Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Start Stocking Up
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In an accident, Gu Mengran slipped and fell off a boat. The propeller crushed half of his face, leaving him disfigured and also causing him to lose a leg forever.
He was lucky enough to survive a near-death experience under limited medical conditions. After that day, a strange space appeared in Gu Mengran's body.
Space is the name Gu Mengran gave himself, because it is no different from the fictional portable space in novels. It is free to access and take and put things away at will, and the items will remain the same when you take them out, and will not deteriorate over time.
But the difference is that his space consists of two parts.
Inside the space are two wide and flat open spaces, a green meadow, and a barren yellow land, covering a very large area.
When Gu Mengran had nothing to do, he measured the loess land with his steps. It was about 120 meters long and 80 meters wide. The other piece was the same size, equivalent to two standard football fields.
The two open spaces were not closely connected; a straight stream ran right in the middle, dividing them into two.
The two vacant lots may seem similar, but they have completely different uses.
The grass on the right side of the stream is used for storage. Anything except living things can be stored inside. But people can't enter, not even Gu Mengran, the owner. He can only store and retrieve items outside the space.
The land on the left side of the stream is only accessible to living things.
Gu Mengran can come and go freely, but no inanimate objects are allowed to be brought in.
The gurgling stream was like an invisible net, blocking Gu Mengran's desire to live in the space for a long time.
Later, he accidentally got a packet of seeds and tried to bring it in, and it was successful at once.
One side is used for planting, the other side is used for storage, and it can also be used for shelter at critical moments. Gu Mengran finally figured out the correct use of space, but at that time they were already at the end of their strength, and the space only extended their lives and kept them going for two more years.
Returning to three years ago, the space actually came back with him.
This time, Gu Mengran will definitely arrange it clearly.
After careful consideration, Gu Mengran did not dare to show his grandfather another function of the space. The "grape disappearance technique" scared the old man so much that no matter how strong his body was, he could not withstand the repeated shocks.
With the old captain in charge, Gu Mengran didn't need to worry about the ship. He only made some suggestions for modifications, and left everything else to his grandfather.
What Gu Mengran had to do was to fill the cabin and space within a month.
After a good night's sleep, Meng Gaoyang hurried out to the shipyard early the next morning, while Gu Mengran drove his grandfather's Old Man Le to a nearby car rental company.
An hour later, he completed the car rental procedures and drove the rented small van to Yuntian City's largest grain and oil market alone.
There is space for planting, but what needs to be stockpiled still needs to be stockpiled.
For three meals a day, one person needs at least 200 kilograms of food a year. Gu Mengran directly purchased 40 bags of rice, 20 bags of flour, and 20 bags of beans and grains according to the ten-year standard.
The most basic food for people’s livelihood is not expensive.
It’s just that Gu Mengran bought a lot at one time, which was a bit eye-catching.
The recent arrival of yellow fog has triggered a wave of stockpiling. Even the lady boss couldn't help but say, "Young man, you look very young and don't look like a businessman. You bought so much old food. Are you learning from those people on the Internet to stockpile food?"
Gu Mengran smiled and said calmly, "How can that be possible, sister? You can't store food like this. If you don't finish it, it will go bad. My family runs a floating supermarket. We recently bought a few new boats. They asked me to wholesale the goods and load them on the boats."
Yuntian is located in the lower reaches of the Huangjiang River and has a developed inland shipping industry.
The lady boss is a local and knew the customer a little bit. When she heard that it was an important customer, her attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees. She left her phone number and rounded off the amount, hoping to establish a long-term cooperation.
Gu Mengran agreed immediately: "Okay, I'll tell my parents later."
After settling the bill, Gu Mengran and the proprietress went to the warehouse to pick up the goods.
The truck was small and had a lot of cargo to carry, so it couldn't all be hauled in one go. The proprietress offered to deliver the goods for free as a favor, but Gu Mengran was very tempted but still refused, preferring to make more trips himself.
The reason is simple. He doesn’t even have a warehouse, where can he send it to?
After loading the goods, Gu Mengran drove to the Yuntian Port shipping warehouse. After entering the shipping warehouse, Gu Mengran wandered around like a headless fly for a few circles, then parked the car casually on the side of the road and quietly put all the goods in the car into the space.
In less than half an hour, the small truck leisurely left the shipping warehouse.
As a major shipping province, the port cargo warehouse is busier than a vegetable market every day, with countless vehicles unloading and loading goods. No one cares about an inconspicuous van.
"Unloading" takes time. After coming out of the port, Gu Mengran did not go back to pick up the goods immediately. Instead, he drove the truck to the fruit and vegetable wholesale market next door.
Gu Mengran was so hungry that he bought cartloads of fruits and vegetables, and two cartloads of cooking oil, sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, peppers, and other condiments. Then came the meat, including pork, beef, mutton, chicken, duck, fish, shrimp, and lots of seafood and meat.
Fresh food is not easy to store, so the idea of opening a supermarket obviously doesn't work. Gu Mengran could only go around to various fresh food markets, and also visited many slaughterhouses and farms.
Passing by a tobacco shop on the way, Gu Mengran went in and raided the place.
He doesn't drink or smoke, but my grandfather occasionally has a drink. This kind of supplies are mainly used for barter, and he will exchange supplies with others when necessary. He can't always take out fresh and juicy vegetables.
Thinking of this, Gu Mengran placed an order online for a batch of instant foods such as biscuits, instant noodles, canned foods, as well as high-protein, high-energy foods such as milk powder, chocolate, and milk.
He was not afraid of attracting other people's attention if he bought a lot. After all, they would not stay here after the disaster, so he did not have to worry about being remembered.
The food ends with dried goods, such as dried vegetables, dried mushrooms, dried seafood, preserved fruits, dried meat, etc. If you don't stock up on more during the three rainy days, you won't be able to eat them in the future.
Food, clothing, housing and transportation. After the food problem was solved, Gu Mengran began to prepare clothes and daily necessities.
The weather was hot most of the time after the disaster, so Gu Mengran found a local clothing factory online and ordered a large number of T-shirts, shorts, and underwear.
Just in case, he prepared a lot of thick clothes, including down jackets, cold-proof clothes, bedding, etc. He also specially prepared twenty sets of one-piece protective clothing.
Buy shoes and socks according to winter and summer seasons, and buy some of each style.
There are so many daily necessities, so Gu Mengran chose to buy them online. It is a bit expensive, but it saves time. He also ordered a batch of containers such as basins, buckets, and boxes, as well as daily necessities such as beverages and tea.
After five days of hard work, only a quarter of the space was occupied, but Gu Mengran's wallet was completely empty. The money he earned during the winter and summer vacations, the money given by his grandfather and stepfather, and the accident compensation for his mother, were all gone in just a few days.
It was difficult for Gu Mengran to ask for money, as he was too embarrassed to do so. But before he could open his mouth, the old man threw him a bank card that night.
The usually frugal old man suddenly became generous and spent money lavishly.
Grandpa didn't tell me how much was in the card, so in order to make reasonable arrangements, Gu Mengran went to the ATM to check the next day. He was shocked to find that there was three million, a full three million.
The cargo ship, accessories and modifications cost a total of five million. Now he has taken out another three million in cash. I have to say that the old man has hidden his wealth quite well over the years.
With three million in hand, Gu Mengran felt confident again and bought all kinds of hardware tools, such as cutting machines, nail guns, etc., as if they were free.
Then there are all kinds of medicines, including medicines for injuries and sprains, painkillers and fever reducers, anti-inflammatory drugs...all the over-the-counter drugs available on the market are bought.
Space is required to plant seeds.
Gu Mengran rushed to the farmers' market and bought a lot of crop seeds and fruit tree seeds, buying a large bag of each variety.
After preparing to plant the crops, he also had to start raising livestock. After leaving the farmers' market, Gu Mengran went to the poultry wholesale market and bought 40 chickens, ducks and geese, 20 young pigeons, and 20 pigs, cattle and sheep.
Gu Mengran and his grandfather had no experience in farming and breeding, so he went to a bookstore to buy some relevant books to learn. However, when he entered the bookstore, he realized that there were many things he didn't know.
"Ship Repair and Maintenance", "Plant Cultivation Encyclopedia", "Efficient Chicken Farming", "Postpartum Care for Sows"...
There were so many reference books needed that Gu Mengran simply gave up on the physical books and directly bought several large-capacity USB flash drives to download the electronic versions.
Due to the lack of entertainment after the disaster, after downloading reference books, he added some movies, TV series and novels that he had watched and not watched to the download queue.
At this point, most of the daily necessities have been stockpiled, and the next step is to spend the main money.
The dusk was deep, and the yellow mist in the air was like endless dark clouds, depressing and dull. Looking through the window for a few more seconds, I inexplicably felt a suffocating sense of oppression.
After sitting in front of the computer for most of the day, Gu Mengran felt like his waist was about to break. He thought his grandfather would be back soon, so he stretched and stood up. Just as he was about to go to the kitchen to make food, two clear whistle sounds suddenly came from outside the door.
"Grandpa?"
The bedroom was very close to the main room. Gu Mengran walked to the door in three or two steps, stretched his neck and shouted, and sure enough, grandpa was back.
The rolling shutter door was wide open, and the old man in red drove in happily with a "buzzing" sound.
The car stopped quickly and Meng Gaoyang walked out of the door in slippers. He looked dejected and resentful, as if someone had stolen his wallet.
Gu Mengran's eyelids jumped, and he quickly walked over to him, "What's wrong, Grandpa?"
"Hey!" Meng Gaoyang frowned and sighed, "I just came back from the shipyard, and they said..."
He stopped talking halfway, and Gu Mengran was so frightened that his heart almost stopped beating. He asked hurriedly, "What did you say? There's a problem with the ship? Can't deliver the ship on time?"
Grandpa paid extra money and used his connections to order a ready-made ship. Generally speaking, buying a ship is as simple as buying a car, and you can pick up the ship on the same day after completing the formalities. However, Gu Mengran asked for modification and decoration, which took a little longer.
The modification fee was doubled for expedited delivery. The ship was originally scheduled to be delivered in half a month, but now ten days have passed. Gu Mengran couldn't understand it. With all the formalities in place, what could go wrong with the modification and decoration?
The old man had a sad face and didn't say anything. Gu Mengran's heart was beating fast and was in his throat.
Seeing the old man's solemn expression, he didn't dare to urge him, but comforted his grandfather: "It's okay, it's okay, Grandpa, the shipyard is professional, and the modification is a small matter, there won't be any big problems."
"Well, I'll go over now and take a look at the specific situation."
He walked out the door and quickly took out his phone to hail a taxi. But before he walked out the door, his wrist was suddenly grabbed.
Gu Mengran turned around with a little surprise, only to see that the old man's face was flushed and his eyes were full of smiles. There was no trace of the dejection he had just shown.
Gu Mengran was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that the old man was teasing him!
"That's too much, Grandpa! How dare you use this to scare me?"
"Hahahaha...who knew you would react so strongly."
Gu Mengran walked into the house angrily, "I don't want to care about you anymore."
"There is indeed news from the shipyard." Meng Gaoyang held Gu Mengran and refused to let him go. He cleared his throat and said, "The delivery date has been moved up. The day after tomorrow, we can pick up the ship the day after tomorrow."
Gu Mengran turned around suddenly, "Really?"
"Absolutely."
"That's great." Gu Mengran raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled from the bottom of his heart.
The ship was delivered three days in advance and I could board the ship the day after tomorrow to proceed to the next step. The originally tight time was given three more days. Compared with this good news, grandpa's harmless little joke was nothing.
Gu Mengran was still immersed in the joy of picking up the boat, when he heard a few "buzzing" sounds and short and low vibrations coming from the palm of his hand.
The phone rang, not WeChat or a phone call, but his phone that he had neglected for years. Gu Mengran slid his phone to unlock it, his smile instantly frozen in his eyes, and his heart skipped a beat.
Class monitor Zheng Yifei: [Old classmate, I found the contact information you requested. How should you thank me?]
[Remember to treat me to a meal later]
[139XXXX2583, Liang Zhao]
After seeing the last two words, Gu Mengran's eyes turned red silently.
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