Stockpiling in the Apocalypse: Supplies Forging a Legend of Survival

"Anything else?"

Asked by Zhang Yuan like this, the salesperson was a bit confused. "What else do you want?"

"I... Forget it. It's okay. Just ring up the bill!"

The salesperson deducted Zhang Yuan's contribution points in a somewhat dazed state and watched Zhang Yuan and Liu Ruyan gradually walk away before withdrawing her gaze.

It wasn't until they got back in the car that Liu Ruyan asked Zhang Yuan, "What did you want just now? Why didn't you say it?"

Zhang Yuan smiled and shook his head. "What we just bought was already eye-catching enough. It's not suitable to buy other things in front of them."

Liu Ruyan immediately understood what Zhang Yuan meant.

If it wasn't suitable to buy other things in front of them, then could it be okay to do it without them knowing?

While Liu Ruyan was thinking about this, she saw Zhang Yuan turn at an intersection while driving and finally stop outside a big iron gate.

Liu Ruyan took a closer look. "Is this the back door of the supermarket?"

"Yes. You can also buy things here. If you want a lot of things, you can come here. After all, there are fewer people here."

After explaining, Zhang Yuan got out of the car and knocked on the big iron gate.

There was a small square door on the big iron gate, which was not even as big as a person's head.

After a while, the small door was opened, and a person wearing a mask leaned over to the door. "What do you want?"

"I want twenty catties of dried noodles, twenty catties of rice. And two boxes of instant noodles, two boxes of Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles, four boxes of self-heating hot pots, four boxes of self-heating rice, do you have spicy and sour rice noodles? Give me two boxes.

I want twenty catties of pork, twenty chickens, and twenty fish. Do you have shrimp? Give me twenty catties of shrimp!"

After saying that, Zhang Yuan turned to look at Liu Ruyan in the car. "Do you want anything?"

Although the window wasn't open, as the distance wasn't far, Liu Ruyan also heard Zhang Yuan's words.

Liu Ruyan shook her head.

She didn't want anything.

These things were piled up everywhere in her space, so there was no need to waste contribution points to buy them.

Zhang Yuan took a look at Liu Ruyan, turned around, and continued to say to the person inside the small door.

"Give me two more boxes of potato chips, two boxes of shrimp crackers, two boxes of cola, two boxes of Sprite, two boxes of orange juice.

Do you still have spicy strips? It doesn't matter what brand they are. Give me two big bags."

Although there was nothing wrong with a grown man eating snacks, hearing Zhang Yuan's long list of items, Liu Ruyan still felt like laughing.

Zhang Yuan like this actually seemed a bit cute.

However, what Liu Ruyan was more curious about was how many contribution points these things would cost in total.

Liu Ruyan didn't have to wait long. Soon, the big gate was opened, and the things Zhang Yuan wanted were carried out box by box.

Zhang Yuan opened the trunk door, and the things were directly moved into the car.

After the things were loaded, the person who had talked to Zhang Yuan before said, "It's 2,880 contribution points in total."

Zhang Yuan didn't even frown when he heard this and directly swiped his card.

Liu Ruyan was really impressed.

Rich and generous people were just different. He didn't even blink when spending so many contribution points.

But thinking about the balance on Zhang Yuan's card, which was twice as much as hers, Liu Ruyan felt relieved.

If she had as many contribution points as Zhang Yuan, she wouldn't feel bad about spending so much either.

These things sounded like a large quantity, but after being really loaded into the car, they didn't even fill half of the trunk.

However, many of these things probably wouldn't have a chance to be produced in the future. They were consumables, so it was reasonable that they were sold at a higher price.

After the end of the world in her previous life, Liu Ruyan had never seen merchants selling these things again.

It was only because this was the First Base that these things were sold here.

After the payment was settled and there was nothing else to do, Zhang Yuan drove the car back to the small building where they lived.

The two of them made several trips back and forth before they managed to move all the things upstairs.

After moving the last trip, Zhang Yuan stopped Liu Ruyan, who was about to go home.

"I bought two portions. Half of them are for you."

Liu Ruyan really hadn't expected that the reason why Zhang Yuan bought everything in double portions was this.

Looking at the things piled on the ground, Liu Ruyan slowly shook her head. "I don't want them—"

"If you don't take them, it'll seem like I'm taking advantage of you. When we went out together before, I ate a lot of your self-heating hot pots and self-heating rice.

Courtesy demands reciprocity. Now you should also take half."

What Zhang Yuan said seemed reasonable, but also not that reasonable.

She had also taken the range hood given by Zhang Yuan!

Besides, how many times had they gone out together?

The things the two of them ate added up to less than two boxes.

The two of them stood facing each other, looking at each other, both very stubborn.

After looking at each other for a while, Liu Ruyan burst out laughing.

The way they were acting was just like two primary school students quarreling with each other.

"Okay, I'll take the things, but I'll leave them with you for now."

"You—"

"Aren't you learning to cook? It's useless just to read books. I can teach you.

Leave the things with you. We can use them when cooking every day, and we'll eat together after cooking."

"If you put it that way, that's okay too!"

Zhang Yuan laughed out loud, and his laughter was very hearty. "We've been running around outside all morning. You must be tired too. Let's forget about lunch. When it's dinner time, if it's convenient for you, come and call me."

"Okay, I'll come to you then."

After the two of them agreed, one opened the door and went home, and the other opened the fence door and went downstairs.

Even when she got back to her bedroom, the smile on Liu Ruyan's lips didn't fade away.

Two primary school students quarreling with each other or something was really kind of funny.

Liu Ruyan didn't forget to bring in the potatoes and sweet potatoes she bought.

After laughing enough, Liu Ruyan took out the potatoes and sweet potatoes to observe them carefully.

The potatoes and sweet potatoes were not even as big as her palm, and the color of their skins was lighter compared to the varieties before the end of the world.

Liu Ruyan held them close to her nose and sniffed them. The smell of potatoes and sweet potatoes was also a bit faint.

She just didn't know what they tasted like.

Liu Ruyan simply took out some water, washed a potato and a sweet potato, cut them into slices, and put them into two pots to cook respectively.

After they were cooked, the smell became a bit stronger than before.

Liu Ruyan tasted the sweet potato first.

The sweet potato was a light white color. After being cooked, it had a soft and sandy texture, and the sweetness was very faint.

The color of the potato was also a bit on the white side. It tasted soft and dense when eaten, but it lacked the unique flavor of potatoes.

Apart from being slightly inferior in taste and smaller in size, there wasn't really anything seriously wrong with them.

If they could really grow when planted, it was estimated that the food problem in the base could be greatly improved.

If people could be self-sufficient, the base would be under less pressure.

In her previous life, Liu Ruyan had always lived in a remote place and had never seen these improved varieties.

Now that she had the seeds and had the conditions and time, Liu Ruyan planned to give planting them a try.

If it was successful, she would have an additional legitimate source of income. If it failed, she wouldn't lose anything.

Although she had made the decision, Liu Ruyan wasn't in a hurry to plant them immediately.

Zhang Yuan had also bought sweet potatoes and potatoes. She might as well ask him if he wanted to plant them too.

In terms of planting, Liu Ruyan didn't have much experience, so it would be nice to have someone to discuss and consult with.