Chapter 13: Shopping Spree
After about an hour of jostling along the road, the group finally arrived at the Chengguan People's Commune.
No matter which commune you visited, the Supply and Marketing Cooperative was always situated on the busiest street in the market town. Though it consisted of just a few rows of old, flat-roofed houses, its status in the minds of the commune's people rivaled even that of the communal office compound.
All year round, this place was the liveliest in the commune. People purchased their daily necessities here.
Old Gu drove his ox cart beneath a large tree two hundred meters away from the Cooperative, collected a fare of five cents, and told everyone to meet back here after their shopping so they could return together.
"Are you from the Wu family's brigade?" Everyone was surprised, wondering why Cheng Mo had brought them to this place.
The truth was, Chen Xiaolin simply wanted to catch the last bus. If she missed it, she would have to walk home herself.
Just as Frank expected his boss to punish him with some vicious scheme, Lin Haoxuan's calm voice came through the other end of the voice call.
But dishwashing was an exception. Yan Sirui resisted it from the bottom of her heart, so the task circled back to Yan Le, who had no objections at all.
Wang Daya considered things far ahead, and Yan Sirui was of the same mind. That was why, on the way back, she brought up the matter of dividing the money with Yan Le.
The village steward from Ling Shang complained; though he had long known of Wu Qing's existence, he had never seen or heard of him personally, so he regarded Liu Zheng's enthusiastic performance with some skepticism.
But this time, even many of the parents among them who were Soul Masters felt an overwhelming pressure. If they had to face it, they feared they could not match it.
Lin Bai did not understand what she was saying, but seeing Bai Weiwei was unharmed, her heart was at ease.
As they spoke, Dai Mubai took a purse directly from his Spatial Soul Device and slapped it into Xu Xia's hand.
This made Yang Du Zhi involuntarily turn his gaze toward Dongjing Bianliang, his eyes filled with admiration and longing for his godfather.
I took her home, washed her clean, made her a beautiful dress, and held her in my arms every night as we slept. I gave her the same name as mine—Ellie.
Yet what Ye Ning said was not without reason. After all, she had volunteered to drive them herself.
For this ambush, he had carefully prepared many things, but Ye Ning seemed to move unhindered as if nothing could stop her—she handled everything with ease.
At this moment, Shen Kuang's face was pale, his former arrogance gone. His lips trembled as he asked in panic.
Long Aotian desperately wanted to escape, but he felt like a rabbit sprinting across flat grasslands, while Ye Ning was a hawk circling overhead. No matter how he ran or darted, he could not escape those eyes tracking him like a homing device.
Growing more inspired, Zhao Ji even suggested releasing news that Zhang Shangying had been removed from the Yuanyou party.
Duan Zhanpeng instructed Xiao Bufan to wait nearby until the apprenticeship ceremony officially began; all guests would be managed by their team.
Xu Yi was full of curiosity about Xi Yue and decided that if he got the chance, he would have a good conversation with her.
Ye Ning nodded, understanding roughly what the organization did and recognizing Gongsun Xueyin's identity.
Lightning erupted from the Storm-Wing, dozens of bolts striking the long spear in unison, forming a rain of electricity. Amid booming thunder, the spear shuddered but did not shatter, nor did it halt its advance. After a brief pause, it pressed forward once more.
The slender hand wrapped in white cloth hovered beside his face, suspended in midair, utterly still.
Beneath the defensive tower, a green glow radiated from all enemy heroes, their health instantly restored.
Sometimes Tang Ye's arrogant manner infuriated not only his enemies but his allies as well. How could there be someone so brazen, yet never killed?