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

Aunt Lu licked her cracked lips, touched the water bag around her waist and then put it down.

The family's water bucket was thrown away during the escape, so the family relied on the water in the water bag to survive.

She had to endure it until she found water.

Not long after they walked out, Erya on the cart suddenly stood up and shouted excitedly:

"Mom, look, there's a river ahead. We have water to drink!"

When Aunt Lu heard that there was water, her eyes suddenly lit up and she looked forward.

Sure enough, a small river appeared not far ahead, and the Wang family and their group quickened their pace and headed towards the river.

At this time, Lu Qingqing was squatting by the river with the women in the village washing their hands and faces, when she heard Erya's voice behind her.

"Sister Daya, wuwuwu..."

Lu Qingqing turned around suddenly and saw a little girl with a dirty body and black dust on her face running towards her.

The only white teeth on her little face are the little Erya whom I haven’t seen for a long time!

As soon as Lu Qingqing stood up, Erya rushed into her arms like a little cannonball.

He held her in his arms and cried as he told her about his experiences of the past few days, from fleeing in panic when the barbarians attacked to running away in terror when the forest fire broke out.

As Erya finished speaking, her sobbing gradually subsided. She seemed to remember something, looked to the side, and asked:

"Where's Brother Xiaolang?"

Lu Qingqing looked at her crying little face that looked like a little cat, pointed at Qin Lang who was not far away, and said:

"He's there, we're all safe, how about you?"

Erya suddenly remembered that her mother and uncle's family were still behind her, so she turned around and saw her mother and uncle's family walking towards her with smiles on their faces.

Lu Qingqing looked at the black ash on the family's faces and bodies and knew that they had also escaped from the wildfire.

Second Aunt Lu was also very moved when she saw Lu Qingqing and wanted to go up and hug her.

But she felt that she was too dirty, so she just turned her head and wiped away her tears.

After the group said hello, Aunt Lu brought Erya, Queen Mother and Lu Qingqing to the women's washing area.

When the women in the village saw them, they asked about their experiences during this period, and the group started chatting.

The Wang family father and son went to the men's washing area. Since there were young girls and wives nearby, the men only washed their faces and arms.

A few boys couldn't help but take off their shoes and ran to the middle of the river to play with water.

Qin Lang washed his hands and face by the river and looked at the boy in the middle of the river with envy.

After watching for a while, he ran over to find Lu Qingqing, wanting to go down to the river to play.

Lu Qingqing looked at Qin Lang who was looking at her eagerly and said with a smile:

"Go ahead, but remember to take off your shoes before you go into the river. Otherwise, your straw sandals will get wet and be very uncomfortable to wear."

Qin Lang heard her agree, and ran quickly to the river. He turned back and promised Lu Qingqing:

"Daya, I'm only in the shallows. I won't drown."

Lu Qingqing smiled and nodded. When she saw him running over, she squatted down and continued to wash Erya's hair.

In fact, this stream is very shallow. Lu Qingqing had just seen it and the deepest part is only up to the knees.

The reason why Qin Lang came to ask her was because there was a river in Lujia Village, and every few years children would go into the river to play and drown.

Grandma Qin had repeatedly warned Qin Lang not to go into the river, which led to the previous question.

After washing Erya's hair, Lu Tianming and his group had also packed up.

Because they had no buckets, everyone drank enough water at the river and filled their water bags before continuing on their journey.

This time when they set out again, Lu Qingqing's family's ox cart followed the team and was finally no longer so conspicuous.

There are about thirty people in the team, half of whom are strong men.

At this moment, there were quite a lot of people compared to other refugees on the road.

Although the refugees on the road envied them for having livestock, they did not dare to do anything.

After walking for two days, the group finally arrived at the next city.

Enling County.

People were queuing at the city gate to enter the city, and Lu Tianming stopped the team from a distance.

He went to a place not far from the city gate and looked for a while. He saw that the guards did not extort money or property, and even the entrance fee was the normal two cents.

Only then did Lu Tianming call the team to line up and prepare to enter the city.

When it was their team's turn, after Lu Tianming paid the entrance fee, he saw that except for this soldier who was checking, the rest of the soldiers were playing cards not far away.

He quietly slipped five coins into the soldier's hand and whispered:

"Sir, I wonder where the barbarian troops are now?"

The soldier felt the silver change in his hand, quickly glanced down, and saw that it was five cents of silver. He was secretly happy.

He glanced sideways at a nearby location. Everyone else was playing cards and no one was paying attention to this side. Then he quickly put the money into his sleeve.

Since no one noticed, the five cents of silver did not need to be shared with others and it belonged to him.

The soldier cleared his throat and whispered:

"You're right to ask me this. Insider information says the imperial court has sent troops to attack from the rear. The barbarians are afraid of being surrounded and have turned back!"

When Lu Tianming heard this, he hurriedly asked:

"Do you know which general led the troops into battle?"

The soldier said with a proud look on his face:

"If you ask others, they may not know, but I do know that the one leading the troops this time is General Li Dingguo. General Li is brave and skilled in battle. The barbarians must have been frightened, so they withdrew their troops!"

When Lu Tianming heard that it was General Li Dingguo, he believed the news about 80%.

General Li is considered one of the most capable generals in the court. If it is really him, it is not difficult to understand why Enling County dared to open the city gate.

After Lu Tianming thanked the soldier, he led his troops into the city.

The city is much more prosperous than the previous cities, and there are even small vendors setting up stalls on the roadside.

After a little inquiry, the people in the city told them that the barbarians had retreated, but these merchants did not know that it was General Li who led the troops.

Seeing that all the shops in the city were still open, Lu Tianming discussed with everyone and decided to rest in the city for a few days, replenish supplies, and wait for the villagers.

Everyone also heard the news that the barbarians had retreated, so naturally they all responded.

After the group asked about the prices at the inn, many of them thought it was too expensive.

Although they still had money, they had to use it to replenish supplies.

In order to escape the wildfire, everyone almost abandoned all their belongings.

Seeing this, the waiter secretly gave them an idea.

His relatives also have a yard not far from here.

The yard is not small, but it has not been repaired for a long time and is a bit dilapidated.

If they don't mind, he can help ask.

Lu Tianming said that they might not be able to stay for too long.

After some discussion with the waiter, we agreed that a ten-day stay would only cost five cents of silver.

The waiter took them to see the house, which was indeed shabby.

It looked like no one had lived there for a long time, and there was a lot of grass growing in the yard.

Fortunately, the house is big, with a layout a bit like a courtyard house, and there are houses on the sides.

This place was probably rented out to individual travelers before, and it has quite a few rooms partitioned off, which makes it convenient for them to live in.

In addition, there was a well in the yard. Lu Tianfu went up and drew a bucket of water, which looked very clear.

And there are no holes in the roof, it just looks very dirty and needs a good cleaning.