Traveling through time and encountering war, I took the whole village to escape famine

Seeing that he had almost bought everything, Yun Qingsong went to the carpenter's shop to order a spacious double bed, which he would place in Yun Chenyang's room for the Qiaoer and her two sisters to live in temporarily. When Chenyang came back, he would move his bed to Chenxi's room and make do with them for the time being.

Yun Qingsong thought, if this continued, the house would have to build a few more rooms after a while, otherwise how would so many people be able to live in it!

When I arrived at the carpenter's shop, they happened to have a ready-made wooden bed for sale, but it had not yet been assembled. I have to say that the craftsmanship of ancient carpenters was truly exquisite. There were no nails or screws, only mortise and tenon joints, and it was extremely sturdy when assembled.

A double wooden bed costs 400 wen if it is not delivered and installed, which is quite affordable.

Yun Qingsong and Li Xiuxiu were about to pay when they saw a bunk bed inside. The craftsmanship was very fine! There was a slightly smaller double bed on the bottom and a single bed on the top. There was also a step for going up and down. The gap between the steps was a wooden box that could be pulled out to store clothes and other personal belongings. It was really convenient and practical.

If Yun Duo were here, she would be amazed and sigh: the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated! Isn't this the ancestor of modern children's bunk beds? Although it is not as finely crafted as modern technology and has high-end hardware accessories, this pure handmade craftsmanship is also perfect.

Li Xiuxiu walked over and asked, "How much is this bunk bed, shopkeeper?"

The shopkeeper replied with a smile: "This lady has good taste! This bed is complicated and made of top-quality pine wood. It took two carpenters three or four days to make it. It took a lot of effort. This will cost two and a half taels of silver, including the delivery and installation fee."

"Boss, this is too expensive. Can you give me a discount?" Li Xiuxiu bargained out of habit.

The shopkeeper looked at the bed and said, "This lady, you don't know! This kind of bed is sold for three taels of silver in the county and the prefecture. We made one to try it out because we saw that the sales were good. There are not many rich families in our town who are willing to spend so much to buy a bed for their children. I made this bed for half a month and didn't sell it, so I lowered the price. If you want it, I'll give you a discount of 100 coins. What do you think?"

"Shopkeeper, we are country folk and not very wealthy. We have many children and a small house, so we can't do anything about it. But I like your bunk bed because it saves space. I'll give you two taels of silver. Do you think it's okay? I'll take it."

The shopkeeper thought about it and thought that two taels of silver was still profitable, so he agreed: "Then I'll give you two taels of silver for the bed, and you can also pay 100 coins for delivery and installation. This bed is big and difficult to move, and it's also complicated to install. I'll send two people to deliver it to you and install it. Do you think this is okay?"

"Okay, then you can arrange for workers to deliver it to Yunjia Village and Yun Xiucai's home. I'll give you the money for the bed first, and then I'll pay the workers for the installation fee after it's installed. Is that ok?"

The shopkeeper made a deal and smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed: "Oh, so it's the scholar and his wife? I'm so sorry. I'll arrange for someone to send the bed to you later. It's already prepared for you to put it up."

The shopkeeper escorted the two men out of the carpenter's shop, and saw a commotion outside the blacksmith's shop next door. Several officers were about to take the old blacksmith and his son away.

The two women and children at the back all knelt on the ground, crying and begging: "Sir, please release my boss. We are all law-abiding citizens. My blacksmith shop also pays taxes on time. Please release my boss and his son! How can we, the old, weak, women and children, survive if you take my boss and his son away?"

The old woman even hugged the thigh of the officer closest to her, preventing them from leaving.

The official still had a trace of compassion, and did not roughly kick the old woman away. Instead, he reached out and helped her up, explaining in a gentle voice: "Madam, please get up quickly. We are also helpless! This is an order issued by the court to summon all blacksmiths in the five counties of Beizhou Prefecture to go to Beiping County to perform corvée labor and forge weapons for the Zhenbei Army."

When Li the blacksmith heard that this was an imperial order that could not be disobeyed, he said to the chief official: "Sir, you want a blacksmith. I will go with you according to the imperial order. My son is not a blacksmith and cannot forge iron. He usually farms in the countryside. Please let him go back to the countryside, sir."

After the old blacksmith finished speaking, he quietly took out a purse from his sleeve pocket and quietly put it into the hands of the chief official. The chief official understood what he meant and weighed it with his hand. It was heavy and he estimated that there were ten taels of silver.

He couldn't help but take another look at the group of women, children and the elderly behind him. He also had parents, wives and children, and his heart softened immediately. The task given by the superiors was just to bring at least one blacksmith from each town. After a little thought, he accepted the money bag, then winked at his subordinates and released the blacksmith's son.

When the blacksmith's son saw that his old father had to do corvée labor at such an old age, he couldn't bear it, so he said to the official: "Sir, you can't take my father away, I and..."

Before he could finish his words, his father interrupted him: "Tiezhu, don't make trouble and delay the officials' work. You are a farmer, and if you go, won't you delay the court's business?" After that, he scolded his son in a low voice, "Do you want the officials to arrest us all? You stay at home and take good care of your mother and children. After I leave, close the blacksmith shop and don't take any more jobs, okay?"

After all, the chief constable took the silver, so he gave a few more reminders: "Uncle blacksmith, you should also pack some clothes and say goodbye to your family..."

He sighed heavily, and the rest of the words were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say them. This time, he was in doubt about whether he would live or die, and whether he could return safely was still unknown.