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

Now that we are one, some things need to be rearranged.

Song Shiwei was still very confident in the pills he made himself. After all, someone had experienced it personally and the result proved that as long as one has second thoughts, one will end up suffering great pain and dying.

The supplies purchased in the past two months are enough, except for clothes that I only prepared for myself.

"Since you are following me, then you should go buy yourself some things. You should prepare more clothes and shoes for all four seasons. Also, you need a carriage. Find someone to modify it according to this blueprint."

Zhang Wu took the blueprint and nodded seriously: "I will arrange it right away."

The carriage pulled by one horse is not very spacious. When going on the road in a while, in order to avoid suspicion from others, some food, clothing, shelter and transportation must be prepared in the carriage. The carriage needs to be modified. A partition of 50 centimeters should be separated inside, and the partition should be made into a door that can be pushed left and right. At that time, a wooden barrel with a lid for water will be placed on one side, and food and clothing will be placed on the other side.

The carriage is 1.2 meters long, and there is still 70 centimeters of space for people to sit on after 50 centimeters. A long wooden box 60 centimeters long and 30 centimeters wide will be placed on the left and right sides. Some small items can be placed in the box, and people can sit on it when the lid is closed.

There are also the wheels of the carriage. Two wheels really affect the speed, so Song Shiwei plans to add two more wheels, two rows in front and back. This way, the weight on the horse can be reduced and it can also have a slight shock-absorbing effect.

After all, if you want to go north, the natural disaster will be nationwide, and only the disaster in the north will be lighter. It will take three months to get from the capital to the northern border even if you ride at full speed. If you encounter a disaster while on the road, with a large group of people and a carriage, you don't know when you will arrive.

I might as well prepare everything and treat the trip as a trip, see the environment under natural disasters, and experience the world. After all, I am here to have fun, and if I get tired of it one day, I can just stab myself and go back.

After all, it's a rare opportunity to take a vacation, so the important thing is to participate.

In the afternoon, Zhang Wu came to the house and saw Song Shiwei drinking tea in the front hall. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master, I have bought all the clothes and sent the carriage to the carpenter for modification. However, this is the first time the carpenter has done this kind of work. He said it will take ten days."

Song Shiwei nodded: "Don't worry, just get it done for me. By the way, there are many empty houses in the front yard. You have lived in the inn for two months. If it doesn't bother you, just move back. While there is still some time, prepare some more things."

Zhang Wu looked up immediately, his eyes bright, and he smiled a little foolishly.

"I will go back to the inn and pack up now."

Seeing Song Shiwei waving his hand, Zhang Wu immediately stood up and went out with excitement.

The master asked me to move in, does that mean the master trusts me? It must be!

After Zhang Wu left, Song Shiwei pinched his brows, took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote down some supplies that could be purchased.

You can continue to buy more smokeless silver bone charcoal, because we don’t know how cold it will be when the extreme cold comes; you also need to prepare more firewood, because more than a hundred bundles of firewood are not enough, because it will be difficult to find firewood in the wild where it is cold and frozen; you also need to prepare one or two hundred bathtubs and water buckets; and you also need to prepare extremely hot ice cubes and ice tanks, the more the better.

Having written this, Song Shiwei sighed. If he had known earlier, he would have gone on vacation to the modern times. Even if there were natural disasters in modern times, the things that could be prepared were advanced enough. Unlike in ancient times, there was nothing they wanted.

This system is unreliable!

Nearing dinner time, Zhang Wu came back in a horse-drawn carriage. He made two trips back and forth, moving his clothes into the empty house in the front yard.

Song Shiwei's eyes fell on the carriage at the door and raised his eyebrows: "Rented?"

Zhang Wu smiled and nodded: "There are only two horses and a carriage in the house. The carriage has been sent for modification, so I rented a carriage first and will return it after the modification."

This was Song Shiwei's mistake. He had only thought of Zhang Wu riding one horse and using the carriage for himself, and the rest of the horses and carriages were stored in the space.

However, since it has been put into the space, Song Shiwei has no intention of taking it out again at this time.

"Let's go out and find a restaurant to eat first, and we can talk about the rest tomorrow."

"Yes, I will go and drive the carriage first. Please wait for a moment, Master."

Song Shiwei simply walked to the gate and stood there, waiting until Zhang Wu pulled the carriage out from the corner gate before getting in.

This time with the carriage, the journey was much faster. Song Shiwei directly asked Zhang Wu to go to the best restaurant in the city for dinner.

The big restaurants in the capital have always been favored by dignitaries. A pot of wine costs one hundred taels of silver, and a dish of seasonal vegetables costs more than ten taels of silver. Ordinary people really can't afford it.

It was a rare opportunity to recruit a pretty good subordinate, so Song Shiwei decided to treat Zhang Wu to a bit of luxury. The two of them immediately went to a restaurant and ordered four dishes and a soup, and listened to some gossip. Especially when they heard others talking about the theft in Cao Chong's mansion, Song Shiwei couldn't help but smile.

Cao Chong did not dare to disclose the thefts in his three farms and houses. He could only say that his own mansion had been robbed. This probably meant that he could not express his grievances in words.

After eating and drinking, Song Shiwei prepared to sleep in tomorrow. Before returning to the backyard, he stopped Zhang Wu who was coming out of the stable and gave him the list of supplies he had written during the day: "Don't rush to buy things, mainly vegetables and fruits. Buy as many as you can. Put them in the back house when you buy them."

Zhang Wu took it respectfully and said, "Yes, I will go buy it tomorrow morning."

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The original plan was to set off ten days later, but the purchase delayed us by another five days.

The transformation of the carriage was completed on the tenth day. Song Shiwei went to see it specially and was very satisfied. The carpenter master fully grasped the essence of the drawings and added some of his own experience, making the carriage look plain on the outside, but with a lot of things inside, the comfort level was maximized, and storage was arranged as much as possible.

During this half month, Zhang Wu bought many things, including 500 kilograms each of cabbage, leeks, bitter (oil) vegetables, spinach, cucumbers, and celery, all of which were picked from the village; he only bought 1,000 kilograms of oranges and 500 kilograms of loquats in the fruit market. As for the watermelon that Song Shiwei had been longing for, it would take another month or two.

He also bought another 5,000 kilograms of silver bone charcoal, 100 bundles of firewood, 100 bathtubs, and 200 water buckets, all of which Song Shiwei filled with hot water and drinking water. He also bought 1,000 kilograms of ice and five water tanks to store the ice.

In addition, Zhang Wu bought three mules at the market two days ago and equipped them with three wooden carts.

Song Shiwei had not been idle at home during the past half month. He went to a clothing store and bought ten sets of low-key and restrained men's clothing. He also pulled the shop owner aside and whispered to him for a long time. Finally, he left with three sets of night clothes.

On June 16th of the tenth year of the Dali Dynasty, there were still fourteen days before the natural disaster.

At noon, Zhang Wu hurried to the front hall.

"Master, the last batch of dishes has arrived. They are all placed in front."

Song Shiwei gently put down the teacup, raised his eyebrows and smiled in the smoke: "Okay, I'll take care of it in a while, how are your own things prepared?"

"I don't have much stuff, but I have prepared it long ago. I am just waiting for the master's order and I am ready to go at any time."

Zhang Wu had noticed before that his master had secretly asked him to buy so many kinds of things, and the capital city was likely to be in chaos.