What if this old fox discovered our secret? No! We had to leave here!
But now it seems that we can't afford to buy a house in Technology Garden for the time being, so I said, "I'll go to Technology Garden tomorrow to ask about the house price, or whether I can pay in installments or something?" My grandfather and sister both agreed with my idea, and they didn't want to live here anymore.
Lin Lin came in the middle of the night. It turned out that he had sold all his cigarettes and came to share the money with us.
I curiously asked Lin Lin why it was sold so quickly?
He said that because the goods were so popular, there were too many people trying to buy them, but in today's world he didn't dare to sell them himself, for he was afraid that he would be recognized and might be exposed if we investigated further. So he didn't become a primary dealer but sold them to a contraband dealer he knew before. He thought this man was reliable and had a good relationship with him. This man had a lot of money on hand, so he could see the money the fastest.
This time, for safety's sake and quick cash withdrawal, I sold it directly to him.
I said, "Okay, how much do you want to sell it for?" He kept complaining that he didn't make much money because he sold it to a middleman.
I was annoyed by his nagging, so I said, "Stop wasting time, just tell me how much it was sold for."
He replied that it was only sold for 50,000 yuan. Let's put it this way, Xiaobai and I will split 10,000 yuan, and you two will split 40,000 yuan, since you found it.
I said you two should split 15,000 yuan, and I can get 35,000 yuan. The price he mentioned was almost the same as my estimate. Even if he sold more without telling me, I would not blame him, after all, he found the sales channel.
After dividing the money, I asked him if he could find someone to get me a cheaper house in the Technology Garden community, which we could rent or pay in installments.
Lin Lin was curious why you didn't want to live here anymore? But didn't you pay to live here? You've only been here for a few days?
I had no choice but to tell Lin Lin what happened during the day. Lin Lin spat and said: Bah, that old thing Zhang Fengling, she saw you buying a lot of things in the past few days and thought you seemed quite rich, but she can't introduce a widow with a child to a young man like you!
It sounds quite frustrating. I feel sad and in pain!
Lin Lin said, why don’t you move to Xiaobai’s house for a while. Xiaobai wants to raise some money for travel expenses to go back to his hometown to visit his parents. Either you give him some rent first and rent his house, otherwise Xiaobai wants to discuss this matter with me.
I thought this was a good idea, so I decided to go to Xiaobai's place tomorrow to have a look.
Because I couldn't sell cigarettes for the time being, it was impossible to find two boxes of cigarettes so quickly, it would make people suspicious, and I had to find another way to make money! It was too late, so Lin Lin went back to sleep. Our family was also worried that Sister Zhang would come back to harass us and didn't sleep well.
When I woke up the next morning, I suddenly felt my nerves being pulled again. I found that the number on the perpetual calendar in the space had changed to 225. I didn't understand what was going on, but I found that the supermarket in the space had expanded a little bit, adding a row of four-meter-wide shelves, on which neatly placed sanitary products - toilet paper, sanitary napkins, tampons, face towels. Various big-name toilet paper and sanitary napkins from Xin Xiang Yin, Qing Feng, Jie Rou, Shu Jie, Hu Shu Bao, Sofy, Seven Degrees, etc. were piled up on the shelf, and the two rows at the bottom of the shelf were laundry powder, laundry liquid and detergent!
But this time I was confused, because this was not something in my supermarket! My small supermarket didn't have so many brands of toilet paper and didn't have such a big shelf.
I told my family about this miraculous thing. My younger sister asked, "You said this number is 230 and now it is 225, and it keeps going down. Why do I feel like it is the number of my weight? Brother, do you know how much you weigh?"
I said that when I stepped on the body scale at home, the needle on the scale reached the end, so I must be over 200 kg. Now that my younger sister told me that, I also felt that this number could be my weight, because I have lost a lot of weight recently due to my hard work, running around, not eating well, and not having that midnight snack. I can even feel that my cheeks have become thinner when I look in the mirror.
Could it be that the number on the clock is really my weight? If so, for every five pounds I lose, the space supermarket will be upgraded. If I lose another five pounds, will there be another row of shelves?
My younger sister and the others thought so too, and encouraged my brother to cheer up. If you can lose another 220 kilograms in a few days and reach kilograms, then maybe the oversold space will increase again, and maybe rice and flour will appear in the future!
It is actually very difficult for a fat person to lose five kilograms, but in this environment of natural disasters, it is very easy to lose five kilograms if you don’t eat or dress well. If this number really records my weight, then I have lost seven kilograms in just over ten days from the original weight of more than 230 kilograms!