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

Before Village Chief Yang could say anything, Chengcai's father said angrily:

"He betrayed the village himself, so don't even think about being buried in our Yang family's ancestral tomb!

Don’t say anything else. So many young people have died in our village. Doesn’t Ma Zi have any responsibility?

He was the one who leaked the village's defenses!

He also had a part in my son's death!

Not to mention my son, there are so many young people in the village who are at the prime of their lives and are gone just like that.

Tell me, how are their parents, wives, and young children supposed to live?"

After saying this, Uncle Ma Zi fell silent.

And next to Chengcai's father, those whose relatives had lost their loved ones became more and more angry.

Yes, those who died in each family were all strong men, the ones who worked hard to support their families.

From now on, how will these old and young people survive?

In anger, everyone started pointing at Uncle Ma Zi's family and talking about them.

The words became sharper and more unpleasant to the ears.

Seeing this, Uncle Mazi's sons were all a little panicked.

Is Dad (father-in-law) getting senile?

Do you want to offend the whole village for a pockmarked man?

Ma Zi is dead, but they still have to continue living in the village!

Thinking of this, Uncle Mazi's sons and daughters-in-law gathered around him and started talking at once.

The eldest son, Dongzi, was extremely anxious. He stepped forward and was the first to speak:

"Dad, don't be so stubborn! Ma Zi is gone, but our family still has to live in the village!"

The second son shook his mother's arm, signaling her to speak.

When Ma Zi's aunt-in-law saw the angry expressions on the faces of the group of people opposite her, she felt both scared and angry.

What he was afraid of was offending all the villagers, and what made him angry was that his old man was stubborn and unyielding.

But the old man had been in charge of the household all his life, so no matter how angry she was, she dared not get angry at him. She could only go over and persuade him:

"Dad, don't dare to offend everyone in the village!

The children under Liangzi in our family are now of marriageable age.

We all know that it is difficult to make a marriage, but it is very easy to ruin it!

You can't just think about Ma Zi and ignore your own children!

From now on, we both have to rely on the children for support!"

When Liangzi's youngest son saw this scene, he burst into tears and shouted:

"Grandpa is bad and doesn't love us!"

Liangzi's wife glanced at Uncle Mazi before reaching out to stop her son.

When Uncle Ma Zi looked at his youngest grandson, his mental defenses completely collapsed.

All he heard were voices of opposition and accusations, some from the villagers and some from his own family.

Before, when only Chengcai's father's family opposed it, he still wanted to fight for Mazi.

Now, almost everyone is blaming him.

As he listened to the words around him, the breath that Uncle Ma Zi had been holding on to disappeared, and he could not even stand steadily.

Liangzi behind him hurried forward to support him and said worriedly:

"Father, are you okay!"

Uncle Ma Zi took a few quick, deep breaths before he recovered a little. He stood up with the help of his youngest son.

He turned his head to look beside him. When his sons and daughters-in-law saw his gaze, they all looked at him pleadingly.

He sighed and looked at the village chief and clan elders next to him. Seeing that they were also avoiding his sight, he knew that this would not work!

He hunched over and said softly:

"If you don't want to enter, then don't enter!"

Then he slowly turned around and said to the three Liangzi brothers next to him:

"I plan to bury Ma Zi in the land next to our North Mountain!

When I am gone, you can bury me there.

When you burn paper for me during Qingming Festival, please consider bringing some for Ma Zi as well!"

When Brother Liangzi heard that his father was willing to compromise, he quickly responded:

"Okay, Dad, I'll bury him in the land on the North Mountain. When we visit his grave in the future, I'll make sure he's not left out!"

Uncle Ma Zi lowered his head and said softly:

"Okay, you guys carry Ma Zi, and let's go to Beishan as a family!"

As soon as Uncle Mazi and his family left, Chengcai's father and others across the street finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, Uncle Ma Zi is too old, and they are afraid if something bad happens to him because of this incident.

Village chief Yang led the remaining people to hold a simple mourning ceremony for the villagers who died in the battle.

The funeral ended amidst crying.

Next, there is one more thing to do.

Outside the wall, the bandit's body was still there.

Everyone climbed over the wall with shovels, hoes and other tools.

The body had been frozen solid after being left outside for several days.

When Lu Qingqing followed out, a cold wind blew by, and she shivered and shrank her neck.

The others had similar reactions. It was too cold and it was torture to be outside, so no one wanted to go far.

In the crowd, Goudan pointed at the forest not far from the corpse and said:

"It's so cold, I think we should stop making such trouble!

There's a ditch next to the forest, we can bury the body there!"

Lu Qingqing looked at the corpse and then at the ditch, and could only say that the location was well chosen!

My goodness, the body was only a few hundred meters away from the ditch.

This way, everyone can save a lot of effort.

Now standing outside the wall, a slight breeze would freeze everyone's snot bubbles.

The group listened to Goudan's words and nodded in agreement.

The people who came out quickly split into two groups, one to move the bodies, and the other to prepare to dig the soil for burying the bodies.

The people who were moving the bodies were doing it smoothly, but the people who were digging the soil encountered problems.

The ground is frozen hard now and can't be dug with a hoe or a shovel!

Before starting work, everyone guessed that it might be difficult to dig, so they thought of digging on the steep slope not far away.

The soil on the steep slope should be easier to dig down.

But when I actually tried it, I found that the temperature was too low at the moment, and the soil was difficult to shovel even on a steep slope.

Lu Qingqing tried twice with the hoe and gave up decisively.

Li Rui next to him still didn't believe it. After trying a few times with all his strength, the skeptic was forced to believe it.

He directly took Yang Yongxing to find Village Chief Yang.

At this moment, Village Chief Yang and Lu Tianming and others were checking the situation along the outer wall.

The bandit attack a few days ago left many marks on the outer wall, but fortunately the wall was not damaged.

As the two ran over, Yang Yongxing said anxiously:

"Dad, the soil is frozen solid. I can't dig it with a hoe!"

"Then don't shovel it. First, move the body into the ditch and see if you can cover it with the snow on the side.

If the snow freezes, just leave it alone and wait until it gets warmer!"

Yang Yongxing heard his father say this and responded happily:

"Got it, Dad!"

When Yang Yongxing came back and told everyone what had happened, everyone was very happy.

It was cold today, and no one was willing to brave the cold wind to bury the bodies of the bandits who attacked them.

Now that we have heard what Village Chief Yang said, all we have to do is throw the body into the ditch.

Wait until the spring thaws next year, then dig up the soil and bury it.

After no longer having to dig, everyone started moving the bodies, and they moved much faster.

It wasn't long before all the bodies outside the wall were dealt with.