Chapter 5: Continue Stockpiling 1
They also bought various kinds of beans, three thousand catties of each.
I also bought 3,000 jin of each type of whole grain flour.
Anyway, Bai Tang and the others bought 1,000 to 2,000 catties of each type of grain from the store, just in case. Besides, most of these things would be flooded after the apocalypse, which would be a pity.
Their actions completely terrified the owner of the grain store.
He thought to himself, "Could these two be here to buy out their wholesale market?"
However, seeing that Bai Tang had paid the deposit and left the warehouse address, the shop owner didn't say anything more, only saying, "It will take us about five days to prepare these goods before we can deliver them all to you. I wonder if there is a time limit for delivery?"
Bai Tang said, "Delivery within a week is fine, but we need to inspect the goods before we can pay the remaining amount."
The grain store owner said, "Okay, no problem, I'll definitely have it ready for you within a week."
The shop owner cheerfully saw the two out of the store.
He then sent a message in the WeChat group of shop owners in the market: "Brothers, two big customers have come to our market! They bought a lot of things, and they took all the goods from my shop. They're probably going to buy a lot more. You guys should give them a discount. As long as the quality of the goods is good, I think all the goods in the shop can be sold."
After sending this WeChat message, the grain store owner happily went to prepare the goods.
Then, below this message, the seed shop owner also commented: "What he said is true. Those two customers just bought a lot of seeds from my shop, saying they want to start a farm."
These few words from the two caused a stir in the group chat.
Bai Tang and her companion were unaware that everything they bought next was of high quality and low price, so cheap that Bai Tang felt like she had more money than she could ever spend.
They walked to the entrance of the oil shop, but before they could even go inside, the owner quickly came out to greet them, which startled Bai Tang.
The female shop owner smiled kindly and said, "Are you two looking to buy oil? Our oil is of excellent quality; everyone who has bought it raves about it. Please feel free to browse."
Bai Tang and Bai Jiyang examined it carefully and found that the quality of her oil was indeed quite good.
He turned to the shop owner and said, "If your shop sells oil in barrels, bring me 1,000 barrels of each kind; if it's bottled, bring me 1,000 bottles of each kind."
After hearing this, the proprietress smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits.
After the proprietress calculated the bill, Bai Tang paid half of the deposit first. Then, Bai Tang left her address and asked the proprietress to deliver the goods to the warehouse address within a week.
The three things they bought—rice, flour, and oil—were more than Bai Tang and his family could possibly finish in a lifetime. But Bai Tang was terrified of hunger during the apocalypse in his previous life, so stockpiling food was always a good idea.
Anyway, if you have money, just buy, buy, buy!
The apocalypse is coming soon, and Bai Tang has no intention of compromising herself.
Only when she holds something in her own hands does she feel truly at ease and secure.
Then Bai Tang and the others went to the spice shop. The owner greeted them like they were the gods of wealth and enthusiastically introduced the products in the shop.
Salt is essential for the human body, and in the apocalypse, it can not only be consumed but also used to exchange for supplies with others.
Bai Tang once saw someone exchange a bag of salt for several pounds of meat.
Therefore, the more salt one hoards, the better. Bai Tang bought three thousand catties of salt in one go.
Besides salt, sugar is also a scarce commodity in the apocalypse.
Bai Tang ordered all sorts of seasonings: 1,000 bottles each of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, aged vinegar, white vinegar, cooking wine, and oyster sauce; and 1,000 boxes each of chicken essence, MSG, five-spice powder, cumin powder, chili powder, and white pepper powder.
They ordered 1,000 catties of each of various cooking spices.
Bai Tang ordered 1,000 boxes of various cooking seasoning packets.
I bought 1,000 boxes of each of the various sauces.
Bai Tang really has the aura of someone who's buying up the whole market.
The spice shop owner was so happy to receive so much stuff that he offered them a discount and gave each of them an extra 100 jin (50 kg) or bottles/boxes.
After the boss calculated the costs, Bai Tang also paid half of the deposit first. Then, Bai Tang left her address and asked the boss to deliver the goods to the warehouse address within a week. After inspecting the goods, she would pay the remaining amount.
The two then quickly followed the same process as the previous stores, buying everything in the wholesale market.
They bought everything from pots and pans to hardware, kitchenware, and stoves—basically everything they needed for daily life—and had the owner deliver it all within a week.
The two of them spent an afternoon browsing the wholesale market and only spent 100 million.
When the two of them finally left, all the owners in the wholesale market wished they could drive them home themselves.
Their sales volume in this afternoon was equivalent to more than half a year's sales volume.
After shopping all afternoon, it was almost evening and Bai Tang still hadn't eaten. Bai Jiyang drove Bai Tang directly to a hotel they used to frequent.
We ordered a table full of my sister's favorite dishes in a private room at the Baijiyang Hotel.
While waiting for her meal, Bai Tang took out the cup of hot water she had put in her space that afternoon. Sure enough, the water in the glass was still hot; Bai Tang's space could keep things fresh.
For many years after the apocalypse, Bai Tang never ate hotel food again.
Before all the dishes had been served, Bai Tang had already started eating impatiently.
While eating, she exclaimed, "This crayfish is delicious! This crab roe bun is delicious! This steamed egg is so smooth! This big chicken leg is so satisfying!..."
Seeing his sister enjoying her meal so much, Bai Jiyang ordered another table's worth of food to take home for his sister to have as a late-night snack.
While eating, Bai Tang looked up at Bai Jiyang and said, "Brother, do they deliver meals here? Do they cook meals all the time? It's confirmed that the space can preserve food. Whatever you put in, it will come out the same way. We can have them deliver meals every day."
Bai Jiyang said, "It shouldn't be a problem to pay them extra to deliver the food."
After saying that, Bai Jiyang went out to find the hotel owner, while Bai Tang continued to enjoy her delicious meal.
Bai Jiyang told his boss that their company wanted to give its employees a break and have a party in the next few days, so they wanted to arrange some good food and drinks.
They asked the owner to make 100 servings of every dish in the store every day, and they would come to pick up the food around 2 pm the next day. They had been doing this for a month.
Because his older sister told him that the weather would get hotter in about a month, and vegetables would be harder to preserve, he didn't order two months' worth.
However, a month's worth of orders is still a large order. The restaurant owner waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely pack it up and use the best ingredients so that you won't lose face."
After paying the deposit, Bai Jiyang returned to the private room and saw Bai Tang scrolling through her phone.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Bai Tang's posts were all of nearby restaurants and hotels.
Upon hearing Bai Jiyang enter, Bai Tang looked up at him and said, "There are many restaurants around here. Let's order food from each one and have them pack it up. That way, even in the apocalypse, we can still enjoy convenient and delicious meals."
Bai Tang truly lives up to her reputation as a foodie; when it comes to food supplies, the more the better.
After saying that, the two went out and went to other restaurants and hotels, using similar reasons to order meals for a month and pick them up at the same time every day.
And so, we ordered food from various restaurants and hotels, which took more than an hour.
As darkness fell, the bustling night market stalls along the roadside began to set up.