Gu Shengmo practiced calligraphy every morning without fail. Wen Xi said she was going to the county, and Mao thought she was going back to her master, so she didn't ask any more questions.
In fact, Wen Xi was planning to go to the county blacksmith shop to get an iron mesh cover for the cellar entrance.
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Most people use wooden boards to cover their roofs, and then pile adobe blocks on top.
But Wen Xi didn't want anyone to discover her cellar, so she had to disguise it a little.
Fortunately, the floor of the house is paved with bluestone slabs, a large piece. After digging the cellar, there is just enough left to serve as a lid. In order to prevent people from stepping on the hollow space below, putting a piece of iron mesh underneath to support the stone slab above should be much safer!
Fortunately, I have a small treasury, otherwise I would definitely not agree to spend money on such things. After all, iron was very expensive in ancient times.
I went straight to the blacksmith's shop and told him what I wanted. The blacksmith repeatedly confirmed it and only accepted the order after seeing the deposit. He looked like he was afraid of being teased by the little girl.
I thought, this man must be a fool, spending so much money just to make an iron lid.
Wen Xi thought about it and ordered a long dagger. It had to be done. Custom swords were forbidden here. She could only explain that her family slaughtered sheep, otherwise they wouldn't sell her to a young girl.
After leaving the blacksmith shop, Wen Xi was eager to come up with some good ideas to deal with the coming famine, to help his family survive, and to save the people who were about to lose everything.
However, I am only a mortal. Even if I tell everyone loudly that the famine is coming, no one will believe me. If anyone does, it will only lead to riots.
The deep feeling of helplessness weighed on Wen Xi, making her breathless. She felt she couldn't even save others, and she wasn't sure she could survive.
I once again thought about how great it would be to have a large space with mountains, water, land, and food. But then I thought again, just for giving myself such a small benefit like a small coffin, I had so many bad things happen to me. If it were a large space...
Forget it! You can't just bear the famine and get over it! After all, this life is a gift from heaven.
Wen Xi was wandering around aimlessly, hoping to find some business opportunities, when he saw a very prosperous shop in front of him.
I followed the crowd in and realized it was a seed shop.
It was the planting season, so there were many customers.
Wen Xi followed suit and started looking. Of course, apart from the wheat and corn, she couldn't understand anything else. There were a lot of people there, and since her family didn't farm, she didn't buy anything.
It just so happens that we are planting a vegetable garden at home today, so I bought some vegetable seeds so that my mother doesn’t have to come and buy them tomorrow.
Wen Xi bought a lot of eggplants, cucumbers, beans, and especially cabbage and various radishes, which are long-lasting vegetables.
I had hoped to find some special seeds, but no luck. I turned a corner and bought a few shovels, hoes, and sickles before I could finally get back home.
Mao and Xiangye worked all morning and only managed to dig a little. If Fang Qiang hadn't come back to send a message and stayed to help dig the land, the two of them would have estimated it would take about ten days.
Seeing what Wen Xi bought, Xiang Ye wiped the sweat off her face and said:
"My Xi'er is so sensible. We were just talking about it! We haven't bought any farm tools or seeds yet, and we were even planning to buy them tomorrow! And you bought them back."
"I happened to be passing by and saw a lot of people, so I went in and bought some. By the way, when will the well diggers come?"
Gu Shengmo was carrying a teapot of water over, a little shakily. Wen Xi quickly took it and patted him on the head:
"Good boy, you can help with the work!"
Because Gu Shengmo was carrying water, he had no time to hide and was touched. He immediately looked helpless.
Wen Xi admired his expression, then went back to the house, took out a few bowls, and poured a bowl of water for Mao and Xiangye respectively.
Mao took it and drank half a bowl in one breath before wiping his mouth and saying:
"He said he'd be here this afternoon. Digging the well will probably take a few days. The vegetable patch only needs two or three days to be opened. Then we can plant vegetables. It'll be easier to water the land, too."
"Well, then mother, you can ask him to dig a cellar in the main room. It doesn't need to be too deep, just to store groceries."
Apart from stockpiling some things, Wen Xi didn't know what else he could do?
Famine in ancient times was different from modern times. In ancient times, famine meant chaos, and if that happened, there would definitely be many refugees. As for my female relatives...
Maybe I need to learn some self-defense skills? Learn some martial arts? Go to a martial arts gym? Is there a martial arts gym here?
"Oh... I don't know! Let's go back to the county and ask around first!" Wen Xi rubbed her hair in frustration.
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