Сhаpter 14: Соntinuing tо Stосkpile
Jiang Сi rеsumed her dаily routinе оf visiting thе slаughtеrhоuse in thе mоrnings аnd cоlleсting suppliеs frоm variоus shoрs in thе аfternооns.
Additiоnаllу, shе sеt uр а shoоting rangе in hеr space tо prаctiсе hеr mаrksmanship.
Тhe club оwnеr аlsо cаlled, аsking Jiang Ci tо рiсk uр hеr vehiсle.
She didn’t go in реrsоn but sеnt аn address for а wаrеhousе insteаd, instructing the сlub оwnеr tо deliver thе сontainеr directlу thеrе.
Нer mоdifiеd RV, Hummer, yacht, and heliсoрtеr wеrе аll reаdy and in plаcе.
Bу mid-Aрril, the furniture store had completed the remaining storage racks.
Jiang Ci placed the racks on both sides of her space and reorganized all the supplies, sorting and arranging them by category.
On April 17th, exactly one month had passed since Si Beichen last transferred her allowance.
Si Dad’s monthly allowance of 1 million had already been deposited into her account. Jiang Ci felt restless and ready to target Si Beichen’s wallet once again.
Previously, she believed Si Beichen wouldn’t survive the calamity, so she had no qualms about asking him for money.
Now, estimating that Si Beichen had somehow made it through the danger period, she thought about using his money to stockpile more survival supplies for him.
He couldn’t freeload off her later, after all. Spending a bit of her time and effort to use his money to stockpile supplies for him seemed fair.
The more she thought about it, the more confident she felt. She immediately took out her phone and sent a message to Si Beichen.
Jiang Ci: “Bro, transfer me some allowance.”
This time, Si Beichen replied quickly.
Si Beichen: “Didn’t I just transfer you 100 million last month?”
Jiang Ci: “I saved it for my dowry.”
Si Beichen: “…How much do you need?”
Jiang Ci: “I want to change my car. My BMW Mini is long overdue for an upgrade.”
Si Beichen: “What car are you thinking of?”
Jiang Ci: “I’ve got my eye on a Hummer.”
Si Beichen: “Is 20 million enough?”
Jiang Ci: “Don’t be so stingy, bro. Transfer me another 100 million.”
Si Beichen: …
Special Forces Office.
Qian Zimo patted Si Beichen on the shoulder and asked with concern, “What are you staring at your phone for?”
Si Beichen thought of Qian Zimo’s younger sister and frowned. “Does your sister often ask you for money too?”
Qian Zimo thought of his precious sister, Qian Ziyou, and his expression turned complicated.
“More than that. Qian Ziyou is the real child; I’m the adopted one. What’s hers is hers, and what’s mine is hers too. That girl is always tattling on me to our parents, and I’ve gotten scolded plenty of times because of her.”
Si Beichen thought of his newly acquired sister, Jiang Ci. The girl was incredibly beautiful, and aside from asking him for money, she didn’t cause him trouble like Qian Zimo’s sister did.
Girls should be raised in luxury, after all. This was his first time being an older brother, and he shouldn’t fuss over such a small amount of money with her.
Besides, he’d heard from his dad that Jiang Ci’s biological father’s family was also very wealthy. She had been raised with money all her life, and now that she was with their family, her standard of living shouldn’t drop.
Si Beichen immediately transferred another 100 million to Jiang Ci.
Jiang Ci counted the digits in the transfer notification on her phone, feeling delighted.
Over the weekend, she went to Xianglan Xiaozhu for dinner as usual.
The next day, Jiang Ci traveled to X Province.
X Province was a coastal city known for its seafood. Jiang Ci placed a large order for seafood at the wholesale market.Three days later, she went to the largest and most comprehensive clothing wholesale market in Z Province. Winter clothes, summer clothes, spring and autumn wear, military coats, windbreakers, cold-proof jackets, thermostatic clothing, wool, hats, shoes, bedding, thick cotton quilts, down quilts, fabrics, and textiles—regardless of style or age group, for men, women, and children, she ordered a batch of everything.
After a break of four or five days, Jiang Ci went to the largest agricultural products wholesale market in H Province.
H Province is a major agricultural province, rich in grains, oils, canned goods, and condiments.
Rice, millet, soybeans, red beans, mung beans, wheat, flour, noodles, black rice, cowpeas, and more—all were purchased by the ton.
Peanut oil, sesame oil, rapeseed oil, blended oil, olive oil, hot pot sesame oil, fine salt, coarse salt, white sugar, rock sugar, chicken bouillon powder, monosodium glutamate, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white vinegar, aged vinegar, cooking wine, oyster sauce, soybean paste, sweet bean sauce, chili bean paste, Lao Gan Ma chili sauce, yeast powder, starch, steamed fish soy sauce, sesame paste, and more.
Green onions, ginger, garlic, dried chili peppers, star anise, bay leaves, Sichuan peppercorns, numbing peppercorns, cinnamon, aniseed, chili powder, white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, white pepper, black pepper, Sichuan pepper powder, thirteen-spice blend, cumin powder, barbecue seasoning, hot pot base, and more.
Because the quantities were so large, Jiang Ci stayed here for a week to complete all her purchases.
At the end of the month, Jiang Ci went to the food, beverage, tobacco, and alcohol market in G Province.
She stocked up on beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, tea, various snacks, ice cream, and more.
In early May, Jiang Ci went to the daily necessities wholesale market and bought a large number of books, audio-visual materials, newspapers, and magazines, completely filling the bookshelves in her space’s living room.
Of course, cosmetics and skincare products for girls couldn’t be overlooked—she prepared enough to last two lifetimes.
Shampoo, body wash, and soap were all purchased in fragrance-free varieties.
Tissues, sanitary pads, safety shorts, condoms—these daily necessities would become rare goods in the future. Jiang Ci stockpiled them in large quantities, partly for her own use and partly to trade for other supplies later.
Tableware, towels, carpets, stationery, luggage, small accessories—anything she saw while browsing the wholesale markets, whether useful or not, she bought some to take back.
Since her space couldn’t support planting, Jiang Ci specifically went to the flower and bird wholesale market to buy many potted plants and flowers, all placed inside her space.
This added quite a bit of vitality and liveliness to the space.
Walkie-talkies, radios, flashlights, mobile phones, computers, tablets—Jiang Ci bought many of these as well, downloading offline maps, wilderness survival guides, offline movies, TV shows, games, and books.
At the automotive and auto parts market, motorcycles, electric bikes, tricycles, motor vehicles, cars, and more.
Gas-powered and electric vehicles—Jiang Ci prepared quite a few of these as well.
And the crayfish she had previously ordered from someone began arriving in batches.
To ensure she could enjoy fresh crayfish in the future, she gritted her teeth and dug an artificial pond in her space, raising a batch of fish and shrimp inside.
For the sake of food, she went all out.
If the weather became too hot, water and food were already taken care of, but she would still need insecticide, floral water, mosquito coils, solar charging panels, generators, and power banks.
For cooling, she would need air-conditioning fans, electric fans, cooling machines, sun umbrellas, light-blocking panels, and blackout curtains.When the weather gets too cold, you need diesel generators, small heaters, hand warmers, frostbite ointment, skis, rubber boats, tents, ice skates, and assault boats.
For cooking and heating, you need coal, coal briquettes, charcoal stoves, coal briquette stoves, gas cylinders, charcoal, and so on.
We ordered 500 tons each of charcoal and coal briquettes, picking them up directly from the factory.
By the time all these miscellaneous preparations were completed, most of May had already passed, and it was nearing its end.