Chapter 395: Mumu was a little scared
When Qin Xiaoxia descended from the sky, he did not land in the bustling farmers' market, but jumped straight to the spot outside the supermarket.
The supermarket certainly did not carry as much as it used to, but it still stocked all the essentials.
It was noon, with the sun high overhead-the time of day when people felt safest. The supermarket was less crowded than the farmers' market, but a steady stream of customers still came and went.
Some sealed foods with long shelf lives were now rationed by ID, with a fixed allowance each week.
It was not that supplies were actually running short. Although the pressure on resources had increased sharply, Huaguo had spent so long preparing for this that there would certainly be no problems in the short term.
The reason was simple: without these restrictions, many people would keep hauling things home like industrious worker ants.
Places with relatively high safety ratings, such as Qing Town, still had quite a few people out and about. Other cities had reportedly introduced community shopping services to keep too many people from gathering in the streets and similar places, making it easier for the military to respond to sudden threats.
Qin Xiaoxia waited a short while before Doudou returned carrying his bag of peas. Gou Dandan held a large bag of beef in his beak. One glance was enough to tell it weighed at least ten pounds, though Qin Xiaoxia could not tell whether it was brisket.
"Big Cousin, we're done shopping. Let's go home!"
With something in his beak, Gou Dandan could not speak, but he nodded to express his eagerness.
Previously, the best food he had eaten had been Xiao Lili's cooking or ready-made dishes bought at the market, along