The two women couldn't make up their minds. They pushed each other and neither of them was willing to come over to buy things first.
At this time, an ox cart carrying three people came from a distance. The three people jumped off the ox cart and walked towards the hotel gate. The person in the lead was obviously an old customer who had visited before - Boss Wang.
Feng Yuanning: “…”
Ha, no one came all morning, and now, so many people are here all of a sudden? Are they all crowded together?
Boss Wang and the others glanced at Feng Yuanning and saw that the color of her clothes was very special and she had an ethereal aura. They immediately held their breath and subconsciously felt that she was unusual, and might even be the owner of this store.
Boss Wang had never seen Feng Yuanning before and didn't know Feng Yuanning's identity, but this did not affect his judgment.
The two people who came with him were similar.
Generally speaking, the first thing to look at when judging a person is their attire. Warriors wearing swords should be avoided, as should those wearing ornate clothing, and those with fair, delicate skin. Most of the time, this experience allows them to perfectly avoid danger.
They were momentarily restrained, not daring to even breathe, fearing they might upset Feng Yuanning. Led by Boss Wang, they cautiously moved toward the vending machine in the gatehouse.
The two women exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise and suspicion. These three men had walked into the gatehouse without the slightest hesitation. Could they also be hired agents? First, they hired people to distribute candy on the street, and now they hired people to pretend to be customers. Could there really be something wrong with this shop?
Feng Yuanning: “…”
Looking at the attitude of these three people towards her, was she a monster? Never mind, as long as the customers were willing to patronize her business, they were good customers. As a shop owner, she had to create a relaxing shopping environment for her customers.
She simply returned to the hotel lobby, sat behind the counter and watched silently.
After she walked into the hotel, Boss Wang and his group gradually relaxed and started talking and laughing, with everyone talking.
The two women who arrived earlier pricked up their ears and eavesdropped.
"Lao Wang, this is the kind of noodles your family is eating today, right?"
Boss Wang replied, "Yes, yes, that's right. This kind of noodles is not very expensive. Ordinary people like us can afford to eat it occasionally a few times a month."
"Old Wang, do you think the owner of this shop is really a god?"
Boss Wang patted his chest and assured: "Of course, only gods would not want to harm us, and only gods would think of us in their hearts."
"So can the things this immortal sells really prolong life?"
Wang Laodao said, "I don't know about this either. But I think these things must have come from the sky. Look at their appearance. Is this something that us mortals can create?"
"That makes sense. I'll have to buy more."
Feng Yuanning watched the situation outside the hotel while constantly checking the changes in task information in the system.
Task count +1.
Task count +1.
Task count +1.
The last person to shop was Boss Wang. After he finished his purchase, a system notification sounded in Feng Yuanning's mind: "Congratulations to the host for completing the task. You have now unlocked the hotel special effect: automatic cleaning. You have triggered a new task, please check it yourself."
Feng Yuanning was overjoyed and looked closely excitedly.
Hotel upgrade conditions: entertain 18/50 people in total and complete 2/3 of the tasks.
Mission: Sell a total of 1,500 items to customers through the vending machine (995/1,500) to unlock the building: Courtyard.
When Feng Yuanning saw it, his face turned as black as charcoal.
Grass!
Why a courtyard? Why not air conditioning? She just wanted air conditioning now. She couldn't live without it.
Feng Yuanning was so angry that he pounded the table.
Bah, a hotel without air conditioning is still worthy of being called a hotel?! What a crappy, shabby hotel!
Wait, 995/1500? She suddenly noticed the key point.
Were the items previously purchased by the customer also included in the calculation? Could it be that the previous customer had purchased so many things one after another? The amount made her speechless.
But then again, this mission was really perfunctory.
If she had already sold 1,500 items, wouldn't the task be completed immediately upon publication? This was actually a good thing for her, and she definitely wouldn't ask the system for any changes.
She calmed down and began to pay attention to the situation outside the hotel.
I saw Boss Wang cooperating with others to move the purchased items onto the ox cart, and then he sat on the crowded ox cart, ready to drive the ox cart back.
The two women watched the whole process, and as they watched, their expressions changed all the time, as exciting as if a paint box had been overturned.
There are doubts, surprises, confusions, and doubts...
Finally, as the three men were about to leave, the older, round-faced woman couldn't help but call out to them, "Wait, brothers, are you traveling merchants? Are you buying so many things here to resell them somewhere else?"
Boss Wang was startled, his face quickly changing as he denied it. "Of course not! These were all bought by the villagers. We are honest people living in nearby Wangjia Village. How could we possibly engage in such speculation? This is so disrespectful to the owner of the shop and wastes the efforts of the immortal. We would never do such a thing."
He put on an attitude of righteous indignation, his eyes showing admiration and respect.
The immortal deliberately sold things at such a low price, with the sole intention of benefiting the poor people. How could he go against the immortal?
At most, he would help his fellow villagers buy things. After all, most people in the village were quite busy, and when they needed to buy something, they would often ask villagers to buy it for them on the way.
Round-faced woman: "..."
The pretty woman with an oval face: "..."
I even more suspect that these people are bribed by money.
If there were no interests at stake, how could an ordinary person say such flattering words?
Is there something fishy about this mysterious shop? Otherwise, why would they frequently hire different people to pose as customers and use various means to lure others into patronizing this shop?
The oval-faced woman tried to negotiate, "Are you really unwilling to sell it? I'm willing to pay 10% more."
Upon hearing this, Boss Wang's face changed. He quickly glanced at the hotel and immediately refused in a stern voice, "No, no, how can you do such a thing in front of someone else's store? You're not afraid of offending the store owner, but I am."
Having said that, he hurriedly drove away, refusing to speak to them any more, as if he was avoiding the plague.
Offending the store? The oval-faced man was stunned. Was this considered offending the store? Shouldn't the store be happy if someone is willing to pay a high price for their stuff?
Just as she was puzzled, she suddenly found that her companion was walking towards the hotel gate.
Oval face: "!!!"
She didn't quite understand why her companion had suddenly changed his attitude, but then she thought, since someone was willing to take the risk, she naturally had no reason to object.
She watched the round-faced woman walk up the steps and into the gatehouse of the Xianyuan Hotel.
In fact, the round-faced woman made this decision after careful consideration.
Although she had been resistant before, she actually did make some inquiries about the situation before coming here.
Her husband worked as a constable in the government and happened to have this source of information.
Although County Magistrate Yin turned a blind eye to this store and pretended it was none of his business, the county's chief constable unilaterally believed that it must be investigated.
So, her husband is currently paying attention to this matter. After asking her husband, she was told that the store did not pose any harm for the time being.
In order not to alert the suspects, they did not check the hotel directly, but instead targeted the hotel guests and tracked and investigated their subsequent situations.
So she learned that someone from Wangjia Village had patronized this store. Since these people claimed to be from Wangjia Village, perhaps she didn't have to hesitate any longer.
With trepidation, she walked towards the luxurious cabinet.
As she walked, she tried to recall how Boss Wang and the others had shopped here before. First, they should have dropped copper coins or silver into the holes in the cabinets...
However, when she got closer, she was suddenly stunned.
How amazing! As soon as she approached, she suddenly learned something and understood how to use this vending machine.
It turned out that there was no need to observe and remember at all. She was clearly doing something unnecessary.
The round-faced woman couldn't help but get so nervous that her hands began to tremble. It would be so easy for a store with such magical powers to take her life.
Now she could only hope that the owner of this shop was really a god, and not a demon that would harm people.
And since she has already come in, if she doesn't buy more, how can she justify this risk?
She put a piece of change into the vending machine and started buying things in large quantities, all of which were small, light and easy to carry: ten bags of candy, ten bags of chocolate, twenty lighters, thirty sausages, and ten bags of spicy strips.
These things just filled up the basket, and she carried her basket and left the hotel gate.
Feng Yuanning glanced at the system virtual panel and found that the task count had increased by 80 at once.
Hotel upgrade conditions: entertain 19/50 people in total and complete 2/3 of the tasks.
Mission: Sell a total of 1,500 items to customers through the vending machine (1075/1500) to unlock the building: Courtyard.
Now there are only 425 counts left. If a few more equally generous guests come, I guess this task can be completed easily soon.
Feng Yuanning couldn't help but cast an expectant look at the two women outside the store.
Since the woman with the round face is so generous, I guess the one with the oval face who is traveling with her won’t be much worse, right?
Outside the hotel.
When the round-faced woman walked out of the gate, the man with the oval face immediately went forward enthusiastically and said, "My dear sister, you bought so much at once, are you buying it for me?
The round-faced woman: "..." You have a nice idea.
Thinking of the shock she had just endured in front of the vending machine, she couldn't help but roll her eyes in annoyance: "If you want to buy it, buy it yourself. I don't even have enough for my family."
In addition to enjoying these things with her family, she actually wanted to use them for personal gain, such as giving them to relatives and friends, or having her husband give them to colleagues.
As for her companions who wanted to use her to buy things for them, she wouldn't give them anything.
The hotel was right next door, but her companion asked her to help buy it because she was worried. This was too much.
They had contact with each other because they lived close to each other and their husbands both worked in the county government. As for their relationship, it was not that good.
The man with the melon-seed face smiled cheekily and said, "You bought quite a lot anyway, so it's okay if you give me a little, right?"
The round-faced woman quickened her pace, not wanting to pay any more attention to her.
The oval-faced man chased after her relentlessly: "Good sister, I only want a bag of candy, just give me one, please."
The oval-faced man chased the round-faced woman all the way to the city gate, but she still refused to give in.
The man with the oval face stomped his feet in anger and stopped in front of the city gate.
Humph, what's so great about that? Do you really think she's a coward and doesn't dare to go into that store to buy things? She'll go buy it now, and she'll buy more and take a whole cart back.
Anyway, it seems that her companion has been safe and sound since he bought something, so what is so scary about that store?
Not scary at all!
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So under 10,000 words is considered short? I'm... utterly awful, this crappy author looks down upon you. Well, I'll probably update daily from now on, and I won't be in a rush to become a V. At the current pace, I already have a feeling this fic will be quite long, so I'll write more free chapters.
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