Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Start Stocking Up

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In an accident, Gu Mengran fell off the boat and the propeller damaged half of his face, leaving him disfigured and also causing him to lose a leg forever.

He was lucky enough to survive a near-death experience under limited medical conditions. After that day, a strange space appeared in Gu Mengran's body.

Space is the name Gu Mengran gave himself, because it is no different from the fictional portable space in the novel, which can be accessed freely and taken out and put away at will, and the items will remain the same when you take them out, and will not deteriorate over time.

But the difference is that his space consists of two parts.

Inside the space are two wide and flat open spaces, a green meadow, and a barren yellow land, covering a very large area.

When Gu Mengran had nothing to do, he once measured the loess land with his feet. It was about 120 meters long and 80 meters wide. The other piece was the same size, equivalent to two standard football fields.

The two open spaces are not closely connected. A straight stream runs right in the middle, dividing them into two.

The two vacant lots may seem similar, but their uses are completely different.

The grassland on the right side of the stream is used for storage. Anything except living things can be stored inside. But people cannot enter, not even Gu Mengran, the owner. He can only store and retrieve items from outside the space.

The land on the left side of the stream is only accessible to living things.

Gu Mengran can come and go freely, but no inanimate objects are allowed to be brought in.

The gurgling stream was like an invisible net, blocking Gu Mengran's desire to live in the space for a long time.

Later, he accidentally got a bag of seeds and tried to bring it in, and it was successful at once.

One side is used for planting, the other side is used for storage, and it can also be used for avoiding danger at critical moments. Gu Mengran finally figured out the correct use of space, but at that time they were already at the end of their strength, and the space could only sustain their lives for two more years.

Returning to three years ago, space actually came back with him.

This time, Gu Mengran must arrange it clearly.

After careful consideration, Gu Mengran did not dare to show his grandfather another function of the space. The "grape disappearance technique" scared the old man enough that no matter how strong his body was, he could not withstand repeated scares.

With the old captain in charge, Gu Mengran didn't need to worry about the ship. He only made some suggestions for modifications, and left the rest to his grandfather.

What Gu Mengran had to do was to fill the cabin and space within a month.

After a good night's sleep, Meng Gaoyang hurried out to the shipyard early the next morning, while Gu Mengran drove his grandfather's Old Man Le to a nearby car rental company.

An hour later, he completed the car rental procedures and drove the rented small van to Yuntian City's largest grain and oil market alone.

There is space for planting, but what needs to be stockpiled still needs to be stockpiled.

For three meals a day, one person needs at least 200 kilograms of food a year. Gu Mengran directly purchased 40 bags of rice, 20 bags of flour, and 20 bags of beans and grains according to the ten-year standard.

The most basic food for people's livelihood is not expensive.

It’s just that Gu Mengran bought a lot at one time, which was a bit eye-catching.

The recent yellow fog has triggered a wave of stockpiling. Even the lady boss couldn't help but say, "Young man, you look very young and don't look like a businessman. You buy so much old food. Are you imitating those people on the Internet to stockpile food?"

Gu Mengran smiled and said calmly, "How can I do that, sister? You can't hoard food like this. If you don't finish it, it will go bad. My family runs a floating supermarket. We recently bought a few new boats. They asked me to wholesale the goods and load them on the boats."

Yuntian is located in the lower reaches of the Huangjiang River and has a well-developed inland shipping industry.

The lady boss is a local and knew a little about the business. When she heard that it was a big customer, her attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees. She left her phone number and rounded off the price, hoping for long-term cooperation.

Gu Mengran agreed immediately: "Okay, I'll tell my parents later."

After settling the bill, Gu Mengran went to the warehouse with the proprietress to pick up the goods.

The truck was small and had a lot of cargo to carry, so it couldn't carry all the goods at once. The proprietress offered free delivery as a favor, but Gu Mengran was very moved but still refused, preferring to make more trips himself.

The reason is simple. He doesn’t even have a warehouse, so where can he send it?

After loading the goods, Gu Mengran drove to the Yuntian Port container warehouse. After entering the container warehouse, Gu Mengran wandered around like a headless fly for a few circles, then parked the car casually on the side of the road and quietly put all the goods in the car into the space.

In less than half an hour, the truck leisurely left the shipping warehouse.

As a major shipping province, the port container warehouses are busier than the vegetable market every day, with countless vehicles unloading and loading goods. No one cares about an inconspicuous van truck.

"Unloading" takes time. After leaving the port, Gu Mengran did not go back to pick up the goods immediately. Instead, he drove the truck to the fruit and vegetable wholesale market next door.

Gu Mengran was so hungry that he bought cartloads of fruits and vegetables, and two cartloads of cooking oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, chili peppers, and other condiments. Then came the meat, including pork, beef, mutton, chicken, duck, fish, shrimp, and lots of seafood.

Fresh food is not easy to store, so the idea of ​​opening a supermarket obviously doesn't work. Gu Mengran could only do whatever he wanted, running around in various fresh food markets, slaughterhouses and farms.

Passing by a tobacco shop on the way, Gu Mengran went in and looked around.

He doesn't drink or smoke, but my grandfather occasionally has a drink. These supplies are mainly used for bartering, and he can't always take out fresh vegetables to exchange with others when necessary.

Thinking of this, Gu Mengran placed an order online for a batch of instant foods such as biscuits, instant noodles, canned foods, as well as high-protein, high-energy foods such as milk powder, chocolate, and milk.

He bought a lot and was not afraid of attracting other people's attention. After all, they would not stay here after the disaster, so he did not have to worry about being remembered.

The food ends with dried goods, including dried vegetables, dried mushrooms, dried seafood, preserved fruits, dried meat, etc. If you don’t stock up on more during the three years of rainy days, you won’t be able to eat them in the future.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation. Now that the food problem was solved, Gu Mengran began to prepare clothes and daily necessities.

The weather was hot most of the time after the disaster, so Gu Mengran found a local clothing factory online and placed a large order for T-shirts, shorts, and underwear.

Just in case, he prepared a lot of thick clothes, including down jackets, cold-proof clothes, blankets, etc. He also prepared twenty sets of one-piece protective clothing.

Buy shoes and socks for winter and summer, and buy some of each style.

As there were many kinds of daily necessities, Gu Mengran chose to buy them online. It was a bit expensive, but it saved time. He also ordered a batch of containers such as basins, buckets, and boxes, as well as daily condiments such as drinks and tea.

After five days of hard work, only a quarter of the space was occupied, and Gu Mengran's wallet was completely empty. The money he earned during the winter and summer vacations in recent years, the money given by his grandfather and stepfather, and the compensation for his mother's accident, were all gone in just a few days.

It was difficult for Gu Mengran to ask for money, as he couldn't bring himself to do it. But before he could open his mouth, the old man threw him a bank card that night.

The usually frugal old man suddenly became generous and spent money lavishly with a wave of his hand.

Grandpa didn't tell me how much money was in the card, so in order to make reasonable arrangements, Gu Mengran went to the ATM to check it the next day. He was shocked to find that there was 3 million yuan, a full 3 million yuan.

The cargo ship, accessories and modifications cost a total of five million. Now he has taken out another three million in cash. I have to say that the old man has hidden his wealth quite well over the years.

With three million in hand, Gu Mengran felt confident again and bought all kinds of hardware tools, such as cutting machines, nail guns, etc., as if they were free.

Then there are all kinds of medicines, including medicines for sprains and injuries, pain relievers and fever reducers, anti-inflammatory drugs...all the over-the-counter drugs available on the market are bought.

Space is needed for planting, but seeds are essential.

Gu Mengran rushed to the agricultural and trade market and bought a lot of crop seeds and fruit tree seeds, buying a big bag of each variety.

After leaving the agricultural market, Gu Mengran went to the poultry wholesale market and bought 40 chicks, 40 ducklings, 40 goose chicks, 20 pigeons, and 20 piglets, cattle, and sheep.

Gu Mengran and his grandfather had no experience in farming and breeding, so he went to a bookstore to buy some relevant books to learn. However, when he entered the bookstore, he realized that there were many things he didn't know.

"Ship repair and maintenance", "Plant cultivation encyclopedia", "Efficient chicken farming", "Postpartum care of sows"...

There were so many reference books needed that Gu Mengran simply gave up on physical books and directly bought several large-capacity USB flash drives to purchase and download electronic versions.

There was a lack of entertainment after the disaster, so after downloading reference books, he added all the movies, TV series, and novels that he had seen and had not seen to his download queue.

At this point, most of the daily necessities have been stockpiled, and the next step is to spend the money.

The dusk was deep, and the yellow mist in the air was like endless dark clouds, depressing and dull. Looking out the window for a few more seconds, I inexplicably felt a suffocating sense of oppression.

After sitting in front of the computer for most of the day, Gu Mengran felt like his waist was about to break. He thought his grandfather would be back soon, so he stretched and stood up. Just as he was about to go to the kitchen to make food, two clear whistle sounds suddenly came from outside the door.

"Grandpa?"

The bedroom was very close to the main room. Gu Mengran walked to the door in three or two steps, stretched his neck and called out. Sure enough, grandpa was back.

The rolling gate was thrown wide open, and the red old man walked in with a "buzz buzz buzz" sound.

The car quickly stopped, and Meng Gaoyang walked out of the door in slippers, looking as if someone had stolen his wallet when he went out. He hung his head and exuded a sad aura.

Gu Mengran's eyelids jumped, and he quickly walked over to him, "What's wrong, Grandpa?"

"Hey!" Meng Gaoyang frowned and sighed, "I just came back from the shipyard, and they said..."

He stopped talking halfway through. Gu Mengran was so frightened that his heart almost stopped beating. He asked hurriedly, "What did you say? Something went wrong with the ship? Can't deliver the ship on time?"

Grandpa paid extra money and used his connections to order a ready-made ship. Generally speaking, buying a ship is as simple as buying a car. You can pick up the ship on the same day after completing the formalities. However, Gu Mengran requested modifications and renovations, so it would take a little longer.

I paid double the modification fee for the expedited service. It was originally agreed that the ship would be delivered in half a month, but now ten days have passed. Gu Mengran couldn't understand why there could be any problems during the modification and renovation process, given all the procedures.

The old man had a sad face and didn't say a word. Gu Mengran's heart was beating fast and he was in his throat.

Seeing the solemn expression on the old man's face, he didn't dare to urge him, but comforted his grandfather: "It's okay, it's okay, Grandpa, the shipyard is professional, and these modifications are just small matters, and there won't be any big problems."

"Well, I'll go over now and take a look at the specific situation."

He walked out the door and quickly took out his phone to hail a taxi. But before he even walked out the door, his wrist was suddenly grabbed.

Gu Mengran turned around in surprise, only to see that the old man's face was flushed and his eyes were full of smiles. There was no trace of the sad look he had just had.

Gu Mengran was stunned for a moment, then he immediately realized that the old man was teasing him!

"That's too much, Grandpa! How dare you use this to scare me?"

"Hahahaha... who knew you would react so strongly."

Gu Mengran walked into the house angrily, "I don't want to bother with you anymore."

"There is indeed news from the shipyard." Meng Gaoyang held Gu Mengran and refused to let him go. He cleared his throat and said, "The delivery date has been brought forward. The day after tomorrow, we can pick up the ship the day after tomorrow."

Gu Mengran turned around suddenly and asked, "Really?"

“Absolutely.”

"That's great." Gu Mengran raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled from the bottom of his heart.

The ship was delivered three days in advance and we could board the ship the day after tomorrow to proceed to the next step. The originally tight time was extended by three more days. Compared with this good news, grandpa's harmless little joke was nothing.

Gu Mengran was still immersed in the joy of picking up the boat, when he heard a few "buzzing" sounds and short, low vibrations coming from his palm.

His phone rang, not WeChat or a phone call, but his long-abandoned phone. Gu Mengran slid the phone to unlock it, his smile instantly frozen in his eyes, and his heart skipped a beat.

Class monitor Zheng Yifei: [Old classmate, I found out the contact information you wanted. How should you thank me?]

[Remember to treat me to a meal later]

[139XXXX2583, Liang Zhao]

After seeing the last two words, Gu Mengran's eyes turned red silently.