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

After Feng Ru went to Zhao's house to find Zhao Hui, Zhang Wu and Song Shiwei talked about the changes in the little girl in the past few days, with smiles in their eyes and eyebrows.

Huang Ying laughed and joked, "Ruer and Huier are not much different in age. After playing together a few times, she has become more lively and more like a little girl."

Song Shiwei raised his eyes and asked, "What's Zhao Hui's personality like?"

Huang Ying really thought about it for a while: "When we first met, she was a little shy and didn't like to talk much, but after a few interactions, she became more talkative and treated Ru'er like a younger sister. I think she has a good personality."

"That's good."

Huang Ying knew what Song Shiwei meant by this. He was afraid that Zhao Hui had a bad temper and would lead Feng Ru astray. She didn't need to worry about this. Feng Ru called her sister-in-law anyway. Although they were not blood relatives, Huang Ying treated Feng Ru no differently than her blood relatives. Therefore, Huang Ying intentionally observed the two girls whenever they came into contact. After a few times, she felt relieved.

As they were going into the city tomorrow, Zhang Wu decided to tell Feng Ru in advance, so after the girl came back, Zhang Wu told her about Song Da and the others. The girl patted her chest and said that there was nothing she couldn't tell about her taking the loyalty pill. Not only could she tell it, she also felt very proud, which showed that her sister valued her.

Zhang Wu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

The next morning, the two men left home in a horse-drawn carriage. As soon as they left the village, they met Tian Zhimei who was also going to the city to do some shopping.

Remembering that Tian Zhimei had brought his wife and little girl to interact with the villagers in the past few days, Zhang Wu stopped the car and invited her to get on the carriage. After some polite exchanges, they headed to the provincial capital.

Although the carriages in the Song Dynasty were not luxurious or even exquisite, the peasant women had never ridden in such a precious thing as a carriage, so they looked around and touched everything as soon as they got in.

Feng Ru unscrewed the water bag next to her and handed it to her, saying sweetly, "Auntie, you must be thirsty. Drink some water to moisten your throat."

"It's true that girls are thoughtful. I'm a little thirsty after walking for such a long time. Thank you, Ru'er." Tian Zhimei took the water bag and took a sip. After swallowing it, she looked at Feng Ru lovingly and said, "Are you and your brother going to the city to buy things?"

"No, we went into the city to visit Brother Zhang Wu's friends. Why did Auntie go into the city so early?"

Tian Zhimei waved her hand: "Go earlier and come back earlier. There are a lot of things waiting for me at home. If I come back late, I will be delayed."

"That's true. Auntie is hardworking. If the family is missing you, it's like missing the backbone. So you have to come back earlier."

This sentence made Tian Zhimei smile so happily that she couldn't stop praising Feng Ru for her sweet mouth and her ability to speak.

The carriage quickly entered the city. Zhang Wu dropped Tian Zhimei off at the city gate, said hello, and drove the carriage straight to Song Da's side.

When the two men arrived, Song Da and the other two were having breakfast. They had not expected Zhang Wu to come so early, so they quickly put down their bowls and chopsticks and went to greet him.

Zhang Wu glanced at the main hall and understood, waving his hand: "Eat first, I have something to tell you after eating."

The three young men sat down with trepidation and continued to eat. Although Zhang Wu asked them to eat slowly, they still quickened their pace and quickly finished the food in their bowls. Finally, they sat down obediently at the bottom.

Zhang Wu looked at the three of them with satisfaction: "We have known each other for a while, and you all know my personality, so I won't beat around the bush. This time I came here to ask you a question. You did a good job before, and the master is optimistic about you. He wants to take you in as his own people. Are you willing?"

Song Da and the other two were stunned at first, and then looked at each other, somewhat unsure of what Zhang Wu meant.

Zhang Wu didn't care about their expressions and continued, "Although you have never seen the master, you have done your job well and the master has rewarded you without fail. If you are willing to follow the master like me, the master will arrange the path you want to take in the future. Of course, if you don't want to, then you can just stay the way you are now and just help the master to find out the news in the city. When the master doesn't need you anymore, he will leave you some money so that you won't continue to starve and freeze. You should think about it carefully."

After saying this, Zhang Wu picked up the bowl and drank water without even giving the three people a glance.

Feng Ru, who was standing next to Zhang Wu, looked at the few people with his round eyes, waiting for them to make a decision.

After listening carefully to Zhang Wu's words, Song Da and the other two fell silent. They were not considering whether they were willing to follow their master as Zhang Wu said. Instead, they were thinking about what kind of following they wanted.

After a moment, Song Er stood up and bowed to Zhang Wu, with a hesitant look on his face: "Excuse me, sir, there is something I don't understand. Just now, sir, you asked us to consider following the master like you do. I want to ask what kind of following is it, is it the same as buying people from those wealthy families?"

Yes, although these three people did not communicate, they all knew that they would rather continue to beg than become slaves and servants.

The servants of those wealthy families had a very glorious life and lived a good life. They were always flattered when they went out. However, the power of life and death was in the hands of others. Their life and death depended on the word of their master. How could a beggar who had been used to freedom since childhood accept such following?

Although Song Da and Song San didn't say anything, they had the same idea.

Zhang Wu glanced at the three of them, his expression indifferent: "It's also because I didn't explain it clearly to you. What I mean by following the master is different from other families. I won't turn you into slaves, and I won't sign a life and death contract. As long as you are loyal to the master and don't betray him, then the master's conditions can be ignored."

"What conditions?" Song Da asked.

"If you want to be the master, you must take the Loyalty Pill. This Loyalty Pill, as the name suggests, means loyalty. After you take it, as long as you don't betray the master and don't tell others about the master's affairs, the effect will not occur. Once you do something unjust, you will die from severe pain all over your body."

Song Da and the other two opened their eyes wide at the same time, their faces filled with horror, their minds filled with the words Zhang Wu said: "He died from severe pain all over his body."

Feng Ru looked at their frightened faces and snorted coldly, "You are so cowardly. What is there to be afraid of? As long as you don't betray your master, you will be fine for the rest of your life. You are so scared. Are you thinking bad things?"

Feng Ru looked at the three people with suspicion, as if he wanted to see through them.

Song Da and the other two were all frightened and quickly stood up, bowed, clasped their fists, and lowered their heads to say that they had no bad intentions.

Feng Ru raised her chin and said proudly, "Since you have no bad intentions, what difference does it make whether you take the loyalty pill or not? Besides, the master has never seen you, and Brother Zhang Wu and I haven't been with you for a long time. If you don't show your determination, who would dare to use you?"

That does make sense.

The expressions of several people relaxed slightly, and their eyes rolled around, and it seemed that they had listened to what Feng Ru said.

Zhang Wu raised his lips and quickly regained his composure. He looked at the three people with a very peaceful look: "It's okay if you don't want to. I just said it, it's up to you to choose. But there are some things I have to tell you in advance. The master can't tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes, so if you want to follow me, you can only take the loyalty pill. By then, we will all be our own people, and I will naturally pave the way for you in the future."