This was also the time when everyone, having finished their meal from the communal pot, would put on their cotton clothes and go outside to dig for Five Grain Worms.
Previously, the supermarket opened at 6 a.m. every morning. However, due to everyone's enthusiasm for digging insects and exchanging them for work points, a positive cycle had formed. Consequently, the supermarket extended its hours, adding a second opening time after 6 p.m. This new schedule perfectly avoided the peak midday temperatures. Most people's daily routines had also changed, with them staying indoors as much as possible during the extreme heat. This meant their previous single meal a day had now luxuriously become two.
Furthermore, since most people had already traded in all their spare quilts and clothing, the supermarket expanded its trade-in program to include other daily necessities for work points: beds, wooden planks, wooden items, and waste paper.
