The end of natural disasters: the daily life of child brides in ancient times

Not only is the mountain road difficult to travel, but crossing the mountains will inevitably increase the journey time.

Lu Qingqing thought silently, it would be best if she could find a way to get into the city.

At this time, although the refugees gathered at the foot of the city, they did not dare to squeeze towards the city gate, but only cried to the soldiers on the city wall.

Lu Qingqing's view was blocked by the refugees in front of her, and she could not see what was at the city gate, but the officers and soldiers on the city wall were holding bows and arrows with stern expressions.

At this time, a family of refugees pulled a cart out of the city gate and headed west.

Lu Qingqing noticed that the old man in this family had an extraordinary demeanor. Although his clothes were dirty, his hair was combed. He gave her the feeling that he was somewhat similar to Lu Tianming.

Subconsciously, Lu Qingqing pulled Qin Lang over.

The family looked at the two people approaching with wariness, and the old man's two sons stood in front of the family, looking at them vigilantly.

Seeing this, Lu Qingqing hurriedly said:

"Two brothers, we have no ill intentions. We just want to ask you something."

The two men didn't expect that the little girl with a dirty face and a skinny look in front of them was actually a little girl, and they subconsciously relaxed their guard.

Seeing that they didn't drive them away anymore, Lu Qingqing hurriedly said:

"I wonder what news the two elder brothers received before leaving. I see many people are still waiting to enter the city."

The two men subconsciously looked at the old man behind them, who had been observing Lu Qingqing and the other two.

It can be seen that both of them have young faces, especially the taller one at the back who looks a bit like his own grandson, both are tall and strong.

Thinking of his lost grandson, the old man couldn't help but feel soft in his heart and said:

"We didn't get any clear information, we just squeezed to the front and saw..."

The old man said this, glanced at the soldiers on the city wall, and said in a low voice:

"I saw a few refugees shot dead at the city gate. I just asked the people at the gate and learned that some of them have been here for two days!"

Lu Qingqing was a little puzzled and asked:

"Since we can't go in, why don't we take a detour? We never know when the barbarians behind us will attack us."

The old man sighed and said:

"That's the problem. Yesterday, people were allowed into Qingping County as long as they paid enough money. But after the messenger entered the city yesterday, the gates were completely closed. Before they were closed, a group of refugees tried to force their way in, but they were all shot dead at the gate."

"The soldiers at the city gate have announced that no one is allowed to enter Qingping County and that refugees should take a detour. Most of the refugees who arrived earlier have already left. Those still stranded at the city gate are hoping to get back in, but they're also afraid of the mountains!"

The old man said this, looked at the mountains to the west, and reminded:

"I've been to Qingping County before, and I heard from the locals that there's a road in the mountains to the west that goes through the mountain halfway up the mountain. I don't know if it's true or not."

After the old man finished speaking, he didn't wait for Lu Qingqing to reply and called his family to go west.

Lu Qingqing thought silently. It seemed that she couldn't enter Qingping County, let alone the city gate. She didn't know when the barbarians would attack.

Looking at the mountains on both sides, Lu Qingqing sighed and had no choice but to go into the mountains.

When I turned around and wanted to tell Qin Lang to leave, I saw that he was still looking at the group of refugees.

Since Qin Lang arrived at the foot of the city wall, he has been watching to see if there are any people from Lujia Village among the refugees, but he hasn't seen anyone familiar.

Lu Qingqing also looked when she came over, and there were no people from Lujia Village, so she guessed that they should still be behind.

Because the two of them had been traveling day and night in the past few days, and the carriage was moving very fast.

Even Lu Tianming and Yao Xiancheng's family, who were the fastest in the village, only had one carriage and could not change horses like them to keep traveling.

Lu Qingqing looked back at the road they came from and pulled Qin Lang towards the mountains in the west.

There is a clear road in the mountains. The big trees on this road have been cut down and are wide enough for a cart to pass through.

There were obvious tire tracks on the road, probably from someone who had just walked by.

The two walked along the mountain road, which was much more difficult to walk on than the official road.

There are some small gravels and tree roots on the road, and it is easy to trip if you are not careful.

Not long after setting off, Lu Qingqing was tripped by a tree root and her knees were a little blue, but fortunately, her clothes blocked it and she didn't get any skin broken.

Qin Lang hurried over to hold her arm, and seeing that she was fine, the two continued on their journey.

Not long after they started walking, they saw the old man's family in front of them. It was even more difficult for them to walk on this mountain road, pulling a cart.

Because the ground is bumpy and uneven, once the cart encounters a pothole or a thick tree root, it requires more strength to pull it over.

Sometimes, you even need someone to help push from behind.

In this case, the speed will naturally not be fast.

However, the children did not know the difficulties of adults. When they walked on the mountain road for the first time, the children in that family jumped and looked around.

While his parents weren't paying attention, he ran to the side of the road and looked down.

There was a ditch on the side of the road. The woman at that house was afraid that he would fall in, so she yelled at the child:

"Erniu, don't go to the side. What if you fall? Come to mother quickly!"

The child heard his mother's scolding and walked over reluctantly and slowly.

Lu Qingqing saw that the man pulling the cart in front of her was stuck on a tree root. He tried twice but failed to get it over with. She quickly took two steps forward to help push the cart.

Qin Lang was very strong and pushed the cart over with all his strength.

The man pulling the cart wanted to call his younger brother to push the cart, but he didn't expect a force to come from behind and the cart came straight towards him.

When he turned around and saw that two people helped him push it over, he couldn't help but smile.

The old man in front also noticed the two people behind, and seeing that his cart was blocking the road, he called out to his eldest son and asked him to move the cart to the side.

Lu Qingqing nodded at them, then pulled Qin Lang over to the cart.

After walking for a while, the old man's family could no longer be seen behind him.

I had walked for a long time to escape the famine before, but walking for half a day before was not as tiring as walking for half an hour now.

Lu Qingqing wiped the sweat from her forehead and saw that the slope of the road ahead was relatively gentle, so she let the cows out.

A few days ago, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang practiced horse riding whenever they had the chance. Although they could simply control the horse to move forward and stop, they were not very familiar with it.

The mountain road is rugged and it would be dangerous if the horse moved around.

The cow has always been very docile, so it is safer to ride it now.

Lu Qingqing sat on the cow's back, and Qin Lang led the cow forward.

After a while, the two of them switched again, and they didn't meet anyone in the front.

It was not until dusk when it got dark that the two stopped and found a flatter place to enter the space.

As soon as she entered the space, Lu Qingqing was so tired that she lay down on the mat without moving. Qin Lang came over and rubbed her legs.

A few days ago, the two of them parked their carriage and walked. Lu Qingqing was younger after all, and after a day's journey, she was exhausted and sore all over.

Qin Lang saw that she was in pain, so whenever he stopped to rest, he would massage her legs to relieve the soreness in her calves.