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

No matter how difficult the Dali Dynasty officials' recent court sessions were, the disaster-stricken people outside the city were living a much better life. With the food donated by the merchants, they at least didn't have to starve for the time being. There were also fewer troublemakers than before, which greatly relieved the pressure on the Bingmasi.

This time, the merchants joined forces to trick Cao Chong. The victims outside the city got life-saving food and would not starve for the time being. The atmosphere in the city suddenly relaxed. The soldiers and horses that were patrolling the streets were withdrawn one after another, leaving only one or two teams to patrol outside from time to time. After receiving the news, the merchants went out to gather under the leadership of the Li family to discuss the next countermeasures.

Before leaving, Lin Shouren passed the message to Song Shiwei, and then took his eldest son Lin Mubai to the appointment.

Lin Ting found Song Shiwei early in the morning. Seeing that she did not go out, he took his maid to find Li Wan, preparing to take a stroll on the street.

When the family heard the news, Mrs. Cai was immediately delighted and took Jasmine to the street to buy things. After Song Zeyuan returned to Song Shiwei, he also went out to visit Jiang Yuanzheng.

Song Shiwei was sitting in the main room at this moment, holding the notebook that Lin Ting had sent him before. Next to the low couch was a jar of ice cubes. Feng Ru was standing beside him fanning him with a smile. The cool breeze blew on his face, making Song Shiwei squint his eyes in comfort.

"Sister, the weather is not too hot today, you should go out for a walk. You have been staying at home for so many days, and Granny Cai can't stand it anymore. As soon as she heard the news, she took Sister Jasmine out. Brother Song and Uncle Qin also went to visit Jiang Yuanzheng, so you are the only one who can stay at home."

Song Shiwei pinched his eyebrows and said calmly: "Isn't it good to stay at home, or do you want to go out?"

"I'm fine. It doesn't matter if I go out or not. I'll go wherever my sister goes. But I plan to visit Master's home early tomorrow morning."

Song Shi nodded slightly: "Bring some food with you when you go."

The current atmosphere is not as tense as before, but the drought in the south has far-reaching impacts. Even though every household has begun to go out, the grain shops in the city are still closed. Successive natural disasters have led to food shortages, and now when people go out to visit others, they more or less prepare food as a gift.

The food that used to be looked down upon now makes people happy.

Feng Ru smiled brightly: "Okay, I'll listen to my sister."

The amount of food in the micro-space during the Song Dynasty was astonishing. Even the two houses stored a lot of food in the open. Before the drought in the southern border was reported to the capital, Mrs. Cai and others bought a large amount of vegetables to make dried vegetables, and bought a lot of pork to make bacon. There was no shortage of food at home, but there were not many fresh ingredients. After pedestrians started to move around in the city, Mrs. Cai went out to buy vegetables with a basket.

There were quite a few fruits and vegetables in Song Shi's micro-space, but it was difficult to take them out. If he wanted to eat them, he would go into the space and fry a plate of vegetables. He never treated himself badly.

As they had not gone out for several days, Mrs. Cai, Uncle Qin and others had stopped making ice. Now that no one was at home, Song Shiwei took out the ice and asked Feng Ru to deliver it to everyone's room.

People like Mrs. Cai in the main house would not come in. Even if they had something to report, they would just stand outside the door and talk. Therefore, the ice in Song Shiwei's room never stopped freezing during these days, and she never felt the heat of the summer.

After Feng Ru left, Song Shiwei continued to pick up the storybook and prepared to read it. Suddenly, he heard hurried footsteps. A moment later, Feng Ru came running in, her little face red and her eyes filled with panic.

Song Shi frowned slightly: "Why are you so panicked?"

"Sister Song is in trouble. Something happened to Sister Lin."

Song Shiwei stood up immediately, his eyes sharp: "What's going on?"

Feng Ru patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief: "Guanyu, who is with Sister Lin, is here and is outside now. I only heard her say that Sister Lin was kidnapped by a gangster on the street and she has not been found yet. I don't know anything else. Sister, do you want to call the person over to ask?"

"Bring her in."

Feng Ru nodded repeatedly and waved towards the door.

Lin Ting's maid Guanyu came in sobbing. As soon as she came in, she knelt down in front of Song Shiwei and said in a choked voice: "Miss Song, I beg you to save my young lady."

Song Shiwei looked solemn and spoke in a clear voice: "If I remember correctly, your young lady went out shopping with Li Wan today. Please tell me in detail."

Feng Ru watched Guanyu cry so hard that she couldn't speak, so she quickly walked over to her side, and while calming her down, she said anxiously, "Sister Guanyu, please stop crying. Talk to Sister Song carefully about why Sister Lin disappeared, and how you knew that Sister Lin was kidnapped by criminals. The sooner you explain it to Sister Song, the sooner she can save Sister Lin."

Guan Yu took a deep breath and calmed himself down. "Today, my daughter and Miss Li went out to the street. When they arrived at Luoshangfang, they found new clothes there. So they went in to take a look. The proprietress of Luoshangfang kept asking my daughter to try the clothes on, saying that she would know whether they looked good or not after she put them on.

I was originally going to go in with the young lady to serve her, but she said she could just try it on herself and asked me to wait outside. We waited for a long time but the young lady didn't come out. I called out several times but there was no response. I pushed open the door of the trying-on room and found that she was gone.

I was panicking, so I left Qingdai to continue looking for someone around Luoshangfang, and I came back to report that the master was out on business, and the lady had gone to a banquet, so I had no choice but to come and look for Miss Song. "

"That is to say, Lin Ting was lost in Luoshangfang. Have you asked the proprietress of Luoshangfang?"

Guan Yu nodded repeatedly: "After the young lady disappeared, Miss Li had the proprietress taken away. When I came back, Miss Li was still interrogating her."

Even Li Wan noticed that something was wrong with Luoshangfang. This arrangement did not seem like something an ordinary person would do. Song Shiwei's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he immediately walked out, saying as he walked: "Let's go take a look first. The person should be in the West City. Ask someone to inform Mr. Lin and Mrs. Lin. Remember, act in secret and don't let others know."

Guanyu also knew the seriousness of the matter, as it concerned Lin Ting's reputation, so she nodded quickly: "Yes, I will remember it."

Song Shiwei got on the Lin family's carriage and quickly arrived at Luoshangfang. Seeing Qingdai looking out the door, Song Shiwei immediately got off the car and walked straight over.

Qingdai was very excited to see Song Shiwei, and was about to speak when Song Shiwei interrupted her with a wave of his hand.

"Where's Li Wan?"

"Miss Li is interrogating the people from Luoshangfang in the house. I will take Miss Song in."

Song Shiwei followed Qingdai into a room where Li Wan was threatening the proprietress of Luoshangfang.

Qing Dai stood behind Song Shiwei, leaned forward and whispered, "This lady boss is very stubborn. No matter how much she is threatened, she just says she doesn't know. Miss Li interrogated her for a long time but couldn't pry her mouth open."

Song Shiwei frowned and walked to Li Wan with a sullen face, looking at the tied-up woman as if she were a dead person. Her voice was so calm that it seemed like she was talking about something insignificant: "Since you don't want to tell the truth, then don't speak."

After saying that, Song Shiwei took out a dagger from his sleeve. The sharp blade shone coldly under the candlelight, making people shudder for no reason.

Li Wan met Song Shiwei's cold eyes, was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said okay.