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

The group first went into the city to inquire about the price of wild animal meat. They found out that the meat was several times more expensive than in previous years, and that wealthy families were scrambling to buy it. After discussion, the group decided to sell all the meat they brought, and the restaurant owner was very happy.

The group used the money earned from selling meat to buy food at the grain shop. Fortunately, although grain was much more expensive than in previous years, it was much cheaper than meat. However, there was a quota, and one household could only buy five dou of grain. Therefore, after buying the food, the group did not spend all the money from selling meat.

Some men were so happy that they even took some cloth home to make clothes for their wives and children.

When buying medicinal herbs, Huang Hai entrusted the matter to Xu Jingren, and then took Zhang Wu to the money shop to exchange silver bills.

When exchanging silver notes for silver, the money house will charge some fees, and one tael of silver is required for every one hundred taels.

Huang Hai stuffed twenty taels of silver directly into Zhang Wu and explained the reason. He put the remaining seventy-nine taels of silver into a sack. No one would have thought that there was so much silver in a shabby sack.

In the end, the few people asked around but couldn't find where to buy water. In the end, they even offered money to buy water but still couldn't buy water. However, the people in the county also told the truth.

It turned out that the drought in Xiang County was also very serious. County officials even asked people to dig a lot of wells, but the water output was very little. Later, many people were hired to look for water in the nearby mountains. They did find a stream that had not dried up, but it was only enough for the county residents to drink, and they couldn't spare any more to sell to others.

Fortunately, the underground river was full of water when we left. Every household took out everything that could hold water, so there is no shortage of water for the time being, and it would be better if we could buy some.

There were not as many disaster victims outside Xiang County as in the provincial capital, and everyone knew to go to better places, so outside Xiang County there were only disaster victims passing by, and they were sparsely populated. Huang Hai and his group were considered to be a large group, so they did not need anyone from outside to pick them up, and they drove directly out of the city to meet up with others.

Huang Changyuan was only slightly disappointed when he learned that he failed to buy water, and then he arranged for people to distribute food and silver.

This time, the group did not choose to stay in Xiang County to buy things and wait for the officials to come out before continuing on their journey.

They were a little far away from Xiang County and didn't meet anyone else on the road, so they found a shaded place on the side of the road to stop and have lunch.

On the way to Zhangwu, Song Shiwei had already talked about the matter of the twenty taels of silver, and Song Shiwei's opinion of Xu Jingren had slightly changed as a result.

Before, Song Shiwei had the impression that Xu Jingren was a man without propriety and who spoke without thinking. Song Shiwei did not want to have any contact with such a person. In fact, a brainless person would only bring endless troubles to others. However, this time Xu Jingren remembered that he had saved his life in disguise and returned the money to him, which at least proved that he could still be saved, but his personality was too simple.

It's not to the point of contact, but it's not disgusting anymore.

Song Shiwei directly threw the silver to Zhang Wu and took a big gulp of the iced drink.

After lunch, Huang Changyuan came to call Song Shiwei, and then the two of them walked over to the police.

There was a map spread out in front of Ge Li, and he was listening to Xie An's analysis. Song Shiwei and Huang Changyuan stood by and listened silently.

"In other words, it would be best if we head into the mountains next?" Ge Li frowned as he looked at the forest that Xie An pointed at.

Xie An nodded: "Indeed, it's too hot to walk on the main road. At least there are trees to block the sun when walking in the mountains. It's better than being exposed to the sun."

"But this mountain is too big, and it's hard to guarantee safety."

This was also what Xie An was worried about. Admittedly, traveling through the mountains was indeed the best option, but such a large mountain meant that there were more wild beasts. With so many people in the team, if they encountered a pack of hundreds of wolves, it would be difficult to guarantee that they would escape unscathed, let alone ordinary people.

Huang Changyuan also frowned and said, "It's hard for us to make a decision on this matter. We should ask for everyone's opinions."

"Village Chief Huang is absolutely right. Let's ask other people for their opinions."

Among the four people, only Song Shiwei remained silent from beginning to end, staring at the map spread out on the ground.

Huang Changyuan was given the task of asking for other people's opinions, while Song Shiwei just went through the motions and left Ge Li and went straight back to the carriage.

For Song Shiwei and Zhang Wu, it didn't matter whether they took the official road or went into the mountains. Instead of worrying about how to get there, they might as well think about what to eat for lunch.

"Master, the aunts just found some wild vegetables in the forest, but they are a little dry. Do you want to eat them?"

Song Shiwei shook her head without thinking: "Why eat those when you have fresh vegetables? Wait."

Song Shiwei first entered the carriage, and when he came out he was holding a bunch of vegetables in his hand. With the carriage as a shield, he was not afraid of being seen.

Zhang Wu pursed his lips as he took the vegetables, then washed them, and finally put oil in the wok and added the vegetables.

After lunch, Huang Hai came over and told the two of them about everyone’s decision. The next step was to go into the mountains.

During lunch, Zhang Wu heard what Song Shiwei said. After seeing Huang Hai off, he asked, "Master, didn't you say that the mountain is very big? Why do we have to go up the mountain?"

"The village chief and his men must have considered that the official road is unsafe. Compared to the complicated human nature, it is better to encounter wild beasts. With so many people in the team, they will encounter hundreds or even thousands of gregarious animals."

Zhang Wu suddenly realized: "I see, then it would be better to travel into the mountains. There are many trees in the mountains, and we can travel a little further every day. Maybe we can reach the north earlier than others."

Speaking of the Northland, Zhang Wu smiled and said, "When I was working in the capital, I often heard people say that the Northland was desolate, but the Lord of the Marquisate said that the Northland was rich and that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment under the governance of the officials."

"You are talking about Zhending Prefecture, right? Beyond Zhending Prefecture, it's not that rich. I heard that there are often bandits causing trouble in the northern border. If that place is rich, why would the Shen and Xie families be exiled there?"

Zhang Wu nodded: "I heard that it was indeed Zhending Prefecture. As for further north, I don't know, but I think that since Zhending Prefecture is not far from the northern border, it should not be too bad. The emperor exiled the Shen and Xie families to the northern border, perhaps because the northern border is far from the capital."

"You have a point."

Song Shiwei had read the general plot and knew that the Northern Territory was not as good as Zhang Wu thought. At least in the book, the male and female protagonists had many restrictions in the Northern Territory. If it weren't for the space provided by the female protagonist Shen Qianxue, these two families would have to lose at least half of the bill. The fact that the officials in the Northern Territory now had a grudge against Xie Hong was enough to make them suffer.

However, these have nothing to do with Song Shiwei. If it really doesn't work out, he will settle down in Zhending Prefecture and get through the extreme cold first, and then continue to visit other places later.

Everyone rested here for an hour, and then Huang Changyuan began to tell everyone to hurry up and try to get into the mountains before dark to find a place to rest.

Still on the official road, Song Shiwei got on the carriage directly and put two large blocks of ice in the carriage. After the temperature dropped, he felt comfortable and did not feel the scorching heat outside at all.