◎Happy Day 11: Drinking Water◎
The saying that a great disaster will be followed by a great epidemic is an old saying that has been passed down for thousands of years and can be said to be a fact verified by countless lives.
How many plagues will there be after the end of the world, and how many different viruses will wreak havoc?
As a witness to the end of the world, Jiang Muyun could not give an answer.
In her previous life, she wandered alone for a long time. In addition to wanting to go home, the epidemic also never stopped.
The most common medicine Jiang Muyun ordered this time was medical alcohol.
Jiang Muyun calculated that a 1L bottle of medical alcohol can be used for about a week, based on the fact that in the early days of the apocalypse, he disinfected his entire home three times a day, the corridor three times, and his entire body every time he went out. He also had to take into account the disinfectant used together with the alcohol when disinfecting the corridor.
The reason why disinfectant is not used for disinfection at home is mainly because the common disinfectants on the market have a very pungent smell. Jiang Muyun was afraid that the plague would not drive him away, but the smell of disinfectant every day would drive him away instead.
The price of wholesale alcohol is surprisingly cheap. You can buy a bucket here for the price of a small bottle of alcohol spray in a pharmacy.
Jiang Muyun adhered to the principle of buying more rather than less, and spent all the budget she had reserved for alcohol.
Jiang Muyun ordered a box of 12 barrels of 5L 95% concentration disinfectant alcohol.
A box of 2.5L medical alcohol with a concentration of 75% contains 24 barrels. Jiang Muyun ordered five boxes.
Jiang Muyun didn't need too many medicines such as potassium permanganate tablets, erythromycin ointment, burn ointment, frostbite ointment, bone-setting water, and Huoxiang Zhengqi water, but the manufacturer would not sell them separately, so she asked for a box of each.
Buy two boxes of anti-radiation drugs to be on the safe side.
Also buy hydrogen peroxide and iodine in the largest packages, two boxes of each.
Five boxes each of Yunnan Baiyao powder and a spray that can quickly stop bleeding.
Jiang Muyun only ordered ten boxes of medical dressings and gauze bandages, which were expected to be used in the largest quantities.
These are all medical necessities, and there will be bases for their production in the later stages of the apocalypse. Jiang Muyun only needs to ensure that there are enough of them in the early and middle stages of the apocalypse, and they can be exchanged for other supplies in the later stages.
Jiang Muyun wants to save the money for other medicines that are in short supply in the apocalypse.
For example, anti-inflammatory drugs.
It’s not that there is no base to restore the production line of anti-inflammatory drugs, but that the demand for anti-inflammatory drugs is too great.
Ordinary people living in the end times are hurt almost every day.
When looking for food, doing hard labor, or even sleeping at home doing nothing, you may be bitten by poisonous insects and need to cut the wound open to squeeze out the poisonous blood.
When clean water is hard to come by, any small wound carries the risk of infection.
Even the most powerful people Jiang Muyun had ever met could not escape the dry and bleeding skin during the dry season.
Like the prodigal son Jiang Muyun had met before, who was willing to give up a bucket of water to give her a bath in order to rape her, she had only seen one such person in the past ten years.
Therefore, Jiang Muyun bought all kinds of anti-inflammatory drugs within his budget limit.
Also buy a box of commonly used stomach medicine and anti-diarrhea medicine.
Jiang Muyun thought about it and bought a box of strong antipyretic and cold medicine.
Although I don't know if it's useful.
She felt that after the end of the world, her physical fitness had improved dramatically and her resistance was quite reliable. Common colds and fevers were rare and were basically caused by wound infections.
Jiang Muyun had met other people who, when they had a fever, were basically dragged to the collective incinerator and waited to be burned. Conventional medicines had almost no effect.
There's no other way. The environment is so harsh that you basically have to rely on yourself to treat your cold. If you rely on medication to recover, the next wave of illness will come before you recover.
Buying antipyretics is for psychological comfort, and taking cold medicine is for preventing colds.
Compared to these two things, painkillers are what Jiang Muyun needs.
Jiang Muyun directly bought two large boxes. Based on the quantity, even if she took one a day for fun, she could finish them in her next life.
There are also insect repellent pills.
It was rare to see deworming pills for adults, so Jiang Muyun bought five boxes at once.
After urban construction has been improved and sanitary conditions have improved, few people will buy this thing.
The last time Jiang Muyun took deworming medicine, she was still in an orphanage.
But it is obvious that the sanitary conditions in the apocalypse will definitely not be as good as they are today.
Not only that, it's even worse.
New species are born in the Zerg group every day. Occasionally, when the younger generation in the family becomes successful, a large-scale insect plague can be caused, killing a large number of two-legged beasts.
Seeing that the pharmaceutical factory still had snake medicine, Jiang Muyun also ordered a box.
After all, other poisonous insects are small in size, and it is difficult to be injured by them if they have adequate physical protection. Even if they are injured, it is not fatal. Generally speaking, it is enough to quickly squeeze out the poisonous blood.
But snakes are different.
In his previous life, Jiang Muyun was rafting in a flood holding a piece of wood, and he inexplicably discovered that the water in front of him had turned into various colors.
Then she was forced to race against a group of snakes.
If there was a snake with a fierce temper among that group of snakes, she would probably have to be reborn a few years earlier.
There is also realgar powder, Jiang Muyun also ordered 200 kilograms.
This thing is very effective in repelling insects and snakes. With it, Jiang Muyun can avoid at least a hundred poisonous cuts during insect plagues.
This pharmaceutical factory seemed to have a traditional Chinese medicine production line, and Jiang Muyun also saw various plasters on the product list.
Jiang Muyun had also dug out some from the ruins in his previous life, and he felt that every kind of plaster was very effective.
Although she had several joints and muscles that were causing trouble every day, and even a small amount of plasters was of no use, she didn't have to travel long distances in her life! Besides, the rainy season in the apocalypse was so long, so she had to take precautions against rheumatism, right?
Jiang Muyun chose the cheapest one and bought ten boxes.
She believes in the wisdom of her ancestors and that the efficacy of medicine will never be compromised by price.
As for other less commonly used medicines, even prescription drugs, Jiang Muyun plans to participate in zero-yuan purchases later depending on the situation.
Jiang Muyun contributed all of the final medical budget to various nutritional supplements.
The quantity Jiang Muyun purchased was naturally a very small order in the manufacturer's eyes.
Fortunately, Jiang Muyun had a plan in mind and specially found a small pharmaceutical factory. Even though the quantity of the items she bought was not large, the other party agreed to deliver the goods to her because of the wide variety of products.
If it were a larger pharmaceutical factory, they probably wouldn't accept such small orders at all.
If that pharmaceutical factory was specifically serving a certain pharmaceutical company, Jiang Muyun would probably be kicked out.
But it doesn't matter. She is poor but thick-skinned, so she can sacrifice her dignity and buy it at the bottom line of the pharmaceutical company.
Only by looking at the supply price of pharmaceutical factories can you know how huge the profits of the pharmaceutical industry are.
Common medicines like acetaminophen tablets, a bottle of 100 tablets, can treat colds, fevers, headaches, and also have an analgesic effect.
If you shop online without specifying a brand, you can find it for just five yuan a bottle. But if you go to a pharmacy, you'll find it mostly in neatly packaged packages of eight tablets for 20 yuan.
The wholesale price that the pharmaceutical factory offered to Jiang Muyun was only three yuan per bottle, which was incredibly cheap.
Whether it is a pharmaceutical company or a laboratory supported by the government, in the early stage of drug research and development, funds are burned in the billions, and the profits are not large. How could there be any capitalists willing to bet?
As long as he can spend the least money to buy the most supplies, Jiang Muyun doesn't care whether the staff are enthusiastic or not.
Facing the helpless gaze of the pharmaceutical factory manager, Jiang Muyun walked out of the door refreshed and ran towards her next destination.
Since the price of bottled water at water stations is basically the same across the province, Jiang Muyun didn't bother asking for prices everywhere.
I took out my phone and looked it up on the map, and went to the largest water station in the city.
The water station has bottled water of various brands, with prices ranging from thirty to eight yuan. They are all well-known brands. If you don’t care about the brand, there are also new products on sale for six yuan a barrel.
Based on the average daily water intake of 1.5L for adults, 30,000 liters of drinking water, or 30 tons of water, is almost enough for her to drink for a lifetime.
To be on the safe side, Jiang Muyun plans to order fifty tons of drinking water.
She roughly calculated the price, then took out her cell phone and looked up brands that cost six yuan a bucket.
After confirming that it was a new brand launched by a large group, Jiang Muyun decisively chose the cheapest one.
If water is delivered in batches, regardless of the brand, the water station will deliver three buckets for every twenty buckets.
Jiang Muyun bought a large quantity of goods at one time, so the water station offered a discount of five barrels for every twenty barrels.
It's equivalent to giving her a 20% discount.
Of course, this discount is only for water, and the bucket for water is not included.
Most of the money Jiang Muyun spent on ordering bottled water was used to buy barrels.
After paying the bill, Jiang Muyun touched her chest and told herself that when her water tank arrived, she would pour all the bottled water into the tank, and then send the barrels back to the water station to make some money.
When money can still buy things, Jiang Muyun will not miss the opportunity to save money by making an effort.
Fifty tons of drinking water can be dispatched from the water station right now. The loading and unloading machinery is also idle, so it can be shipped immediately.
Jiang Muyun drove his car directly to the warehouse with the water truck.
The trucks transporting water are equipped with automatic loading and unloading, but the warehouse door is not big enough and heavy trucks cannot enter. They can only try to unload the water at the warehouse door, and a considerable amount of water cannot enter the warehouse directly.
Fortunately, Jiang Muyun was very strong and worked with the two masters at the water station to transport water very quickly.
The two masters were amazed at how relaxed she looked as she walked away carrying a bucket of water in each hand.
Jiang Muyun took the opportunity to talk to the masters about her father's educational policy for her. The two masters couldn't help but sigh that her father was so lucky.
The two masters at the water station looked to be in their thirties or forties, and their children were about the same age as Jiang Muyun. One of them even lamented that his daughter was in her rebellious period and would go against the adults in everything.
The three of them were chatting enthusiastically about the communication problem between father and daughter. It happened to be dinner time, so Jiang Muyun simply invited the chefs to have a meal at the small restaurant next door.
Because they all had to drive, they could only drink Sprite. After a few glasses of Sprite, Jiang Muyun got the cell phone numbers of the two masters.
Before leaving, the two masters patted Jiang Muyun on the shoulders and called her their niece, telling her to do as she said and communicate well with her children at home. They also told Jiang Muyun to remember to ask them to help carry the buckets when she returned to the water station, otherwise it would be like she was looking down on them, the two old uncles.
Jiang Muyun nodded repeatedly, and took the opportunity to remind his daughter's rebellious side to remember not to get angry with the child when he returned home.
Fortunately, she had established a good relationship with these two masters. Otherwise, these hundreds of large empty barrels would not be difficult to move, but they would take up a lot of space. If Jiang Muyun specially called a car to transport them, the cost would be considerable.
As soon as the masters left, she went to the tobacco shop and bought two bottles of wine.
When asking for help, you should always adopt the attitude of asking for help.
If you give someone a red envelope of one or two hundred yuan, but two months later you can't even afford a cabbage, it would be better to exchange it for cigarettes and alcohol.
These two masters' main job is to drive heavy trucks, and they rarely drink alcohol. This wine will probably be saved to save their lives after the end of the world.
After dinner, Jiang Muyun’s socks were also delivered.
After packing the socks, Jiang Muyun also had to move her express delivery.
Among the things Jiang Muyun bought online, there were many large items that were difficult to carry. The courier said that he was unable to deliver the packages to her home at the moment, so after asking her, some of the packages were dispatched to the post station, and some were placed at the transit station in this region.
She drove her van to pick up the items one by one. Every time the van was full, she would go back to the warehouse and put the items into the space.
After going back and forth more than ten times, when her express delivery was almost finished, the lady at the convenience store at the intersection also became familiar with her car.
When Jiang Muyun put all the things back into the space and got out of the car to buy a bottle of ice water, the old lady couldn't help but ask her what she was doing.
Jiang Muyun unscrewed the water bottle and took a sip without blinking. "I'm a student at the school over there. The school is having military training recently, and I'm responsible for buying water for the freshmen."
By the way, she also complained a few times that her classmates played games every day and left everything to her alone.
The old lady listened and cursed the game for being harmful to people.
Jiang Muyun waved to the old lady with a smile, turned around and got into the car and turned out the mirror.
Fortunately, the cosmetics she bought were of poor quality. After applying them on her face for a day, they had already become blurred and out of shape.
Jiang Muyun took a wet towel and wiped her face, and the punk senior sister instantly turned into a pure junior sister.
Jiang Muyun decided to just put a bottle of water in the car from now on, but he didn't dare get out of the car again.
She just wanted people to know that there were trucks transporting goods back and forth in this warehouse, not to want people to remember what the people transporting goods back and forth looked like.
The author has something to say:
The one that costs thirty-one yuan a barrel is Xfu Spring, and the one that costs eight yuan a barrel is Xlu. I don’t understand why the prices of these two brands of bottled water can differ by more than three times.
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