The True Thousand Gold Possessions of the Myriad Realms Trading System

This group accounts for four-fifths of the displaced people!

Ruan Mianmian had already guessed this, so she said, "I've been traveling with you all for several days. Since you don't have any money, I'll give you an even lower price." She then looked at Comrade Liu and the several comrades who were flushed with excitement.

"Comrades, do you have any money left? Go in and buy some more. I'll sell it to you cheaply, ten 100-jin bags of rice for every 100 jin of rice I buy. Today only! But, Comrade Liu, if you buy rice, you'll have to share it with everyone!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd, who had been in despair, immediately looked expectantly at Comrade Liu and his group.

Some even pleaded loudly, "Comrade Liu, please help us!"

Once one person spoke up, the others followed suit and begged.

Since discovering that there was indeed rice in the building, Comrade Liu had long harbored the intention to buy more rice to help the people. After listening to everyone's words, he waved his hand and said, "Everyone wait at the door. We will go in first to buy rice. Once it's at the door, you can come and help us carry it to the open space outside, bag by bag."

"Great!" The refugees went wild with excitement when they heard they could get rice. They shouted loudly, their voices rising and falling, making the waves on the river seem to surge.

Ruan Mianmian continued to speak through the loudspeaker: "Don't worry, everyone. We will make sure everyone has food. Now, what you need to do is select the strong ones to go to the door to carry rice, and the rest of you should clear out temporary storage areas for the grain on either side of the door. Note that you cannot occupy the area at the door."

"We'll listen to Miss Ruan!" the refugees shouted again, filled with gratitude.

In such a year of famine, nothing is more important than food.

Whoever gives them food is their greatest benefactor!

Soon, bags of rice were brought out one by one.

At first, the refugees excitedly carried the rice bags, but as they carried them, they unconsciously pressed their faces against the rice bags and began to sob.

Various suppressed sobs echoed along the riverbank, causing many people to weep as well. In the end, some even burst into tears, their cries blending with the howling river wind, creating a truly desolate scene.

After the flood, in order to survive, they left their homes and searched everywhere for food. However, they were rejected and driven away along the way. Some sold their children, some children starved to death because they could not be sold, and some died of plague. Almost every family was torn apart.

Just when they thought they wouldn't survive either, the fairy-like girl, Miss Ruan, appeared. She first gave them sweet porridge, then food, and led them to the riverbank.

And now, they will have plenty of white rice—the food they depend on for survival!

The suffering seemed to have vanished at that moment.

So they couldn't help but cry.

Hearing the suppressed sobs, Ruan Mianmian's eyes also reddened.

She took a deep breath and listened quietly to everyone's undisguised weeping.

After everyone had calmed down, she picked up the megaphone again: "Comrades, this shopping mall will remain open for another two months. After you take the grain, settle down in the abandoned villages nearby, then go to the nearest town to find work. Once you've earned some money, come back here to buy rice. It's still 100 jin of rice for every 100 fen, understand?"

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped crying and looked up at Ruan Mianmian.

Ruan Mianmian repeated what she had just said twice.

Everyone understood, and immediately nodded and stood up to help distribute the grain, saying, "That's right, we're going to earn money, and we're going to buy lots and lots of rice."

Some were worried that the rice would be sold out, and asked Ruan Mianmian, "Fairy, once we earn money, will we still be able to buy rice? Will the rice be sold out?"

Ruan Mianmian said firmly, "The rice won't run out! This is a divine shop; there's plenty of grain inside, and it will never run out. After you get the grain and settle down, go and make money as soon as possible. Remember, people going to a town must unite, not do bad things, not bully others, and not be bullied."

After a moment's hesitation, he continued, "Also, tell the poor people in town that the shops here sell rice, one hundred catties for one tael. This is the decree of the gods, so please remember not to hide it from them."

She knew she shouldn't promote anything about gods or immortals, but to the people in front of her, saying so would have the greatest impact and be enough to make them do as she said.

Zhang Ying and several comrades sat at the rice pile and began distributing rice to everyone according to their population.

Although the refugees had nothing of value, they always carried their tattered bags and baskets for storing grain with them, so they were not worried about not finding anything to put their rice in.

Those ungrateful wretches were green with envy when they saw the white snakeskin bags filled with rice piled up like a small mountain.

They weighed their numbers and knew they couldn't win the fight, so they decided to sneak in and share the food.

However, as soon as they got close, they were driven away by the unanimous group.

They were shameless; when driven away, they shouted, "Why are you driving us away? We agreed that if we came, we would get food. Now that we're here, why won't you give it to us?"

The old woman organizing everyone to line up sneered, "You're all ungrateful wretches. You ate Fairy Ruan's food, and instead of repaying her kindness, you even tried to kidnap her. This food is better fed to the dogs than to you!"

This means that they couldn't bear to feed such precious food to their dogs.

When the forceful approach failed, the ungrateful bastards tried a softer one, wiping away tears and saying they were wrong. They explained that they had only done wrong because they were too worried about going hungry, and they promised to change.

Then she would complain that she had nothing to eat and that she would starve to death if she didn't eat something soon, saying whatever was most pitiful.

However, nobody paid them any attention.

They see these people clearly, so why would they be soft-hearted?

It is truly hateful to repay kindness with enmity.

Several ungrateful wretches tried all sorts of tricks but to no avail, and could only leave cursing.

After getting a sufficient distance from the main group, they began to discuss how to teach Ruan Mianmian and the others a lesson.

However, some people hesitated: "How could Fairy Ruan create such a big house overnight, with so much rice inside? Could she really be a fairy? If we offend a fairy, will we be punished?"

The others looked frightened upon hearing this.

For them, ghosts and spirits are the most frightening things.

After a long pause, one of them spoke up: "Then let's only seek revenge on those like us. We clearly have a share too, but they refuse to give us any. We must teach them a lesson... In my opinion, why don't we hide on the roadside and steal their grain?"

This proposal received everyone's support.

The group then began to plot.

After plotting, a man with triangular eyes remained unsatisfied: "Everyone says that gods should protect everyone, but Fairy Ruan doesn't care about us. I still can't swallow this. In my opinion, why don't we tell the highway robbers that there's a big shop here, and let them rob the grain to teach Fairy Ruan a lesson? Maybe we can even get some loot."

Upon hearing this, everyone thought it was feasible, so they all nodded and began to plot again.