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

Master Yan saw Lu Tianming looking at them and nodded at him.

Over the past few days, Lu Tianming has always tacitly allowed Master Yan's team to follow.

Although the two parties did not talk openly, they both tacitly agreed to the current way of getting along.

As for why they were willing to let Master Yan follow them, it was initially because Master Yan's team had no shortage of food.

Lu Tianming saw Master Yan's team lifting the curtain of the car to enter and exit.

The second carriage of their team was loaded with water, and the next three carriages were loaded with food.

Later, Lu Tianming saw Master Yan saving the mother and daughter again, and knew that they were not bad people.

On the road to escape famine, people who are willing to save others will at least not rob others just because they have a lot of food.

Finally, because their team consisted mostly of strong men, walking not far apart, one in front and one behind, the surrounding refugees did not dare to rob them.

At this time, every household in Lu Tianming's team built a bonfire under the shade of the trees.

But it was already hot at that time, and with the temperature of the fire, the people who were burning the fire nearby were really suffering.

But no one complained at this time, as each company had a clear division of labor.

The men usually do the heavy work, while the women are responsible for the rest of the miscellaneous tasks.

At this time, most of the men in the family went to the river to fetch water, while the women made fire.

Each family boiled water, and after the water boiled for a while, they poured the water into the bathtub.

Then, continue to add water and repeat the steps of boiling and pouring water.

The women in each family watched their bathtubs slowly fill up, and the fear of water shortage that they had been experiencing for several days finally dissipated.

After relaxing, several women from nearby families began to chat and laugh.

The children felt the adults relax and were no longer as nervous as before, and they all started playing around.

After Lu Qingqing added firewood to the fire, she walked to the back. After a while, when there was not much firewood left, she went forward to add more.

Even so, his face was flushed with heat.

Qin Lang came back with water and saw that she was very hot, so he took over the task of lighting the fire and asked Lu Qingqing to sit under the shade of a tree farther away and wait.

Not far away, the village head's wife saw this and said jokingly:

"Xiao Lang really loves his wife. Look, he took on the job of making fire, not wanting Daya to suffer!"

The men and women nearby also laughed when they saw this.

Qin Lang heard it, scratched his head with a smile, and straightened his back even more.

He didn't realize the teasing intention of the village head's wife and just thought she was praising him.

Hearing the praise, he felt that he had done the right thing.

When I was a child, my grandmother was very happy when my grandfather helped her light the fire.

Grandpa secretly told him that a real man should love his wife.

Later, when my grandfather passed away, he would help light the fire or do other chores when my grandmother cooked, and my grandmother would always praise him.

In Qin Lang's simple understanding, he did not have the concept that the men in the village thought cooking was shameful.

He only knew that Daya was very good to him, so he naturally had to be good to Daya as well.

Under the shade of the tree, Lu Qingqing listened to the teasing of the village women and smiled along with them.

Seeing this, Lu Tianfu, who was not far away, also came over to Shi Xiuer.

Let her rest on the side while he started a fire.

Shi Xiu'er felt a little embarrassed. She quickly looked around and was slightly relieved when she saw that no one was looking at her.

She pushed Lu Tianfu and whispered:

"Get up quickly, or people will see you and make a fool of yourself."

Lu Tianfu said with a playful smile:

"I'm just accompanying my wife to light the fire, who would laugh at me? Let them laugh if they want to, and the other wives will envy you!"

Shi Xiu'er's cheeks were so red that they seemed to be burning. Even though her skin had become several shades darker after fleeing famine for so long, one could still tell how red her face was.

Later, Tianfu's mother was holding little Shitou. Seeing her son and daughter-in-law being so intimate, she couldn't help feeling a little lonely.

But Xiu'er is also a good person. She bent down and kissed Xiao Shitou. At least she has a good grandson to accompany her.

After the buckets were filled with water, each family started to cook porridge while there was plenty of water.

Many people have been suffering from severe constipation due to eating dry biscuits every day these days.

It’s just that this kind of thing is not easy to tell others.

Now, while there is plenty of water, every family wants to drink some porridge to moisten their intestines.

After a while, the aroma of rice began to waft through the team.

The women first served porridge to the elders, then to the men and children in the family, and finally to themselves.

It was a simple bowl of white porridge, and everyone blew on it briefly and started to slurp it up as if they were holding some delicious delicacy.

After drinking the porridge, Lu Tianfu asked everyone to pack up quickly and continue on their journey.

In the afternoon, Lu Qingqing saw the first fallen body on the road.

The man fell straight down in the middle of the road, face down, and his face could not be seen clearly.

A bunch of flies were buzzing around the body.

The refugees moving forward tried their best to avoid the body, but they could smell a foul stench from a long distance away.

The stench was a mixture of corpse odor and feces. It was probably the worst smell Lu Qingqing had ever smelled.

Lu Tianming took the lead and avoided the corpse from a distance, going around it on the dirt road beside the official road.

But when passing by, Lu Qingqing still saw a pile of vomit next to the corpse.

Lu Qingqing held her scarf tightly, thinking to herself that something was wrong.

This person's death was probably caused by plague.

Even if the team went around again, the distance would only be a hundred meters. Besides, since there was a plague carrier along the way, it was impossible that there was only one person.

The road ahead will probably be difficult.

Lu Qingqing didn’t know whether space water could cure the plague, and she hoped that there would not be a chance to verify it.

Everyone in the team felt as if they were facing a great enemy when they saw the corpse. They even tried to breathe as lightly as possible and trotted quickly through the area where the corpse was.

Later, Master Yan also held his scarf tightly and asked Mrs. Yan in the carriage to wear it properly.

Then, he swung the reins and quickly followed Lu Tianming's team through the area.

Lu Tianming didn't slow down until he ran a long way away.

The people at the back were breathing heavily, and it took them a while to calm down.

In the team, Tian Fu Niang's face turned pale and her voice trembled as she said:

"Xiu'er, just now... that corpse must have been infected with the plague!"

Shi Xiu'er was also a little frightened, but she still adjusted her mood a little and replied in a gentle voice:

"Mom, it's okay, we're all here."

The village head's wife beside him also patted her chest and continued:

"We've got hats and scarves on, so we should be fine, right? This plague is terrifying. That guy must have suffered a lot before he died!"

The village chief's wife's words made Tian Fu Niang's heart beat faster again.

The longer people live, the more they fear death.

Especially, it was such a painful death.

Zhuzi's wife listened to the discussions of the people around her and just remained silent.

She looked at Dani, who was sitting obediently on the cart, and adjusted her scarf. Seeing that the child was wearing it tightly, she looked at her head of the family.

Seeing that he was surrounded tightly, I felt a little relieved.

Seeing her face pale from running, Zhuzi picked up the water bag from the cart and handed it to her. Seeing that she shook her head and refused to drink, he comforted her softly:

"Mother, we will get out of this alive with Da Ni, and Er Ni's share as well."