Chapter 2

Xia Yunxuan said, “Eldest brother, I’ll pay you half the money with my card first. You deliver the goods to my designated warehouse, and I’ll pay you the rest.”

“Okay, Miss, no problem. The eldest brother then took out his business card and said to Xia Yunxuan, “Miss, this is my business card. If you need anything, you can call me. I’ll deliver it to your door.”

“Okay, eldest brother, you can start loading. Just deliver it a little later. I still need to go to other places. Miss, take care and welcome back next time.”

Xia Yunxuan walked out of the wholesale market and drove her car to various pharmacies. She had heard from the elderly that the 1970s were really poor, and people couldn’t afford medicine when they got sick.

Xia Yunxuan drove her car and bought almost all the medicines that the pharmacies could sell. The pharmacy staff were very curious and asked, “Miss, did something happen? Why do you need so much medicine?”

Xia Yunxuan casually found an excuse, saying that she was buying it for someone else. She wanted to donate to the poor mountainous areas. The staff then relaxed their guard.

After stocking up on medicine, Xia Yunxuan went to a baby store and bought various bottles, clothes, diapers, underwear, thermal underwear, sleep pants, and everything else.

She also went to a street where old objects were sold and stocked up on flashlights, batteries, lighters, candles, motorcycles, and bicycles.

Xia Yunxuan went to a place that sold old fabrics. They were all gray, white, black, and red, which were very popular in that era. There were also Dacron and wool fabrics.

Xia Yunxuan asked, “Eldest brother, how much do you sell these fabrics for? Can you give me a discount? If you do, I’ll buy them all.”

The eldest brother was having a headache, but when he heard the little girl say this, he was very happy. These fabrics were really hard to sell in this era. Thinking that there was now a big customer, he could only make no profit.

“Little girl, are you sure you want them all? We can’t return them, you know.”

“Eldest brother, tell me the price first. If the price is right, I’ll take them all and I won’t return them.”

Finally, the eldest brother gave his price. Xia Yunxuan thought it was reasonable and bought all the fabrics. These would be treasures in that era.

Seeing that there were various canned goods, Big White Rabbit milk candy, various soft candies, hard candies, rock sugar, brown sugar, white sugar, Xia Yunxuan bought them by the ton, making the eldest brother very happy.

She also stocked up on a lot of salt, instant noodles, sausages, various drinks, spicy skewers, spicy strips, and hot pot base.

She paid a deposit first, and then paid the rest when the goods arrived. She gave the address and asked them to deliver it later.

Xia Yunxuan drove around, bought various bed sheets, pillowcases, wool, and cashmere wool. The colors were also varied. The eldest brother generously gave Xia Yunxuan a lot of needles and shoe soles, saying that she could make her own shoes and they would be very warm.

She went to a place that sold poultry and bought 10,000 of each kind of pig, cow, chicken, duck, sheep, goose, and rabbit, regardless of gender.

The eldest brother was very happy. This was a big customer. The eldest brother said, “Little girl, don’t worry, our poultry is very plump and of excellent quality. You can rest assured.”

“Okay, eldest brother, you can deliver it to this place later. I’ll pay a deposit first, and I’ll pay the rest when the goods arrive.” Xia Yunxuan paid the deposit and left. She was very busy.

She went to a place that sold cooked food and packed a lot of buns, fried dough sticks, soy milk, hot dry noodles, scallion oil cakes, sauce-flavored cakes, egg cakes, noodles, grilled sausages, and various fried noodles.

Seeing that the eldest brother’s refrigerator still had uncooked dumplings and wontons, she bought them all.

She went to a place that wholesaled fruit trees and bought hundreds of each kind of fruit. After all, her space was so big. What if they survived? Wouldn’t she have achieved fruit freedom? She knew that ordinary people couldn’t afford fruit in that era.

After buying the fruit trees, Xia Yunxuan passed by a place that sold duck necks, duck intestines, duck wings, chicken feet, chicken wings, and she bought everything. She estimated that there were four to five hundred pounds.

She went to a dried goods store and saw that there were beef jerky and other meat jerky for sale. The price was reasonable. She bought thousands of pounds of each kind.

She suddenly remembered that in the 1970s, people either burned firewood or burned those coal briquettes. She found a place to stock up on stoves and coal briquettes, as well as iron pots, kitchen knives, and other things that were scarce in that era.

She asked several people before she found a place that sold what she needed. She found the place and asked the eldest brother, “How much do you sell these coal briquettes, stoves, iron pots, and kitchen knives for?”

“Little girl, few people use these things now. They are very cheap. The stove is 30 yuan for you. If you buy a lot, I can give you a discount. If you buy less, it’s one yuan each.”

“We have many kinds of pots here. It depends on which one you want. There are expensive ones and cheap ones. Kitchen knives are cheaper. There are ones for ten yuan, ones for one hundred yuan, and ones for twenty to thirty yuan.”

Xia Yunxuan said, “Eldest brother, I want all the coal stoves and coal briquettes here. As for iron pots, give me a few hundred of each kind you have. I want all the kitchen knives.”

“Okay, little girl, you’re buying so much, we can deliver it to you. Leave an address, and we’ll deliver it to you after we load it.”

Xia Yunxuan gave the warehouse address and paid a deposit before leaving. After Xia Yunxuan left, the eldest brother was very happy. He finally sold these antiques. He had met a kind person today. The eldest brother was very generous and gave Xia Yunxuan a lot of spatulas, spoons, and tongs.

There were so many things to stock up on. She would have to wait until tomorrow. It was already dark, and the delivery people were probably coming soon.

Xia Yunxuan went to the side of her warehouse and sat in her car. She ordered a lot of takeout on her phone. She ordered everything she could order on her phone.

Not long after, people came to deliver the goods one after another. Xia Yunxuan opened the door for them and said, “Brothers, you can just put it on this platform.”

“Okay, Miss, we’ll do as you say. This way, we don’t have to unload, and it’s very easy.”

Xia Yunxuan thought, “I can directly put them into my space, so I don’t have to unload. Otherwise, with so many goods, I’d have to unload until the year of the monkey. There are still more goods to be delivered.”

The workers were quick and efficient. After putting the goods into the warehouse, Xia Yunxuan paid them the rest of the money, said goodbye, and left.

Xia Yunxuan spent most of the next few hours receiving goods. By the time the last batch of goods arrived, it was already 10 pm. She was really tired today.

She returned to her villa and flashed into her space. She knew that there was a hot spring in her space, and there was also spiritual spring water. She took a hot spring bath and quickly drank a cup of spiritual spring water. Her fatigue was gone.

She had to think about what else she needed to stock up on. She couldn’t forget about food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Every aspect had to be covered.