Chapter 3: Start Stocking Up
The farm was converted from a self-built building and was not very large in area, but the hygiene and ventilation inside were very good, so when Ye Xun went in, he found the smell inside was acceptable and not as bad as he had imagined.
On the outermost side are adult chickens and ducks, and inside are a group of newly hatched chicks and ducklings. They are still furry and have not yet grown hard feathers. They look very cute.
It was not time to separate the pigs into cages yet, and Ye Xun was unable to tell the males from the females, so he had to ask Aunt Zhang for help.
"Aunt Zhang, I want 15 chickens, ducks and geese each, 3 males and 12 females of each kind." Ye Xun reported the number he wanted and looked around the farm. "I see you still have goose eggs here. I wonder if you would like to sell them. If you do, give me another 500 goose eggs."
When Aunt Zhang heard the quantity Ye Xun wanted, she thought she wouldn't make much money today. But when she heard that he also wanted goose eggs, she was instantly satisfied. Five hundred goose eggs were a lot of money.
"Okay, okay, wait outside for a while while I pack the kids up."
Ye Xun couldn't help either, so he didn't refuse and just went outside to wait.
It would take some time for a woman to pack 500 goose egg leaves. During this time, he planned to walk around here and maybe find what he wanted.
It was such a coincidence that I met him just a few steps away.
A tractor and a harvester were parked in the yard about a hundred meters away from the farm. To plant in space, manpower alone was far from enough, not to mention that he had no experience and only had theoretical skills.
If he had such a tool, it would be easy for him to handle several acres of land by himself.
With an idea in mind, Ye Xun turned around and walked back, thinking that he could go back and ask Uncle Pan if he had any connections so that they could buy one each.
On the way back, there was no time wasting looking around, and with Ye Xun's long legs, they were much faster than when they came here.
When we arrived at the door of the breeding house, there were already several baskets filled with dozens of baby birds, their cries were loud, and even a layman like the night patrol could tell that these baby birds were of good quality.
Pan Weimin, who was squatting by the wall smoking, saw someone coming back, immediately put out the cigarette in his hand and stood up.
Ye Xun glanced and saw that it was the cigarette he had just handed over.
"Why did Xiaoye come back so soon? Why don't you take a closer look?" Pan Weimin asked.
"The roads in the village are winding, and I'm afraid I won't be able to find my way back if I walk too far," Ye Xun made up an excuse and then brought up the matter of the tractor. "I want to ask you if there is anyone in the village or you know who sells tractors or something like that."
Pan Weimin clapped his hands and said loudly, "Yes, there are some! Which ones do you want? I'll ask for their prices."
After hearing the answer he wanted, Ye Xun took out his mobile phone, opened the photo album, and flipped through the photos he had just taken. In the photos, two tool trucks were parked in a yard surrounded by a low wall.
Fortunately, I remembered to take pictures at that time.
Pan Weimin squinted his presbyopic eyes and immediately recognized whose yard this was. There were only a few people in the village, and after decades of walking, they could walk around the entire village even if they walked backwards, not to mention with their eyes closed.
This family happened to be in the farm implement business, and the two vehicles auctioned by Ye Xun were the best-selling ones. Any family in the village who had some money would buy one, and the efficiency was many times higher than manual labor.
"They are the ones who sell these things. I'll call and ask." Pan Weimin took out an old-fashioned phone with large buttons from his trouser pocket, opened the address book skillfully and dialed.
The following conversation was all in dialect. Ye Xun could only understand a few words, but it did not help him understand the content at all.
The call lasted just three to five minutes before it ended.
Pan Weimin quoted Ye Xun a price that was cheaper than the market price and within his budget.
The sooner they get the tractor, the sooner they can start the space planting plan. Ye Xun accepted it without saying anything and asked them to transport both vehicles to the previous warehouse.
Now, in the eyes of the villagers of Shijia Village, Ye Xun is like a cash cow, so how could they refuse?
"They have ready-made goods and can deliver them to you today. They will be responsible for the transportation, but you are required to pay the bill today." Seeing the pain in his face in agreeing, Pan Weimin explained the other party's requirements to Ye Xun.
Payment in exchange for goods has always been the norm since ancient times, so this request was reasonable. Ye Xun agreed immediately and transferred the money to the account given by Pan Weimin.
The money arrived in seconds. After confirming that the seller had received it, Pan Weimin sent the warehouse address via text message. About two minutes later, he received a reply indicating that it would be delivered within an hour.
This side was finished, and the goose eggs were almost packed over there. Seeing that Ye Xun was a new customer and the quantity he purchased was relatively large, Aunt Zhang rode an electric tricycle to deliver the goods to the warehouse for him for free.
When all the things were delivered to the warehouse, it was already evening. It is winter now, so the sun sets early. It had already set at four o'clock.
Seeing that it was getting late, Pan Weimin invited Ye Xun to his house for dinner, but Ye Xun refused.
"I'll come to your house for dinner next time. I have something to do when I get back and can't be late. I'm really sorry, Uncle Pan." In fact, of course, there was nothing to do. He was just looking for an excuse to leave.
Pan Weimin heard that he still had things to do, so he didn't force him. Before leaving, he handed Ye Xun two books and said, "These two are manuals for the tractor and harvester. Both are point-and-shoot machines. Xiaoye, just follow the instructions. If you don't understand anything, just contact me. I'll provide one-year after-sales service."
Ye Xun thanked him and put away the two instruction manuals.
After confirming that Pan Weimin had left, he closed the warehouse door.
First, put the rice and other things into the space, and then put the two big guys in, and put them in the planting area. The goose eggs were also put in the storage area. Ye Xun did not plan to save these for seeds, but for the 15 goslings.
In the end, only dozens of bird chicks were left.
Ye Xun had foresight and had fenced off three plots of land in the space a few days ago to keep them in. After they were settled, he filled the food and water bowls in each circle and left the space.
The warehouse that was originally full was empty in an instant.
Ye Xun had only rented this warehouse for half a month at the beginning. Only eight days had passed so far, and he had no plans to return the rent for the rest of the month.
It was already dark outside at this time. Ye Xun got in the car, turned the key, started the engine, and drove towards the apartment.
The return trip from the suburbs to the city took an hour longer than the inbound trip because it was the evening rush hour after work and the traffic was jammed.
After returning home, Ye Xun did not rush to eat. He opened the food delivery app and started placing orders frantically.
Food is the most important thing for people, so I will buy a lot of food first. But I dare not buy too much at one time, as it will easily attract attention. I will buy 20 kilograms of common fruits each. I will buy 100 kilograms of watermelon and sugar cane, which are my cousin's favorites. Then I will buy more in the space. In the future, when it is extremely hot, you can eat iced watermelon to cool down. Sugar cane is also a good thing. You can use the leftovers to make sugar cane.
We also need to find out the production process of cane sugar.
After looking at the fruits, he looked at the seasonings. He bought two boxes of salt, soy sauce, oyster sauce, MSG and other common household items. There were many types of cooking oils, so Ye Xun bought three large boxes of peanut oil and olive oil. He also planned to stock up on some lard, which would make people dizzy when cooking.
I didn't buy much onion, ginger and garlic, just ten pounds of each. Some of them were saved as seeds to be planted in the space so that I wouldn't be able to eat them all later.
They also bought a lot of fast food, including 20 boxes of a certain chef's instant noodles, 50 boxes of best-selling self-heating rice and 50 boxes of self-heating hot pot. When Ye Xun swiped the screen of his mobile phone, he also saw many flavors of frozen dumplings. Well, although they are all from the south, they really love dumplings. People who don’t like dumplings are really tasteless!
Ye Xun added Spanish mackerel dumplings, pork and celery, and pork and sauerkraut dumplings to the shopping cart. Considering that four people would eat a lot of dumplings, he ordered 100 bags of each flavor. He estimated that they would not be able to eat it too many times, so he added a lot of dumpling skins, intending to make them himself in the future.
Dumplings must be dipped in this vinegar. The four people in my family are all big vinegar lovers, so we added 100 bottles of vinegar to the purchase.
Look at the snack area, there are pork shop Lay's ham sausages, and fat house happy water, each of which is sold at the maximum quantity. There are also some sanitary products, the quantity is also full, because in the end times, these are non-renewable, use some less, especially some family planning products and girls' products.
So when he saw the condoms, Ye Xun directly ordered 100 boxes of each model. However, the supermarket did not sell contraceptive drugs, so he still had to find a way to buy them, because some basic drugs also needed to be stocked up, especially drugs for geriatric diseases. Ye Xun was the late son of his father and mother. The couple had such a son when they were almost 40 years old, and they would be 60 years old after the Chinese New Year. People of this age must not be as comfortable as young people in the end times.
Although they couldn't buy medicines, they could buy health products, such as milk powder and calcium tablets for the elderly, which were used to strengthen the heart and blood. Ye Xun bought all the products according to the amount they could use until they lived to 100 years old.
Today's stockpiling is considered completed. Ye Xun does not plan to stockpile too many things in S City. After all, his home is in H City in the neighboring Z Province. Although there is space and these things will not take up space, he still plans to go shopping in person.
The batch of supplies I just stockpiled is only a very small part of the plan, but it is also a large quantity. There is no way to store them at home, so the delivery address is filled in as the warehouse today. When I drive home tomorrow, I will go there and put all the supplies into the space.
As for now, Ye Xun touched his flat belly. Now is the time to fill his stomach!
Crazy takeaway plan, start!
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