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

Lin Ting's wealth once refreshed several people's eyes. There was ice built into the pavilion. What was the difference between this and turning on the air conditioner outdoors in summer?

While they were talking, Uncle Fu came to meet the crowd again. Walking in front was a young girl in her twenties, wearing a light blue dress that shimmered silver as she walked. She had a pretty face and the graceful temperament that was unique to a Jiangnan beauty.

Behind the girl followed two young men of about seventeen or eighteen, with handsome faces and graceful manners.

When Lin Ting saw this, he immediately stood up and waved, “Wan Wan.”

After greeting Lin Ting, he stood up and walked forward. Several people stood outside the pavilion and exchanged greetings. Seeing this, Song Shiwei stood up.

"You're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time." He glared at Li Wan, then smiled at the two young men: "Brother Yunhan, Brother Yunqing, you're here too."

The two brothers Li Yunhan and Li Yunqing nodded towards Lin Ting.

Li Wan smiled and said, "You said it was deserted here, so I brought my two brothers here."

At this moment, Song Shiwei walked out of the pavilion with Feng Ru and Song Zeyuan. Li Wan and others looked over at the same time, with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Lin Ting pulled Song Shiwei to his side and introduced her with a smile: "This is my new friend, Song Shiwei."

"Shi Wei, this is the good friend I told you about yesterday, Li Wan, and these are her two brothers."

Li Wan looked at Song Shiwei carefully, and smiled slightly after meeting her gaze: "Since we are all good friends of Niao Niao, I will follow Niao Niao in calling you Shiwei, and Shiwei can call me Wanwan."

Song Shiwei nodded gently: "Wanwan."

"Li Yunhan."

"Li Yunqing."

Song Shiwei also nodded to the two of them as a greeting.

"Come in and sit down. It's too hot outside. Uncle Fu, is the sour plum soup ready to be chilled? Bring it to Wanwan and the two brothers soon. They love it."

Uncle Fu nodded in agreement and said with a smile, "It's been chilled since early morning. I'll have someone bring it over right away."

Lin Ting held Song Shiwei's hand with his left hand and Li Wan's with his right hand, and strode into the pavilion.

The sun was shining brightly, and everyone felt refreshed as soon as they entered. The Lin and Li families did not have any rules regarding gender separation, so everyone took their seats one by one.

Uncle Fu quickly brought his servants to bring the iced sour plum soup, and served Song Shiwei a pot of cold tea, then left with a smile on his face.

Li Wan looked around the yard with curiosity on her face: "Why did you think of buying a house here? From the looks of you, do you plan to live here permanently in the future?"

Lin Ting chuckled, "It's a long story. Didn't I tell you in my letter before that I almost died, but it was Shi Wei who saved me. Later, I ran into her by chance in the capital, and then I learned that she had also come to the capital. Her house is next door. I saw that the environment here is quiet and not noisy, so I bought a house here, and I will naturally live here permanently in the future."

The three Li siblings knew that Lin Ting almost couldn't come back after encountering bandits, but they didn't know that it was Song Shiwei who saved her. They looked at Song Shiwei with surprise.

"Don't underestimate Shi Wei just because she's a woman. There were quite a few bandits back then, and Shi Wei could easily defeat ten of them alone. I'm not exaggerating. If you don't believe me, you can ask Uncle Fu and the others. I only found out later that Shi Wei was a woman."

Li Wan stood up with a glass of water in her hand and raised it to Song Shiwei who was standing opposite her: "I didn't expect Shiwei to be so capable. I only learned about this today. Niao Niao and I grew up together. You saved her and you are my benefactor. I don't need to thank you for your kindness. If you need me in the future, just come to me."

Song Shiwei looked helplessly at the complacent Lin Ting, and stood up to clink glasses with Li Wan: "It's a small matter, no need to be so polite."

The Li Yunhan brothers looked at each other, neither of them quite believed what Lin Ting had just said. However, it was definitely true that Song Shiwei saved Lin Ting. As for the statement of fighting one against ten, it might be an exaggeration. However, although the brothers did not believe it in their hearts, they did not show it on their faces.

Afterwards, Lin Ting introduced Feng Ru and Song Da to the three siblings. When mentioning Song Da, Lin Ting looked at Li Yunqing and said, "Brother Yunqing, it turns out that Song Da and you are both studying at Zhoushan Academy. Have you ever met?"

Hearing this, both of them looked at each other.

Song Da shook his head honestly.

Instead, Li Yunqing looked at Song Da several times and said, "I feel that he looks familiar. I must have seen him from a distance but never talked to him."

"Zheyuan just entered the academy a month ago and doesn't like to go out after school. Master Li has a good memory."

Li Yunqing suddenly realized: "I knew it, I must have seen him before, but why are you in Yue Qianjin's academy?"

"I just arrived in Beijing with my master a month ago."

Perhaps seeing his brother's confusion, Li Yunhan explained, "In addition to enrolling students every year, Zhoushan Academy also accepts students if they can get a recommendation from the dean."

Li Yunqing stared at Song Da with wide eyes: "So you were recommended by Jiang Yuanzheng?"

"It was also by chance that I met Dean Jiang, and I was lucky enough to get the recommendation letter. Otherwise, Zeyuan would not have had the chance to attend the academy."

Li Yunqing had a look of deep surprise on his face. He immediately stood up and sat next to Song Da: "The fact that you have won the favor of Dean Jiang shows that you have done very well in your studies. We are both studying at Zhoushan Academy. We should get together more often when we have time in the future."

Song Da was very humble: "It is a great honor to be able to learn from Master Li."

"Since we are so familiar with each other, you don't have to call me Master Li anymore. I am a few years older than you. If you don't mind, you can just call me Brother Yunqing."

Song Da readily agreed: "Brother Yunqing."

The others all watched the two talking with a smile. Lin Ting clapped his hands with a smile, "That's good now. You are all students from the same academy. You can visit each other often in the future."

Zhoushan Academy is divided into four schools: A, B, C, and D. Students in School A are enrolled the earliest and are also the first to enter the school. Li Yunqing was enrolled in School A. Song Da entered the academy late, and because he had a good academic foundation and outstanding insights, he was arranged in School B. Therefore, even though the two were in the same academy, they did not meet often, let alone have the chance to get to know each other.

Li Yunqing has a sunny and cheerful personality. After learning that Song Da was also in Zhoushan Academy, he pulled him aside to talk, and forgot about his brother Li Yunhan.

With Lin Ting and Feng Ru, two lively and talkative people, the atmosphere in the pavilion is very cheerful.

When Uncle Fu came to report that lunch was ready, everyone stopped talking and went to the dining room.

"I specially invited the chef from Fu Man Lou to come to my house to cook lunch. You should eat more today."

Several people were surprised.

Li Yunhan raised his eyebrows: "As far as I know, it's not easy to hire a chef for Fu Man Lou. How did Niao Niao convince the owner of Fu Man Lou?"

Lin Ting raised his chin with a proud look on his face: "Of course I persuaded him with a hundred taels of silver. My father said that there is nothing in this world that cannot be done with silver. If there is, then the silver is not enough."

Everyone: ........

Although the Li family has been engaged in business for generations, they are slightly inferior to the Lin family. Lin Ting's father, mother and brother are all good at business. Unlike the Li family, Li Yunqing prefers reading. Although Li Yunhan has a business mind, he is still not as good as his brother Lin Ting. Therefore, only Lin Ting can be so generous as to spend a hundred taels of silver just to hire a chef to cook a meal.