Chapter 13

Going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy grain seeds

After leaving the neighborhood office, Tie Lanyan went to the supply and marketing cooperative.

The supply and marketing cooperative had a special counter for selling seeds, there were all kinds of seeds, everything.

Worried that buying too many seeds would raise suspicion, Tie Lanyan disguised herself as a middle-aged woman again.

“Comrade at the counter, these… and these… please give me some of each…”

Tie Lanyan had already planned what to plant.

The staple foods, rice and wheat, were essential, one for producing rice, the other for white flour, both were indispensable.

There were also filling foods, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn were also needed.

Then there were rapeseed, soybeans, peanuts, and sesame seeds, which could be eaten and also used for oil extraction.

The grains were almost done, next were vegetable seeds.

She bought some of all kinds, including scallions, ginger, garlic, string beans, white radishes, Chinese cabbage, chili peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, spinach, etc.

She also wanted fruit seeds, apples, oranges, watermelons, grapes, lychees, etc.

She bought so many seeds at once, the counter staff was annoyed.

“What are you buying so many seeds for? Don’t tell me you want to secretly plant things to sell, that’s not allowed!”

Faced with her questioning, Tie Lanyan was not flustered at all:

“I’m from an agricultural research base in another province, I’m here to collect seeds for research, I want to plant some experimental crops, I heard that your supply and marketing cooperative has a good reputation and a wide variety of seeds, so I came here to take a look… I see that your service is very good, if the research is successful, I’ll probably report it, and then I’ll tell everyone that I bought the seeds from you, what do you think?”

The female staff member at the counter was stunned.

Agricultural research base in another province?

This name sounded very impressive.

She didn’t expect that the seemingly unremarkable woman in front of her was actually so influential.

What if she was telling the truth, would she be in the newspaper then?

A gleam of joy flashed in the female staff member’s eyes, this was a glorious event!

“Oh, how can I accept that, big sister, you’re too polite, what else do you need, I’ll prepare it for you.”

The female staff member who had been putting on a face a second ago, was now full of flattering smiles.

Tie Lanyan twitched the corner of her mouth, this change of face was as fast as a rocket.

The rest went smoothly.

Tie Lanyan not only bought seeds, but also went to other counters to spend the few ration coupons that were about to expire at Zhang Cui’s house.

When she got home, it was almost noon.

The pot of old hen soup she cooked in the space in the morning was already done, the whole bamboo house was filled with the aroma of chicken soup.

Tie Lanyan couldn’t wait to scoop a bowl of chicken soup.

She picked up the bowl and took a deep…

She took a deep sniff.

Fragrant! It was simply too fragrant!

She took a sip of the chicken soup.

Tie Lanyan felt like she was soaking in a warm spring, she closed her eyes in comfort.

Then she took a bite of the chicken leg.

The taste lingered on her lips and teeth, it was tender and juicy, delicious!

Tie Lanyan ate one bite after another, in less than 3 minutes, she had finished the whole old hen.

“Burp～～～”

She burped, patted her round belly, and lay down on the bamboo recliner in the yard to take a nap.

Blue sky and white clouds, green grass, a gentle breeze.

This life was truly blissful!

“Bang bang bang!”

“Tie Lanyan, you little brat, quickly let us out!”

Unfortunately, someone interrupted this blissful moment.

Tie Lanyan frowned and went out of the space.

Last night, Zhang Cui’s family thought that her mother-in-law would come to rescue them this morning, so they waited.

They didn’t hear anything all morning, and they finally got anxious.

“Tie Lanyan, you’ve locked us up for two days, you haven’t given us anything to eat or drink, are you trying to starve us to death!”

Hu Xiaolian was close to breaking down.

She had never been so miserable, she was starving, and her whole body ached.

Zhang Cui and Hu Zhuzi were also uncomfortable.

Especially Hu Zhuzi, although his head didn’t bleed, he always felt a buzzing sound, as if he had some kind of aftereffect.

He heard that the big fool in the village became stupid after being hit on the head.

If he didn’t go to the hospital to see a doctor, he might also become a fool.

Thinking about this possibility, Hu Zhuzi was very anxious.

“Die… Tie Lanyan, we did wrong before, but you beat us so badly and locked us in the storage room for two days, it should be enough, right?”

“Yes, we know we were wrong, as long as you let us out, we’ll leave your house immediately!”

Zhang Cui’s confident voice came from inside.

If she hadn’t overheard their conversation last night, she would have easily been fooled by them.

Tie Lanyan snorted coldly.

“You locked me up for three days, I have to lock you up for three days!”

As for what awaited them after three days, it would be a different kind of torture.

Hearing this, Zhang Cui and the others immediately panicked.

“We’re starving to death, please have mercy on us and let us out!”

Starve to death? The better!

Tie Lanyan’s eyes turned cold, she turned around and wanted to leave.

Suddenly, she thought of something, she called out a cold…

She opened the door crack and threw the steamed bun at Zhang Cui’s feet.

“This is your food for today, how you divide it is up to you.”

Didn’t Zhang Cui love her daughter Hu Xiaolian very much?

Now there was only one steamed bun, let’s see if she was willing to share it.

And Hu Zhuzi, he was the most selfish, he would definitely grab the steamed bun.

As expected, Tie Lanyan was right.

In just a few seconds, there was an argument coming from the storage room.

Hu Xiaolian: “Mom, anyway, we’ll be able to go out tomorrow, give me the steamed bun.”

Zhang Cui: “No, who knows if that little brat is telling the truth, I’m old, I can’t handle it, I need to eat it.”

Hu Zhuzi: “Wife, my head hurts so much, give it to me.”

Hu Xiaolian’s eyes rolled: “Mom, why don’t we divide the steamed bun into three parts, that way no one has to fight.”

Hu Zhuzi refused: “How can that be, the steamed bun is so small, there won’t be much left after dividing it, I want to eat it all by myself!”

“You old geezer, think you’re so smart! This steamed bun is mine, I’m not giving it to anyone!”

Zhang Cui cursed, and then immediately stuffed the steamed bun into her mouth.

She had finally figured it out, even if she loved her daughter more, she would still favor her husband a little more.

Seeing Zhang Cui eating the steamed bun, Hu Zhuzi and Hu Xiaolian immediately panicked, they rushed forward to stop her.

One slapped, the other tore, they hadn’t even taken a bite of the steamed bun, but they had already been slapped twice.

Zhang Cui completely exploded.

She stuffed the whole steamed bun into her mouth and scratched Hu Zhuzi’s face.

“You dare hit me, you dare hit me, I’ll fight you!”

Hu Zhuzi couldn’t dodge, his face was instantly scratched with several blood marks.

He was furious: “You stinky woman, you scratched my face, if outsiders see this, they won’t laugh me to death!”

Zhang Cui stiffened her neck: “So what if I scratched you! You think you still have a face? You don’t even have a proper job, who won’t laugh at you!”

Seeing that her dad was going to get angry, Hu Xiaolian quickly said: “Mom, say less.”

Zhang Cui: “Bah! You traitor, what did your dad give you, you’re still defending him!”

Hu Xiaolian’s eyes turned red: “Mom…”

Hu Zhuzi glared at Zhang Cui: “Why are you yelling at your daughter? Are you crazy?”

This sentence completely stimulated Zhang Cui.

“You’re crazy, your whole family is crazy!”

Zhang Cui pounced on Hu Zhuzi.

Hu Zhuzi didn’t back down, he responded with his fist.

Hu Xiaolian rushed forward to stop the fight, she was also caught in the middle.

For a while…

The three of them were fighting like a dog pile.

The once warm family was gone forever…