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

Thinking of this, the Third Master cleared his throat and said:

"You have quite a bit of coarse grain, and we don't want much. Just keep half of it. The rest will be enough for you to continue your journey south."

The old man's heart sank when he heard this, and his sons looked even uglier.

But the situation is stronger than people. At least we still have half of the food, and we can survive by saving some.

If they resist, they may not only lose their food but also their lives.

Look at the corpses lying all over the place. The bloody scene is undoubtedly the most vivid warning.

The refugees queuing at the back didn't expect that the bandits would even take coarse grains. Thinking of their own coarse grains, they couldn't help but look worried and complained in their hearts.

The old man watched helplessly as the bandits took away half of the coarse grains, and then put the remaining food back into his luggage.

At this time, the bandit who was counting the silver also nodded to the third in command, indicating that the silver was sufficient.

The old man and his group carried their luggage forward, while the women followed carefully behind.

After the men in front passed smoothly, they heard the terrified screams of the women behind them.

Looking back, I saw that my third daughter-in-law, who was walking behind, was hugged by a bandit.

The bandit ignored her struggles and told her to stay with him with a lewd smile to enjoy the good life.

When the old man's third son saw his daughter-in-law being hugged, he rushed forward with a hatchet, ignoring the old man's attempts to stop him.

The bandits nearby couldn't just stand by and watch their brothers being hacked to pieces, so they raised their knives to stop it.

Seeing that the third son was in danger, the old man's other sons also picked up their tools and went to help.

In an instant, the two sides started fighting and the scene became chaotic.

It was obvious that the bandits were far stronger than the old man's family in terms of both numbers and weapons, and the third brother was soon hacked to death.

At this moment, a man from the refugee queue at the back stood up and shouted:

"These bandits don't even collect coarse grains. Without food, we can't survive. We have more people, so we can go together and kill these bandits. We can still get through!"

After the refugee finished speaking, he and several of his brothers rushed forward with their weapons.

Among the refugees behind him, many people rushed forward with weapons and fought with the bandits.

But some of the refugees were standing still and watching, hesitating whether to help fight the bandits.

There were also those who wanted to go forward to help, but were grabbed by the arms tightly by their family members and tried to dissuade them.

The scene was in chaos, with shouts and curses coming one after another.

Looking at the chaotic and tense scene before them, everyone present had a thick haze over their hearts.

Lu Qingqing had been paying attention to the situation ahead and was already prepared when the two sides clashed.

She took out the bow and arrow under the cover of the backpack, and then took out the Tang sword from it and handed it to Qin Lang.

I found a slightly higher stone to stand on. The stone was in a good position and I could clearly see the entire battlefield.

This commanding height also helps her to take advantage of her archery skills and deliver attack output.

Qin Lang held a long sword and guarded her.

Lu Qingqing took an arrow from the quiver at her waist, drew her bow and aimed at the third in command of the bandits.

With a slight sound, the arrow flew out quickly and hit the third in command's chest.

The third in command stood behind the bandits and didn't expect that any refugee would shoot arrows.

As he fell down, holding his chest, his face was full of disbelief, and one hand was futilely covering his chest where blood was constantly gushing out.

As the third in command fell, more and more refugees joined the battle, and even a few brave women rushed forward with sticks.

Lu Qingqing saw more than once that a woman would go around behind a bandit, raise a wooden stick and hit him on the head.

The bandit fell down limply like mud, and the man next to him took the opportunity to finish him off.

Even though the weapons in the refugees' hands were mostly wooden sticks and farm tools, they were far less sharp than the gleaming swords in the hands of the bandits.

However, since the total number of refugees was far greater than that of the bandits, they had more strength in numbers, and several refugees could fight one bandit together, and the bandits fell one after another.

Even if they occasionally encountered some powerful bandits, Lu Qingqing would be able to help them in time, and the situation would soon become one-sided.

The bandits began to retreat step by step, suffering heavy casualties.

Even the family that had left earlier came back, and the man and his brother also went up to help with knives.

At this time, there were not many bandits left alive, and the refugees surrounded them and beat them.

Lu Qingqing stopped shooting arrows, jumped off the rock, and went to help with Qin Lang, holding knives.

Their main task was to check on those who had fallen down, and if they were still breathing, they would go forward and finish them off one by one.

While finishing off the enemy, search the bandits to see if they have any money or valuables, and pick up weapons as well.

I searched several places but didn't find anything good, but I did pick up a lot of big knives.

In about two quarters of an hour, the bandits were completely killed.

Some refugees were even unsatisfied and slashed the dead bandits a few more times.

At this time, the refugees set their sights on the food and money collected by the bandits, and looked at the refugees around them with vigilance.

The alliance relationship that originally shared a common hatred for the enemy changed instantly at this moment, and the allies became enemies!

The two families whose food and money had been confiscated stepped forward to retrieve their belongings, and the other refugees stared at them.

The two families couldn't help but tremble under the stares of the crowd. The old man from the family with the most people explained to the refugees beside him:

"We only take back our own money and food. We won't take a penny from the rest!"

Seeing this family take the lead in expressing their position, the other family quickly followed suit, saying that they would never take a penny more.

After the two families finally got their food and money back, the opened box containing the money attracted the attention of all the refugees even more.

Coupled with the food piled up on the side, the refugees present all started to make plans in their minds.

After fleeing famine for so long, everyone knows the importance of food.

Everyone is eager to grab more, even one more bite may save their life!

At this time, behind the refugee group, there were a few families who had been very cautious and did not participate in this fierce battle from beginning to end.

Now that the bandits were dead and the atmosphere at the scene was so weird and tense, he quietly called his family and left this dangerous place as quickly as possible.

At this time, Lu Qingqing was collecting the arrows she had shot.

Seeing that the refugees who had just fought the bandits together were about to fight again, she quickly pulled out the last arrow and pulled Qin Lang away quickly.

As for the silver collected by the bandits, she went over there while she was finishing off the bandits and collected the box of silver hidden in the innermost part.

As for the boxes of silver and money and food that the refugees outside could see, she did not touch them. It would be troublesome if they were discovered.

Not long after they walked out, they heard shouts and curses coming from behind.

Some more refugees followed behind them, so Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang quickened their pace, leaving the refugees behind them at a distance.