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

After hearing what Song Da said, Jasmine didn't mind, after all, she had done cleaning work in her old master's house before. Instead, Mrs. Cai looked up at Song Da in surprise.

"But do you have something to say?"

Mrs. Cai shook her head repeatedly to indicate no.

Only after Song Da left did Mrs. Cai breathe a sigh of relief. She took her daughter to the innermost room of the back house, spread out the bedding and sat down to rest.

"Mother, I think the young lady is very easy to talk to."

Mrs. Cai glared at her, feeling rather disappointed: "Why did I give birth to such a fool like you? You just got here and you already know that the master is easy to talk to? I have taught you so many times that you can't judge a person by appearance. You can only know whether he is good at serving you after serving him for a long time."

Jasmine stuck out her tongue and said, "That's just my feeling. Miss looks stern, but I just think she's easy to talk to."

"Since you have come to the new master's house, you should work hard in the future, talk less and do more, and don't cause trouble for your mother," Mrs. Cai thought of what Song Da just said, and couldn't hide her surprise: "Miss, don't worry, leave all the kitchen matters to me."

"It means the master trusts you. Why is mother still not happy?"

Mrs. Cai rolled her eyes at her and said, "This is not trust at all. This is to see if I can do a good job and if I have any other intentions. You are always so naive."

When Mrs. Cai and her daughter came home, Feng Ru was cooking dinner in the kitchen. She only found out about it after Song Da came in and told her about it.

"Is the person you chose good enough? Did you take a good look at him?"

Song Da nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, I have asked the broker about Mrs. Cai and Jasmine in detail. They were sold because their original owners committed crimes. I also asked them on the way back. I didn't ask them for any information, but I saw that they were very cautious. There should be no problem with their character, but I still need to observe more."

"So what are they doing now?"

Song Da pointed towards the front yard and said, "I just took them to choose a house. They should be packing up now. Don't worry, I have already warned them not to go in front of the master. If there is anything, let them come to you."

Feng Ru then smiled: "No wonder my sister always says that you are prudent and have thought of everything."

Song Da smiled shyly, "It's all because the master likes it."

Feng Ru didn't know that Song Da would bring people back today, so she only cooked dinner for three people. It was the first day for the people to come home, so they wouldn't go hungry. Besides, Song Da asked them to rest up today. Feng Ru thought about it and made some noodles and two eggs before going to the front yard to call people to come for dinner.

When Feng Ru arrived, Mrs. Cai and her daughter were wiping the tables, chairs and cabinets. Feng Ru stood at the door and watched for a while.

Just as Mrs. Cai was about to turn around and talk to her daughter, she saw a little girl standing at the door. She was startled and asked hesitantly while walking towards the door, "But is it Miss Feng Ru?"

It was the first time someone addressed her like that. Feng Ru found it quite novel and nodded with a smile: "It's me. You must be Mrs. Cai, right? When Brother Song brought you back, I had already prepared dinner for the master. It's too late to make anything else now, so I just cooked noodles for you. Just eat some."

"If you don't want to make do with it, then don't make do with it. It's good enough to have noodles to eat. Thank you for your trouble, Miss Feng Ru," Mrs. Cai was flattered and waved her hands as she spoke.

"It's ready, you can go to the kitchen and eat," Feng Ru said, then he looked at Jasmine deliberately, nodded to the two of them, and left.

"Mom, I'm hungry."

Mrs. Cai turned around and glared at her: "If you are hungry, go and eat. Didn't Miss Feng Ru say that she cooked noodles for us?"

The mother and daughter walked quickly into the kitchen. There were two large bowls of noodles on the stove. After they had eaten half of them, they saw that there were eggs. They were immediately grateful and tears flowed.

Although the original master was only a fifth-rank official, he had many servants in the house, including several cooks. Mrs. Cai was not conspicuous among them. Moreover, the mistress of the house preferred light food, and Mrs. Cai was better at spicy food. She had no future in the kitchen and was usually asked to help the cooks who were favored by her.

Although her daughter Jasmine was a maid in the young lady's courtyard, she was also not well-off and could only be a lowly cleaning maid. It was only after Mrs. Cai gave the steward most of her savings that she was sent there.

Who would have thought that in just half a year, the emperor would order the master's house to be confiscated. The masters who had been high and mighty in the past were all ragged and in a miserable state, and all the slaves in the house were sold.

Mrs. Cai thought that this was how her life would be, as long as she and her daughter were alive, but she didn't expect that on the first day she was taken out to be sold, she was noticed by the new owner. The mother and daughter followed with great trepidation, afraid to say something wrong, and just answered honestly whatever the other party asked.

When she arrived at her new master's house, Mrs. Cai didn't expect that there was only a young girl in charge, who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. But the more strange this was, the more cautious Mrs. Cai became. She did not answer her master casually just because she was young, and treated her more carefully than before.

Looking at her daughter eating happily, Mrs. Cai felt tired. With extremely complicated thoughts in her mind, she couldn't help but admonish her, "Work hard in the future, be obedient, do what the master says, don't talk back to the master, and don't enter the master's room at will. Remember, if you have any problems, go to Miss Feng Ru just now, and don't cause trouble for your mother."

Jasmine smiled and nodded: "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely be obedient and will never get close to the master."

"I'm not telling you not to get close to the master, but we've just arrived and we don't know the situation in the mansion yet. We don't know the master's temper either, so we have to be careful in what we say and do."

Jasmine nodded repeatedly: "I understand."

The mother and daughter were whispering in the kitchen, and Feng Ru and Song Da were also talking to Song Shiwei in the main room about the mother and daughter.

"Sister Song, I've seen those two people. They seem to be honest and decent. Brother Song has good taste."

"Let's take a look at it first. If it can be used, keep it. If it can't be used, sell it."

Feng Ru smiled and nodded: "I think so too. Let's wait and see for a while. His true nature will naturally show over time. Then we can decide whether to keep him or not. By the way, Sister Song, when are we going to write to Brother Zhang Wu? He must be waiting anxiously."

Speaking of Zhang Wu, Song Shiwei also smiled: "I have already written the letter. If you want to write to him, write it tonight. I will ask Jasmine to mail it tomorrow."

"Then I'll write it tonight and give it to my sister tomorrow morning."

Song Da did not speak a word at the dinner table, but just listened quietly to the two of them talking.

After dinner, the two of them cleaned up the dishes and took them to the kitchen. When they entered, they saw that hot water was already boiling on the stove. The firewood that was a little messy due to cooking was now neatly stacked. The two of them couldn't help but look at each other.

Mrs. Cai was guarding the kitchen. When she saw the two people come in, she took the initiative to say, "Miss Feng Ru, Brother Song, let me wash the dishes. There is hot water in the pot. If you want to wash, I will ask Jasmine to fetch water. She is very strong."

Feng Ru raised an eyebrow: "Is Jasmine very strong?"

“Chopping wood and fetching water is no problem.”

Feng Ru: oo