Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies

Chapter 179: Confusion



Long Yu shook his head and said, "We won't go. It's too dangerous."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

When the old man heard this, he became anxious. Last night, he told his family that they could get enough food for a month after this transaction. If he couldn't close this deal, his family would starve to death in a few days.

Although he was anxious, the old man was not stupid.

He knew why Yao Ran and Long Yu refused to go with him, so he said, "Young Lady, since you don't want to go to my house, why don't you choose a place, and I will ask my sons to send the antiques there."

Long Yu looked around for a moment and saw an office building three hundred meters away. Soldiers were patrolling the area, so it was safe for them to do the exchange there.

"We could do it there." He said, pointing at the office building in the distance.

The old man looked at the office building and said, "Alright. Then please wait there while I transport the antiques."

Yao Ran nodded, and the old man hurried away.

Watching the old man's back disappear in the corner of the trading market building, Long Yu said, "We should be careful later."

Yao Ran nodded, and the two of them walked toward the office building.

The office building was submerged in snow, with only the top floor remaining. Long Yu and Yao Ran walked into the building through the broken windows and checked the surroundings. Seeing that no one was around, they waited for the old man in the messy lobby.

Twenty minutes later, the old man came back with three large wooden boxes. He ordered his three sons to put the big boxes on the ground and said to Yao Ran, "Young Lady, you can take a look at the antiques first."

After saying that, one of the old man's sons opened the boxes. The moment she saw the antiques inside, Yao Ran's eyes lit up.

The first box contained more than twenty pieces of calligraphy and paintings. Yao Ran opened the scrolls one by one and examined them carefully. She selected eight paintings and a piece of calligraphy from the first box and then moved to the second box.

Looking at the beautiful golden phoenix crown and jade crown, Yao Ran was curious about the old man's identity. The old man needed not only a lot of money but also connections to obtain these antiques.

The third box contained some vases, bronze vessels, and earthenware. Yao Ran took everything in the second box but only a few vases, bronze cups, and earthen bowls from the third box.

After choosing the antiques, she looked at the old man and said, "Old Grandpa, I only want these. How much food do you want to exchange with these antiques?"

The old man looked at what she had chosen and sighed inwardly.

He originally thought that Yao Ran would take everything, so he mixed in some antiques that were only about a hundred years old, hoping that he could get more food and medicine.

But now, looking at the remaining antiques in the boxes, the old man knew that they would become garbage if Yao Ran didn't want them.

In this case, it's better to give them all to Yao Ran so that he can establish some connection with her. Who knows, he might need her help in the future.

Thinking of this, the old man quickly calculated the price.

A few seconds later, he said, "I want ten anti-inflammatory pills, ten antipyretic pills, ten antibiotic pills, and twenty kilograms of broken rice."

The medicine was very expensive now, and the price the old man wanted was not cheap at all. Yao Ran thought for a while and said, "I can only give you half the amount of medicine."

At the end of the world, a pill can save a life. For the old man, exchanging these useless antiques for fifteen pills of medicines and twenty kilograms of broken rice is already a very good deal.

The old man knew that he was in a weak position in this negotiation, so he agreed. "Deal."

After closing the deal, Yao Ran opened her backpack and took out the medicine and broken rice from the space.

After handing the medicine and broken rice to the old man, she said, "We still have to wait for our friends here. Old Grandpa, you can leave first."

The old man handed the medicine and broken rice to his eldest son and then smiled at Yao Ran.

"Young Lady, it's hard to move these antiques around, so I will give all of them to you. Just think of it as my gratitude for your help."

Yao Ran looked at the few antiques she didn't want and nodded. Even though the antiques looked like they were only about a hundred years old, she could give them a try and see if the space wanted them.

When Yao Ran accepted his antiques, the old man smiled even more happily. Seeing that there were more and more people coming to the trading market, he said, "Then we will take our leave first."

"Goodbye, Old Grandpa."

Yao Ran and Long Yu waited there until the old man left with his sons. After they left, Long Yu walked out and checked the surrounding situation. Seeing that there was no one around, he nodded to Yao Ran, who quickly put the antiques into her space.

The moment those antiques appeared in space, they turned into particles and disappeared. Seeing them disappear for the first time was a new experience for Yao Ran.

After the space absorbed all the antiques, Yao Ran focused her attention on the space, wanting to see what changes would happen this time. Unfortunately, she stared at it for a long

time but didn't see any changes.

She scratched her head in confusion, walked up to Long Yu, and said, "Let's go back."

Seeing her confused look, he asked, "What's wrong? Are those antiques fake?"