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

Soon, the man with the big knife returned to the gate of the yard, stood in a row, and stared coldly at the passing refugees.

If any refugees dared to look into the yard, they would be glared back.

Seeing that there were so many of them and they all had big knives in their hands, the refugees didn't dare to provoke them for a while.

At the gate, Lu Shuhe held a knife and said to Yang Yongyan beside him:

"Yongyan, there are so many refugees in this town. It might not be safe for you to go alone. Why don't you stay for a few more days? When the weather warms up, our team will also head south. Then we can go together. We can take you to Pingtong County, which will be safer there."

Yang Yongyan nodded. He had just seen it from the front.

There were dried blood stains on the weapons of those refugees. They were not good people.

At the gate of the yard, Lu Qingqing suddenly thought of the firewood they had collected before, a lot of which was piled outside the yard.

In fact, the firewood was originally piled in the yard.

Later, in order to release the fish, the firewood was moved outside the yard.

At this moment, refugees were walking outside from time to time.

If we don't move in, I'm afraid the refugees will have moved out in less than two days.

As soon as Lu Qingqing mentioned the firewood issue, the group immediately started to act.

The men stood outside with their swords in hand, while the women began to carry firewood in batches.

Lu Shuhe discussed with Yang Yongyan and asked him to move into the house and put most of the firewood into the kitchen.

The remaining firewood was piled in a corner of the yard.

Yang Yongyan naturally nodded in agreement.

The refugees outside were searching all over the town, trying to find some food and supplies.

When they searched the shop and the house at the back but found nothing, a dozen men turned their attention to Lu Qingqing and her group in the yard.

They came to the gate of the courtyard and wandered around, trying to see what was going on inside.

Naturally, the people in the yard cannot show weakness. They must demonstrate their strength at this time to avoid being besieged.

Before the refugees even got close to the gate, the men had already raised their knives.

Seeing this, the refugees were frightened away by their swords.

They fled here and still had some food.

Besides, there were so many people in the yard, and if they went up and got chopped down, they would just be making things worse for others.

A dozen men quickly dispersed and went elsewhere.

Although food is hard to find, there is plenty of firewood, and you can pick up some in the nearby woods.

The refugees all knew that in this weather, it would be difficult to survive the night without a fire to keep warm.

In this way, a large group of refugees rushed out to look for firewood.

Lu Tianming arranged people to guard the door and reinforced the courtyard wall.

At this time, the fastest material for building the wall was ice. The women melted the snow, brought it to the wall, and poured it down along the top of the wall.

The water froze almost the moment it fell.

With each pouring of water, the walls around the yard became high and slippery.

It was not until Li Rui and his fellow apprentices tried and realized that the wall was difficult to climb without tools that they stopped.

As for the main entrance, they had already made a door block some time ago.

The door lock was reinforced personally by Brother Tu, the "lock picking master".

According to Senior Brother Tu, the only way to open this door from the outside is to break it down violently.

Otherwise, you can only open it from the inside of the yard.

Seeing that there was no problem with the courtyard wall and the gate, Lu Tianming asked Master Yan to look around the yard. After confirming that there was no problem, everyone returned to the house.

Now, everyone has done all the defense they can, and all that is left is to be careful and vigilant.

In the room, Lu Tianming frowned slightly. Where did all these refugees who suddenly appeared in the town come from?

Everyone was discussing this matter. Yang Yongyan pondered for a while and then took the initiative to speak:

"I suspect these refugees are most likely from Lanqing Prefecture. When I left, there were frequent robberies in Lanqing Prefecture. It's possible they're causing trouble due to a food shortage or starving people."

Lu Tianming also felt that the refugees were most likely from Lanqing Prefecture.

They had fled all the way from the north, and there were probably not many people left alive in the cities they passed through.

The nearest city to this town is Lanqing Prefecture!

However, the reason why these refugees fled is unknown.

Everyone discussed for a while, then stopped and continued to process the fish.

No matter what, they still need to eat to survive.

Throughout the afternoon, Lu Tianming went out to check from time to time, and everyone in the team was a little anxious.

Lu Qingqing knew the reason for everyone's anxiety. It had been a long time since they had seen so many refugees, and they had lived in peace for a long time.

Now, there are suddenly so many refugees, especially the bloody smell on these refugees.

Let them know clearly that these refugees are no different from the refugees they met when they fled famine before.

Next, we may be attacked at any time!

You may face killing and being killed at any time!

These possibilities make people who are accustomed to a peaceful and stable life feel uncomfortable.

It was not until the evening that the refugees outside finally stopped.

When the guard outside came in to relieve the guard, he said that most of the refugees had found a place to stay in the yard.

At night, Lu Tianming changed the number of people on duty to six, and arranged people to guard every house in the yard.

Although Lu Qingqing was not on duty that night, she did not sleep well.

Fortunately, no sneak attack occurred at night.

When they woke up in the morning, everyone breathed a sigh of relief knowing that nothing had happened.

After dinner, Lu Tianming stopped everyone before they were about to go out.

"Everyone, please stop for a moment. Those who are going out today need to be rearranged."

Lu Tianming thought about it for a long time yesterday. Remembering that his house was robbed in Yunchi Mountains, he decided to let only fourteen people go out fishing today.

He watched at the door for a long time yesterday, and the largest group of refugees was no more than a dozen people.

If a conflict breaks out outside, these fourteen people are capable of resisting, and if there are too many people, they also have the opportunity to run back.

The rest of the people stayed at home to look after the house.

After all, they have been busy for so long, and the fish they caught and all their belongings are in this yard.

As for the team going out fishing, Lu Tianming has already thought of the candidates.

He divided everyone in the team into three teams according to their fighting strength, and the three teams took turns going out fishing every day.

Everyone in the team also agreed with this decision.

Although they had saved up a lot of fish and meat, there were also many people in the team.

Having fled famine and experienced hunger so many times before, the anxiety caused by running out of food and clothing was more painful for them than the refugees outside who might attack them at any time.

They can never have too much food.

Among the group going out today are Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang.

As usual, Lu Qingqing carried her bow and arrow on her back and a long sword on her waist.

A group of people dragged the wooden pallet out the door.

As soon as they walked out of the yard, Lu Qingqing felt someone was staring at them.

Ever since she started practicing martial arts, her perception has become particularly sharp. She felt uneasy being stared at and became alert unconsciously.

She looked around and quickly locked onto her target, the refugees in the grain and oil shop across the street.

Lu Qingqing looked at that place coldly, and did not look away until the feeling of being stared at disappeared.

This time, Qin Lang did not advance in formation, but followed Lu Qingqing with his hand always on the hilt of the knife.

Soon after the whole team set off, a group of little followers followed behind.

After leaving the town, the people following behind were also exposed.