Everyone agreed with Yao Ran's suggestion and continued to discuss the news found in the past few days. After dinner, Long Yu and Yao Ran went home.
The next day, they gathered in the corridor before six o'clock.
Yao Ran locked the metal door and saw that Long Yu didn't bring anything with him, so she asked, "Aren't you going to the department store with us?"
Long Yu shook his head, "I will stay here to guard the 20th floor."
Today, except for Long Yu, everyone decided to go to the department store. They carried their backpack, hid their weapons, and left the building at six o'clock.
Although it was already six o'clock in the morning, it was still dark outside. However, many people have already come out and are heading to the nearest department store.
It took Yao Ran and others an hour to arrive at the nearest department store in their area.
Entering directly from the fourth floor, she found that it was damp and smelly inside, with many people crowded together. Looking at the crowd in front of her, Yao Ran suddenly felt like she had turned into a sardine in a can.
She looked at the crowd and noticed that most of them looked sickly, thin, and pale. Because the difference in appearance was too big, Yao Ran and her companions stood out like sore thumbs amongst the crowd. She frowned slightly and fell into thought.
The department store is located on the sixth floor, but the queue has extended to the fourth floor. Some people have been queuing since last night, hoping to enter earlier. Seeing this, Yao Ran and others quickly joined the long queue.
While lining up, Yao Ran looked around and saw fully armed soldiers patrolling nearby. After yesterday's iron-blooded tactics, no one dared act rashly despite being unsatisfied and angry with the government's arrangement.
As time went by, more and more people came to the department store.
At eight o'clock sharp, the soldiers opened the door. The soldiers let fifty people in at a time, gave them only five minutes to shop, and signaled them to pay once their time was up.
Purchase restrictions are extremely strict. Each person is limited to buying only two kilograms of grain or flour, and payment must be made in cash after showing the identification card.
They waited in line for three hours but only had five minutes to go shopping. In such a large department store, they not only had to be quick but also had to be wary of other people stealing their things.
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