Chapter 549: NPC 7 in the Natural Disaster Game
Cao Dongsheng thanked Feng Niang and put the shop in tidiness again. Then he went to the backyard to get the small hanging pot which was slightly bigger than a bowl, and left the grocery store with the things Feng Niang gave him.
After Cao Dongsheng left, Feng Niang closed the shop, checked that all the doors and windows were closed, and then went upstairs to her bedroom.
The terrain here is high and the location is good. She plans to hide in her small bedroom and not go out until the natural disaster is over.
Although some people in the town broke out in rashes a few days ago, the situation was not serious.
But as more and more people developed the rash, the town was in chaos today.
Those who initially developed a red rash began to experience pain and itching in the joints between their bones, as if they were being gnawed by ants.
This frightened those who also had the rash. They were filled with anxiety and rushed to the clinic.
When she was sleeping at night, Feng Niang could hear the footsteps walking back and forth on the street and the conversations of those people.
They all brought their family members who had rashes to the clinic for treatment.
The next day, before Feng Niang woke up, she heard hurried knocks on the door downstairs. She looked outside and saw that they were all townspeople.
"Feng Niang, open the door, I want to buy some food."
"Shopkeeper Feng, please open the door quickly. We are here to buy something."
It was obvious that these people were here to purchase supplies, and they planned to stock up on more supplies and then stay indoors.
Looking next door, the doors of other shops were also crowded with people, all shouting for the shops to open.
Feng Niang quickly put on her clothes, opened the second-floor window and shouted outside:
"Don't worry, just line up and tell me what you want to buy and how much you want. I'll bring the things down from the second floor, and the store will be closed."
Someone in the crowd shouted in dissatisfaction: "Shopkeeper Feng, why don't you open the door? We are really in a hurry. After buying from you, we have to go to other houses."
Feng Niang explained, "As you all know, there are people with rashes everywhere in this town right now, and I'm afraid I'll be infected by the disease. I hope everyone can understand.
Please wait for me for a moment, I will go downstairs and move all the goods upstairs."
After saying that, Feng Niang didn't care what the people outside thought. She went downstairs and put all the goods into the space. The house immediately became dilapidated.
She hurried back upstairs and put all the goods that could be put out on the floor of the bedroom. The house immediately came back to life and looked half new and half old.
Although the townspeople downstairs also said some unpleasant things and were dissatisfied with Feng Niang for not opening the door, they had no choice but to endure it as long as they could buy things.
After Feng Niang was ready, she stuck her head out and shouted to the townspeople waiting to buy things downstairs, "Everyone come here one by one. Brother Qin, you want to buy salt, right? Tell me how much you want."
"Two pounds of salt, right? Okay, put the silver in the bamboo tube I'm sending down, and I'll deliver the salt to you right away." Feng Niang said as she handed the bamboo tube down.
Feng Niang had put some boiled Chinese medicine juice in the bamboo tube in advance, which could at least help with disinfection.
After getting the bamboo tube back, she threw the bamboo tube and the silver inside into the boiling Chinese medicine next to her for a second disinfection, and then replaced it with a new bamboo tube for continued use.
So, Feng Niang would ask people upstairs what they wanted to buy, and then she would pass the bamboo tube downstairs to collect the money. She would throw the money into the pot, and then pass the goods that people wanted downstairs.
She became more and more proficient in this process.
When the owners of other shops saw Feng Niang's operation, they followed suit.
There was nothing we could do. Those townspeople who were anxious to buy things were like crazy. If we didn't open the doors to sell things to them, they would smash the doors of the shops and force the shopkeepers to come out and sell the goods.
Just when everyone was busy, the sound of a gong came from afar.
Everyone subconsciously looked towards the direction where the gong sounded. It turned out to be Captain Yang with two constables, walking while shouting at the top of their lungs:
"Dear townspeople, the thieves who robbed the grocery store a few days ago have been sentenced!
They were the ones who killed the elderly couple who ran the wonton stall. They were convicted of both crimes and sentenced to death!
The mayor has ordered that everyone must attend the execution at 3:15 tomorrow afternoon. No one is allowed to be absent!"
Feng Niang understood that choosing this time to carry out the execution and requiring everyone in the town to watch was simply to make an example of someone.
There were several disturbances in the town today, and the detectives were completely overwhelmed.
The mayor did this to make the townspeople more obedient.
But there is an infectious disease going on right now, and gathering everyone together would increase the risk of infection too high. Feng Niang frowned unconsciously.
Just as he was thinking about it, Captain Yang walked downstairs to Feng Niang's building, looked up at Feng Niang who was in a daze at the window upstairs, and spoke in a polite tone with an attitude that did not brook refusal.
"Manager Feng, the mayor asked me to inform you that when you go to watch the execution, you should also bring back the things that the thieves have stolen."
Feng Niang immediately came to her senses and said with a smile, "Thank you to the mayor, Captain Yang, and all the detectives for seeking justice for me.
But I'm not feeling well, so I won't go.
I want to donate those things to the folks in town as a thank you for helping me catch the bad guys that night."
Captain Yang frowned.
"Shopkeeper Feng, even if you want to donate something, you have to go there in person and tell us. We don't have the authority to donate everything."
He paused, his tone hardening.
"Besides, you don't want to watch the execution, do you? That's not possible. The mayor has ordered that no one in the town be left out.
It's been a long time since such a terrible case happened in this town. This collective observation of the execution is to let everyone know what the consequences of committing a crime are! "
When Feng Niang heard this, she knew there was no room for maneuver and could only make promises repeatedly.
"Don't worry, Captain Yang, I will definitely go."
Looking at Captain Yang's attitude, if I don't go, I will probably be tied up and taken there.
It seems that there is no way to escape the execution, Feng Niang sighed inwardly.
At that time, we can only arm ourselves well to have an extra layer of protection.
That day, Feng Niang was busy from morning to night, constantly delivering goods downstairs and collecting money.
I was so tired that my back and waist ached and I felt like my bones were about to fall apart.
Fortunately, fewer and fewer people are buying things.
The town doesn't have a large population to begin with, and some residents usually have the habit of stockpiling goods, so there's no need to rush at the last minute.
There are also some people whose families are not well off and cannot buy much goods.
Now almost everyone has stock at home.
As more and more goods were sold, a lot of space was freed up in the house. Feng Niang took out all the goods stored in the space, and with the money she collected, the house returned to its original appearance.
There is actually a big difference between the new house and the old house.
New houses are much better than old houses in terms of sound insulation and sealing.
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