Chapter 243: Buying Clothes

Just as the four of them were about to leave the West District, go deep into the center of the base, and arrive at the East District, several bells rang in all directions. You can hear even from a distance.

"What's that?" Bai Ze frowned slightly. The bells were cleverly shot, with a half-man-high bell at intervals.

"That...... The bell is ringing, and it means that the government has begun to distribute today's rations......" Ni Fang replied in a complicated tone.

"Oh?" Bai Ze secretly glanced at Xiang Feng, wanting to see how the girl reacted.

The bell rang in all directions, and the girl's big innocent eyes flashed with longing. In addition, Bai Ze also noticed that she unconsciously swallowed the saliva accumulated in her mouth, as if imagining the taste of food.

How hungry is this girl? Bai Ze couldn't help but feel distressed. It was only now that he began to truly appreciate the hardships experienced by the mother and daughter, and he finally had some sympathy for what Ni Fang had done.

"Come on, let's go see what these rations look like." A thought crossed his mind, and without hesitation, he walked in the direction from which the nearest bell had come.

Shangguan Bingxue followed beside him, and Ni Fang and Xiang Feng followed closely behind. As they crossed the streets, a large number of survivors arrived from all directions with this as the central gathering point.

Bai Ze also saw many other survivors in the distance hurrying to other bell spots. The eyes of those survivors, like hunting dogs that had not eaten for weeks, finally found a wounded and lonely gazelle in the savannah.

Two or three minutes later, a group of four people finally arrived at the open square, and several stands were erected at various points. Behind each wooden table are two people handing out relief food.

There was chaos at the scene, and no one lined up at all; It looks like it will only take a short time for the fight to happen.

Seeing this, Bai Ze frowned slightly, but remembered that this was not his own territory, so he didn't say anything. If this were his base, this would never have happened. There were some survivors who would cut the line before; After being taught a lesson once or twice, no one is unruly anymore. This measure also helps to avoid unnecessary casualties, after all, stampedes are no joke.

Bai Ze pulled Xiaofeng closer, and Shangguan Bingxue pulled Ni Fang. With the efforts of two powerful advanced first-order evolutionaries, a group of four people slowly walked forward among the survivors, and after some efforts, they finally came to the forefront.

A fat man of about twenty-five years old stood by the pot with a large spoon. When a survivor approaches, the fat man scoops a spoonful of the contents of the pot, casually serves it in the bowl, and then moves on to the next one.

Bai Ze and Shangguan Bingxue got closer and saw the contents of the pot clearly.

To say that what is in the pot is gruel is disrespectful to gruel. It's basically equivalent to white water. To be precise, the contents of the pot are not gruel, but rice soup, and you can't even see the rice grains.

"That's what people here eat? Isn't that just water? Shangguan Bingxue couldn't stop the melodious voice from spilling out of his lips.

She has overseen the distribution of rescue food in the village of Beginning on several occasions, so she knows exactly what the survivors are eating. Even those who are lazy can eat three bowls of gruel.

But people in Beiying can only eat one bowl of rice soup a day? Shangguan Bingxue really didn't understand why the people in this base hadn't defected yet.

Hearing someone complaining, the fat man looked up at her and sneered: "Woman, if you don't want to eat, just leave, when you are hungry for a few days, I guarantee that you will crawl over and beg for food, a dirty woman like you, it is estimated that you can't even sell a piece of bread hahaha!" ”

Although Shangguan Bingxue is a great beauty, her face is completely covered, and she is wearing a stained big cloak, and she can't see her charming curves.

Hearing the fat man's sneer and aggressive words, Shangguan Bingxue's body trembled slightly, and a trace of chill flashed in his eyes for a moment. It was the first time in her life that someone dared to say such a thing to her, not to mention that she had now become the leader of the second survivor camp after Bai Ze.

If it weren't for her best efforts to restrain herself, the fat man would have been turned into an ice sculpture by now, and he wouldn't even know how he died.

Bai Ze and his party took a step back and watched as the other survivors licked the bowl clean. Then he turned and looked at the big pot of porridge with greedy eyes.

"Not much, though...... This bowl is enough every day. Ni Fang said bitterly, a trace of despair flashed in her eyes. This bowl may not mean much to the two of you, but for those of us at the very bottom, it's our only hope for another day. ”

“... Let's go. Bai Ze shook his head and left with Xiang Feng.

Shangguan Bingxue glanced at the fat man one last time, as if he was hesitating about something, but finally shook his head and left the crowd with Ni Fang.

A few seconds later, the group of four disappeared into the crowd, and no one noticed, and perhaps never knew that such a powerful person walked by them.

...

Thirty minutes later, the group finally reached another part of the camp.

As they continued to travel westward, the faces of the survivors they encountered gradually improved. However, they all looked hungry, and some of them were so weak that they couldn't even move. There are several other gathering points where relief food is being distributed.

"This is Fourth Street." Ni Fang pointed ahead. "It's a place where survivors come together to buy and sell all sorts of things."

Bai Ze and Shangguan Bingxue looked around curiously. There are many shops that sell a wide variety of items. The better stores have a few tables, and most are just a single sheet with various items for sale.

Just as they were slowly walking through the bustling street, Bai Ze suddenly saw a shop of interest and walked over.

Seeing someone approaching his stall, the vendor's eyes suddenly lit up: "This little brother, I have everything in my store, and I have all kinds of winter and summer clothes!" The weather is unpredictable! It's best to buy a few pieces and have them ready! ”

Bai Ze squinted at him. The vendor is small and thin, with deep-set eye sockets, barely visible eyebrows, and a nose like an eagle's nose. He looked very strange, and the greedy light in his eyes constantly flickered to make people look very unpleasant.

"Boss, how much are these two woolen sweaters and this children's short sleeve? Also, if the price satisfies me, I'm going to buy some little girl's underwear and pants. Bai Ze didn't want to stay too long, so he ran directly to the side of the stall and squatted.

The seller saw the big backpack on Bai Ze's back and rubbed his hands: "The sweater is 2 packs of instant noodles or half a catty of white rice per piece." Short-sleeved T-shirts: 1 pack of instant noodles or 300 grams of white rice per piece. Underwear 150 grams of white rice. Pants: 3 packs of instant noodles or 1 kg of white rice. ”

Bai Ze stood up and looked at the street vendor coldly, "I'll give you four packs of instant noodles for girls' clothes, and adult women's clothes are the same price." If you accept it, then close it, or forget it. ”

The calculation in the heart of the vendor, how could Bai Ze not know?

The seller gritted his teeth and hesitated. He was sure that the young man in front of him had enough supplies, but if the other party really left without buying anything, it would be a big loss for him. So far, he has not sold anything, and if he can't sell another one, he will only starve.

Seeing that the customers were leaving, the vendor hurriedly shouted, "Little brother, wait! I'll sell it to you! 8 packs of instant noodles! ”

Bai Ze took one last look at him, looked at Ni Fang behind him, and pointed: "Let's pick clothes for you and Xiang Feng." ”

Ni Fang hesitated for a moment, wanting to say that there was no need to waste precious food on a woman like her. However, seeing Bai Ze's serious expression, she swallowed it back. The woman gave him a grateful look and began to look at the clothes carefully, first getting a few clothes for her daughter.

Four pairs of pants, four sweaters, four short-sleeved shirts, four sets of underwear.

"1 pack of instant noodles, 2 pairs of shoes, 2 pairs of socks...... One pair for a woman and one for a child. Bai Ze looked at the man and said.

The man smiled bitterly and found that the young man in front of him was even more cunning than a fox. In the end, he didn't want to bargain, for fear of losing such a big customer, so he nodded.

Soon, Ni Fang chose clothes for her daughter and herself.

Looking at the two young people beside her, Ni Fang's eyes were filled with tears of gratitude. She hadn't known the two for long, but she could tell that they weren't bad people. What she wants most is to let her daughter live a better life, but she didn't expect God to have such a great gift.