Chapter 3 Stockpiling
It was already early morning when we finished packing up our things.
One day closer to the end of the world, Jiang Si lay on the bed and closed his eyes. Bloody memories came flooding back like a tide, and a tearing heart palpitation took over his whole body in vain.
She suddenly opened her eyes with a cold expression. She grabbed the quilt with both hands, tightening it again and again until she broke out in a cold sweat and felt a sharp pain in her hands.
Jiang Si panted and comforted himself: "It's okay... It's okay... I'm not dreaming..."
His emotions gradually calmed down. Jiang Si went to the kitchen to drink a glass of milk, lay back on the bed, and forced himself to sleep for three hours. Before dawn, he went to the largest wholesale market in S City.
Jiang Si walked into the grocery store and asked the owner, "Boss, what food can be stored the longest?"
Space is not static, so food with a long shelf life should be given priority.
The boss laughed and said, "Rice and sorghum can be stored the longest, for ten years. Soybeans can be kept for three to seven years, and wheat can generally be kept for two to four years. If corn is dried and kept in a good insect-proof environment, it can also be kept for two to three years. Once these grains are processed, their shelf life is only one year."
Jiang Si nodded: "Then give me one ton of rice, one ton of sorghum, soybeans, wheat, and 5,000 kilograms of corn."
The boss was in the wholesale business, and Jiang Si's small amount didn't scare her. "Beautiful, would you like something else?"
Jiang Si nodded and asked for 2,000 kilograms of rice, 1,000 kilograms of flour, 500 kilograms of millet, 100 kilograms each of soybeans, mung beans, and red beans, 100 bags of dried vermicelli, and 100 barrels each of soybean oil, sunflower oil, and peanut oil.
Even if she didn't farm, it would be enough for her family to eat for ten years.
With basic survival food guaranteed, Jiang Si walked to the seasoning area.
Salt is very important. After soy sauce is eaten, it can be squeezed from soybeans, and sugar can be boiled from malt, but salt cannot.
The main component of salt is sodium chloride, so there is no shelf life issue.
Jiang Si asked for five tons at once.
White sugar, rock sugar, brown sugar, pickled mustard tubers, tea leaves, dried radish, preserved eggs, fermented tofu, broad bean paste, hot pot base, bean curd skin, sauerkraut, salted duck eggs, pickled mustard greens, jujubes, wolfberries, dried chili peppers, honey, Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, chicken essence, baking powder, edible alkali, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white vinegar, aged vinegar, cooking wine, five-spice powder, bacon, instant noodles, luncheon meat, etc. Because of the shelf life, Jiang Si only bought two years' worth.
I only bought a little of her favorite snacks, milk tea, chocolate, soda, and coffee.
One hundred boxes of compressed biscuits were purchased at one time because they are easy to eat, have a long shelf life, and give you a feeling of fullness.
High-purity liquor has great effects and can be used as alcohol in critical moments. Jiang Si asked for two large jars and also bought ten bottles of Wuliangye for his father and grandfather.
The global power outage will soon lead to water shortages due to continued high temperatures.
She asked for a thousand boxes of bottled mineral water.
There is still room for farming, so this water is far from enough.
Two hundred large water storage barrels that can purify water and connect to tap water are cheaper and more cost-effective.
Seeing that she was a big customer, the boss smiled and handed over the order list: "If you need anything in the future, just give me a call and I can deliver it to your door."
Jiang Si accepted the invoice and said, "Okay, I'll go back and take inventory. If there's anything missing, I'll call you."
Coming out of the food wholesale store, there is a Chinese medicine store next to it.
Jiang Si bought some Chinese herbal medicines to treat colds, fevers and plague.
Passing by a farm supply store, I bought a lot of realgar powder, rat poison, and strong insect repellent to prevent the insect infestation. I also bought a bunch of various vegetable and fruit seeds.
One sheller, one oil press, one water pump, one drilling machine, one seeder, and one harvester.
Daily necessities are consumed quickly, so Jiang Si doesn't limit the brands and asks the boss to buy only those with a long shelf life.
I bought a lot of shampoo, shower gel, soap, baby cream, detergent, sanitary napkins, paper towels, toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, disinfectant, hand sanitizer, candles, lighters, fire extinguishers, needles and thread, matches, alcohol blocks, disposable gloves, bowls and chopsticks, protective masks, disinfectant, air purifiers, hot water bottles, heat packs, etc.
The high temperature and strong radiation on Sundays can burn the skin, so you need to be fully prepared with sunscreen, sun-protective clothing, ice sleeves, and a headgear.
The variety and quantity of items Jiang Si purchased made the owner of the daily necessities store very happy, and he gave her a 20% discount.
When Jiang Si came out of the daily necessities wholesale store, it was already dawn, and he went straight to the department store next door.
Jiang Si bought five sets of down quilts, silk quilts, blankets, mattresses, mattresses, pillows, self-heating blankets, pillows, and cool mats according to the number of people in his family.
Just in case, Jiang Si also prepared some linen, cotton, wool, leather, cotton and silk.
The weather in the end times is extreme, with high temperatures and extreme cold, and no pattern can be observed.
You need to stock up on warm clothes, down jackets, military coats, sweaters, underwear, hats, socks, gloves, boots, hiking shoes, ice skates, sneakers, sandals, slippers, and swimsuits.
Recalling that the strong sunlight almost blinded her eyes, Jiang Si went to the optical shop and bought ten pairs of high-end goggles, five pairs of reading glasses, and several contact lenses of various degrees.
The refrigerator at home is a bit old and can't hold much things.
Jiang Si ran to the electrical appliance area and picked out two double-door refrigerators and two freezers to store fresh food.
She bought a washer-dryer, an induction cooker, an electric rice cooker, a hair clipper, an oven, an ice maker, an intercom, a water purifier, a heating table, an air conditioner, an electric blanket, a hair dryer, a computer, and a TV. Even if they already existed at home, she would still buy them. Since she had a generator, she could still use them in the space.
When they settle down in the future, they will be their precious possessions.
Worried that there would not be enough generators, Jiang Si called to purchase two more and asked for another 5,000 barrels of gasoline. After transferring the money to the other party, he found that he owed 500,000 yuan on Huabei.
The helicopter hasn't been rented yet, and there are still many things to buy.
Jiang Si quickly took a taxi to the club to go through the resignation procedures.
Mr. Zhang tried to persuade her to stay: "If you want to come back, the club's door is always open for you."
After experiencing the apocalypse for ten years, Jiang Si has become numb and even bored with extreme sports.
If she had a choice, she would rather farm with her family in peace and tranquility for the rest of her life.
Jiang Si shook his head and said firmly, "My family is still waiting for me, Mr. Zhang, take care!"
Mr. Zhang smiled cheerfully and said, "You make it seem like a life-or-death separation. You're in Nancheng, so I'll take everyone to visit you someday."
"good."
Mr. Zhang is a wealthy man. In his previous life, there was a global power outage and the end of the world began. He keenly sensed the danger and stockpiled supplies.
The extreme club is made up of top adventurers. He gave everyone money and supplies to win people's hearts. In the sixth year of the apocalypse, Jiang Si saw him at the northern base, and he had become a very powerful figure in the base.
But I didn’t recognize Jiang Si.
Perhaps he recognized Jiang Si, but also felt that she was in such a miserable state that she was of no use to him.
Overall, Mr. Zhang is worth making friends with, but Jiang Si has no intention of revealing the news of the impending end of the world.
First, in the early stages of the apocalyptic power outage, if the reaction was quick enough, everyone still had a chance to survive.
Secondly, once reminded, Mr. Zhang will definitely doubt how she predicts the future, and will dig deep to find out the truth, exposing her existence.
In this life, her only wish is to live safely with her family and she cannot afford any risks.
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