The immediate impact was that the workers at the slaughterhouse all took the day off, and several nearby factories also saw a significant number of absentees.
Usually, around six or seven in the morning, people would get up to go for a run, but now they didn't dare to leave their homes. It was only after the sun came up that the town regained its usual bustle and noise.
Though everyone feared ghosts, for such a huge impact to be caused after just one night of rumors, it struck Zhang Dadan as a bit strange.
Zhang Dadan carried a teapot to the table of a few old men nearby and said with a smile, "Come, try this tea. It's premium Dragon Well from before the Qingming Festival!"
The old men, who were chatting idly, saw Zhang Dadan being so courteous and immediately knew he had something to ask. They invited him to sit down and said, "Boss Zhang, you must be here to ask about something?"