Chapter 7 Meat is the cutest
Yin Shan and Wang Lu agreed to meet at Runyuan two days later. Yin Shan roughly asked about the price and transferred 200,000 yuan to Wang Lu, asking her to help prepare the medicines and add more insulin and aspirin. At the same time, he told Wang Lu to exchange the rest for the medicines she thought she needed.
Yin Shan walked into the farmers' market and approached a stall selling live chickens. Pretending to need a large order for her restaurant, she asked the owner for the price. The owner explained that he had 1,000 live chickens, 200 geese, and 200 ducks, and that if Yin Shan needed them, they would be delivered free of charge. Feeling a bit underwhelmed, Yin Shan asked the owner, "Do you know any other vendors? I'm planning to open a chain of iron pot stews, and these aren't enough. We need more chickens and geese." The owner enthusiastically recommended his brother's stall and suggested adding some pork. This brought Yin Shan's total purchase to 2,500 chickens, 2,000 geese, 200 ducks, and 500 pigs. Yin Shan had originally planned to have the owner deliver the goods to a warehouse in the suburbs, but he suggested she rent a cold storage facility at the market management office and wait until all the goods were delivered before hauling them away in a refrigerated truck. This would preserve their freshness, as the weather was hot and the goods would go rancid within two days if left at the warehouse.
Yin Shan thought it made sense, so he decided to rent a refrigerated truck and pick up the goods when the time came. He then found a deserted place to store them. After all, the cold storage was under surveillance, making it inconvenient to remove the goods. So he arranged to pick up the goods in batches over six days. He also gave the boss an extra 10,000 yuan for labor, hoping that he would help clean up the pork offal and cut it into pieces for Yin Shan's transportation. The boss calculated the large order and felt that the 10,000 yuan labor fee could be handled by hiring a few more people in the village to help. Moreover, the girl was generous and they might be able to form a long-term relationship. So he readily agreed and promised to clean it up.
Yin Shan didn't say much, but just felt that her parents didn't know how to deal with these things, and it would be very troublesome to deal with them, so she gave her an extra 10,000 yuan to make it easier for her to stack them in the space.
Yin Shan continued to walk to a halal store and ordered 5,000 kilograms of beef and mutton, agreeing to pick up the goods in three days. He also paid a little more and asked for the goods to be packed in portions.
After buying the meat, Yin Shan went to the seasoning section, ready to buy seasonings for many years to come. Seasonings are scarce after the apocalypse, especially salt. At the peak, one pound of salt could be exchanged for 50 pounds of grain. Yin Shan found the largest seasoning store and bought 5 tons of salt in one go. Yin Shan also felt that although the apocalypse had arrived, she now had a smoke extractor at home, which would prevent any odors from escaping. With sufficient food reserves, she couldn't afford to skimp on her own. So, Yin Shan ordered enough seasonings for her family of three to last at least 30 years. After paying, she told the owner to deliver to her warehouse within 2 days.
The merchant was shocked that a little girl like Yin Shan bought so many seasonings. Seeing that Yin Shan did not look rich in her clothes, the merchant asked her to pay half of the deposit first so that she would get it back later. Yin Shan knew that her purchasing method seemed unreasonable, so she paid the money happily and signed the supply contract as requested by the boss.
After leaving the farmers' market, Yin Shan rented a large truck from a car rental agency to conceal his whereabouts. He planned to park it at the warehouse to facilitate the "access" of the goods. Yin Shan drove to the warehouse and saw Hou Ting directing the workers to unload the goods. He walked over and asked, "Didn't you say it would be the day after tomorrow? Why so soon?"
When Hou Ting saw Yin Shan, she walked over happily and said to her, "It just so happens that a supplier has some. His customers are not as anxious as you, and I paid him quickly, so they delivered it quickly. By the way, I also asked for an extra batch of seeds for you." Yin Shan looked at Hou Ting in confusion, wondering why she suddenly wanted seeds for her.
Hou Ting noticed Yin Shan's puzzled look and said to her, "Wang Lu told me that apocalyptic theory again. I didn't believe it at first, but seeing you stockpiled so much food and she was hesitant to explain it, I felt something was wrong. So I got some seeds and stockpiled some myself."
After saying this, Hou Ting pulled Yin Shan to a corner and looked at her seriously, asking, "What's going on? I can guess a little from what Wang Lu said. Is there really an apocalypse?" Yin Shan nodded and repeated what she had said to Wang Lu to Hou Ting. Then she suggested, "If my dad's information is accurate, I think there will be problems with water, electricity, and communications. You should stock up on instant food and water."
Hou Ting took a deep breath and then complained to Yin Shan, "You lied to me about getting food. How could I not believe you if you just said it directly?"
Yin Shan teased her, "Stop talking nonsense! If I tell you straight up, will you believe me? You only tell me to believe in science and not to be superstitious about fiction, and you complain to me that all the news about my dad might be false. If I really don't do something, will you believe me?"
Hou Ting knew her own character. If Yin Shan told her about it when they were buying food, she would not believe anything he said. However, Hou Ting knew that Yin Shan was always cautious and would not spend real money to buy so much food and medicine for no reason. So she decided to listen to Yin Shan's advice. After all, she could stock up more. Even if there was no doomsday, she could sell the extra ones.
Hou Ting thought about it, then told Yin Shan, "We have a freeze dryer that can freeze-dry meat, making it easy to store and long-lasting. If there really is an apocalypse, we'll still have meat to replenish. If not, I can help you sell this to cat and dog food manufacturers."
When Yin Shan heard about these things, he gave Hou Ting 50,000 yuan and asked her to help him arrange it. After thinking about it, he called Wang Lu again. Wang Lu also transferred 50,000 yuan to Hou Ting and asked her to help arrange it. Hou Ting looked at the 100,000 yuan that arrived in her account and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You two are so generous that you only bother me." Yin Shan smiled and said, "After all, you are the best at eating. Do you have any high-tech products to help me arrange it?"
Hou Ting thought about it and told Yin Shan that the vegetables could also be made into dried vegetable packages. She would arrange these and that she had enough money, so they could just settle the bill together when the time came. Yin Shan agreed and told Hou Ting that her family needed three portions.
Yin Shan asked the workers to help load the goods directly into the car, then told Hou Ting to meet at Runyuan in two days, and then left the warehouse.
After driving to a deserted place, Yin Shan opened the cargo box and directly put all the food into the space, then returned to Runyuan. The workers would come to install the door soon, and Yin Shan needed to tell them what to do.
When they returned to Runyuan, the workers had already arrived. When Yin Shan told them that they needed to install two doors at the elevator entrance and the fire escape, the workers were shocked. But seeing that Yin Shan had no intention of explaining, they decided not to say anything more and just take the money to do the job.
While Yin Shan was waiting for the workers to install the door, she decided to call Guan Yunhua to let him know she was safe. Guan Yunhua picked up the phone after just one ring and quickly asked Yin Shan, "Shanshan, are you settled? Have you finished handling your affairs? Your father and I have already listed all three houses. Someone came to view them today, so we're going to sell them quickly to stock up on some supplies."
Yin Shan guessed that her father had indeed received some news. Yin Shan thought of this time in her previous life when her father had suddenly started to store a lot of supplies at home. So Yin Shan followed her mother's words and said, "Mom, I'm fine here. I've almost dealt with it. Don't worry, but how did you know to stockpile supplies?" Guan Yunhua was happy to hear that her daughter was fine, and then she told her cheerfully, "Your father has some inside information. He said that a natural disaster is coming and we may not be able to go out for a long time, so he needs to stockpile some supplies at home."
Yin Shan was silent, thinking it was time to reveal something to his parents, so he said, "Mom, I also got some news from the authorities. When I was solving my own problems, I gave some extra benefits. The official staff told me that no one would investigate these matters in the future, and told me to stock up on supplies. I was just about to tell you that you two are planning to move."
Guan Yunhua was shocked: "No one will pursue this? Shanshan, are you trying to comfort Mom, or is that really what the authorities said?" Yin Shan said firmly: "The authorities told me that no one would care about it anymore, and told me to quickly stock up on supplies and survive. And from what he said, I heard that this is a serious natural disaster, and the authorities are already making preparations. So I bought a house in Runyuan, and I'll go back tomorrow and we'll prepare to move!"
Guan Yunhua frowned when she heard her daughter's words, but she thought that she would be able to see her daughter tomorrow. As long as she saw her daughter's condition, she would know whether she was doing well. So she didn't say much, but just agreed: "Hey, okay, okay, Mom will make you something delicious. Come back early tomorrow."
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