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

The three of them didn't have much luggage, just a few sets of clothes and bedding, which were also things that were visible. The rest of the items were in the Song Shi micro space.

After lunch, they drove a horse-drawn carriage to Camellia Lane in East City.

The house had been cleaned up by Feng Rusong and there was not even a fallen leaf in the yard. Song Shiwei also noticed that there was light shining through the doors and windows outside, which showed that they had been wiped carefully, showing that these two people had cleaned very carefully.

Song Shiwei nodded with satisfaction, moved the clothes of the two people out of the space, and then took out a few new beddings. Finally, he waved his hand and asked the two people to go downstairs to choose their own rooms and take the clothes and bedding back to the room to put them away, and then he walked towards the main house.

Song Dafengru finally chose to live on the west side, where there were three bedrooms side by side. In addition to the three rooms, there was a lot of open space where a well was dug. On the east side, there were also three bedrooms and a kitchen. There was a drain in the corner of each bedroom, which could be used to place a bathtub. After taking a bath, the water could be drained out by pulling out the plug in the bathtub.

To the north is the main house of the residence. There is a hall as soon as you enter the door. On one side is a bedroom with a bathroom, and on the other side is a study with a storage room. The rooms are fully furnished. As Song Da said, they are all brand new and don't look like they have been used before.

Although the entire house has only two entrances, it covers a large area. There are four rooms on the back side of the house, and there is a stable on the other side. The corner door is located in the stable to facilitate the entry and exit of carriages.

The house was indeed a bit too big for the three of them, so during dinner Song Shiwei said, "Let's go to the slave market tomorrow."

Feng Ru and Song Da looked up at her at the same time.

"Sister Song, does your family want to buy someone?"

Song Shiwei nodded: "After everything is settled, Song Da will go to school. The family will need a cook, a groom, and a maid to clean the house."

Feng Ru was shocked to see four servants were bought at once: "But sister, you..."

Before he could finish his words, Song Shiwei raised his hand and interrupted him: "We are already in the capital. If you need anything, just go to the street to buy it. Besides, we have the servants' indentures in our hands. We don't have to worry about them having any bad intentions."

Song Da pondered for a moment and said, "When the time comes, let them live in the back house and don't come to the backyard easily. The master doesn't like to go out, so he doesn't need those magical methods."

This arrangement is the safest, but Feng Ru still feels uneasy: "I heard that the servants in the slave market all signed death contracts. Anyway, they are all death contracts. When the time comes, let them take loyalty pills. Even if they accidentally see or suspect something one day, there is no need to worry that they will harm my sister."

In Feng Ru's mind, only by taking the loyalty pill can one be absolutely safe. Even if it is a death contract, what does it matter? There are many people in this world who will not care about life and death for money.

Song Shiwei naturally understood what she was thinking, and nodded with a smile: "We'll talk about it after someone buys it back. The key is to see its quality."

Feng Ru grinned with curved eyebrows and patted his chest: "Don't worry, sister, I will watch over it."

After talking to her, Song Shiwei looked at Song Da and took out a hundred-liang silver note from his sleeve: "You are responsible for buying the servants. The maids who clean the house should not be too young, and the cooking skills of the cooks should also be carefully examined."

Song Da had not expected that such an important matter would fall on him. He took the banknote solemnly and said, "Master, rest assured. I will select the right person."

Song Shiwei waved his hand and told the two to go about their business, while he went back to the main room to write a letter to Zhang Wu.

After writing the letter, Song Shiwei put it away and waited for the servant to buy it and send it. Then he began to tidy up the bedroom, taking out new bedding and changing it. There were five candlesticks in the bedroom, all of which were filled with candles as thick as wrists. He also took out five or six sets of clothes from the space and put them into the closet.

The last part was the bathing room. Song Shiwei put the original bathtub directly into the space and prepared to throw it away when he was free. Then he put his own bathtub in it, and also a towel for wiping water stains, scented soap and soapberry oil.

It is quite novel that Song Shiwei used soap beans for washing hair in the Dali Dynasty. The soap beans were ground into powder and then spices were added to make solid detergent. The production method was a little complicated, but simpler than using only soap beans, and the added spices had many kinds of fragrances. As soon as Song Shiwei heard the shopkeeper's introduction, he bought a bunch of them, the most fragrant of which was osmanthus.

After tidying up the ear room, Song Shiwei returned to the bedroom and glanced at the bed curtains on the bed. Song Shiwei thought for a while and called Feng Ru. The two of them worked together to pull down the bed curtains and replaced them with new goose yellow bed curtains. A set of Song Shiwei's usual tea cups were also placed on the table in the main room.

After cleaning up, Song Shiwei spoke up, "Do you want to change the bed curtains on your bed?"

Feng Ru shook her head. "The bed in my room is different from my sister's. I can't hang a bed curtain, but I changed the sheets and quilts my sister gave me. Brother Song did the same."

Song Shiwei nodded, and after not seeing Song Da for a while, he asked, "Where's Song Da?"

"He just went out, saying he was going to walk around the streets to get familiar with the environment here, so that it would be more convenient for him to go out and do things in the future."

"It's time to go for a walk. If you're bored at home, go for a walk, but don't go too far."

Feng Ru smiled and agreed.

Song Da came back at 3 p.m. At that time, Song Shiwei was sitting in the main room drinking tea. When he saw the two people following Song Da, he was obviously stunned.

The two men stood outside the main room door, and only Song Da came in.

"I was originally wandering around nearby, and didn't want to go too far when I came across a broker selling people. Among them was a mother and daughter who looked quite honest. The mother used to be a cook in a wealthy family, and her daughter was a third-class maid in the master's courtyard. I saw that they were not young, and since the family was looking for someone to buy, I bought them."

Song Shiwei then realized that the two people outside were mother and daughter. However, when he heard Song Da say that he had worked for a wealthy family before, he frowned and asked, "Why did you sell it? Did you make a mistake in the master's house?"

Song Da had inquired about it when he bought the servants. When he heard his master asking, he smiled and said, "They didn't do anything wrong. It was the master who made a mistake and the house was confiscated, so all the servants were sold. Mrs. Cai is good at cooking spicy food, and Miss Jasmine can also do the cleaning work."

After saying that, Song Da took out a fifty-liang silver note and a few liang of silver from his pocket: "Miss Jasmine signed the death contract. She is strong and works hard, so she spent fifteen liang of silver. Mrs. Cai spent twenty liang because she has a craft. The subordinates also took back the death contract. It's all here."

If it is a live-in maid named Jasmine, it only needs five or six taels of silver.

Song Shiwei did not take the silver. Instead, he picked up the indentures of the mother and daughter and checked them. Only after he saw that there was no problem did he call the two in.

The mother and daughter were a little reserved. They didn't even dare to look at Song Shiwei. They kept their heads down the whole time and only answered one question at a time. They didn't say anything else.

It is indeed as Song Da said, he is quite honest.

Song Shiwei put away the indentures of the two people and looked up at them: "There are not many people in my family, so naturally there are not so many rules. As long as you work hard and don't betray me, I am also a good person to talk to. If you have any thoughts that you shouldn't have, don't blame me for escorting you to the government."

Mrs. Cai and Jasmine shuddered and knelt down hurriedly to express their fear.

Song Shiwei nodded with satisfaction: "Do your job well, and you will get what you deserve. Go down."

Song Da took Cai Pozi and the other two downstairs, and took them around the house, paying special attention to the kitchen. Finally, he took them to the back house in the front yard.

"You can choose any of the four rooms here. We can hire one more servant at most, but he will live in the stable over there. Now that you have arrived at the new master's house, all the past things are gone. Just work hard in the future. Aunt Cai, you will be settled in today. You will be in charge of all the kitchen chores. As for Jasmine, you will be responsible for cleaning. If you have any problems, go to Feng Ru. Try not to go to the master."