Chapter 16 Stockpiling Grain
Leaving the martial arts hall, Lin An did not go back to the pharmacy directly.
Today, he plans to stock up on some food.
The murderer of the Liu family's murder was beheaded yesterday in full view of everyone.
Lin An witnessed the whole process, but it was also after seeing the expressions on the faces of the adults on the stage.
He suddenly understood that all this was just a ploy by the Pinglucheng government to appease the people.
Whether it is the maid of the Zhang family who was arrested before, or the prisoner who was pushed out to act as a substitute for the dead ghost this time.
It is all a last resort made by the government because it is incapable of dealing with the strangeness behind it, in order not to cause turmoil.
"Counting the Zhuangzi, the mastermind behind the three strange scenes has not been found.
Judging from the current situation, this city will be chaotic sooner or later. ”
This is also the reason why Lin An decided to stock up on grain.
When he came to Grain Street, Lin An saw that this street, which was not spacious, was already crowded with people.
Many people had the same idea as him, intending to come here to snap up some food in the face of the coming turmoil.
"How can there be so many people?"
The grand scene of yesterday's beheading, so to speak, was seen by the whole city.
It stands to reason that the people in the city should be immersed in the excitement of the resolution of the crisis, as planned by the government.
He chose this time to come and stock up on grain, which was already prescient.
"Could it be that besides the beheading of the prisoner, something else happened in this city yesterday?"
Thinking of this, he asked the owner of a shop:
"This big brother, why are there so many people in this rice market today?
Has something big happened lately?"
When the owner of the rice shop heard his question, he did not hide it.
Instead, he said complacently:
"I heard that after the prisoner who destroyed the Liu family was beheaded yesterday, there were suddenly many strange things in this city.
Some people who were already dead suddenly came back to life.
There are also many who, somehow, have lost their minds and gone with the wickedness. ”
As he spoke, he pointed to a closed shop at the end of the street.
"That shop is usually thriving.
The shopkeeper's name is Zhang San, and he is very affectionate with his mother-in-law on weekdays.
Last night, for some reason, his mother-in-law went out and never came back.
Zhang San went to report to the official, and the official directly arrested him, saying that he was the murderer.
Listen, how funny is that.
How can a murderer commit a crime, report it to the official himself, and let the official master arrest him?"
As he spoke, the shopkeeper whispered in his ear:
"I heard that before Mrs. Zhang's disappearance, there was a passer-by who happened to meet her.
Seeing Mrs. Zhang talking to a maid, what to say, going back to her hometown to visit relatives, no one has seen her since.
Returning to her hometown to visit relatives, tsk, the maid of the Zhang family, isn't she also going back to her hometown to visit relatives, when she comes back, the Zhang family is completely wiped out, and she is the only one left.
Little brother, I'll only tell you one person about this, and you must not spread the word, or I'll be in prison for a while. ”
Lin An was a little surprised when he heard this.
"The government is not even allowed to talk about this?"
"That's not it, the passer-by who broke the news was taken away by the officers and soldiers who came to arrest Zhang San early this morning.
said that he and Zhang San worked together to plot to kill Zhang San's mother-in-law.
Tsk, the two of them haven't even spoken a few words before, do you think this is possible?"
Lin An nodded, now he understood why so many people came to buy food today.
And looking at where these people came from, I am afraid that the weirdness has spread to the entire Pinglu City.
Seeing Lin An's look of deep understanding, the shopkeeper said with a smile:
"Little brother, do you want to stock up on some grain? If you don't buy it now, in two days, I'm afraid there won't be any food in this city." ”
Lin An nodded, he came here to stock up on grain.
"How much is this rice?"
The shopkeeper held out a finger:
"A tael of silver. ”
"What? A bucket of rice, a tael of silver, why don't you grab it?"
In this world, a bucket of rice is about ten catties.
On weekdays, one tael of silver is enough to buy one stone of rice, which is equivalent to ten buckets.
In other words, in less than a few days, the price of grain in this city has risen tenfold.
The shopkeeper listened and didn't care at all.
He replied:
"Now I am robbing money, and I don't sell grain to make money quickly, and the rice in this grain street is one or two silver and a bucket.
If you don't buy it, you won't be able to buy a bucket tomorrow for a tael of silver. ”
Lin An listened and had nothing to say.
I can't help it, I still have to eat the rice!
With the current situation in Pinglu City, it is already good to be able to buy rice.
Over the years, as an apprentice in the pharmacy, Lin An has also saved a lot of silver taels.
He had nothing left, and exchanged the silver taels for physical goods.
On the way back to the pharmacy, Lin An saw a lot of people who were dragging their families and preparing to leave Pinglu City and take refuge in other places.
Seeing this, Lin An was half envious and half shook his head.
Envy is because when a catastrophe comes, they all have a place to go and a place to take refuge.
And shaking the head, it's because.
In doing so, they escaped for a while, but not for a lifetime.
has no strength, and the final result is to die tragically in a certain weird and a certain turmoil.
Back at the pharmacy, Lin An stored the food he bought, then went to the backyard and started punching.
Soon, the three thousand punches were over.
Lin An added the available points obtained to the three-dimensional attributes.
Strength: 3.6 (+) Actual Strength When Punching: 4.68
Posture: 1.9 (+) Actual posture when punching: 2.47
Constitution: 2.3 (+) Actual Constitution when punching: 2.99
Moves: Gang Fist 2nd Layer (+)
Available Credits: 0
After three days of adding points, the power he can exert when punching has reached 4.68.
That's nearly twice as long as the first time he killed Weird.
"However, this is not enough!"
In the face of weirdness, there will never be enough time for the increase in strength.
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At the city gate, the guards who are responsible for guarding the city.
"These days, more and more people are leaving the city. ”
"Yes, these people, one by one, seem to be fleeing for their lives.
When he heard that something strange was happening in the city, he fled in a hurry, and when the matter calmed down and the situation was stable, he ran back one by one.
I always think that if I escape, I can live, and if I don't escape, I will wait for death, which is really a random toss. ”
Everyone shook their heads.
At this time, suddenly a man mentioned:
"By the way, do you feel that something seems strange these days?
The people who went out of the city grabbed a handful, but there were no people who entered the city?"
"There have been two massacres in the city one after another, and no one dares to come, which is also normal, what's so strange?"
One said, but many more were lost in thought.
Indeed, it is not without that there have been more dangerous situations in the past.
Even then, it wasn't like no one went into the city, which was a bit strange. ”
A few people were discussing.
Suddenly, a crowd of people outside the city gates rushed towards them.
The men moved stiffly, as if they were being controlled.
Seeing this, the guards hurriedly shouted.
"They're back, enemy attack, close the door!"