After hanging up Chi Chuan's call, Hua Mi sat behind the counter and took out a bag of spicy potatoes from the Level 6 warehouse. She ate them while worrying about where to order large quantities of rescue equipment for the rescue team at this time.

There was no other way; these were Gong Yi's "last words." She hadn't wanted to do them, but Cao Feng was now unable to walk properly, and she had the spare capacity to help with these matters.

Hua Mi couldn't think of any other way, so she turned on her phone and went online. There was some rescue equipment available online:

Hand-cranked radio, compass, folding shovel, multi-functional rescue axe, safety rope, stainless steel whistle, SOS toolbox, first aid manual, PVC raincoat, escape mask, thermal blanket, fire blanket, first aid kit, long-burning candles, emergency matches, non-slip gloves, compressed biscuits, glow sticks, figure-eight rings...

She bought 52 of them.

She bought 52 because she wanted to buy one, but the shopping website told her that she had exceeded the maximum purchase quantity.

There was really no other way, so Hua Mi could only place an order with other online stores. But in peacetime, few people use these things, so there are very few stores selling related rescue equipment online.

Even in other stores, the maximum quantity that can be purchased is only X100.

Hua Mi was busy from day to night, and only a few thousand of each type of rescue equipment were ordered.

Given the road conditions in Xiangcheng, it's uncertain how much can be delivered.

I'm so sad.

The drizzle outside the supermarket hadn't stopped. Outside the dark door, Huo Jing, wearing a raincoat, hurriedly ran into the supermarket.

He said urgently:

"Miss Hua, do you sell raincoats? Is there any way to get a raincoat? An umbrella will do too."

Hua Mi sat behind the counter, staring blankly at Huo Jing, who was wearing a women's raincoat that looked too small.

Then Huo Jing explained:

"Well, our whole family went to a temporary first aid center, but we weren't well prepared beforehand, and it rained all day, which seriously affected our ability to get around."

He said helplessly that his whole family had planned to go to the next city, but the next city was mostly destroyed, and now the whole family is living in the ambulance center, only to find that they were not prepared anywhere.

Even the most basic raincoat, the whole family only has one.

I decided to go out and buy some, but surprisingly, there wasn't a single stall selling rain gear in the entire ambulance center.

Sometimes that's how people are; the more they want something, the less likely they are to find it.

This is so frustrating!

Hua Mi looked at Huo Jing and couldn't help but smile.

Yes, there are many.

A while ago, when she was browsing a street stall, she bought all the rain gear at one stall.

As she spoke, Hua Mi took out a pack of men's raincoats, a pack of women's raincoats, and three packs of children's raincoats from under the counter.

She knew that Huo Jing's family had many people, but Huo Jing's small family consisted only of Huo Jing, his wife, and their three children.

"I can give you these raincoats, but you have to do some work for me."

Hua Mi stood up and pointed to a patch of messy land outside the supermarket.

"Help me level that piece of land. Just three square meters will do. I need it right away."

The workers who installed the generator set had already cleared the area around the supermarket for Hua Mi.

However, Hua Mi dug a shallow ditch and put up a wire fence on that area, so there wasn't enough black soil to make room for Hua Mi to settle down.

She needs to clear out a flat area closest to the supermarket to farm.

This way, there's no need to worry about her black soil being too far from the supermarket, or if some unpredictable disaster were to occur in the future, she would have to travel thousands of miles to the black soil to carry out planting.

Huo Jing, inside the supermarket, glanced back at the sky outside. It was already dark. He nodded.

"Okay, I'll get it for you."

Huo Jing was no fool either. He had been helping Hua Mi with her work lately. Although working on the collapsed ruins was very strenuous, he could get a case of mineral water and five packs of instant noodles from Hua Mi every day.

For the first day or two, this box of mineral water and 5 packs of instant noodles could save the lives of Huo Jing's family of 5.

However, when the donated supplies arrived, they were not much of a concern for the rescue center that provided the survivors with three meals and two snacks a day.

Huo Jing's family didn't use those bottled water and instant noodles either.

But they hoarded it all.

Occasionally, when you count them, you realize that the Huo family has accumulated two small mountains of bottled water and piles of instant noodles.

Watching Huo Jing's figure disappear into the rain, Hua Mi turned on the monitoring computer on the counter, surveyed the area around the supermarket, and then went back upstairs to sleep.

She slept quite soundly; although she hadn't gone to bed late, she couldn't wake up for a long time the next morning.

Excessive sleepiness! She's probably been too tired lately, so she's developed this problem.

It's not a big problem; Hua Mi doesn't think it will have any impact.

The rain continued to fall, a light drizzle, but the weather was gloomy. The cold front hadn't arrived yet, but the endless rainy season had come first.

Hua Mi barely opened her eyes, checked her phone, and saw a message from Huo Jing. He had prepared 10 square meters of land for her overnight.

However, there was no mention of increasing the pay.

Hua Mi thought this guy was really good at handling things.

She got up lazily again, slowly brushing her teeth and washing her face while looking at the message Ye Rong sent her with a dazed gaze.

[Ye Rong: Image.jpg]

What the heck?

When Hua Mi and others sent over the photos, upon closer inspection, they discovered it was a picture of Cao Feng sitting up.

"Hey, that's great, kid!"

She finally shook off some of the drowsiness, smiled, pressed her finger on Cao Feng's photo, forwarded it to Gong Yi, and sent him a message.

[Hua Mi: We've ordered a lot of food and water, but we can't get enough rescue equipment. If you have any connections, please let me know and I'll try to get some.]

There was no reply from the other end; they're probably busy turning over stones.

After Hua Mi finished brushing her teeth and washing her face, she took out a loaf of bread from the Level 6 storage and ate it while continuing to browse the internet to purchase rescue equipment.

With a ding, Chi Chuan sent her a message.

[Ikegawa: Sister Hana, I have a friend of a friend of a friend who's selling off a large batch of solar panels. Do you want some?]

Hua Mi propped her head up, glanced at the overcast sky outside the window where a light drizzle was falling, yawned, and replied listlessly,

[Hua Mi: Yes, bring them all to Xiangcheng.]

A cold wave is coming, so the solar panels might not be needed, but that's okay. After the cold wave comes the scorching heat, with blazing sun every day that can turn you into dried meat.

Then the solar panels will come in handy.

She's rich, she's willful, she just wants to buy, buy, buy.

Chichuan replied with a smiley face, but didn't reply to any further messages.

Hua Mi then lay down on the counter and inexplicably fell asleep again.