If asked what the greatest pursuit is in a post-apocalyptic world.
The answer everyone would definitely be – no worries about food and drink.
The difficulty of stuttering in the apocalypse is unimaginable to those who haven't experienced it.
However, what's remarkable is that while others are unaffected, Gu Yunshu, the wealthy tycoon of the apocalypse, remains completely unaffected.
Having no worries about food and drink, Gu Yunshu's pursuits have now shifted from material to spiritual.
In the years since the apocalypse, all she has done every day is go on missions. Killing zombies for several years has made her somewhat numb.
Others who are luckier have family members to support them, like Xie Jing who has a younger sister to keep him company, so life isn't too hard for them.
But Gu Yunshu was all alone, and sometimes she even wondered what the point was of living such a lonely and precarious life.
This颓废 (颓废: decadent/dejected) mentality changed when she impulsively opened a small shop at the base.
Gu Yunshu's initial intention in opening this shop was simply to exchange for some crystal cores, and then use those crystal cores to trade with Liya for weapons to improve her own abilities.
Later, she realized that she didn't seem to need to go on missions non-stop anymore. In the beginning, she went on missions to exchange for food, but she had enough food in her system's warehouse to eat by herself for a long time.
Having lost her sense of crisis, Gu Yunshu simply withdrew from the superpower team and focused on guarding her small shop at the base.
With some free time, Gu Yunshu discovered the joy of running a shop. She would sit in the shop every day, snacking on sunflower seeds and chatting with customers. This kind of life couldn't be more leisurely, and she rediscovered the beauty of life.
The shop originally only sold meat, but last time Xia Qingqing gave her a large batch of rice, flour and cooking oil. She figured she couldn't finish it all in a short time, so she simply put some of the items on the shelves.
This immediately caused an uproar at the base. Given the scarcity of supplies, Gu Yunshu's continuous supply of meat was already quite eye-catching. Suddenly, she had so much more food. Where did she get it from?
People die for wealth, birds die for food. Those forces that had given up on dealing with Gu Yunshu tried again, but unfortunately they still couldn't harm her in the slightest. All the people they sent out were wiped out. This time, those forces finally gave up.
There's nothing I can do even if I'm not willing to give up. I can't beat her. Look, even the base commander has stopped attacking Gu Yunshu and is now trying to get supplies from her.
Gu Yunshu now enjoys being called Boss Gu by others. Seeing those superhumans who used to be more powerful than her now looking at her with envy and jealousy, that feeling can be summed up in one word—it's awesome.
However, the shop still needs Xia Qingqing's help as a sponsor to keep it running.
Xia Qingqing's main job now is studying, and her side job has become being a middleman.
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After class, Xia Qingqing had just returned to her dorm with her roommate when she saw a message from Gu Yunshu.
Gu Yunshu: [Qingqing, please get me another 5000 jin of rice, 5000 jin of flour, and 1000 barrels of oil...]
Gu Yunshu: [By the way, we're out of meat. Get me 5 more bison, 5 more wild boars, and 10 more wild sheep.]
Gu Yunshu: [Was the gold and jewelry I gave you last time enough? If not, I have more here.]
Thinking of the hundreds of kilograms of gold bars and countless pieces of jewelry in her spatial storage, Xia Qingqing quickly sent a message to Gu Yunshu.
[That's enough, Sister Yunshu, please don't give me any more. You have a lot of things, so it might take a few days to arrive.]
She was afraid that Gu Yunshu would send her gold, jewelry, and other such things all the time.
A little of these things can be used to improve one's life, but if there's too much, it's just something to keep hidden away. Who would dare to take hundreds of pounds of gold out to exchange for money? They'd be arrested in a heartbeat.
Xia Qingqing looked troubled. Gu Yunshu wanted a large amount of supplies, but Zhou Wei had already sold gold several times. It was impossible to keep selling gold indefinitely. At first, they could say that the gold was stockpiled by the family in the past, but if someone found out something was wrong, Zhou Wei might be arrested and investigated.
She needed to find a way to get Zhou Wei a large sum of money at once, preferably tens or hundreds of thousands, so that buying supplies wouldn't be so troublesome every time.
Xia Qingqing went through her system inventory. She didn't have much of her own stuff. The most valuable thing was the jade pendant that Qin Chuan had left with her. The rest were the jewelry that Gu Yunshu had given her.
She rummaged through a large pile of jewelry and picked out a jadeite bangle of decent quality. She wasn't very familiar with the market, but having come from the information age, she figured it should sell for around 100,000 yuan. But she'd have to let Zhou Wei sell it to find out the exact price.
Suddenly, Xia Qingqing's gaze fell upon a pile of medicinal herbs in the corner.
The shaman of the Ali tribe gave it to her. She didn't usually need these medicinal herbs, so she almost forgot she had them.
These ginsengs were excessively large, and she didn't know their exact age. She could only choose one that was within a reasonable size based on her impressions from her previous life.
With everything prepared, Xia Qingqing sent Zhou Wei a video call invitation.
Zhou Wei was working part-time at a milk tea shop at the time. After receiving the video call invitation, she told her colleague and then turned around and went to the restroom.
"Sister Qingqing, is there something you want to buy again?"
Xia Qingqing nodded with a smile. Every time she sought out Zhou Wei, it was basically because she needed her help to buy things.
"Weiwei, I might need a lot of supplies later."
Zhou Wei thought about how each shipment involved tens of thousands of kilograms of supplies, which was indeed a large quantity, and she didn't dare to always buy from the same wholesale market.
However, for the sake of those considerable profits, she readily nodded: "Sister Qingqing, I can do it. Just give me the list of supplies."
Xia Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "Here's what I'm thinking: it's inconvenient for you to buy so many supplies every time. Why don't you just open a grain and oil shop? I'll provide you with the money you need to open the shop, and the profits are yours."
Zhou Wei's eyes lit up. This was indeed a good idea. From now on, all she would need to do was have someone deliver the goods to her door, which would be much more convenient for her.
Importantly, you don't need to pay for the opening costs yourself, and you keep all the profits.
Just then, Zhou's mother had almost recovered her health and kept insisting on going out to find a job, and Zhou Wei could hardly stop her.
If she could open a shop, she could have her mother sell things there, and hire someone to do things like moving goods.
"Okay, sell those two things I gave you and buy all the supplies first. Opening a shop won't be a quick process, just take it slow," Xia Qingqing briefly explained the relevant matters before ending the video call.
Looking at the jade bracelet and ginseng on her wrist, Zhou Wei gained a new understanding of Xia Qingqing's wealth.
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