Chapter 63
Tang Yu'an was wandering around the stalls exchanging things while staring at the map.
About ten minutes later, the guard who tipped off finally entered the guard post.
Tang Yu'an moved the minimap to the location of the guard post. After zooming in, he saw that the guard ran directly to find the black bear who had delivered the token to them yesterday.
At this point, Captain Black Bear should still be sleeping, right?
About a minute later, the silver light representing the black bear finally began to move.
He assembled a team of six people and followed the guard towards the market!
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but frown, feeling that something was wrong.
He looked at the stall which once again had a long queue.
Because he needed to check the time, the watch was with Brother Xiaoqi. Tang Yu'an didn't know exactly how much time had passed. He could only roughly guess that he had been setting up the stall for less than half an hour.
It would be a pity if we withdraw like this.
But what if Captain Black Bear comes and stops Xiao Qi? Once the time is up, the Thousand Faces Cloak will lose its effect...
Tang Yu'an thought about it, picked up the straw basket he had just exchanged, and walked towards the market entrance.
He kept an eye on the small map as he walked. When Black Bear and his men appeared outside the market, Tang Yu'an quickened his pace and walked out, pretending to greet them by chance.
Even if you can only stop it for a little while, it’s still experience!
"Captain Black Bear, what a coincidence?"
When others saw the guard team coming, they all tried to avoid them, but Tang Yu'an was the only one who excitedly went to meet them.
Black Bear recognized Tang Yu'an, but he still stopped in his tracks in front of the mountain master's distinguished guest.
He nodded to Tang Yu'an as a greeting, and was about to leave, but was stopped again: "Captain Black Bear, I have a question for you."
The mountain master's order was still hanging on the boy's chest. Although he wanted to go find the salt merchant immediately, Black Bear still held his temper.
He waved to the guards behind him, asking them to cordon off the market first, and then said to the boy, "You speak."
Seeing that the guards did not rush into the market immediately, Tang Yu'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then asked with a smile: "Have you solved the mutant snake? We are going back down the mountain today."
Black Bear raised an eyebrow, "Leaving so soon?"
"Yes, I hope you can tell Sister Hongli for us," he said. "We'll come back later."
"Okay, don't worry about the mutant snake, the mountain master has already taken care of it."
"Wow, so fast?"
Tang Yu'an was genuinely surprised. Didn't Hongli just come back yesterday? Could it have been solved last night while they were sleeping?
The black bear looked as if it was a matter of course.
"The Mountain Master is powerful, so a mere mutant snake is no match for him. The reason it was able to run rampant in Jufeng Mountain before was because the Mountain Master was away, so it took advantage of the opportunity."
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but nodded, with shock and admiration in his eyes.
His expression pleased Black Bear very much. The stern captain softened his tone and said, "Don't worry, leave. You'll be absolutely safe within the confines of Jufeng Mountain."
"That's good!"
Tang Yu'an nodded. He did not miss any opportunity to gain experience points. He took a fruit from the basket and handed it to Black Bear.
"Thank you for agreeing to pass on the message, Captain Black Bear. You probably haven't had breakfast yet, right? This is for you."
The black bear, who originally wanted to refuse, finally accepted the fruit after hearing the boy's caring words.
[You completed a loss-making transaction with a returning customer, experience points +2]
After taking the fruit, Black Bear strode towards the market.
Tang Yu'an stood there and watched him go.
In the market.
Zhou Qi was doing business when he suddenly saw a series of experience value prompts pop up: [The mysterious merchant put the "mushroom" into the No. 1 slot of the portable warehouse]
He paused, then without any hesitation placed the salt shaker on the cotton cloth, rolled up the cotton cloth and quickly put it on his back.
Before anyone could react, he had already jumped into the air.
As soon as Zhou Qi jumped, he felt a pair of eyes locked on him.
He couldn't help but shudder, and almost the next moment, the boy twisted his waist hard and took out the umbrella at the same time. He changed direction several times in the air before landing on the ground.
As soon as he landed on the ground, a huge net behind him narrowly brushed past his body and fell to the ground, missing his target.
Zhou Qi left here quickly without any hesitation.
"It runs so fast!" The black bear looked at the empty huge net and couldn't help feeling annoyed.
A skilled salt merchant has arrived in Jufeng Town. He received the news yesterday and even went to see the residents who had exchanged their salt.
The salt was of good quality and should have been dried in seawater. They guessed that this was a big salt merchant and it was impossible for him to come only once and leave, so they made preparations in advance.
They originally just wanted to "invite" him to the guard post and sit down. If he was willing to cooperate, they would not use force.
They hadn't expected the other party to be so alert! They'd forced them to attack, yet they'd easily escaped...
I don’t know if he will come tomorrow?
The black bear was a little annoyed, but when he turned around, he saw the young boy who was valued by the mountain master coming over.
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Tang Yu'an actually didn't want to come here.
When he saw the guards throw out the huge net, his whole heart was trembling.
Fortunately, he soon saw the message from Brother Xiaoqi.
[Employee Zhou Qi takes out 1 mushroom from compartment 1 of the portable storage]
This was the secret code they agreed upon. He putting in the mushrooms represented "run away from danger", and Zhou Qi taking out the mushrooms represented "safe and sound".
Tang Yu'an finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He should have left quickly at this time, and in fact he had already turned around to leave, but... looking at such a big market, he was very unwilling to do so.
They just left like that. Unsure of the guards' intentions, they would probably have to give up the trading method of selling salt at a stall.
These are all points and experience points!
So he gritted his teeth and didn't leave just like that.
Anyway, the mountain master has the order and he has not been exposed, so what is there to be afraid of?
Tang Yu'an mustered up his courage and ran over to inquire about the situation: "Captain Black Bear, are you arresting that salt merchant? Has he committed any crime?"
Facing the boy's clear and bright eyes, Black Bear paused, feeling a little unsure of how to answer.
He thought about it, and finally said: "No, I just want to invite him to visit the guard post."
A big question mark appeared above Tang Yu'an's little head.
He looked at the guards who were closing the net. Please? You call this a please?
"You invited him to the garrison...do you want to buy salt?" Tang Yu'an asked following his words.
The black bear nodded subconsciously. With so much salt, they naturally wanted to eat it all. But now that the people had run away, they probably wouldn't come back again.
He looked at Tang Yu'an and suddenly paused.
Tang Yu'an felt his gaze, and although she was a little panicked, she still showed a very innocent expression on her face.
"Do you have anything else to tell the mountain master?" Black Bear suddenly asked.
What do you want to convey?
Tang Yu'an was about to say no, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of a resident walking by carrying wild vegetables.
He thought for a moment and said, "Since there's such a huge demand for wild vegetables and mushrooms, why not organize the townspeople to grow them in the mountains?"
Black Bear:?
"Since wild vegetables and mushrooms can be dug up in the mountains, it proves that they can adapt to the climate. As long as we create suitable land and an environment for cultivation, they should be able to be grown. If the harvest is good, can't we feed more people?"
Black Bear looked at Tang Yu'an deeply.
"Why don't you come back with me to the garrison and speak to the mountain master in person?"
Tang Yu'an quickly shook his head, "No, no, I have to go back first. See you next time, bye!"
Then he turned and ran, fearing that he would be caught and forced to stay.
The black bear didn't chase after him. He looked at the boy's back for a long time before tilting his head: "Bai Bai?"
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When Tang Yu'an ran back to Meiyu Pavilion and entered the room, Zhou Qi came out from under the umbrella.
"That was a close call! Luckily you went today, otherwise I would definitely not be able to escape that big net!"
Tang Yu'an still felt a lingering fear when he recalled what had just happened.
"I'm sorry, Xiaoqi..." He reflected, "I was too risky. I should have informed you in advance so that you could escape earlier."
Zhou Qi shook his head and did not blame him.
"Fortune and honor are sought in danger. Your reminder comes at the perfect time," he said. "But if I want to continue to rely on this method to gain experience points in the future, I might need to think about it again..."
"That doesn't matter."
Tang Yu'an had already thought about this, "We can sell it on the mountain road. There are a lot of people over there."
"Besides, the guards' purpose is also to buy salt. Perhaps we can talk to Sister Hongli directly later."
Tang Yu'an repeated the conversation between himself and Black Bear, and then couldn't help but complain about their rude way of invitation.
"I guess they're trying to force a sale."
Zhou Qi didn't expect Tang Yu'an to be so brave. He went back calmly to inquire about the news after the accident.
Fortunately, they all returned safely.
"How many points and experience points did you get just now?" Zhou Qi asked.
Tang Yu'an opened the panel and did some calculations, then smiled. "Haha, I earned 1,054 points and 94 experience points! Much more than yesterday!"
And he only needs 14 experience points to reach the next level, yay\(≧▽≦)/
Zhou Qi curled his lips slightly and nodded, "Not bad."
Then he put away his umbrella and said, "Pack your things. We'll be going back soon."
"Yeah, okay."
Tang Yu'an temporarily closed the panel and began to prepare food and tools for the journey back. Although he was a little reluctant to leave Jufeng Town with so much walking experience points and credits, he was still eager to go home.
He missed the grocery store so much!
I just hope that after recruiting Xiaocao, she can make good use of the rich population resources of Jufeng Town and earn more points and experience points.
“Knock knock knock—”
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
Tang Yu'an went to open the door and saw the proprietress Lin Meiyu standing outside. Compared with yesterday, her complexion was obviously much better and she looked much happier.
Lin Meiyu motioned him to go into the house.
After closing the door, she took out a small cloth bag containing two crystals from her pocket and said with a smile, "Brother Hu's injuries have stabilized. He slept well last night and just got up to eat something."
"I heard from Lao Li that you are leaving today."
"Thank you, this is the reward I promised you yesterday."
Tang Yu'an reached out to take it, but no system prompt appeared, so he couldn't help but look at Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi understood and said, "Is he in the room? Let's go and show him. After we've seen him, you can give us the crystal."
Lin Meiyu was a little confused. She had given away all the crystals... but if they were willing to go see Wang Hu again, she would of course be happy.
"good."
So Zhou Qi and Tang Yu'an went to check on Wang Hu.
After a night, his life force had become stronger and his health should be around 40%. If he rested well, he would probably recover in two or three days.
Wang Hu was awake when they came over.
This sturdy man had lost a lot of weight after this experience, but he was still in good spirits, with a pair of brown eyes that were as sharp as a torch.
"Thank you for saving my life." He thanked them solemnly.
"You're welcome." Tang Yu'an said, "We're just giving it a try. Your survival depends on your strong willpower."
Then, Zhou Qi took the crystal from Lin Meiyu.
[Employee Zhou Qi completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, earning +400 points and +1 experience point]
Seeing the system prompt, Tang Yu'an finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He smiled and said to Lin Meiyu, "Boss, Brother Hu is recovering very well, you can relax."
Lin Meiyu nodded gratefully.
At this time, Zhou Qi finally spoke: "Boss, we have one more thing we want to ask of you.
He took out a pound of rabbit meat.
Facing Lin Meiyu's puzzled look, he said, "We want to book another bed in a large dormitory room."
"Aren't you leaving soon?" she asked confusedly.
"Yes."
Although she was puzzled, Lin Meiyu still agreed. She said, "I won't charge for the meat. I've told you before that as long as you're willing to treat Brother Hu, your accommodation will be free when you come to my place in the future."
Tang Yu'an shook his head and said, "Madam Boss, this is not a place for us to stay, so you still have to accept this rabbit meat."
Of course, the main purpose is to gain points.
It was a bit too ostentatious to order three pounds of meat for a month, so they decided to cut back.
"Not you?"
Lin Meiyu frowned in confusion, then suddenly thought of something. She couldn't help but widen her eyes and asked, "Could it be..."
Zhou Qi nodded and began to explain to her.
Lin Meiyu was a little surprised when she heard his words, but her expression gradually softened, and she finally smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."
[Employee Zhou Qi completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, earning +90 points and +1 experience point]
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"Let's go back to the deserted city."
After finishing breakfast, around seven to eight o'clock, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi followed Old Li and started their return journey.
Lin Meiyu stood at the door and watched them go.
Recalling their instructions to her before they left, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: These two young men are indeed different from the people in Jufeng Town...
I don’t know if there will be a chance to see you again in the future?
Only when their figures disappeared on the mountain path did Lin Meiyu withdraw her gaze and return to the house.
After a while, the Shitou brothers and sisters came out of the house rubbing their eyes.
The big bunk bed in Meiyu Pavilion was too comfortable for them. In addition, they were weak due to long-term hunger. In such a safe environment, it was difficult for the two children to wake up once they fell into a deep sleep.
They were also awakened by hunger and left the bed reluctantly.
"Boss, Madam..."
Unexpectedly, they met Lin Meiyu on the first floor. The brother and sister were stunned at first, and then stammered to greet her.
Seeing their reaction, Lin Meiyu couldn't help but laugh.
Her smile made the brother and sister even more embarrassed.
"I, we're leaving first..."
They wanted to run away, but Lin Meiyu waved to them and motioned them to come over.
The two siblings looked at each other and walked over.
Although Lin Meiyu had a bad reputation, the two children couldn't dislike her with her beautiful smile at the moment, and they couldn't help but feel close to her.
"Boss lady, what can I do for you?" Xiaocao asked.
"The young doctor and his friends just left." Lin Meiyu said.
"Gone?" Shitou blinked, then quickly realized what was happening and asked anxiously, "You mean they left Jufeng Town?"
"right."
"Why didn't you call us earlier?" Shitou immediately pulled his sister and rushed out.
However, when they chased all the way to the gate of Jufeng Town, they did not see the figure they expected to see.
At this time, Shi Tou calmed down a little, but the sadness in his heart was still very strong.
He didn't understand why either.
They just met by chance, so what if they left without saying goodbye?
However, Shitou still felt very sad.
From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever been so kind to them except each other... He was really grateful and wanted to give something in return.
What's more, every farewell in the wasteland may be a farewell forever...
They may never see each other again.
"Brother, let's go back." Xiaocao pulled his clothes.
Shi Tou looked at her. Her eyes were also red, and she was obviously as sad as he was.
"The proprietress may have something to say to us, let's go back to the Meiyu Pavilion." Xiaocao continued.
Shi Tou was stunned for a moment, then he realized that if the proprietress had nothing to say, there was no need for her to stop them.
It is very likely that the little doctor has something to tell them?
"Let's go back!"
So, the brother and sister who had just disappeared in a flash ran back to the Meiyu Pavilion in a hurry.
Lin Meiyu, who was cleaning, was startled when she saw them running back, and then she started laughing.
She knew that the brother and sister would definitely come back, but she didn't expect them to come back so soon.
After asking about their purpose, she nodded and said, "They have renewed the reservation for a bed in the dormitory. For the next ten days, one of you siblings can continue to stay with me."
The Shitou siblings never expected that Lin Meiyu would convey such news to them.
After finally digesting it, Shitou felt happy, but at the same time, the sadness in his heart became more and more intense.
How could someone be so nice to them? It was so nice that it made him feel ashamed!
"Let my sister live here," he offered.
He is stronger, so it doesn't matter if he has to sleep outdoors.
However, Lin Meiyu shook her head.
She took out a pair of scissors from behind the counter and said to the brother and sister, "The little doctor said that these scissors are stored with me. You can borrow them from me during the day and leave them with me for safekeeping at night."
"You have to earn your own accommodation."
Stone's eyes lit up slightly. He looked at the scissors and said in disbelief, "Really...really?"
Lin Meiyu nodded.
She looked at the thin figures of the brother and sister, thought for a moment and said, "If you want to cut someone's hair, you can bring them to the Meiyu Pavilion."
She emphasized, "It's safe to trade here."
These two children are too weak. The scissors belong to the little doctor, and she is afraid that they can't protect them.
"Thank you, Madam."
Xiaocao also thought of this, and her voice was a little choked.
Everyone in the town said that the proprietress of Meiyu Pavilion was so vicious and a femme fatale, but after actually meeting her, they found that this was not the case at all.
The proprietress is just like the little doctor, a very good person.
Lin Meiyu shook her head and said, "If you want to thank someone, then thank the little miracle doctor."
If they had not saved Wang Hu, she would not have been able to protect Meiyu Pavilion, let alone protect others.
"If your business is slow, you can help me collect firewood," Lin Meiyu continued. "If you collect one pound of firewood, you can stay overnight."
After all, they lived in a large dormitory room, and the consumption of firewood in one night was only one pound.
"Okay, we got it."
Stone took the scissors carefully, his eyes and nose were red, and his mood had not yet recovered.
Seeing the two children like this, Lin Meiyu couldn't help but say, "They said they would come to Jufeng Town again in the future."
"Really?" Stone and Grass looked up at the same time.
"Well, they said it themselves."
"Thank you!"
The two children finally cheered up.
After all, they were still oppressed by survival, and the other party had already gone far away. There was no point in them being sad, so the two children quickly calmed down.
Shitou wanted to find someone to cut his hair in exchange for food, but Xiaocao stopped him and said to Lin Meiyu, "Madam, let's go collect firewood first. Do you have any tools you can lend us?"
Lin Meiyu nodded and said, "Yes."
The brother and sister left Meiyu Pavilion with their wood-cutting tools - because they were going to the mountains, they temporarily left the scissors with Lin Meiyu.
On the way, Stone said curiously: "Little Grass, aren't we going to get a haircut?"
He felt that he could get more things in exchange for picking up hair, and maybe there would be some left after paying for accommodation!
Xiao Cao explained to him, "The boss lady's husband is injured. He definitely can't go to the mountains to chop firewood these days. Since she has helped us so much, we must help her first."
"Oh!" Shitou suddenly realized, "Then let's pick up some firewood and go back quickly."
Compared to edible things like wild vegetables and mushrooms, the competition pressure for firewood was much smaller. They chopped a bundle of firewood, and it was almost noon when they returned to Meiyu Pavilion.
Lin Meiyu was very satisfied with the firewood. After weighing it, she gave each of them a fruit.
"You can continue to stay here today. Please remember to clean and keep the room tidy in the future."
"Okay, okay, thank you, Madam Boss!"
Shitou and Xiaocao returned to the room with the fruit. Although it was still hot inside, it was much better than being exposed to the sun outside.
They devoured the fruit greedily.
They were all in the period of growth and still felt hungry after eating the fruit, so Shi Tou took out the whole wheat buns that Tang Yu'an gave them yesterday.
"The little doctor said it's not poisonous, so it must be."
If you really want to harm them, there is no need to go to so much trouble.
"Yeah." Xiaocao also nodded.
However, they were obedient and did not dare to eat too much at once. They broke the steamed buns into four pieces, and each of them took one piece and started to nibble on it in small bites.
“This steamed bun is so delicious!”
"Even if it's delicious, you can't eat it too fast."
After finishing the small portion of steamed buns, the brother and sister lay down to sleep.
It is the hottest time of the day and not many people are hanging around on the streets, so even if they want to go out and cut people's hair, they probably won't get any business.
So they decided to go to sleep while there was still food in their stomachs, so that they wouldn't feel hungry for a long time after falling asleep.
The stone fell asleep quickly, but the grass did not.
She looked at the ceiling and felt that what she had experienced in the past two days was just a dream.
Can she and her brother really live in Meiyu Pavilion forever?
[A mysterious businessman intends to recruit you as a salesperson for the "Ping An Grocery Store"]
Job Description: Assisting shop owners in selling goods, managing the shop, etc.
【Salary: 10 points per month】
【Benefits: Open the mall exchange panel, etc.】
【Accept】【Reject】
When Xiaocao saw a strange light screen appearing in front of him, he felt that he was indeed dreaming.
What do the words on this light curtain mean?
She had seen these patterns on the wrapping paper of some pre-disaster items, so she knew they were words, a language that could be recorded.
But……
She can't understand!
This recruitment information was naturally sent out by Tang Yu'an.
They had been traveling for most of the day and had now arrived at a stronghold halfway up the mountain. Because he had the order from the mountain master, the guards welcomed them warmly.
However, in order to gain experience points, Tang Yu'an still gave them some fruit as a return gift.
The fruits I exchanged from Granny Guo have been eaten up, and now I am using the ones I earned from selling salt at the stall this morning. The quantity is not much, but as a small gift given away casually, there is really nothing more suitable than fruit.
So they decided that next time they went out to do business, they would go to Grandma Guo's house to pick more fruits.
After lunch, when he went to the room arranged by the guards to rest, Tang Yu'an finally had some free time. He then found the light spot of Xiaocao and sent out the recruitment information.
He waited and waited, but received no acceptance or rejection message for a long time.
"Why doesn't Xiaocao accept it yet?" Tang Yu'an was a little anxious.
Zhou Qi is extracting pure water.
Hearing this, he suddenly realized a question: "Could it be that she doesn't understand?"
Tang Yu'an was stunned.
Huh? What don't you understand?
He blinked and quickly understood: "That's right! Xiaocao has never been to school. She can't read!"
They thought of all the possible problems they might encounter, but they didn't expect that in the wasteland, probably only the survivors before the disaster and the people who came out of the fortress could read.
Tang Yu'an was speechless. He never expected that he would get stuck on this issue.
"Does it mean that in the future we can only hire people who come out of the fortress as employees?" he said with a frown.
It's not easy to find people who survived before the disaster, but in the fortress... unless you go to the fortress, where is it easy to meet such people?
At the moment, the most suitable fish in Jufeng Town is probably the red carp.
"Are we going to hire Sister Hongli as an employee?" Tang Yu'an muttered.
In fact, if there are enough positions, it seems that recruiting Hongli can be done, but when Tang Yu'an just sent out the recruitment information, he found that there are restrictions on his recruitment of employees.
For a level lv1 store, the current maximum number of employees is 4.
In other words, in addition to Brother Xiaoqi and Brother Chihao, he can only recruit two more employees at present.
After he and Xiaoqige analyzed it, they guessed that this should be related to the store upgrade route he chose.
Elite means strong, and this direction is obviously an elite one. It is naturally impossible to recruit employees on a large scale - after all, considering the area of the grocery store, his store really does not need so many employees.
Although this number is really small, if the "bigger is more beautiful" policy is adopted and the area of the grocery store is expanded, the number of employees recruited may be greatly increased.
Unfortunately, they don't have extra points to upgrade other routes at the moment.
So they can only recruit one new employee at the moment - in order to retain the memory erasure function in case of emergency, the remaining employee's position cannot be moved.
Tang Yu'an secretly prefers to hire Xiaocao.
The Shitou siblings live in very poor conditions, and becoming employees of Ping'an Grocery Store may be their only chance to change their fate.
not to mention……
Tang Yu'an doesn't trust Hongli very much.
Although this mountain lord was powerful, had high prestige and a sufficient population under his rule, the strength shown by her and her subordinates made him feel a little uneasy.
Tang Yu'an glanced at the map.
After they left Jufeng Town, the two surveillance guards were still following them. Who knew how long they would follow them...
If Hongli was really recruited as an employee, his and Xiaoqige's identities would definitely be exposed.
Who knows what will happen if it's exposed? There are too many unstable factors, and the level of danger is completely different.
"Don't think too much." Zhou Qi said, "Maybe Hongli can't read either?"
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but laugh.
How is this possible? Even Chi Hao can read, so it's impossible for Sister Hongli to be illiterate.
After laughing, Tang Yu'an continued to worry.
Perhaps his resentment was too deep, and a new system prompt popped up on the panel that had been silent for a long time.
[It is detected that the cultural value of the recruiter "Xiao Cao" is too low. Should the voice broadcast function be enabled for him?]
Tang Yu’an:!
There is such a useful function, of course I will install it as soon as possible!
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Meiyu Pavilion, a large dormitory room on the first floor.
Xiaocao stared at the light screen for a long time, until her eyes felt sore, but the strange thing was still floating in front of her eyes.
So what is this thing?
While she was puzzled, new text popped up. At the same time, a mechanical voice suddenly rang out in her ears: [The mysterious merchant has enabled the voice broadcast function for you]
Then, the mechanical voice read the recruitment information to her in full.
Xiaocao was so scared that he sat up.
A mysterious merchant? A grocery store salesperson? And a points and redemption panel?
What are all these?
Xiaocao was frightened for a while, but when she saw that nothing else happened and the light curtain did not disappear, she had to focus her attention on the light curtain again.
Whenever her eyes passed over a line of text, the mechanical voice would read it in her ears.
【Accept】【Reject】
She looked at the two options and thought, since it was a dream, why not just accept it? It was a dream after all.
As her thoughts turned, the text on the panel suddenly changed.
Congratulations on becoming a salesperson at Ping An Grocery Store.
【Employee Code of Conduct】
1. Do not disclose your salary to other employees;
2. You may not disclose to customers that you are an employee of Ping An Grocery Store;
3. Do not disclose the existence of the mysterious merchant to customers;
4. Do not intimidate, threaten or attack the mystery merchant or other employees;
5. You are not allowed to plunder the supplies of the mysterious merchant and other employees.
[Note: The employee code of conduct will be enforced and no employee is allowed to violate it. If it is enforced more than three times, it will attract the attention of the mysterious businessman.]
[Under insufficient conditions, the employee panel is not open yet]
[Please work hard. When you meet the requirements, the mysterious merchant will open the clerk panel for you and unlock more benefits.]
Xiaocao blankly scanned the strings of text, listening to the emotionless mechanical voice beside her ear reading out the meaning of these words to her.
What is going on?
But she quickly grasped the point: working hard to unlock benefits?
What benefits can be unlocked?
She felt her heart begin to beat rapidly. Although she still didn't understand what this meant, if she wasn't dreaming...
At this time, new text appeared on the panel.
[Congratulations! Triggering the normal task "Novice Assessment"]
[Description: Only by proving your sales ability can you truly gain the recognition of the mysterious merchant, otherwise the mysterious merchant will withdraw your recruitment]
[Task content: Please complete a profitable transaction with your brother (0/1)]
[Task Reward: Open employee panel, points*2]
The grass blinked, a profitable transaction?
Does it mean doing business with others but trying to get the upper hand?
She thought about it and reached out to wake her brother up.
Shi Tou, who had just fallen asleep, woke up with a start.
"What's wrong, Xiaocao? What happened?"
He sat up suddenly, and when he found that nothing had happened and they were still safely in the Jade Pavilion, he lay back down again and relaxed.
The grass shook him again.
"Sister, what are you doing? I want to sleep..." Shi Tou muttered dissatisfiedly. If it wasn't his sister lying next to him, he might have punched her.
"Give me the buns and I'll let you sleep."
"The little doctor said that we can't eat too many steamed buns at one time..."
"Will you give it to me? Will you give it to me?"
Shitou was so shaken that he had no choice but to take out the steamed bun hidden in his arms and give it to her. Of course, he only gave her half of it, "Just a little bit..."
Xiaocao hummed.
As soon as she took the half steamed bun, the text on the panel changed.
[You completed a profitable transaction with a regular customer, employee experience +1]
[Congratulations! Completed the normal task "Novice Assessment"]
[Approved, the mysterious merchant has opened the shop assistant panel to you, click to enter and view]
[Points +2]
As the voice broadcast went on, Xiaocao knew that he had completed the task, and it didn't seem difficult.
She fumbled to open the staff panel.
There was no longer only text on the light screen, but a new interface with four icons: Mall, Performance, Tasks and Employee Rules.
The grass felt inexplicably excited.
She first opened the mall to check.
Just like Chi Hao's mall page, there are only two items she can redeem at the moment——
【Glucose: 1 point/10g】
[Soybeans: 5 points/100g]
Xiaocao stared at the two things in a daze. Although there was a voice announcement, just like she didn't know what a "salesman" did, she also couldn't understand what "soybeans" were.
However, she knew what "sugar" was.
Sugar is sweet, and she had seen others selling honey at stalls in the market.
Of course she had only seen it but never actually eaten it.
What this mall says seems to be...she can use her points to redeem soybeans and this candy called grapes?
Xiaocao looked at the number behind the score: 12.
She doesn't know how to count and can't understand measurement units, but she still understands the size of simple numbers.
12 is bigger than 1 and 5, and her points are enough to exchange for things.
Then give it a try, it won’t hurt to try.
Thinking of this, Xiaocao spent 1 point to exchange for glucose.
【「Glucose」exchange successful, please select the delivery address】
[1. Ping An Grocery Store Warehouse (authorization not obtained)]
【2. Portable Warehouse (Not Opened)】
[Immediate delivery has been automatically selected. Please select a container for the goods (touch the container with your finger to select it)]
Xiaocao was confused by what she heard. After reading it several times and understanding its meaning, she touched the empty bowl she had eaten yesterday with her finger.
As she watched, she saw white powder like fine sand appear out of thin air at the bottom of the empty bowl!
This dream is becoming more and more real!
Xiaocao widened her eyes and couldn't help but reach out and pinch her brother's leg hard.
Shitou, who was sleeping, suddenly screamed and sat up with a somersault. Seeing that the person who pinched him was his sister Xiaocao, the boy felt so aggrieved that he almost cried.
"Xiaocao! Why did you pinch me suddenly?"
"Does it hurt?"
"Of course it hurts! It's bruised!"
Does it hurt? Is this not a dream? Xiaocao thought dazedly, then said to the stone, "Brother, look."
What are you looking at?
Shitou looked down at the bowl in her hand and couldn't help wondering, "What is this white sand?"
"It's sugar." Xiaocao said.
"Sugar? No way, the honey I've seen doesn't look like this!" Shi Tou simply stretched out his fingers, pinched a little and put it in his mouth, and then his eyes lit up.
"So sweet!" he exclaimed excitedly, "I've never eaten anything so sweet!"
Xiaocao quickly pinched some icing sugar and put it in her mouth, and then her eyes lit up.
So sweet!
It’s even sweeter than the “little radish” she dug yesterday!
"Where did you get this?" Shitou couldn't help but ask, "Did the boss lady send it to you?"
Could it be that the little doctor left this for them before he left? It felt like only the little doctor could come up with something like this.
Xiaocao shook her head, not knowing how to explain.
"Let me show you!" She placed her fingers on the bed between them and chose to exchange for soybeans.
The moment she successfully exchanged the money, round, pale yellow particles appeared out of thin air at the location she pointed to and quickly turned into a small pile.
"Gulululu..."
A few rolled to the side of Stone's hand.
His eyes were as wide as Xiao Cao's, showing an expression of disbelief, but soon his face showed a look of realization and ecstasy.
"Xiaocao, you've awakened your superpowers!"
Xiao Cao was stunned. Huh? Is this... a supernatural power?
Just when she felt confused, a new prompt popped up on her panel.
Congratulations! Triggering the long-term mission "Profitable Trading"
[Description: As a salesperson in a grocery store, you can conduct three valid transactions with each customer every day]
[Task content: Conduct profitable transactions]
[Task Reward: During the novice protection period, you will receive 1 point for each profitable transaction completed]
Before Xiaocao could understand what this long-term task meant, a new task popped up.
[Congratulations! Triggering the normal task "Boiled Soybeans"]
[Description: Soybeans are a high-quality staple food. They become soft and palatable after being boiled in water.]
[Task Content: Please cook the soybeans and use them to complete a profitable transaction (0/1)]
[Task Reward: Points*2]
Listening to the mechanical broadcast, Xiaocao's eyes lit up.
It turns out that these small balls called soybeans can be eaten after being cooked! She immediately became eager to try it.
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