When the female supporting role has a beauty system

Chapter 1261 Farm Owner 14
The tiny blade of grass leaped up, pouncing like a gluttonous beast spotting its prey. Tan You flicked her finger, and the energy ball dispersed. The frail blade of grass bumped into Tan You's fingertip, then slid softly into her palm.

If it could be visualized, Tan You seemed to see a little child who looked utterly hopeless, as if the food had been stolen by a nasty adult, and she was powerless to fight back or escape.

Amused by the fantasy in her mind, Tan You stopped teasing the stowaway and threw a power ball onto the grass stem.

The little grass stalk, which had been playing dead, suddenly flipped over and absorbed the energy ball. It was a small and weak grass stalk, only slightly thicker than a strawberry seedling, yet it exuded a greedy aura.

Tan You tapped the frail little grass stem: "Want to use superpowers? No problem, but don't damage the other crops on the farm."

The little grass stalk twitched; it understood!
Tan You then tossed it aside, and the small grass stem immediately disappeared into the soil. Tan You didn't ask what the small grass stem was or where it came from; it was an exotic plant, after all. As for its origin, Tan You glanced at the distant mountains.

It's been a long time since she's been up the mountain. She should go again sometime; there are plenty of good things there. Like the cotton she found before—wasn't that discovered up there?

When to go up the mountain... Tan You hesitated for a moment, then decided that there was no time like the present, so she would go tomorrow. As for now, it was already lunchtime, time for lunch.

Tan You is someone who pursues a high quality of life; even if she lives alone, she won't be careless or sloppy.

For lunch, Tan You stewed half a rabbit, made sizzling tofu, and served golden fried rice with eggs as the main dish. For dessert, she had a few artificially ripened strawberries. This is truly a wonderful day.

While eating strawberries, Tan You took out the soaked soybeans and started working.

The little leaf, like a giant octopus, coiled itself on the millstone, adding soybeans while manipulating the vines to propel it forward. When one vine was about to get tangled, another vine would take its place.

Anyway, it has a large body and many differentiated vines, so it can do things more efficiently.

Tan You showed no remorse for exploiting child labor; she paid them. She always prioritized Xiao Yezi over the other child's energy orbs. Otherwise, how could the original owner have raised Xiao Yezi for over ten years and only managed to grow two leaves, while she had only been taking over for less than six months and already had a third leaf?
Every night before bed, Tan You would give all the remaining superpowers of the day to Xiao Yezi, since the superpowers would be fully restored after a good night's sleep, and even more solid than before.

This can also be considered Tan You's cultivation method.

The soybeans were all ground. The little leaf retracted its vine. The little leaf, which had almost covered the entire stone mill, quickly turned into a green vine less than the thickness of a finger, with only three small leaves at the top. The leaves were plump, weak and cute.

Tan You threw a power ball over, and the little leaf stretched out, with the three small leaves at the top opening slightly to firmly wrap around the power ball, as if swallowing it.

Tan You pointed to the small leaves on the vine: "Go play, I'll take care of the rest myself."

Little Leaf happily went out, eager for Tan You to use it more so it could gain more superpowers.

Tan You was left alone in the kitchen, but she didn't feel lonely. She set up a large pot and started making soy milk. Tan You liked freshly made soy milk, and it tasted even better with a little sugar.

She likes sweet soy milk, but she prefers savory zongzi (sticky rice dumplings). It's a contradiction – neither sweet enough nor savory enough.

When the topic turned to sugar, Tan You paused for a moment. "How about we find some sugarcane or beet seeds?" she thought. "Although I don't like eating sugar, life would be more fulfilling if we had some."

Moreover, if the farm could produce sugar, it could be used to offset taxable grain, which is much more cost-effective than growing grain. After all, the base doesn't accept universal points anymore; grain is far more valuable than universal points. Thinking of this, Tan You added some sugar to the soy milk and poured in brine while waiting for it to cool. She liked firm tofu; it had a better texture.

In particular, Tan You had promised Chen Xiaojun some dried tofu, and she wanted to take advantage of this winter break to make it. Although it was supposed to be a winter break, she wasn't really idle all day long; there were still quite a few odd jobs to do.

In less than two hours, the kitchen was stocked with tofu and dried tofu, while Tan You was looking at the market.

This world, you could say it's advanced, it's eliminated cash, all electronic payments, one terminal for everything.

You might say it's backward, but its quality of life is extremely poor. Ordinary people have to walk everywhere, and there are practically no convenient facilities. It's a very contradictory world.

This trading market is like a trading forum. People can post all sorts of information on it, from gathering resources and planting crops to going on adventures.

In her spare time, Tan You would browse the trading market, hoping to acquire seeds she didn't own. So far, she hadn't completed a single transaction because Minister Huang had already fulfilled all her desires.

But that doesn't stop Tan You from coming up to take a look; she needs more channels to get information from the outside world.

"Looking to buy cotton!"

"Seeking to purchase winter supplies!"

"Looking to buy..."

Tan You scrolled through the purchase requests. She did have winter supplies, but she also needed to make a living. How could she possibly sell them to others? Besides, she was only a level four wood-type ability user; she didn't have the ability to save all living beings.

After reading these messages, Tan You browsed the forums but found no one selling beet or sugarcane seeds. Tan You sighed, realizing that getting seeds in this wasteland world was truly difficult.

She couldn't get it herself, but what if someone else could? Tan You thought of the chubby Minister Huang. Who in logistics doesn't have countless connections?
"Do you want beets or sugarcane?" Minister Huang didn't expect Tan You to ask for that right away. He paused for a moment and said, "I can keep an eye out for you, but these are basically not available on the market. After all, sugar is a strategic resource."

“I understand,” Tan You could understand, right? She made a promise to Minister Huang: “If you can get your hands on one of these things, I’ll give you ten acres of land to cultivate.”

“That won’t do, that’s too little.” Old Huang habitually bargained: “If I really manage to get my hands on a certain seed, you’ll have to plant at least twenty acres of land for me.”

"No, ten acres at most." Tan Youyi wouldn't budge. "My farm is planned. If you plant one-fifth of it all at once, it will completely disrupt my plans. I don't necessarily need to eat this candy."

"Anyway, I keep bees, so it's the same as having honey."

Minister Huang exclaimed that he had made a mistake, having forgotten that Tan You and the bees were also there.

“Okay, then ten acres it is. I’ll go ask around and see if anyone has any sugarcane or sugar beets.”