After leaving the wholesale market, Xia He took out her phone to search for warehouse rentals and prepared to rent one for a month. Since Xia He lived in the provincial capital of Sichuan, where there were many city dwellers, she could only rent a warehouse on the outskirts of the city. Fortunately, Xia He herself was poor and her place of residence was outside the 5th Ring Road. After searching for a long time on her phone, she finally found a 1,000-square-meter warehouse for 1,000 yuan a month.
The only downside is the location; it's on the edge of a village in the suburbs. This made Xia He extremely happy. She was worried because with today's advanced surveillance, how could she secretly move so many supplies into the warehouse without anyone noticing? Now that the warehouse is on the edge of the village, it's much more convenient.
She quickly contacted the agency and asked if she could rent for a month. The agency said the minimum was three months, and she would have to pay a one-month deposit, which was 4,000 yuan. Xia He said she couldn't rent for that long, so she used her persuasive skills to negotiate down to 1,300 yuan a month, but she would still have to pay a one-month deposit. Xia He thought about it and decided that was the only option.
After finalizing the warehouse location, Xia He noticed her stomach rumbling. Looking at the time, it was already noon, and she hadn't eaten anything since waking up, not even glutinous rice balls! Wait, there's an automatic feeder for glutinous rice balls, so that's not a problem. So Xia He simply found a restaurant.
Although it was a random choice, the food in Sichuan is known for its spicy and savory flavors, and there's no chance of anything going wrong. So Xia He started eating like crazy, ordering boiled pork slices, spicy blood curd, Mapo tofu, dry-fried eel, stir-fried bullfrog, and finally finishing with a pickled cabbage and vermicelli soup! The owner watched as Xia He, such a delicate young girl, ate so much.
The lady kindly reminded Xia He, "Young lady, are you eating alone? Our portions are quite large, are you sure you can finish it?" Xia He replied, "It's alright, ma'am, don't worry about it! If I can't finish it, I can take it home, and give me two more bowls of rice!"
While waiting for the food to be served, Xia He kept smelling the aroma of stir-fried chili peppers and fermented bean paste coming from the kitchen. This long-lost smell made Xia He feel a surge of emotion, and tears welled up in her eyes. Xia He didn't know how long it had been since she had smelled such a fragrant aroma.
In the apocalypse, let alone aroma, even normal food was often unavailable. Xiahe and Tangyuan were sometimes so hungry that they even drank muddy water and ate tree bark. Thinking of their past lives, Xiahe became even more determined to treat herself and Tangyuan well in this second life. Before Xiahe could continue to think, the first dish of boiled pork slices was already served.
Lying in the bright red broth are snow-white slices of meat coated in starch, with a pile of chili powder, pepper, and Sichuan peppercorns drizzled on top of the slices, and sprinkled with chopped green onions and cilantro. The aroma is irresistible. Xia He, ignoring the heat, immediately stuffs a handful of meat into her mouth.
At this time, the Maoxuewang (a spicy Sichuan dish) was also served. Maoxuewang contains not only blood curd, but also tripe, bacon, ham sausage, duck breast, chicken hearts, shiitake mushrooms, seaweed, bean sprouts, lettuce, etc. It's so delicious it'll make your tongue tingle.
Seeing Xia He wolfing down her food, the shopkeeper wondered how long she had been hungry, so he pressed the rice down further in Xia He's bowl and added a little more...
After a satisfying meal, the owner was surprised that Xia He had finished everything, not even the soup. Xia He patted her bulging belly, thinking how delicious it was, and told the owner that she planned to order from the restaurant long-term, ordering 10 servings of each dish from the menu for a month. Each menu item cost 2,500, and that would be 750,000 per day for 30 days.
Xia He was asked to give a deposit of 300,000 yuan. When the boss quoted this price, Xia He suddenly realized that she did not have that much money. She had already spent almost 40,000 yuan that morning, and now she only had 60,000 yuan left. So she told the boss that she would give a deposit of 20,000 yuan first, and she would pay the rest in 5 days. Then, the boss felt that this amount was too little and was afraid that Xia He would run away, so he also drafted an IOU with Xia He.
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