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

Master Yan walked in front, and the others followed behind him. The team climbed up along the trails they had walked before.

Our feet would slip from time to time, and when we came across trees, we all tried our best to hold on to the trunks and climb up.

Lu Qingqing followed behind Bai Xing'er. This time, there were only two girls in the team.

When encountering steep slopes, Bai Xing'er would help Lu Qingqing.

As we climbed up, the rain gradually subsided.

From time to time, long earthworms and snails appear on the ground, leaving a line of mucus behind as they crawl.

When Lu Qingqing came across this insect while climbing the mountain, she put it into the cloth bag around her waist. The chickens in the space like to eat this kind of insect very much.

When she climbed to the back, Lu Qingqing was exhausted and hypothermic, so she no longer had the mood to catch insects.

After rushing and hurrying, everyone finally arrived at the cave in the afternoon.

The entrance to the cave was piled with branches and weeds, and the previous person who came here only cleared a way in.

At the entrance of the cave, Lu Tianxin was waiting for them. Seeing everyone around, he quickly took the things in their hands and helped carry them into the cave.

A fire has been lit in the middle of the cave, so the situation inside the cave can be roughly seen.

The cave was much more spacious than Lu Qingqing had imagined. There were traces of artificial excavation on the walls, and some firewood was piled at the innermost part of the cave.

But judging by the weeds and branches growing wildly at the entrance of the cave, it must have been abandoned for a long time.

Lu Qingqing found the place where Qin Lang had put his luggage and took things out of the backpack.

She picked up some and put them down, then stopped. She would definitely have to climb a few more times.

At this time, the people who came up had already put their things down.

According to Lu Tianming's previous instructions, six or seven men and Lu Tianxin were left in the cave, and the rest of the team went down the mountain to meet up.

As the old saying goes, it is easier to go up the mountain than to go down.

This was especially true on rainy days. Everyone slipped from time to time on the way down the mountain, but fortunately there were trees on the road to block their way.

By the time we got to the bottom of the mountain, everyone's arms, legs, and buttocks were covered in mud.

Everyone in the team was waiting for them at the foot of the mountain. They were relieved to see that everyone had come down before dark.

The first trip took too long, and everyone at the foot of the mountain was worried that they wouldn't be able to get back before dark.

After three days of moving, the team had almost finished moving all the things.

All that was left were the carts and livestock!

It is too difficult to carry this thing up the mountain, but it is an indispensable item on the road of fleeing famine.

During the days of moving the cart up the mountain, the people who were watching the luggage at the foot of the mountain searched almost everywhere around the foot of the mountain, but they couldn't find a place to hide the cart safely.

Of the several places we found, either one seemed too obvious or another seemed unsafe.

In the end, each family decided to drag the cart up as well.

Lu Tianming tried it at the foot of the mountain. If he wanted to lift a cart, it would take at least three men to hold it steady.

But the road up the mountain is slippery, and it takes at least five men to carry a cart safely.

Upon seeing this, County Magistrate Yao decided that his family should take the lead and give it a try.

Unload the upper carriage first, and tie three hemp ropes at the front and two at the back of the lower cart.

Five men were carrying the cart up the mountain, with the three men in front pulling it and the two men at the back pushing it.

The walk was smooth at first, but when we reached the steep part, we had to rely on a few people to carry us up.

When moving it up, Yao Boyuan at the back slipped and nearly fell, which frightened everyone at the foot of the mountain.

Fortunately, the other four people reacted quickly. They held the cart and waited for Yao Boyuan to stabilize before continuing to move forward.

After watching the cart pass the most difficult slope, everyone felt relieved.

Lu Tianming began to arrange the men to tie the ropes, and at this time, men from each family were needed to help.

The men carried the carts up the stairs, while the stronger women dragged the carriages up the stairs together.

The thinner women helped carry the children or small items such as water bags and weapons.

Lu Qingqing was the first group to come up. The women came up with small items and then stayed in the cave.

The locations of each house are mostly where the luggage was originally placed, and Lu Qingqing's house is close to the mountain wall.

While the women were packing up, Lu Qingqing stared at the marks on the mountain wall.

After looking for a while, she took a shovel and dug a few times, and found that although this part of the mountain wall was harder, it could still be shoveled.

When the women saw this, they all gathered around to watch.

Aunt Lu was surprised:

"Can this mountain wall be moved?"

Shi Xiuer turned around, picked up a torch, leaned forward to take a look and said:

"Judging from the traces, this cave must have been built by humans. I heard from the elders in the village that during the war at the end of the previous dynasty, a large family hid in Yunchi Mountain. Later, when peace came outside, the whole family came down. I wonder if this cave is it?"

The women were also interested when they heard this.

Everyone chatted for a while and then began to search around in the cave.

After Lu Qingqing confirmed that the cave could be excavated, she ran outside to take a look at the condition of the mountain. There were still many places that could be dug in the left rear and front and back of the cave.

When Lu Tianming and his group came up again, Lu Qingqing told them about the situation in the cave.

The old village chief knew something about the cave. He walked around the cave with a torch and tried digging in various places.

I went outside and looked along the mountainside again, and finally confirmed that the cave could be dug deeper.

Now, the women in the cave also had work to do.

Everyone followed the direction the old village chief said, and some took hoes, some shovels and other tools, and started digging holes with a bang.

Two days later, when the men brought up the carts, the women had also chiseled a large piece into the cave.

The space that had been carved out was large enough for families to park their carts.

Because the cave was damp, the smaller members of each family slept on the carts.

When there were too many people to sleep on the cart, they would put the straw mats from home at the bottom, and then put oilcloth and bedding on top.

In this way, with the fire lit in the cave, it was finally less humid.

However, the livestock of each family had been left outside in the rain these days. Considering that everyone would have to stay in this mountain for some time, Lu Tianming and his friends decided to dig another hole for the livestock.

Just like that, several families with livestock started to make noises next door.

The rest of the people were not idle either. After clearing the weeds and branches outside the cave entrance, they also cleaned up some gravel at the cave entrance.

Seeing that the firewood in the cave would not burn for long, each family started to go out to collect firewood.

Although the firewood you pick up is wet, you can pile it up next to it and let it dry out slowly when you burn it.

The cave next door is not very deep, and we plan to stop there when the livestock can enter. Judging from the progress, it is estimated that it will be completed today.

When the women went out to collect firewood, Aunt Lu accidentally discovered a rabbit hole.

Second Aunt Lu had learned from Wang's father when she was a child. She called Lu Qingqing to work together and quickly found a few rabbit holes and sealed them.

Soon, the rabbit was smoked out by the thick smoke and was caught by Aunt Lu who was guarding the entrance of the cave.

This hare was very energetic and kept kicking its legs even when its ears were being pulled.