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

Zhang Wu stood behind Song Shiwei and touched the tip of his nose awkwardly.

"How difficult is this? Since we have met by chance, I should not let Mr. Gu be embarrassed by such a small matter. Imperial examination is a major event in life. These banknotes are my sponsorship of Mr. Gu's travel expenses. I wish Mr. Gu to win the first prize in the imperial examination and pass the imperial examination in the future."

Looking at the hundred taels of silver in front of him, Gu Ji's eyes widened. After a while, he waved his hands repeatedly: "How can I do this? No, no, I can't take it. Miss, you should take it back."

Zhang Wu looked at Song Shiwei suddenly with disbelief on his face.

Seeing that he didn't want it, Song Shiwei frowned and stuffed the banknote directly into his hand, with an attitude that would not allow rejection: "Since it's given to you, just take it."

After saying this, he turned around and left without caring about Gu Ji's reaction.

Zhang Wu quickly followed: "Master, please wait for me."

Gu Ji looked at the banknote in his hand, and inexplicably thought of the scene when the village chief carefully took out the twenty taels of silver collected by the whole village from his arms before coming out. It was so similar.

His thoughts turned around in just a moment. Gu Ji looked up at the girl's back as she walked away, and couldn't help but ask loudly, "Miss, I haven't asked for your name yet."

"Song Shiwei."

Gu Ji chewed these three words over and over in his mouth, memorized them deeply in his heart, and finally held the banknote tightly.

When Song Shiwei returned to the river, Huang Ying and Feng Ru immediately handed him snacks and drinks.

Zhang Wu stood aside and looked at her, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Song Shiwei rolled his eyes: "Do you have anything to say?"

Zhang Wu chuckled and said, "I just felt that the master's words and actions just now were different from usual, and it seemed to me that the master knew that Mr. Gu."

"Today is the first time I met him," Song Shiwei leaned back, resting his arms on the grass, looking into the sky, "Some people need to look to the future."

Zhang Wu blinked: "In the future? Master is optimistic about that Master Gu?"

"Don't you think he has the potential to become a high-ranking official?"

Zhang Wu stared, thinking of how miserable Mr. Gu looked. It was hard to see how he had the potential to be a high-ranking official. However, it was not easy to refute his master, so he had to keep silent. However, his expression was quite indescribable.

Song Shiwei didn't care what he thought. Anyway, she had already left her name with Gu Ji. According to Gu Ji's nature of repaying a favor, if he really needed help in the future, she would definitely not refuse.

It's a rare opportunity to encounter such a good thing when going out for an outing. Song Shiwei was in a very good mood and was not angry even when he failed to catch any fish for a long time.

After eating and drinking, they returned to the city. At the same time, Gu Ji, who was rescued by Song Shiwei, appeared in front of Zhou Huai.

Zhou Huai looked up at the young man in front of him after reading the letter. His brows were gentler than usual. "I already know what you said in the letter. I will send a team of guards to escort you to the capital for the exam this time."

Gu Ji stood up and saluted: "Xingzhou thanks you, young master."

Just as he finished speaking, Zhou Huai asked someone else: "I haven't seen my master for a long time. Is he in good health?"

Speaking of his master, Gu Ji smiled: "My master is doing well. Although he is old, he is still in good health. Especially when he was scolding me, his voice was full of energy. He often thought of the eldest son. This time when I passed by Zhending Prefecture, my master asked me to come and find the young master."

Zhou Huai also smiled: "Master is free and easy-going. He left when he said he would. If you hadn't brought the letter this time, I wouldn't have known that he had accepted another disciple."

"I heard that Xingzhou has a senior brother who is old acquaintance with the eldest son. I wonder if the senior brother is in the city recently?"

Zhou Huai shook his head: "Xie An is not here."

Gu Ji was a little disappointed, but soon regained his composure: "It seems that Xingzhou and Senior Brother will not have the chance to meet."

"It's getting late today, you can just stay here and I'll make some arrangements tomorrow, and we'll set off early the day after tomorrow."

"In that case, I am sorry to bother you with your journey."

Zhou Huai smiled and said no, then called Li An to take Gu Ji to the side courtyard to rest, while he picked up the letter and read it again.

If Song Shiwei, who had already washed up and was ready to go to bed, heard what the two said, he would probably be surprised. After all, the book did not say that Xie An and Gu Ji were fellow apprentices.

Gu Ji's little episode was over quickly, and two days later, Song Shiwei and others began to move back to Damao Village.

Huang Changyuan's family moved back to Xiahuang Village a few days ago. According to Zhang Wu, the villagers have begun to cultivate the land and plant crops one after another.

Song Shiwei also felt that staying in the city was inconvenient. He would attract attention if he moved around carelessly, which was really uncomfortable. Therefore, two days after the outing, Song Shiwei prepared to move back to the village.

There weren't many things in the house, so there was almost no need to move any large items back. All that was needed was a little food to cover up the truth, and everything was moved in one day.

Returning to Damo Village and meeting the villagers of Wei Caideng again, Song Shiwei actually felt a little bit of familiarity.

After putting everything in place, Zhang Wu took Huang Ying to the Huang family in Xiahuang Village, and brought the chicks he bought from the provincial capital.

Huang Ying was sitting in the carriage, with six chicks in a chicken coop at her feet. They were chirping non-stop. Seeing this, Huang Ying raised her lips and couldn't help but said to Zhang Wu, who was driving the carriage outside: "Where did you buy the chicks from? Were you able to find chicks in previous years?"

Zhang Wu, who was outside the car, raised his lips and smiled brilliantly: "Of course it's because your man is capable."

"speak nicely!"

Zhang Wu touched his arm for no reason and quickly answered honestly, "There are many capable people in the market, and the common people regard chickens and ducks as their lifeblood. I took them with me when I moved out of the city during the rainy season, and raised them in the house after returning to the city. I also asked many people this time to find these chickens. I think my mother-in-law will like them."

Huang Ying smiled softly, "My mother will definitely like it. She used to like raising chickens and ducks at home. But she was forced to flee with her family. When she finally came to the North, it was extremely cold, with heavy rain and plague. She didn't have the chance to raise these. Now, with these chicks, my mother has something to do."

Sure enough, when Zhang Wu and his wife brought the chicks to Huang's house, Luo Hongmei's eyes lit up and she threw herself in front of the chicken coop. Her eyes were more affectionate than those she looked at her own son. Huang Changyuan stood aside with a helpless look on his face and hurriedly asked the two to go into the house to talk.

After sitting down, Zhang Wu looked around. The house had already been cleaned up and he couldn't help but care about the crops: "Dad, have you finished cultivating all the land at home?"

When talking about the land, Huang Changyuan's smile widened and he nodded, "It's been cultivated, the land is well cultivated, the villagers have also come to help. It rained for a long time before, and the wasteland is very fertile. In two days, we can plant seeds, and we will definitely have a good harvest next year."

"That's good. I'll come and help when the time comes to sow the seeds." Although he doesn't know how to farm, he still has plenty of strength. When the time comes, he will just have to follow your instructions.

Huang Changyuan waved his hand and said, "No need. We have the eldest and second sons at home. We don't have much land, so we can handle it. On your side, you also bought land when you settled down, so it's time to open it up. If you can't do it alone, I'll let the second son go over to help you."

"We don't need to open up land over there, and the master doesn't want to farm. But if Dad and Mom want to plant more, they can use the land under the master's name to plant. The master won't mind."