A peasant girl with a special ability uses herself and two wolves to escape famine!

Xia Ning's eyes flickered slightly: "To be honest, I'm buying these on behalf of the boss, making a little profit in the process."

The merchants understood; they were like-minded people.

"Therefore, although I need a large quantity of goods, the price cannot be too high, otherwise I will not make a profit."

"That's a must. Don't worry, brother, I'll make sure the goods I find are the cheapest; I absolutely won't sell them to you at a higher price."

“My boss needs a lot of different things. If you’re willing, Uncle, let’s work together and make some quick money.”

"Okay, I'll stay at the Yuelai Inn. Just come find me if you need anything."

"Give me 50,000 catties of wheat flour and 50,000 catties of refined rice first." That should be enough for her to eat until she dies.

The merchant gasped. So much? His supplier was opening a grain shop? He knew he hadn't misjudged this guy; he was destined for great things.

"Okay, I'll contact you tomorrow. By the way, where should I find you?"

“I come to the warehouse every day.”

"Alright, I'll come find you tomorrow." With the remaining payment in hand, the merchant happily returned to the inn. Tonight, he planned to treat himself to a couple of drinks.

Xia Ning recalled the plot she had read in the book and decided to make a stockpile list when she got home. Besides food and drinks, she also needed to stock up on other things.

As darkness fell and she saw no one around, she closed the warehouse door and stored all ten thousand catties of brown rice into her spatial storage. Why buy brown rice? In case she had to flee famine, coarse grains could help her blend in and avoid detection.

She could only store things into her spatial storage if she touched them; a hundred bags of grain wasn't much. A quarter of an hour later, Xia Ning furtively opened the warehouse door; indeed, no one was there. She drove the mule cart home.

Rice, flour, coarse grains, oil, sugar, salt, charcoal, firewood, medicinal herbs, water, vegetables, meat, buckets, water bags, oilcloth, jars, barrels, bricks, tiles, tents, seeds, cloth, cotton, ready-made clothes, shoes, tinderboxes, oil lamps...

She wrote down everything she could think of regarding clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and then continued to fill in any gaps later.

Of these supplies, the hardest to obtain are sugar, salt, and weapons. These are all state-controlled items, especially salt, which is impossible to buy in large quantities. I wonder if that merchant has any connections; even if it costs more money, we must buy it.

There's also water; how much can it hold in a bucket? And what about the space? I don't know if it can be used to store water directly.

She found a corner, filled a small basin with water, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the water didn't spill or spread; it remained still.

She tried taking out some water; the water was in the basin, but the rest remained quietly in the space, unchanged.

Great, the water problem is solved. We'll find a clean stream and designate a spot specifically for storing water.

As soon as it was light, Xia Ning rushed to the market, buying and collecting as she went. She bought everything she saw. After buying from about fifty or sixty vendors, she quickly stopped and headed to the dock.

"You've arrived, young man. I've been waiting for you for a long time." The merchant bowed, fearing that this benefactor might run away and that everything yesterday was just a pipe dream.

"Uncle, is there good news?"

"Definitely. We've already found a source for the rice and flour your supplier ordered. It will be delivered to the warehouse by Shenshi (3-5 PM)."

"Uncle, you're amazing!" Xia Ning gave him a thumbs up.

"That's right." The merchant stroked his beard smugly. "13 coins a pound for polished rice, 23 coins for wheat flour, no problem, right? After delivery, the money will be exchanged, no problem, right?"

"Absolutely no problem!" This uncle was cunning; everything was one coin cheaper than at the grain store.

"Uncle," he pulled the man inside, lowering his voice, "do you have a way to get salt and sugar?"

The merchant frowned; this risk was quite high!

"How much?"

"The more the better. We can do it in batches. I'll take as many as my supplier has."

"The price may not be cheap."

"As long as there's stock, that's fine."

The merchant was conflicted. This was a risky business. Should he go for it or not? Seeing how readily the young man paid, his supplier must be someone who wasn't short of money.

Fortune favors the bold; after this heist, he can retire and live a peaceful life with his family.

"Okay, I'll do my best."

Xia Ning exclaimed with delight, "Thank you so much, Uncle!"

Don't ask her why she hoarded so much money. If she doesn't spend it now, will she wait for it to depreciate later?

"Uncle, you can bring tens of thousands more kilograms of brown rice and all kinds of whole grains, and two boatloads of charcoal as well."

Here he comes, here he comes again!

He likes to buy large quantities of goods like this.

"Okay, I'll make sure you get everything done perfectly."

The goods arrived in the afternoon, and the merchants hurried off to prepare other goods. Xia Ning took advantage of this time to drive her mule cart and stockpile goods throughout the city.

The pastry shop packed up almost all of its stock and placed pre-orders for the next 20 days. After seeing her off, the shopkeeper lingered, reluctant to leave, watching the mule cart's retreating figure with a beaming smile.

Seeing the grocery store, this is a good place.

After getting off the bus, she felt that everything she saw was something she needed: pots and pans, needles and thread, brooms and baskets, tinderboxes, water pouches...

"Give me 300 of these basins, 1000 of these buckets, 5000 tinderboxes, and 5000 water bags..."

The shopkeeper could hardly believe his ears; was this kid really not here to cause trouble? It wasn't until he saw the silver ingots in front of him that he was certain this man truly intended to buy that much merchandise.

"Sir, please wait a moment, I'll calculate the price for you right away. Don't worry, I'll definitely give you the lowest price. I'm a man of integrity in business..."

The boss was so happy he was completely out of his mind and didn't know what he was saying.

Xia Ning: This person seems a bit slow on the uptake.

After paying the deposit, she moved on to the next battlefield.

The feeling of shopping is simply amazing. Prices weren't high in ancient times, so the purchasing power of 7,000 taels of silver shouldn't be underestimated.

I ate two sesame seed cakes, they were so delicious! I packed up all the stock, ordering 500 a day for 20 days straight. I also ordered 20 days' worth of steamed buns and mantou from the neighboring baozi shop. Holding the two large meat buns the baozi shop gave me, I returned to the warehouse.

"Young man, you're here!" The merchant smiled as soon as he saw her. She was a punctual and honest businesswoman, and he liked her.

"Where's the goods?"

"It'll be delivered right away, it's being loaded onto the truck." He crept closer to Xia Ning, who instinctively took a step back.

"I managed to get 500 jin of salt and 1000 jin of sugar today, I'll deliver them in a bit."

Wow, what a talent!