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

Feng Ru wrote down Song Shiwei's request carefully on a piece of paper and planned to go to the dental clinic to ask about it tomorrow.

After putting away the paper and pen, Feng Ru finally told what she had discovered: "By the way, sister, I just went to the wing room to check the gift list and found two extra boxes. They were quite heavy. I don't know what's inside. Do you want to take a look?"

Song Shiwei raised his eyes to look at her: "You didn't open it to see?"

"That's a gift from Sister Lin's family to Sister. How can I open it and read it?"

That matter-of-fact look successfully made Song Shiwei laugh, so he stood up and walked towards the ear room next to the study.

Feng Ru walked in front and entered the ear room first, pointing to the two boxes on the outside: "These are the two boxes. I saw that they were a bit heavy when Jasmine moved them in. I wonder if they are made of jade or something like that."

Song Shiwei raised his hand and opened the two boxes, and a silver and golden light refracted in his eyes.

Both of them were stunned.

Feng Ru covered her mouth with a look of disbelief: "This...so much gold and silver!"

That’s right, the two boxes sent by the Lin family, one filled with gold bars and the other filled with silver bars, were not included in the gift list, just like the box filled with silver bills.

The Lin family is truly wealthy and powerful, no wonder so many people are eyeing their property.

Song Shiwei closed the door of the ear room, put the two boxes of gold, silver, snacks and fruits into the space, and then collected a few pieces of brocade. The remaining things were still placed in the ear room, to be used as rewards or gifts in the future.

When Feng Ru returned to the main house, he felt his heart pounding.

Remembering that he had looted a lot of gold and silver from Cao Chong before, Song Shiwei took out ten silver ingots weighing ten taels and placed them on the table: "You were meritorious in protecting Lin Ting at Qingshan Temple last time. These are what you deserve. Take them back and keep them safe."

Although Feng Ru's eyes were fixed on the glittering silver ingot, she shook her head firmly: "I belong to my sister, and all my things belong to my sister. Besides, it was my sister who asked me to protect Sister Lin that day. Later, Sister Lin also gave me a hundred taels of silver notes. I can't take it anymore."

Song Shiwei pushed the silver ingot directly in front of her: "I told you to take it, so you take it. When did you become so shy?"

"Hehe, Brother Zhang Wu said that people shouldn't be too greedy. Since sister said so, Ru'er will accept it," Feng Ru said, and then she brought the silver ingots in front of her.

Early the next morning, when Song Shiwei was still sleeping in bed, Feng Ru asked Uncle Qin to take her to Dongcheng Yahang to find a house.

There are too many people in Dongcheng who want houses with large areas and ice cellars. Most of the merchants here are big businessmen, so naturally they buy bigger houses. They are all rich and love to enjoy life, so most big houses have ice cellars.

Feng Ru was outside looking at houses all day and didn't come back until before dinner.

"There are two nice houses, but they are built on the street and are a bit noisy during the day. I plan to go and take a look tomorrow."

Song Shiwei was eating his meal. Hearing this, he didn't say much, but just responded softly.

After looking at houses for two days in a row, they finally chose a house in Huanhua Lane, which was a cup of tea away from Camellia Lane. Although the house had only three courtyards, it covered a very large area, more than three times larger than the house in Camellia Lane. The ice cellar was deep and spacious, and could store a large amount of ice.

On the day of the transfer, Song Shiwei took a look and was very satisfied.

Song Shiwei did not hide the fact that he had bought another house. Mrs. Cai and others learned about it from Feng Ru that day, and they were privately wondering whether their master was going to move there.

A big house means more servants will be needed. Song Shiwei doesn't like places with too many people, so he has never thought about moving. It's good like this now. As for the newly bought house, just put it aside for now, so it will be more convenient to buy things in the future.

After lunch on the second day, Lin Ting and Li Wan came together, and they both pulled Song Shiwei out of the door at the same time.

Only after they got on the carriage did Song Shiwei look at the two of them helplessly: "Can you tell me where we are going now?"

Lin Ting glanced at Li Wan and chuckled, "I heard that a new ice drink shop opened in Xicheng. They have a delicious ice cream cheese dish. We haven't been out for a while, so why don't we go and try it?"

Song Shiwei:.......

Li Wan smiled gently: "I think Brother Mu Bai bought it for you to eat. I'm going to try it later if it's something you can't forget."

"Don't worry, it will definitely taste good."

Not only Li Wan, but even Song Shiwei felt a little bit of anticipation for the food that Lin Ting guaranteed.

The carriage stopped steadily in front of Liangshi Pavilion. Song Shiwei and the other two got off the carriage and looked at the plaque, all smiling.

"This name is concise and clear. Liangshi Pavilion means cool and comfortable."

Lin Ting said with amusement in his eyes: "I also think this name is good. People can tell what it sells at a glance. How great."

Song Shiwei followed the two into Liangshi Pavilion. Lin Ting couldn't wait to pull them to the private room on the second floor. While walking, he ordered with the waiter. He ordered six servings of the ice silk cheese that he had mentioned several times on the way.

After placing their order, the three of them sat down in the private room. Just as Lin and Li's maids were about to close the door, they heard two male voices coming from the aisle outside.

"Your humble servant greets Lord Cao. Lord Cao is here to enjoy the cool air today as well?"

"It turned out to be Lord Xu."

As the box door closed, the noise outside gradually faded away.

Lin Ting turned around and was about to talk to Song Shiwei when he saw her frowning. Thinking back to the conversation she had just heard, she smiled and asked, "Shiwei knows Lord Cao?"

Song Shi frowned slightly, retracted his gaze from outside and turned to look at her: "Lord Cao? Which Lord Cao?"

"Who else can be called Lord Cao? There is only one person in the capital, Cao Chong. He is now the most respected official in front of the emperor."

Song Shi raised his eyebrows slightly and inquired inconspicuously: "I heard in the Northern Territory before that Lord Cao holds great power and is second only to one person in the court. From the tone you used when you talked about him just now, it seems that you don't like this man very much."

Lin Ting disliked him, and the disgust on his face could hardly be concealed. He sneered, "That dog official has always been arbitrary and relied on the emperor's trust. If anyone offends him accidentally, he will be dismissed from office or have his property confiscated. He is just a figurehead, bullying the people and treating the people's suffering as nothing. He lets the court affairs be manipulated by him. Who can like such a person? Not to mention me, even my father would want to dig a hole and hide himself in it when he sees him."

Song Shiwei held his cheek in thought. It seemed that Cao Chong, the treacherous minister, really deserved to die. It was no wonder that Xie An chose him as a stepping stone to the throne.

"My parents don't stay in the capital often because they don't want to have anything to do with that bastard official, lest they become his pawns and face life and death."

Li Wan also agreed and said, "Our family also has such concerns, so my parents are usually busy outside. If it weren't for the business dealings in Beijing, I'm afraid they wouldn't settle down in Beijing. But doing business is naturally risky. Fortunately, my family members don't cause trouble outside, so those people can't find any fault even if they want to."