After the melon farmers left, I closed the gate and looked at the mountain of watermelons.
Zuo Ling finally realized just how much she had bought.
Divide by 70 years ≈ 142.85 watermelons/year
She eats a watermelon every 2.5 days a year, 365 days a year, and she's trying to develop diabetes.
I comforted myself by thinking that humans are social animals and cannot live in isolation; there are always social interactions.
But she knew in her heart that in the apocalypse, she couldn't possibly take out the watermelon to share with others.
Unless, she's courting death.
Storing, storing, storing—all the goods were stored into the space, and Zuo Ling felt both at ease and satisfied.
After receiving the goods, Zuo Ling did not leave the warehouse immediately, but sat in the car and quietly reflected.
Since her rebirth, she has been pushing herself too hard.
This kind of thing must not happen again.
Anyone with a keen mind would inevitably be exposed.
We rested for a night and left it at that.
Zuo Ling went straight to Liangzi's general store.
"Sister, you've arrived."
Liangzi treated him like she was seeing her own sister, being incredibly enthusiastic.
He heard from Uncle Hong that Zuo Ling could spend millions without batting an eye; she was a big client, someone he had to treat well.
Are all the items on the order in stock?
"I have most of them. If you're missing a few, I can get them for you at cost price. Consider it a gift for you, I won't make any money off you. Look, the list is all ready for you."
Zuo Ling needed a lot of odds and ends, which were inconspicuous but related to her happiness index in the post-apocalyptic world.
10,000 bags each of refined salt and coarse salt (1 jin each), 10,000 bags each of brown sugar and white sugar (1 jin each), and 2,000 jin of rock sugar.
Zuo Ling not only wants to live well, but also wants to live a comfortable life.
Salt and sugar are hard currency in the end times; having them as a pass will make the journey smoother.
500ml each of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, braising sauce, white vinegar, rice vinegar, balsamic vinegar, and cooking wine.
200 bottles each of honey, steamed fish soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and Sichuan peppercorn oil; 500 bags of chicken bouillon (1 jin each).
Star anise, fennel, cinnamon, cassia bark, cardamom, Sichuan peppercorns, Sichuan peppercorn powder, dried chili peppers, chili powder, white pepper powder, black pepper powder, nutmeg, cumin, cumin powder, ginger powder, salt and pepper, thirteen-spice powder, five-spice powder, barbecue seasoning, baking soda, bay leaves, 500 portions of each in small packages.
Zuo Ling's food is delicious, and it's inseparable from all kinds of seasonings used in cooking.
Extreme weather events, including extreme cold, extreme heat, hail, torrential rain, and blizzards, have struck one after another. Crops have all been wiped out, and condiments are more valuable than gold in this post-apocalyptic world, so it's essential to stock up on plenty.
Biju pickled vegetables, pickled cucumbers, pickled mustard tubers, fermented bean curd, dried radish, dried plum vegetables, Lao Gan Ma chili sauce, beef sauce, soybean paste, broad bean paste, chili sauce, sweet bean sauce, sesame paste, tomato sauce, salad dressing, and shrimp paste, 500 portions of each in small packages.
In order to survive, one inevitably has to travel around. With outsiders present, it is inconvenient to eat in a way that attracts too much attention. Pickled vegetables are eaten with rice and will not attract too much attention.
1000 portions of hot pot base and 1000 portions of hot pot seasoning are needed.
Hot pot is one of Zuo Ling's favorite foods.
In the apocalypse, while others can't even get enough to eat, I can still enjoy hot pot. I couldn't be happier.
We need 2000 jin each of potato starch, sweet potato starch, and corn starch.
200 boxes each of compressed biscuits, instant noodles, and dried noodles.
Zuo Ling doesn't like compressed biscuits and instant noodles, but they are also a form of currency in the apocalypse. They can be used to pay rent and to hire workers to do things that she can't do herself.
50 boxes of self-heating pots, pre-cooked dishes, and ham sausages.
50 boxes of luncheon meat, beef, braised pork, aspic, fruit, and canned dace.
Self-heating pots and canned goods are easy to store, and taking them out occasionally won't seem out of place.
Various types of mushrooms, wood ear fungus, kelp, bean curd sheets, seaweed, daylily, rice noodles, vermicelli, and rice vermicelli.
Dried vegetables are a type of food that enriches the dining table and is also something that can be obtained in the apocalypse.
Zuo Ling didn't specify the weight, but Liangzi marked it out, listing the prices clearly.
Zuo Ling looked on while Liang Zi explained.
He had what he needed, and he transferred what he needed from outside; the terms and conditions were all clearly stated.
Zuo Ling praised him highly, saying that she found her own list to be a headache, but Liangzi had organized it clearly and logically, proving he was a master at doing business.
According to Liangzi's explanation, Zuo Ling added what needed to be added, subtracted what needed to be subtracted, and made adjustments as needed. The whole process took more than two hours without her realizing it.
Total: 820,000.
Zuo Ling paid the money readily. Liangzi remained calm on the surface, but was overjoyed inside. This was the first time he had handled such a large order.
From the moment he received the order, he had been preparing, not sleeping until 3 a.m., afraid that Zuo Ling would not come and all his hard work would be in vain.
With his hard work finally put into practice, Liangzi felt at ease.
"Sister, can I deliver the goods to you tomorrow? The goods are too mixed, I'm afraid there will be trouble."
"Okay, deliver it tomorrow afternoon. Call me the day before you deliver it, it's fine if it's a little later."
"Okay, okay, Sister Bao is satisfied."
After ordering the groceries, Zuo Ling went to Lao He's stall.
Old He greeted Zhang Fei from afar, and Zhang Fei's face lit up with a smile like a kind old grandmother.
"Girl, you've arrived."
He casually picked up a dark, grimy rag, wiped his hands on it a couple of times, and said, "Come on, come on, come on, I'll take you to the chicken and duck shop. I was worried you wouldn't come today."
He told Lao Ding yesterday, but Lao Ding didn't come, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
"Something came up and I was delayed..." Zuo Ling explained as she walked.
The poultry section is not far from Lao He's stall, just a few steps away.
"Old Ding, the girl I told you about yesterday has arrived."
"Hello, hello."
Old Ding checked the order; it wasn't too big or too small.
2000 chickens, 1000 ducks, 1000 geese, and 1000 rabbits.
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