Chapter 191 Shopping
There is no real commercial area in the Fengshi base. Not everyone has the courage to go out to collect supplies or hunt zombies and mutant beasts. Those people can go directly to the official exchange center to exchange for other supplies.
But most ordinary survivors don't have the guts. If they want to trade supplies with others, they can only exchange items they need with each other, thus forming a barter-for-barter market.
At the bottom of the Fengshi base, which is the third floor, there is a large space inside, which is officially divided into an article trading market with a large area of tens of thousands of square meters.
Gu Ming and the girls came to the underground market. The whole market was packed with people, a bit like the market Gu Ming had seen when he was a child. ✫
The market is all about setting up stalls to sell things. There are no stores. The better ones have a table with various small items placed on it. The bosses are shouting various slogans and selling. The whole market is very lively, and it is a bit like returning to the old days. A pre-apocalyptic feeling.
"They sell microwave ovens. If they are still working, you can take them with only two kilograms of rice or a can of canned meat. First come, first served!"
"New clothes are on sale, new clothes are on sale, tearful sale, a set only costs half a catty of rice or a pack of instant noodles!"
"We are selling steel knives. Homemade steel knives can hunt zombies and mutant beasts. Don't miss it if you pass by. They only sell ten kilograms of rice!"
"Playboy, one copy only costs one or two rice."
"C Ronaldo's autograph before the end of the world only costs half a pound of rice."
“Rice is exchanged for canned meat, rice is exchanged for canned meat.
Gu Ming and the others saw that many people buying things were not buying food, but using other items to bargain with the boss in exchange for things.
Walking to the stall of the young man selling autographs, Gu Ming saw that his stall had many signatures of famous football and basketball stars before the end of the world. He picked up Ronaldo's signature and asked.
"Is it half a pound of rice?"
The young man saw that Gu Ming's group of people were dressed differently from ordinary people. They were beautifully dressed and not at all shabby like ordinary people. Moreover, the women were prettier than the other, and they were accompanied by bodyguards. They were not ordinary powerful people. He still had this insight. Yes, after all, he was also a super rich second generation before the end, he said respectfully to Gu Ming.
"Yes, each one only costs half a catty of rice."
Gu Ming signaled Gu Xiao to take out a can of meat from his backpack. He gave the can to the young man and said with a smile.
"Canned meat is okay, I'll get a few more."
"Okay, absolutely okay."
The young man struggled to swallow the saliva secreted rapidly in his mouth. He had not eaten canned meat for almost a year. The only meat he could eat now was rat meat, and it was not available very often.
"Are you from the Far New Base?"
"Oh, why do you say that?"
"Because I only heard that there are a lot of supplies at the Far New Base, and it's like a paradise."
Speaking of this, the young man's face was full of yearning.
"Then why don't you sign up? There seem to be a hundred people signing up to join the Far New Base every week."
"Haha, first of all, I have no money, and secondly, I have no connections."
The young man had a self-deprecating tone. You must know that his family had a net worth of tens of billions before the apocalypse. After the apocalypse, not only did he become a pauper, but his family was left with only three people: him, his mother and his sister. It can be said to be very miserable, but the whole world Who is not like this?
Unexpectedly, to join his own base, you need to have connections and rich people to sign up. Gu Ming knows that the official base management in Feng City may not know this situation, and may not care if they know it. Forget it, Gu Ming does not want to report this to Zhang Mingfa. In this situation, it is the same no matter who joins his base.
"Give me all your signatures and give you this card. Now take this card to the parking lot, find the fleet at the Yuanxin base, and give the card to a man named Song Wenbao. He will arrange it for you. "
"Thank you. You should be the ancient leader of Yuanxin Base. My name is Zhan Wenyuan. Thank you very much. Can I take my mother and sister with me?"
"Can."
Zhan Wenyuan thanked Gu Ming again with tears in his eyes, and left the market directly. He wanted to go back to pack his luggage, and then took his mother and sister to find Song Wenbao.
"Chief Gu, I didn't expect you to be kind."
When Wu Yanxia said this, Gu Ming didn't know whether the other party was mocking him or flattering him. The other party's IQ was too high. When he heard Ye Xianhong talk about the other party's strong academic qualifications just now, Gu Ming always felt that he was short in front of her. Like a head.
"It's funny, I just used to like these football stars. I used to hope to get autographs from these people. I didn't expect that in this doomsday era, my wish can actually come true. Of course I have to thank Zhan Wenyuan. "
"Come on, hubby, let's go there and have a look."
Wherever Gu Ming and his gang go, the flow of people will disperse quickly. Those people will know that they are not simple as soon as they see the posture of Gu Ming and his gang. Anyone who has no eyesight will have died long ago.
The most lively part of the market is the open space in the middle. There are many women of different looks standing on the open space. They all have a sign hanging on their waist. These are not human trafficking.
As long as you see what's written on their brands, you'll know what's going on. Some say one pound of rice per night, some say half a pound of rice per night, and some say one pack of instant noodles per night.
Gu Ming saw this scene with a blank expression on his face. This was normal in the doomsday era. Many women lost their husbands, and there were not so many positions in the official base. In order to prevent their children from starving to death, selling their bodies in exchange for food was the most direct choice.
There were the most men in this area, and many of them were choosing their sleeping partners for the night. The women also waited numbly for others to choose.
"Well, let's go."
It was Wu Yanxia who said this, and Han Mei and Ye Xianhong also nodded in agreement. As women, seeing such a scene, although they knew it was normal in the doomsday era, they felt bad and could only leave quickly.
"Wait, I saw Ouyang Yanfei."
There was a dispute in the distance. Gu Ming didn't care at first, but he was sharp-eyed and saw Ouyang Yanfei and Tian Shaoyao in it. Although they were wearing masks, he still recognized them. His men were in trouble, so he had to go over to see.
"Yanfei, what's going on?"
Gu Ming and the others walked over and came behind Ouyang Yanfei. He knocked on her shoulder and asked.
"It's the leader."
Turning around, she saw Gu Ming and his men, and Ouyang Yanfei immediately told him what happened here.
It turned out that Ouyang Yanfei came here to take away an old friend, but her friend was favored by several men, and they wanted to take her friend away by force. How could she and Tian Shaoyao let them take her friend away, so the two sides had a dispute.
"Take your friend and go with us."
Gu Ming didn't take the gangsters seriously at all, and he didn't bother to talk to them. He turned around and left. Seeing a group of people like them, the men didn't dare to say a word and could only watch them leave.
"Leader, can I take a few people to the base?"
Ouyang Yanfei still respected Gu Ming very much. Originally, she had the right to talk to Song Wenbao. Anyway, she would take a hundred people from Fengshi Base when she went back, so it would definitely not be a problem to add a few people.
"Sure, you don't need to tell me about this matter this time, you decide for yourself."
People who joined the Yuanxin Base, no matter who they were, could only become an ordinary person in the Yuanxin Base.