"My name is Xie Shiqiang, and I think you need a guide." Seeing Liu Wei'an and others looking at him, the tall and thin young man grinned and showed a bright smile.
"Can you tell me everything I want to know?" Liu Wei'an asked.
"I can only tell you what I know." Xie Shiqiang smiled slightly, "Get out of the car, everyone. If you have no destination, I advise you to walk. The price of gas here is three times higher than normal."
"Come for a walk with me." Liu Wei'an got out of the car and waved his hand, throwing a golden light over him.
"You will make your trip worthwhile." Xie Shiqiang's eyes lit up, and he caught the golden light with both hands. It was a gold coin, and he took out the gold coin. He guessed correctly, it was indeed the big financier. The smile on his face became even brighter.
"I want to know the current situation." Liu Wei'an asked.
"The most powerful one is naturally the city lord Ma Xuewang. All the military and political power is in his hands, followed by the four major families. The other three major families are relatively low-key. You know Xiang Jia, the security in the city is basically theirs, so , you'd better be careful when you meet them, otherwise you can get someone into the situation with any accusation. Although you won't die, you will have to shed a layer of skin. In addition, the Bai family has a special status and basically does not Cause trouble, so as long as you don't take the initiative to cause trouble, there will be no trouble, and then there is the Su family, and the Su family is doing the security work of the wall. As long as you don't provoke these people, basically there will be no life-threatening danger." Xie Shiqiang said.
"Will life be safe?" Wu Lili was confused.
"Restoring order is just an official statement, targeting the zombie area. In fact-" Xie Shiqiang made a you-know-what expression.
"What do you mean there is a serious food shortage here?" Liu Wei'an asked.
"Were you checked when you came in?" Xie Shiqiang asked without answering.
"Yes, and you have to pay an entrance tax of 10,000 copper coins." The repairman said angrily.
"I'll go! These corrupt officials have increased the price again. When I came in, it was only five thousand." When Xie Shiqiang heard this, he immediately gritted his teeth, but immediately realized that he had lost his composure and smiled embarrassedly at Liu Wei'an, "I was originally here. Most people are on the run and don’t have much money with them. They are robbed at the door, so those of us earn even less. There are fewer and fewer people there recently. Now I only dare to eat one meal a day.”
"Does the government not care?" Wu Lili asked.
"Ma Xuecheng is in charge now. He only cares about the rich. He doesn't worry about us poor people." Xie Shiqiang said angrily.
"Why is Ma Xuecheng in charge? Where is Ma Xuewang?" Liu Wei'an asked. Although he killed his son, Ma Xuewang is indeed a more courageous person. Among the nearby provinces, Tianfeng Province has the worst conditions. , but the economy is the most developed and the richest province. All of this is due to Ma Xuewang.
"I don't know. Governor Ma showed up once at the beginning of the zombie outbreak and then disappeared. I don't know what happened." Xie Shiqiang seemed to be very secretive about this topic. The people who fled here did not bring food with them, resulting in a serious shortage of food here, but there are more and more people. I advise you to leave here and go to other provinces if there is nothing important."
Xie Shiqiang paused and then said, "Of course, if you have money, that's another matter."
"The price to enter here has been raised so high because you don't want people to enter?" Liu Wei'an looked at Xie Shiqiang.
"I'm not sure, but the possibility is very high." Xie Shiqiang said.
There were many people setting up stalls on the street. These people were not in good spirits. They looked disheveled, had no smile on their faces, and their words were weak. Liu Wei'an suddenly stopped.
"Master, do you want to buy jade? I suggest you go to the jade shop in front of you. Ma Laoer's price is too expensive." Xie Shiqiang said. It turned out that where Liu Wei'an stopped, there happened to be a jade vendor selling a heart-shaped necklace, rubies, and passion.
"Xie Shiqiang, you bastard, do you want to ruin my business?" Ma Laoer was furious. If he wasn't worried about scaring Liu Wei'an away, he would have punched Xie Shiqiang twice. He gritted his teeth and said, "This is my family heirloom. If not, In today's world, let alone 50,000 copper coins, 500,000 is only a fraction of this necklace."
"People are starving to death, so what can fifty million do?" Xie Shiqiang said disdainfully.
Ma Laoer was suddenly speechless.
"Give me an honest price. If it suits me, I'll buy it." Liu Wei'an said calmly. The price written on the paper by Ma Laoer was 50,000 copper coins.
"Forty thousand copper coins is the minimum. It can't be lower." Ma Laoer stretched out a slap, hesitated for a moment, and then clasped his thumb.
"Here you go." Liu Wei'an took out four gold coins and threw them to Ma Laoer, then put away the necklace. Seeing Liu Wei'an so happy, there were several vendors nearby, their eyes suddenly became hot, and they couldn't help shouting: "Sir, the stubborn rocks here are not bad, they only cost 30,000 copper coins."
"Your stubborn stone is nothing. My wood carvings are exquisite. They only cost 20,000 copper coins."
"Master, let's take a look. The Mongolian knife is purely handmade. It can be used for self-defense and for collection. It only costs 30,000 copper coins. If you buy it, you will definitely not suffer any loss."
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"Sir, actually you don't have to pay such a high price. Those jade shops only offered 35,000 copper coins. This necklace is not Ma Lao Er's heirloom. I don't know where he got it from." Xie Shiqiang followed. Liu Wei'an said from behind.
Liu Wei'an smiled. Although he didn't understand these gems, root carvings, etc., he could still tell that in the prosperous times, these things must have been worth a lot of money, but now, they have all become cabbage prices. 40,000 copper coins may be a lot in Xie Shiqiang's eyes, but he doesn't care.
"Give it to me?" Wu Lili looked at the necklace handed to her, her eyes suddenly lit up.
"I wouldn't buy it if it wasn't for you." Liu Wei'an said seriously.
"Yeah!" Wu Lili took the necklace with great joy, and the slight complaint in her heart disappeared. Although she is generous, Liu Wei'an is so worried about the safety of other girls. It would be strange if she is not jealous. She just knows that the matter is urgent and has not spoken out, but it does not mean that she does not have knots in her heart. But now, all this no longer exists.
"Uh..." Xie Shiqiang said weakly to Wu Lili: "Although the security here is good, I suggest not to wear the necklace."
"Why?" Wu Lili had already put on the necklace.
"Nothing!" Xie Shiqiang didn't dare to look further. The red gem was as hot as fire and fell right into the cleavage. This was clearly tempting people to sin.
"Can I buy weapons here?" Liu Wei'an asked.
"You want to buy weapons?" Xie Shiqiang was surprised.
"Can I still stay here?" Liu Wei'an asked.
"It's possible, but the price -" Xie Shiqiang said.
"Contact me. I want to see the weapons when I leave." Liu Wei'an looked at Xie Shiqiang, "Can you handle it?"
"Yes!" Xie Shiqiang said quickly. He could feel that if he said no at this time, Liu Wei'an would immediately choose to change his guide.
"Sister, please buy me, I only need one hundred copper coins." A dirty little girl timidly pulled the corner of Wu Lili's clothes, pleading on her face, but looking at the elephant from the corner of her eyes, with fear. It seemed like the big guy was putting too much pressure on her.
"Go away, go away, don't block the road." Xie Shiqiang hurriedly drove the little girl away.
"Wait, do you have any sympathy? Why are you so cruel to such a young child?" Wu Lili said displeased.
The little girl took a few steps back like a frightened little rabbit. When she saw Wu Lili's kind expression, she felt a little hope rising in her heart. She wanted to leave, but was reluctant to leave. She said cautiously: "Sister, okay, I'll do it." Mom hasn’t eaten for several days.”
Wu Lili followed the little girl's gaze and saw a woman in tattered clothes. Her body was curled up in the corner. Her hair was like withered grass. Because she lowered her head, she couldn't see her face, but her exposed hands and feet showed that she was tall. Time is malnourished and skinny. Immediately compassion overflowed.
"Wei'an, look -" Wu Lili looked at Liu Wei'an pitifully, all the money was on him.
"Take it and buy some food for your mother. If we don't buy you, if we buy you, who will take care of your mother?" Liu Wei'an counted 30 copper plates and placed them on the little girl's hand, and said softly: " Go ahead and don’t let your mother starve.”
"Thank you, thank you, big brother and big sister, you are all good people." The little girl bowed deeply and stared at Liu Wei'an and Wu Lili for a few seconds, as if she wanted to see their faces clearly before turning around. Run away.
"There are too many people like this." Xie Shiqiang sighed with a complicated tone. Standing behind, he clearly saw Liu Wei'an holding a gold coin inside thirty copper plates. If Liu Wei'an directly gave him a gold coin, he would not be so emotional. If Liu Wei'an directly gave him 30 copper plates, he would not feel anything. It was complicated, but hiding the gold coins in the copper plate deeply touched his heart. With dozens of copper coins, no one dared to act arbitrarily in broad daylight. After all, the security team was still there, but if it were a gold coin, it would definitely be enough to make people commit crimes.
He has seen many people who do bad things with good intentions. This is the first time he has seen someone like Liu Wei'an who does good things and also thinks about the future for others.
"It's just a clear conscience." Liu Wei'an said calmly.
"Can you take me with you when you leave?" Xie Shiqiang looked at Liu Wei'an hopefully.
"Where is the food buyer? Take me there." Liu Wei'an smiled and did not agree or refuse.
"Follow me." Xie Shiqiang understood what Liu Wei'an meant. Everything depends on performance.
The original supermarket has now become a military center. Dozens of soldiers with live ammunition are waiting at the gate. There is a line of people buying food at the door. They are nervous when they go in. They grit their teeth when they come out, holding the food in their hands and rushing as fast as possible. Speed away.
"Why are they looking like this?" Wu Lili was curious.
"Because of the price here -" Xie Shiqiang smiled bitterly, thought for a while, and then said a more appropriate word: "Eat people!"
