Chapter 7: Almost Died on the Spot
"Sister Lan, hey, Sister Lan..."
Xiao Tang staggered.
"It's too heavy. Sister Lan, you weigh over 140 pounds, and I only weigh 120."
It was hung around his neck, strangling him to death.
He wanted to support Qiao Lan's hips and legs to reduce the burden on his neck, but when he stretched out his hands, Qiao Lan's waist was so thick that he couldn't hug it.
"Go away, what's wrong with weighing over 140 pounds? Fat is very precious."
Qiao Lan rolled his eyes and let his brother go.
By the end of the world, it will be difficult to gain even a little weight, and everyone will be crying out in hunger.
Qiao Lan used to worry about her fat body, but after the baptism of the end of the world, she only felt that this fat was a symbol of a good life.
"Sister Lan, the seeds are all in the car, can you take a look?"
Xiao Tang opened the car door and trunk lid.
The passenger seat, back seat and trunk were filled with boxes and bags of all colors and kinds. They were all the goods he had bought at several seed stores along the way, following Qiao Lan's instructions.
Whether it was vegetables, grains, or seeds of flowers, plants, or trees, he bought up everything that was available in other people's stores.
There are also some fertilizers, nutrient soil, culture dishes and so on.
When Qiao Lan was receiving the goods in the warehouse, Xiao Tang called to say that the order was completed. Qiao Lan sent him a new list just like he did to Xiao Li and asked him to purchase from everywhere.
Xiao Li is mainly responsible for daily necessities, while Xiao Tang is responsible for generators, fuel, flashlights, water dispensers, fire-fighting supplies and other miscellaneous supplies.
"Sister Lan, the goods on the list are almost ready to be ordered. They will be delivered to the warehouse soon."
"Okay, let's exchange cars. Give me the seeds and you can go shopping."
Although Qiao Lan was excited, he didn't drag his brothers to reminisce about the past. He wanted to go shopping before the end of the world came, as he would have plenty of opportunities to spend time with them in the future.
Xiao Tang was surprised: "Still buying?"
"Yeah, this time you go buy medicine."
Qiao Lan made a new list for Xiao Tang.
Hemostatic drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, antipyretics, bandages, medical tape, tweezers, pliers, alcohol, etc., medicines and items for treating injuries.
These are the most urgent needs in the end times.
Fights can happen at any time and anywhere, and if you get injured, you will die due to lack of medical care and medicine.
In the end times, a considerable number of people died from post-injury infections.
In addition, there are various medicines that need to be kept on hand to treat colds, diarrhea, headaches, fever, high blood pressure and high blood sugar, low blood pressure and low blood sugar, allergies, dehydration, etc.
You should have some of everything sold in pharmacies now.
After all, no one knows what disease they will get in the future.
There are also various medical devices for examining diseases, which should be stocked up, the more the better.
Qiao Lan found a pharmaceutical factory manager she knew before in her address book and asked Xiao Tang to contact him with a red envelope and go directly to the factory warehouse to buy goods.
"Cash transactions, give enough kickbacks, don't be afraid to spend money, what matters is speed and quantity."
"Also, you can ask him for advice on equipment and instruments. They're all medical related, so he's sure to have connections there."
Qiao Lan patted Xiao Tang on the shoulder and instructed, "The small Wuling can't carry the amount I need. Go to the car dealership and rent a truck, the kind that comes with a driver. Rent a few more and they'll run the goods with you and deliver them all to the warehouse we were in before."
"Sister Lan, what are you planning to do today?"
Even an honest and obedient person like Xiao Tang couldn't help but ask a question.
Qiao Lan's large-scale purchases today were quite unusual.
This isn't the way to spend money, is it? Opening a supermarket doesn't seem like it either.
"No time to explain! Go, the sooner the better! How I spend the rest of my life depends on today!"
“Ah?…Okay!”
Qiao Lan acted as if he was facing a formidable enemy, which frightened Xiao Tang so much that he agreed immediately. Without daring to ask any more questions or waste time, he filled up the tank and drove away quickly.
Hey, my brother is so honest. She believes everything she says and does everything she tells her to do.
Qiao Lan sighed.
I swore secretly in my heart.
——Xiao Tang, I will never let you suffer again in this life!
…
Driving the car he had exchanged with Xiao Tang, Qiao Lan found a secluded place and, while no one was around, collected all the seeds in the car into the space.
In the end times, the water and soil have changed, and ordinary crops cannot be grown and have even mutated. Qiao Lan thought that if he wanted to eat some freshly picked vegetables and fruits in the future and had nowhere to find them, he might as well grow them himself.
Stock up on some seeds first.
However, the nutrient soil bought from the seed store was not enough, she needed more fertile farmland soil.
The car was not convenient, so Qiao Lan rented a truck from a car dealership.
I first went to the food street to collect some food orders, and then went to a building materials market to do some shopping.
I bought a lot of hammers, nails, axes, screwdrivers...
There are also large tools for construction and renovation.
The heavy items were loaded into the closed compartment of the truck and put away when no one was paying attention.
Go around and come back to buy and collect again.
I've been busy for a while and stockpiled a lot of tools.
These things are essential for reinforcing your residence in the apocalypse, otherwise your residence will be easily attacked.
It can also be used as a weapon in daily life, to hit people or mutant beasts.
Knife-type weapons are also indispensable.
Qiao Lan went to a daily knife store and bought a large number of various knives.
On the way, he turned back to the warehouse and collected some supplies purchased by Xiao Li and Xiao Tang.
I didn't forget to go back to the apartment and collect the delivery boxes from the campus convenience store that were piled up in the corridor.
During this period, whenever her stomach felt burning and she started to experience hunger reflex symptoms, she would find a restaurant nearby to soothe her stomach and eat a lot of delicious food.
I was busy buying this and that, and before I knew it, it was dark.
The time for the city to be closed at midnight is getting closer.
Qiao Lan drove straight out of the city.
Drive along the highway all the way to the sparsely populated fields and wilderness.
The wind started to blow.
The clear sky turned into a dark cloud. There were no stars, no moon, and no street lights in the wild.
A sign of an approaching strong wind.
The last tranquility before the end of the world.
The car lights went out and it was pitch black.
Qiao Lan got out of the car and walked into a field.
In the darkness, with a thought, he gathered the soil from all the surrounding farmlands, along with the plants growing in the fields, into the space.
There was a sudden commotion all around. No, there were frogs croaking, crickets chirping, wild ducks jumping, and also field mice, snakes, and hares.
Those were small animals living in the farmland or just passing by. Qiao Lan's space only took in inanimate objects. When the soil went in, the living things on the soil, as well as the crops, were automatically popped out by the space.
The little guys were quite confused after landing.
Why did all the plants and crops growing well in the soil fall apart?
The soil has changed too?
Qiao Lan spread his hands and said sorry to the frightened little animals.
She dug deep into the ground and took away the fertile soil on the top, preparing to use it to grow seeds in the end times, leaving only the soil underneath for these small animals.
When the end of the world comes tomorrow, you will all be on your own.
Either they are caught and eaten by hungry humans, or they mutate to become powerful enough to eat humans.
The wind is getting stronger.
Qiao Lan waved goodbye to the fields and said goodbye to the little animals that had suffered misfortunes in advance.
"Good luck to you."
“Everything is fate;
Everything is smoke and cloud;
Everything is a beginning without an end;
Everything is a fleeting pursuit..."
Oh? I can't help but read it again.
Qiao Lan shook his head, trying to get rid of the shadow in his memory.
They met by chance several times in the apocalypse, and that person left a deep impression on her.
So much so that she also caught the man's habit of suddenly reciting poems for no apparent reason, regardless of time or place.
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