May 3, 2022, grabbing food.

The day on May 3rd begins at 5: 30 pm.

Before that, everything was normal and it was a full day.

It's half past five, and I can finally get off work.

I took out my mobile phone and found that someone in my circle of friends sent a photo of a crowded supermarket.

How come? Is the epidemic serious?

In retrospect, there were signs after two in the afternoon.

Someone in the circle of friends basked in her full refrigerator.

At that time, I was still thinking, this is not Shanghai, why are you hoarding things?

Now that I think about it, I have already got the news.

So, I quickly contacted my husband and we drove to the nearest supermarket together.

Unfortunately, there was a serious traffic jam in front of the supermarket when we arrived.

Unable to find a parking space, my husband asked me and my son to get off first and go to the supermarket to choose vegetables. He went to find a parking space nearby.

He also repeatedly told us to wear masks.

After my son and I agreed, we set out as the vanguard of our family.

My son and I walked to the door of the supermarket and found that the trolley was gone. We have to rely on four hands to carry as many things as possible.

People who buy things in the supermarket are not relaxed on weekdays, and they no longer pick and choose leisurely, but take them when they are sure.

I took a bag of five packs of instant noodles first, and my son asked for a bag of Oreo biscuits.

"Son, we have to buy food and eggs first."

"Yes, yes, things should be prioritized."

We chose this supermarket according to the distance. It was the closest to us at that time, and we had never been here before.

My mother and I struggled through the crowd and found the vegetable area.

I finally squeezed into the vegetable area, only to find that the shelves were basically empty, leaving only some daunting pointed peppers.

Before I was disappointed, I hurried to look for eggs. There are two children at home, and eggs are essential.

The place where eggs used to be sold is also empty. I saw a group of people blocking the entrance to the supermarket warehouse.

When I take a closer look, I'm really picking eggs.

The supermarket staff didn't have time to move the eggs out, so they just let everyone put them in front of the warehouse.

Usually people who buy eggs will shake and listen to avoid buying eggs that have been stored for too long.

At the moment, as long as they are eggs, they are put into their own portable bags.

I huddled in the crowd, squatted on the edge of the egg basket, grabbed a bag full, let the waiter weigh it and put the price tag on it, and my heart was full of sense of accomplishment.

Then my son and I thought about what to buy, and we thought about it almost the same, mainly because there was nothing to buy.

We decided to check out, only to find that we didn't know where the cashier was.

Usually, when the flow of people is normal and the view is good, you can find the location of the cashier according to the sign.

But at the moment, people in the supermarket are very close, and at a low altitude like me, I can hardly see anything.

So I went to a staff member who was smiling from ear to ear and asked her where to check out.

She happily pointed me in the direction, and then said that there are more people checking out now, so you have to wait in line. Then she pointed to the long line in front of her.

My son and I walked backwards along the line, only to find that the line was like a dragon, with no head or tail.

The queue was very long and was squeezed by the supermarket shelves.

When we finally reached the end of the line, my son and I looked at each other and were silent, because this was the entrance to the supermarket.

Because we didn't rob the cart, my son and I had to take what we wanted to buy in our hands.

Considering that we have to wait in line with them for a long time, we can't help but cramp our fingers.

Finally, after consultation, we happily decided: put down your things and leave!

In this way, our action of grabbing vegetables ended in failure.