Chapter 3 Hoarding
With the help of the increased space, Yu Miaomiao's parents' villa was quickly emptied.
Many of my father's collections disappeared after being placed in the space, but I was surprised to find that the space had changed.
It seems that the space has the function of absorbing collectibles to upgrade itself, but the standard for collectibles is still unknown.
A new piece of land has appeared in the southwest corner of the garden. It looks very fertile and seems suitable for planting.
It seems like I can buy some seeds and try it out here. I quickly found a store on Taobao with good sales and reviews and ordered various vegetable and fruit seeds.
After Yu Miaomiao notified the real estate agent, the buyer quickly came to the door. After agreeing on the price, they agreed to complete the transfer of ownership at the real estate center three days later, with the full payment made in one lump sum.
Although the house was left to her by her parents, they changed the name of the household registration to Yu Miaomiao a few years ago, so the procedures were much simpler.
The two of them decided to seize the three trading days and quickly begin their stockpiling plan.
Yu Miaomiao's first destination: water
The source of all life must be prepared very thoroughly. It is divided into drinking water and domestic water.
The first disaster was the tsunami. Although Ningcheng, where they were located, was an inland city and not near the sea, the massive floods brought by the global tsunami still affected the city's transportation and submerged most of the low-rise buildings.
Water and electricity were supplied in shifts starting in the second week after the disaster, but a month later, the water, electricity, and gas supply completely stopped.
Experiments have shown that everything placed inside the space will remain fresh and will not change over time, so there is no need to worry about it expiring.
Furthermore, the houses within the space have basic water and electricity, so you can use electrical appliances with peace of mind.
The fact that their lives wouldn't change much after the apocalypse made their stockpiling plan easier to implement.
Stockpiling water involves two steps: first, contacting a beverage trading company to wholesale drinking water.
We need 10,000 cases of a certain brand of regular mineral water, 5,000 cases of 1L natural drinking water (24 bottles per case), 3,000 cases each of other brands of purified water and mineral water, 5,000 cases of beverages (including 2,000 cases of Coca-Cola, 1,000 cases of Sprite, 1,000 cases of Fanta, and 1,000 cases of sugar-free), 1,000 cases of sugar-free sparkling water, and 1,000 cases each of various brands of juice, yogurt, milk, and tea.
A 30% deposit will be transferred to a corporate account, with the remaining balance to be paid in full upon receipt of the goods.
We agreed to deliver the goods to your door within a week, at the studio address.
The studio is actually located in a factory area. The factory rent is cheap and the area is large. They rented this 1,000-square-meter factory at a very low price, decorated a small room as a live broadcast room, and used the rest of the space to store daily live broadcast products and receive and ship goods.
Yu Miaomiao calculated that, assuming a lifespan of 75 years, a person would consume approximately 60-80 tons of drinking water.
Therefore, the amount of drinking water stockpiled is at least several dozen times more than the amount of drinking water used by two people, two cats, and one dog.
The second consideration is domestic water consumption. This part of the consumption is huge and cannot be solved by ordinary purchases. Yu Miaomiao ordered a batch of PE water storage tanks, each capable of holding 100 tons of water.
We'll just find a reservoir and get water directly; free water is the best deal.
After making all this arrangements, Yu Miaomiao's stomach betrayed her and started rumbling.
While Lu An was contacting a clothing factory, Yu Miaomiao took it upon herself to order takeout for her as well.
I ordered fried chicken and hamburgers, enough for a 30-person gathering, and I'll put all the leftovers into my storage space.
Little by little, if you order fried chicken once or twice a week, you can stock up on enough fried chicken for the rest of your life before the end of the world.
Since the takeout was ordered from the studio, there was no fear of revealing the address.
All order addresses are listed as the studio, so this place will be used as a temporary factory.
These days, the two of them spend almost all their time here receiving packages and placing orders, except when they go home to sleep at night.
With this cheat code of space, this clothing stockpiling plan can be made even bolder.
The clothing includes 300 pieces each of essential outdoor and loungewear for spring, summer, autumn, and winter, mainly in basic styles, avoiding anything too flashy even in an apocalypse. Additionally, 100 sets each of men's and women's winter clothing such as waterproof jackets and down jackets are needed for outdoor use.
Two hundred items were purchased for each age group, including men, women, and children, so that even if they were not used, they could be used for later material exchange.
Once the quantity was confirmed, Lu An quickly contacted the stall by phone. One of the advantages of being an online influencer is that you know all sorts of people. He explained that he wanted to buy some clothes wholesale to sell in his live stream.
Normally, live-streaming rooms rely on factories for drop shipping, but Lu An told the factory that he wanted quality control and to be responsible for after-sales service, and wanted to lower the price. The factory felt that this would also alleviate inventory pressure, so they agreed.
The deposit was paid quickly, the delivery time was agreed upon, and the balance was to be paid upon receipt of the goods. The delivery address was, of course, still the studio.
In addition to ordinary clothing, some special clothing needs to be prepared to cope with the upcoming severe cold and heat. High-tech cold-proof clothing can withstand temperatures as low as -50 degrees Celsius, but it is still a drop in the bucket for extreme cold of -100 degrees Celsius caused by natural disasters. However, it is better than nothing.
Lu An prepared some high-tech clothing, including cold-weather clothing, temperature-controlled clothing, and air-conditioned clothing. He found the phone number on the website, contacted the manufacturer, and placed an order for 100 sets of each. He also purchased some high-tech fabric directly from the manufacturer so that he could make some clothes for the cats later.
After preparing his everyday clothes, Lu An thought for a moment and then contacted the manufacturer to purchase 10,000 sets of disposable underwear.
Disposable clothing is more convenient if you encounter a situation where you cannot change your clothes.
There are also compression garments, which don't take up much space, and even if you don't need them later, you can exchange them for other supplies. I also bought 500 of them.
When the two finished their work and were about to eat, the sky darkened. They opened the window to get some fresh air, but the cold wind made them shiver. It wasn't officially winter yet, but the temperature was already close to zero.
Yu Miaomiao browsed Taobao while munching on chicken wings, adding items to her shopping cart from time to time, then picking and choosing and deleting them, leaving only the most essential items.
I stock up on miscellaneous daily necessities, including toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, water flossers, shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, facial cleanser, hand soap, soap, laundry detergent, disinfectant spray, as well as some basic skin care products, sunscreen, and sun protection spray, all through online shopping.
I also bought 100 USB drives online that came with various film and television resources. I communicated the specific requirements with the seller and downloaded all kinds of movies, TV series, anime, novels, comics, and music resources from both China and abroad.
I placed orders in small, frequent amounts every day during my mealtimes. All my pending and shipped orders are now in the 99+ status. I also checked JD.com and Pinduoduo, and went through all the ordering apps I could use.
The studio has boxes of products shipped from various high-end skincare and makeup brands, so you don't need to buy them separately. Brands like La Mer, Chanel, and YSL are all available.
Furthermore, it's inappropriate to dress up too extravagantly during a natural disaster; just keep some basic skincare products for use, since they won't spoil if stored away.
There were also boxes of snacks, instant food, fruits, and even some pet food and supplies, which saved them a lot of costs. However, they still need to stock up on these in large quantities later, as they would rather die than live without good food.
Yu Miaomiao was responsible for storing the materials received from the factory into her spatial storage every night.
The next day, instead of continuing to stock up, the two went to the local shopping mall and each ordered dozens of televisions, projectors, stereos, refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, lingerie washing machines, dishwashers, washer-mop combos, robot vacuums and mops, hair dryers, small household sewing machines, microwave ovens, induction cookers, various cookware, and knife and cutting board sets.
Although we don't need them for now, they can be replaced if they break later. After the apocalypse, these things will be useless if they get wet.
I also bought five laptops, ten tablets, twenty mobile phones with 1TB of memory from the computer mall next door, as well as some data adapters, charging cables, earphones, 30 portable hard drives, and 50 high-capacity power banks.
The storage of spiritual nourishment depends entirely on them.
Besides the movies and TV shows they bought online, the two decided to personally download all their favorite dramas, including "The Story of Minglan," "Zhen Huan," and "The Fishmonger," as well as various variety shows—they couldn't be without shows to watch while eating.
The two found another outdoor equipment store, and the shopkeeper greeted them warmly as soon as they entered.
What camping gear would you two like to see?