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

The officer took the two people's household registration and looked at it again and again. Zhang Wu looked at Song Shiwei, then took out ten taels of silver notes from his sleeve and quietly stuffed them into the officer's hand, with a flattering look on his face: "Sir, we came all the way to the north because we heard that the feng shui of the north is good and there are troops suppressing it. We have been fascinated by it for a long time and really don't want to go back to our hometown. I hope you can be flexible and choose a good place for me and my sister."

The officer subconsciously pinched the silver note handed over by Zhang Wu, but felt that the texture was not right. When he saw that it was a silver note and the amount on it, he was surprised, but he did not show it on his face. However, he looked at the two men with satisfaction.

"Don't worry, our prefect has no other choice but to come up with this plan. Since you already have your household registration and have paid the settlement fee, we will naturally not make things difficult for you. We will choose a good place for you to settle down. Just follow me."

With silver paving the way, the officers and soldiers personally took the two men to the settlement table, handed their household registration to each other, and said a lot of nice things. Finally, the two men successfully settled in Mo Village, ten miles away from the city.

Holding the freshly-issued household registration, Song Shiwei finally showed a satisfied smile. He looked back at the bustling and noisy capital city, feeling melancholy.

It's not that I don't want to buy a house in the capital and settle down, it's just that the population in the capital is too large and the households are too close to each other, making it inconvenient to do anything. The village is better, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and I can go hunting in the mountains when I have nothing to do. Besides, the people in the north are cheerful and open-minded. After much thought, the village is better.

Before leaving for the village, Song Shiwei glanced at Zhang Wu and asked, "Do you have any money on you?"

Zhang Wu thought Song Shiwei needed it, so he took out several hundred taels of silver notes from his pocket and said, "All I have on me are silver notes, and there is some gold and silver in the carriage. I will go get it now."

Song Shiwei raised his hand to stop him: "Give the officers and soldiers some benefits and tell them the appearance and information of the village chief's family."

Zhang Wu was stunned for a moment, but soon reacted and nodded with a red face: "I will go right away, Master, please wait a moment."

Song Shiwei looked at Zhang Wu's figure running away, laughed and shook his head. After all, he would be back soon, so he simply leaned against the horse, supporting his head with his right hand and slowly stroking the horse's head with his left hand.

Zhang Wu found the officers and soldiers, wrote down the appearance characteristics and information of the village chief's family, and stuffed a fifty-liang silver note into their pockets. Only after getting the guarantee did he feel at ease and return to Song Shiwei.

Seeing his visibly relaxed expression, Song Shi smiled and couldn't help but joked, "Done? Done? Done? Your Miss Huang can't get away."

Zhang Wu's face flushed red: "Master, please stop teasing me."

Song Shi raised his eyebrows slightly: "Did I think wrong? You were often in a daze along the way, and I thought you were worried about Miss Huang. It turns out that I misunderstood. Oh, it seems that I did the wrong thing with good intentions."

"Master...I, I am really worried about her...them."

Seeing that he was really shy, Song Shiwei stopped teasing him and smiled, "Now that we have arrived in the northern border, I think it is only a matter of time before we meet again. Let's settle down in the village first, and then we can slowly inquire about it. If you and her get married, I will ask for a glass of wedding wine."

"I haven't thought that far yet," Zhang Wu scratched the back of his head and smiled shyly, "As long as I know she is safe, that's enough."

"Alright, they will all be fine. With Xie An and the others accompanying us, nothing will happen. It's getting late, let's go."

Zhang Wu should be fine.

Da Mo Village is only ten miles away from the city. It only takes half an hour to walk there, and a little more than a cup of tea to drive there. It is so close to the city, the environment of Da Mo Village should be good. I guess it is the benefit of using silver to pave the way.

The two men drove the carriage slowly away.

A window of a streetside teahouse was closed at that moment, and I could only see a pair of slender hands with distinct bones.

Song Shiwei lowered the curtains and leaned against the car window casually.

At this time, in the private room on the second floor of the teahouse, Zhou Huai took a sip of tea, slowly put down the teacup, raised his eyelids and looked at the person in front of him: "Is that the capable girl you mentioned?"

Zhou Yi has always disliked his elder brother's pretentious look. The noble families in the northern border always say that his elder brother has an elegant appearance, can command an army on horseback and is elegant on foot, and is a rare and outstanding talent. Whenever Zhou Yi heard this, he would just roll his eyes.

Those people must be blind. They are just brainless people who only care about appearance. If those people outside knew how evil this person is, they would be shocked!

Seeing that he didn't believe it, Zhou Yi curled his lips and said, "Even if you don't believe what I say, you should believe what Uncle Zhou and the others say. Although I didn't see that girl beat Uncle Liu with my own eyes, Uncle Liu himself said that he couldn't last more than ten moves in the hands of that girl. He is the one who cares most about his reputation. He can't lie like this."

"Look at you. I just asked a question, but you were so impatient. You haven't changed your temper even after going out for a walk. When will you grow up?"

Zhou Yi ignored what he said, put one leg on the chair, and put his arm on his knee: "I'm not impatient. I almost couldn't come back this time. I suffered a lot on the way home, and you still nag me every day after I came back. You should change your habit of nagging me whenever you see me. Besides, my parents think I'm fine the way I am now, why do you think I need to change."

Zhou Yi took a sip of tea, swallowed it and continued, "I'm telling you something serious. Not only the girl just now, but also her subordinates seem to be very capable. Uncle Zhou said they are not from the upper levels. Do you think we should try to get them? Aren't we short of manpower at home?

"I've thought about this before."

Zhou Yi leaned forward, looking expectantly: "So what do you think? Do you think my suggestion is very good?"

Zhou Huai laughed directly: "Since you said those two are powerful, how do you know that they are willing to work for my Zhou family? If you have the ability of that girl, would you accept others' recruitment?"

"Why not? If I had her skills, I would be happy to be recognized. How could I refuse? Besides, our Zhou family has a first-class status in the North. How do you know she would refuse?"

"If you lose your freedom and have to obey orders from others, are you willing to do that?"

Zhou Yi hesitated and fell silent.

"Look, you yourself are not willing, how can she be willing?" Zhou Huai said as he concentrated on making tea. After adding tea to the cup, he continued, "If you really want to recruit her, you can go and try. What if she agrees?"

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up instantly: "Yes, yes, yes, I can go ask. If I don't ask, they definitely won't come. If I ask, there's always a chance of that happening."

Zhou Yi couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up and was about to walk out: "Brother, drink slowly, I won't disturb you."

Seeing that he was still so unruly, Zhou Huai was helpless.