Additionally, a batch of seeds that Li Chenxi had ordered later arrived.

She had ordered a variety of common crop seeds and tree seedlings.

Almost all vegetable seeds could be sown directly for growth, but for sweet potatoes, she needed to buy sweet potato seedlings.

All the seeds were very inexpensive, especially the sweet potato seedlings. Li Chenxi ordered a large batch from the biggest seed store, and when she asked the shopkeeper, he even gave her a few seedlings for free.

As for fruit trees, it’s best to buy mature saplings with some age.

Raising fruit tree seedlings from the beginning is time-consuming and yields slow results, so buying ten-year-old saplings was also very affordable.

A top-quality ten-year-old Sugar Heart Fuji apple sapling cost only around seventy to eighty yuan.

Li Chenxi purchased a large batch of ten-year-old saplings all at once.

There were apple seedlings, fig saplings, jujube saplings, pear saplings, mulberry saplings, cherry saplings, orange saplings, plum saplings, ume saplings, walnut trees, chestnut trees, hazelnut trees, peach saplings, pomegranate saplings, and persimmon saplings...

Three of each type.

This ensured a year-round supply of fruits with a variety of harvests each season.

She bought over a hundred saplings in total, spending just over six thousand yuan.

The area occupied was only half an acre.

That was the empty space on the right side of the air-raid shelter.

On the left side, she set up a top-notch plastic greenhouse and frames, planting various vegetable seeds.

Leafy greens, cucumbers, eggplants, carrots, tomatoes, cabbage, green onions, kale, and beans...

Although many vegetable varieties are also convenient to plant using seedlings, considering that using seedlings only provides a single harvest and she wouldn’t have prepared seedlings for the following year, Li Chenxi decided to start growing from seeds herself.

For tuber crops like potatoes, planting the tubers is sufficient.

Fortunately, her land is exceptionally fertile, and once the seeds are sown, they are bound to grow vigorously without requiring much effort on her part.

In just ten days, Li Chenxi’s air-raid shelter had transformed significantly.

Both inside and outside looked completely new.

With time passing, there were only three days left until the apocalypse.

After planting the last tree, Li Chenxi began thinking about what else she might need.

She planned to live a self-sufficient and secluded life here in the future, maybe even raising chickens, ducks, and fish!

Even though she had an endless supply of meal packages, nothing beats fresh food!

Just like these days, eating meal packages every day felt like something was missing!

She decided to buy some chickens, ducks, and fish for her own farming, so she could enjoy fresh meat anytime!

With this in mind, Li Chenxi immediately drove to the farmers' market.

As usual, she left the summer clothes in the warehouse to make room for any supplies that would be delivered later.

Li Chenxi hadn’t been to the city for several days. Today, when she entered, she could clearly sense an unusual atmosphere.

Everyone was wearing masks and looked anxious.

“Little girl, if you need anything, hurry up. I’m closing up early to go home soon.”

Li Chenxi was at a stall selling live chickens and ducks.

She looked at the dozen or so chickens and ducks in front of her, noting that they were well-raised, both male and female.

“Give me a discount and sell all of these to me!”

The vendor’s eyes lit up immediately, “You want them all?”

“Yes.”

“In that case, I’ll give them to you for ten yuan per pound. Normally, my chickens are fifteen yuan per pound, and ducks are eleven yuan per pound!”

“Alright.”

There were a total of twenty-six chickens and ducks, averaging six to seven pounds each. Li Chenxi spent a little over nineteen hundred yuan.

After having the vendor deliver the chickens and ducks to her warehouse, she continued shopping for other items!

While browsing the farmers' market, she came across a lot of fresh fish.

Li Chenxi's eyes flickered. The air-raid shelter had a water source, so she could easily dig a small pond.

She bought over thirty fish from a fish vendor, including carp, crucian carp, flower fish, grass carp, and forty-odd pounds of fresh shrimp.

Li Chenxi loved shrimp—whether it’s stir-fried shrimp, sweet and sour shrimp balls, or shrimp with scrambled eggs...

She paid a bit extra to have the vendor deliver the fish and shrimp in large plastic containers with oxygenation to her warehouse.

The total cost for the fish and shrimp was over three thousand yuan.

She continued shopping!

Although she couldn’t find live pigs or cattle, Li Chenxi had a refrigerated warehouse and ample space!

At the market, she ordered a thousand pounds of pork and five hundred pounds of beef from a meat stall. Since this was a large order, she paid extra to have it processed and delivered directly from the slaughterhouse to her warehouse the same day.

The meat was more expensive; she spent over forty thousand yuan in total. She now had a little over one hundred sixty thousand yuan remaining.

She browsed the market for a while longer, intending to buy more fresh items, but many stalls had already closed.

Just as she was about to leave, she noticed a corner stall that was about to close.

They were selling live baby goats.

Li Chenxi immediately decided to buy them and purchased the two baby goats for fifteen hundred yuan.

The seller explained that these goats were bred for milk production and were sold because the market had been poor. The larger goats had already been sold, leaving only these last two kids, which Li Chenxi managed to buy.

"Miss, you should hurry home after shopping," the vendor said after taking her money. "There’s an outbreak of the flu in these days, so it's better to stay indoors."

Li Chenxi nodded in understanding.

She was well aware of this, and always wore a professional-grade mask when she went out.

However, the flu was not the source of the zombie virus.

The flu was merely spreading widely, weakening human immunity. When the zombie virus arrived, those with weakened immunity were the first to be infected, leading people to mistakenly believe that the flu was the real threat!

Li Chenxi had learned these details from surviving the apocalypse for ten years, but she still didn’t know the true origin of the zombie virus.

Some people had speculated that the zombie virus was part of a divine hunting game, as it brought about unique changes to humanity.

After arranging for the goats to be delivered to her warehouse, Li Chenxi didn’t linger at the market.

With less than three days until the apocalypse, she planned to stay in and not venture out.

Before heading back, she wanted to spend all her remaining money.

She couldn’t just leave it unused!

Li Chenxi found a place without surveillance, stored the two baby goats in her space, and then drove away from the farmers' market with summer.

On the way, she stopped by a farm tool store and bought a full set of commonly used farm tools, including twenty shovels.

Many people didn’t realize that shovels were incredibly effective as melee weapons.

In past combat eras, families without weapons would grab their shovels.

In rural fights, grabbing a shovel was no joke!

Today’s military shovels, which are powerful and functional, are direct upgrades from the original shovel design.

Especially in the apocalypse, cold weapons often proved more useful than firearms.

Li Chenxi stocked up on shovels as essential weapons for the early stages!

Additionally, she also bought baseball bats, which were quite effective in terms of attack power.