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

Fortunately, the temperature in the space was suitable. Song Shiwei had a simple dinner in the space. He couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep directly by the door.

I don’t know how long I slept, but when Song Shiwei woke up, he felt full of energy, except that his neck was a little sore.

He used his mind to check the situation outside the space. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, Song Shiwei washed up quickly and slipped out of the space.

When I entered the space last night, I chose the forest closest to the city gate. This position is just right for seeing the scenery over there clearly.

It was still early at this moment, and people were entering the city in groups of three or four at the city gate. Some were driving ox carts with many people on them, while others were pushing carts with baskets on them.

Seeing that the soldiers at the city gate just stood there without making any other moves, Song Shiwei calmed down a little and strode towards the city gate.

As soon as you step into the city, you will be attracted by the bustling shouting. Most of the shops on the street are open to welcome customers. The owners of the street noodle stalls are cooking noodles in the pot while attracting customers.

Song Shiwei looked at the city's environment with interest. He walked down a street and saw all kinds of shops. He secretly memorized their locations, turned and walked into a restaurant, ordered a bowl of shredded pork noodles and a stack of refreshing side dishes, found a seat by the window and sat down. While eating the first breakfast in ancient times, he observed the environment outside.

The gold and silver collected from the treacherous minister's farm were all ingots of 50 taels each. Fortunately, this restaurant was large, so there was no need to worry about not being able to make change even if one ingot of silver was taken out.

When paying the bill, Song Shiwei asked the waiter about the location of the pawnshop and gave him a few coins as a tip before leaving the restaurant and heading for the pawnshop.

There are still two months before the natural disaster. As the capital of the powerful and wealthy in the Dali Dynasty, the capital has the most complete supplies and the largest quantities. No matter how much supplies they buy, there is no need to worry about attracting attention. After all, there are many people who live a luxurious life. This is why Song Shiwei chose to stay and buy supplies even though he knew that this place would soon face the first natural disaster. At worst, he could leave early.

Last night Song Shiwei had thought of the next arrangements. He would first rent a house in a remote area of ​​the city so that goods could be delivered to the door. It would be better to hire a servant. Purchasing supplies by himself would be exhausting. It would be more efficient to act separately.

One thing that was better in ancient times than in modern times was that servants who were bought had signed a contract and did not have so many little thoughts. The relationship between superiors and subordinates was not to be crossed. They had to do whatever their masters told them to do without asking any questions. If they had any second thoughts, they would be beaten to death once discovered.

In the face of life and death, external things are secondary.

By then, you can just buy a servant to help purchase supplies. You don't even need to think of a reason. Not only will it greatly speed up the process, but after purchasing the supplies, you can just give the indenture to the other party and leave the capital directly. The emperor is far away, so you don't have to worry even if the other party tells everyone about it.

After walking for quarter of an hour, I finally arrived at the Yahang that the waiter at the restaurant mentioned. It was located on the street and I could see the word "Yahhang" from afar.

There were not many people walking around at this time. As soon as Song Shiwei walked in, a young man in a sky-blue gown came up to him. Even though Song Shiwei was wearing coarse cloth at the moment, it did not affect the man's smiling face.

"I am Wang Gui, a distinguished guest. What can I do for you?"

"I heard this is the best dental clinic in the capital. I want to rent a house. I wonder if there is a suitable one."

Wang Gui's smile deepened immediately, and as he walked in with Song Shiwei, he asked, "What do you want, young lady?"

Song Shiwei thought for a moment and said, "A bigger house, a quieter location, preferably with no neighbors around."

Seeing the other party's surprise, Song Shi smiled shyly: "I like quietness and don't like small talk."

Wang Gui suddenly realized, smiled and walked to a bookcase, searched in one of the compartments for a long time, then took out a book, and said as he flipped through it, "Miss's request is simple. There are many houses like this in the city, but if you want it to be quiet, it has to be far from the main street."

Song Shi nodded slightly: "It doesn't matter if it's farther away, as long as the house is big enough and the environment is quiet enough."

Wang Gui understood Song Shiwei's idea, turned to a page in the booklet, and pushed it in front of her with a smile: "At present, this house that meets your requirements is very good. The house has two courtyards. Although there are two houses next to it, neither of them is occupied. We also recorded it here and are preparing to rent it out."

The booklet not only describes the environment of the house in detail, but also has a layout diagram of the house at the bottom. It can be said that it is very thoughtful. At present, Song Shiwei is very satisfied, but he still needs to see the site before making a decision.

So under Wang Gui's expectant gaze, Song Shiwei nodded: "Very good, I wonder if I can go and see it?"

Seeing that the guest was satisfied, Wang Gui nodded immediately: "Of course, Miss, wait a moment, I will go get the key first."

After Wang Gui left, Song Shiwei looked around the room.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Wang Gui hurried in with a key: "Miss, I have the key. Please follow me."

Song Shiwei nodded in thanks, then followed Wang Gui to his residence.

Because of the differences between men and women, there is no driving.

After walking for half an hour, the environment became more and more remote. Perhaps noticing Song Shiwei's scrutiny, Wang Gui smiled and said, "The surrounding environment here is quiet and peaceful, not as noisy as the street. The only drawback is that it is too remote. If you don't have a means of transportation, you will have to walk for a long time to go shopping."

Song Shiwei was very satisfied with the remoteness of this place, and said softly: "It is just like this for a great hermit to hide in the city."

"Miss, you are absolutely right. May I ask your name?"

Song Shiwei looked around and said, "My last name is Song."

"It's Miss Song, nice to meet you," Wang Gui said, stopping in his tracks. "We're here, Miss Song, wait a moment, I'll open the door."

The house was indeed as Wang Gui had described. There were only two courtyards around it, and the doors were closed. The two houses were about ten meters away from the one he liked.

As the gate opened, Song Shiwei stepped in. What he saw was a screen wall that blocked the entrance to the courtyard and prevented outsiders from snooping. There was a row of back houses at the entrance. Opposite the screen wall was the main house. On the left and right of the main house were the ear rooms and the corridor connecting to the backyard. On the left and right were the east and west wing rooms. The courtyard was very large, and there was a large water tank in the middle.

Wang Gui led Song Shiwei to the backyard while observing her expression. He couldn't tell whether she was satisfied or not, so he started to introduce: "The backyard is a row of back rooms. There are also apricot trees planted in the yard. When they bloom and bear fruit, it will be a beautiful sight. I wonder if Miss Song is satisfied?"

Song Shiwei was not the type to beat around the bush, so he said immediately: "I am quite satisfied, but I don't know how much the monthly rent is?"

As long as he is satisfied, Wang Gui smiled and said, "This house costs ten strings of cash a month."

After saying that, he was afraid that Song Shiwei would think it was too expensive, so he hurriedly explained: "Miss Song, you don't know, although this house is a little remote, it is at least a two-courtyard house. Although the front door is nothing special, the back of this house is where some wealthy masters live, and the ones further ahead are also people with official status. If the front door here is not in the wrong position and there are no furniture in this house, the price would be even higher."

Ten strings of money, or ten taels of silver, was not expensive at all in this place, even in a remote area, where every inch of land was worth a lot of money.

I didn't expect the prices at this dental clinic were quite reasonable.

Song Shiwei immediately made the decision: "I'll rent this yard."