100: Jiang Fei: I drive steadily
Ling Zhaorui moved the herbs Jiang Fei wanted into small flower pots, a total of 101 pots.
He found several double-layered shelves with guardrails, placed them in the back of the pickup truck, and together with Jiang Fei, moved all the small flower pots onto the vehicle.
The temperature outside was similar to that in the greenhouse, so no insulation measures were needed.
"Sister Jiang, drive slowly on your way back. The flower pots on the top shelf are very easy to fall off," Ling Zhaorui said, concerned.
"I'd better go find some rope to tie them down."
"No need, I drive steadily, it won't be bumpy."
After bidding farewell to Ling Zhaorui, Jiang Fei drove away from the Planting Base. Once she reached an secluded area, she stored all the herbs in the Supermarket warehouse and returned to Mingshang Apartment Complex.
"Miss Jiang!"
Hearing someone call her, Jiang Fei stopped the car.
A Meng ran to the car and pointed to a minivan not far away: "The boss told me to deliver the items, they're all in that car."
"Brother Su said you weren't at the shop, and I didn't know where you went, so I came to the complex to wait for you."
"Should I help you move them upstairs now?"
"Just put them in my car," Jiang Fei got out to help A Meng move them.
There were 4 boxes: two boxes of air conditioner pipes, one box of tools, one box of dehumidifiers, plus 5 universal air conditioner remote controls that worked with all air conditioners.
The sudden return of humidity last night had ruined many people's homes.
Crippled Wang's General Store was also like a water curtain cave. As soon as he heard what Jiang Fei wanted, he guessed her plan and sent all the necessary tools for installing air conditioners along with the items.
"The General Store isn't tidied up yet, Miss Jiang. I'll go back to help first."
After A Meng left, Jiang Fei drove the pickup truck to the back gate of the complex.
With no one around, she took out an old truck, transferred the boxes, loaded 5 air conditioners and a set of rock climbing gear into it, then locked the cargo compartment.
Not wanting to go back and smell the dampness, Jiang Fei lay down in the back seat of the driver's side and entered the Supermarket.
She took a charged phone, set an alarm, and carefully dug out an herb from a small flower pot.
Following the instructions in the notes Ling Zhaorui had previously given her, she cut off three rhizomes with buds, planted them separately in the prepared holes, maintaining a certain distance, then covered them with soil, watered them, and pressed them down firmly.
As for the cut herbs, the cut surfaces needed to be allowed to heal and dry.
This was her first attempt at rhizome propagation, so Jiang Fei only used one plant of each herb for the experiment.
If anything went wrong and new plants didn't grow, she still had 96 pots of herbs and could consult Ling Zhaorui.
The highly toxic and hallucinogenic herbs could not be propagated by rhizomes. Jiang Fei first planted them in small flower pots, and then the 7:30 PM alarm rang.
Exiting the Supermarket, Jiang Fei sat up, moved to the driver's seat, and drove back to the main gate of the complex.
Lu Yu was the first to return from work.
"Why aren't you going upstairs?"
Jiang Fei: "My friend delivered the air conditioners. I'm waiting for you all to help me move them up."
"Ling Zhaorui and the others should be another half hour. I'll start moving things up first; you take some lighter items."
With that, Lu Yu began to work.
By the time he came down to move the third air conditioner, Ling Zhaorui and the other two had also returned and immediately stepped forward to help.
Five air conditioners and four boxes were quickly moved to 301.
Fearing that Big Yellow would cause trouble, Lu Yu had locked him in the bedroom beforehand.
Lu Yu knew how to install air conditioners, so he drilled the holes, while Jiang Fei and the others assisted him, starting with 301.
What they called assisting was actually the four of them watching Lu Yu work, occasionally handing him a screw.
Feeling unneeded, Jiang Fei went to the kitchen in 301, found a few packs of instant noodles, and was about to cook them when, creak—
The not-quite-closed door was pushed open.
Two men and two women stood outside the door, not entering.
The incident with Uncle Qin and his group had caused a stir recently, and with the Patrol Team and Rescue Team on the third floor, they didn't dare to barge into someone's home; pushing the door open had already taken great courage.
One of the men asked with a chuckle:
"We heard a drill sound from the third floor and came to see. Where did you buy your air conditioners and generator?"
Jiang Fei: "Someone gave them to me."
"Then could you contact them and ask them to sell us a few? We'll pay with coal and kerosene."
"The Safety Shelter doesn't sell generators or dehumidifiers. My floorboards are all warped from the water."
"The clothes I washed the day before yesterday are still damp now, with a musty smell."
"As long as the humidity problem can be solved, we are willing to pay with gold."
Jiang Fei had to admit, she was tempted.
"My friend no longer has any air conditioners. You'll have to find other ways, or wait a few days. Ping An Supermarket will be selling fans, tower fans, and solar panels. You can go take a look."
She had few air conditioners, but about 20 floor tower fans and 20 regular fans, and dozens of boxes of solar panels.
Keeping too many was useless; it was better to sell half to earn gold and also boost Ping An Supermarket's reputation.
Generators were more effective than solar batteries, so she didn't plan to sell them.
The people were skeptical of Jiang Fei's words.
Even the official store didn't have solar panels; how could a small Supermarket have them?
They probably just didn't want to help them and made up a lie.
But they didn't dare to question her. The group wisely closed the door and left.
Xiao Chuxia asked, puzzled: "Miss, did your friend also deliver fans and solar panels?"
"Yes, two trucks in total. I hid one of them. It will be delivered to Ping An Supermarket tomorrow. We'll keep a few for ourselves then."
Jiang Fei said to Su Liuyuan: "I'll leave the selling to you."
Su Liuyuan patted his chest: "Don't worry, Captain! I guarantee you'll be collecting so much gold your hands will ache!"
When it came to doing business, no one was more skilled than him!
After eating the instant noodles, everyone continued to work.
About three hours later, the air conditioners for all five homes were installed and connected to the generator.
With the air conditioners dehumidifying, Jiang Fei put away the fan in 302, took out two pots of poisonous plants from the Supermarket warehouse, and went to 303 to learn pharmacology from Xiao Chuxia, ostensibly for self-defense.
When she had learned enough, Jiang Fei casually inquired about the situation: "Has that important person been discharged from the hospital?"
"He is still receiving treatment and is expected to be discharged by the end of this month."
There were still 12 days until the end of the month; she needed to speed up!
Jiang Fei returned to 302 and entered the Supermarket to tinker with poisons.
With Su Liuyuan at Ping An Supermarket, Jiang Fei wasn't worried about problems. She chose a time when everyone was asleep, went outside to retrieve the truck loaded with the corresponding supplies, handed them over to him, and then stayed home behind closed doors.
When she encountered problems during the drug making process, she would wait for Xiao Chuxia to return from work to ask, and then experiment with live fish from the Supermarket's second floor.
Su Liuyuan delivered gold every two days, and Jiang Fei moved it in and immediately stored it in the Supermarket.
After nearly a week of tinkering, Jiang Fei used two bottles of poison, from who knows how many versions, to feed two fish in buckets.
A few minutes later, one fish floated belly-up and died, while the other swayed in the water, and in a moment, it violently slammed against the bucket, as if it had gone mad.
It was finally a success!
Jiang Fei clutched the two small bottles in her hand, treasuring them.
They were about the height of a pinky finger, containing clear liquid.
After putting them in the warehouse, Jiang Fei exited the Supermarket and casually put away the gold Su Liuyuan had delivered yesterday.
System: [Ding—Detected gold: 38936 grams]
Adding the previous days, a total of 124596 grams had been collected.
Jiang Fei decided to go to the shop to check.
Perhaps if she collected today's earned gold, she could unlock the last section of the second floor!
Ping An Supermarket usually closed at 8:30 PM. Jiang Fei arrived by car close to nine o'clock.
The ice on the building's surface had all melted, and the humidity had become even greater.
Even with a mask and long sleeves and pants, one could feel the damp air on the skin, making one uncomfortable all over.
Coupled with the temperature rising to 25℃, it was a bit stuffy, like being in a sauna.
In such weather, more than a dozen people were still gathered outside the shop.
"What time will you start selling solar panels tomorrow? I'll come 5 hours early!"
"I've missed out on the battery panels three times in a row, can't you sell two more?"
"I have a tower fan now, I just need solar panels!"
"We open promptly at 8 AM tomorrow for sales, first come, first served," Su Liuyuan said before returning to the shop and hanging up the 'Closed' sign.
Some people didn't want to leave and just slept on the ground outside.
Passing through the crowd, Jiang Fei entered Ping An Supermarket.
The central air conditioning in the shop was on dehumidification all day, making it dry and cool. Jiang Fei took off her mask: "Why are there so many people outside..."
Rumble—
Suddenly, a deafening car sound came, drowning out Jiang Fei's words.
Seven black luxury cars stopped on the street outside the shop.
A group of bodyguards got out first, dispersed the gathered crowd, then lined up in two rows.
As the door of the middle car opened.
Jiang Fei's eyes narrowed, a hint of killing intent flickering within them.
🔊 Text To Speech
Listen while reading