My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 631 Towards the East?west?
Eastern time in the beautiful country, four o'clock in the morning.

In the Big Apple City, people were panicked and boiling.

At this time, more than two hours have passed since the eruption of the Sulfur Rock Volcano. Everyone is desperately fleeing the beautiful country, and it can even be described as crazy.

The best way to escape is undoubtedly the plane.

So far, more than 5000 planes have taken off from the mainland of the beautiful country.

Some flew east to Europa.

Some people flew westward to Daxia.

There are still very few people who choose to go south.

It's just that Latin America is not a good place. There is almost a world of gangs there, and the official power is slightly equal to none. Most people dare not step in half a step.

Closer to home, those who can afford to fly are the top richest people. They either own private jets, or grab a chartered flight early, and receive the news as soon as possible, so the evacuation is relatively smooth.

As for the rest of the middle class, they can only hope for luck. In any case, the airport is empty, and they can only try their luck in the port, or simply hide in the basement.

The people of the beautiful country are very keen on the "end of the world". Almost every household has a shelter. It is absolutely no problem to survive a year or two relying on the reserves.

In the main city, the Scott Higgins family had just left the house. The male owner was lucky, and the big BOSS was quite conscientious. Before boarding the plane, he actually sent a notice in the company group to let him know the news in advance.

Mrs. Higgins looked confused: "Scott, where are we going?"

"Go to the port first. There are many boats at the port. There are only a few 100,000 people in the Big Apple City. If you are lucky, you should be able to buy a boat ticket."

"Daddy, can't we leave tomorrow morning? I have so many things that I didn't have time to pack!"

The eldest daughter complained.

"The outskirts of the city are in chaos. Didn't you hear the gunshots? If you don't leave now, you won't be able to leave tomorrow morning."

Higgins said helplessly.

The eldest son interjected: "Dad, are we going to Europa or Daxia?"

"Go wherever there is a boat, leave here first."

"Daddy, I want to go to my aunt's house."

The little daughter said with a milky voice.

Higgins' older sister married Daiying, and she has a lot of face in the local area, and the two families have frequent exchanges. It must be the best choice to join her sister's family.

"Okay, let's go to my aunt's house."

Mrs. Higgins coaxed quickly.

After a while, because of traffic congestion, the family could only get out of the car and walk. Higgins stuffed a small leather bag into his underwear, and there were five gold bars in the bag.

Each 10 oz stick is almost 300 grams.

This is the life-saving straw saved by their family.

In the current situation, the dollar does not necessarily work.

Fortunately, the port was not too far away. They dragged their luggage and walked for an hour before finally seeing the port. There were soldiers with live ammunition everywhere, but the order was still orderly.

In fact, even in the current situation.

There was not much chaos in the entire main city.

After all, those who can live in the main city are basically the middle class with a family property of more than one million. The people here are not short of money, and at the same time they are quite educated.

After inquiring, the Higgins family quickly found the "scalper", and the regular channel tickets had already been snapped up.

In addition, the U.S. dollar is no longer useful, and the scalpers only accept gold, summer yuan, and physical exchange.

As for the currencies of the European countries, firstly, the plate is too small, and secondly, the exchange rate is extremely unstable, and the people of the beautiful country do not have much reserves at all.

"Is there a ticket? I can pay in gold."

Higgins couldn't wait.

"How many do you want?"

"Five. Do you have a ticket to Europa? Any country will do."

The scalper said bluntly:
"One ticket for 40 ounces, 200 ounces in total."

"200 ounces?" Higgins's heart tightened, "I only have 50 ounces, can I use other things instead?"

The scalper nodded: "Take it out and have a look first!"

Higgins took off his watch and at the same time gave his wife a wink, and the other party immediately took out a large bag of jewelry from his carry-on bag, and handed them over together.

The scalper took the item, turned around and handed it over to the appraiser on the side. In less than 2 minutes, the result came out.

"Counting these things, I can give you two tickets."

"Two? There are five people in our family!"

Mrs. Higgins was in a hurry.

Higgins was calm and tried to ask:
"Can I pay in US dollars? I still have $5 million in bearer bonds, and I can give you all of them."

The scalper waved his hand: "We don't accept dollars."

"Sir, for God's sake, I beg you!" Mrs. Higgins begged bitterly.

"And what about this?"

Higgins handed over the suitcase on the side.

The suitcase is full of various emergency cans.

The scalper opened it and took a look: "Not enough."

Higgins handed over three more suitcases one after another.

"Is there any more? These add up to only four."

Mrs. Higgins wanted to hand over the last suitcase, but was stopped by Higgins on the spot.

"Don't be stupid, without these cans, what shall we eat on the road?"

"But?"

Higgins waved his hand and turned to look at the scalper:
"Is there a cheaper ferry ticket?"

This is his last hope.

"Sorry." The scalper shook his head: "One ticket for 40 ounces to Daiying, one ticket for 100 ounces to Daxia, I don't have any other options here."

Mrs. Higgins took the three children and knelt directly in front of the scalper.

The scalper is very cold and unmoved at all.

"Four tickets, do you want to exchange them?"

Higgins nodded quickly and said, "Change, I want it."

"Honey, you..."

"Take the children on board first. I'll bring two boxes of canned food when I get home. It won't take too much time. If you don't make it, you don't have to wait for me. I'll take another passenger ship."

Higgins reassured.

"Dad, shall I go back with you?"

The eldest son offered to propose.

"No, you are inexperienced, and you don't even fire your gun. Staying here will only drag me down, and your mother still needs your care!"

Higgins patted the elder son on the shoulder.

……

Meanwhile, on the west coast of Pretty Country.

Mr. Kevin's family of three just boarded the ship.

Fortunately, the three of them did not cancel their nationality. Under the arrangement of the Daxia Consulate, they successfully became the first batch of evacuees.

San Francisco is too close to the Sulfur Rock Volcano.

In less than an hour, the volcanic ash covered the entire west coast, and the plane could not take off at all, otherwise it would be more convenient to fly.

"Danica, I'm sorry!"

Mr. Kevin felt a deep sense of frustration.

Danica held her daughter in one hand and her lover's arm in the other: "It's okay, it's God's blessing that we survived such a big earthquake, and we shouldn't be too greedy."

In fact, before the eruption of the Sulfur Rock Volcano, there were several earthquakes in succession, some big and some small.

It was because of these early warnings and the constant reminders from the consulate that the family of three escaped death.

"Hey, it's all my fault. We shouldn't have come to the beautiful country. I lost all of the two billion yuan."

"Honey, it's not your fault. Who would have thought that such an accident would happen?"

Mr. Kevin regretted: "George suggested that I keep a sum of money in China before. I was too self-righteous. If I had listened to him, our family would not have fallen into the current situation."

"Don't be discouraged. We have hands and feet. As long as we return to Sydney, we can start from scratch. You see, there are still so many people waiting in the port. We are doubly lucky to be able to board the ship."

Danica encouraged.

ps: Ask for recommended tickets and monthly tickets!

(End of this chapter)