After they signed the severance agreement and saw off the village chief and villagers, Lin Li went straight back to her room to look for Old Lady Lin's secret stash of money.
Now that she's driven those vampires out, she needs to start preparing for her big money-making plan.
Besides, she's only 45 years old now. If she tries her best to live another 40 years, she should at least experience smart home living.
After searching through the money, Lin Li smiled so broadly that her eyes disappeared. There was 981 yuan in her secret stash, plus the 300 yuan reward, making a total of over 1200 yuan.
Having money in hand makes me feel less anxious. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative this afternoon to buy more things, and I also need to buy some daily necessities.
Lin Li found the old lady Lin used to use a bit uncomfortable.
Although they share the same body, the soul has changed, so it's necessary to buy a new one.
After a good night's sleep, Lin Li entered her space. After finishing her daily work, she saw the milk produced by the cows, thought for a moment, kept a few bottles, and sold the rest to her space.
Opening the door, Lin Li waved to Lin Laosan in the yard, "Laosan, come with your mother to town."
"Okay, Mom."
The mother and son walked toward the bus stop, chatting and laughing.
They waited until they boarded the bus to the town. Their village, Xinhe, was not far from Xinhe Town. It was one bus stop away, a ten-minute bike ride away, or a thirty-minute walk away, or an hour away if they walked slowly.
As the blue and white bus chugged past, Lin Li hobbled onto it. Just as she was about to sit down, she heard the ticket seller, wearing a red armband, call out, "Passengers who just boarded, please have your change ready to buy your tickets."
Okay! Now I have to buy the ticket myself. I squeezed through the crowd to the ticket seller, pulled out a dime and handed it over, "To Xinhe Town!"
Two small train tickets were tossed into Lin Li's hand with a 'thud'.
...Ticket sellers are so arrogant these days!!!
They hadn't been standing for long when they arrived at Xinhe Town. The back door slammed open, and the loud-voiced ticket seller shouted to Lin Li, "We've arrived at Xinhe Town. Passengers who want to get off, please exit through the back door."
Lin Li and Lin Laosan got off the bus with the flow of people. As soon as they stood still, they saw the bus doors close and it drive away in a flash.
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Lin Li, whose face was covered in ash, spat on the ground a few times and suddenly missed the green belt!
The supply and marketing cooperative was just a few hundred meters away from the bus stop. Lin Li led Lin Laosan inside, where it was bustling with activity. Several sales clerks sat on high chairs, shouting at the top of their lungs, "Don't push! Line up! No one who doesn't line up is allowed to buy anything!"
"I'm talking to you! I saw you cut in line. Get back to the back of the line right now, or I'll kick you out!"
The arrogant salesperson commanded the villagers like a general.
Lin Li looked around and walked towards the least crowded daily necessities counter.
"girl……"
What do you want to buy?
The sales clerk glanced at Lin Li, then casually looked up at her before continuing to fiddle with her newly painted nails.
"I'll buy two toothbrushes, two towels, two lunchboxes, and a bar of soap."
Lin Li ordered several items in one go. The saleswoman hadn't seen such a generous old lady in a long time and assumed she was a relative of some leader, so she immediately put on a smile.
"Auntie, are you preparing to give a gift?"
"No, I'll use it myself!"
Lin Li smiled, her eyes crinkling, touched the items on the counter, and nodded. "Give me the invoices, I'll take them all."
"Alright!"
After the sales clerk issued the ticket, Lin Li took out the money and ticket from her pocket—actually, she took the money and ticket from her spatial storage—and after paying, she walked towards the counter selling rice, flour, and cooking oil.
After buying ten pounds of rice, ten pounds of flour, three pounds of sugar, two pounds of oil, five pounds of pork, one pound of pork bones, and one pound of offal, I went to the wardrobe counter and bought underwear, socks, and fabric. Then I went to the snack counter and bought half a pound of candy.
After paying with the money and tickets, he bought a carrying pole and a basket. When Lin Laosan saw them, he immediately put the pole on his back.
"Mom, where are we going now?"
Lin Li was very satisfied with how obedient Lin Laosan was. She rolled her eyes and continued to stroll around the town.
In the early 1980s, business was not strictly regulated, and there were already some small vendors in the town selling their own goods.
Lin Li thought for a moment, found a secluded spot, took the milk from her spatial storage, and set up a place to sell it. "Fresh milk, 8 cents a bottle, don't miss it!"
Lin Li didn't have to shout a few times before a crowd gathered around her; milk was still a scarce commodity.
"80 cents a bottle?"
"Yes, fresh and nutritious!"
Lin Li has an inexplicable confidence in the products manufactured by the space!
"Give me two bottles!"
"I want a bottle!"
"I'll take three bottles!"
Within minutes, the milk Lin Li had brought out was sold out. "Sorry, we don't have much stock left today, that's all!"
"Auntie, will you be buying milk again tomorrow?"
Lin Li mentally calculated her income: 80 cents a bottle of milk, and she had just sold 30 bottles, earning 24 yuan a day, which was basically more than half a month's wages for a worker. Most importantly, it was pure profit...
With a smile in her eyes, she packed up the basket and said, "I'll come again tomorrow afternoon. Let me know how many you need so I can prepare!"
"Okay, ma'am, I'll drink two more bottles tomorrow!"
"Three bottles for me!"
"Two bottles for me!"
...
After noting down the amount of milk needed for tomorrow, he took Lin Laosan to the bus station and they took the bus back home!
After returning home, Lin Li asked Lin Laosan to put his things down and then pulled him to sit on a chair in the main room.
"Third brother, is there anything you want to ask?"
Lin Li looked at Lin Laosan expectantly. She was preparing to start a business, and Lin Laosan would definitely help her. It was better to tell him some things in advance.
After hesitating for a long time, Lin Laosan nodded and asked, "Mom, where did you get all that milk?"
Seeing that he had finally asked the question, Lin Li smiled, patted his head, and took his hand, saying, "Third brother, if Mom said that I died once and have been reborn, would you believe it?"
After hearing this, Lin Laosan paused for a moment, then nodded firmly.
"Good son!" Lin Li patted his hand, looking at him deeply. "In my past life, I was blindly trusting others and kicked you out of the house. As a result, when I got old, those beasts saw me fall in the bathroom, and not a single one of them helped me up or took me to the hospital. I just starved to death there!"
Lin Li thought of the terrible state of Old Mrs. Lin during those seven days, and tears streamed down her face.
"For seven whole days, I watched them go through all sorts of hardships. No matter how much I called out to them or begged them, no one paid any attention to me!"
"Mom, stop talking. We'll ignore those beasts from now on!"
"Yes, good child, after I die, only you will help your mother collect my body!"
As Lin Laosan listened, tears streamed down his face.
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