The value of a case of mineral water

Even though the gas company claimed it was due to a malfunction and they were urgently repairing it, without natural gas, they couldn't even heat and boil the river water to drink.

So, Huo Jing made up his mind and brought all the cash from his home to find Hua Mi.

He sat across from Hua Mi, his face filled with shame,

"Actually, I also went to the water plant this morning, but the entrance of the water plant was filled with people buying water, practically every case of water the plant put out was immediately sold out."

Oh, it shouldn't really be described as "buying," "snatching" would be a more fitting word.

"We also tried to order water online."

But they failed to accurately judge the severity of the situation. Although logistics were still operational, they simply couldn't get into the city, and even if they did, the deliveries would end up at some unknown courier station within the city.

Now, for Xiang City People to pick up a parcel was extremely difficult. Sometimes, people inside the city would have to run to the outskirts to collect their parcels.

The inconvenient logistics led to food and water being unable to be supplied adequately,

Everyone was in panic, everyone was desperately hoarding food and water, some people even simply moved to the temporary relief centers for the time being.

There were also those who simply couldn't bear the constant quaking of Xiang City and outright left the city with their families.

Like those clearing out their inventory outside the temporary relief centers.

Towards the end, Huo Jing's face almost took on a pleading expression,

"Miss Hua, please sell me some water. This time, no matter who comes, I won't sell it again."

Hua Mi finished eating a piece of dried orchid and felt a bit tired.

She pointed with her chopsticks to the small open space surrounding the supermarket,

"Your offer is too low, look how much a water bottle is selling for outside now, at least 50 per bottle, and with that little cash you have, how many bottles can you buy?"

Huo Jing slumped, his shoulders sagged.

Thinking of the 3,000 mineral water bottles he was tricked into selling by his relatives, he lifted his hand and fiercely slapped himself.

"Don't go to extremes, maintain a calm mindset at this time, and you'll slide into the abyss a bit slower."

Hua Mi had already finished a big bowl of spicy hot pot and then said,

"I just need to fence off an area with barbed wire. If you help me with a day's work, I'll give you a case of mineral water."

She was indeed a bit tired and couldn't stop thinking about taking a nap after being full.

At this time, she really wanted to take a nap.

But her level 4 factory and level 4 warehouse were waiting to be upgraded, with that 1-square of Black Land not keeping up, holding back her business ventures.

Huo Jing sitting opposite, hey, there still seemed to be such a good deal.

According to the outside price of 50 per mineral water bottle, a case of mineral water has 24 bottles, so if he worked a day, wouldn't he make 1,200?

Huo Jing immediately nodded in agreement.

The next sentence, Hua Mi added,

"You still have to pay with your cash, all of it!"

So the value of a case of mineral water each day was Huo Jing's cash plus Huo Jing's labor.

Even so, Huo Jing could only nod in agreement, after all, he would get a case of mineral water if he worked for Hua Mi for one day.

But working outside for a day didn't necessarily guarantee getting a case of mineral water.

After arranging things with Huo Jing, Hua Mi returned to the supermarket.

The generator set was already installed and was rumbling away at the back of the supermarket.

As soon as she returned to the second floor of the supermarket, she opened the control panel and saw the health bar on the level 4 factory icon flashing.

Indicating it was charging energy.

It could still be done... it's just that the generators outside were too loud, and the energy charged too slowly.

Charging at such a slow pace, the energy of a level 4 factory would probably run out before the diesel did.

This kind of energy source would gradually become more expensive and scarce as the environment worsened day by day.

In the end, it would be priceless yet unobtainable.

Hua Mi's face showed helplessness; she couldn't possibly move the supermarket to the temporary relief center to charge it.

So for now, this would have to do. Later, she would go buy some gasoline and diesel to stockpile.

Having made up her mind, Hua Mi plugged every socket in her supermarket with a power bank and immediately fell asleep.

She had only planned to sleep for a few hours but ended up sleeping until dawn the next day.

She had a good habit when sleeping: turning off her phone. When she woke up and turned it on, she found her inbox was flooded with messages.

The Factory Director of the water plant was urging her to quickly bring hundreds of thousands of mineral water bottles to the plant.

Ah Fu said he had already delivered a truck full of empty Water Bottles to the water plant, but the plant had no water to give Hua Mi to take back.

Because all the mineral water was snapped up as soon as it came off the production line.

Everyone was in a desperate rush, claiming how much they needed the mineral water.

There was really no solution.

Huo Jing also left her a message. He had completed half the wire fence as agreed and had left, planning to come back today to finish the job.

Then, he also told Hua Mi that he discovered a large patch of Straw matting twenty meters away from the supermarket, so he took the initiative to cut the Straw down and made a Straw broom.

He even took the time to sweep her empty supermarket.

Hua Mi ran downstairs, and sure enough, the supermarket, which had previously gathered a layer of dust, was cleaned spotless by Huo Jing.

This guy was reliable.

She ran outside to check the wire fence that was already half-completed, and Huo Jing's work was done very well.

Only then did Hua Mi remember the Straw Seed she scattered on her plot of Black Land.

Had it grown since she sprinkled the Straw Seed on the Black Land a few days ago when she left?

She immediately used Teleportation to inspect the Black Land and saw that the Straw that Huo Jing had cut had sprouted new tender shoots across a square meter.

In a couple of days, there might be another harvest of Straw matting.

Was this Black Land really that miraculous?

Hua Mi instantly regretted it; she had bought many fruit seeds last time. If she had known, instead of Straw Seed, she could have planted fruit and be eating fresh fruit today.

The frustrated Hua Mi turned her grief into motivation. When Huo Jing arrived, after giving him a box of mineral water, a bag of bread, and instant noodles, she then headed out of the ruins.

Today, she was planning to go to the open market outside the relief center to scout for security defense items.

Passing by Ah Fu's truck, Hua Mi slowed her pace and patted the truck bed, quietly filling the large container with empty Water Bottles.

These empty Water Bottles were all for bartering with the Factory Director for diesel.

Then she went to collect a package outside the city before leisurely arriving at the relief center.

Before entering the market area, Hua Mi found a secluded spot and dragged her electric flatbed trolley out from level 4 storage, driving it into the market area.

To be honest, she was actually planning to look for building materials when she came here.

But as soon as she approached the market, she saw a stall selling sanitary pads.

Stacks of air-purifying sanitary pads, sterile panty liners, tampons, and night pants lay piled higher than a small hill.