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

When Song Shiwei heard that he had to eat bear meat for several days in a row, he immediately looked depressed. His eyes lit up for a moment as he thought: "Why not make it all into smoked meat? If it's inconvenient to cook on the road in the future, we can still eat some meat."

Zhang Wu thought it made sense, so he got up and went to the carriage to get the marinated bear meat, and roasted it next to the fire so that it wouldn't go bad.

It was only when all the bacon went into his stomach that day that Zhang Wu realized the "sinister" intentions of his master.

After the bear paw was ready, Song Shiwei took a bite with great anticipation, then frowned. In ancient times when there were no various condiments, it was really impossible to enjoy such a good thing as bear paw. So Song Shiwei ate two bites and gave it all to Zhang Wu. He then went back to the tent and took out the cooked food from the space as a snack.

The aroma of meat wafted through the cave tonight. Huang Changyuan originally wanted to invite Song Shiwei and the other man to eat a big pot of meat together, but when he arrived and saw that both of them were already eating, he had to give up the idea.

Seventy kilograms of bear meat, bones and internal organs were cooked in several pots. Xu Jingren also took the villagers to pick wild onions and ginger near the cave to dissipate the original fishy smell of the bear meat. Everyone was very satisfied with the meal, and even the aroma of meat was lingering in their dreams.

After arranging for people to keep watch at night, Huang Changyuan returned to his tent. After lying down, he kept talking to his wife Luo Hongmei about how they had been fleeing famine for so long, and every time the whole village ate and shared meat, it was because of Song Shiwei. As he spoke, he began to show off.

"If I hadn't spotted Xiao Song, and if I hadn't invited him to travel with me, our village wouldn't have had such a good life now. We would have been wiped out when we encountered the bandits, not to mention that we don't have meat to eat from time to time now."

Luo Hongmei resisted the urge to doze off and agreed casually, "Yes, yes, yes, you have good taste."

"Xiao Song is really a noble man in our village. I think the officials respect him more when they mention him. Otherwise, how could they afford the bear meat this time? If Xiao Song hadn't killed the bear meat, believe it or not, the officials would have taken it all. And Master Xie and Master Shen follow Xiao Song every day. Isn't it because they see Xiao Song's ability?"

Huang Changyuan didn't care whether his wife responded or not. He continued talking to himself for a long time and finally fell asleep with a smile on his face.

Except for a few people who were keeping watch at the entrance of the cave, almost everyone else went to bed early, and slept soundly with food in their stomachs; only some slight noise came from the tent of the third room of the Xie family.

Lin Zhen, the third wife of the Xie family, was currently in her daughter's tent, and the mother and daughter were talking in a low voice.

Lin Zhen held her daughter's hand, her eyes firm: "Wenhui, success or failure depends on this one move. As long as you succeed, that person will definitely be responsible for you. As long as you catch him, your good days will come in the future."

Xie Wenhui had just come of age and had already understood matters between men and women. Coupled with her mother's explicit teachings tonight, her face turned red.

Seeing her daughter didn't say anything, Lin Zhen knew she was too shy, so she emphasized, "I'm not asking you to really have anything happen with him. With his background, he's not worthy of you. I'm just using him to make your life better. When you get to the North, I'll help you find a good family."

"But...but if it doesn't come true, how will he be responsible? What if he denies it?"

Lin Zhen's eyes were fierce. "He dares not to admit it. As long as everyone sees you coming out of his tent and says that he did something to you, he will have to admit it even if he doesn't want to, otherwise everyone's spit will drown him."

Seeing that she was hesitant to make up her mind, Lin Zhen could not help but urge her: "Hui'er, you are my sweetheart. I really can't bear to see you suffer. Women in this world have a hard time. Now that there is a way to make yourself feel better, why don't you do it? Have you forgotten the look in that officer's eyes when he looked at you? If you can make that person responsible for you, at least those officers won't dare to have bad intentions towards you along the way. Now that everyone is asleep, how long are you going to hesitate? I am doing this for your own good. How could I harm you?"

Xie Wenhui finally gritted her teeth and nodded under Lin Zhen's expectation.

Lin Zhen was overjoyed: "Don't worry Hui'er, as long as you listen to me, I promise to let you get to the Northland safely. No one will tell anyone about what happened today. I'm here for you, don't be afraid."

Xie Wenhui responded softly, and her pretty face became even redder as she thought of the man's heroic figure.

The mother and daughter stayed in the tent for a while. Lin Zhen went out first. After leaving the tent, she looked around deliberately. After making sure that everyone was asleep, she turned around and called Xie Wenhui in a low voice.

The fire in the cave was about to go out, and the only source of light was from the outside of the cave. The mother and daughter carefully avoided other people, and could faintly hear the whispers of a few people who were keeping watch.

Lin Zhen led her daughter through the crowd and finally stood outside a tent. She pointed at the tent in the dim light from the cave entrance and raised her chin towards the tent with a firm expression.

Xie Wenhui nodded slightly, pursed her lips as she looked at the tent, then took a deep breath, mustered up the courage and walked towards the tent.

When Lin Zhen saw her daughter coming over, she quickly turned around and left, preparing to come back later under the pretext of looking for Xie Wenhui.

Xie Wenhui knew that Song Shiwei was very skilled, and she had heard Shen Yan express admiration for his sharp hearing before, so she walked very slowly, and it took her several minutes to walk a few steps. Looking at the door curtain of the tent, Xie Wenhui suddenly had some thoughts of escaping, but her mother's words echoed in her ears again and again, and when she thought of the elegant demeanor and handsome face of Mr. Song, her heart beat faster.

Raising her hand to touch the door curtain, Xie Wenhui swallowed her saliva, gently lifted the door curtain, and her eyes involuntarily fell on the ground. Although it was dark inside the tent, the curve of the ground showed that a person was lying there. Xie Wenhui couldn't help holding her breath. When she saw that person, the sounds from the outside world suddenly became silent, and only the long breathing sound could be heard.

Xie Wenhui walked in slowly, carefully lowered the door curtain, lifted her skirt and walked closer to the figure step by step, then squatted beside him, and gently placed her thin and slender hands on his quilt. When she was about to lie down, she saw the other person suddenly sit up, and then -

"what!"

In the darkness, a figure suddenly flew out of the tent, fell to the ground, and slid back several meters.

The people who were sleeping soundly were awakened by the shrill scream and quickly opened their tents and walked out.

The person guarding the cave entrance also lit a few torches and came over to check the situation.

Zhang Wu, who was next to Song Shiwei, also quickly opened the tent and came out. As soon as he came out, he saw the woman lying on the ground wailing, with a look of confusion on his face.

Song Shiwei walked out while everyone was confused. His eyes fell on Xie Wenhui who was screaming on the ground. He smiled contemptuously, "Someone from the Xie family? What are you doing in my tent in the middle of the night?"

Xie Wenhui was kicked very hard by Song Shiwei, which made her face pale. She kept holding her stomach and couldn't speak. Tears from her eyes fell to the ground drop by drop, looking particularly pitiful.

Lin Zhen heard the noise in the tent and thought that her daughter had been discovered. When she came out, she still had a smug smile on her face. However, when she saw her daughter lying on the ground in discomfort, her face instantly turned ugly.