Chapter 4: Chapter 0004 The Mustard Seed 4_1 Chapter 4: Chapter 0004 The Mustard Seed 4_1 Feng Qingxue planned that no matter whether the apocalypse came or not, she would always keep a few tens of thousands of money for her daily expenses, enough to rent a house.
As for food, clothing, and necessities, she had them in her space.
She also thought that if the apocalypse didn’t come within three months, she would rent a shop in the city and open a grain, oil, and fruit store, selling the goods in her space. After selling them, she’d continue to purchase, keeping her space fully stocked at all times.
In this way, she could not only ensure her daily life but also make sure she wouldn’t be flustered in case a crisis comes.
She bought the goods at wholesale prices, so naturally she could make a lot of money selling them as the difference between wholesale and retail prices is quite large.
Moreover, she bought many items directly from the source, so their taste was better than what was available in the market.
It was not that she was belittling things sold in the marketplace; rather, this was just the truth.
Flour in the market has whitening agents, and cooking oil also has additives. This was the reason why she specifically pointed out when buying flour.
In addition, she heard from a local boss in the Northwest region that the best fruits and dried goods were always sold to first-tier cities. Second-tier and third-tier cities hardly received the best watermelons, grapes, raisins, and cantaloupes, sometimes even selling those that were discarded or used to feed sheep.
If it’s in the Northwest region, one can imagine other areas are likely the same.
After making these plans, Feng Qingxue carefully calculated that she still had more than half a million to spend.
With her space loaded with numerous supplies, she racked her brain to thoroughly check and supplement any shortages.
It seems that her space was quite large, given that she bought so many things and only filled less than one-third of it.
There was still plenty of space left for many more items.
Remembering apocalyptic novels where water and electricity were quickly cut off, Feng Qingxue swiftly purchased dozens of large white plastic barrels capable of holding three to four tons of water, filled with warm water that had been filtered and boiled by a water purifier, ready for instant consumption.
Furthermore, she didn’t forget to buy two cedar wood bathtubs for herself.
All her new clothes, washed and dried, were stored in the space as well. Even her old ones were also put away.
Everyday furniture and supplies, along with gold and jewelry, were placed into the space early.
She forgot to buy instant noodles, so she needed to get fifty boxes from the wholesale market.
Seeing an old woman in the market selling handmade shoes, cotton shoes, and slippers of excellent craftsmanship, at affordable rates — children’s shoes for ten yuan a pair and adult’s shoes for thirty yuan a pair — Feng Qingxue couldn’t resist buying in bulk.
The old woman said she had many more shoes at home made by herself. Feng Qingxue decided to buy all of them the next day.
With her extravagant spending, she exhausted the half million very quickly, only leaving three to four thousand for daily expenses.
Yet Feng Qingxue was not done. Swiftly, she sold some gold and jewelry left to her by her parents and some that she had bought over time.
Some branded jewelry could be sold back to the original store at nine-tenths of the original price. A few pieces of jade collected by her ancestors sold for hefty prices due to the inflated market. Though she saved the valuable pieces for herself, the rest fetched a good price.
Instantly becoming extravagantly wealthy, Feng Qingxue again initiated a shopping spree.
An unexpected stroke of luck prompted her to buy many farming and household appliances, small machinery, and books on mechanical farming and husbandry.
When the space was about two-thirds full, Feng Qingxue then used the remaining money to buy precious nourishing goods.
Bird’s nest, donkey-hide gelatin, sea cucumber, Korean ginseng, American ginseng, cordyceps, and others.
To save money, she specially flew to the places where these things were produced. The prices there were not only cheap, but she didn’t need to fear inspections when bringing them back in her space.