Lu Qin cashed in the rice and grain he had been given, and slept comfortably for the first night in his new home.
In the dream, she was holding a basket of eggs in her left hand and a piece of pork in her right hand, and there were piles of supplies around her... Wait, it seemed like someone was calling her.
"Lu Qin, your delivery!"
"Here it comes... which one is mine..."
"From the shelf... take whatever you want!"
Lu Qin was a little confused. He reached out and took a small square box, took a knife, and cut open the express box.
Inside were three bottles of rose jam.
Lu Qin was a little confused. When did she buy this thing?
"Ding-ling-ling..."
Suddenly, a ringtone rang. Lu Qin sat up abruptly and realized that he was lying on the bed in his new home. It turned out to be a dream.
That’s right, I haven’t started buying supplies yet!
When she got out of bed and was about to fold the quilt, three bottles of rose jam rolled out from under the quilt.
Lu Qin was dumbfounded.
Isn’t she dreaming???
…
It was ten days later when Lu Qin finally understood the situation.
It turned out that she suddenly had a special ability, which was the ability to enter a space full of rows of express boxes, just like a certain post station, and her ability was to open the express boxes.
That's right, she could open the packages, and the items she found were completely random, usually in small quantities, just like any other package purchased online. After opening the packages, she could take them out or not. However, she could only open one package per day, and the package would refresh at approximately midnight. If she didn't take the items out that same day, they would disappear.
Lu Qin didn't know why this "golden finger" suddenly appeared, but she was still very happy. She was familiar with opening packages! She had no idea what was inside, just like opening a blind box. The things she opened were basically common things, food, daily necessities, and toys. Although there were not many things, they were almost all useful in the impending apocalypse.
Take these ten days for example, Lu Qin unpacked three bottles of rose jam, six boxes of snail noodles, two boxes of facial masks, a men's sweater, a pearl necklace, an ear pick set, a box of pens, and so on...
Two words: happy!
However, Lu Qin was still very careful and didn't even tell her mother that she had this special ability.
If the news leaks out, they'll arrest me and investigate me...
Well, the end of the world is coming soon, and he might not be caught for research, but having this ability would be a problem if others knew about it.
…
Of course, these days he didn't just open packages. Lu Qin used the remaining money to buy ten barrels of bottled water, ten boxes of small-bottle mineral water, 200 kilograms of rice and flour each, three boxes of instant noodles, two boxes of self-heating hot pot, three boxes of canned vegetables and fruits, five boxes of canned meat, 20 kilograms of dehydrated vegetables, 10 kilograms of preserved fruits, 20 kilograms of various dried meats and bacon, as well as various seasonings, high-calorie candies, small-packaged snacks, etc.
She didn't prepare much water, because after the extreme cold weather arrived, the snow was extremely thick, so water was basically not in short supply. She also didn't store much food, especially rice and flour, mainly because it was inconvenient. After the apocalypse, the higher-ups forbade individuals from hoarding too much food, and selfishness was not an option.
In order to survive safely within the base, those families who had stockpiled large amounts of rice and flour before the end of the world had almost all of their food confiscated. Of course, those who handed over their food would also receive certain preferential treatment.
Therefore, she did not plan to go it alone, so she only prepared four bags of rice and flour, each weighing 200 kilograms, and some grains.
This number is almost exactly within the default allowed range. She and her mother don't eat much. To be honest, if they save a little, this amount of food is enough for them to eat for two years.
Being able to store enough food for two years was already a very good situation. She was very content.
There are other meats and vegetables, etc., that are to meet various nutritional needs, the quantity is really not large. These will all be hard currency in the future, and hoarding too much will also bring various disasters.
As for snacks, it’s not that Lu Qin is greedy.
She specifically picked out small, vacuum-packed bags of snacks and candies. They lasted a long time, tasted good, and were portable. These things could be traded for more supplies later.
She used the remaining money to buy several down quilts, the warmest kind, as well as various down jackets, snow boots, etc.
Because of the low temperatures, even people in the far south were wearing down jackets. This year, down jacket prices had skyrocketed. Down jackets that used to cost a few thousand yuan now cost several thousand. Fur was even more expensive. And there was no price to be paid. Lu Qin had spent nearly 100,000 yuan on down jackets, duvets, and other warm clothing alone.
After buying food and warm things, she only had about 300,000 yuan left in her hands. She couldn't help but sigh that money can't be spent.
Of course Lu Qin didn't forget to buy the most important thing.
She kept only 100,000 yuan of the remaining money, and used the rest to buy 30 boxes of solid alcohol fuel, 30 boxes of fast-burning charcoal, 300 kilograms of bulk coal, 10 boxes of candles, lamp oil, and various other miscellaneous fuels.
The temperature was very low after the apocalypse. In Rongcheng where she lived, the temperature was above 0 degrees Celsius only for one or two months a year, but it basically did not exceed 5 degrees Celsius. The coldest months were almost 40 to 50 degrees Celsius below zero.
So heating became a serious problem. Electricity was almost unavailable, and it only worked a few times a year. Even when it did work, the expensive electricity bills were unaffordable, so heating was difficult for every household, and basically everything that could be burned was burned.
If you want to have a sip of hot soup in the end times, you need fuel.
It is not known how long these fuels can last, but Lu Qin has done her best to buy all kinds of fuels that can be stockpiled. These fuels are separated by fireproof cotton and moved one by one into the underground wine cellar of the villa.
This small underground wine cellar is well-protected against moisture and fire. Although small, it can still hold a lot of things. She has been using it as a storage room.
After preparing food, shelter and heating, Lu Qin felt much more at ease.
You know, with these things, you won’t be too sad when extreme cold weather comes.
Lu Qin brought her mother over from her hometown, and also had all the household supplies delivered to her home.
Liang Shuyu walked into the house and was shocked to see the various supplies she had stored in the basement. "Are you planning to do wholesale?"
"It's not a good year now, so it's better to buy more things to keep at home."
Liang Shuyu thought about it and said nothing. He just rolled up his sleeves and put all the miscellaneous things in the house in order. "Before I left, the primary and secondary school children at home didn't go to school. I heard it was because it was too cold."
"Yeah, where we are, it's not like the temperature is several degrees below zero in October."
"Yeah, it's better to buy more food. Why are you only buying dried meat and vegetables? Wouldn't it be better to buy fresh ones? It's so cold out here, the meat can be frozen outside and won't go bad all winter."
Lu Qin slapped his head. That's right! He was stupid. He had never thought about this question.
Even if fresh meat and vegetables have been frozen, it will only slightly affect the taste. There is no need to buy all dried meat, bacon, etc.
Although he didn't have much money left, Lu Qin decided to go to the vegetable market tomorrow.
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