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

After Zhang Wu left, Song Shiwei also went out.

It was time for breakfast. About ten minutes' walk out of the alley, there was a bun shop, which was bustling with activity.

Song Shiwei bought a steamed bun, a steamed bun and a sesame cake, and ate them slowly. It tasted very good, with thin skin and plenty of meat. He called the boss immediately.

The boss thought he was going to pay the bill, so he said without thinking, "A meat bun is 2 cents, a white flour bun is 1 cent, a sesame seed cake is 2 cents, and the Chenghui is 5 cents."

Song Shiwei, who hadn’t had time to speak yet, said: …

He took out five coins from his purse and placed them on the table, then slowly said, "Boss, how many steamed buns and sesame cakes can you make every day?"

The boss was stunned for a moment, and while throwing the rag over his shoulder, he said, "Thanks to the patronage of the neighbors, our shop can make 300 to 400 buns, 500 steamed buns, and 300 sesame cakes every day. If business is good, it will be even more."

Song Shiwei thought for a moment and said, "I want to order some breakfast food from your store, 100 steamed buns, 200 steamed buns, and 300 sesame cakes every day, and have them delivered to No. 80, Wanhua Lane, at the end of Chenshi every day. Boss, do you think this is feasible?"

The boss was stunned again, his eyes wide open like bells: "This... so much?"

"But is there a problem?"

The boss shook his head like a rattle, his thick lips made a sound, and then he smiled honestly: "No problem, no problem, it's just that this is the first time I take such an order, I'm a little surprised, I'm sorry to make the customer laugh."

Song Shiwei smiled faintly and took out five taels of silver from his purse: "This is a deposit, I'll give it to you for a month first."

"Okay, okay, don't worry, we will do our best."

The problem of food was completely solved, and Song Shiwei immediately started strolling on the street contentedly, silently calculating what he needed to buy. After a while, as if he remembered something, he slapped his forehead and hurried towards the clothing store.

However, one day, the shopkeeper still remembered Song Shiwei, a customer, and immediately put down the account book and greeted her with a smile: "Miss, you are here, but is there anything else you need to buy?"

“Do you have any shoes or quilts in the store?”

The shopkeeper's smile deepened: "Of course we have it, Miss, follow me."

On display were still shoes made of various fabrics, with the silk ones in the most conspicuous position, which Song Shiwei simply skipped over.

"300 pairs of Thousand Layer Soles, 300 pairs of cotton shoes. Oh, and do you have any leather boots? Cowhide is best."

The shopkeeper was completely numb. This was the first time he had met a customer like Song Shiwei in all these years. Summer was coming, so it was understandable that he would buy cotton shoes, but leather boots at this time? Were you sure he was not joking?

Although he was thinking, he still had a smile on his face. "Yes, yes. Miss, you want more. Thousand-layer soles are 15 coins a pair, and cotton shoes are 30 coins a pair. As for the cowhide winter boots, they are more expensive. They are made of top-quality cowhide to ensure the outer skin is strong, and the lining is rabbit fur, which is warm and comfortable. They cost one tael of silver a pair."

"The store also has winter boots made of deerskin and sheepskin, which are a little softer in texture. They cost 800 wen a pair."

Song Shiwei waved his hand: "I want cowhide winter boots."

"Ok."

The four-season shoes alone cost more than three hundred taels, not counting the clothes ordered here before, the total amount is more than two thousand taels. No wonder the shop owner is so enthusiastic.

After reporting his own foot size, Song Shiwei asked about the quilt.

A thin quilt weighing five pounds cost one tael of silver each, and they asked for 200 quilts; a thick quilt weighing eight pounds cost two taels of silver each, and they also asked for 200 quilts.

Later, on the recommendation of the store owner, Song Shiwei bought 20 rabbit fur blankets and 50 winter clothes made of rabbit fur.

I gave two hundred taels as a deposit and scheduled the winter clothes to be delivered on the same day.

Afterwards, he selected a hundred rolls of cloth in the store, including twenty rolls of silk, fifty rolls of coarse cotton, and thirty rolls of linen. As the cloth was in stock, he paid for it immediately, spending fifty-seven taels and five hundred coins, and had it delivered to the house in a short while.

After leaving the clothing shop, Song Shiwei immediately walked towards Wanhua Lane. At the entrance of the lane, he met a father and son who were delivering firewood. He made an order with them for firewood for a month. They were to deliver four bundles of firewood at noon every day. Each bundle weighed fifty kilograms, and the period was for one month.

Not long after returning to the house, the clothing shop delivered the fabric. Song Shiwei put it directly into the space, took out the list of supplies and ticked an item.

Before lunch, Zhang Wu brought back five horses and three carriages, saying that he didn't see any good mules, so he didn't buy any.

"If there's nothing good, forget it. It won't be too late to buy some suitable ones later. Go buy these this afternoon."

Zhang Wu quickly took the paper handed to him by Song Shiwei, and when he saw what was needed on it, a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

帐篷200个、水缸200个、水桶500个、浴桶200个、水囊100个、油布10匹、蜡烛5000个、锅碗瓢盆10套、蓑衣50件、重点要斤上好的银骨炭，还有三个烧炭的小火炉、三个烧炭的大火炉、五个汤婆子。

The requirements for tents were especially detailed; the company even required 100 large tents that can sleep six people, 50 medium tents that can sleep four people, and small tents that can sleep two people.

Zhang Wu: ?_?

Even though he was confused, he didn't ask anything. He took the list and banknotes and went out to prepare.

Song Shiwei went out for lunch and then came back. He had no plans to go out to buy supplies this afternoon.

The horse that Zhang Wu bought was placed in the stable on the right side of the house gate. Outside the stable were three large carriages. The carriages were not very luxurious and there were no extra decorations. Everything was low-key.

Song Shiwei waved his hand and put the two carriages and three horses into the space. The carriages were placed in the static area, and the horses were placed in the open space outside the courtyard.

I collected two-thirds of the horse feed into the space and will feed them a proper amount every day. When the supplies are almost stockpiled, I will find a way to build some fences in to make it easier to raise chickens, ducks and rabbits in the future.

There is enough food for now, and we will grow vegetables, fruits and melons slowly when we have time in the future. However, after raising animals, we can grow some grass first and let them grow freely without having to feed them every day.

After returning to the bedroom, he locked the door and entered the space. He worked hard to dig holes in the planting area. After digging about an acre, he found the vegetable seeds that Zhang Wu had bought and threw the seeds directly into the holes. Finally, he covered them with soil and watered them with spiritual spring water and the job was done.

As for fertilizers, they are not needed at all in the fertile land in the space. With the blessing of spiritual spring water, there is no need to worry about a small harvest.

Estimating that the time was about right, Song Shiwei left the space and went to the front hall to wait. After a cup of tea, there was a knock on the door.

The food ordered from the restaurant was delivered. Song Shiwei had people put it directly into the back room and did not let anyone into the courtyard. He waited until everyone left before putting everything into the space.

After that, the beverage shop delivered drinks and the snack shop delivered snacks.

After putting the last batch of snacks into the space, it was already Youshi, time for dinner.

Just as Song Shiwei was about to go out for dinner, Zhang Wu came back with a group of people.

Well, let’s wait until we move these things in before we go out.

Fortunately, it was the capital city, and the things Song Shiwei wanted were numerous and complicated, so it took him a whole afternoon to buy them all. However, Zhang Wu was so tired that he was like a spinning top and could not rest for a moment.

The things were moved into the back room one by one. Zhang Wu paid the balance to everyone before walking up to Song Shiwei to report.

Song Shiwei was very satisfied with Zhang Wu's speed in purchasing supplies. He was in a good mood and immediately waved: "You've worked hard all afternoon. Let's go. I'll treat you to dinner."

"No, no, this is against the rules. How can a subordinate eat with the master?"

"You've worked hard these past few days. You've done a good job on the tasks assigned to you. There's no need to put up with me. Let's go. I'm hungry too."

Having said that, Zhang Wu was deeply moved and followed Song Shiwei closely.