Cheng Pingwei raised the list in his hand towards Jiang Fei: "More than twenty kinds of seasonings, and 100,000 grams of gold?"

Jiang Fei said seriously: "There are no factories producing seasonings now. The ones I have are sold one less bottle at a time, so the price will naturally be higher."

"This is a discounted price for you."

Cheng Pingwei didn't believe it at all.

Boss Jiang was obviously trying to rip him off.

But they are now in a cooperative relationship, so there is no need to make a fuss over such a small matter, so they can only accept the bill.

How desperate must Mo Yanan be to cooperate with bandits???

After putting away the bill, Cheng Pingwei left with doubts.

Jiang Fei asked Su Liuyuan and Han Yang to move two more tables and place them next to the bamboo shoot dumpling tasting area.

A table was laid out with various juices, teas, and milks.

On another table was a contribution card swiping machine and an electronic scale.

A sign with the words "Exchange Point" was written on it and placed in front of the drinks. Jiang Fei used a handheld loudspeaker to record the message about collecting willow catkins in exchange for drinks or contribution points, and hung it at the gate for looping broadcast.

Soon, several residents were attracted and came into the store to ask questions.

"Can willow catkins really be exchanged for drink contribution points?"

"You guys are not lying."

Jiang Fei: "This event was organized by us and the military. It is absolutely real."

"Five pounds of willow catkins can be exchanged for a bottle of drink, or five contribution points."

Several people were moved.

The things in Ping An Shopping Mall are indeed good, but the prices are high.

Gold is not like contribution points, which can be earned back after spending, so they only buy necessities and are reluctant to buy drinks or milk.

Moreover, the wages at the base are low and jobs are hard to find. In most families, only one person works to support the entire family.

The rest of the people stayed at home with nothing to do.

But now it’s different. If you pick up ten kilograms of willow catkins, you can exchange them for a bottle of drink and 5 contribution points.

Those who wanted to help share the burden at home immediately went back to find bags to pick up willow catkins.

Some people saw this scene and walked up to inquire curiously. When they learned that they could exchange items, they also took the bag and picked up the items.

The news spread that day.

Willow catkins easily adhere to the skin and clothes, and are not easy to put into bags after picking them up.

When the wind blows, the willow catkins will float away.

What’s worse is that it can cause skin allergies, rhinitis and other problems.

It's not as simple as residents think.

But no one gave up.

These are all drinks, contribute some points!

Go home and put on a mask, sunglasses, a hat, change into long-sleeved shirts and long pants, then come back to continue picking up, and you will definitely get some activity benefits.

The residents kept picking up the trash day and night, and when they had accumulated enough trash into several large bags, they would send them to the small shopping mall.

To avoid keeping the door open all the time, which would cause a large amount of willow catkins to float in, Jiang Fei asked the residents to line up outside and only allow three people to come in at a time to change.

In order to prevent someone from putting stones into the bag and increasing the weight, Jiang Fei and others had to open the bag and check the willow catkins first.

After making sure there is no problem, weigh the items and exchange them for drinks or contribution points.

The collected willow catkins were sealed and piled on the open space on the first floor, waiting for Cheng Pingwei's people to come and pick them up.

Jiang Fei's share was placed in the warehouse.

They are secretly put into the supermarket warehouse before closing every day to prevent Xiao Hei from accidentally biting open the bag and spilling the willow catkins.

Jiang Fei would occasionally let Xiao Hei out, put a leash on him, and tie him to the exchange point to maintain order.

Xiao Hei is big and looks fierce, so the residents who come to exchange willow catkins are all polite and no one dares to make trouble.

A bite from a big black dog is no joke.

In the mildest case, the skin will be torn and in the worst case, there will be no flesh left.

They don't want to suffer.

Knowing that Jiang Fei wanted Yang Liuxu, Jiang Zhengkang and others also went to pick it up after get off work. They did not drink the drinks they got in exchange, but took them back and put them on the table again, just to record the accounts and increase the sales.

Not only that, the increase in the number of people coming to the mall has also indirectly boosted the sales of bamboo shoots and dumpling seasonings.

Su Liuyuan and his colleagues were too busy, so Jiang Fei started to come and help every day.

In the evening, I took the intercom and called Lu Yuxiao, Chuxia and others to come to the small shopping mall to eat together.

Whenever Zhou Wanqing was free, she would bring gold bars to have dinner and occupy the seat next to Jiang Fei.

On the other side of Jiang Fei is Xiao Chuxia.

As a result, Lu Yu could only sit opposite Jiang Fei.

Looking at Zhou Wanqing who had taken his seat and shyly picking up food for Jiang Fei, Lu Yu pierced through the potato chips in the bowl with his chopsticks.

Why doesn't she leave yet?

After dinner, Lu Yu couldn't help but find Jiang Fei to whisper something.

"Did Zhou Wanqing say when the discussion meeting would end?"

Jiang Fei: "No, she doesn't know the time either."

"Why do you ask this suddenly?"

Lu Yu calmly replied: "Some members of the rescue team are curious about the discussion meeting and asked me to help find out."

What I was thinking was——

I hope Zhou Wanqing can go soon.

The next day.

Jiang Zhengkang and others took advantage of their off-get off work time as usual to pick up willow catkins.

Jiang Feidian collects gold in the warehouse.

Cheng Pingwei's men had already taken away the willow catkins and sent a batch of gold, including the money used to buy seasonings last time.

System: [Ding——Detection of gold: 18700000 grams]

[Current unlocking progress: 25%]

I made a lot of money this week!

After restocking the sold-out seasonings on the shelves, Jiang Fei cleaned the place while waiting for everyone.

After about an hour, Jiang Zhengkang and his team returned.

In the past, everyone could pick up a sack, but at night they only brought back 3 bags.

Su Liuyuan picked the catkins off his body and complained, "These people are too good at picking up catkins. When we were there, all the catkins on the trees and on the roadside were gone, and the good spots were taken first."

Jiang Zhengkang: "Just now I saw a few people using butterfly nets to catch willow catkins in the air. They really tried their best."

Han Yang: "How about we get up early every day and go out to pick them up?"

Yao Jin: "Don't think about it. I woke up early for a morning run and saw many people picking up willow catkins on the road."

Finding Cao Xiuhong was not there, Jiang Fei asked: "Where is Aunt Cao?"

Jiang Xiaoshi: "Aunt Cao said she was going to a place a little further away to pick up willow catkins and would come back when she had enough to fill a sack. She told us to go home first and not wait for her."

Speaking of Cao Xiuhong, Jiang Zhengkang sighed, "Sister Cao has been feeling bad for the trouble Ge Zhicai caused to the mall last time. She has been rushing to work and picking up willow catkins. She has also been doing housework non-stop at home."

"We talked to her privately and told her that Ge Zhicai's trouble had nothing to do with her, but it was of no use."

"Fei Fei, Sister Cao listens to you. You can talk to her when you have time so that she doesn't have any psychological burden."

Jiang Fei: "Okay, you guys go home, I'll wait for her at the mall."

"We'll be staying here anyway, so why not wait with you? We can make some shepherd's purse dumplings and freeze them." Su Liuyuan took out the flour and shepherd's purse and prepared to make dumplings.

At 22:30, Jiang Fei and others wrapped 20 bags of dumplings and put them in the freezer.

Niu Er: "It's been two hours, why hasn't Aunt Cao come back yet?"

"Could it be that he went home?"

Jiang Zhengkang: "No, the house key is with me."

"She brought a walkie-talkie. I'll contact her and ask."

Jiang Zhengkang called Cao Xiuhong on the intercom for a long time, but there was no response from her.

"Everyone, go look for it separately."

As soon as Jiang Fei finished speaking, bang——

The door of the mall was knocked open.