I survived with my sister in the doomsday

I asked him how much he planned to sell it for.

He replied that it was not expensive, twenty yuan each, but my grandfather and I said that we were going to the city soon to inquire about the whereabouts of their mother, and it would be difficult for us to control these little chicks if we bought them and they were chirping in the car.

Grandpa thought what I said made sense, and said that we should take a look when we come back, and if the man is still there, we can buy it. The man saw that his business was gone, rolled his eyes at us, and chased me away, asking me not to block his stall.

I walked forward a few steps and saw an old lady setting up a stall selling delicious food that I remember from my childhood. Every time my grandma and grandpa went out together, they would buy me and my younger sisters triangular rice cakes! Triangular rice cakes are made by grinding rice into powder, adding sugar and red bean paste, and then baking them in a special triangular mold. The food is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, soft, glutinous and sweet. When I was a child, I called it triangular rice cake! I miss it so much.

I immediately got interested and approached the old lady to ask her how much one was? Or how about I exchange it with you for toilet paper?

The old woman was dressed simply and looked like a rural woman. When I asked her, she explained hesitantly: I don't need the toilet paper, but the rice cakes are for sale.

Seeing that I nodded and agreed to pay, she continued, "This rice cake was sold for 2.5 yuan each before the earthquake, but now the price is going to increase." Seeing her hesitation, I felt something was wrong. She wouldn't ask for a very expensive one, right?

Unexpectedly, the old woman opened her mouth and said that it was now five dollars each.

Oh, I breathed a sigh of relief. I wondered how much he was going to sell them for. I immediately took out fifty yuan and bought ten of them, thinking that I could take some in the car and give them to my sisters as a meal on the way.

When I looked up, Feicui and the others had already gone far away. I didn't know what they were going to see. Shopping is something I hate doing the most. I thought since no one needed the toilet paper, I might as well send it back to the car. So I stopped shopping and went back to the car to wait for them.

When I was walking back and almost reaching the car, a girl blocked my way. The little girl was about twelve or thirteen years old, she was dirty, the color of her top had faded, and her pants were full of wear and tear. The trouser legs were too short to reveal her ankles, and she was wearing a pair of worn slippers. Her hair was messy and her face was covered with dust. She was thin and short.

I looked around and saw no one around me, so I asked the little girl curiously, "What's the matter?"

She stared at the sanitary napkin in my hand, her eyes never moving away. I suddenly thought that girls aged twelve or thirteen should have their periods, and I remembered that my younger sister Pearl also had her periods at this age.

I raised my hand to signal her if she wanted this thing, but she nodded. Now I was in a dilemma. The sanitary napkins in my hand were the cheapest pack of Sophie brand before the disaster came, and it cost more than ten yuan. Judging from her appearance, she probably couldn't afford it.

It wouldn't matter if I gave it to her, but if others saw it, it would cause a dispute, and the little girl would think I had ulterior motives. Why should I be a good person and cause trouble? I had no choice but to ask her, "Can you afford it?"

She nodded and suddenly said: Uncle, wait for me for a moment.

It’s so funny, I have become an uncle now.

After a while, she brought a boy about 14 or 15 years old. They looked very similar. This boy should be her brother. The brother asked impatiently what was going on. The girl whispered in her brother's ear for a while. The brother frowned at the girl and said, "You can't even eat enough now, why did you buy this?"

The scolded sister lowered her head in grievance and dared not say a word, but she stood there stubbornly and refused to leave.

The boy finally gave in and said to me, "Brother, how do you sell this?"

I asked back: Do you have anything to exchange? Or do you have money?

The boy rummaged through his trouser pockets, pulled out a crumpled ten-dollar bill, and hesitantly handed it to me and asked if it was enough. I stared at him dumbfounded. What should I say?

When the boy saw that I didn’t take the money, he thought I thought it was too little, so he immediately said, “Brother, wait a minute, I’ll be back soon,” and then turned around and ran away. But his sister was still standing there as if she was afraid that I would leave.

I thought, forget it, why bother someone with such a small thing, just give it to her for free! I generously took out five packs of sanitary napkins and put them in a plastic bag. There were plenty of plastic bags at the entrance of my supermarket, and I also specially placed a stack of black plastic bags, because before the disaster, some little girls usually came to the supermarket to buy sanitary napkins. I also helped them put them in black plastic bags and handed them to customers without saying anything. After all, some girls are shy and would be embarrassed to take this. There are not many girls like Feicui who are so carefree and loud to ask me to get her sanitary napkins...

I packed five bags and handed them to the little girl, telling her to take them and that I would not ask for money from her.

The girl took the plastic bag and looked at me in surprise. She explained to me embarrassedly: "It's okay, uncle. My brother will bring something to exchange with you in a while. We won't take your things for nothing." Her attitude was still very serious and stubborn.

At this time, Jadeite and Pearl came back, looked at me and the little girl in front of them and asked: Whose child is this?

I said I didn’t know, and said I came here to exchange something. Well, the little girl wanted this but she didn’t have enough money, so I gave her a few bags.

Feicui looked at me with dissatisfaction and yelled, "Are you a saint? Why do you have to give things wherever you go?" Faced with Feicui's questioning, I was unable to answer.

As we were standing there awkwardly, the boy came back with a bag of things in his hand and shouted at me: Uncle, I want to exchange this with you, is that ok?

I could feel that his bag was full of living things, making noises and gurgling noises. Sure enough, when I opened the bag, I saw that it was a bag of frogs.

The boy told me that it would be delicious if you peel off the skin and fry it in oil!

I remember that I also had a naughty childhood when I caught frogs and fried frog legs. They tasted good, but now that I have grown up, who would still eat this? Looking at those frogs seems a bit cruel.

I returned the frog and said that I would give it to you as a gift. You two can exchange it for something else to eat. The little boy saw that I really didn't want it, and saw the sanitary napkin in his sister's hand. He was not stupid and knew that those things must be expensive. He said with a little guilt: "Brother, if you come to our Fanjia Village in the future, my sister and I will make delicious food to treat you well."

Feicui on the side sneered: "That's a nice talk, but why would we go to your village? Even if we went there, how would we know who you are?" I quickly stopped Feicui's mockery and blamed her for arguing with a child and always acting like she was the boss. She was so petty!

The little boy said to us with certainty, "Brother, my name is Fan Chenglong and my sister's name is Fan Chengfeng. If you go to Fanjia Village one day, everyone there knows our family. Just let others tell you where we live and then you can come to my house. I will definitely treat you well!" Seeing his serious look, I said perfunctorily, "Okay, it's settled." In fact, we would never meet again after leaving here, so how could I possibly go find him? I was just giving the kid a way out.

After the boy left with his sister, I also asked Zhenzhu and Feicui what they bought. It turned out that both of them brought some food, including a big bag of popcorn, large fried cakes with soy sauce, fried small twisted dough sticks that were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and a puppy. I was not mistaken, Zhenzhu was actually holding a puppy!

I think it was a yellow dog. Feicui said that Pearl begged her for a long time before she was willing to pay for it. It was not expensive at 100 yuan. I wanted her to throw the dog away, but I couldn't bear it. Forget it, if she likes it, she can keep it.

Grandpa got a charcoal stove and bought a piece of beef, saying that if we were hungry on the road, we could have a picnic and roast beef on the roadside.

So we drove away from the market. Before leaving, I asked for directions. A kind person told us to drive northeast and we would see the main road after passing a few 4S stores.

Sure enough, we found a row of 4S shops on the way. They were once bustling car dealerships of various brands. Maybe because it was close to the mid-mountain base, the damage here was not very serious. But now the road is blocked after the disaster, there are serious casualties, and the shops are almost abandoned.

The idea came to me when I saw a long row of shelves in the 4S store. My grandfather's space is cluttered with things and needs shelves. Isn't this just a perfect place to put them to use?