Natural disasters in books: I stockpiled goods to escape famine in ancient times

Zhou Huai smiled and said, "I just received news when I left the city. The people you inquired about arrived in the city yesterday afternoon and have settled in Xiahuang Village. They also happened to be inquiring about your news, so the people below came to inform me specially."

Song Shiwei's eyes moved slightly: "Where is Xiahuang Village?"

Zhou Huai glanced at Li An.

Li An hurriedly pointed to the southeast: "Xiahuang Village is over there, five miles away from Damao Village."

Song Shiwei nodded, and then asked: "Then do you know what happened to those people? Is anyone injured?"

"I don't know about that. I just heard that someone was asking about you two, so I paid some attention to it. As for the details, I haven't had time to ask." Seeing that Song Shiwei didn't ask any more questions, Li An retreated behind Zhou Huai.

Zhou Huai noticed that the two were interested and chuckled, "Miss Song, if you want to know the details, you can go and see for yourself. Li An often goes to Xiahuang Village, you can ask him to show you the way."

Song Shiwei looked at Zhou Huai deeply, and finally nodded: "Okay, thank you for your help."

Li An quickly bowed and said, "Miss, you are too polite. It's not a bother."

It was rare that Zhou Huai came to bring good news instead of trouble, so Song Shiwei had a good face towards him and spoke in a much softer tone. He said sincerely: "Thank you Mr. Zhou for telling us this good news today. I will treat you to dinner another day."

Zhou Huai asked: "When is the next date?"

Song Shiwei:......

"It depends on when Master Zhou is free. I'm available."

Zhou Huai thought about it seriously: "I am also free at any time. I think Miss Song will be busy with other things in the next two days. How about the day after tomorrow?"

Song Shiwei nodded with a wooden face: "Okay, I'll be waiting for you at Rongsheng Restaurant at noon the day after tomorrow."

Zhou Huai was satisfied. Knowing that Song Shiwei was in a hurry to go to Xiahuang Village, he said goodbye and left in a tactful manner.

Li An directed the way, Zhang Wu drove, and Song Shiwei sat in the car thinking about things, until Li An outside mentioned Xiahuang Village. Song Shiwei realized belatedly that he was now dressed as a woman, and didn't know whether the people in Dahe Village could still recognize him, and what their reaction would be then.

Zhang Wu walked to the carriage and said in a gentle voice, "Master, the road in the village is narrow, and the carriage can't go in. We have to walk a little further."

Song Shiwei responded, stood up, lifted the curtain and came out, put one hand on the arm that Zhang Wu had extended to him, jumped off the carriage, stood still and looked straight towards the village.

The three of them were at the entrance of the village. There were several farmhouses on both sides of the road. There was a small path for people to walk on, but carriages could not pass through.

"Xiahuang Village has a larger population than Damu Village, but the living standard is not as good as Damu Village. In this area, only Damu Village has a better life, followed by Xiahuang Village," Li An continued as he led the two people to the village, "Almost all the villages in the northern border have people joining the army. Damu Village has a lieutenant general, and Xiahuang Village has two excellent scouts."

Song Shiwei suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the Desert Village did not have to accept the disaster victims. It turned out that a minor official had appeared on the battlefield. No wonder the two villages were better off than the other villages.

"I used to come to this village to collect hides, so I am a little familiar with this place."

Song Shiwei nodded with a smile: "What are the temperaments of the people in the deserted village now?"

Li An thought for a moment and said, "The people in the village are all very nice. They are all hardworking and think about making a living every day. I haven't heard of any trouble. The two village chiefs of Damo Village and Xiahuang Village are relatives, and they are similar in their ways of dealing with things and being human."

Song Shiwei felt slightly relieved.

Li An led the two of them to a farmer's house and pushed the door open while explaining, "This is the village chief's house. I don't know where the person the girl wants to find is arranged. I can only ask the village chief."

"it is good."

The person in the room heard the noise and came out. The first thing he looked at was the beautiful Song Shiwei. He was sure that it was not someone he knew, and there was confusion in his eyes.

Song Shiwei also noticed the middle-aged man who came out. He was wearing a long gown that had been washed so much that it looked white. The collar showed that it was a dark blue shirt. The man looked similar to the village chief Wei of the Damao Village, especially his pair of honest eyes, which were exactly the same as Wei Cai's.

Li An walked forward with a smile and took the initiative to greet him: "Village Chief Wei, long time no see, how is your family?"

Wei Xiong then noticed that Li An was also there, and withdrew his confusion and smiled: "It turned out to be Lord Li, I was wondering who it was, please come in quickly."

When everyone entered the house and sat down, Wei Xiong made tea while smiling and said, "No wonder the magpies kept chirping so early in the morning. Sir Li, is there something you want to do when you come to the village now?"

Li An waved his hand and said, "Don't bother with that. Your tea doesn't taste good. Just keep it for yourself. I have nothing else to do today. I just want to ask about the disaster victims who settled in the village yesterday. Does the village chief know their situation? Where are they now?"

Wei Xiong was very surprised when he heard this.

Everyone in the surrounding villages knows Li An. When he was young, he followed General Zhou into battle to kill the enemy. Later, he was injured and had to retreat. Now he works for General Zhou's eldest son, Zhou Huai.

Although Li An is usually kind and easy to talk to, only the village heads who often deal with him know that he is a very rule-abiding person. When he really has a stern face, he is very intimidating. If you touch someone's bottom line, there will be no kindness or good talk, and he will just stab you in the stomach without blinking an eye.

So when Wei Xiong heard that Li An had come to the village in person to inquire about the victims, he was particularly shocked. He thought silently in his mind, and did not forget to answer Li An's questions.

"A lot of disaster victims came to settle in the village yesterday. They all seemed to be from the same place. I saw that they all knew each other, so I arranged them all together. Now they are at the end of the village."

After saying that, Li An frowned, and Wei Xiong hurriedly explained: "Master Li also knows that we have a lot of wasteland here. The person in that group of people took a fancy to the land over there, so they decided to build a house at the end of the village. I asked my son to take it to the city early this morning."

After hearing Wei Xiong's explanation and knowing that Xiahuang Village was not xenophobic, Li An's brows relaxed and he turned to look at Song Shiwei: "It seems that the person you are looking for has not come back yet. Are you going to wait or..."

"Does the village chief know when they can come back?"

Wei Xiong was surprised at Li An's respectful attitude towards the girl. Hearing this, he quickly replied, "I estimate that he should be back soon. It won't take long to handle the transfer and purchase of land. With the village head accompanying him, he should be back before noon."

"Then wait a minute. I want to see the place they chose."

Li An immediately stood up and said, "The end of the village is not far away. I will take the girl there."

"Thank you."

Since Li An was there in person to accompany him, Wei Xiong naturally didn't dare to rest at home. He just wanted to know the identity of the girl that Li An mentioned. Seeing that she was very concerned about the disaster victims who settled in the village, Wei Xiong also wanted to find out the situation.

If she really has a prominent background, then his attitude towards the disaster victims will naturally be different in the future. However, no matter how prominent this girl is, based on Li An's attitude towards her, Wei Xiong will have to be more cautious when dealing with the disaster victims.