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

Zhang Wu opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, no words came out.

So what if the master is someone? No matter who he is, I am now his subordinate. What does it matter if I know more?

Zhang Wu breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart.

Song Shiwei had no idea that his subordinate had thought so much in such a short time. He just waved his hand and continued to talk about the Li family: "Based on the current attention of the people, the Li family will most likely sacrifice Li Qimeng to restore their reputation."

Zhang Wu nodded subconsciously: "Yes, no matter how much he loves her, it will eventually ruin her reputation. The Li family has more than one daughter. I also heard from Brother Li that the Li family's business has been in trouble recently."

Song Shiwei raised his eyebrows, someone was trying to target the Li family.

"You were drinking with Li An today. Did he say that there has been unrest in the city recently?"

Zhang Wu shook his head honestly, "He didn't say that. He just said that he and his son would go to the military camp soon and would not be in the city for the time being. He would be back in a few days."

Song Shiwei twisted the teacup thoughtfully.

"Master, I will go cook first."

"Go."

Li An, who was being nagged by Song Shiwei, was now reporting the affairs of the Li family to his son, and he did not look drunk at all as he did at noon.

"Sir, I have already arranged the matters here. When are we leaving?"

Zhou Huai thought for a moment and said, "I will leave tomorrow. This time I will go to the military camp to bring Zhou Yi back. You should take care of the affairs in the mansion and don't cause any trouble."

"Yes, I will go and tell you in a moment," Li An said with a smile, "The Second Young Master is enjoying himself in the camp and will not come back with you."

"You have to come back even if you don't want to. If you really like the military camp that much, then go and join the army."

Thinking of Zhou Yi's temper, Li An laughed, turned around and went out to find the housekeeper in the mansion to explain his departure.

When he walked out of the mansion, he didn't see the doorman. Li An frowned immediately and walked towards the last room in the back building following the sound. When he pushed the door open, he saw a few doormen and other servants in the mansion shaking dice. His face instantly darkened.

"In broad daylight, you are not doing your job properly, but are gambling here in private. Who gave you the guts, huh?"

Several servants were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they fell to their knees and begged for mercy.

Zhang Wu was too lazy to deal with such trivial matters and directly called the manager of the outer courtyard to punish them. However, among the two people on duty at the gate today, one was the initiator of the gambling, so Li An directly told him to pack up and leave. Although the other one was not kicked out, he was also fined three months' salary. After that, no matter how the other party begged for mercy, he turned around and left.

"Don't blame me for punishing you too harshly. I'm just a small manager. You were caught by Li An. He's a favorite of the eldest son, so I can't help him. You better keep your skin tight from now on."

After the steward finished speaking, he sighed and left.

Li An has to go to the military camp tomorrow, and he has a lot of things to arrange. Naturally, he has no time to take care of the people below. After handing them over to the manager of the outer courtyard, he went to Liu's house to find Liu Nian. No one knows what the two talked about in Liu Nian's study.

All we know is that within two days after Li An and Zhou Huai left the city, the Li family's business continued to run into problems. The news about Li Qimeng spread like wildfire in the city and showed no sign of abating. The Li family is now in chaos.

Li Shicheng went to Zhou Mansion every day, hoping that Zhou Huai could take action to suppress the oppression of Li Family by the noble families in the city. However, he was told every time that Zhou Huai was not in the city.

The major families had originally been competing with the Li family. Seeing that the Li family was unable to take care of itself, they naturally wanted to get a piece of the pie. Among them, the Liu family's method was the most direct and quickest. When the other families were just about to take action, the Liu family had already taken over several of the Li family's grain shops, large and small.

Five days after Li An left the city, Feng Ru came to the door of Zhou's house with the pair of cards given by Li An, with tears on her face.

The concierge stepped forward to stop the person and said impatiently, "What's wrong with you, little girl? I've already told you that Li An is not in the mansion. How many times do you want me to tell you that?"

Feng Ru was like a little animal lost in the forest, with tears in her eyes as she held up the sign: "Is Mr. Zhou here?"

The doorman waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, the master in charge of the mansion is not here."

"Sir, do you know where Brother Li An has gone? I have something urgent to ask him, so please help me."

This was Feng Ru's first time to come to Zhou's house. She only knew that Li An said that she could ask for help from people in Zhou's house with the right cards. She didn't expect that she couldn't even get through the door now, let alone find Li An.

"How can I know the whereabouts of the adults? You should leave immediately. If you have anything to say, wait until Li An comes back. Go, go, don't stand here anymore."

The doorman was the servant who had been punished by Li An a few days ago. His family was not well off and he depended on the monthly salary to make a living. As a result, Li An fined him three months' salary with just one sentence. He was very angry these two days, and the little girl just happened to be in his crosshairs. No matter what she said, he would not let her into the mansion, and he didn't want to talk to her much, let alone help her.

Feng Ru was pushed to the ground by the doorman, tears streaming down her face. She stood up while sniffing, looking around, her whole body filled with despair.

"What should I do? What should mother do?" Feng Ru didn't know what to do. Brother Li An was not there, and she didn't know where Sister Song and Brother Zhang Wu lived. Who should she ask for help?

Feng Ru walked back in a daze. When he stepped into the yard, the little person suddenly rushed to the kitchen, then dragged a small bag of rice to the drugstore. He knelt on the ground and begged the doctor in the drugstore for a long time before he asked the doctor to come back to see Feng.

The doctor took the pulse and stopped, frowning and shaking his head, sighing: "It's too late. If something happened last night, please doctor, there is still a glimmer of hope. Your mother hit her head. Hey, prepare for the funeral."

Seeing the doctor was about to leave, Feng Ru became anxious, tears streaming down her face. "Doctor, please, save my mother. She is the only relative I have left. Please save her. I have money. When Brother Li An comes back, I will borrow some from him. I will not let you down. Please."

After the mother and daughter were brought back by Li An and settled down, they were given food, clothes and quilts. Their frostbite had long been recovered during this time. Even Feng Ru looked much more lively, with a rosy and plump face.

The little girl was pulling at his clothes and crying miserably, and even the doctor who had seen many life and death cases could not help but be moved.

The doctor glanced at the woman lying on the bed. She looked lifeless. He shook his head again. Even though he was not sympathetic, he still said, "Your mother broke her head. Even if Hua Tuo were alive, he couldn't save her. You should have a good talk with her while she is still conscious."

After saying that, the doctor hardened his heart, picked up the medicine box and left without even collecting the consultation fee.

Feng Ru fell to the ground, her eyes empty, her mind full of what the doctor said about her mother not being able to be saved, tears falling one by one to the ground.

"Ruer..." Feng on the bed slowly opened her eyes, her face was pale, she twisted her neck with difficulty to look at her daughter on the ground, and called softly.