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

After all, they live in Linshan Village, so if they buy too much, they can give some to the villagers of Linshan Village.

Moreover, they had gone to buy pork together before and had a friendship of fighting together.

After deciding to buy pork, everyone quickly prepared their things for going out.

In addition to silver and money, everyone also brought some food.

When they arrived at the mountain village, they found that many families here would rather exchange things for food rather than money.

Worried that the same thing might happen to Yongfu Village, they brought some food with them before setting off.

After everything was packed up, everyone drove out in their carts. Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang still drove their ox carts.

For safety reasons, we can't drive too fast on such snowy days.

Having not been out for several days, the teenagers were a little excited.

Looking forward, there is a vast expanse of white snow.

Looking back, only their tire tracks were left.

This extremely quiet environment did not dampen the enthusiasm of the young people.

From time to time, they jumped out of the car and lay on their backs in the snow in a big letter shape, competing with each other to see who could make the most "big" letter.

Lu Qingqing mingled with a group of young people and had a lot of fun playing this game.

Seeing that the carriage was about to run away, the group quickly caught up with it.

This gave rise to a new game: Play Slippery!

Young people never give up. If you do well, I will do better than you!

Unexpectedly, the one who slid the farthest among these people was Lu Shufu.

This junior brother, who joined the school the latest, was always at the bottom of the class no matter whether he was learning sword, bow, or boxing.

Unexpectedly, he is gifted in slippery moves.

The teenagers were laughing and making noises.

At the front, Lu Tianming in the carriage turned around and looked at the group of young men behind him.

They are unrestrained and always full of energy.

Looking through the group of young people, he seemed to remember his own boyhood.

At that time, I studied day after day just for the belief of never giving up!

It took countless days and nights of hard study for him to surpass thousands of opponents and cross the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination.

When the results were announced, the young man's pride reached its peak!

At that time, he was also the young man who shouted, "You must know that this young man has great ambitions and has promised to be the best in the world!"

His gaze fell back on the group of young men, and there were too many emotions mixed in Lu Tianming's eyes.

In the end, it just turned into a belief.

He wanted to take his family and these teenagers to a safe place.

Only by surviving can they have the opportunity to choose how to live!

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By the time everyone arrived at Yongfu Village, it was already past noon.

Yongfu Village was quiet and there was no one at the entrance.

The road in the street is not wide, and there is a lot of snow piled up on the roadside, making it difficult for vehicles to enter.

Seeing this, Lu Tianfu stopped the carriage and called a few men to go inside.

Before reaching the house in front, the gate of the house next door opened and a man poured a basin of water out.

After pouring the water, the man realized that there were so many people outside.

After being surprised, he slammed the door shut and loudly reminded the villagers that an outsider had come in!

The man's voice was quite loud, and soon the doors of each house opened.

Men carrying hoes and hatchets rushed out one after another.

Lu Tianming knew that they had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained:

"Don't get me wrong, we're from Linshan Village. We came here today to buy pork!"

After he finished speaking, the men in the village did not let down their guard, but at least they did not rush forward.

Lu Tianming hurriedly took out the purse hanging on his body and opened it to show that there was silver and money inside.

Only then did the villagers believe him.

The old man in the lead saw Lu Tianming in charge and explained:

"Young man, don't mind me. A few days ago, some refugees passed by and several families in the village were almost robbed!"

Lu Tianming waved his hands to indicate that everything was fine. When he heard about the refugees, he asked again:

"Uncle, what are these refugees you're talking about?"

The old man sighed:

"Alas, we are all poor people. We already have nothing to eat because of the disaster, and now I heard that there are many places in the south that are plagued by bandits!

Oh, forget it, let’s not talk about it. Everyone has a hard time in this world.

As an old man, I don’t even know if I’ll be alive tomorrow, and I can’t care about others anymore!”

After hearing this, Lu Tianming didn't mention it anymore and followed the old man to see the pigs.

Nowadays, there are only six or seven households in Yongfu Village that still raise pigs.

Logically speaking, most families should have sold their pigs before the temperature dropped.

But after winter came, the town's butcher came only once, took a pig and left.

And then, never came again.

Every family was trying to hold on, feeding their pigs with bran mixed with some dried vegetables.

The pigs eat all the people's share, and many families feel distressed.

As the weather gets colder, the pigs in each household are getting thinner and thinner.

Some time ago, a few families were really unreliable and slaughtered their pigs with the intention of selling them in nearby villages.

If you really can't sell it, try going to town.

Unfortunately, most of the pigs from several families were wasted.

When they arrived at the town, they found that it was in chaos and all the shops had been occupied by refugees.

Lu Tianming and his group looked solemn when they heard this.

There is a plague in the north and banditry in the south. How can ordinary people survive in this world?

When they arrived at the first pigpen, they found that the pig inside was also very thin and not much bigger than the pig in Dongning Village.

I estimate it weighs about 100 pounds, including the weight of fur and internal organs.

As for how many there will be after slaughtering, it is hard to say.

Seeing this, the old man explained to them:

"Our village is famous for raising pigs, and they shouldn't be raised like this.

However, now even food is not available in the town.

The little bran each family had was too little to feed them, so they became so thin."

Lu Tianming nodded and asked the old man:

"Uncle, how are you going to sell this pig?"

The old man did not answer directly, but asked:

"Young man, how many pigs do you plan to buy? Do you want to buy them whole or have them slaughtered in our village and just take the meat?"

Lu Tianming thought for a while and decided to take the whole pig back.

There’s nothing I can do, I can’t keep up the time!

If we wait until we kill the pig before heading back, it will be completely dark.

Lu Tianming thought about the number of people in the team and the population of Linshan Village, and finally decided to buy four pigs.

The old man didn't expect them to buy so much, and now everyone is probably in a hurry to sell their pigs.

A few days ago, the price of pure pork from the pig-slaughtering shops dropped to as low as 30 cents per pound.

As for the price of the whole pig, the old man thought about it and quoted a price of twenty cents per catty, and suggested that it would be best to exchange it for grain.

He had even thought that if Lu Tianming and his group bargained, he could give them a discount of a penny or two.

Now, if this pig is kept, it will only get thinner and thinner.