Chapter 19 New Place
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The stuff Caroline stocked up on might not come in handy right away, but once the extreme weather passed and she planned to move out, they would definitely be useful.
By the afternoon, she went back to check on the renovation and was relieved to see the walls being repainted.
The workers‘ attitudes toward her had shifted, too–gone was the dismissive look, and they were suddenly much more serious about their work.
Later, Caroline took Raven out to a slaughterhouse on the outskirts.
Just like she remembered, there were facilities for pigs, cattle, sheep, and poultry.
To her surprise, she even found an egg production plant.
Not only did they have chicken eggs, but also quail, goose, and duck eggs!
eggs, but also quail, goose, and duck eggs!
Caroline spoke with the manager and claimed she was opening a supermarket chain. She ordered 300 pounds each of chicken, quail, and duck eggs every day, plus salted and marinated eggs as side products, all prepaid for a month.
With eggs, she could whip up a variety of delicious egg dishes..
Caroline paid for the deposit quickly.
She gave them a vague drop–off address near her new rental in the city’s busiest commercial area, where no one would suspect a thing.
Every day, she’d just wheel a cart over, collect the goods, and stash them away in her storage space.
After that, she moved on to the slaughterhouses and, under the same pretense, booked 500 pounds each of pork, beef, lamb, and chicken daily for a month.
Money was not an issue–she had plenty, so she stocked up however she wanted.
On her way home, Caroline swung by a coal plant and bought a load of coal and charcoal.
Since those were always in demand, the price was hard to haggle down, but she still managed to get a 10% discount after some
effort.
Right next to the plant was a salt factory, so she grabbed a few thousand pounds of salt too.
The owner there hooked her up with a sugar supplier from the south, and Caroline immediately ordered thousands of pounds of different types of sugar.
With food, heat, and essentials mostly covered, she felt a little more secure,
The generator, solar panels, and protective clothing she had ordered online were also on the way.
That night, Caroline set up her laptop and started downloading a mountain of e–books, movies, and TV series.
Raven lay beside her, eyes glued to the screen. Whenever an animal popped up, it would spring up excitedly, ears perked, nose twitching, as if trying to sniff them out.
Caroline could not stop laughing and added a bunch of nature documentaries for them to watch together.
She soon noticed Raven was just as fascinated by cartoons.
Whenever the characters did something over–the–top, Raven would stare with wide eyes like it could not figure out how any of it made sense.
That was enough for Caroline to go on another downloading spree, grabbing every cartoon she could find.
The next day, the renovation was done Caroline tested the new coating with some acid, and since it held up line, she paid the 1/2
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Chapter 19 New Place
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final balance.
However, as the workers were leaving, a burly guy glared at her.
She recognized him as one of the men who had mocked her the other day, calling her just a little girl.
Caroline frowned–something about him did not sit right, and she made a mental note to stay cautious.
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