123: Temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius

“When we asked you to help put out the fire, you made excuses, but now that you're asking for things, you're all more proactive than the last. With such changeable faces, why don't you go perform on a stage?”

“Just now, when someone borrowed water, you demanded a pile of supplies as payment. Why should you get a fire extinguisher for free? Do you want to be a dog?!”

“You still want two fire extinguishers? The world is vast, but it's not as vast as your stinking face!”

Xiao Jia’s mouth was like a machine gun, spewing out all those who came.

Jiang Fei and Feng Chenlu were dumbfounded.

It was their first time seeing the usually honest Xiao Jia get angry.

It was no wonder Xiao Jia was angry.

Water and fire are merciless; if the fire hadn't been controlled in time and an explosion had occurred, at least three buildings would have been affected, with at least a hundred casualties. Who could bear that responsibility?

Being unclear at a critical moment and not united, to put it harshly, if anyone's house catches fire in the future, no one will help.

With the Rescue Team and the community handling the rest, the three of them—Jiang Fei, Feng Chenlu, and Xiao Jia—returned to their respective floors to shower.

They were drenched in sweat from running and choked by smoke, with black streaks running down their faces.

After showering and changing into clean clothes, Jiang Fei packed 30 fire extinguishers into a box and sent them to Su Liuyuan in 305.

“Tomorrow, take these fire extinguishers to the store and teach Yao Jin and the others how to use them,”

“If a nearby shop catches fire, remember to put it out immediately.”

Both stores were her hard work; she couldn't let them burn down because of her neighbors.

Su Liuyuan moved the box into the room: “Oh, Mr. Yao sent last week’s gold, which I put in 203, along with the store’s recent earnings.”

“However, the branch store and Ping An Supermarket’s profits are not as much as before.”

“Currently, the combined daily revenue of both stores is basically over ten thousand.”

Ordinary survivors have limited gold; once it's spent, it's gone, and they can't come to buy things every day.

To earn more, either attract more new customers or open up channels to the wealthy.

With Yaos Father in the wealthy circle and Director Ning in the official sector, Jiang Fei wasn't worried about the gold running out. She left 305 and went to 203.

Half of the goods in the room were empty, and 204 was completely empty.

After restocking the goods in both rooms, Jiang Fei put the gold from 203 into the Supermarket.

System: [Ding — Detected gold: 526,954]

[Ding — Congratulations to the host for successfully unlocking the third area of the third floor of the Supermarket [Dried Goods — Seasoning Area]. The next area requires gold: 4,096,000 grams]

[Current gold owned: 237,608 grams]

[Bonus reward: One Lucky Turntable spin. Does the host wish to use it?]

“Use it.”

[Ding — Life inevitably encounters setbacks. I hope the host does not lose heart and obtains “Enhanced Dog-Hating Perfume.”]

[Hint: The enhanced version has a 10-minute hallucinatory effect, which is only effective on the sprayed target. Others who smell it will not experience hallucinations, and the scent is stronger and lasts longer than the regular version~]

Looking at the 10ml bottle of perfume in her hand, Jiang Fei was disgusted.

The hallucinatory effect was good, but could the perfume be replaced with something else?

She didn't want to kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of her own!

Putting away the Enhanced Dog-Hating Perfume, Jiang Fei entered the Supermarket.

Next to the dried vegetables and mushroom area on the third floor, the white mist was gone.

What met her eyes were 5 extra-long large shelves.

On them were bagged dried seasonings such as cinnamon, dried chili, Sichuan peppercorns, black pepper, fennel, star anise, cloves, bay leaves, sand ginger, cardamom, caoguo, nutmeg, dried tangerine peel, and lemongrass.

Each bag contained only 100g.

It felt like the Supermarket had become stingy, with half the shelves gone.

After estimating the area, she realized that the remaining white mist on the third floor could probably unlock two more areas. Jiang Fei exited the Supermarket, took 100 bags of seasonings, and placed them in 203, feeling a bit strange.

Earning gold for the Supermarket, then selling the unlocked items from the Supermarket... she seemed like a middleman, earning a price difference.

—

The temperature, which had been maintained at 48℃, rose to 50℃ overnight, severely affecting people.

The officials issued a notice that day, changing working hours to 5:00 PM daily, with mandatory clock-out by 11:00 PM.

Water supply times were changed to 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM and 11:00 PM to 11:15 PM daily.

Not only were working hours shortened and water supply increased, but several small kiosks were also set up by the roadside, guarded by soldiers.

Each person could bring their own container to collect two servings of cooling herbal tea daily, not exceeding 200ml per serving.

If heatstroke occurred, free treatment was available at the Hospital.

However, these measures could not lower the temperature.

The heat felt like living in a sauna, and more people used air conditioners and fans to cool down, leading to frequent fires.

The officials had no choice but to dispatch the Rescue Team and Patrol Team to go door-to-door to collect old appliances.

Each household was given a new cooling machine, an induction cooker, a mini-refrigerator, and a fire extinguisher.

Jiang Fei, as a temporary worker, was pulled out to work by Xu Qianyao.

Although the cooling machine was good, it couldn't be used by the whole family. One had to stay in one room and add ice water regularly to feel the cool breeze.

As a result, every time she and her team members went to replace appliances, they would hear complaints from residents.

“Air conditioners are better than cooling machines. Why don’t you install air conditioners for us?”

“This refrigerator started working before it was even mature; it can only hold a few bottles of water. My purchased food won’t fit in, and if it spoils, will you compensate me?”

“One cooling machine is useless. Why don’t you give us more? At least one per person!”

In response, the Rescue Team directly took away both the new and old appliances.

Since there were so many opinions, then they wouldn't use them.

What kind of world was it now that they still wanted to be picky?

This method was indeed more effective than polite communication, and people no longer dared to cause trouble.

After collecting the appliances, Jiang Fei's task was over.

Before leaving, Xu Qianyao gave her a small bag of green beans and a cardboard box.

“The seeds you gave Grandma Xu last time, she planted them many times and finally succeeded. She asked me to bring them to you to eat.”

“The box contains fire extinguishers. Each shop receives two bottles. Your two shops get four bottles. Plus, for helping put out the fire earlier, the higher-ups gave you eight extra bottles.”

“Please thank Grandma Xu for me.” Jiang Fei put the items into the back of the pickup truck.

This place was very close to Ping An Supermarket, so she delivered them on the way, saving Su Liuyuan the trouble of picking them up.

Driving to the front of the store and carrying the box inside, Jiang Fei broke a sweat in just a few steps.

Her heart also felt a bit uncomfortable, so she took a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi water and drank it.

After recovering, she told Su Liuyuan,

“These are fire extinguishers provided by the officials. Put two bottles in each store, and give the extra ones to the staff to take home, one per person.”

Su Liuyuan first distributed them to Zhou Wanqing and Jiang Xiaoshi.

“Big Sister, why are these fire extinguishers different from the ones the handsome big brother brought?”

“They’re white, not as pretty as the red ones.”

Jiang Fei was startled.

The fire extinguishers in the box were red.

She remembered that Xiao Shi wasn't colorblind.