Chapter 6 Stockpiling
Stockpiling food is easier than stockpiling other supplies. Plus, you can see wholesale buyers at the farmers' market almost every day. Tang Tian just took a look around, compared prices, and started buying.
Start with a batch of rice, flour and grains, and buy more storable vegetables such as potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, radish, pumpkin, yam and sweet potato.
Just buy a few hundred kilograms of the remaining leafy vegetables. After all, my system is still mainly focused on gourmet food, so it will be enough for the initial stage.
Fruits that are easy to store include apples, pears, lemons, kumquats, dates, grapefruits, oranges, mandarin oranges, etc., which are cheaper when wholesaled in the market.
Stock up on cheap frozen meat such as chicken, duck, pork, and beef, as well as eggs, fresh river and seafood. As long as they are put into the system, they will not go bad.
Beans are very cost-effective. Not only do they have a long shelf life, but they can also be used as food and sprouts. Speaking of beans, you should also stock up on tofu products to avoid running out of them at the beginning.
Tang Tian also stocked up on dry goods such as black fungus, bean curd skin, seaweed, mushrooms, dried shrimps, cured meats such as bacon, cured meat, and dried fish, as well as various pickles and preserved vegetables.
Seasonings are very important in the apocalypse. They have a long shelf life, and things like salt and sugar can sometimes make up a whole meal just by mixing them in a cup of water.
I remember that in the previous life, all the supplies in the house were given to Tang's father's children and Jiang Yao. Tang Tian, who was not sick, was forced to go out to find more supplies. Sometimes she had nothing to eat all day and could only drink a cup of salt and sugar water to survive.
In addition to the two important seasonings, salt and sugar, there are also yeast, baking soda, soy sauce, cooking wine, oyster sauce, vinegar, animal oil, vegetable oil, starch, aniseed...especially various sauces, stock up on them all.
However, Tang Tian was not stupid enough to buy all the above materials in one day. Instead, he purchased them by market, time and batch, and temporarily sent them to the warehouse, and then went to receive the goods quietly.
Others can be purchased wholesale online: for example, milk powder, vitamin tablets, calcium tablets, and fish oil supplements;
There are also chocolates, protein bars, honey, effervescent tablets; compressed biscuits, various canned foods, pre-prepared dishes, frozen foods, strong liquor, cigarettes and tea.
…
On this day, Tang Tian drove to the nearest market as usual. In addition to stocking up on goods, she also wanted to see if there were any seeds for sale there.
Since a constant temperature room has been set up at home, nutrient soil and nutrient solution must also be arranged.
Easy-to-grow vegetables include cherry radish, lettuce, spinach, arugula, garlic, etc. Easy-to-grow fruits include cherry tomatoes, kumquats, figs, and even grapes.
Because there might be a shortage of Western medicine in the future, she even found the Chinese medicine market and stocked up on a batch of ready-made medicines according to the dosage of the prescription, and also bought a batch of easy-to-grow, common and commonly used Chinese medicine seeds.
However, just as Tang Tian was bargaining with the boss, she suddenly felt a chill behind her.
This was something she had learned through much hardship in her previous life. After all, people don't have eyes behind them, so they can easily be ambushed. Only later did she gradually become aware of this subtle difference.
But just as she was about to turn around, it seemed that someone was faster than her.
There was a flicker in front of my eyes, and accompanied by wailing in my ears, a middle-aged man was suddenly knocked down by a younger man, who took advantage of the situation to bend the former's hands and completely control him on the spot.
Tang Tian's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously reached into her coat pocket - her cell phone was still there.
Nowadays, people focus on online payment and most people don’t carry wallets with them, so these pickpockets have set their sights on mobile phones, especially those that can be directly stuffed into pockets and left alone, especially in a market with so many people coming and going.
Many people instantly came to watch the fun, and some even took out their mobile phones to take pictures.
The man riding on the thief also sent several voice messages using the device.
After just a dozen seconds, a voice came from far away and approached continuously:
"I'm coming! Brother Yun, I'm coming!"
The next moment, another young man ran over and immediately gave the thief a pair of silver bracelets.
It was clear what was happening at first glance; it was clearly a scene of an arrest by plainclothes police. The crowd began to applaud and even erupted in cheers.
The man from before slowly stood up. He looked around carefully and said with a smile:
"It's almost the end of the year, everyone must keep an eye on their valuables to prevent theft!"
The man was wearing a simple short-sleeved shirt, and his bare/exposed arms were a light wheat color.
She seems to be about the same age as Tang Tian. Under her neat short hair are two thick eyebrows with upward tips, a straight nose bridge, and a slightly obvious lip peak.
His chin looked like the best stroke that someone had painstakingly put into writing a neat and beautiful character.
After giving instructions to everyone, the two men took the thief away. They came and went in a hurry.
Tang Tian silently held her cell phone in her hand, her face slightly flushed.
Tsk, what a shame for the reborn!
…
After stocking up on food, Tang Tian went to the prepared food section of the market and bought roast chicken, smoked fish, fish balls, fermented rice wine, and even bought out a small stall selling starch sausages.
The car was loaded with supplies, and the sky was sunny. Tang Tian opened the car door and ate starch sausage and drank mung bean soup.
There aren't many of these pleasant times left.
Even in the early stages of the apocalypse, if someone took food and ate it directly outside, they would be guaranteed to get a round of pink eye. There were even many desperate people who would come up and snatch the food.
Just as Tang Tian was about to eat the second one, she suddenly heard a strange sound coming from somewhere:
"Wow..."
That was not crying, but rather the sound of a weak little animal.
Tang Tian turned her head and saw that a black, round-headed puppy had appeared next to the car door. It looked like a puppy.
The same dark pupils stared at the starchy intestine, and it stuck out its tongue and wagged its tail.
Tang Tian raised her eyebrows.
She had never thought about raising any animals in the apocalypse, and ordinary pet dogs would definitely not survive the early stages, and might even be stolen and taken away as food.
But this puppy looks like a straggler, and it's actually wandering around at such a young age...
Tang Tian cut off a piece of starch sausage, crushed it and threw it over. The little black dog, wagging its tail, immediately lowered its head and started to chew it, as if it had been hungry for a long time.
A dog can win a woman's heart with just a piece of starch intestine, which is simpler than the human heart in the end times.
Tang Tian thought for a moment and suddenly said:
"My car door is open. If you want to get in, get in now. I'll be leaving in a moment."
The little black dog tilted its head slightly, barked a few times in a baby voice, and actually wanted to jump into the car.
But he couldn't jump up the first time, and he tried again before he succeeded, looking so cute.
Tang Tian only felt that her nerves, which had been tense until now, relaxed slightly.
She grabbed the little black dog Fate by the scruff of the neck and lifted it up without struggling or barking, and its tail was even raised. This showed that it was at least a docile child, and that it was brave and strong.
I don't know what kind of puppy it is, but when I picked it up, I found that its chest was also very broad, which shows that the dog has a large lung capacity and good endurance.
If Tang Tian were to raise a dog, she would definitely not keep a pet dog. She would raise a dog that could go to heaven and earth with her and protect her family.
He put the dog down and generously tore off a roasted chicken leg, shredded it, and fed it to the dog. He reached out again, and the little black dog even allowed him to touch its belly.
After wiping her hands, Tang Tian immediately decided to take it home!
Tang Tian stepped on the accelerator, went back to pack the supplies, and took the little black dog to the nearest pet hospital.
Unexpectedly, the little black dog was only two months old and had just been weaned. But he was kidnapped for a piece of starch sausage.
After a thorough checkup, there were no major issues, and the dog could receive its first vaccination and deworming. Tang Tian then made arrangements without hesitation, and even ordered a batch of dog food, snacks, and supplies to be delivered to his home.
After making an appointment to come back for vaccination next month and buying puppy food and milk cakes at the pet hospital, Tang Tian took the little black dog home.
…
There is only about a month left until the end of the world.
Tang Tian's large-scale purchases have basically been completed. Now most of her time is spent on receiving various goods and going to the warehouse to quietly store the materials into the system.
Tang Yi also drove the car, mainly collecting fuel and then helping to collect supplies.
The exercise equipment at home is also turned on. In order to maintain a good physique after the end of the world, exercise is necessary.
Tang Tian and Tang Yi immediately started doing aerobics, lifting weights, and boxing, at least to train their physiques first.
Tang Yi had originally wanted to get a dog after marriage, and she liked the little black dog even more than Tang Tian did. The two sisters told Wei Mingxia about this and named it "Tan Tan".
Now, Tang Tian has almost spent all the money in the family, leaving only Wei Mingxia's salary for this month and the gold that the family has saved over the years.
The several credit cards that Tang Tian and Tang Yi applied for were also used up by them to stock up on goods. They also went to the car dealership and rented off-road SUVs, small pickup trucks and other backup vehicles for a long time.
Lately, overdue text messages have been coming in from time to time, but the two of them shamelessly ignored them for the time being.
I don’t know if it’s because there has been a lot of money flowing in and out recently, but there have been a lot of strange phone calls. Tang Tian and Tang Yi just acted like an ostrich and didn’t answer any of them.
On this day, Tang Tian was organizing the system warehouse.
The area of 200 square meters is really not large. Many of the Jenga pieces can only be stacked up, and even almost filled up, while the others cannot be squeezed in.
Upgrading from a mini warehouse to a small warehouse requires 10,000 gold coins. If you don't spend money, it will be difficult to earn this much in the early stages.
Tang Tian has asked Wei Mingxia to find all the gold in the house. The gold bars and jewelry together weigh about three taels. At the current gold price, they can be sold for more than 100,000 yuan.
Wei Mingxia had saved all this up bit by bit, intending to use it as dowries for her two daughters. But now, nothing was more important than stockpiling for the apocalypse, so she gave it all to Tang Tian.
So she immediately asked:
"System, how many gold coins can this gold be converted into?"
The system responded quickly:
"Host, gold is the highest tier of precious materials. 1g of gold can be exchanged for 3,000 gold coins! Incidentally, jade is the second tier, and jewelry is the third tier. Real-world money is the last tier, and it must be in cash."
This is similar to the end of the world.
Tang Tian remembered that in her previous life, online payment soon became useless. It was as if the world had gone back to decades ago when people still used cash.
But most people saved their money, so where was the cash left? This even caused a lot of unrest.
In prosperous times, antiques and gold in troubled times, large and small yellow croakers were hard currencies at first, but they gradually depreciated in the later period. Even a bag of rice required a gold bar to be exchanged.
But what Tang Tian needs most right now is to upgrade the size of the warehouse.
So she took out a pair of gold earrings and weighed them, and said:
"System, these should be worth 10,000 gold coins. I need to upgrade my warehouse!"
"Okay, host!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the gold earrings in her hand disappeared.
She turned on the screen and saw the corresponding number appearing on the gold coin column. Her warehouse was automatically upgraded from mini to small - from 200 square meters to 800 square meters!
Eight hundred square meters is equivalent to two basketball courts, and the vehicles I stockpiled before no longer need to be stacked up!
I wonder how big the super-large warehouses will be in the future?
Tang Tian was excited and immediately decided to go back to the rented warehouse to continue receiving goods!
But when she looked at Tang Yi again, she found that the latter was holding a notebook with a frown on her face, wondering what she saw.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
