The boy nodded slowly, the bravado leaving his shoulders. "Just curious. Dad was complaining about the prices, said maybe we should stockpile."
The bell above the door chimed, a lonely sound in the cavernous silence of Miller’s Farm Supply. Elias didn’t look up from his ledger. He knew the gait; it was young Miller, likely looking for a specialized lubricant or a part for the thresher that had been coughing gray smoke since Tuesday. how much ammonium nitrate can you buy
"Thinking about it," Miller said, his eyes wandering to the heavy bags stacked on pallets in the dim light of the warehouse. "Just wondering what the limit is. Like, if a man wanted to buy it all." The boy nodded slowly, the bravado leaving his shoulders
The boy shifted his weight. "Seems like a lot of fuss for fertilizer." Elias didn’t look up from his ledger