24. Chapter 24 Sky-high Price

Author: fried bean curd

Jiang Ran accepted the sweet potato, held the aunt's hand and reminded: "Take care, if necessary, you can sprinkle some mugwort ash and realgar around the house, it may be safer."

Mugwort and realgar have the effect of repelling insects and killing bacteria, but in the apocalypse, the effects of these two things will be doubled. They are the most commonly used insect repellent items by survivors in the apocalypse.

The aunt waved a few people off and looked at the pedestrians leaving one by one. She sat back on the rocking chair under the tree and waited for the next pedestrian who passed by to ask for water.

After coming out of the village, the five people walked towards the asphalt road, but the temperature of the asphalt road was too high, so they could only walk along the roadside.

Ji Qinglin complained: "No wonder there is no one on the road from a distance. It turns out that the temperature up there is so high."

Yu Xiaowan smiled and said: "The black asphalt road absorbs heat, and the temperature is naturally much higher than the surrounding area."

The five people advanced slowly along with the large army. Occasionally, cars passed by at high speed on the road, and some were armed police protecting them along the way. They were all armed with live ammunition, staring at the restless elements who were ready to move along the way.

Ahead, a young man suddenly fell down. The people around him glanced at him and continued walking forward.

A few minutes later, a middle-aged man in a white T-shirt came forward, took off the large water bottle he was carrying, gave the young man a sip, and poured some more on his face.

The seven or eight-year-old girl next to the middle-aged man kept fanning her hand, and the woman next to him gently rubbed the girl's head.

The young man slowly woke up, stood up and thanked the three of them. The middle-aged man smiled and shook his head, helping the young man to continue walking forward.

On the long migration journey, people fell down and stood up from time to time, and some fell down and never stood up again.

Jiang Ran and the others continued to move forward. Two black cars were parked on the roadside in front of them. A young man in his thirties sat in the courtyard and looked at the pedestrians passing by with a very leisurely expression.

Jiang Ran turned back to Ji Qingcheng and the others behind him and said, "Would you like to go over and ask? The two cars should belong to the same family. Giving one to us will not have much impact on them."

Yu Xiaowan frowned, "In this situation, can they sell it to us? We have nothing to exchange."

Jiang Ran said: "If you ask, you will have a chance. If you don't ask, you will not have a chance."

Glancing at the young man sitting in the courtyard, Ji Qingcheng said, "I'll come with you. I can help you if anything happens."

Jiang Ran nodded, "Yeah."

Then, the two of them walked towards the small foreign-style building on the roadside. Ji Qingcheng was waiting on the roadside. Jiang Ran walked into the courtyard and asked, "Are these two cars yours?"

The young man looked at Jiang Ran and said with certainty: "I want to buy a car."

Jiang Ran nodded, "Are you willing to sell one?"

Looking Jiang Ran up and down, the young man continued: "We have two cars in our family. It's not impossible to sell one to you, but you also know what the situation is now. I'm afraid you can't afford the price."

Jiang Ran smiled and said, "Let's talk about it, maybe we can afford it."

The young man looked joking, "We want a thousand catties of grain, do you have it?"

"No."

Jiang Ran shook her head. There was enough food in the space, but it was impossible to take it out now, otherwise her secret would be exposed and her life could be saved.

Seeing the young man's proud look, Jiang Ran continued: "Although I can't afford the price, no one else on the road can afford it. Even if it is true, it is impossible for anyone to replace a broken car."

As he spoke, Jiang Ran carefully observed the young man's expressions, reactions and movements. Seeing that he kept staring at her, his beautiful eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and he said with an unhappy expression: "Can you tell me the real price?"

Suddenly the young man burst out laughing, "Except for your backpack, what else is valuable? Even if the bag is full of food, it's not worth my car."

Jiang Ran said lightly: "So?"

The young man said confidently: "Exchange it for something else."

"No."

Before Jiang Ran could answer, Ji Qingcheng, who had been paying attention here, spoke. He walked to Jiang Ran, looked down at the young man, lowered his head and whispered in Jiang Ran's ear: "There are many people hiding in the house."

Jiang Ran suddenly realized that this guy put two cars in the courtyard, obviously to attract people to come to inquire, and then offered a sky-high price to raise the psychological expectations of the visitors, and then took advantage of the situation to rob them.

Men rob wealth, women rob sex, they are really good at calculating.

She looked at the young man and sneered: "Be careful not to lose the rice."

Jiang Ran and Ji Qingcheng left the small courtyard. The young man looked at the two men with an unkind expression. Seeing that there were other companions, the young man withdrew his eyes and continued to sit down on the chair, waiting for the next big fat sheep to fall into the trap.

After leaving, Jiang Ran and the others never saw the car again.

In the current situation, every household is aware of the importance of cars and hides their cars tightly. Almost no family will sell their cars.

Jiang Ran also gave up thinking about getting a car and couldn't grab one.

As night falls, the number of pedestrians on the road begins to decrease. Some people choose to stop and rest on the roadside or stay overnight in nearby houses. Others take advantage of the relatively cool night and continue on their way under the moonlight.

Jiang Ran and the other five chose to continue moving forward, traveling as much as possible at night and resting during the day.

Under the bright starry sky, the land shrouded in darkness is quiet and dangerous. Insects chirp in the mountains, forests and grass. Occasionally, there are also bursts of bird calls from the mountains.

Because the surrounding light was dim, Jiang Ran and the five of them were close together, with only one step away from each other.

Giggle!

Suddenly, there was a sound of birds flapping their wings in the forest, and everyone immediately stopped, followed by a loud and distant howl.

"Ouch~~"

Jiang Ran was shocked, "It's a wolf howling."

As soon as he finished speaking, several loud responses came from the top of the mountain.

Guan Song panicked, "It's still a pack of wolves."

Quickly judging the location and distance of the howling wolf, Ji Qingcheng said: "Quickly, find a place to hide. You can't stay outside. If you are surrounded by wolves, you will suffer."

Hearing this, several people hurriedly approached the houses on the roadside. Others on the road also ran to the door of the nearest house, knocking on it and shouting in fear.

"Open the door."

"The wolves are coming. Open the door quickly and let us in."

"Come, open the door. Please let us go in and hide. I can give you a lot of money."

"Help."

…

Frightened shouts came one after another, and people kept banging on the doors of houses in the village, but almost no one was willing to open the door.

There was only one house, and as soon as the door was opened, a panicked crowd rushed into the house. The owner was knocked down, and was trampled by the crowd, making loud cries of pain.
Chapter completed!