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

The group packed up their belongings and headed back quickly. On the way, Lu Tianming and Master Yan went to see County Magistrate Yao to learn more about the situation.

After learning the number of refugees who attacked and the weapons they were carrying, Lu Tianming had a general idea in his mind.

Now the mountain is flooded and these people can't escape. They must still be on the mountain.

Besides, there are quite a lot of refugees, and we can always find them if we put in some effort.

Along the way, everyone was carrying sacks of fish back, and the large number of people inevitably attracted some people's attention.

Most of the people who went up the mountain were short of food. When they saw the large sacks they were carrying, some people naturally became interested.

But Lu Qingqing and her group were large in number and were all armed, so they didn't dare to go up and rob them.

After Lu Qingqing and her group left, those people quietly followed the footprints back to look for them.

When Lu Qingqing saw someone paying attention to them, she knew that the pool of water was about to be exposed.

But the most important thing now is the supplies in the cave. As early as when the refugees went up the mountain, it was only a matter of time before the pool of water was exposed.

Everyone hurried back to the cave. The bodies of the dead refugees were still at the entrance of the cave, but those people did not care about their dead companions.

The blood flowing from the corpse was washed away by the rain, and the entire entrance of the cave was almost dyed red.

The men put down the sacks they were carrying and rushed into the cave.

Families with children also covered their children's eyes and ran inside to avoid the corpses.

Even though everyone was mentally prepared for most of their things to be stolen on the road, they were still heartbroken when they saw the situation in the cave.

The door of the cave where livestock were kept was wide open, and there was no animal inside.

In the cave where people lived, everyone's belongings were turned into a mess, food was scattered all over the ground, and even the water buckets beside them were kicked over.

Tianfu Niang quickly ran to her own cart, looking through it while crying:

"These damn people have taken away all the grains and dried meat from our home. What is my little Stone going to eat?"

Then, as if he remembered something, he reached for a corner beside the cart, but couldn't find it after searching for several times.

Tianfu Niang beat her thigh and cried:

"Oh my! My coffin has been searched by these bastards who deserve to be struck by lightning. How can I live like this?"

Each family in the cave was packing up their own things. Some were crying loudly, while others were silently sad.

Qin Lang pulled Lu Qingqing and ran quickly towards their own carriage, only to see the curtain of the carriage being pulled down and thrown to the ground, with several footprints on it.

Qin Lang picked up the car curtain and patted the dirt off it.

The things in the carriage were also turned into a mess, and most of the bag of fine grains and the dried meat and dried fish that had been left in the carriage were taken away.

Fortunately, most of her things were placed in the space, and the things that were taken away were placed on the surface.

But then, Lu Qingqing saw the clothes pressed by the bucket lid at the back of the car.

Lu Qingqing lifted the lid and picked up the clothes. The clothes had been used to wipe the blood stains, and they were wrinkled and gave off an unpleasant smell.

She held the clothes in her hands, a cold look on her face.

This dress was made for her by Grandma Qin when she was still alive. She had never been willing to wear it before when she fled from famine.

There was not much work to do in the cave these days, so she took it out and put it on. She was worried that it would get dirty from fishing, so she took it off before going fishing.

Unexpectedly, these people would destroy her things at will. Lu Qingqing felt angry and forced herself to pick up the things that were thrown around.

Not far away, Lu Tianxin put Guihua's body back on the bedding, straightened Guihua's clothes, and then got up to find Lu Tianming.

"Brother, when are we going to take revenge?"

Lu Tianming looked at the hatred in his brother's eyes, thought of Guihua's death, and sighed silently in his heart.

"We definitely have to go, but we have to find out the location and how many people are on the other side first. Once we're sure, we'll go!"

As Lu Tianming spoke, he embraced his younger brother and patted him gently on the back.

Soon, every family packed up their things.

In fact, there wasn't much left to pack. Most of the food and dried meat from each household had been taken away.

What's left are mostly coarse grains that they look down upon, as well as some daily necessities or large items like wooden barrels.

A group of men gathered at the entrance of the cave, holding knives in their hands, waiting for Lu Tianming's order.

Lu Tianming looked at the fierceness in the eyes of the men in front of him and knew that everyone was eager to snatch the food back.

He began to arrange the personnel according to what he had discussed with County Magistrate Yao and Master Yan.

Half of the men are left in the cave to defend it, and the remaining half go out to gather information. Regardless of whether they get any information or not, they must come back before dark.

The people who went out were divided into teams of two, and one of them was the one who had fought with that group of people in the cave before.

Except for the old village chief who was the most seriously injured and unable to get up, everyone else wanted to go out and look for someone.

They all know that group of people, so it's more efficient this way.

When Lu Tianming was arranging people, Lu Qingqing took the initiative to sign up. Lu Tianming looked at her and then at Qin Lang, and finally agreed.

He repeatedly told them to be careful and arranged for his son Lu Shuhe to join them.

In this way, she, Qin Lang and Lu Shuhe formed a group, which was the only team of three.

Lu Tianxin waited until everyone was arranged, but he was still not assigned. He couldn't help but feel anxious. Just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by Lu Tianming.

Seeing that everyone was anxious to rush out, Lu Tianming thought for a moment and said loudly:

"Everyone, our purpose in this reconnaissance is to locate the robbers and find out how many people are in their lair. Don't rush in rashly. If you rush in alone, not only will you get yourself killed, but you'll also expose us. Do you understand?"

The men below all responded loudly, and the mood was very excited.

Lu Tianming waved his hand, and everyone rushed into the rain. Soon they split up into groups of two and ran in different directions.

When Lu Tianxin saw the people in front of him rushing out, he also wanted to run out.

Before Lu Tianxin rushed out, Lu Tianming grabbed his sleeve and frowned:

"Second brother, don't go. You're too emotional right now. If you meet them, it's easy for bad things to happen!"

Lu Tianxin shook his sleeves, trying to shake off his brother's hand, and said anxiously:

"Brother, please let me out! I can't stay in this cave. I have to find the people who killed my daughter!"

Before Lu Tianming could speak, the old village chief's wife came over. She grabbed Lu Tianxin's sleeve tightly and said in a crying voice:

"Son, I'm sorry for not taking good care of my daughter. You blame me now! But your brother is right. You can't leave now. You stay with me and talk to me. When the villagers find the lair of those beasts, we can go and take revenge, okay?"

Seeing his mother's pleading look, Lu Tianxin finally stopped making a fuss and went out. He helped his mother back to the cart.

In the cave, everyone was silent, holding their breath and waiting for news.

Outside, the teams braved the rain and rushed towards the mountain ahead.

There were too many refugees on this mountain, mostly scattered groups of people. They did not dig caves, but built simple straw huts.

At this moment, seeing someone passing by, many people turned their heads to look over.