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

After leaving the ice cellar, Song Shiwei quickly left the warehouse, not forgetting to lock the door thoughtfully before leaving. Then he clapped his hands contentedly and prepared to leave, until -

My sight fell on the warehouse in the front yard.

He immediately teleported to the warehouse in the front yard and broke the door lock in a few moves.

This warehouse was filled with servants' clothes, quilts and some food. Although there were many things and they were new, the materials were not very good. However, it was much better than those of poor families. At least they were all made of cotton, without a single piece of coarse cloth, and all the clothes and quilts were brand new.

Song Shiwei was not interested in the clothes, but he collected all the quilts. As for the food, he did not collect it either. There was really too much food in the space, and he did not want to compete with the servants.

Although he had no deep hatred with Cao Chong, nor any interesting interactions with him, and he didn't even know what this man looked like, but he was a thief after all, and he happened to need a large sum of money, so he had to ask him to help the poor.

Besides, I only emptied his secret room and the warehouse in the backyard. I didn't touch the private warehouses of his wife and concubines at all. I still have a conscience.

Although not much.

After collecting so many things at Cao Chong's mansion, Song Shiwei walked back contentedly under the moonlight. After going to bed, his consciousness couldn't wait to sink into the space to take stock of tonight's gains.

Not to mention the four-courtyard house of Cao Chong's son, Cao Chong's mansion alone contained a lot of good things, including 100,000 taels of silver notes, 30 boxes of gold ingots, 20 boxes of silver ingots, 30 boxes of jewelry, 30 pieces of silk and satin, more than 40 luxurious ornaments, nearly 10,000 kilograms of ice and more than 100 thick and thin quilts.

Song Shiwei was so happy that she fell asleep with the corners of her mouth still raised.

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Time passed in the blink of an eye, and now it was the beginning of June in the tenth year of the Dali Dynasty. Song Shiwei had been here for exactly two months, and there was still one month before the natural disaster came.

In the past two months, in addition to receiving the ordered supplies at home every day, Song Shiwei also filled the bathtub with hot water and planted an acre of fruit trees on the space land. The fruit tree seedlings were bought by Zhang Wu some time ago.

During these two months, Zhang Wu has been capable and efficient in his work. He never asks any extra questions and just works silently. He is a rare talent.

During this period, Song Shiwei gave him a total of four days off to let him have a good rest, and then let him continue to purchase supplies.

The space is now filled with a considerable number of things, including food, clothing, housing, transportation and medicine. Naturally, the cost is also considerable. Song Shiwei roughly calculated that a total of 30,000 taels have been spent so far.

The expenditure was considerable, and the stockpiled supplies were even more considerable. The total number of cakes ordered in April alone was 87,000; 5,100 meals delivered to the restaurant every day were stored; 12,000 drinks; 3,000 steamed buns, 6,000 steamed buns, and 9,000 sesame cakes; 120 bundles of firewood, a total of 6,000 kilograms of firewood; 500 packs of medicine for each common disease, a number of medicinal materials, ten sets of furniture, two hoes, machetes, and kitchen knives, summer and winter underwear and outerwear, as well as quilts and shoes were all delivered.

In May, we bought 10,000 kilograms of pork, 500 kilograms of mutton, 1,000 kilograms of chicken and duck meat each, 1,000 kilograms of bacon, 5,000 chicken and duck eggs each, 100 kilograms of fish, 500 kilograms of rabbit meat, 500 kilograms of cabbage, leeks, and bitter herbs each, and 500 kilograms of spinach, cucumber, and celery.

Zhang Wu went to the village and bought four live pigs, ten male and female chickens and ducks, six rabbits, and two live sheep. They are now being raised well in Song Shiwei's space. They are kept in separate enclosures with fences and a lot of grass is planted in the space. Song Shiwei would occasionally throw some beans and vegetables in.

Most of these supplies were purchased by Zhang Wu. In addition to receiving supplies at home, Song Shiwei would occasionally go to the street to buy them. Unfortunately, it is still spring in April and May, and there are no watermelons to eat, otherwise Song Shiwei would definitely buy tens of thousands of kilograms of them to eat slowly. Fortunately, Zhang Wu bought seeds and currently has an acre of fruit planted in the space.

Song Shiwei will leave the capital in fifteen days, and there will be no need to purchase large quantities of supplies, so Zhang Wu will no longer be of any value.

When Zhang Wu came over the next day, Song Shiwei called him to the living room, drank a sip of tea slowly and said slowly: "Zhang Wu, you have been with me for nearly two months."

"My Lord, it's been almost two months."

Song Shiwei smiled and nodded: "I am very satisfied with your attitude towards work in the past two months. I know you must have many questions in your mind."

"Although I am confused, I don't want to know the reasons. I only know that I will do my best to carry out the tasks assigned by my master."

This is what Song Shiwei is most satisfied with Zhang Wu for. Even though he has many doubts in his heart, he still ignores them and does not investigate further.

Song Shiwei pushed the box on the table towards Zhang Wu and said, "Thank you for your hard work over the past two months. This is a small token of my appreciation."

Zhang Wu opened the box with a puzzled look on his face, and saw his indenture contract. He immediately looked up and said, "Master...Master, what are you doing?"

"From today on, you are free. In addition to your indenture, I have also prepared three hundred taels of silver notes for you as a reward for your hard work during this period." Thinking of the piles of supplies in the space, Song Shiwei kindly reminded him: "If you believe me, take the money and buy more food, and leave the capital within this month. The farther you go, the better."

Zhang Wu went from being shocked at first to being terrified and finally to being thoughtful now. He lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. Finally, he looked up at Song Shiwei, pushed the box in front of him back, stood up, knelt on one knee and saluted her with his fists.

"Thank you for your concern, my master. I just did my duty. Now my master has given me a great favor. I am very grateful. However, I am used to being a servant. I really don't know what to do in the future. If my master doesn't mind, Zhang Wu is willing to follow my master and will never have any second thoughts."

Facing Zhang Wu's determined gaze, Song Shi was silent.

After a while, she took out the "Loyalty Pill" from the space through her sleeve, poured a pill into her palm, took out a dagger and cut her finger, staining the pill with blood, and looked up at him: "I usually don't trust anyone. If you really want to follow me, take this pill."

Seeing that Zhang Wu was about to take it without saying anything, Song Shiwei withdrew his hand slightly and said, "After you take this pill, if you have second thoughts, you will definitely die. Think it over before making a decision."

Zhang Wu immediately stepped forward and put the medicine into his mouth. After swallowing it, he smiled and said, "Don't say that you will die if you have second thoughts. Even if it is poison, I am willing to do it as long as I can continue to work for the master."

As a slave, just by doing his job, he could be released from his bond and given several hundred taels of silver by his master. This shows how kind and tolerant his master is.

I have no relatives in this world, and I don’t know what to do in the future. I might as well find a master who is easy to get along with.

And judging by the things purchased for the master in the past two months, something bad will happen in the capital soon, otherwise the preparations would not be so complete and in such large quantities.

I'm afraid the world is going to be in chaos.

Song Shiwei didn't know what Zhang Wu was thinking. Seeing that he took the pill without hesitation, he was very satisfied and gave him the indenture contract: "Don't refuse. Since you have made your choice, it doesn't matter whether you have this thing or not. You can keep it. This banknote is originally a reward for you, take it as well."

"Thank you, Master."