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

The leading officer had a stern face and asked in a cold voice:

"Why are you here? Didn't the leader tell you not to leave the valley? And you dare to come here to pick apricots?"

Lu Qingqing slid down the tree along the trunk, and when she jumped down, she deliberately didn't stand firmly and fell down.

When Qin Lang saw this, he thought she had really fallen and hurried over to check.

Lu Qingqing supported Qin Lang, acted timid and said in a low voice:

"Gentlemen, when we went to the grocery store to buy apricots today, we heard someone mention that there was an apricot tree here, so we came here."

As she spoke, Lu Qingqing seemed a little scared and said:

"We didn't know we couldn't come here. We'll leave right away. But the apricots have been picked, and many are ripe. Can we take them with us?"

The officer saw that she looked timid and that she was still focused on picking apricots, so he probably didn't dare to run away.

Thinking about it, the official snorted coldly and said:

"Okay, grab your things and leave quickly. Don't come here again. Otherwise, don't blame us if you get beaten to death!"

When he talked about beating her to death, he saw the little girl tremble with obvious fear, and he was even more certain in his heart that she was a greedy little girl.

Under the watchful eyes of the officials, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang quickly packed up the apricots they had picked, and then trotted into the valley.

When the officers saw this, they didn't take it seriously. They joked and returned to their original post to continue patrolling.

On the way back, Lu Qingqing put most of the apricots into the space, leaving only a small portion in the backpack.

When the two of them returned, most of the people had returned and each of them explained their situation.

Lu Tianming integrated the information and his expression became more serious.

What He Baotou said before was indeed true. The officers surrounded the valley like an iron barrel.

It seems that escaping will be difficult in the short term.

When Lu Qingqing left, she left some apricots for them.

Among the men, only Qin Lang and Qu Hong could eat it.

Lu Qingqing watched the two of them eat an apricot in a few bites, and suddenly her teeth felt sore.

These apricots are pickled with sugar and are still very sour. I can’t imagine how sour they would be if they were not pickled.

When I returned to the house with the remaining apricots, a group of women were chatting and mending.

Seeing the apricots that Lu Qingqing brought back, the women were also a little curious.

But only a few people can eat it, and most people put it down after taking a bite.

......

In the evening, at the back door of the pub.

Erxi looked at his clothes, which only had two patches, and then at the new straw sandals on his feet, feeling satisfied.

Then he raised his hand and knocked on the gate.

After waiting for a while and hearing no response, he knocked on the door again with more force.

At this time, a woman's voice was heard from inside:

"Coming~"

When Erxi heard this voice, he felt his whole body soften.

He subconsciously straightened his clothes again, and then struck a pose that he thought was cool.

When the proprietress opened the door, she saw a man with an ordinary appearance and even a bit of vulgarity, with his hands leaning on the door frame.

Thinking of Lord Jiang's arrangements, she resisted the urge to chase the man away and let him into the yard.

After a while of romance, Erxi looked at the proprietress Li Xiangwan lying in his arms, and felt his heart surging.

At that moment, he said to Li Xiangwan:

"Xiang Wan, I'll support you from now on. You can stop running this tavern. I feel uncomfortable watching you being stared at by those men!"

Li Xiangwan lowered her head and rolled her eyes. He wanted to support her, but could he support himself?

Although she was disdainful in her heart, she still said shyly:

"I am yours now, what are you worried about?"

As he spoke, he poked his finger into the man's thin chest.

Erxi was captivated by this finger. He had some ideas in his mind, but his body would not allow it.

The two of them talked softly again, and Li Xiangwan suddenly changed the topic to Erxi.

"Where is your hometown? It must be difficult to get here!"

When Erxi heard that she cared about him, he felt very happy.

"My family is from Yidu County, which is quite far from here. When the villagers heard the news of the barbarian invasion, they all fled south. Luckily, there were many people in the village, so we were able to avoid many disasters!"

"However, when we were near Meng County, we were dispersed by the barbarian army. My mother, my wife... and our entire family were killed. Only my father, my son, and I escaped."

Erxi said this and said to Li Xiangwan:

"I haven't had time to tell you yet, but I have a son named Xiaogouzi. But don't worry, after we get married, Xiaogouzi will be handed over to my father, and you just need to take care of our child!"

Li Xiangwan felt impatient listening to the man's imagination of the future. When she saw him stop, she changed the subject and asked the people who were traveling with him.

Erxi had no doubts and told the situation of each family in the team one by one.

Including Lu Tianming’s original identity as the chief clerk and Yao County Magistrate!

Li Xiangwan was surprised to find that there was an official among this group of people.

I didn’t expect that Lord Jiang’s suspicion was correct.

After getting the most crucial information, Li Xiangwan responded with a few more words and sent Erxi away.

On the way back, Erxi hummed a tune and planned his future.

It is obvious that Xiangwan is not someone who can endure hardship. Unlike Gou Zi's mother, who is tough as a mother, she needs to earn more money on her own.

Soon, Erxi set his sights on gold panning.

His father and his son are now panning for gold in the river every day, but they have already handed in all the gold they found last time.

Thinking of this, Erxi couldn't help but feel that it was a pity.

At this moment, the man, who was so dazzled by the beauty, had forgotten the fear he felt when he saw the tortured corpse a few days ago!

After Erxi left, Li Xiangwan quickly left the tavern and headed towards Lord Jiang's residence.

On the second day, when Lu Tianming and Yao Xiancheng went to work, they clearly felt that the supervisor not far away was staring at them.

Although the two were confused, they could only do their work honestly.

After feeling this kind of surveillance, Lu Tianming gave up all suspicious actions.

Five days later, in Lord Jiang's study.

He bent his head and reported to Lord Jiang:

"In the past few days, those people haven't done anything else. They work very diligently on weekdays, even more diligently than some of the old people before."

When Lord Jiang heard this, his original intention of killing these people directly to avoid future troubles was relieved.

Last month, the steward of Prince Qi's mansion had revealed a letter to him.

The prince was very satisfied with him. As long as he paid the last batch of gold at the end of the year, he would be able to move up a level when he returned.

But the palace has huge expenses this year, and the amount of gold handed in must not be less than that of the previous year.

Considering the current special period, it is really difficult to find people, so we can only keep that group of people for the time being.

But he was afraid that the two officials would guess something, so he had to kill those people before he left office.

He thought for a while, and after making up his mind, he just waved his hand at He Baotou:

"Alright, Lao He, you don't need to keep an eye on them when you get back, but you should keep a closer eye on these people. Don't let anyone know about what happened today once we leave this room. Do you understand?"

He nodded repeatedly and walked out with his body bent.