Chapter 23 The Prosperity of the World
Last night, June 25th, I was immersed in the joy of buying all sorts of small manual machines.
I woke up this morning wondering if there are also foot-operated machines, since there are all kinds of manual machines.
That's just a bicycle.
I do need a bicycle. In case I need to travel far during the apocalypse, driving alone will attract too much attention and make more noise, making me an easier target for attacks.
So I decided to buy a bicycle and two pedicabs.
Human-powered tricycles can be used to haul goods back and forth, collect firewood in the mountains, or exchange with other farmers if you really need something.
Just in case one is stolen, two are safer.
Sure enough, they sell them in town. These human-powered tricycles are very labor-saving and can carry a lot of things.
In addition to the tricycle, I also asked for 10 more wheels and an air pump.
The total cost of one bicycle and two pedicabs was 4,000 yuan.
After loading the three cars onto my truck, I went to the furniture market.
I need to buy a few sturdy storage racks to put in the back room; I can't just leave pork and all sorts of frozen food scattered all over the floor.
I forgot to ask the shop owner what the sizes were, but I bought five of the largest storage racks anyway.
It's a simple yet sturdy wooden frame, so simple it doesn't even have a door; it must have been sitting there for a long time without anyone buying it.
So even though the materials are very good, the five shelves only cost 400 yuan.
After returning home, I placed five shelves in the back room, but they weren't full yet.
The open space behind is really big; suddenly I feel that the 8,000 yuan for this roof is well worth it.
The bicycle can be parked in the west wing where tools are kept.
The room where chicken feed was stored was quite spacious, so when it snowed heavily, two tricycles were placed there.
Over the next few days, I couldn't think of anything to do, so I decided to spend the last five days before July arrived to enjoy the world's splendor one last time.
With only 50,000 yuan in hand, vegetable prices were cheap, and too much fruit couldn't be stocked up. In addition, there were all sorts of frozen goods, so reserving 20,000 yuan would be enough.
The remaining 30,000 yuan can be used freely.
Instead of driving a small truck, they took a taxi to the county town.
I took a small, rickety train from the county town, and after a bumpy ride, I arrived in the city in three hours.
The place I chose is really remote; it takes at least 5 hours to drive from my home to the city.
A hotel room costing 200 yuan was booked for 5 days. This 1,000 yuan could normally be used to stock up on a lot of supplies, but now it's just being wasted.
They really do ride bicycles to bars, saving money where they should and spending money where they should.
It was already noon when we arrived, so we decided to have a Japanese buffet.
At 468 yuan, it's not cheap, but the Angus beef with perfect marbled fat and lean meat, the whole piece of soft and sweet durian, the fresh and sweet salmon, the super hairy crab full of roe and crab fat, the plump abalone...
I came across a question on Zhihu before: Have you ever had a meal that you really enjoyed?
So my answer now is, now.
With the feeling that one can no longer quietly enjoy fine cuisine in an elegant restaurant, this meal, in addition to indulging in delicious food, also signifies a rupture between the past and the future.
The idea is correct, but I've broken it down several times.
Over the next few days, I ate Guizhou sour soup hot pot, Korean barbecue, Qiqihar barbecue from Northeast China, Xinjiang fried rice noodles, bibimbap, grilled fish, Cantonese cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Sichuan hot pot, and more.
Every time I eat, I feel a disconnect between the present and the future.
This caused me to stay up so much every night that I couldn't fall asleep.
When people are too tired to sleep, they start having late-night EMOs, thinking about their ex-boyfriend who didn't live up to their expectations, or friends who were once close but later went their separate ways and gradually faded into indifference.
I even wondered if I should find a handsome guy with abs and have a wild party before the end of the world.
I hesitated to do it for a long time, and I secretly scolded myself for being too feudal, too feudal!
Let's get back to the main topic.
Besides eating like a glutton, I also watched a few movies, went to a bookstore to read a book, and quietly drank a cup of coffee, pretending to be an elegant and artistic young woman.
I drink coffee before meals; if I drink it after meals, I might vomit at any time.
Of course, besides these, I spent most of my time on another activity—shopping.
No matter how much fun they have, they still subconsciously harbor the idea of hoarding.
I'm used to being frugal, so I don't choose to go to big shopping malls when I go shopping.
Instead, they went to the wholesale market.
This entire area is a wholesale market, quite large in scale, consisting of three buildings.
The entire building is a clothing wholesale market, next to it is a small commodities market, and there is another jewelry market.
The three buildings are surrounded by small, closely packed shops.
I plan to stay two more days to see everything.
The first place we visited was the clothing wholesale market.
I used to buy clothes online, prioritizing practicality over aesthetics.
Now I can freely choose the clothes I like.
I don't think that in the apocalypse you can only buy things for survival. Since you've decided to hide away and live a quiet life, you can buy things you like and enjoy yourself when you're bored, provided you can ensure your survival.
If you only think about surviving and don't consider your spiritual needs, you'll probably regret it when you're spending your long and boring life alone.
A pure and alluring dress, a relaxed cardigan, an elegant wool coat, and cute cotton slippers.
In the end, I bought 10 easy-to-move dresses, 4 cardigan sweaters, 3 wool coats, 5 windbreakers, 2 pairs of sneakers, and 3 pairs of slippers.
The total cost was 1500.
It's quite a big package when packed together, but I can carry it; Chinese women never give up.
I visited the place frequently in the following days.
I browsed the jewelry section and bought 5 watches, 10 pretty bracelets, and 5 necklaces, spending less than 300 yuan.
I browsed the small commodities market and bought five of each of the following: large hiking backpacks, canvas bags, and various cute little backpacks.
It cost 400.
The day before I was supposed to leave, I packed a huge package, but I really didn't want to carry it, so I had it picked up by a doorman and mailed it.
I have other plans.
I went to a Japanese all-you-can-eat restaurant and tearfully said that I wanted to go back to my village, but I couldn't bear to part with your beef.
And I repeatedly assured them that no matter what happens, they would never come looking for trouble, and I could even sign a guarantee.
The manager eventually agreed.
I spent 5,000 yuan to buy 10 jin of Angus beef, 10 jin of beef ribs, and 10 jin of Wagyu beef.
The manager instructed the kitchen to pack me another large box of their secret marinade and dipping sauce.
Finally, it was carefully packaged, filled with ice, and shipped to the small town with the help of SF Express's cold storage.
Following the same method, the Sichuan hot pot restaurant requested 5 servings of soup base, the sour soup hot pot restaurant requested 10 servings of soup base, and many servings of rice noodle roll ingredients and sauce.
As long as the price is right and you can't see all the raw materials, you can basically buy it.
On July 3, after a long and winding journey, we finally returned to the town.
I went home to get the truck first, and then went to town to pick up my package.
After getting home, I quickly put the premium beef I bought and other foods that were prone to spoilage into the freezer.
But the freezer is already full, what should we do?
Then let's implement a rotation system.
Take out ten bags of chicken, make room, and put in the expensive ingredients you bought in the big city.
Replace the chicken when it's almost melted.
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