As soon as Tang Li entered the supermarket, a blast of cold air hit her.
Although the materials chosen for the renovation were all pollution-free, they still couldn't avoid the residue of harmful substances. Large-power electric fans had been running for ventilation after the interior decoration was completed.
Not only that, but activated carbon was placed everywhere in the supermarket, and when the store closed at night, several air purifiers with formaldehyde removal functions were turned on.
Even so, it was impossible to eliminate all harmful substances in the supermarket before the extreme cold season began.
But now, there was no time to worry about these things.
Tang Li knew that the extreme cold would arrive tonight, and in another 10 days, there would be an ice storm!
Tang Li had to become an official partner within these 10 days and fill the supermarket's warehouses and shelves.
This way, she could double her investment of nearly 5,000 supply allocation coupons within the five months of the extreme cold season, earning back both the principal and interest!
After entering the supermarket, Tang Li went to the lounge next to the checkout counter.
This was the room she was in when she was reborn.
The room was simply painted, so there was little pollution, and it was equipped with air conditioning.
For the past month, when the construction workers were tired, they rested here and ate here.
When Tang Li came in, Tang Guo was arranging bowls and chopsticks here.
The table was filled with meals Tang Guo had prepared at home, which she brought here for the construction workers. This had been the case for the past month.
Seeing Tang Li, Tang Guo quickly greeted her, "Boss, you're back?"
Tang Li said helplessly, "Sister Guo Guo, how many times have I told you not to call me boss, and you still call me boss?"
Tang Guo smiled, "But you are my boss!"
"We have to distinguish between public and private. In private, I don't call you boss, but during work, I definitely have to call you boss."
"What's more, you went directly to the supply department and credited the supply allocation coupons to my account without my permission! You're paying me a salary, so how can I not call you boss?"
After clearing the silt and debris from the supermarket, Tang Guo volunteered to take on the task of cooking for the construction workers.
Tang Li had originally intended to finish cleaning the supermarket quickly and let Tang Guo earn supply allocation coupons from the official channels.
Seeing this, she had no choice but to find a way and directly credited Tang Guo's supply allocation coupon account with a month's salary, amounting to 450 points, at a standard of 5 points per day.
Tang Li knew that this month was the only time to earn supply allocation coupons.
Once the extreme cold season arrived, apart from those working for the official channels, most people could only use the supply allocation coupons they had saved, with no way to earn more.
A few days ago, when Tang Guo went to the exchange to redeem supplies, she discovered a new sum of supply allocation coupons in her account, and since she couldn't transfer it back, she could only work even harder.
Hearing this, Tang Li also touched her nose and said helplessly, "I really can't do anything about you, with all your grand principles..."
As she spoke, she placed the roast duck in her hand on the table.
Tang Guo exclaimed in surprise, "You even bought roast duck?"
At this moment, Boss Xie, who had come down from the rooftop, also arrived.
Tang Guo quickly swallowed the words she was about to say.
She had to save face for the boss in front of outsiders.
Hearing Tang Guo's words, Boss Xie praised, "Little Boss Tang is so generous! Roast duck is not easy to buy these days!"
As ducks were also food, they were within the scope of official requisition.
Most roast duck shops were now closed.
Except for the 11th floor and above of the supply exchange, roast duck was rarely available elsewhere.
Even on the 11th floor and above of the supply exchange, the price of roast duck was very high, 15 points per portion. If converted to normal meals, it would be enough for a person to eat for five days.
"It's not worth much, just a treat for Boss Xie's workers. You've all worked hard this month."
Tang Li said politely before asking, "Have the solar panels been installed?"
"They've been installed."
Tang Li knew that after the ice storm next month, city A would fall into a blackout again and would not recover until the extreme cold season ended.
Therefore, she needed to prepare some power generation equipment in the supermarket.
Because the supermarket faced south and the shop had a flat roof, Tang Li exchanged for 12 solar panels and installed them on the supermarket's rooftop.
This way, on sunny days during the extreme cold season, the supermarket would not have to worry about power outages.
Hearing Boss Xie's words, Tang Li took out a slip of paper from her pocket and handed it to Boss Xie, saying:
"This is a check for 1,500 points of supply allocation coupons. Boss Xie, please go to the supply exchange when you have time to claim it into your account."
Currently, although the authorities had not yet issued paper supply allocation coupons, they had enabled the check function to facilitate private transactions.
Boss Xie beamed from ear to ear and quickly took the check.