In the earlier stage, humanity only faced zombies, but in the later stage, mutant beasts and mutant plants started to emerge. By then, the supplies had run out, and the human race could only hunt the mutants for food.
By that time, mineral water was no longer available, so all the drinking water had to depend on ice- or water-type espers. The water filtered from the lake or river could only be used for bathing or washing clothes.
Based on her minimal memories about the plot, Bai Yingxia already made a list. The first thing she bought was, of course, grains.
She dialed a series of numbers and waited for a while before the call was connected.
"Good morning, this is Happy Farm’s sales office. What can I do for you?" a woman’s voice was heard.
"Good morning. This is Bai Yingxia, the owner of Xingxing Hypermart."
The moment the other party heard her name, her tone became more polite. "Hello, Boss Bai. My name is Lu Jiajia. You can call me Xiao Lu."
Bai Yingxia didn’t sweat over the small details and said, "Xiao Lu, I want to order 200,000 kilograms of every type of rice, coarse grain, and flour available at Happy Farm. Besides that, I also want 100,000 kilograms of each type of vegetable and fruit you have."
As soon as she finished her words, Lu Jiajia was stunned. But since the order was only 40% higher than what Xingxing Hypermart usually ordered, she didn’t think too much about it and agreed readily.
"Boss Bai, we have a total of 7 types of rice, including black rice, red rice, brown rice, and glutinous rice. 11 types of coarse grains, including potato, sweet potato, and cassava."
"For flour and starch, there are a total of 17 types. We have a total of 56 types of fruits, including durian and jackfruit. As for vegetables, there are 52 types in total."
"I will send the total price to Xingxing Hypermart’s email, and we need a deposit of 10% of the total price before we can deliver the items. The rest of the payment can follow the previous method of 6-month installments."
When Bai Yingxia heard this, she agreed immediately, "Okay." After they reached an agreement, she hung up the call.
She opened the hypermart’s business email and saw the new email from Happy Farm. She checked the price list and was surprised to find that the price was actually 25% lower than the market price.
Thinking about the wholesale price, it made sense for the supplier’s price to be lower. Otherwise, how could the original soul make money?
For rice, coarse grains, and flour alone, it costs a total of 26,600,000 yuan.
Vegetables were sold at an average of 3.1 yuan per kilogram, which cost her 16,120,000 yuan. Fruits were sold at an average of 6.8 yuan per kilogram, which cost her 38,080,000 yuan.
The total price was 80,800,000 yuan. So, she transferred 8,080,000 yuan to the account listed under Happy Farm’s name as a deposit. The first installment of 12,120,000 yuan would be paid at the end of next month.
When she finished paying, she emailed the transaction record to Happy Farm’s business email and informed Lu Jiajia. Soon after, she received another email from Happy Farm informing her that they would send the goods in 2 days.
Now that she had bought the staple foods, vegetables, and fruits, her money was left with 28,900,000 yuan. Thinking about the water shortage, she contacted the mineral water plant.
The call was connected soon after, and a man’s voice was heard. "Qingshui Mineral Water Plant. Wang Bo is speaking. What can I do for you?"
"Hello, this is Bai Yingxia, owner of Xingxing Hypermart. I want to order mineral water in bulk."
Hearing this, Wang Bo said, "There are 250ml, 350ml, 550ml, 750ml, 1L, 1.5L, 6L, 9.5L, 15L, and 20L sizes of mineral water. Which one do you want?"
"I want 500,000 bottles of each size."
As soon as she said this, the call went silent for a few seconds before Wang Bo’s voice was heard again. "Boss Bai, are you sure you want to order so much?"
"Although mineral water can last for a long time, if it’s exposed to the sun or stored in a high-temperature room, there is still a slight smell."
Bai Yingxia smiled and replied, "The hypermart will be holding a discount event, so we need to stock up in case we run out of supplies."
Hearing this, Wang Bo nodded and said, "Since the order is more than 2 million bottles, we can offer you a 10% discount."
"That would be great!" Bai Yingxia was delighted by the sudden luck.
"The total price is 68,750,000 yuan. After you pay the 10% deposit, we can deliver the goods tomorrow. The rest of the payment can be paid as usual in 6-month installments. The goods will be delivered tomorrow."
"Okay."
After she hung up the call, she received a new email from Qingshui Water Plant and paid the deposit of 6,875,000 yuan. Then, she sent the transaction record to Wang Bo.
Now, she had 25,025,000 yuan left in her bank account.
She crossed out the names written on the list one by one. When she stopped at the meat and seafood section, she thought about the wet market located near the suburban area, a 2-hour drive from her current location.
Checking the time, it was 8 o’clock in the morning. She still had time to go there.
She changed her clothes and, instead of wearing the branded spring coat the original owner usually wore, she put on a gray hoodie, jeans, a pair of sneakers, a face mask, and a baseball cap.
She grabbed her phone, wallet, and car keys before leaving the house.
This time, she carried a backpack instead of a small pouch. This backpack was old, and with one look, she knew it had been used by the original soul during college.