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

Those who stayed at home had already prepared the meal. When they saw everyone coming back, they hurried to heat up the meal.

While the meal was still hot, Lu Shuhe built a fire for the man in the kitchen, and collected some unused straw mats and other items for him to cover himself with.

Soon, the women in the house began to call for everyone to go and eat.

When serving the rice, everyone specially left a bowl of porridge for the man who fainted.

But the man didn't wake up until everyone finished their meal.

As usual, everyone started to process the fish after finishing their meal.

In the middle, when Lu Qingqing went out of the house to pour out the fish skin, she heard a faint sound coming from the kitchen.

"anyone there?"

She heard the sound and went to the door. Through the crack she saw that the man had woken up.

The man felt warm now, his complexion looked better, and his skin was white and clean.

Lu Qingqing looked him over and came to a conclusion.

He doesn't look sick!

Thinking of this, she turned and ran towards the house, shouting:

"Brother Shuhe, the man in the kitchen has woken up!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Shuhe stood up and ran to the kitchen.

After running two steps, he came back and put on the scarf.

Then he brought the bowl of fish porridge that was hot in the pot and continued to walk quickly towards the kitchen.

Seeing this, several people followed Lu Shuhe, wanting to go over and see that person.

In the kitchen, the man stared at the steaming fish porridge in Lu Shuhe's hand and kept swallowing his saliva.

Seeing this, Lu Shuhe stepped forward and handed it over.

The man thanked her softly, then picked up the fish porridge and poured it into his mouth.

After taking a bite, he gasped because it was so hot, but he still didn't stop.

He didn't care whether it was hot or not and wolfed down the porridge.

The man didn't raise his head until he licked the bowl clean.

Seeing so many people outside looking at him, he said a little embarrassedly:

"Thank you all for saving my life. My name is Yang Yongyan, and I'm from Linshan Village, Pingtong County. A few days ago, after leaving Lanqing Prefecture, I was robbed by a group of thugs on the road. My belongings and even my clothes were stolen. If it weren't for you all saving me, I would have frozen to death on the road!"

When Lu Shuhe heard this person mention Lanqing Mansion, he bowed to him and said:

"My name is Lu Shuhe. Those outside are all from my village. Since you are from Lanqing Prefecture, I wonder how things are going there now, and if the city is peaceful?"

Yang Yongyan returned the greeting and said:

"Before I left, grain prices in all the grain shops in the city had risen sharply. Many people couldn't afford to buy food and began to find ways to fill their stomachs. Small-scale thefts and robberies occurred from time to time in the city. However, thanks to the government troops suppressing them, there were no major disturbances."

Lu Shuhe nodded and continued to ask:

"So, is the Lanqing Mansion open to people now? We haven't seen many people coming here in this town."

After listening to this, Yang Yongyan replied:

"As soon as news of the plague broke, people in Lanqing Prefecture were restricted from leaving. Before winter, the grain transporters brought word that the plague had also broken out to the south of the city. From then on, no one in the city dared to leave, so they stayed inside, hoping to wait out the plague before going out."

After Yang Yongyan finished speaking, he laughed at himself:

"I was studying in the capital, but due to rising grain prices, I had spent all my savings and was about to return home. Unexpectedly, I was met by a mob as soon as I left the city. It was then that I realized the saying, 'A scholar is useless,' is truly true. It's a pity that after more than a decade of study, I was left helpless in this situation!"

After Lu Shuhe comforted him for a few words, he saw that he was in low spirits and left again.

Although Yang Yongyan did not look sick, everyone decided to observe him for two more days to be on the safe side.

Two days later, the snow outside stopped.

After two days of rest in the kitchen, Yang Yongyan was able to stand up and move around.

That day, when Lu Qingqing and others were going fishing, Yang Yongyan insisted on going with them to help.

Yang Yongyan was very interested in this method of fishing from under the ice hole.

He followed the whole process from the beginning of casting the net to the end of picking up the fish.

Lu Tianming and County Magistrate Yao watched from the side and nodded secretly.

So far, this child seems to have a good character.

The two of them led the team here and cared more about the team's safety than anyone else.

If this person has bad intentions, they have seen blood on their hands.

On the other hand, Yang Yongyan was very efficient in his work and spared no effort when pulling the net.

Seeing this, Lu Shuhe smiled and said:

"Brother Yang, you work very efficiently, sometimes even faster than me!"

Yang Yongyan was busy with his work, but he didn't forget to reply:

"My family owns more than ten acres of land. When I was little, my father was reluctant to hire workers, so my brothers and I did the work. It's only in recent years, since we've lived in the capital, that I haven't worked in the fields."

Upon hearing this, Lu Shuhe suddenly remembered the past.

In the past, his family always had servants, so he didn't have to worry about any housework.

Later, I lived in the school, where food was provided, but I had to wash my own clothes.

At that time, there was some competition among classmates. At first, one of them hired someone to wash his clothes, and then the rest of the classmates also hired people to wash their clothes.

It even developed to the point where many people secretly mocked those classmates who washed their own clothes, thinking that they were bringing disgrace to scholars.

At that time, Lu Shuhe didn't think there was anything wrong with this.

It was not until they began to flee famine and witnessed so many separations and deaths that Lu Shuhe's understanding of the world began to change.

Lu Shuhe really admires Yang Yongyan, a person who is frank, straightforward and neither humble nor arrogant.

Because they are about the same age and are both studying, they have a lot of common topics.

These days, the two of them often get together to talk.

About seven or eight days later, Yang Yongyan asked to leave after finishing his work for the day.

Although Lu Shuhe was a little reluctant to leave, he also knew that his home was not too far away, and there was no reason for him to stay with them and not go home.

After helping him pack some food, Lu Shuhe and the others in the team came out to see him off.

Yang Yongyan is a sincere person. Thinking that everyone saved his life, he works without any effort.

After spending some time together, everyone in the team had a good impression of him.

While waving goodbye to everyone, Yang Yongyan thanked them again and again.

After he walked a few steps, he turned back and said to everyone:

"Shuhe, if you ever come to Linshan Village in the future, you must stay at my house and let me entertain you!"

As everyone in the team waved goodbye to him, they saw a large group of refugees pouring into the town.

They carried bedding on their backs and held weapons in their hands.

A large group of refugees quickly ran to the shops and began to search everywhere.

Soon, the refugees who came in from behind discovered Yang Yongyan, Lu Shuhe and his group.

They stared straight at Lu Shu and his group, as if evaluating their fighting capabilities.

No one expected the sudden appearance of refugees, and everyone became nervous in an instant.

Lu Qingqing whispered in the crowd:

"Everyone, retreat to the yard and get your weapons!"

Hearing this, the group reacted and walked backwards into the yard.

At the front, Lu Shuhe took two steps forward and pulled Yang Yongyan back.

Soon, everyone retreated back to the yard.

Only a few men were left guarding the gate, while the rest went into the house to get weapons.