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

After two consecutive nights of surveillance, there was no result.

Staying up late really drains your energy. When Lu Qingqing went out to keep watch on the third night, she felt her legs were weak even when she walked.

Lying in the woods, he stared closely at the door of the house where the fourth brother lived not far away.

The entire valley was extremely quiet at night, with only the occasional chirping of insects, like a lullaby. Lu Qingqing stared intently, and her eyelids were about to close.

She shook her head suddenly and continued to stare with her eyelids open.

However, there is a huge difference between hobbies and forced work!

In my previous life, I could stay up all night reading novels without feeling sleepy, but now I am extremely sleepy even after staying up until midnight.

In the mind, will and instinct are engaged in a fierce struggle.

Twist the thigh with your thumb and index finger and rotate it 180 degrees. The instinct to sleep will instantly disappear and your will will win!

When Lu Qingqing's thighs were pinched purple, she finally saw several people leaving with their bags.

Those people were very cautious and left at the beginning of the Chou hour, which is when people sleep the deepest.

The five people tiptoed towards the east side of the valley, with the fourth one walking in front leading the way.

After they walked for a distance, Lu Qingqing got up and followed them.

The moonlight is bright tonight, and although they are far away, I can still see their figures clearly.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, a small path appeared in front of us that was only wide enough for one person to pass.

To be on the safe side, Lu Qingqing did not follow.

About four or five minutes later, just as Lu Qingqing was about to get up, she heard a scream from a distance.

They have been discovered and this road is blocked!

After getting the answer, Lu Qingqing quickly got up and rushed back.

When we returned to the valley, it was still quiet.

Lu Qingqing lay down on the bed, reviewed her actions just now, and made sure that nothing was revealed before she fell asleep peacefully.

Early the next morning, when everyone was working, they heard the sound of horse hooves coming from afar.

When Lu Qingqing looked over, she saw a group of officers and soldiers riding their horses and whipping them, dragging something behind them.

When we got closer, we found that there were five bloody corpses.

There was not a single piece of good flesh on the exposed parts of the five corpses, and coupled with the horses dragging them for a long time, the whole scene was horrific.

Some timid people were so scared that they stepped back and hid behind others, not daring to look directly at the scene.

The miners who knew these five people felt sympathetic when they saw their miserable plight.

On the shore, He Baotou came trotting over, and before he could say anything, he was scolded by the young officer.

"Old He, these five are all your men. This is how you act as a leader. I think you're really getting old. The people who got into trouble a while ago were also your men. If you keep going like this, I don't think you'll be able to continue being a leader anymore!"

He Batou's face turned pale and blue from being scolded, but he forced himself to smile.

After the young officer finished speaking, the supervisor had already called out all the men in the mine.

When the young officer saw everyone gathered, he glanced at them coldly.

"Listen up, everyone! All the gold in this golden ditch belongs to the King of Qi! Within a radius of dozens of miles, not even a fly can escape with the gold!"

"If you want gold over your life, come and try again. We'll kill every one of you who come! That grave is big enough to bury you!"

After the young officer finished speaking, he flicked the reins and rode away, kicking up a cloud of dust.

After the officer left, He Baotou looked extremely unhappy.

With a gloomy face, he said to the supervisors around him:

"He San, lead your men to arrest everyone who lives in the same room with these damn idiots and interrogate them individually!"

As he spoke, he glanced at everyone and sneered:

"I don't believe I can't find any clues! I know this little area of ​​Jingou better than any of you. If anyone dares to cause trouble for me again, humph!"

After He Baotou finished speaking, several supervisors began to call out the names of the people who lived in the same room.

Those whose names were called were extremely frightened, but they still stood up with shaking legs.

After a while, everyone was counted, and He Baotou, along with the supervisor, escorted those people away.

A burst of discussion suddenly arose in the crowd.

Lu Qingqing looked at Lu Tianming in the crowd and walked quickly to his side.

Qin Lang came over to talk to her, but she sent him to find Li Rui.

Lu Tianming looked at her and asked:

"Daya, are you okay?"

Lu Qingqing looked around and pointed to an empty spot on the river bank.

"Uncle Tianming, come here, I have something to tell you."

Lu Tianming looked at Lu Qingqing's expression and knew that she had something important to do, so he asked Lu Shuhe to sit not far away and help them watch over the people.

After Lu Qingqing finished her story, Lu Tianming was also shocked by her actions.

He knew that Daya was a courageous child, but he didn't expect that after hearing about this, she would stay alone for several days and find out everything before telling him.

Lu Tianming sighed, patted her shoulder, and said in a gentle voice:

"Daya, don't take risks like this alone in the future. Your master, your uncle Yao, and I are all here. There's no reason for you, a child, to take risks like this."

Lu Qingqing felt Lu Tianming's concern and nodded obediently.

Whether or not they will do so depends on the circumstances.

Lu Tianming saw that she had a good attitude, but he also knew that she always had her own ideas. He was worried that she would take risks again. After thinking about it, he decided to tell her about the matter.

He looked around and saw no one coming over, so he lowered his voice and said:

"This Jingou is not that simple. The officials previously said it was the property of the King of Qi, but I've also inquired over the past few days. It's been operating here for over a year, and I haven't seen the mining envoy yet."

"The imperial court has regulations that all mines containing gold, silver, iron, and copper must be reported to the court and taxes paid. The court will then send mining envoys to supervise the mining."

Then, Lu Tianming frowned slightly and stated his conclusion.

"I suspect that this gold mine was mined privately by the King of Qi and was not reported to the court!"

"This is a serious matter. Once discovered, the King of Qi will probably fall! And as for us, even if there are enough people in the gold mine later, they won't let us go if we don't take the gold!"

After hearing this, Lu Qingqing's face became a little solemn.

"Then we can only find a chance to escape ourselves!"

Lu Tianming nodded, but worried that she would take risks again, so he comforted her:

"Just keep this to yourself and don't tell anyone else. It seems like this Jingou is completely surrounded. Don't rush out if you want to get out! If you encounter something like this again, be sure to discuss it with me before taking any action. Don't take any risks on your own, understand?"

Lu Qingqing nodded obediently. After all, officials have a lot of experience, so they have to discuss things in advance in the future.

The two returned to the team, and Qin Lang hurried over when he saw them.

Lu Qingqing was busy keeping a close eye on him these past two days and hadn't spoken much to him.

Two hours later, He Baotou tied the two men to the wooden frame and asked the supervisor to call everyone over.

Next to the wooden rack, four strong supervisors were standing with whips in their hands.

On the wooden rack, the two people who were tied up were so frightened that their legs were weak. They begged for mercy loudly:

"Boss He, we know we were wrong. That old man Lin wanted to take us out to transport the gold, but we didn't go out with him. Please forgive us!"