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

After breakfast the next day, the whole yard began to get busy.

The Wang family's father and son are sharpening the butcher knife. Today, the three of them are the main force in butchering pigs.

The other men were either preparing things for slaughtering the pigs or busy catching and tying them up.

Master Yan assigned the task of catching pigs in the pigpen to Li Rui and his fellow apprentices.

After one night, a lot of feces had been deposited in the small pigpen.

Seeing that Li Rui and others had already stepped in the pig manure, Qin Lang was still hesitating at the door of the pigpen.

Lu Qingqing found it funny. This big silly boy of hers was a bit of a germaphobe.

According to his way of doing things, he would probably have to clean up the pig manure first and then catch the pigs.

At this time, Li Rui and his companions were already assigning who would catch which pig.

Seeing that Qin Lang didn't come in, Li Rui walked to the door of the pigpen in two or three steps and dragged him in.

Qin Lang was dragged in without any preparation.

But as he walked in, he still kept his eyes on his feet and tried his best to avoid pig manure.

This action was ridiculed by several fellow disciples.

In the pigpen, another person who looked at the pig manure with some embarrassment was Lu Shufu.

Although he grew up in the village, he started attending a private school at the age of six.

There is not much housework to do.

This was his first time catching a pig.

Among Master Yan's apprentices, Lu Qingqing is the only one who doesn't have to catch pigs.

When Master Yan was assigning tasks, his wife happened to be next to him.

After hearing Master Yan's words and looking at the disciples who were making a fuss, he took Lu Qingqing in his arms and said:

"Daya is a pretty girl. It's fine for her to practice martial arts, but how can we let her do something like catching pigs?"

As the master's wife spoke, her usually gentle eyes swept over Li Rui and the others.

"You naughty boys, you should remember that Daya is a little girl. You should give in to her when you have something to do. Do you understand?"

The master's wife, who rarely acted seriously, successfully scared away the naughty boy who was yelling at Lu Qingqing to help catch the pig with her with just two words.

After several fellow disciples ran out, the master's wife grabbed Lu Qingqing and talked to her for a long time.

The general meaning is that it is good for girls to learn some martial arts to protect themselves, but they should not make it difficult for themselves. This kind of physical work is for men.

Lu Qingqing looked at the gentle master's wife and nodded obediently.

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At this moment, Lu Qingqing and a few other children were standing outside the pigpen, watching their fellow apprentices inside catching pigs.

The puppy excitedly cheered for the adults who were catching pigs inside. The children's voices mixed with the pigs' howling made the yard even more lively.

Next to her, Dani's little hand tightly grasped Lu Qingqing, watching the people inside grabbing the pig's ears and dragging it out.

I am worried about both the person who catches the pig and the pig that is caught.

Even though she was young, she knew that if the pig was caught today, it would probably die.

The little girl's sensitivity and delicacy were fully displayed at this moment.

In the pigpen, Lu Shufu and Qin Lang were each grabbing a pig's ear and dragging it out with all their strength.

The pig seemed to be aware of the danger and struggled desperately.

Amidst a series of shrill howls, Lu Shufu fell "thump" into the pigpen.

However, the pig struggled too hard and he didn't pay attention to his feet, so he stepped on the soft and slippery pig manure and fell.

Qin Lang subconsciously wanted to help him up, but stopped when he saw the pig manure on his body.

Now, he faces a century-long problem.

Your friend fell into a pile of manure. Should you save him or not?

Well, after three seconds the puzzle was solved.

Lu Shufu got up by himself.

Lu Qingqing, who was standing next to the pigpen, watched the whole process and saw Lu Shufu walking out covered in pig manure.

The children nearby pinched their noses and made way for him.

Now, Lu Shufu used the hot water that the women had originally boiled to scald the pig bristles.

When Lu Shufu came out after washing, the pigs had already been tied up.

At this time, Lu Shuhe also came over with Yang's father and others.

Father Yang was surprised when he saw the four pigs tied up tightly in the yard.

Just now when Lu Shuhe went to call them, he only said that he had bought some pigs, but he didn't say there were four.

It was freezing cold outside, and it was already amazing that they could go out and buy some pigs, let alone four of them.

When Lu Tianming saw them coming, he smiled and invited them into the house.

When Cui saw them coming, she turned around and got the tea.

After a while, a teacup was placed in front of Yang's father and several men from Linshan Village.

After Lu Tianming invited everyone to have tea, he started to get down to business.

"Brother Yang, several brothers, we went to Yongfu Village yesterday to buy pigs, and we bought an extra one on purpose.

We didn’t buy any pork last time we went to Dongning Village, and I’m sure there are many families in the village who would like to buy some more pork.”

The men all knew that tea was precious, so they took small sips of it from their teacups.

After hearing what Lu Tianming said, he felt even more favorable towards Lu Tianming and his group.

Father Yang hurriedly said:

"Brother Lu, this is really great. I would like to thank you in advance on behalf of the villagers of Linshan Village."

Lu Tianming waved his hands hurriedly:

"Brother Yang, you are too polite. We are staying here for the night, which has caused you a lot of inconvenience.

It's just buying an extra pig, why be so polite?"

However, Yang's father and several men from Linshan Village did not take these polite words seriously. They thought that it was a favor that the other party thought of them after coming all the way here.

After a few pleasantries, Lu Tianming continued:

"We are planning to kill a pig now. I wonder if you guys, Brother Yang, are planning to take a whole pig or if we will kill it together and give you the pork.

Alternatively, if the village can't afford to buy so much, we can set a quantity and give it directly to you."

Seeing how much he cared about them, Yang's father and several men from Linshan Village felt that Lu Tianming and his group were good people.

The few of them couldn't decide for sure, so they agreed to go back and count to see how much the villagers wanted.

On the way back, Yang's father and a few men had already made up their minds.

When I go to each store to notify them, I will ask everyone to buy as much as possible.

But you can't let others bring pork for you, while you can't buy too much and have to ask others to cover the cost.

After Yang's father and his companions left, the people in the yard did not stop.

Lu Tianming asked everyone to keep one pig and planned to kill the remaining three first.

The Wang family, father and son, carried their shiny butcher knives and walked to the pig that was being held down by the men.

He held the pig's head with one hand and stabbed the knife with the other.

Lu Qingqing watched his skillful movements and thought of the butcher that Song Laosan had hired a few days ago.

Both of them are experienced masters, and they don't make the pigs suffer for too long when they kill them.

After three cuts, only one of the four pig howls in the yard remained.

Wang Dahe thought the pig was barking too loudly, so he tied its mouth with a rope.

Now, the yard was completely quiet.

After the pig blood is drained, it is time to scald the pig hair.

The hot water boiled by the women came in handy, and was poured into large wooden basins.