There are more people on the roads of the provincial capital, and there are many fewer cars. People who travel are not only walking, but also cycling.

People don't look very good, they look dish. I think it is also the high price of food and drink, and the basic electricity for daily life is limited.

In addition to the bad faces, people's expressions are not very good. Even the occasional collision of eyes with a strong sense of vigilance, maybe something unsafe has happened recently.

The reason Koizumi chose to come to the civic center was to see if there was any official news, especially about mental power.

It's a pity that this trip was in vain, not only did there not have any relevant latest news, but also no news about spiritual power.

Maybe this is also unique to me, Lin Xiaoquan comforted himself. Then she thought: I still need to wait for myself to slowly explore the various uses of mental power, and how to exercise and increase mental power.

After the civic center searched for information to no avail, Koizumi wandered around the shopping malls.

When she first came to the famous commercial shopping street, only the largest department store on the street was open, and the small shops next to it were basically closed.

Walking into the open door of the department store, Koizumi found that there were no lights on inside the department store, and he had tried to open all the doors and windows to let in light. Some of the counters are lit with candles for enhanced lighting, but most of the remaining counters do not have any lighting tools or facilities.

The first floor is dedicated to skincare, makeup, and shoes and bags. Koizumi looked at it and found that there were still a lot of goods on the shelves, but the prices were not cheap, and a pair of branded sneakers were marked with more than a thousand oceans. Koizumi vaguely remembers that the average price of shoes of this brand is only eight or nine hundred, and he often conducts discount promotions, which is about five or six hundred, so why does the price rise instead of falling.

Koizumi stepped forward to inquire with the salesman, but found that there was no one nearby. She looked around, and saw a girl at the counter next to her, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked:

"Hello! Is the salesperson of the Nico brand there? ”

"I also watch Nico, which one do you want to see?" The girl replied politely with a smile on her face.

"Huh?" At first, Lin Xiaoquan was still a little confused, "Is it a shortage of manpower on the annual leave?" ”

"No, it's redundant." The girl had a good attitude and patiently returned to Koizumi.

"Huh? What's going on, please? Koizumi was slightly surprised.

"Didn't it be a power outage a year ago, but later found out that it was a lack of power resources? Then, the supply of electricity resources in a limited amount of time has also skyrocketed. Therefore, department stores can only open during the day and shorten their business hours; At the same time, for the same reason, many factories are currently closed indefinitely, and many goods are no longer produced, so that department stores cannot buy anything. The girl smoothed out the cause and effect for Koizumi in one go, "In the end, we can only streamline the staff." After that, the girl did not forget to add optimistically: "There are not many customers now, and the salesperson can see multiple counters by himself." ”

"You're so lucky!" Koizumi praised sincerely: "It's not all luck, you see: your eloquence is so good, and your service attitude is also very good, no wonder you stayed!" ”

"Thank you!" The girl smiled shyly, "Actually, there are quite a few better than me." It's just that they may not want to stay in the provincial capital anymore. I heard some previous colleagues talk about their plans to return to their hometown after the year, because under the condition of lack of electricity resources, rural life is much more comfortable than urban life. ”

Maybe it was hard to meet a customer, and the girl opened up the conversation box and chatted with Koizumi endlessly.

"yes!" Koizumi nodded as he listened, remembering that when he went back a few days ago, he saw that the life of the people in the village was indeed much better than staying in a modern city that relied heavily on electricity resources.

"That's right—" The girl seemed to remember something, and hurriedly instructed Koizumi.