The largest farmers' market in the area was near the real estate agency. Her space was currently quite simple, consisting of only ten acres of land and a pond. Although simple, it had a remarkable effect: things wouldn't rot, crops grew much faster, and the pond had an inexhaustible water supply.
Shen Meng first bought various grain seeds: wheat, rice, sorghum, corn…
then seeds for beans, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cabbage, radishes, bok choy, and other vegetables. She basically bought everything the store had.
Next, Shen Meng went to the grain and oil store.
She ordered one hundred bags each of rice, soybeans, black beans, sesame seeds, sorghum, corn, and millet. She also ordered fifty barrels each of peanut oil, soybean oil, sesame oil, walnut oil, and olive oil. Even red dates, star anise, chili peppers, various dried goods and seasonings, and soybean paste were all bought in large quantities!
The shop owner had never seen such a generous customer before. She quickly filled out several pages of lists, her calculator numb from pressing buttons—over 100,000 yuan worth of goods! A month's sales target was achieved in just half a day! The landlady was delighted and gave her a few extra bags of rice, even arranging a free car to deliver it later.
Afterwards, Shen Meng followed suit and ordered various vegetables, 300 jin of each.
She hesitated a bit before ordering, after all, she had plenty of land in her space, and the vegetable seeds she bought were renewable, so a smaller quantity of vegetables wouldn't be a problem. Most importantly, she could buy more meat later.
The items she ordered today would arrive gradually the following afternoon. She checked the time, found a restaurant, ate some noodles, and then drove for over two hours on the highway to the nearest town.
The cattle here were not only fresh but had just been slaughtered. There were cattle farms, chicken farms, and pig farms, as well as many orchards.
When Shen Meng arrived in town, it was market day, and the place was bustling with activity. There were stalls selling all sorts of braised dishes, snacks, pastries, candies, vegetables, fruits, clothes, and general merchandise, as well as specialty stores selling quilts, duvet covers, and hardware stores.
Shen Meng browsed through all seven pharmacies and five maternity and baby stores on the street. She bought almost everything from the stalls if it looked good.
The elderly vendors were all very honest and kind; seeing she was a thin girl, they carried her to the back of the truck.
After everyone left, Shen Meng quickly stored the items in her spatial storage.
She couldn't send everything she bought the next day via express delivery, so she specifically found a shop that sold outdoor iron pot stoves.
The reason was simple: things in the countryside, no matter what, were very cheap. Beef that cost 50 jin (25 kg) in first-tier cities could be bought for around 30 jin in the countryside, and it was always very fresh.
She visited several farms, saying she had an event to attend to and bought all the meat slaughtered that day. The farm owners were also very generous, not only giving her all the offal but also cleaning it for her.
Shen Meng didn't overlook any of the various orchards either; vitamins are still necessary. She also bought some seedlings, all shipped the next day via express delivery.
Just before leaving, she saw a shop selling steamed buns, bought a few, and found them quite good. The shop had a wide variety of buns: large meat buns, small vegetable buns, beef buns, xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), pan-fried buns, vegetable pancakes, and luomo (a type of steamed bun), as well as noodles, rice noodles, spicy soup, red bean porridge, pumpkin porridge, and more.
Since there weren't many people eating at the moment, Shen Meng asked the shop to prepare everything; she wanted to buy everything herself. She preferred to be able to take cooked food with her on the spot rather than pre-order, otherwise, she'd pay and not get the food—she'd regret it later.
Finally, taking advantage of the darkness, Shen Meng swept through the pharmacy. Recalling the scene in her dream, she still felt lingering fear. If she had really been in such a harsh place, she might have gotten sick even from drinking water. She bought all the medicine she could find before driving back to her lodgings.
She didn't get home until after nine o'clock, completely exhausted, and collapsed onto the bed. She didn't even take a shower before falling asleep. She
slept soundly until dawn, feeling a little disoriented. Secretly, she thought that since she hadn't dreamt last night, maybe she wasn't the unlucky one! Would
n't that mean her 1.7 million yuan had been wasted?
But fate didn't give her time to hesitate.
After getting up, Shen Meng's phone kept ringing. It was all about delivering clothes and blankets, various kinds of meat, rice, flour, cooking oil, fruits, and vegetables.
Trucks came one after another, unloading the goods into her temporarily rented garage. After the deliverymen left, she stored them in her spatial storage, repeating this process many times.
Fortunately, most of the buyers in her neighborhood were speculators, resulting in low occupancy rates. Her purchases didn't attract much attention; all afternoon, Shen Meng only encountered a couple walking their dog near the garage entrance.
After a happy day, Shen Meng was awakened by a nightmare in the middle of the night.
This time, it caused a dull ache in her heart. In the dream, the man was holding a green coat she had worn before her death, and jumped into the river where she had fallen. In the dead of winter, by the time they found him, he was frozen stiff. As
Shen Meng's heart calmed down, she suddenly realized her face was cold. She touched it and found it covered in tears.
She paused, stunned. Even though she was unwilling, she had to admit that this family was truly pitiful, and what was worse, she still had to spend money to stockpile supplies.
The next day, Shen Meng immediately bought a plane ticket and went straight to the small commodity market. She bought everything she could find: hair ties, cosmetics, old-fashioned porcelain basins, enamel mugs, old-fashioned mirrors, old-fashioned thermos flasks, hot water bottles, vintage clothes, shoes, hats, cotton coats, yarn, needles and thread, sweaters, socks, bicycles, televisions, refrigerators, vintage toys, stickers, and books.
Just as she was planning to stay a few more days, she received a call from a real estate agent saying that an elderly couple had taken a liking to the house and wanted to buy it. Upon
hearing this, Shen Meng immediately canceled her plans to stay longer and flew back without delay; this matter couldn't be delayed.
The elderly couple were kind people and didn't haggle too much because they saw she was a young woman. After agreeing on a price, they prepared the contract, completed the transfer of ownership, and paid for the house.
After the house transfer, Shen Meng was either receiving packages or on her way to receive packages. Recently, there had been a trend of buying domestic products online, and she went on a buying spree in live-streaming rooms. These items were cheap, of good quality, and effective, with many free gifts.
Strangely enough, during the time she was stockpiling goods, Shen Meng slept very soundly.