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

Although Lord Jiang did not tell the details, He Baotou guessed that Lu Tianming and his group were not ordinary people.

Although Lu Tianming and his companions were dressed similarly to other refugees, their temperament was unmistakable.

Their speech and behavior are always different from those of farmers, and even the women in their team are different from ordinary women.

He walked back and thought.

Finally, considering Lord Jiang's attitude, he decided to keep everything as it was.

Thinking that it was almost the end of the month and there was still a lot of gold to be handed in, I suddenly became worried.

The gold vein we discovered before had gold for one day, and then no gold for several days.

It was as changeable as the weather in June, which made him so worried that his hair fell out.

If I don't complete enough tasks, not only the palace, but also Mr. Jiang will not let me off easily.

Thinking about this, He Baotou began to wonder how he could collect more gold.

Lu Tianming didn't know what was happening because he felt like he was being watched a few days ago.

After he informed everyone in the team, everyone was in a state of tense alert.

But there was no new movement, so everyone had no choice but to work honestly.

That morning, the people who were washing the materials started to produce gold again, and this time the amount of gold produced was very high.

He Baotou was very happy and encouraged loudly:

"Everyone, work harder. Whoever submits the most gold grains will be rewarded with five taels of silver!"

In the river, the enthusiasm of the people washing materials became increasingly high.

In the afternoon, when everyone was working, they saw a large group of people running towards them from a distance.

The group of people were holding sticks and looked very aggressive, shouting things like "The gold is ours!"

Everyone looked a little flustered, and several women around Lu Qingqing quickly moved towards her.

In times of crisis, people who know each other quickly come together.

At this time, He led the supervisors out.

The supervisor went to call everyone in the mine, and He Baotou shouted to everyone:

"The people from Xigou got the message and came to rob our gold vein! We all work here just for the wages. If the gold vein is gone, we will all be left with nothing!"

As he spoke, He raised the stick in his hand and roared:

"Everyone, grab your weapons and start fighting! Anyone who doesn't dare to fight is not a man! Charge!"

After hearing this, the men in the river quickly picked up the weapons in their hands and rushed forward without hesitation!

At this time, the men in the mine also came out.

The supervisors rushed to the front, leading a large group of men to attack the people from Xigou.

In an instant, the two sides fought fiercely.

When the sticks collided with each other, there were bursts of crisp and harsh sounds, and screams were heard from time to time.

Lu Qingqing looked nervously at Qin Lang and Master Yan who were in the melee.

Fortunately, despite the extremely chaotic battle situation, Qin Lang and Master Yan have always maintained a state of mutual assistance.

Therefore, up to now, there have been no casualties in Lu Qingqing's team.

In the river, women and children huddled to the edge, trembling as they watched people being knocked down from time to time.

At this time, the woman from Xigou rushed towards the river bank.

They carried baskets on their backs and quickly shoveled soil into the baskets as soon as they came over.

He Baotou, who had been hiding in the corner, could no longer squat there and rushed towards the group of women with a big knife.

He ran, waving his sword and threatening:

"Get lost! How dare you come and rob my gold vein? I'll chop you all to death!"

There was indeed a woman who was afraid of the big knife in his hand and took a few steps back.

However, the leader of Xigou gave them a task: each of them had to carry at least half a basket back.

Those who fail to recite the required number will also be punished.

Thinking of the brutal means to the leader, the women gritted their teeth and swung the wooden sticks in their hands to fight back.

He Baotou was very confident at the beginning and felt that a group of women were nothing to be afraid of.

However, these women work every day and have strong hands.

During the fight, three or five women knocked the knife out of He Baotou's hand.

He Baotou was afraid of getting hurt, so he didn't even dare to pick up the knife and ran away.

He stood not far away and began to command the women hiding in the river.

"Hurry up and stop them! If they take away all the gold veins, how will you earn wages? I won't even have money to feed you!"

When the women heard that there was no food available, they began to hesitate. At this time, one of them picked up her tools and rushed forward.

Seeing this, the others also started to rush up.

Soon, only the women from Lu Qingqing's team were left in the river.

At this time, several women in the team immediately looked at Lu Qingqing.

Lu Qingqing didn't want to get involved in these things, but He was in charge of Donggou.

If I don't go this time, I'm afraid he will cause trouble for me later.

Seeing He looking over, Lu Qingqing whispered to the women:

"After we go up, form teams of three. Don't rush forward. The most important thing is to avoid getting hurt!"

As he said that, he picked up the shovel at hand and rushed forward.

A group of women followed her and rushed to the shore.

Seeing this, He Baotou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With these women stopping them, the soil should be saved.

After Lu Qingqing went up, she hid at the back.

At first glance, the women seemed to be having a lively conversation.

In fact, it was just the sound of weapons colliding, and no one was really fighting desperately.

Lu Qingqing only blocked the wooden stick in the hands of people around her when they were about to get hurt.

The shovel in her hand did not actually fall on the woman in Xigou.

After all, both sides of the war were forced into it, and the ones who benefited were hiding behind.

Some women from Xigou, who had already shoveled enough soil, began to retreat.

At this time, a whistle was heard from Xigou.

As the whistle blew, the remaining women who were still fighting turned and ran.

After a while, the sound of horse hooves came from far away.

A group of officers rode their horses towards the place where the fight was happening, and they whipped the people without caring which side they were on.

The men who were already fighting were awakened by the whips, and the two sides quickly dispersed.

After the men from Xigou dispersed, they ran towards Xigou in a flash, and soon they disappeared.

The officer on horseback saw this and cursed:

"Damn it! They have to do this every few months. They're really asking for trouble!"

After saying this, the officers rode away on horseback.

At this time, there were more than a dozen bodies lying on the ground, some from the East Ditch and some from the West Ditch.

The scene was covered in blood, and a strong smell of blood hung in the air.

The injured people either covered their heads or their arms and legs, and the groans were so loud that it made people feel creepy.

He Baotou seemed not to notice the corpse on the ground. He quickly ran to the shore and looked at the soil that had been stolen.

While watching, I murmured with heartache:

"That Cui Laowu from Xigou is such a piece of shit! He stole so many gold particles from me!"

Lu Qingqing was right next to him, and when she looked at He Baotou, a hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes.

In his eyes, these dozen lives were not as important as the soil that was shoveled away.