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

In front, Lu Tianming drove the carriage slightly to the side.

Behind them, County Magistrate Yao saw this and drove forward in his carriage, and the two carriages moved forward side by side.

Yao County Magistrate's face was heavy, and he spoke first:

"Brother Lu, the road ahead may be difficult!"

Lu Tianming frowned deeply, and sighed when he heard this:

"Alas! We've traveled day and night, but we still can't avoid this plague. Who knows which of the refugees we meet now might be infected!"

Yao County Magistrate looked towards the front of the official road, straightened his expression and said:

"The official road we're on should lead directly to Zhangyang County. There are villages all along the road, and there's no other way to go. If you want to take a different route, you'll have to go to Zhangyang County and see if there's another way."

"Yes, there is no other way now. We can only speed up our journey. I hope that by the time we arrive, the city ahead will not be blocked!"

After Lu Tianming finished speaking, he stood on the shaft of the cart and looked back at the team. Everyone had their scarves worn tightly.

However, when he saw the end of the team, he found that Erxi's puppy felt hot and secretly exposed its mouth and nose.

Lu Tianming said loudly to Erxi:

"Erxi, watch the kid, your puppy's nose is showing!"

Erxi listened to what Lu Tianming said in front of him, tilted his head to look at the puppy facing forward, and sure enough, his nose was exposed.

Erxi put the cart aside angrily and slapped Gou Wa on the back, making the child cry loudly.

Seeing his grandson crying, Zhuzi's father felt distressed and said to Erxi:

"That's enough. The child is still young. Why hit him? Just make sure he wears the scarf."

As he said this, he quickly walked forward to put the scarf on Gou Wa, and then coaxed him a few more words.

Erxi pouted in annoyance when he saw his father like this, but just pushed the cart and continued walking.

Zhuzi's father held the child in his arms until he stopped crying, and then he put the child back on the cart.

The further Lu Tianming and his group walked, the more frightened they became. From the time they encountered the first corpse, the more corpses they encountered.

When resting in the evening, Lu Tianming led the team to a small road, and they all rested in a place far away from the official road.

As soon as the team stopped, Lu Tianming stopped everyone from eating.

It is strictly ordered that everyone in the team must wash their hands and faces with water before eating.

Lu Tianming was worried that they would be reluctant to use water, so he specifically explained that this was a method of preventing disease recorded in a book.

Although everyone felt that it was a waste of water, Lu Tianming's attitude made them alert.

Master Yan's team also followed them and was now not far from Lu Tianming.

After hearing Lu Tianming's words, the people in their team began to act on their own initiative.

The next day, Lu Tianming woke everyone up before dawn.

The people who were still sleepy heard the shouting, quickly got up, packed up, ate a few bites of bread and started on their way again.

In the morning, Lu Qingqing saw a refugee on the roadside staggering as he walked, and a woman beside him was still supporting him as he walked forward.

"vomit!"

The man suddenly bent over and vomited, then fell headfirst to the ground.

The woman was so scared that she cried as she tried to help him up. The man who fell down had a dehydrated face and was bluish-gray.

There was still vomit on the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were wide open, breathing in but not out, making him look extremely terrifying.

When people passing by saw this, they were frightened and quickly moved away from the man.

After a while, a gurgling sound came from the man's abdomen, followed by a foul smell.

The woman suddenly fell to the ground, looking at the fallen man with lifeless eyes.

She knew he was going to die!

They escaped from the plague area and were a family of seven.

Along the way, first the parents-in-law fell, then the young children, and now it was the husband's turn.

The woman's face was filled with despair. The death of her loved ones made her experience pain over and over again.

In fact, she had long wanted to give up living. She wanted to leave when her three children died!

Now that the children's father has gone, she might as well accompany him down to find the children!

Thinking of this, the woman dragged the man to a big tree on the side of the road. She wanted to dig a hole there and bury them both.

With this drag, the smell of excrement and vomit spread further.

The people who were on their way around tried to stay as far away from that person as possible, but they were still almost vomiting because of the smell.

Some people covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves and ran forward cursing, hoping to get rid of the stench.

Seeing everyone in the team looking over, Lu Tianming covered his scarf and shouted:

"Everyone, speed up!"

Then he flicked the reins and the carriage sped up.

The people at the back of the team didn't dare to look any further. They tried to stay as far away from the fallen person as possible and quickly passed through the area.

Witnessing a plague patient fall down with their own eyes, the look on his face as he died was so horrifying that many people in the team started crying out of fear.

When Lu Tianming heard this, he turned around and saw that everyone had been left behind. He was anxious and angry, and shouted:

"Why are you crying? Hurry up and leave!"

Everyone forced themselves to calm down and hurried to catch up with Lu Tianming.

The further you go, the more refugees you'll find yourself in this situation.

Often, while walking, someone in front of you would fall down holding his stomach.

On the roadside, you can often see refugees hurriedly taking off their pants to defecate.

The plague spread very quickly, with less than a day passing from onset to death.

A group of refugees on the road might bury their relatives in the morning and die themselves in the evening.

Lu Tianming and his group were almost running when they encountered a big river on the way. The riverside was also full of refugees.

When Lu Tianming saw this situation, he didn't dare to stay and kept urging everyone to hurry up.

During their lunch break, they found a deserted place to eat.

Lu Tianming warned everyone that if there were refugees on the road, they must not take off their scarves or even drink water.

The people in the team had long been frightened by the refugees who collapsed while walking, so naturally they did not respond.

Families with children would remind their children again and again, and keep an eye on them while they were on the road, for fear that they would take off their scarves out of mischief.

Fortunately, no one in Lu Tianming's and Master Yan's teams had abdominal pain.

But along the way, he encountered too many plague patients, and Lu Tianming was always worried.

After dark, Lu Tianming found a small road to stop.

As soon as the team stopped, Lu Tianming began to go door to door to ask if anyone was feeling unwell.

After walking around and seeing that no one was feeling unwell, Lu Tianming felt relieved.

However, in the morning, it was revealed that someone in the team had diarrhea.

At daybreak, the villagers got up and the men and women went to the toilet in two different places.

Then I saw Guihua running back, shouting loudly:

"My cousin has been infected with the plague, she just had diarrhea!"

Now, everyone in the team looked over.

Families with children almost immediately covered the children's mouths and noses.

Immediately, every family started to take out their scarves and put them on.

Lu Tianming was sitting with County Magistrate Yao and talking about this. When he heard Guihua shouting, his head buzzed.