After buying clothes, Shen Qingwan went to a restaurant and immediately ordered 200 banquet tables—100 tables from each of the two restaurants.

Since time was frozen in her space, she didn’t have to worry about the food getting cold.

Whenever she got hungry, she could simply take some out to eat, which was quite convenient.

The two restaurants, upon receiving such a large order from Shen Qingwan, closed their doors to other customers and focused solely on preparing her customized meals.

Fortunately, she wasn’t in a hurry—she simply instructed them to prepare the dishes and deliver them to a designated location.

Shen Qingwan also bought plates along with the food, which meant that many supplies in the restaurants were insufficient, so they had to buy more on the spot.

Aside from the prepared meals, she also purchased a large amount of fresh vegetables.

However, due to the drought, there weren’t many vegetables available in the county—mostly meat products.

Chicken, duck, fish, and pork—Shen Qingwan had them all pre-butchered.

She bought more than a thousand catties of pork, and with the additional poultry and fish, she had over 2,000 catties of meat in total—enough to last her family a long time.

She also stocked up on eggs—both chicken and duck eggs—since her two children were still growing and needed plenty of protein.

Thinking of her children, Shen Qingwan visited a bun shop.

She originally planned to bring some buns home for them, but then she thought it would be better to buy a larger quantity and store them in her space.

She also needed to stock up on white flour buns.

There were three large bun shops in the county, and Shen Qingwan ordered 1,000 buns and 1,000 steamed buns from each shop, instructing them to prepare the order as soon as possible and deliver it to the designated location.

Since she already had large barrels of drinking water in her space, as well as over a hundred mostly empty ton-sized containers, she didn’t need to buy any additional water storage.

However, alcohol might come in handy, so she decided to buy some.

Since she hadn’t made a shopping list, she simply purchased whatever she thought might be useful.

When she saw a liquor store, she immediately turned and walked in.

“Oh my, the God of Wealth has finally arrived! Please come in, young master. Take a look at our selection—we have all kinds of liquor, and plenty of stock,” the shopkeeper greeted her with a wide smile.

Since the shopkeeper was a woman, her tone was warm and welcoming.

Shen Qingwan asked, “Shopkeeper, do you know me?” Then she immediately realized it was a foolish question.

She had been making massive purchases throughout the county, so half of the shopkeepers in town probably recognized her by now.

“Young master, you’ve been spending money like water in this county, buying out so many shops. News of such a big event spreads fast. Ping’an County isn’t that big, after all. My husband has been running around for days, hoping you’d stop by. Look, here he comes now.”

As she spoke, she pointed at a middle-aged man running toward them from outside.

Upon seeing Shen Qingwan, the man nervously rubbed his hands together.

“Young master… what would you like to buy? We have everything—Nu’er Hong, Zhuangyuan Hong, Bamboo Leaf Green, Tusu Wine, and even Shaodaozi.”

The shopkeeper was so nervous that he stuttered.

Before he could finish, Shen Qingwan interrupted, “I’ll take all of your stock, especially the strongest liquors. The more, the better.”

“What? A-All of it? Our shop has at least two or three hundred vats of liquor…”

The shopkeeper hesitated, worried that Shen Qingwan didn’t realize just how much liquor they had.

She simply smiled and nodded. “Yes, all of it. Here’s the deposit. Just deliver the liquor to the first house in the fourth alley of the west side of town.”

She handed over two silver ingots as a deposit.

The shopkeeper was momentarily stunned, unable to react.

His wife gave him a push. “Stop standing there like an idiot! Take the money! I’ll go call our two sons to help load the liquor.”

The shopkeeper finally snapped out of his daze.

Fortune had truly smiled upon them!

This young master was incredibly easy to deal with.

He decided that he would sell all the liquor at the lowest possible price.

With this money, they could take their family and leave town to escape the looming disaster.

Rumors had been spreading that Youzhou was about to fall into chaos.

His brother-in-law, a traveling merchant, had access to the latest news.

If he hadn’t sent word a few days ago, they wouldn’t have known that Jizhou was already in turmoil.

Jizhou bordered Youzhou—if Jizhou fell into chaos, Youzhou would soon follow.

Now that they had sold all their liquor, they could finally leave without regrets.

After paying the deposit, Shen Qingwan left, while the liquor shop’s family busied themselves packing up.

As she walked away, neighboring shopkeepers came over to congratulate the liquor shop owner—some were even envious that such a great business opportunity hadn’t come their way.

When Shen Qingwan returned to her courtyard, deliveries started arriving one after another.

She instructed the workers to place everything in the rooms and the main hall.

Since there were several rooms in the courtyard, no one knew what was being stored inside.

As soon as the deliveries were placed in the rooms, she quietly stored them in her space.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been enough room for everything.

The restaurants were quick as well—it seemed they were competing to see who could deliver faster.

Cart after cart of food, packed in meal boxes, was brought to her. Shen Qingwan had them placed on tables inside the rooms.

Since the deliveries were staggered, none of the workers knew exactly how much food had been sent.

The restaurant owners were curious why she had ordered such a large quantity of food, but she only vaguely mentioned that her family was hosting a banquet and said nothing more.

Luckily, they were smart enough not to pry further.

Shen Qingwan worked tirelessly until late afternoon before finally receiving all her orders. Fortunately, her space had enough shelves to store everything properly.

The liquor shopkeeper arrived with the final batch of deliveries. After she settled the remaining balance, he hesitated for a moment before giving her a warning.

“Young master, I fear that Ping’an County will soon fall into chaos. You seem to be well-off—if I were you, I’d leave as soon as possible.”

Shen Qingwan’s eyes sharpened. “Shopkeeper, do you know something?”

The man sighed. “My brother-in-law is a traveling merchant. A few days ago, he sent us a letter saying that Jizhou has already fallen into disorder and advised us to leave Youzhou immediately.

Since Jizhou and Youzhou are neighboring regions, trouble in Jizhou will inevitably spread here.

That’s why he warned us to leave quickly. We were hesitant to abandon our shop, especially since we couldn’t take all the liquor with us, but thanks to your purchase, we can now leave without any regrets.”

Shen Qingwan frowned in thought.

The shopkeeper said no more and left.

She stood in the courtyard, lost in contemplation for a long time.

Finally, she changed back into her original outfit, shouldered a basket, locked the courtyard gate, and left town.

At the entrance of Ping’an County, a group of people was already waiting under a large tree.

She walked toward them quickly. “Sorry to keep you waiting. Let’s set off.”

“We just got here as well. So, did you sell the fox pelts?” the village head asked, noticing her full basket and assuming she had made a good profit.

“Yes, I sold them. I met a kind lady who liked the fox pelts and paid a good price,” Shen Qingwan said vaguely.

The village head was happy for her. “That’s great! Now you and your children have money for food.”

Looking at the carts loaded with grain, Shen Qingwan asked, “Did grain prices drop in the county today?”