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

Wu Dahai carried the things into the main room, put them down and left. He also made an appointment with Zhang Wu to go into the mountains to chop firewood early the next morning. If they were lucky, they could also hunt some pheasants and rabbits to have a snack.

Zhang Wu put Song Shiwei's leather boots and leather coat into her room, put his own things back into the room, and finally went to the kitchen to boil water.

Song Shiwei came out of the toilet and saw a tall pile of clothes on the low cabinet when he entered the house. He simply picked up one and tried it on himself. Seeing that the size was indeed much larger, he simply put the other fur coats except the cloak into the space.

After Zhang Wu boiled two pots of water, he walked to Song Shiwei's door, knocked twice and said through the door: "Master, the water is boiled. Do you want me to bring it in for you?"

Song Shiwei was puzzled at first, then he remembered that he had muttered in the morning about how to take a shower in such a cold weather. He didn't expect that Zhang Wu had remembered it. Song Shiwei opened the door helplessly and said, "Bring it in."

Zhang Wu went back to the kitchen and scooped the water from the pot into a bucket. He then carried the bucket to Song Shiwei's room and poured the water into the bathtub in the room.

He went back and forth four times before filling the bowl with fish heads, then returned to the kitchen to continue boiling water and prepare to wash himself later.

Song Shiwei looked at the steaming bathtub, waved his hand and put the bathtub of boiling hot water into the space, then took out an empty bathtub from the space, and went into the shower room in the space with his clothes to take a bath.

As for the bath water prepared by Zhang Wu, Song Shiwei placed it directly in the static area.

When Song Shiwei returned to the main room, Zhang Wu told her that he and Wu Dahai would go into the mountains tomorrow, and that other men in the village would also be traveling with them.

Song Shiwei nodded and said okay, then thought for a moment and said, "Try not to go deep into the mountains."

"Master, rest assured. I know that in the severe winter, the wild animals in the mountains will come out to look for food. We will just walk around the periphery, chop some firewood, and come back. By the way, we will see if we can catch some pheasants and rabbits."

Song Shiwei took a sip of hot tea and said with a smile: "That might be difficult."

In such a cold day, it’s okay to find rabbits, but it’s definitely hard to find pheasants. Even if there are any, they will be eaten by other wild animals in the mountains, so there is no chance for people to hunt them.

Zhang Wu didn't hold much hope. It was just a matter of convenience. If there was a chance, he would fight. If not, forget it.

Early the next morning, Zhang Wu got ready to go out. Before leaving, he kept the prepared breakfast warm in the pot and added two thick logs to prevent the fire from going out quickly.

When Song Shiwei woke up from her sleep, Zhang Wu had been gone for a while. After breakfast, he lit the brazier in the main room and was about to read a storybook when there was a knock on the door.

Song Shiwei put the script into the space before going out to open the door.

"Village Chief Wei? Why are you here in such a cold weather?"

Wei Cai stood at the door, wrapped up like a bear. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "I heard that Xiao Zhang went to the mountains with everyone to chop firewood. I was worried that you couldn't stay at home alone, so I wanted to ask if you wanted to go home and talk to everyone. My little daughter is the same age as you, and she can't stay idle at home either."

Song Shiwei suddenly realized that the man was afraid that she would be bored at home, so he specially came to invite her to his house.

"Thank you for making this special trip, Village Chief. I'm doing housework at home. I'm afraid that I'll waste your kindness. Let's go another day. When I'm done with my family affairs, I will definitely go to your house to bother you."

Hearing that Song Shiwei was doing housework at home, Wei Caimuyan immediately became amiable, and couldn't stop smiling: "Doing housework is good. It's so cold, and moving your body will keep you warm and energetic. Okay, then you continue to be busy, and I'll go home first. Come to my house when you are free in the future. There is nothing to do in winter, so everyone likes to visit and chat."

Song Shi smiled and nodded, thanked Wei Cai repeatedly, and watched him leave.

After closing the door, Song Shiwei let out a breath. What he hated most was someone who spoke in a good mood and greeted him with a smile. If they were looking for trouble, he would just solve it with a sword. As for someone like Wei Cai who made a good-natured invitation, Song Shiwei really couldn't just turn him away with a straight face.

The men who went into the mountains to chop firewood in the morning did not return until noon.

Zhang Wu came back carrying two trees as thick as his thighs, with two bloodstained hares hanging around his waist.

Song Shiwei heard the noise and stood up and walked to the window, jokingly saying, "It's a good harvest."

Zhang stood the tree under the courtyard wall and replied, "We are lucky today. We found a rabbit nest right where we were cutting firewood, so we were delayed for a while before coming back."

Song Shi raised his eyebrows slightly: "How many rabbits did you catch?"

"There are about ten of them, and there are still a few small ones that we didn't catch. The five of us caught two each, and I don't know if the others got any. But when we went up the mountain, a few of us went inside, and Brother Dahai didn't persuade them to come back. I guess they are going to find the village chief now."

"I guess he wants to hunt big bucks."

Zhang Wu nodded: "The conditions of those people's families are not very good, so they are going to take the risk to go into the mountains to hunt and prepare more food for their families. However, I heard from Brother Dahai that those people only hunted small animals such as pheasants and rabbits in the past, and I don't know if they can come back safely this time."

Song Shiwei waved his hand: "You made your own choice, and you can't blame others for the result. With the temperament of Village Chief Wei, he will definitely arrange people to go into the mountains to pick you up. Everyone knows that you are skilled, so he will probably come to your house to find you in a while."

Zhang Wu stopped processing the rabbit, looked up and asked, "Master, what should I do?"

"It depends on what you want to do. If you're willing to go, then agree. If you're not willing, then refuse. Don't worry about offending anyone. You're not on the same page."

Zhang Wu then smiled and said, "I am willing to go. My master and I have lived in the village for so long and have been taken care of by everyone. Village Chief Wei also really cares about us. If I can help you with a little, it will be considered as repaying the favor."

"It's up to you if you want," Song Shiwei turned and went back to the room.

Sure enough, not long after, Wei Cai brought Wu Dahai and a group of men to knock on the door of Song Shiwei's house. Without even bothering to say hello, they went straight to the point and begged Zhang Wu to go up the mountain with everyone to bring back the group of people who had gone into the mountains.

Zhang Wu pursed his lips and said, "Village Chief, don't blame me for speaking bluntly. In this weather, it is extremely difficult to walk in the deep mountains, and there is also the danger of wild animals going out to look for food. I heard from Brother Dahai that those who went into the mountains did not have much skills, so I am afraid we should be prepared to not be found. We need to discuss a plan. We can't just let us stay in the mountains until we find them."

Wei Cai saw that the others agreed with what Zhang Wu said. He was silent for a while and then looked up: "After we go in, it will take at most two hours. If we still haven't found the person in two hours, then... forget it. Whatever the result is, it's their fate."

Zhang Wu then nodded in agreement, went back to his room to get his sword and bow and arrow, said something to Song Shiwei, and then took Wu Dahai and others up the mountain.

The families of the group of people who went into the mountains accompanied them all the way to the mountain pass, hoping that they could bring the people back safely.

Among the group going into the mountains, only Zhang Wu has the best martial arts skills. The others only know some boxing and kicking skills or are better at archery. If they really face jackals, tigers and leopards, they will only die.

But Wei Cai had no choice. They were all villagers, and he couldn't just watch people die in the mountains. Even if they were dead, he had to find a way to bring the bodies back.