Getting Rich is Hard? My Supermarket Connects Time! - Chapter 031

Getting Rich is Hard? My Supermarket Connects Time!
Chapter 031 – A business worth hundreds of millions (1)

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Fu Chen’an was easy to persuade—he tried everything, and aside from the shredded squid, he wanted all the rest.

Seeing yet another two shelves cleared out, Fu Chen’an was still unsatisfied, “What else is good to eat?”

Xiao Yingchun thought for a moment. “I’ll get you some things you haven’t tried yet, and then you tell me which ones you like. I’ll stock up more for you.”

As the only top-level VIP customer of the time-travel supermarket, you deserve a one-on-one custom service!

“Alright.”

Fu Chen’an was as obedient as a child. Looking at his handsome face and gentle smiling expression, Xiao Yingchun actually felt a rare pang of guilt, and quickly changed the subject.

“What are your plans next?”

Fu Chen’an looked straight at her, hiding nothing. “I don’t know yet. The imperial court has already sent people over. We’ll know once they arrive.”

“If you leave Yongzhou City, where will you go?”

Fu Chen’an said, “Most likely… back to the capital.”

“Back to the capital?”

Fu Chen’an nodded. “My father and I both think the court will probably keep my father here to command the troops, and send me back to the capital.”
—As a hostage.

Only by keeping the son in the capital as a hostage would the emperor feel secure about leaving Fu Zhonghai and the Fu family army at the border.

Xiao Yingchun was instantly disappointed. “Then doesn’t that mean you won’t be able to lead the troops anymore?”

(Which also means this army of ten thousand won’t be sourcing their supplies through me?)

Fu Chen’an’s gaze turned fervent. “That’s why my father told me—while I’m still here, I should try to buy as much as possible from you, things that the Fu family army can store up.”

Xiao Yingchun’s spirits shot back up. “Tell me—what else does the Fu family army need?”

Ten thousand soldiers! Whatever they buy, it’ll be in the thousands!

Fu Chen’an said, “Wait a moment.”

A moment later, he dragged in a box on a small flatbed cart.

When the box was opened, inside was a neat pile of gold ingots!

Fu Chen’an pointed at the gold ingots in the box. “There’s five thousand taels of gold here. See what that can buy. Get me everything arranged. I’ll need it within the next few days—the sooner the better.”

Once the imperial envoys arrived, this gold would likely be confiscated by the court, and the Fu family army wouldn’t get a single piece.

Better to hand it all over to Xiao Yingchun now, so at least they could trade it for supplies.

Xiao Yingchun: “…”

Ten taels of gold ingot = 362 grams.

One hundred taels of gold = 3,620 grams.

Five thousand taels of gold… 18,100 grams…

Even if it were melted into a lump and sold by the gram, it would fetch a hundred million! And if each ingot were worth 800,000?

Now that was a massive deal!

The power of money set every cell in Xiao Yingchun’s body alight.
“Food, clothing, shelter, transport—what does your Fu family army lack the most?”

Fu Chen’an thought for a moment. “Cotton-padded clothes. Cotton shoes.”

Don’t be fooled by the current heat—soon it would be hot by day, freezing by night.

The soldiers weren’t afraid of heat, but of cold.

Cold could really kill.

After thinking further, he added, “Large pots for boiling water.”

The Fu family army understood what Xiao Yingchun had said—that drinking boiled water could prevent diarrhea and illness.

But for an army of ten thousand all to drink boiled water—how many huge pots would that take? Not enough.

Absolutely not enough.

Grain was also in short supply, but as a daily consumable, no matter how much they stockpiled, it wouldn’t last long.

Besides, hoarding too much grain would raise suspicion once the court officials arrived.

However…

“Those compressed biscuits, if you can get more, please do.”

They didn’t take up space, were hard to spoil, and in a critical moment, could save lives.

“And medicine—your digestive pills and those other remedies are very useful.”

“If possible, please prepare some more medicines, ones that you can keep for a long time without spoiling would be best…”

Xiao Yingchun nodded, pulled a sheet of paper over, and began checking online shop prices on her phone while calculating with Fu Chen’an.

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