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

Lu Qingqing counted silently and found that there were about forty refugees following them.

These refugees were grouped together in groups, belonging to different teams, and were all at some distance from each other.

They were wearing tattered, thick clothes, and their specific body shapes could not be seen.

But there were a few refugees in the group who did not cover their faces, and their cheekbones were protruding from their thin faces.

The weapons in the hands of the refugees were mostly wooden sticks and farm tools, and few had axes.

Lu Qingqing knew what was going on and stopped looking.

The team soon reached the river.

Yao County Magistrate looked at the refugees who were watching from a distance and gave the instructions he had planned:

"Li Rui, Tian Xin, Da He, the three of you go dig a hole in the ice. Tian Li, you go scoop out the broken ice. The rest of you, grab your weapons and be prepared for any sneak attacks from over there!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Li Rui and the other two took tools to chisel open the frozen hole, while the village chief waited beside them with a ladle.

As soon as they left, County Magistrate Yao ordered the remaining people to stand up the wooden pallets and form a semicircle around the ice hole.

County Magistrate Yao did not make this arrangement to block the view of the refugees on the shore.

But they were on guard against refugees who might come and rob the fish after they caught them.

This thing is not only a defense, but also can buy them a brief time to escape.

Soon, several ice holes were dealt with.

Except for Li Rui who was setting up the net, everyone else was staring at the refugees on the shore.

Everyone has their weapons at hand so that they can take action at any time if anything happens.

The refugees on the shore were also staring at this place, and from time to time they turned their heads and whispered to the people next to them.

Soon, it was time to set up the net.

At this time, all nine men in the team came on.

Li Rui, the leader, shouted slogans in a low voice, and the people behind him followed the shouts and pushed harder.

As the net got closer to the water surface, it became more and more difficult for them to pull it up, and their faces turned red from holding their breath.

Seeing that they were having difficulty pulling, the village chief's wife and several other women also wanted to come over to help.

Yao County Magistrate was gritting his teeth and straining, and seeing this, he said anxiously:

"Just two of you, the rest of you go back and keep an eye on the refugees!"

Among the women, Zhuzi's wife and the village chief's wife, who were the strongest, stayed behind to pull the net with the men.

The remaining three people, Lu Qingqing, were still standing in the semicircle formed by the wooden pallets, on guard.

As the fishing nets were pulled out, some of the refugees with good eyesight could already see the big fish in their nets.

Someone from the refugee group shouted loudly:

"Their nets are full of fish, grab them!"

After this shout, the refugees on the shore raised their weapons and rushed towards them.

On the ice, Lu Qingqing had already taken out her bow before the men left the net.

At this moment, the arrow is on the bow, ready to be shot!

As the front refugee came into range, the first arrow streaked through the air and pierced the man's neck.

The man in front fell on his back, and blood gushed out at an extremely fast rate, staining the snowy surface red.

At this time, the tail feathers of the arrow that pierced the neck were still shaking slightly.

The refugees were stunned by this sudden move, and the refugees in the front row stopped in their tracks.

At this time, Lu Qingqing's second arrow was ready, aimed at the refugee group, ready to shoot at any time.

When the refugees shouted "rob", County Magistrate Yao and the men rushed over with their swords in hand.

At this moment, County Magistrate Yao saw that Lu Qingqing had calmed the situation with one arrow, and took the opportunity to say loudly:

"Whoever takes a step forward will die!"

When the refugees in the front row looked at Lu Qingqing, they could only see her exposed eyes.

When those eyes looked at them, it was as if they were looking at a group of dead objects, without a trace of emotion.

They had no doubt that if they took half a step forward, the arrow would be shot at them without hesitation!

At the feet of the refugees, the man who was shot in the neck had blood gushing out of his neck, dyeing the surrounding snow red.

A few refugees in front quietly took two steps back, trying to hide behind others.

They were afraid that the evil star opposite them would slip up and lose his life accidentally.

However, there were always some brave and ruthless people among the refugees. They shouted from behind the crowd:

"There are only a dozen people on the other side, and they only have a few bows and arrows. How can we be afraid of them with so many of us? Let's charge forward. If we can grab the fish, we won't starve to death!"

After shouting, they pushed several refugees in front of them.

The refugee in front was pushed forward a few steps. Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the evil star, he was so scared that his legs went weak and he sat on the ground begging for mercy.

"Have mercy! I didn't want to go forward, they pushed me, I..."

Before he could finish, he heard a sound of breaking through the air, followed by a "plop" sound.

The man thought he was going to die, but after waiting for a while, he felt no pain.

When I heard the sound of the person behind me falling to the ground, I turned around and saw the corpse on the ground with its mouth wide open and a look of disbelief on its face.

The corpse was too close to him, and the refugee sitting on the ground was so scared that he crawled back using his hands and feet.

When he was crawling back, he didn't dare stop even though he was covered in the blood of the corpse.

Upon seeing this, County Magistrate Yao pointed at the man who had just been shot and said loudly:

"Whoever has evil intentions again will suffer the consequences!"

The refugee group was silent for a moment.

"All of you, retreat back to the shore!"

As Yao County Magistrate finished speaking, a gray-haired old man among the refugees suddenly knelt on the snow and begged:

"Kindhearted people, please give me a fish. My little grandson is so hungry that he can't even get up. He's waiting for me to find him food!"

After the old man finished speaking, the refugees knelt down in large numbers, crying and begging:

"Please, I have a wife and children at home, just give me a fish!"

"Please, sirs, give me a fish!"

"..."

For a moment, the sounds of people begging for fish mixed together and came in a flood.

County Magistrate Yao remained unmoved. If they showed any weakness now, they would be the ones in trouble.

"There are fish in this river. If you want them, just catch them yourself!"

As County Magistrate Yao finished speaking, the people at the front of the refugee group saw the indifferent expressions of County Magistrate Yao and his men and knew that they would get nothing good if they continued to argue.

Moreover, they were standing at the front, and if another conflict occurred, they would be the first to die.

As the people in the front row retreated, a few refugees with vicious eyes at the back also had to turn around and leave.

The second refugee to die was from their team.

They originally wanted to instigate other refugees to rush forward, and they themselves would follow behind to take advantage.

Unexpectedly, the girl opposite was so ruthless and accurate!

Seeing that other refugees had gone to the river to break ice, these people also found a place not far from Lu Qingqing's team.

While chiseling the ice, his eyes would occasionally sweep over here.

In the team, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the refugees retreat.

Before they set out today, they knew there might be a fight and were prepared for bloodshed and injury.

Unexpectedly, Daya stabilized the situation with just two arrows.