Chapter 5

The supply and marketing cooperative in the town is not big. It is made of red bricks on the outside and simply covered with cement. The decoration inside is relatively simple, with several rows of glass counters and seven or eight wooden display cabinets against the wall, which hold various things.

The salesperson who was sitting with his legs crossed and eating melon seeds saw Ye Han and just glanced at him with a look of disdain.

“Comrade, I want to buy something.”

The salesperson’s voice was lazy and casual, “Just tell me what you want to buy.”

“I need a washbasin, a mirror, a comb, bed sheets, peanut oil, table salt, soy sauce, toilet paper, and… Oh, weigh me a pound of the spiced melon seeds you have.”

Ye Xuanhan spoke without even taking a breath, and listed the names of a bunch of things in a row.

The salesperson was shocked and looked at Ye Han directly, “Comrade, are you sure you want to buy so many things?”

“A lot?” Ye Han tilted his head, “Aren’t these things commonly used at home?”

Compared with the billions of supplies in his own space, this is nothing.

“Okay, then do you have the money and ticket?” The salesperson still didn’t quite believe it.

The main thing is that the little girl in front of me, who looks malnourished, doesn’t look like a rich person at all.

“Who are you looking down on?” Ye Han reached into his pocket and pretended to take out money, but in fact he was taking out the money and tickets given by Jiang Wang from the space.

He held ten big unity notes between his index and middle fingers, flicked them with his hands, and put the money and notes on the counter with a proud and arrogant expression, and then pressed them lightly with his palms, “Calculate, how much money and notes do you want?”

The salesperson did not dare to neglect the request and said hurriedly, “Comrade, I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you clearly just now. Could you please tell me what you want again?”

“Oh, this is really troublesome. You better listen carefully this time. I need half a pound of oil, half a pound of sugar, three rolls of toilet paper… and finally a pound of your spiced melon seeds, otherwise they will become soft if left for too long.”

As Ye Xuanhan read, the salesperson took what she wanted from the shelf or glass cabinet.

Soon, there was a small mountain of goods on the counter. The salesperson took a long time to calculate the amount.

“Fifty yuan in total, plus half a pound of oil coupons, half a pound of sugar coupons…”

“Alright, alright,” Ye Hanhan counted out five Great Unity tickets and placed the various tickets on the counter. “Take whatever tickets you want.”

Some of these tickets were given by Jiang Wang, and some were stolen from Ye Yong’s home. There were all kinds of them.

God knows when the salesperson saw the various tickets on the table, his eyes almost fell to the ground.

Grain coupons and sugar coupons are relatively common, but most of the ones in this girl’s hands are valid nationwide.

Although cigarette and alcohol tickets were rare, there were still a few people in that era who could afford them.

But the scarce bicycle tickets, sewing machine tickets and radio tickets… the little girl actually had several of them in her hand.

There were still many tickets that even she, a salesperson who had worked in the supply and marketing cooperative for more than five years, had never seen before.

Take TV tickets for example. I guess the number of households with TVs in nearby towns and villages can be counted on one hand.

When the town’s supply and marketing cooperative was purchasing goods, there was no television.

The salesperson’s look changed from surprise at first, to confusion, and then to shock and envy.

“Comrade, how did you get this bicycle ticket?” The salesperson looked at the bicycle ticket and was about to cry with envy.

“My fiancé gave it to me,” Ye Han replied.

When you are away from home, your identity is given by yourself. Just tell a lie to fool the salesperson and avoid getting into trouble.

Besides, she didn’t tell a complete lie. After all, before today, Jiang Wang was still her fiancé.

For a moment, there was a hint of jealousy in the salesperson’s eyes, “Your fiancé is so nice.”

“No way.”

Ye Xuanhan was very satisfied. She felt envy, jealousy and hatred. It was time for her to pack up and leave.

Looking at the contents of the two large net bags on the counter, Ye Yan picked up one with each hand without blinking.

“Boom”

The next second, she knelt on the ground.

Damn your legs, my cloth blanket is about to be broken.

I almost forgot that my body is still weak and I don’t have the strength to lift a pig like I had in my previous life.

It is difficult to take these two bags of things away.

Ye Xuanhan lowered his head, thinking about how to get back at his enemies.

“Ye Hanhan?” A deep and mellow voice sounded above Ye Hanhan’s head.

When he looked up, he saw Jiang Wang’s tall figure standing in front of him.

There seemed to be a smile in his delicate eyes, but when he looked at her, he returned to his original coldness.

“What a coincidence…what a coincidence,” Ye Hanhan stood up with the help of the pillar beside him, but wide noodles tears were flowing in his heart.

He probably didn’t hear what he just said.

Well, probably not, even if there is, it’s not there.

Ye Hanhan began to brainwash himself, forcing himself to ignore the embarrassing scene just now, and crossed his arms, trying to remain elegant.

“Come to buy things?” Jiang Wang pointed at two large net bags on the ground.

“Yeah,” Ye Hanhan said softly.

“Do you need help?”

“Maybe, maybe, maybe it’s necessary.”

Ye Xuanhan wanted to say that he didn’t need it, but he couldn’t carry anything by himself.

If there was no one around, she could be put into the space, but there were salespeople inside the supply and marketing cooperative watching her, so she couldn’t be put into the space as well.

It shouldn’t be a big deal to borrow some strength from Jiang Wang.

“Wait a minute, I’m going to buy a pack of cigarettes.”

Jiang Wang bypassed Ye Xuanhan and bought a pack of Golden Leaf cigarettes from the salesperson.

The gossipy salesman asked as he took a cigarette: “Comrade, what is your relationship with that lesbian?”

Ye Hanhan looked at the salesperson’s staring eyes and always felt that her words were malicious.

If Jiang Wang dared to say that the two were in a relationship other than relatives or fiancé, the salesperson would definitely say that they were having an affair.

“I’m his fiancé,” Jiang Wang left the money and tickets on the counter, turned around and picked up Ye Xuanhan’s two bags of things.

Ye Xuanhan was stunned for a moment, covered his face and left the supply and marketing cooperative, leaving behind a sentence, “This is so embarrassing.”

The salesperson’s words were stuck in his throat. At this moment, her envy and jealousy towards Ye Yanhan reached its peak.

Ye Xuanhan ran a short distance and stood there waiting for Jiang Wang.

I felt relieved when I saw him carrying two big bags of things. But then I remembered his last sentence and started to feel embarrassed again.

God, what had she just done?

Jiang Wang must have seen and heard everything.

“Jiang Wang, I’m sorry. I told the salesperson that the money and tickets were given by my fiancée. I didn’t want to cause any trouble. If I offended you, I will come up with a different excuse next time.”

“No need,” Jiang Wang stood beside Ye Han, “If someone asks in the future, just say that I gave it to you. The relationship between the two of us is still an engaged couple.”

Yesterday he asked someone about the girl’s family situation, and it was true that they were not doing well. If she could use his name to protect them from being bullied, he would be happy to do so.

I guess this is also what my father and Uncle Ye Jun want to see.