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

Zhang Wu cooked dinner in the kitchen at home while there was no earthquake. In the afternoon, he stewed chicken soup in a clay pot. After moving to the yard, he moved the clay pot to the stove and stewed the soup.

After Song Shiwei entered the tent, he went straight into the space. At this moment, he was counting the poultry. Before leaving, he asked Zhang Wu to pack up a batch of them. After that, Song Shiwei would not have to find someone to deal with it when he left.

Just as several people were preparing dinner, Li Anzhou Huai arrived at the Desert Village.

As you enter the village, you will see the threshing ground. At this moment, the ground is full of people. Women are cooking dinner, men are dragging firewood back, and children are staying obediently with their families. Everyone's face is filled with panic and anxiety.

After some inquiries, Li An finally found Wei Cai. He parked the carriage outside the threshing ground, then walked through the crowd to find Wei Cai. He first asked about the earthquake in the village, and then asked about Zhang Wu.

Wei knew that Li An and Zhang Wu had a good relationship, so he replied respectfully, "Xiao Zhang and his family are fine. They are not here at the grain drying field. There is a large open space outside their house. When I went to find them, they had already set up their tent. I guess they were taking a nap outside. When the earthquake happened, Xiao Zhang went to the city, and Xiao Song and his family were the only ones at home. Fortunately, they escaped in time and no one was injured. The house was also fine and did not collapse."

Li An immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for telling me, village chief. I'm glad everyone is fine. The prefect has already made arrangements. I think someone will deliver food to the village tomorrow. The village chief has arranged for everyone not to wander around and try to stay in spacious places."

"Okay, okay. I'll definitely keep an eye on you guys."

Li An nodded and turned to leave. He walked to the carriage and whispered to Zhou Huai about Song Shiwei. Finally, he asked, "Sir, do you want to go see Miss Song?"

"Go back to the city."

Li An was about to say something but stopped himself. He wanted to say that the young master had rushed here in a hurry despite the danger of an earthquake because he was worried that something had happened to Miss Song. Why didn't he go now that he was already here? However, after hearing the firmness in the young master's tone, Li An didn't say anything in the end. He just responded with a "OK" in a muffled voice, jumped on the carriage and drove back to the city.

Wei Cai watched the two men leave, and when he thought of what Li An had just said about the prefect arranging people to deliver food, the worry on his face was no longer there.

As it grew darker, Song Shiwei and the others went back to their tents to rest after dinner. Zhang Wu boiled a pot of water for Huang Ying to wash up, and then went home to get some bedding. After giving two to Feng Ru, he went back to his own tent and slept on the floor. As for Song Shiwei, Zhang Wu knew that she had a lot of supplies in her space, so he didn't get any for her.

After packing up the tent, Zhang Wu let Huang Ying go to sleep first, and he opened the tent and went out. He sat in front of the tent to keep watch, occasionally throwing a few firewood into the small fire in front of him.

Song Shiwei had just finished taking a shower in the space. Several people were in the yard and Zhang Wu was on guard. Song Shiwei simply did not go out. He first added a pile of poultry feed in the space, and then picked two baskets of oranges and apples, and finally returned to the room to sleep.

At noon the next day, Wu Dahai came here to inform Zhang Wu to go to the threshing ground to collect grain, saying that the prefect had sent people to deliver grain and built several large tents for the village. In order to prevent the recurrence of the plague, the officials dragged away the bodies of the elderly and children who died in the earthquake and disposed of them, and compensated each family with five taels of silver.

Although most people made a fuss, they were eventually stopped by the intimidation of the police.

Three days passed like this, during which time they dug two more caves, but the cave was much smaller than the first one. Many families had already moved back home, and Song Shiwei had also cleaned up his house. He left two tents outside and put the rest into the space. He also asked Zhang Wu to take Huang Ying to visit the Huang family in Xiahuang Village.

The people in Xiahuang Village have not moved back home yet. The house that Huang Changyuan and his family built in recent years is still in good condition, but the houses of other families are not so good. Either it has collapsed on one side or it has collapsed on the other. Even Wei Xiong's house has a long crack on its wall. No one dares to move back home easily, for fear that the house will suddenly collapse.

The people of Xiahuang Village also gathered at the threshing ground at the entrance of the village. The threshing ground of Xiahuang Village was smaller than that of Damu Village, but had more people than that of Damu Village. It looked very crowded from a distance.

Zhang Wu stood in front of Huang Ying to protect her from being bumped into by the crowd, and carefully led her towards the Huang family.

"Isn't this Huang Ying? Are you here to see your parents?"

Whenever women from the village called out to her, Huang Ying would respond one by one.

After finding the Huang family, they naturally showed some concern, especially Luo Hongmei, who as soon as she saw her daughter she kept holding her and taking good care of her.

"Why did you come here? There are so many people here. What if you get bumped into something? Your father and I are fine. Why did you come here?" Luo Hongmei looked disapproving. After all, she was already here and could only say it.

Huang Ying smiled after hearing this and said, "I am worried about you. I feel uneasy when I can't see you."

Luo Hongmei reached out and tapped her forehead, her tone helpless and doting: "You, you are about to become a mother but you are still so willful. Only Xiao Zhang spoils you."

Huang Ying turned her head to look at Zhang Wu who was talking to her father and older brother, and the smile on her face deepened.

Knowing that the Huang family would move back home the next day and that they didn't lack anything at home, Zhang Wu and Huang Ying felt relieved. With the two Huang Hai brothers around, there was no need for Zhang Wu to come and help with the move. Anyway, there were only a few quilts and some pots and pans, and all the big items were at home.

After visiting the Huang family, Zhang Wu took Huang Ying away. As soon as he got to Song Shiwei, he heard her say that she would leave soon. The couple was stunned.

"Master, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

"Yeah, Shi Wei, we don't know if there will be an earthquake later. It's not safe for you to go on the road like this. Why don't you leave after a while?"

Song Shiwei waved his hand, put down the teacup and said slowly: "I have been here for so long and feel uncomfortable. I want to walk around and have a look. I have to leave anyway. What's the difference between leaving early and late? How is the situation at the Huang family? Do you still live outside?"

Knowing that Song Shiwei was a man of his word, Zhang Wu stopped trying to persuade him and said, "Dad and mom are both fine. We will move back home tomorrow. Most of the houses in Xiahuang Village have problems, except for the one that Dad and mom built not long ago. There is nothing missing over there. My second brother's hand has completely healed. I've been taking Liu Daming and the others to the foot of the mountain to chop firewood these past two days."

"I'm glad you're alright. Take some time this afternoon to go to the city and ask Song Da if he wants to go with me. If he does, bring him back. I'll leave the day after tomorrow, and I'll leave the horse and carriage to you. I have extra ones here."

Zhang Wu looked up at her and said, "Only asking about Song Da? What about Song Er and Song San?"

"Song Er can just follow you to learn martial arts. As for Song San, Xu Jingren has already agreed to take him with him. You can send him to Xu Jingren in half a year. He must learn more principles in the academy."

"Then I will go into the city after dinner. If Song Da is willing to follow the master to the capital, I can find him a college in the capital. The academies in the capital are much better than those in the north. At that time, almost all the great scholars taught in the academies in the capital."

Song Shi smiled and nodded: "I think so too. If you want to learn, learn from the best."

Zhang Wu has already made up his mind to let Song Da leave with Song Shiwei. Not to mention that he can gain experience by traveling along the way, but when he is not with his master, he always needs a capable person. Although Song Da is young, he has a steady personality. Zhang Wu can feel more at ease with him by Song Shiwei's side.