155: Mob retaliation against the safe house?

“My dad told me to start living at the Supermarket today. He said if there wasn’t an extra bed, I should sleep on the floor. If that really didn’t work, I should sleep by the door like a stone lion.”

Yao Jin’s voice was almost tearful by the end.

Is this something a biological father would do?!

Niu Er pushed a large box in front of Jiang Fei: “Miss Jiang, our Boss Yao is busy with selling goods in Dongyang District and doesn’t have time to manage the Young Boss, so he told us to live at the Supermarket.”

“The box contains the gold bars Boss Yao gave you, which count as our and the Young Boss’s lodging fees.”

Jiang Fei was very satisfied.

Boss Yao was quite good at handling things.

“Help me put it in the off-road vehicle.”

“There’s only one empty bed upstairs. You and Yao Jin will have to squeeze in tonight. I’ll send a new bed tomorrow.”

“No need. There are tools and lumber in the small warehouse. I’ll make a single bed for them later.” Su Liuyuan looked a little troubled:

“Captain, Wan Qing quit. Yao Jin can take over her job and be a salesperson at Ping An Supermarket, but what about cooking?”

Niu Er, who had just returned from moving the gold, quickly spoke up: “I can cook.”

“During these two months of vacation, I learned to cook from the Young Boss’s chef. I can make most home-cooked meals.”

“Then the cooking job is yours.”

Jiang Fei couldn’t help but sigh in her heart.

Hostages are really useful.

With Su Liuyuan and others busy at the Supermarket, and Lu Yu also staying to help as a temporary salesperson, Jiang Fei drove home with peace of mind, collecting the gold in the back seat into the Supermarket.

Ding—Gold detected: 40,000 grams.

There wasn't even a progress bar for unlocking. She couldn't imagine how much gold she still needed for the next area.

Hopefully, Crippled Wang and Yao Damang can sell a lot!

—

The two Ping An stores reopened, and Jiang Fei became a hands-off boss, staying at home and not going out under the guise of “recuperating.”

In reality, she entered the Supermarket and used the agricultural machine to process the wheat.

1,000 jin of wheat yielded a total of 800 jin of flour.

After packing it into the woven bags, large cloth bags, and plastic bags she had found before, Jiang Fei once again propagated the new plants that had grown from the herbs using root and stem cuttings.

She also used the excavator to dig a one-mu pond next to the fish pond.

Using water from the fountain pool, she raised 100 crayfish.

The river crabs in the small pond had not yet laid eggs, and she couldn't just wait, so she decided to raise crayfish first.

These things can be made spicy, with garlic, steamed, or with thirteen spices—they taste good no matter how they’re cooked.

With a new pond, Jiang Fei went to the Supermarket warehouse, found some wooden planks and sticks, and made three signs.

One read Black Fish Pond, one read Green Shrimp Pond, and one read Crayfish Pond.

They were inserted next to their respective small ponds.

This was her aquatic product area!

After staying in the Supermarket for half a month, Jiang Fei came out and looked outside through the window.

The iron plates on the windows had been removed, leaving only the foam strips filling the gaps.

The strong wind had stopped, and the weather had changed from blowing sand to floating dust.

The air was still murky, and the entire city was a dull earthy yellow, but visibility was better.

The temperature had also dropped to 40℃.

Remembering Dao Rong’s situation, Jiang Fei put on her face mask and protective mask and drove her off-road vehicle to the Planting Base.

Along the way, she saw many pedestrians wearing protective gear.

The Safety Shelter had recently issued a notice to resume work and changed everyone’s working hours.

They worked from 8:00 to 18:00 daily, with a two-hour break at noon.

The water supply time for each community was changed to 18:30 to 19:00.

With more survivors coming out, she would need to be more careful when storing and retrieving things from the Supermarket warehouse in the future.

As Jiang Fei thought, she arrived at her destination.

Ling Zhaorui was eating in the cafeteria. Seeing Jiang Fei, he used his work badge to get a meal for her.

It was two vegetable dishes, one meat dish, one soup, and brown rice as the staple.

Jiang Fei tasted a piece of green pepper and potato, and it tasted alright.

“Has Xiao Rong returned to work?”

Ling Zhaorui nodded and whispered: “I’ve been secretly watching Mr. Shang lately, and he hasn’t made any inappropriate moves towards Xiao Rong. What he said sounded more like encouragement, praising her.”

“Like, ‘You’re doing great,’ and ‘You have to believe in yourself.’”

“I think Mr. Shang doesn’t have those kinds of thoughts about Xiao Rong; he treats her like a child.”

Learning it was a misunderstanding, Jiang Fei finally let go of the worry that had been hanging over her.

Suddenly, a man’s voice came from behind her.

“Miss Jiang?”

“What a coincidence, we meet again. Why are you eating in the cafeteria?”

Seeing it was Mr. Shang, Ling Zhaorui nervously lowered his head and ate his meal.

Who understood! He had just talked about the person behind their back, and now the person himself was here!

Jiang Fei was calmer than Ling Zhaorui and blurted out a lie: “I came to bring Zhao Rui some protective gear and happened to grab lunch.”

Mr. Shang smiled: “Zhao Rui is lucky to have a friend like you.”

“There aren’t many seats left in the cafeteria. May I sit here?”

It was peak dining time, and the cafeteria was crowded, so Jiang Fei didn’t refuse.

Mr. Shang sat next to Ling Zhaorui.

The three chatted desultorily, mostly about the floating dust weather and the Planting Base.

After quickly finishing her meal, Jiang Fei left.

Ling Zhaorui also stood up: “Senior, take your time eating. I’m going back to the dorm for a nap.”

“Okay.” Mr. Shang watched Ling Zhaorui leave, a glint flashing in his eyes.

He knew that Ling Zhaorui had been secretly watching him these past few days.

It was probably Dao Rong’s reaction that day that made Jiang Fei suspicious.

Jiang Fei had a good relationship with Director Zheng, Director Ning, and her teacher, and she also knew the young master of the Mo family in the capital.

Regardless of the connection, he couldn’t afford to provoke her.

What a pity, he couldn't touch Dao Rong.

People with pure hearts tasted the best.

Mr. Shang picked up a piece of pork and put it in his mouth, his eyes full of disgust, intending to go back and cook something else after the meal.

—

Three days passed in a flash, and the day for Crippled Wang and Yao Damang to deliver gold for the first time arrived.

After harvesting the ripe vegetables and fruits from the plantation and orchard and planting a new batch, Jiang Fei exited the Supermarket and went downstairs.

She first went to 203 to collect the gold earned by the two stores during this period.

Ding—Gold detected: 552,500 grams.

Business was good!

Jiang Fei took a look at 204.

Half of the goods were gone, so she took out new supplies to replenish them, plus 50 boxes of cigars and 100 bottles of foreign liquor, which were considered new products for the store.

Su Liuyuan would see them when he restocked next time and take them to sell at the store.

After restocking, Jiang Fei drove towards West Street.

Lu Yu, Su Liuyuan, and Yao Jin stood at the entrance of Ping An Supermarket.

Two members of the Patrol Team forcibly handcuffed a cursing man.

Jiang Fei, still in the car, could hear the man’s curses.

“When I used to live the high life, you were just rats struggling at the bottom!”

“If it weren’t for the apocalypse, what right would you lowlifes have to talk to me?!”

“Shut up!” The team member directly dragged the man away.

Jiang Fei got out of the car and walked over: “What happened?”

“This person came to the Supermarket to buy things, couldn’t pay, and then started swearing. Yao Jin called him a pauper, and they started arguing. Lu Yu contacted the nearby Patrol Team to arrest him.”

“This person used to live in the Rich Area.”

Su Liuyuan couldn’t help but click his tongue: “That area is really miserable now. After the riots, the houses weren’t even repaired, and then they were hit by the sandstorm. Many people went bankrupt.”

“I heard the Rich Area has shrunk by two-thirds.”

Jiang Fei wasn’t interested in the Rich Area’s affairs.

As soon as she walked into the Supermarket, Lu Yu spoke with a solemn expression.

“The team member just told me that three elderly people went missing from the Safety Shelter this week.”

“The Patrol Team received orders from above to investigate and found that five elderly people had mysteriously disappeared before the sandstorm, leading them to suspect that escaped rioters were retaliating against the Safety Shelter.”

“Everyone, please be careful when going out recently, because it’s unclear if they will target young people.”

“It’s best to kill all those troublemaking bastards! And keep the good people!”

Yao Jin said angrily, as if remembering something, and told Jiang Fei:

“My dad said the channels in Dongyang District are difficult to open, and he hasn’t gotten the qualification certificate to sell goods there yet. He’s trying to solve it this month.”

Jiang Fei: “One week at most. If he still can’t get the qualification certificate, tell him to come to me, and I’ll handle it.”

After all, she had Director Ning and Director Zheng backing her.

Getting a certificate was a small problem!

Yao Jin, unaware of the Chen family’s donation event, looked suspicious: “You? How will you handle it? By force or by trickery?”

He still remembered the pauper who cheated him out of his gold!

Lu Yu glanced at Yao Jin: “Have you mopped the floor?”

Yao Jin, who had been scornful a second ago, immediately went to work obediently.

Jiang Fei was stunned.

Yao Jin was so obedient to Lu Yu???

Noticing Jiang Fei’s confusion, Su Liuyuan lowered his voice: “Yao Jin provoked Lu Yu a few days ago and was severely beaten by him with one hand.”

“Yao Jin wasn’t convinced, so Lu Yu kept beating him, not hitting his face, but only his body, until he became obedient.”

“Niu Er wanted to help but ended up getting beaten too. Now, both of them are practically at Lu Yu’s beck and call.”

Jiang Fei silently gave a thumbs up.

The team members were strong; they could still beat people even when injured!

—

The Supermarket closed at 9 PM, and Jiang Fei and the others went to the second floor of the branch store to eat.

Niu Er had already prepared the meal, and he, Jiang Zhengkang, and Han Yang brought it to the table.

There was stir-fried special cabbage, garlic broccoli, twice-cooked pork, chili fried pork, and braised chicken drumsticks.

Seeing the appetizing dishes, Jiang Fei picked up her chopsticks and took a piece of twice-cooked pork.

The pork was tender and smooth, with a slight hint of spiciness, perfect for eating with rice.

“Your cooking is quite good.”

Jiang Fei had just praised Niu Er when she heard footsteps coming upstairs.

She turned her head and saw a shiny, braised egg.