My Courtyard Refuge

Global Day of Mourning

At dinner, Madam Xu ate an extra bowl of rice than usual, saying that people are refreshed on happy occasions, and when they are in good spirits, their appetite will naturally increase.

During the period, Dad Xu also announced the decision to resume the convenience store. Although Xu Dong repeatedly objected, it was useless.

Early the next morning, Xu Dong was recruited again without any accident, this time as a cashier.

Dad Xu is not young anymore. It was okay to scan a QR code to collect money in the past, but now he uses cash, which makes it difficult for the elderly.

It just so happened that the previous tally clerk left the job years ago, so Dad Xu simply took up the job of a tally clerk and a shopping guide.

Not long after the convenience store opened, customers came to the store one after another.

“Boss Xu, do you have any rice here?”

Father Xu nodded quickly and said, “Yes, there are hybrid rice, northeast rice and silk seedling rice, each of which is available.”

“Why did the price go up so much?”

“You still think it’s too expensive. My house has only raised 50 cents, and other big supermarkets generally have raised it by 1 yuan.”

Dad Xu is not stupid, he went outside to inquire about the market price before opening the door.

===Section 19===

Nowadays, there is a severe shortage of transportation vehicles in the market, and it is difficult for outside materials to come in for a while, which has caused the prices of the entire capital to go crazyrise.

This is still the result of the country’s strict control, otherwise the rise will be even more fierce.

The guest finally bought a 50-jin bag of northeast rice, and asked before leaving:

“When will the fresh food arrive?”

Dad Xu smiled wryly and said, “The wholesale market is almost occupied by vegetable vendors. I don’t have any channels right now. You should go to the vegetable market to have a look!”

Originally, there was a batch of vegetables and fruits at home, but the whole family did not agree to sell them. No one dared to guarantee when the market would return to normal.

“I just came out of there, and everything is out of stock, even the rice is sold out.”

Father Xu suddenly had an idea, and stopped the customer who was about to leave:

“Please wait!”

“Ok?”

“That’s right. I still have some air-dried chicken and bacon at home. I wonder if you’re interested?” Dad Xu took the opportunity to sell them.

Ever since the store closed, Mama Xu has long been worried about the meat in the yard.

Of course the guest is interested, “Oh, what price?”

“Uh, let me explain first, you are also my regular customer here, you should know that I have sold native chickens before.”

The guest nodded to show that she knew that she had even bought it a few times, and the quality was indeed not bad.

Father Xu pursed his lips and continued to introduce: “The air-dried chicken and bacon are the same. They are all authentic local products. I can guarantee it.”

The customer waved his hand: “Boss Xu, you should just say the price directly!”

“Okay, this air-dried chicken is only 300 yuan, and a catty of bacon is 80 yuan.”

Dad Xu almost doubled the price. Anyway, there is no market right now, and besides, this is local food, and the price bureau doesn’t even care about it.

The customer was still hesitating, but Xu Dong was in a hurry. He pulled Father Xu aside calmly, and persuaded in a low voice:

“Dad, you sold it too cheaply, at least double it, listen to me, you’re right!”

Dad Xu couldn’t be persuaded directly, so Xu Dong planned to save the country with a curve, and raised the price first, so that even if he sold it, he wouldn’t be able to sell much.

Dad Xu was a little hesitant at first, but the customer seemed to have heard something, and immediately placed a big order, directly ordering 3 air-dried chickens and 10 catties of pork, and paid the full amount in advance.

“Boss Xu, this is money for buying meat, please write me a receipt, and I will come to pick up the goods in the afternoon.”

Dad Xu took the 1,700 yuan and threw it to Xu Dong without even counting it, as if the money was hot.

After seeing off the guests, Dad Xu couldn’t help but annoyed:

“Look at my brain, this order is a small loss of 2,000 yuan, and our store can’t make 1,700 yuan a day.”

Xu Dong immediately comforted: “Dad, don’t be angry, next time I will sell it according to the price I said. The air-dried chicken is 600 yuan a piece, and the bacon is 160 yuan a catty.”

“I see, I will write a sign and hang it at the door later.”

…

The next day, the sixth day after the end of the solar flare, with the unanimous consent of all countries in the world, it was decided to set February 29 as a global mourning day to commemorate all the victims of the super flare.

These include:

9 astronauts who died in outer space;

All passengers and crew members who died in civil aviation accidents.

As of the 28th, a total of 18,647 civil aviation passenger planes lost contact after the flare broke out, and less than 1% of them successfully made an emergency landing.

The victims of all air crashes add up to about 1,875,927 people;

Due to incomplete data, the number of victims in various accidents can only be estimated to be about 58,000;

A total of 958 rescue workers died in the disaster relief.

At two o’clock in the afternoon on the 29th, the mourning activities in Daxia officially began. Since this is a critical moment in the reconstruction work, everything is kept simple, and there is no unified requirement from all regions.

In Yanjing, the capital, all residents spontaneously gathered on both sides of the road, preparing to mourn for three minutes of silence for all the victims.

It was the same at Xu Dong’s house. The whole family stood in front of the gate of the courtyard. Yang Lina, Xu Dong and Xu Ma were holding the triplets, and the Ke Ke sisters stood at the front.

When the time came, Yanjing’s air defense siren sounded for the third time this year, and everyone bowed their heads in silence.

Three minutes later, the mourning was over.

Father Xu suddenly said with emotion: “I’m afraid no one will dare to fly in the future!”

“Uh, the premise is that there must be a plane to sit on! So many planes have crashed, and the aviation industry has suffered heavy losses. It may not be able to recover for decades.” Xu Dong analyzed.

At present, in the whole world, he is probably the only one who understands how bleak the future of the aviation industry is, and he is always an optimistic person when he is described as depressed.

“What plane to take! From now on, our family will travel by high-speed rail, and no one is allowed to take the plane.” Mama Xu said with lingering fear.

When I came to Yanjing before, my youngest son suggested flying. Who knows when the flare will erupt.

Ke Ke has never been on a plane before, so she said coquettishly, “Grandma, Lele and I have never been on a plane before?”

“Grandma hasn’t done it either, so we’re not allowed to sit down.” Mama Xu insisted.

Coco pouted, bored alonegas.

Xu Dong took the padded jacket, bowed his head and promised: “When the amusement park calls, Dad will take you and Lele to ride the roller coaster. The feeling is exactly the same as riding a real plane.”

“Really?”

“Of course it’s true. When did Dad lie to you? The last time he said he would take you guys to go skiing, but in the end he didn’t.”

“Dad, I like you so much!”

“Daddy loves you too!”

“Okay, Keke, Lele, hurry up and play, Dad and Grandpa are going to the store.” Dad Xu urged.

Xu Dong wanted to be lazy very much, so he begged: “Dad, can’t you rest for a while?”

Before Xu’s father could answer, Xu’s mother’s furious voice came over:

“Why don’t you rest, go to the store quickly, take advantage of the high price of meat, and sell all the meat in the yard earlier, this time you really made a fortune.”

Xu Dong almost wanted to cry but had no tears. This is a proper lose-lose!