The shopkeeper closed the book, stood up, and said, "We don't have any of these items that are strictly prohibited from being sold privately by the authorities."
That's what she said, but her probing gaze remained fixed on Zhao Gang.
He recognized an excessively handsome young man; a regular customer at the market would definitely have seen him before. Unfortunately, he had absolutely no recollection of this dashing fellow.
"From out of town?" the boss asked tentatively.
Zhao Gang did not deny it. He picked up a pen from the stall, randomly opened a page of a book, and wrote down the seeds he needed in the blank space.
Evolved tomatoes, evolved pumpkins, evolved cabbages, mutated peppers, scallions, ginger, and also evolved lemons and persimmons.
One more, one less—just the amount the boss had.
Alright, let's not beat around the bush. The boss tore off this page and beckoned the father and daughter in.
"Just leave your things by the door. Don't worry, no one will dare steal them." He grinned at Zhao Xiaoxiu, revealing a set of uneven, yellowed teeth, which made Zhao Xiaoxiu frown.
"Daddy, I'll wait for you at the door." The little guy, holding onto the hoverboard, obediently stood beside the stall.
When the boss saw that Zhao Gang actually agreed to let such a cute little girl stand outside and wait, he chuckled and wondered if Zhao Gang was just being daring or genuinely naive.
But he couldn't care less; losing a child wasn't his problem. He led Zhao Gang around to an alley, where they exchanged the goods for points.
When he came out after finishing, he found that the little girl and the things in her hand were still there, and he scoffed, "She's really lucky."
Little did they know that the thorny branches sticking out of the little girl's backpack had already scared away three groups of people with ill intentions.
Zhao Xiaoxiu patted the flowerpot in her small backpack with her backhand. "Green Fairy, well done!"
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