My courtyard shelter

At dinner, Xu's mother ate one more bowl of rice than usual. They say that people feel refreshed during happy events, and their appetite naturally increases when they are in high spirits.

During this period, Xu’s father also announced the decision to resume business at the convenience store. Although Xu Dong repeatedly opposed it, it was of no use.

Early the next morning, Xu Dong was, without any surprise, promoted to a young man again, this time as a cashier.

Father Xu is not young anymore. In the past, it was okay to scan a QR code and receive money, but now he only uses cash, which makes this difficult for the elderly.

The previous tally clerk resigned a year ago, so Father Xu simply started working as a tally clerk and shopping guide.

Not long after the convenience store opened, customers started arriving one after another.

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"Boss Xu, do you have rice here?"

Father Xu nodded quickly and said, "Yes, there are hybrid rice, Northeastern rice and silk seedling rice, all of them are available."

"Why have the prices increased so much?"

"You think this is too expensive. My price has only gone up by 50 cents, while other big supermarkets have generally gone up by 1 yuan."

Father Xu is not stupid. He went outside to inquire about the market price before opening the door.

Nowadays, there is a severe shortage of transportation vehicles on the market, and it is difficult for supplies from outside to come in at once. This has caused prices throughout the capital to rise crazily.

This is the result of the state's strict control, otherwise the rise would have been even worse.

The customer finally bought a 50-pound bag of Northeastern rice. Before leaving, he asked:

"When will the fresh food arrive?"

Father Xu smiled bitterly and said: "The wholesale market is almost occupied by vegetable vendors. I don't have any channels here now. You'd better go to the vegetable market and have a look!"

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

"I just came out from there, and there was nothing in stock. Even the rice was sold out."

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

"Please wait!"

"Um?"

"That's right, I also have some air-dried chicken and bacon at home. I wonder if you are interested?" Father Xu took the opportunity to promote.

Ever since the surrounding restaurants closed down, Xu's mother has long been worried about the meat in the yard.

Of course the customer is interested, "Oh, what's the price?"

"Well, let me explain first, you are also a regular customer here. You should know that I have sold native chicken before."

The customer nodded and said she knew. She had even bought it a few times and the quality was indeed good.

Father Xu pursed his lips and continued to introduce: "The same goes for the air-dried chicken and bacon. They are all authentic local products. I can vouch for them."

The customer waved his hand: "Boss Xu, you'd better just tell me the price!"

"Okay, this dried chicken...is only 300 yuan, and a pound of bacon is 80 yuan."

Father Xu has almost doubled the price. Anyway, there is a price but no market at the moment. Besides, this is a local flavor product, and not even the Price Bureau has control over it.

The customer was still hesitant, but Xu Dong was anxious. He calmly pulled Xu's father aside and whispered:

"Dad, you are selling it too cheaply. You will at least double it again. You are right to listen to me!"

Father Xu couldn't be persuaded by direct persuasion, so Xu Dong planned to save the country by going through a curve and first raise the price, so that even if he sold it, he wouldn't be able to sell much goods.

Father Xu was a little hesitant at first, but the customer seemed to have heard something and immediately placed a big order for 3 air-dried chickens and 10 pounds of pork, and paid the full price in advance.

"Boss Xu, this is the money to buy meat. Write me a receipt and I will come over in the afternoon to pick up the goods."

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

After seeing off the guests, Father Xu couldn’t help but said in annoyance:

"Look at my brain, I lost a small 2,000 yuan on this order. Our store can't make 1,700 yuan a day."

Xu Dong immediately comforted him: "Dad, don't be angry. Next time, you will sell it at the price I said. The dried chicken is 600 yuan per piece and the bacon is 160 yuan per pound."

"I understand. I'll write a sign and hang it at the door later."

…

The next day, six days after the solar flare ended, countries around the world unanimously decided to set February 29 as a global day of mourning to commemorate all the victims of the super flare.

These include:

9 astronauts who died in outer space;

All passengers and crew members killed in civil aviation accidents.

As of the statistics collected on the 28th, a total of 18,647 civil aviation aircraft have lost contact after the flare broke out, of which less than 1% successfully made an emergency landing.

The total number of victims of all air crashes is approximately 1,875,927;

Due to incomplete data, the number of victims in various accidents can only be estimated at about 80,000;

A total of 958 rescue workers died during disaster relief.

At two o'clock in the afternoon on the 29th, Daxia's mourning activities officially began. Since this was a critical moment for the reconstruction work, everything was kept simple and there were no unified requirements in all places.

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

The same goes for Xu Dong's family. The whole family is standing in front of the courtyard gate. Yang Lina, Xu Dong and Xu's mother are holding the triplets respectively, and the Coco sisters are standing at the front.

When the time came, Yanjing's air defense siren sounded for the third time this year, and everyone began to bow their heads in silence.

Three minutes later, the memorial service ended.

Dad Xu suddenly sighed: "I'm afraid no one will dare to fly in the future!"

"Well, the premise is that there must be a plane to fly! With so many planes crashing, the aviation industry has suffered heavy losses, and it may not be able to recover for decades." Xu Dong analyzed.

At present, he is probably the only one in the world who knows how bleak the future of the aviation industry is. To describe him as a person with an optimistic attitude, he is in a state of utter failure.

"What kind of plane are you taking? From now on, our family will all travel by high-speed rail, and no one is allowed to fly." Xu Ma said with lingering fear.

When I came to Yanjing before, my younger son even suggested taking a plane. Who knows when the flare will erupt.

Coco has never flown on a plane, so she coquettishly said: "Nai, Lele and I haven't flown on a plane yet?"

"Grandma didn't do it either, we're not allowed to sit down." Xu's mother insisted.

Coco curled her lips and sulked alone.

Xu Dong took the little cotton-padded jacket in his arms, lowered 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 airplane."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. When did dad lie to you? Last time he said he would take you skiing, but he didn't go in the end."

"Dad, I like you so much!"

"Daddy loves you too!"

"Okay, Coco and Lele, go and play quickly. Dad is going to the store with grandpa." Dad Xu urged.

Xu Dong wanted to be lazy very much, so he begged: "Dad, can't you take a break for half a day?"

Before Xu's father could answer, Xu's mother's angry voice came over:

"Why don't you take a break? Hurry to the store and sell all the meat in the yard while the price of meat is so high. This time you will really make a fortune."

Xu Dong just wanted to cry without tears. This was a complete lose-lose situation!