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Facing the vast starry sea, Yezhi wore a gloomy expression. Ever since she heard Xiao Fang's naive question at the Cosmic Auction House, she had been left speechless. Xiao Fang asked, "Master, is there a rule that men can't wear skirts? Why can't they wear them? Am I a male system robot?" Countless question marks floated above its square head.
Yezhi felt somewhat frustrated: In this world, one cannot take things for granted! Being trapped in a fixed framework only narrows one's view of the world.
Xiao Fang timidly looked at Yezhi, saying, "Master, I won't ask anymore. Please don't be angry!" Yezhi patted Xiao Fang's square head and forced a smile, "I'm not angry." Seeing Xiao Fang hold its breath and seriously confirm this, Yezhi couldn't help but grin. Xiao Fang immediately exaggeratedly exhaled in relief. Watching Xiao Fang like this made Yezhi genuinely laugh out loud this time. She lightly pushed Xiao Fang and exclaimed, "We need to hurry and buy seeds! Why are you just standing there?"
Upon hearing her words, Xiao Fang quickly opened the Cosmic Mall Website with a pleasing expression. A row of handsome men dressed in tight silver outfits strutted out, lining up before Yezhi and striking various poses while singing in unison, "Welcome to the Cosmic Mall!"
Xiao Fang adjusted its suit and mimicked the models' catwalk as it walked toward Yezhi, asking, "Master, what kind of seeds do you want to buy?"
"Xiao Fang, seeds aren't limited purchase items, are they?" Yezhi thought to herself; 1,000 pounds of seeds should be enough to plant several hundred acres.
"Master, please rest assured, seeds are not limited purchase items."
Xiao Fang clicked on agricultural products, and a three-dimensional page filled with greenery appeared before them, exuding the mixed fragrance of leaves and grass. Yezhi had no time to look at other products' advertisements and directly clicked on grain seeds.
There were simply too many types of grains to choose from, leaving Yezhi overwhelmed. Finally, she decided to sort by price and started looking from the cheapest.
The first item was rice seeds from the Bodria Star System's Lixing Planet called Bilo. She clicked on the floating dark green seeds.
Yezhi and Xiao Fang found themselves in a dark green rice field. An alien with azure skin slowly approached from a distance. Yezhi thought he was a salesperson and was about to consult him when the dark green rice field vanished before her eyes.
The Azure-Skinned Alien drove a small metallic vehicle from a stone house by the rice field and began tilling the land to plant Bilo.
Yezhi spent three minutes watching the entire process of Bilo being planted, growing, sprouting, heading, and maturing.
"Master, try the taste!" Xiao Fang pointed to the cooked green translucent rice in front of the Azure-Skinned Alien. In Yezhi's hand appeared a white jade bowl filled with steaming hot rice. The aroma was fragrant with a hint of sweetness. She grabbed a small handful and put it in her mouth; it was soft and fragrant, with a rich rice flavor. It was truly excellent, even better than the authentic Thai jasmine rice she had eaten in the 21st century, leaving her pleasantly surprised.
"Xiao Fang, do you think Zhoujiatun can cultivate this?" Yezhi looked at the growth process of Bilo and discovered that Liren had planted Bilo in the hot spring Wetland. She wondered if Bilo had any special requirements for water temperature.
"Master, Earth's growing environment is better than Lixing Planet, so don't worry, it can be cultivated," Xiao Fang assured her confidently.
With this assurance, Yezhi felt relieved and let out a happy sigh. Although time was tight and the yield and quality might be affected, she still felt very confident. After all, Northeast rice was everywhere in supermarkets in the 21st century, proving that rice was suitable for growth in Northeast. Moreover, there were very few people planting rice in Northeast now; they could definitely turn the rice produced in Zhoujiatun into the best rice in Northeast. Just thinking about it filled her with motivation.
Compared to Bilo rice, Bilo seeds were really cheap—8000 Bodeton per pound—and breeding could also be requested. After pressing the purchase button, Yezhi bought 500 pounds of seeds and requested all of them to be bred. She swiped her card to pay four million Bodeton and noted that she would pick up the goods herself. Then she checked the shipping cost for fun; 500 pounds of seeds came with an exorbitant shipping fee of one million, which made her incredibly grateful that she was a Specific User. Of course, for her as an alien, they did not provide delivery services; even if she had money, there was nowhere to spend it.
Returning to the seed page filled with greenery, Yezhi rearranged the page by maturity period. A type of corn called Pink Pearl from Rorora Planet caught her attention. Pink Pearl only required three months to mature but had extremely strict growing conditions regarding soil quality, water source, and climate—every detail mattered. Yezhi was amazed but still happily read through it. When she clicked on the tasting option, an alien with pig ears cooked Pink Pearl using spring water. Holding it in her hand, the pink corn looked plump and glimmered like pearls. Eating it was a revelation; while it smelled like corn on Earth, its taste resembled that of honeydew melon.
Yezhi continued to look at four more seeds with short maturity periods: Family Happiness rice from Cabrera Planet, Golden Wheat from Ling She Planet, All-World soybeans from Tantiria Planet, and Colostrum Oat from Lunica Planet. Among them, Lunica Planet's Colostrum Oat was the most impressive—not only did it have a rich milky aroma, but when cooked and eaten, its wonderful flavor made one feel as if they were melting into milk. As a foodie, Yezhi had no resistance and spent 500 thousand Bodeton to buy one pound for trial planting.
"Master, Xiao Fang has contacted Miss Dulisa." Yezhi temporarily blocked the Cosmic Mall Website. At that moment, Dulisa's figure lazily lounging on a sofa projected across the vast starry sea.
"Dulisa, how many Specific User Express Boxes can you lend me?" Yezhi asked.
Dulisa raised her delicate hand and showed four fingers—only four boxes. Yezhi felt a bit disappointed; it was fewer than she had imagined. However, there weren't many Specific Users available anyway. "Dear Ye, why are you looking so down? If you think that's too few, there are still twenty or thirty more I haven't contacted yet. If necessary, I can lend you these forty boxes for a couple more days." Yezhi extended four fingers towards Dulisa and exclaimed: "I meant forty boxes, not just four!"
Dulisa became somewhat annoyed; Yezhi underestimated her capabilities. How could Dulisa—the beautiful lady—only manage to borrow four boxes? Pouting her red lips unhappily, Yezhi obliviously continued to express her gratitude: "Sister Du! Not only are you beautiful on the outside but also kind-hearted! Thank you for your generous and selfless help! I will remember this..." As she spoke passionately, Dulisa blushed and awkwardly slipped away.
"Master, do you think Miss Dulisa is embarrassed and ran away?" Xiao Fang asked uncertainly as she watched Dulisa leave.
Yezhi chuckled and nodded while starting to think about how to allocate the Express Boxes. The 500 pounds of Bilo seeds would require 25 Express Boxes to handle everything at once; as for her precious Colostrum Oat seed, there were still 15 boxes available for free distribution.
Yezhi willingly became a shopping enthusiast, opening the Cosmic Mall Website to search for suitable vegetable seeds. Oh right! She also needed to buy the radish seeds and cabbage seeds that Village Uncle mentioned. Xiao Fang was beside her, helping to filter through the options. To her surprise, radish and cabbage seeds were in high demand, available only on Cabrera Planet, and they were not cheap at all—18,000 Bodeton per pound. Having eaten them before, Yezhi didn't want to try again; she directly purchased 140 pounds of cabbage seeds and 160 pounds of radish seeds, perfectly using up the remaining Express Box. She took out her cosmic silver card, swiped it, and saw 5.4 million disappear in an instant, sighing at how quickly money could be spent. After noting that she would pick up the items herself, she closed the Cosmic Mall Website. She began writing an email to Dulisa, notifying her of the pickup location and attaching a receipt printed with the words good1555.
After sorting out the seeds, Yezhi felt a great sense of relief and her mood improved significantly. She pulled out the wild boar meat that Aunt Zhou had preserved with salt, cut off two ribs, chopped them into small pieces, and placed them in a large iron pot with Ginger Slices, adding water and letting it simmer slowly over low heat. She also placed the sorghum cakes that Aunt Zhou made two days ago on a wooden lid to steam.
Using chopsticks, she poked at the softened ribs, thinking that just the meat broth would be too greasy. She rummaged through her cupboard for various dried wild vegetables and grabbed a large handful to add to the broth.
“It smells so good!” Aunt Zhou, covered in dirt, along with Big Yellow, squeezed into the kitchen. Yezhi handed a basin behind her to Aunt Zhou, who took it and widened her eyes to seriously warn, “Later, you can make yourself a boiled egg; you are not allowed to drink this meat broth.”
Yezhi knew that Aunt Zhou would never let her touch the wild boar meat no matter what, so she quickly explained, “Auntie, I’m not eating it; I’m going to…!”
“I understand; actually, I was thinking the same thing. I’ll take this soup over to Barefoot later; I want to check on Madwoman!” After saying this, Aunt Zhou turned and left the kitchen.
Washing off all the mud, Aunt Zhou was extremely hungry and began devouring food by the stove. Yezhi was too lazy to serve herself inside and picked up a warm sorghum cake, alternating between both hands as she took bites. By the time she had swallowed half a sorghum cake, Aunt Zhou had already quickly finished two cakes and drank two bowls of soup. Wiping her mouth, she looked up at Yezhi, who was just munching on cakes without boiling any eggs. Displeased, she scolded Yezhi for not taking care of her health since her allergies had just gotten better…! Yezhi could only surrender and promise that she would definitely boil some eggs later before Aunt Zhou let her off and found a small ceramic jar for the soup.
“I’m heading out first; remember to boil an egg and don’t drink the ‘wild boar’ soup!” Aunt Zhou reminded her again with concern before leaving for Barefoot Aunt.
Obediently, Yezhi boiled an egg and enjoyed it with the sorghum cake when suddenly, Aunt Zhou pushed open the courtyard door and walked back in. Surprised, Yezhi exclaimed, “Auntie, how did you come back so quickly!”
With a smile, Aunt Zhou replied, “Madwoman can sit up by herself now! Barefoot said that aside from her originally poor health, there are no major issues left. The hot soup I brought was consumed in one big bowl by her! Oh right! Barefoot praised your soup for being well-made—not greasy at all!”
Feeling very pleased, Yezhi realized that things from the Cosmic Mall were indeed quite good. She couldn’t help but look forward to those seeds she bought; perhaps… there might be surprises waiting!
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