Rebirth in the 60s: A Path to Counterattack-Chapter 106. New ideas, surprising discoveries

Since it’s a rare visit to the city, Shuzhen insisted that they must take a good look around.

Lian Yue was a bit hesitant, considering she had already spent over ten bucks at the hospital, and going for a stroll in the mall...

She was afraid that the money in her pocket would turn into bean sprouts as soon as she got out — just beans left!

After all, Saozi was great at earning money and even better at spending it, not to mention her full marks in persuading people.

Every time she was persuaded by her, those things that she just had a slight interest in but couldn’t bear to spend money on would undoubtedly be bought. By the time she regretted it, it was already too late.

However, she hesitated, unable to resist Ning Jianshe’s high spirits!

This guy was overjoyed knowing that his wife was carrying yet another boy, whom Ning An wouldn’t have to be all alone like him without someone to lean on in the future. How could a little celebration here and there not match his excitement right now?

Buy, buy, buy — must buy!

Buy candies for the eldest son, buy fish and meat for the wife so she and the baby can have good nutrition, and hopefully have a healthy and smart second son in the future.

With a good income this year and having followed Big Sister-in-law Shuzhen in raising earthworms and feeding chickens, as well as home-growing wood ear mushrooms, they were financially stable. Spending fifty to eighty bucks was definitely not a problem!

One person proposed and three agreed, what else could Lian Yue do?

Obediently comply with the majority!

With the determination of a brave hero, she got into the car, ready to face the upcoming splurge.

But...

After getting off the tent wagon, Lian Yue stood wide-eyed at the two-story small building with its huge sign: XX City Seed Station.

Was this really the right place?

Lian Yue looked at Lian Hai with suspicion, clearly wanting him to explain what this was all about.

Lian Hai shrugged, "I don’t know either, Saozi told me to come straight here."

Ever since Shuzhen saved Lian Jie that day, Lian Hai and his wife had been extremely grateful and respectful towards her. Then they learned from her how to raise earthworms and wood ear mushrooms, and their kids were often taken care of by Saozi.

All these aspects combined had long made Lian Hai and his wife hold deep admiration and respect for Shuzhen.

Whenever Shuzhen said one, the couple would never say two.

Even if they didn’t understand some of Shuzhen’s ideas, they would definitely follow them before asking about their doubts rather than questioning first.

For instance, when Shuzhen told Lian Hai to drive straight to the seed station today, even though he wondered why Big Sister-in-law would come to such a cold place, he still obediently complied.

For his habit of listening to Big Brother and Sister-in-law in everything, Lian Yue secretly sighed countless times. She was just glad that Big Brother was a true man and good brother, and Saozi wasn’t unreliable. Otherwise, this silly brother would be sold and still help them haggle and count money without a word of complaint.

Hearing this, Lian Yue wasn’t too surprised. She just turned her inquiring gaze towards her Saozi.

Shuzhen didn’t joke around with her, simply saying she wanted to see if there were any cold-resistant and short-cycle vegetable seeds at the seed station. After all, they had spent quite some money and effort to set up plastic worm sheds. On such cold days, they still had to cover them with straw mats and burn stoves for warmth. She was thinking of setting up a few racks with soil on top of the worm sheds to see if they could grow some leafy greens in this freezing weather.

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Green vegetables in winter, even if the purchase price is low, are worth more than cabbage and radishes, right!

A few words made Lian Hai and Lian Yue nod repeatedly, and Lianshan couldn’t help but smile broadly, feeling proud. Unfortunately, they were outside and in front of the younger siblings. Otherwise, he would have surely embraced her and given her a passionate kiss, praising her for being amazing, beautiful, kind-hearted, and incredibly smart, just perfect in every way.

Originally, he was just thinking about growing some rapeseed, water spinach, or celtuce in the worm shed to see if they could make a small profit around the New Year.

Unexpectedly, once he got in, there was such a big surprise.

Looking at the cotton seeds behind the counter, Shuzhen’s eyes lit up.

If she plants a batch in the back garden come spring, would she still worry about not having enough cotton tickets then?

Wouldn’t it be possible to make as many cotton-padded clothes or quilts as she wants?

What’s unused can be sold to procurement stations for money or to exchange for cloth tickets, industrial tickets, all sorts of tickets, right? After all, cotton is such a scarce item, it’s extremely sought after all over the country now.

As for the sales clerk’s well-intentioned advice on insufficient warmth leading to poor cotton growth, which might waste a batch of land, Shuzhen directly ignored it.

With abilities in hand, sprouting a cotton plant covered in bolls within minutes was no big deal for her.

After thanking the sales clerk for the kind reminder, she was still determined to buy half a pound of pure cotton seeds.

She couldn’t find seeds for water spinach or celtuce, but she did buy some rapeseed, spinach, and lettuce seeds.

Checking convenience during a restroom break, she skillfully filled out a blank introduction letter, and the seeds Shuzhen wanted were soon in hand.

Dai Honghua’s way of doing things was just brilliant, so convenient!

When the remaining blank introduction letters run out, she would definitely ask Lianshan to get another stack from her.

Having found her desired seeds and received an unexpected surprise, Shuzhen was in a merry mood. Seeing the big clock’s hand in the seed station already pointing towards twelve, Shuzhen suggested treating everyone to a restaurant.

"Going to a restaurant is fine, but this meal’s on me today. Saozi, please don’t argue with me over this. It’s a big day for me today, give me a chance to express my happiness, won’t you?" Ning Jianshe said with a grin, indicating that if she disagreed, he and his wife would refuse to participate, forcing Shuzhen to reluctantly agree.

Considering the couple’s frugality, Shuzhen also readily downgraded the feast to just a bowl of noodles or a few dumplings.

But obviously, Lian Yue wasn’t planning to accept her kindness.

Growing up with tough times, she’s naturally a little stingy, but she’s not one to just take it easy when it counts!

She had eaten at Saozi’s place countless times and received so many benefits from Saozi. Now that Saozi was treating back, was just some noodles or dumplings enough to get by?

Ha, that would mean even she looked down on herself.

A simple statement of following the host’s preference successfully silenced Shuzhen, after which Lian Yue instructed Lian Hai to drive to the state-owned restaurant.

Sautéed meat strips, Demoli stewed fish, braised tofu with sauce, plus a stir-fried pork with scallions, inviting Big Brother, Sister-in-law, and Little Brother to dine out for the first time, how could it not be done properly?

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