Chapter 5

[Hello, I just saw that your baby is labeled as organic. Can you tell me where your farm is?]

[Of course, I don't mean anything else. If your baby is organic, there should be a farm, right?]

The person who sent the message was someone with the Taobao account Ling Lingqi. Ye Jinxiu read the message and her excitement disappeared completely.

[Dear, my shop is just a small workshop. I don't have a farm yet.]

After sending a message, Ye Jinxiu's whole body went limp.

Ling Lingqi knew that she didn't believe that the food in her shop was organic. She was asking for evidence in a roundabout way.

Soon, Ling Lingqi replied with several messages.

[Oh, I see. Did your baby grow your own?]

[I heard that the north mainly produces food. Is your house in the north?]

[Also, is there a food safety guarantee for your baby?]

The virtual phone beeped non-stop. Ye Jinxiu perked up and typed a reply: [The food in the store is all home-grown, and there is a food safety guarantee in the store.]

Ling Lingqi might have gone to look for a food safety guarantee. The chat interface quieted down.

Ye Jinxiu pulled over a stool and sat down. She was very nervous.

[Got it.]

Half an hour later, she received a message from Ling Lingqi. However, after a few hours, she didn't receive any orders from Ling Lingqi.

After staring at the virtual phone for a whole day, Ye Jinxiu felt that this couldn't go on. Her shop had just opened. It was neither famous nor advertised. It would be difficult to increase sales.

Poking at the virtual phone screen, Ye Jinxiu browsed through Taobao. Finally, she decided to let her products participate in the Taobao and Daily Special Offers.

Before participating, she raised the price of the two items. She set the price of the dried sweet potatoes at 50 yuan per kilogram and boiled peanuts at 45 yuan per kilogram. After setting the price, she clicked to participate and set the price of the two items at 30 yuan per kilogram.

The price of the two items seemed to have decreased, but it was actually the initial price.

Taobao indicated that the shop's baby would officially start the Taobao and Daily Special Offers in the wee hours of the morning.

Yeh family village was quiet. It was getting late. Ye Jinxiu pulled down the light switch and went to sleep.

Modern

Ling Lingqi's original name was Lin Lingqi. Her parents were loyal fans of Stephen Chow and loved Stephen Chow's movies. After she was born, they named her Lin Lingqi without hesitation.

Ling Lingqi is the secretary of the president of a big company. He likes to eat some snacks when he has nothing to do.

She accidentally saw a Taobao shop called "Sifang Delicacies."

Thinking that it wasn't time for work yet and that she had nothing to do, she clicked on the Sifang Delicacies homepage.

The homepage of Sifang Delicacies was very simple. There were no typography or special effects. There were only two products on the entire homepage. Not only that, but the prices of the two products were extremely high. It was obvious that the owner was a black-hearted person.

Ling Lingqi couldn't bear to see Taobao shops cheat and raise prices. He immediately opened the customer service page and sent a message to the shop owner.

The shop owner's reply came very quickly. She asked the shop owner if he had a farm. The shop owner said that his farm was a small workshop and did not have any agricultural products.

She looked at the shop owner's honest reply and reflected that she had been too extreme. Perhaps the food in the shop was really organic.

She asked the shop owner if he was a northerner and if he had a food safety guarantee.

Her original intention was to inquire about the shop owner's location. Because of the climate in the north and the south, the harvesting season of agricultural products was different.

In the end, the shop owner disappointed her. The shop owner changed the topic and directly ignored her previous question. He only answered that the shop had a food safety guarantee.

The shop owner was obviously guilty. How could such a person be a seller with a conscience?

Ling Lingqi was not a person who would look for trouble. After guessing that the shop owner might be selling fake products, she only replied with three words, "Got it." Then, she closed the Taobao page.

The next day, after lunch, she opened Taobao again. As the president's senior secretary, she always looked for some novel things on Taobao from time to time to make friends with her colleagues.

She liked to shop in the two areas of Taobao and Daily Specials. Every few days, she could always find good things in these two areas.

As soon as she entered the Taobao page, the first thing she saw was the online shop "Sifang Delicacies."

Sifang Delicacies had a total of two products in Taobao. One was dried sweet potatoes, and the other was boiled peanuts.

The prices of the two products were exactly the same as the prices she saw yesterday.

Ling Lingqi's eyes turned red. The so-called Taobao was to get a discount on the products.

The shop owner of Sifang Delicacies deliberately raised the price of the products and then pretended to reduce the price to get a discount. It was really shameful. How could there be such a black-hearted person in this world?

Ling Lingqi closed the Taobao page and hurriedly opened the Daily Specials page in anger. She had just finished looking at the products of Sifang Delicacies. She needed to look at some specials to wash her eyes.

She didn't know that as soon as she entered the Daily Specials page, she saw Sifang Delicacies.

Ling Lingqi was originally a gentle person. After being provoked by Sifang Delicacies again and again, she was angry. She opened the Sifang Delicacies with red eyes and directly ordered five catties of dried sweet potatoes and five catties of boiled peanuts.

The shop owner of Sifang Delicacies was so hateful. She wanted to return the goods and give a bad review!

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. When it was close to getting off work, the courier sent her something in a snakeskin bag.

Ling Lingqi glanced at the delivery list and saw the words "Sifang Delicacies" written on it. She shamelessly lowered the corners of her mouth and thought that when she went to work in the afternoon, she would immediately contact the shop owner to return the goods and give a bad review.

The president's secretary was full of deception. Secretary Zhao in the secretary's office had always been at odds with Ling Lingqi. When she saw the snakeskin bag on Ling Lingqi's desk, she subconsciously frowned.

Soon, her brows relaxed. Looking at the contents of the snakeskin bag, she realized that her chance had come.

Ling Lingqi claimed to be a little expert in Taobao. She often gave some things that were not presentable to people in the same company. Those people who were given things by her were also a group of short-sighted people. After receiving Ling Lingqi's junk, they actually stood on her side and followed Ling Lingqi to deal with her.

With a snort, Secretary Zhao took out a knife and opened Ling Lingqi's package.

Didn't Ling Lingqi like to buy people's hearts with things? She was going to let her reap what she sowed!

When she opened the package, she saw that there were two packages of things inside. One was called dried sweet potatoes, and the other was called boiled peanuts.

The packaging of the two things was really not very good. At first glance, they looked like fake products.

Secretary Zhao took the dried sweet potatoes and boiled peanuts to the office next to the secretary's office.

"You haven't left yet. You guys are in luck."

She casually threw the things on the desk and said with a smile, "Secretary Lin asked me to send you two bags of snacks. Come and have a taste."

Everyone in the company knew that Secretary Zhao and Secretary Lin were not on good terms. How could Secretary Lin ask Secretary Zhao to send things?

They knew that Secretary Zhao was setting a trap, but because of Secretary Zhao's identity as a senior secretary, the people in the office still gave her face and surrounded her.

"It's all good stuff. Eat it quickly."

Secretary Zhao put her hands on her hips and looked at the people around her with disdain.

Everyone looked at each other. In the end, the office director was responsible for distributing the things.

Looking at the dried sweet potatoes and boiled peanuts in their hands, many people flashed the word "F * ck" in their minds. They thought that Secretary Lin was going to suffer a big setback this time.

"Don't be in a daze. Eat quickly. Otherwise, Secretary Lin will be unhappy."

Secretary Zhao saw that no one was eating and hurriedly urged them to eat.

The office director gritted his teeth and closed his eyes to take a bite of the dried sweet potato. The dried sweet potato was very hard. Not only was he unable to bite it in one bite, but he also almost broke his teeth.

He originally wanted to go along with Secretary Zhao and poke Secretary Lin in the back. However, after chewing the dried sweet potato in his mouth, he felt that he had been poisoned by the dried sweet potato. He actually ate the dried sweet potato in his hand one bite after another.

The dried sweet potato was not very delicious, but the dried sweet potato in his mouth tasted sweet, sticky, and pink. It made people want to eat a second one after eating one.

Seeing that the office director was eating with relish, the others began to eat one after another.

The dried sweet potato was poisonous. Anyone who ate it couldn't help but eat it again and again. They didn't stop until they ate all the dried sweet potato in their hands.

Ling Lingqi finished lunch and walked to the office. On the way, she met Secretary Qian, who had a good relationship with her.

"Secretary Lin, it's terrible. Secretary Zhao took your express delivery to the office next door. I think she wants to humiliate you."

It's over!

Ling Lingqi's mind went blank. Then, she ran to the office.

She walked into the office, panting. Seeing that most of the people in the office were eating the dried sweet potato crazily, she couldn't help but be stunned.

She thought to herself, "Are fake products so delicious?"

She looked at Secretary Zhao.

At this time, Secretary Zhao was chewing a dried sweet potato. When she saw Ling Lingqi, she subconsciously put on a cold face and snorted disdainfully.

"Secretary Lin, the dried sweet potato and peanuts you brought are very delicious. Where did you buy them?"

Ling Lingqi came back to her senses and asked guiltily, "Are they delicious?

I haven't eaten them yet. "

The office director stuffed her with a dried sweet potato and looked at her with shining eyes, indicating that she should eat quickly.

Ling Lingqi's scalp tingled. Under everyone's burning eyes, she took a bite of the dried sweet potato.

The dried sweet potato was really poisonous. As a senior foodie, she couldn't stop eating once she started.

"It's really delicious!"

These words were not only for everyone to hear, but also for herself.

She also scolded the owner of Sifang Delicacies for being black-hearted. She didn't expect that the store was selling organic food!

"Secretary Lin, such delicious food. Don't eat it alone. Tell us where you bought it."

Ling Lingqi took out her phone and said excitedly, "I bought it on Taobao. Look, it's this Sifang Delicacies."

The seventies

At dawn, Ye Jinxiu got up and washed up. After breakfast, she carried a pole to the field to dig sweet potatoes.

After harvesting a batch of dried sweet potatoes, it was time to dry the second batch.

Without Ye Zhao's help, she spent the whole morning digging two baskets of sweet potatoes.

When she got home, she washed the sweet potatoes and boiled them in the pot. Then, she took the breakfast that she had left for Gao Xuejun and gave it to him.

"Comrade Gao, you must be hungry. I cooked some bone porridge. Eat it while it's hot."

Gao Xuejun moved his body and his face turned red.

He was very anxious and wanted to pee. After holding it in for the whole night, if it weren't for his excellent self-control, he would have wet the bed.

But Ye Jinxiu was the only woman in the Yeh family. He couldn't ask Ye Jinxiu to help him.

"Brother Ye Zhao isn't here?"

Gao Xuejun didn't know where Ye Zhao went. If Ye Zhao was here, he wouldn't have to hold it in so miserably.

"He went to town."

Ye Jinxiu put down the bowl and turned to look at Gao Xuejun. She saw sweat beading on his forehead and his face turning purple. She thought that he had a fever and hurriedly reached out to touch his forehead.

Gao Xuejun hid behind her. Ye Jinxiu looked at him in confusion. "Why are you hiding? I'm not taking advantage of you."

"Are you having a fever?"

When he moved just now, Gao Xuejun felt that his bladder was about to explode. He took a deep breath and didn't dare to breathe, afraid that he would pee.

"What's wrong with you?"

Ye Jinxiu saw that his face was distorted and his whole body tensed up. She couldn't help but walk closer.

"I want to pee!"

Gao Xuejun said word by word. He had been holding it in too much. If he used a little more force, he might wet the bed.

Ye Jinxiu reacted quickly. She took out the urinal from under the bed and handed it to Gao Xuejun.

"Go on with your work. I'll wait for you outside."

Although Gao Xuejun had a broken arm, he still had the other arm that he could use.

Ye Jinxiu waited at the door for about ten minutes. When he heard no sound in the room, he knocked on the door and asked, "Comrade Gao, are you done?"

"I'm done."

Gao Xuejun's voice was extremely low. He didn't know how to face Ye Jinxiu when he saw his pathetic side.

Ye Jinxiu pushed the door open and entered. She took the urinal from Gao Xuejun's hands and the basin beside it very naturally. She said expressionlessly, "Wash your hands."

Gao Xuejun stared at Ye Jinxiu, trying to see if there was anything unnatural about her expression.

But Ye Jinxiu's performance was too natural. She first helped Gao Xuejun wash his hands, then fed him two bowls of bone porridge. Finally, she fetched some water for him to wipe his body.

She did all the things that she could and couldn't do.

Gao Xuejun frowned. He thought to himself, Why isn't Ye Jinxiu shy at all? Could it be that she …

Ye Jinxiu glanced at him and said coldly, "Now you realize that it's not wrong to give me 12,000 yuan, right?

Comrade Gao, you gave me money, and I took care of you. We are in a cooperative relationship. When you recover, don't tell anyone that I took care of you. "

"Why?"

Gao Xuejun wanted to ask why an unmarried woman like her could take care of a strange man so calmly.

But in Ye Jinxiu's ears, she misunderstood that Gao Xuejun was asking why she couldn't tell anyone.

"I'm a virgin taking care of you. If others know that I took care of you, my reputation will be ruined."

Ye Jinxiu was afraid that Gao Xuejun wouldn't take her words seriously, so she added, "Remember what I said. If you dare to tell anyone that I took care of you, I will tell others that you molested me."

Gao Xuejun's face turned red, and his cold eyes emitted sparks.

"I won't tell anyone!"

Ye Jinxiu, this woman, actually had the nerve to say the word 'molested'. She was too unrestrained!

Ye Jinxiu pulled the blanket over him and said indifferently, "I have to go out to work in the afternoon, so I can't look after you.

How about this, I will put the urinal by the bed. If you are in a hurry, you can use the urinal to relieve yourself. "

"Got it. I want to rest. You can go out."

Gao Xuejun turned around. Even someone as cold as him couldn't help but blush at Ye Jinxiu's words.

Ye Jinxiu's mind was filled with 50 billion yuan, so she didn't notice that Gao Xuejun was acting strangely.

She took her things and walked out, closing the door behind her.

Ye Jinxiu was used to taking lunch breaks. After she was done with Gao Xuejun's matters, she went back to her room to take a nap.

After lying down, she turned on her virtual phone and checked the store's website.

Sifang Delicacies Transaction 2, Zero Comments, Zero Stars

Ye Jinxiu was so happy that she sat up. Someone bought her things!

She hurriedly opened the transaction page and saw that the buyer was Ling Lingqi, who she had chatted with before.

She thought that Ling Lingqi wouldn't buy the store's products. She was wrong.

Seeing that there was a transaction, Ye Jinxiu was no longer sleepy. She hurriedly got out of bed and went to the kitchen to find something to send to Ling Lingqi.

The Yeh family was very shabby. After searching the entire Yeh family, Ye Jinxiu only found a plastic bag and a transparent plastic bag.

Ye Jinxiu had no choice but to use the plastic bag to store the dried sweet potatoes and peanuts, then use firewood to seal the bag.

The virtual phone had an automatic receipt function. As soon as she put the items into the virtual phone, the system automatically generated the transaction number and sent it to Ling Lingqi.

After completing her first transaction, Ye Jinxiu's morale was greatly boosted. She didn't hesitate to participate in several promotional activities organized by Taobao.

Sifang Delicacies was a newly opened store. Secondly, the prices of the store's products were too high. Even though she participated in many promotional activities, no one bought them.

A few days later, Ye Jinxiu had other plans. She thought that if the Taobao store didn't improve, she would find someone to advertise it.

The surprise came suddenly. Just as she was about to lose confidence, she received a comment from Ling Lingqi.

[Ling Lingqi: It's delicious!

Although the baby's packaging isn't very good, it's really, really delicious!

I bought five catties of dried sweet potatoes, but they were all eaten by my colleagues in the company in no time!

The food is very good. I will continue to eat this store's dried sweet potatoes. In the future, I will continue to support all the babies in this store!

I recommend everyone to buy it. It's very good. The customer service attitude is also very good. The logistics are very good. Good review!]

Almost in the time it took to read the comments, Ye Jinxiu found that the dried sweet potatoes and boiled peanuts in the store's stock had all been placed.

She uploaded a total of 100 catties of dried sweet potatoes and 100 catties of boiled peanuts. Each catty of peanuts and dried sweet potatoes was priced at 30 yuan. 200 catties could be sold for 6,000 yuan.

The exchange rate between modern and 1970s currency was 100: 1. 6,000 yuan in modern times could be exchanged for 60 yuan in 1970s currency.

Ye Jinxiu kept 3,000 yuan and exchanged the remaining 30 yuan into the currency of the 1970s.

Looking at the 30 yuan in her hand, Ye Jinxiu was full of enthusiasm.

She could set a small goal, such as earning 100 million yuan first.

After the autumn equinox, it was harvest time for every family in the Yeh family village. At a glance, one could see the backs of people in the fields.

As the saying goes, farmers face the yellow soil with their backs to the sky. This saying was not false at all.

As usual, Ye Jinxiu carried a pole to the fields to dig sweet potatoes. When she reached the fields, she first drank a mouthful of water, then picked up the hoe and started digging.

When it was close to noon, the women in the Yeh family village began to deliver food to the fields. Most of the families who had food delivered were already waiting for lunch under the shade of the trees.

After Ye Jinxiu washed her hands, she picked up the pole and prepared to go home.

"Miss Xiuxiu, I heard that your family's Daniu is getting married. Do you know about this?"

"Beep, beep, an additional mission has been triggered. The additional mission is to rescue the supporting female lead. Mission 1: Rescue the Yeh family's supporting female lead, Ye Daniu."

Ye Daniu is Ye Jinxiu's fifth uncle's daughter. She is 14 years old this year and has Yin-Yang eyes. One has a single eyelid and the other has a double eyelid.

Ye Daniu's parents are both dead and her relatives do not love her. Because of her Yin-Yang eyes, she is regarded as a jinx who brings bad luck to her parents and is not liked by the villagers. "

"Ye Daniu's maternal grandparents plan to sell Ye Daniu to a widow in the neighboring village to be a daughter-in-law. The widow in the neighboring village has a tendency to domestic violence. If Ye Daniu marries over, she will be beaten to death in less than three days."

"The additional mission is optional. The host can make the decision whether or not to complete the mission."

After reminding Ye Jinxiu, the system returned to silence.

Ye Jinxiu looked at the person who asked her the question. That person was Ye Liuzhi's wife. Everyone called her Liuzhi's wife.

Because Ye Liuzhi was younger than Ye Jinxiu's father, Ye Jinxiu addressed Ye Liuzhi as Uncle Liuzhi and his wife as Aunt Liuzhi.

"Aunt Liuzhi, you can't speak carelessly about things that haven't been set in stone yet."

Ye Jinxiu's face was stiff. She looked fair and clean and did not have any imposing aura.

Liu Zhi's wife didn't take her words seriously and said, "The eight characters have already been written. I heard that Da Niu's grandpa and grandma have already made an agreement with the widow in the neighboring village. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Da Niu will be married off."

"Miss Xiuxiu, no matter what, Daniu is your family's daughter. Does your Yeh family really not care about her life or death?"

They definitely had to care. Since the system said that saving Ye Daniu was a system mission, then the system would probably give them a corresponding reward after saving her.

However, there was no need to say these words to Liuzhi's wife. Ye Jinxiu picked up the shoulder pole and turned to leave without another word.

Liuzhi's wife blocked Ye Jinxiu's path. "Miss Xiuxiu, what is your family's intention? Tell us."

Liuzhi's wife's voice was not soft. The surrounding women all pricked up their ears to eavesdrop.

It had been a long time since something new had happened in the village. The news that Ye Daniu was going to be married off immediately caused the women to gossip.

Several old women and daughters-in-law put down their work and quickly walked over to surround Ye Jinxiu.

"Although Ye Daniu is a girl, she is the only daughter left in your Fifth Uncle's family. Your Yeh family can't just ignore it, right?"

"Miss Xiuxiu, your Youngest Uncle is a high-ranking official. Why doesn't he care?"

"Miss Xiuxiu, your father and mother haven't been home for a long time. Did they take your brother to seek refuge with your Youngest Uncle and abandon you?"

"Miss Xiuxiu, everyone is just listening for fun. We don't have any other intentions. Tell us."

Ye Jinxiu felt a headache coming on. When the women gathered together, it was even livelier than when they were going to a funeral procession.

"Aunties and Aunties, Daniu's marriage is not set in stone yet. Let's not talk about it anymore."

She pushed Liuzhi's wife away with all her might and quickly walked home with two baskets of sweet potatoes.

After lunch, she planned to make a trip to the neighboring village.

In her memory, ever since Fifth Uncle and his wife died, Ye Daniu had been taken away by her maternal grandparents. She had never returned to the Yeh family village.

Her family's land and house had been sold by her maternal grandparents. They said that they wanted to use the money from the sale of the land and house to support Ye Daniu.

Everyone was not stupid. Ye Daniu's maternal grandparents were selling their land and house to support Ye Daniu on the surface, but in reality, they wanted to take over Fifth Uncle's family's property.

Ye Jinxiu did not know why the Yeh family allowed Ye Daniu's maternal grandparents to take Ye Daniu away and did not ask about her at all.

However, she guessed that the reason the Yeh family did not care about Ye Daniu had something to do with Ye Daniu's identity as a girl.

Regardless of whether her guess was right or not, she had to make a trip to the neighboring village to see Ye Daniu.

Before going to the neighboring village, she had to make a trip to the town.

Ye Zhao was not around. The meat that she had bought a few days ago had mostly been eaten. She had to buy some meat back home.

It only took half an hour to walk from the Yeh family village to the town. Ye Jinxiu told Gao Xuejun that she was going to the town, then carried her basket and walked out.

Nanzhen was very lively during the polder. Every polder, villages from all over would come to Nanzhen to catch the polder.

After the polder, Nanzhen would return to its quiet state. Only a few vendors would set up stalls on the streets.

Ye Jinxiu went to the supply and demand cooperative to buy salt and rapeseed oil. After going out, she wandered aimlessly.

After walking for half an hour, she saw a pork stall and slowly walked over.

There were still some pig offal and bones left on the chopping board. Ye Jinxiu smiled and asked, "Boss, how much are these pig offal and bones?"

The pork vendor glanced at Ye Jinxiu. Seeing that she was dressed well, he smiled and said, "Give me five yuan. These are all for you."

Ye Jinxiu felt that it was too expensive. It was just some pig offal and bones. How could it be worth five yuan?

She made a gesture of wanting to leave, "It's too expensive. I'll take it all if it's cheaper."

The pork vendor saw that it was getting late. He might not be able to sell it if he waited any longer, so he simply said, "Okay, I'll give you a discount of one yuan. Give me four yuan and I'll give it all to you."

Ye Jinxiu knew that the pork vendor's bottom line was four yuan. She simply took out the money and handed it to him.

"This is your meat. Take it."

Ye Jinxiu turned around and motioned for the pork vendor to put the food into the basket.

It took half an hour to go from the Yeh family village to the town. It took 40 minutes to go from the town to the neighboring village.

Ye Jinxiu carried the things to the neighboring village. On the way, she met an ox cart from the neighboring village.

"Sister, where are you going?"

"Huang family village."

"Oh, what a coincidence. We are from the Huang family village. Do you want to take the cart?"

It was not a free ride. Adults were charged ten yuan. Children under the age of ten were not charged. Children between the ages of ten and sixteen were charged five yuan.

Ye Jinxiu waved his hand and waited for the cart to stop. He found a seat and sat down.

There were a few young women in the cart. Seeing that Ye Jinxiu was carrying a lot of things, one of them asked, "Sister, are you going to the Huang family village to look for relatives?"

Ye Jinxiu turned around and looked at the young woman who asked the question. She was delicate and pretty. When she smiled, she looked a little like Lin Daiyu.

"No."

Someone continued to ask, "Are you going to look for a classmate?

Sister, are you still studying? "

Ye Jinxiu smiled and asked, "I heard that Ye Daniu from your village is getting married?

Isn't she only fourteen years old? She's not even an adult yet. Why is she getting married? "

There was a moment of silence in the cart. Ye Jinxiu smiled and asked, "Doesn't the village chief care about such things?"

The young woman who was the first to speak to Ye Jinxiu whispered, "Ye Daniu is not from the Huang family village. Why does the village chief care?"

The person next to her tugged at the young woman, indicating for her not to speak.

Ye Jinxiu's smile did not fade, but he did not speak again.

When they arrived at the entrance of the Huang family village, Ye Jinxiu gave the old man driving the cart a yuan and wandered into the village alone.

She remembered that Ye Daniu lived at the end of the village with her grandpa's family. She did not know where the end of the village was.

After wandering around for two hours, Ye Jinxiu found Ye Daniu's grandpa's house.

But at this time, the door of Ye Daniu's grandpa's house was closed. It seemed that no one was home.

Ye Jinxiu sat not far from the door and waited. Soon, he saw a large pile of firewood moving forward slowly.

The pile of firewood was very big. At a glance, there was no one on it.

As the pile of firewood moved closer, he saw a girl in her teens put down the pile of firewood and dug out a key from the wall to open the door.