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

It was not until the morning when Lu Qingqing saw Grandma Qin coming to the Lu family that she felt a little relieved.

Grandma Qin, who was received by Old Lady Lu and Mrs. Lu Li, had just chatted for a few words when Old Lady Lu drove Lu Qingqing out.

Lu Qingqing was anxious, but she could only wait for the results.

When the three of them finally came out, they saw that Old Lady Lu had a look of joy on her face.

Grandma Qin's face was still expressionless, and no specific emotion could be seen.

However, when he looked at Lu Qingqing, he still curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled.

Lu Qingqing guessed that it should be successful.

Sure enough, as soon as Grandma Qin left, Old Mrs. Lu called Lu Qingqing into the house.

"Daya, you also know our family's current situation. Just now, Qin Lang's grandmother came over to ask her grandson to marry you. Although Qin Lang is a little naive, he looks very upright. It's not unfair to you."

Lu Qingqing just nodded her head. Seeing that she was well-behaved, Old Lady Lu let her go back in a good mood.

When Old Man Lu came back, he heard that Old Lady Lu had secretly agreed to Daya's marriage, and he was so angry that he scolded Old Lady Lu.

Old Man Lu heard that in previous years, a little girl of eight or nine years old from other villages could be sold to a human trafficker for two taels of silver, so he asked Boss Lu to go to the town to inquire in the morning.

Before she even came back, Daya was married off to that stupid old woman.

Before Old Man Lu could get angry, Boss Lu came back.

Old Man Lu hurriedly called him into the house, and when he heard that the girl had been sold to Mr. Yang's family, he immediately gave up the idea.

After what happened before, he wished that Young Master Yang would never remember their family again.

After hearing that the Qin family's betrothal gift was a load of grain, Old Man Lu was still satisfied. Even if he sold Daya, he could only get this much grain in exchange.

This means that Daya was hired as a child bride in the Qin family. Although the old woman in the family wanted more food, everyone knew that this food was considered as selling Daya to the Qin family.

But after all, we are from the same village and we didn’t sign a contract, so it sounds better for our reputation.

When Boss Lu returned to the house, Mrs. Lu Li told him that the Qin family had given him so much food.

Then he kept urging Boss Lu to ask his family for some money.

Her younger brother and nephew from her mother's side asked someone to send her a message some time ago.

The eldest nephew hadn't eaten solid food for a long time and was so thin from hunger that Mrs. Lu Li felt so distressed.

Boss Lu was actually not happy about his parents wanting to sell Daya.

The third son in the family got into trouble, but he had to sell his daughter.

But in the morning, his father called him into the house alone and told him earnestly about the difficulties of the family, saying that he was the eldest son in the family and that the family would depend on him in the future.

His younger brothers are not as good as him, and his parents will have to follow him in the future.

Most of the family's land must be divided among him. If the land is sold now, the family property will be less in the future.

Selling a daughter does not harm her.

There is no food at home, and life is hard at home. I can have enough food if I go out.

After this conversation, Boss Lu actually felt that his father was right, so he went to the town to find a human trafficker.

But the human traffickers in the town were from the Yang family. After returning home in desperation, he heard that his mother had promised Daya to the idiot from the Qin family in the north of the village.

Boss Lu thought, after all, the Qin family lived in the same village. If there was something going on at home, it would be nice to have Daya come back to take care of it since she was so close.

Unexpectedly, his parents collected all of Daya's betrothal gifts, and he didn't see any of the food he got!

Listening to the nagging of his wife beside him, Boss Lu was very annoyed.

He also wanted to ask for some food, but thinking of his parents' stern faces, he didn't dare to do anything.

Therefore, no matter how Mrs. Lu Li urged him, Boss Lu always refused to agree. Sometimes he would even fight with Mrs. Lu when he got annoyed by her.

After a round of beatings and kicks, Boss Lu felt relieved when he saw that Mrs. Lu Li had become obedient.

At this time, two children from the third room ran out crying to find their grandparents.

"Grandpa, Grandma, Daddy hasn't eaten and has been lying in bed ignoring us. Will he die?"

The crying of the two children alarmed the Lu family, and the whole family ran into the third room.

I saw Lu Laosan lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling with lifeless eyes, muttering "Li Niang" from time to time.

He has been in this state ever since Lu Qin was abducted.

No matter how the Lu brothers scolded him, he had no reaction.

Mrs. Lu felt so distressed when she saw her youngest son like this.

She kept cursing Lu Qinshi as a vixen who had seduced her son's soul away, and she wept bitterly.

"My dear, it wasn't easy for me to raise you. You can't ruin your health for a woman. Look at me!"

Lu Laosan was immersed in the pain of losing his wife and was indifferent.

Old man Lu was angry and distressed when he saw his youngest son, who looked half dead after he had spent all his family property to get back.

He saw that the eldest and second-in-command's scolding was of no use to him.

His mother's crying and begging was of no use, so she called Erzhuang and Sanya to the third brother.

"San'er, I know you're sad that Erzhuangniang is gone, but you still have two children. Your parents are old and can't help you for much longer. The two children will still have to rely on you in the future."

Lu Laosan finally reacted. He looked at the two children beside him, hugged them and cried bitterly.

Lu Qingqing watched the Lu family members crying in pain with cold eyes, but she felt no sympathy in her heart.

Lu Laosan was spoiled by Old Lady Lu since he was a child and had never suffered much.

When he grew up, he spent all his time hanging out with the hooligans from the nearby villages, teasing cats and dogs and getting scolded.

At that time, Old Mrs. Lu often gave Lu Lao San some private money so that he could buy something to eat.

Lu Lao San often used the candies he bought from the town to tease Daya. Seeing Daya drooling over the candies, he would use the candies to lure her away.

Tired from running, Daya sat down on the ground and then crawled again. Soon, her body was covered with chicken droppings on the ground.

Looking at the smelly Daya, he stuffed the candy into his mouth, crunched it, and swallowed it as if he was having fun.

Seeing that the candy was gone, Daya burst into tears.

When Lu Li came running over after hearing the noise, she saw it and cursed angrily.

But she didn't dare to offend her mother-in-law's favorite brother-in-law, so she just pinched Daya hard, making her cry loudly.

When Lu Laosan reached a certain age, he insisted that his family spend six taels of silver to marry him to Qin Li Niang, the most beautiful girl in the surrounding villages.

In order to save up this money, Old Lady Lu saved from her food rations. At that time, Daya could not even eat much every day.

Yuan Bo was suffering from long-term malnutrition and was often sick. It was impossible for the family to spend money to treat a girl.

When Lu Laosan finally married Qin Li'niang, he became a completely different person and no longer hung out with street urchins.

At this time, Lu Lao San began to coax Mrs. Lu to ask for money in various ways, such as buying delicious food for Qin Li Niang, sending things to Qin Li Niang's parents' home, etc.

Later, when she had her own children, she stopped bullying Daya and her other children.

By this time, Daya had grown up a little, but Lu Laosan still didn't have a good face towards them.

Because Old Man Lu favored his eldest son and grandson, Old Third Lu felt that his second son was being wronged.

On weekdays, he would secretly ask Old Lady Lu for money to prepare special meals for her children.

Because of the partiality of Old Man Lu and Old Lady Lu, the relationship between the three branches of the Lu family has always been not good.

This time, all the family wealth was squandered because of Lu Lao San.

Lu Qingqing felt that she was not that selfless. She had been sold, so how could she still feel pity for the person who sold her?