Li Dashan is a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties who supports his family by doing odd jobs.
Yesterday, he was temporarily hired by the Left Censor's family to move goods.
The goods were all wrapped in coarse cloth or covered with burlap sacks, so it was impossible to see what was inside.
But when he picked up the first bag, he felt it and found that it contained rice.
He smelled and touched the next few bags, and yes, it was the fragrance and feel of rice.
His eyes were red at that moment, and he really wanted to carry it and run away.
Later, he secretly asked the housekeeper where the rice was bought.
Unexpectedly, the usually kind housekeeper slapped him twice and kicked him out without paying a penny of his wages.
Today, my wife cooked the last handful of brown rice we had at home, but there was not enough porridge for everyone. The two elderly people and three children in the family were still starving.
He and his wife hadn't eaten a single grain of rice, only drunk a bowl of water. His wife had collapsed from hunger.
Thinking of the rice from yesterday, he gritted his teeth and put all his savings of thirty large coins, along with his wife's dowry silver hairpin and his mother's silver bracelet, into his pocket, deciding to go out and try his luck to see if he could buy some grain.
Not long after they left, they encountered a group of children advertising that the Fifth Prince's residence had a "celestial shop" where they could buy grains, oils, rice, and noodles at cheap prices.
Regardless of whether others believe it or not, he is willing to believe it just once.
There had been rumors of immortals appearing before, and he had also seen the house that suddenly appeared from afar.
However, the government maintained strict control, preventing them from inquiring about or discussing the matter.
He suddenly realized that the bags of rice and flour that the Left Censor had bought yesterday were from there.
Now that they're openly advertising it on the streets, then... can he also...?
He stopped thinking about it and ran with all his might towards that direction, wanting to buy the food as soon as possible.
The people on duty at that street corner today weren't the same ones from yesterday; judging by their clothes, they were guards from the Fifth Prince's residence.
He approached cautiously, and unlike before, soldiers didn't immediately come out to drive him away.
But when the time came, he hesitated and dared not go any further.
At this moment, a guard called out to him, "Are you here to buy grain from the immortal's shop?"
"Yes, yes, I heard from the children on the street that you can buy grain here," Li Dashan replied humbly and cautiously.
"Yes, this is the place. We have everything: rice, flour, cooking oil, etc. Come on over."
These guards had all been instructed by the palace steward to take good care of customers who wanted to shop.
They were also employed by Lin Qianqian; the more customers they brought in, the more money they would earn.
Li Dashan was pulled forward a few steps by the guards, and suddenly he was no longer afraid, because this time he could finally see the whole house clearly. He believed that there was something there that could save his whole family's lives.
Having mustered his courage, he entered the back gate of the Prince's Mansion and saw the entire glass gate of the shopping mall. The clean, white floor revealed piles of grain inside.
Just as he was about to go inside, another guard pulled up a small cart with a basket for him and started talking non-stop, giving him a bunch of instructions.
He was pushed inside in a daze, and saw a fairy-like woman sitting behind the counter on the left. This must be the fairy the guard had mentioned!
He immediately wanted to kneel down and pay his respects, but the fairy waved her hand and said, "You don't need to kneel before me, and don't be nervous. Go and buy some things."
What Lin Qianqian found most unaccustomed to in this ancient era was the kneeling etiquette.
Although others always kneel before her, she is terrified of shortening her lifespan.
Li Dashan originally thought that the little money in his pocket could only buy a few kilograms of brown rice, but now he has a bag of white rice on his right shoulder and a bucket of oil and a large piece of meat in his left hand.
A semi-transparent bag was hanging around his neck, containing two packets of snow-white fine salt, a packet of milk candy, ten large meat buns, and a few apples.
In the cloth bag on her back, there was also a large cotton-padded jacket that could be used as a blanket for her son.
As soon as he stepped onto the street, people saw him and gathered around, asking him all sorts of questions.
"Where did you buy this rice? It's so white!"
"What kind of oil is this, and it's even in a transparent container?"
"We also bought meat, how much did that cost?"
"These aren't expensive, they're right here..." Li Dashan answered quickly as he walked, he had to hurry home, his children and elderly relatives were hungry!
Upon hearing his words, the people around him turned and ran towards the street behind Li Dashan; they wanted to buy some too…
As soon as Li Dashan got home, he shouted, "Wife, I bought grain! Father, Mother, come out and eat steamed buns! Children, Father bought you candy!"
Upon hearing this, the family struggled to come out and greet him, crowding around the things he was carrying...
Finally, on the third day after its opening, a large number of small businesses and ordinary people flocked into the Dimensional Mall.
The people coming and going were no longer the same few families, and the system's task progress bar finally started moving rapidly.
It seems these kids are putting in a lot of effort to promote the cause, so Lin Qianqian decided to give them extra chicken legs for lunch.
The kids handing out flyers returned to the mall when the sun was at its highest point. Their morning went mostly smoothly, except for a few thugs who tried to steal their car.
Following Lin Qianqian's instructions, Zhang Qi pressed the controller in his pocket, and an electric current surged through the car, knocking the thugs to the ground.
When the patrol officers arrived, they gave the names of the Fifth Prince's residence and the commercial city. The officers did not make things difficult for them and only took away the thugs.
Lin Qianqian nodded, indicating that they had done a good job, and then let them go to eat.
A boxed meal consisting of two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, plus a piece of fruit for each person.
Lin Qianqian also took the opportunity to announce the meal standards to everyone: breakfast would be milk, bread, and eggs, lunch and dinner would be fast food boxed meals, and a big meal would be served once every five days.
As for the boxed meals, there aren't many, so they won't last for more than a few days.
It's alright, we can just borrow a few cooks from the Fifth Prince. The kitchen on the fifth floor hasn't been used yet.
After eating, the group of kids went to another street in the imperial city to hand out flyers.
In addition to promoting their products, they also boosted sales of bicycles and pedal tricycles throughout the day.
The hats, clothes, shoes, and bags they wore also saw a surge in sales.
Lin Qianqian made them wear different clothes and carry different bags every day.
These children also sleep in the mall at night. Cars and motorcycles have been stored away in the space, and space has been cleared out for these children to sleep on the floor. The bedding is all taken from the mall.
Over the next two days, passenger traffic steadily increased.
Even with word-of-mouth promotion from ordinary people, her online store once again had time and visitor limits.
With increased customer traffic, all sorts of unscrupulous people will appear, and there will be thieves who can't even leave the store every day.
Some people sneak food in the mall, but they are either caught by employees or caught on camera.
There was also the case of someone inexplicably vomiting while passing through a security door.
After being electrocuted to near death, these people were hung on vines and trees.
Those who don't have money can contribute some to feed the vine tree.
Those with money can pay to redeem themselves, thus avoiding disaster by paying a fine.
Gradually, everyone realized that the mall was incredibly powerful, and they all behaved themselves when buying things.
In the past two days, the line of people waiting outside has stretched for several blocks.
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