sjar Chapter 469 Chaos Supermarket
Chapter 469 Chaos Supermarket
An Jiu followed the crowd and squeezed in. He found a kind-looking aunt and asked, "What happened? Why are so many people suddenly coming to the supermarket to buy things?"
The aunt was also confused. "I don't know what happened. I just saw everyone running here, carrying bags of rice and flour out, so I hurried in to buy some!"
"So this isn't your first time?"
"Yeah! There weren't so many people at the beginning, but when I came back after delivering the things, wow, the line was packed! There was no end in sight!"
When the aunt spoke the last few words, she not only raised her voice but also stood on tiptoe.
I was shocked looking at the numerous heads.
"Luckily I just bought some, otherwise if I came now, let alone whether I could grab anything, it would be difficult for me to even get in!"
The aisle was crowded, with people standing side by side. The conversation between the two was clearly heard by people in front, behind, and around them. Several people of the same age as the aunt turned their heads and said:
"I just came here too. If I had known, I would have pushed the shopping cart home! Now there's no place to put your stuff, and you have to carry it with you!"
"You guys just came to buy some too?" Auntie put aside her wine and started chatting with them, "Have you bought the rice and flour? When I got it, there were only fifteen or sixteen bags left. I guess they've all been sold out by now?"
"I bought it! I don't know what's going on, I just buy whatever others buy. What if something fatal happens like before and the supermarket imposes purchase restrictions or something?"
This statement is recognized by everyone.
A lady who looked very gentle couldn't help but turned around and whispered, "Your idea is correct. The current environment is not good. The pressure on everyone's survival is likely to increase in the future. We must be prepared for any eventuality, so that we can survive the cold winter..."
The aunts looked at each other.
"What? Winter is coming? Isn't it already spring? I was wondering why the weather is so weird today. Sometimes it's cloudy, sometimes it's sunny. Sometimes it's foggy outside, as if everything is gray!"
Hearing this, the couple behind huddled together and whispered.
"Look, I told you the weather was not right. Every morning when I woke up, there was always a layer of dust outside the window, just like the wind that blew before the rainy season last year! And you actually didn't believe me."
"I didn't think too deeply about it. Is it going to be windy again? Winter has just passed, why would it be windy for no reason?"
The person behind Anjiu said, "No wonder I could smell a fishy odor sometimes. I thought it was because you didn't take a shower. I'm sorry I wrongly blamed you."
Anjiu: ...
In short, people from all over the world were chatting about this topic, talking about the strange things they had discovered. In the end, they concluded that this year might be full of natural disasters and life would not be so good.
"Ugh."
"Ugh!"
"Alas...what should we do? Life is already hard, and this year is even harder. God, can you please have mercy on us ordinary people?"
It’s hard to say whether God can hear you, but the most important thing is to grab the goods and stock them up and take them home.
The further you go in, the closer you get to the grain and oil area, and you can see that the rice, flour, grain and oil on the shelves are all gone. There are more than a dozen people pushing empty shopping carts, waiting for the salesperson to come back with the goods.
Almost everyone who comes to the supermarket wants to buy rice or flour. The people in the front stand still in this area, and the people behind can't squeeze through, so they are stuck here for the time being.
But before anyone could get impatient, the salesman came back pushing a cart taller than the others, shouting as he walked:
"Move aside, I can't see the road. Don't hit me!"
Then he walked two steps and shouted again: "You have to make way for me. If you don't, how can I deliver the goods? It's all the rice you want. If you want to buy it, move back! Otherwise, you won't be able to buy any!"
The crowd then squeezed together and took small steps to make a path through.
The salesman finally delivered the goods, but before he could turn around, a group of people crowded in and unpacked the boxes and moved the rice themselves without him having to do anything.
"Don't be in a hurry! What are you in such a hurry for? Everyone gets a share!" the salesperson shouted anxiously, "Don't pull it too hard, it's no joke if it hits your head! Hey, this box can't be opened, someone has reserved it!"
Those who were pushing shopping carts were originally in the front of the line, but now they were being pushed around. Their faces became more and more ugly. They asked people to stop pushing them several times, but no one paid any attention to them.
They were so annoyed, but they couldn't argue with these people, so they could only urge the salesperson to say:
"Hello, I just placed an order with you. Can you help me put one on the car? By the way, can you deliver the goods? If you can, our boss said he wants to buy more!"
One person spoke up, and the others followed suit: "Yes, can you deliver? Our boss also said that we need to place more orders. We must buy a lot of rice, flour, and cooking oil!"
Running back and forth like this, not to mention how much they can buy back home, the main problem is that there are too many people and it takes too much time. If they can deliver the goods, they can both relax and complete the tasks assigned by the boss perfectly.
The salesperson struggled to carry a whole box of rice into the car, and said in embarrassment: "I really don't know if this is possible. I am only responsible for selling the goods. Why don't you go to the front desk to ask? If it can be ordered, it will probably be shipped directly from the warehouse."
Although they did not get a positive answer, they also knew that going to the front desk was the fastest solution, so they didn't say anything more and pushed the cart to force their way out of the crowd.
An Jiu saw it all. She thought these people should be servants in some leaders' homes, who came to the supermarket to buy supplies under the instructions of their leaders.
But they didn't expect that when they came the second time, there would suddenly be so many people.
In fact, most people don’t understand what happened. It was their first time to go to the supermarket to buy groceries, and they were seen by their neighbors when they left the store.
The neighbors know best what jobs they do and who they work for.
Seeing them carrying food back in bags left and right, the smart neighbors decided to follow their example. After all, the big leaders knew more than anyone else.
But who doesn’t have relatives and friends? Word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Plus, when strangers saw it, more and more people came to the supermarket to buy things, which led to the current situation.
Anjiu also wanted to grab a few packs, but unfortunately she had no contribution points left. The supplies in the space were enough for them to eat for two to three years.
Her purpose of going downstairs had been achieved. It was certain that something was going to happen to the beehive.
Anjiu squeezed out of the crowd, passed through the gap between the cash registers, walked out of the supermarket, and went home as quickly as possible.
During this time, while she and her grandmother were stockpiling goods, she had also been persuading Aling and her grandmother's old sisters to buy more rice and flour. If they owed rent, they would owe it. If the administrator said they would be kicked out if they continued to owe rent, they should find a way to pay it back.