Chapter 3 Preparing Supplies 1
Lan Jin held the child in her arms and prepared to go out, but she was unlucky. As soon as she came out, she met her ex-husband and his mistress who were moving. Lan Jin thought it was bad luck and went straight into the elevator and left without even looking up. Instead, she left her ex-husband Ren Xing and his mistress Meng Ying in the corridor who had not yet entered the house. She felt very unhappy.
"Brother Xing, what's going on? Didn't she see us?"
"How is that possible? She's not blind." Ren Xing was very tired after moving house for a day. He had no intention of guessing Lan Jin's thoughts. He just wanted to go into the house and lie down. Besides, the two houses were just opposite each other, and Lan Jin couldn't run away. At this moment, he really didn't want to go up and cause trouble for Lan Jin.
Not causing trouble is one thing, and Lan Jin's strange reaction is another. But to be honest, any ex-wife would not be able to help but go up and curse at her ex-husband and his mistress if she saw them living across the street. But Lan Jin acted as if she didn't see them. Isn't that very strange?
Meng Ying was still determined to cause trouble, but seeing that Ren Xing, who was exhausted, had no intention of finding fault, she didn't want to be too proactive. She gave up the idea of causing trouble, watched the elevator door close, and went into the house.
Lan Jin didn't care what evil intentions these two people were thinking, but she only took a look at the community across the street and decided to move here.
The water and electricity in this house have been installed, the walls have been painted, and the lamps, kitchen cabinets, and washbasins have also been installed. When she came to this apartment, she remembered that although she disliked the elevator here, she had some spare money, so she gave the entire contract to the decoration company and planned to renovate it and rent it out for rent. But she didn't know how she forgot about it later, so now she can just walk in with her bag.
The most important thing is that the house here was renovated last year. It has been vacant for a year, which has allowed the formaldehyde to dissipate, so it is actually safer for people to move in.
But the doors and windows still need to be reinforced. Ordinary doors and windows can't prevent the human nature of the end of the world. Lan Jin took out his mobile phone and immediately contacted the door and window master, and replaced the doors and windows of his home with anti-theft glass and double-layer security doors.
Replacing the doors and windows was very simple. The craftsmen came to measure the dimensions that afternoon and replaced them the next morning. It was all done in less than two days.
On the afternoon of the same day when the doors and windows were finished, she went to the agency again and listed the other four houses. It didn't matter if the prices were a little lower, as long as they were all sold within a month.
All these things were handled nearby, so it was no big deal for her to run with the child, but running around in the wind and rain afterwards was a bit inconvenient for her with a 2 and a half year old child. After thinking about it, she asked, "Qiao Qiao, Mommy will put your toys into the space. Can you stay in there? It's warm inside and you can play in there by yourself."
However, Ren Siqiao refused without even thinking, "No, I want to go with my mom."
"It's cold outside. What if Qiao Qiao gets sick from the cold?"
"No, Qiao Qiao is in good health."
Helplessly, Lan Jin could only take her daughter shopping in the cold wind. Of course, if she found any signs of being cold during the shopping, she would put the child back in.
She started buying supplies the year she learned about the situation: ten earthquake first aid kits, ten tsunami first aid kits, and 50 sets of protective clothing for the toxic fog period. These three items were hard to buy outside, so she placed the order directly online.
After placing the orders, she quickly rented a warehouse and then went to the farmers' market. Insecticides are very important during insect plagues, so she ordered 300 bottles. She also bought some cement separately. In case some small insect holes were found, blocking them with cement would be a good idea.
Next came the raincoats and rain boots for the rainy season. We ordered 50 pieces each for men and women. Since the child grows fast, she only ordered 5 pieces of each size. These things are not easy to break and are durable, so we don’t need too many.
Then comes food. She doesn't know how many years the apocalypse will last, so she has to prepare more food, including rice, millet, glutinous rice, black rice, brown rice, purple rice... 500 bags of all kinds of rice. If conditions permit, she still hopes to change the taste more often. Of course, rice can also be traded as hard currency, so it is definitely a good idea to prepare more.
Rapeseed oil, walnut oil, olive oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, sesame oil..., 500 barrels of each were ordered.
Soybeans, mung beans, red beans, black beans, kidney beans..., 200 kilograms of each. These beans can not only be cooked directly to replace staple foods, but most of them can also sprout, which can be regarded as a change of taste for vegetables.
Low-gluten flour, high-gluten flour, wheat flour, starch, cake flour, bread flour... 200 bags of each.
I bought 100 kilograms of potato flour, wide (round) sweet potato flour, vermicelli, rice flour, pea flour...
White sugar, brown sugar, black sugar, rock sugar, honey... 300 kilograms of each are needed.
Soy sauce, vinegar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, beef sauce, Lao Gan Ma, rice sauce, various 0-calorie sauces... 500 bottles of each.
Chicken essence, MSG, cumin, chili, pepper, Sichuan pepper, star anise, cinnamon... 100 kilograms each.
There were 50 kilograms of green onions and scallions in total. She and Ren Siqiao didn't like eating onions, so if possible, she wouldn't want even a kilogram. But just in case she needed them, she only bought a small amount.
You need 500 kilograms of garlic and ginger each. Garlic can be used for disinfection, and ginger can be eaten and can dispel cold. It is definitely a good idea to prepare more.
In addition, she asked for another 10,000 bags of salt. It was said that salt was very precious in the end times, and since it was cheap to buy now, she prepared some more.
As for dried goods, I ordered 100 kilograms of black fungus, shiitake mushrooms, kelp, and seaweed.
Hot pot base, pickled fish base, golden soup beef base, crayfish base... 50 boxes each.
Although there is black soil in the space, what if she is not good at growing vegetables? So she bought various fresh vegetables and fruits to prepare for emergencies.
She spent a day at the farmers' market to get all these things, but how could she not attract the attention of the store owner when she bought so many things?
The boss, while taking note of her request, asked doubtfully, "Are you planning to open a supermarket with all these things you ordered? Wow, this is really comprehensive."
Well, the boss had already thought of an excuse for her, "Well, I bought a store and plan to open a small supermarket at the entrance of the community. Now I have all the supplies ready, and I can open it directly after the New Year."
Lan Jin explained dryly, no matter whether the boss believed it or not, it was just an excuse anyway.
The store owners were just happy to clear out their inventory and make a fortune before the New Year, so they wouldn't bother to consider whether this statement was true or not.
The farmers' market came to an end for the time being. She left the address of the warehouse and went to a store selling outdoor supplies.
She asked for 5 lifebuoys, 10 life jackets, 2 speedboats, 5 rubber boats...
In addition, there were 5 tents, 3 axes, 10 knives, 5 climbing ropes, 5 telescopes, 2 drones, 3 radios, 10 waterproof flashlights, 3 alcohol stoves, 10 cassette stoves, 50 boxes of gas cylinders for cassette stoves, 10 boxes of alcohol blocks, 5 induction cookers, and 10 walkie-talkies. Some of these things were very useful, while others were not. Anyway, she didn't buy many and didn't spend much money, so she just wanted to be prepared. Since the quantity was not large, the boss didn't ask too many questions. She left a warehouse address and the boss delivered it directly to her.
After buying all these, she only had a few hundred thousand left. While receiving the goods, she bought a lot of junk food, K Mouc, Dangdang, pizza..., and ordered hundreds of various set meals and single items (bought together from several stores, ordered online and then drove to the store to pick up). Although these foods are unhealthy, she would feel greedy if she didn't eat them for a while, so she bought some to eat slowly.
(End of this chapter)
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