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

Qin Lang was sweeping the snow at the gate when he heard a tiger roar coming from the west of the village.

The tiger's roar was deep and strong, and both of them were startled by the sound.

After realizing what was happening, the two of them quickly ran into the yard and immediately closed the door after entering.

At this time, the doors of all the houses in the yard had been opened, and it was obvious that everyone had heard the tiger's roar.

Seeing the two people rushing in, Lu Tianming hurriedly asked:

"Daya, what happened outside? I thought I heard a tiger roar just now!"

Lu Qingqing ran to her room and replied:

"We were just sweeping the snow at the gate, and the sound should be coming from the west!"

As he spoke, he ran into the house, quickly took out a bow and arrow from the space, and then took out a long sword and handed it to Qin Lang.

At this time, the little wolf cub in the house was trembling with fear and huddled in the pile of firewood.

Just as the two men picked up their weapons, they heard Lu Tianming in the yard say:

"Oh no! A tiger must have entered the village!"

When everyone heard this, their faces changed drastically.

No one in the yard had ever seen a tiger, but everyone had heard the rumors about tigers.

This tiger is not like a wolf. If you meet a wolf, you may be able to escape if you fight with all your might.

But if you meet a tiger, you can't run away from it, and you can't win by fighting it. You can only say "My life is over"!

Everyone in the yard was in panic, and each family was talking in low voices.

Little Stone listened to the people talking in the yard, then quietly stuck his head out of the door and looked outside.

Seeing this, Lu Tianfu hurriedly hugged Xiao Shitou, pushed him into the house, and whispered:

"Little Stone, go back to the house quickly and don't come out!

Mother, come here and hold the child!"

Tianfu Niang came over and hugged Little Stone, but she didn't go back into the house. She said anxiously:

"Son, what should I do?

What should we do if we really encounter a tiger?

Besides, our yard is at the foot of the mountain.

If a tiger jumps in in the middle of the night, you’ll be dead!"

Tianfu Niang's words hit the mark of what everyone in the yard was thinking. Isn't this what everyone is worried about?

Upon hearing this, Sun Cui looked towards the gate of the courtyard with horror, as if the tiger was about to run in.

She was so scared that she shrank back into the house, still holding Lu Laosan's sleeve tightly in her hand, trying to pull him back into the house.

Lu Laosan also had an ugly look on his face. His hands were tightly clinging to the door frame, but his eyes were looking at Lu Tianming and County Magistrate Yao.

We must find a way to resolve this issue, otherwise everyone will be worried every day and will never have a peaceful life.

He himself had no idea and had to rely on them.

Lu Tianming looked at County Magistrate Yao next to him, and both of them had serious expressions.

But for the time being, they had no idea.

Seeing that no one had an idea, Lu Qingqing called Qin Lang to get a ladder from the shed and put it on the courtyard wall.

She climbed up the ladder and looked towards the west of the village, but the trees blocked her view and she couldn't see the westernmost end.

The scene outside the courtyard wall was no different from what it was before the two of them came in.

The tiger didn't come over either.

At this time, Li Rui and several other brothers also walked to the bottom of the ladder with big swords.

Li Rui was a little anxious, but he suppressed his anxiety and asked in a low voice:

"Daya, what's going on outside? Did you see any tigers?"

Lu Qingqing looked around and saw nothing unusual. She breathed a sigh of relief and replied:

“I haven’t seen any tigers yet.”

Li Rui hurriedly asked, "You were outside just now, and you heard the sound coming from somewhere."

Lu Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "It should be somewhere north of Mazi's house."

Li Rui breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, fortunately, there is nothing but land there except for the ditch. No one in the village lives there."

Lu Qingqing was a little worried, as what she heard just now was only the approximate location.

There is no one left at Ma Zi's house nearby.

Apart from Mazi's family, the closest one is Yang Shulin's family.

No, Uncle Ma Zi said he wanted to bury Ma Zi in the land beside the north mountain!

The sound just now was more likely to be from the land near the north side of the mountain.

But this time is wrong. Ma Zi should have been buried in the morning.

Various thoughts flashed through Lu Qingqing's mind, and she secretly prayed that no one in the village would encounter a tiger.

In modern times, she once saw a tiger through the glass.

Seeing him face to face was completely different from what was shown in the video. The overwhelming sense of oppression was extremely strong.

Judging from its height, the tiger is more than 1.2 meters tall at the shoulder, and about 2.5 meters tall when standing up. It is truly a huge beast.

According to the keeper, a tiger's weight can reach up to about 600 kilograms.

The claws of an adult tiger are almost as big as a human head, and its strength is beyond words.

There is a 99% chance that there is no chance of survival if this claw strikes.

After Lu Qingqing actually saw a tiger, she took the story of Wu Song fighting the tiger as a real story.

It is absolutely impossible for a person to kill a tiger with a stick.

Before Lu Qingqing could think about it, Li Rui urged:

"Daya, have you finished reading? Come down quickly, let me take a look outside."

Lu Qingqing took a last look at the white snow outside and got down the ladder.

In the yard, everyone was still discussing nervously.

At this moment, everyone was determined not to go out, but they were also anxious to ask them to go back to the house and wait.

Seeing this, Lu Tianming called everyone into the house to discuss countermeasures.

Li Rui and several other senior brothers took the initiative to take on the task of observing the situation on the wall.

Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang followed Lu Tianming and his group into the house.

The room was not big, but it was packed with people.

Lu Tianming spoke first:

“Everyone heard the tiger’s roar.

Our yard is at the foot of the mountain, and we never know when the tiger might come.

Let's all think of a solution together and share any ideas we have."

Everyone was still talking in low voices, but after Lu Tianming finished speaking, the room suddenly became quiet.

At this moment, everyone is really at a loss.

How can we kill a tiger if there is not even a hunter among the group of people?

Even serious hunters would not dare to hunt and kill tigers easily.

Not to mention them, going out would mean death.

Next to Lu Tianming, County Magistrate Yao stroked the small piece of beard that had just grown on his chin, frowning in thought.

Nowadays, except for highly skilled hunters, very few people dare to hunt tigers on their own initiative.

He had previously seen records of tiger hunting in the book "Tiger Alley".

It says, "Ten people hunted a tiger, three died and six were injured."

Moreover, these ten people are all professional hunters. If they were ordinary people, the casualties would probably be even greater.

A few years ago, I heard that some local officials presented tigers to the emperor, but those tigers were captured by filling them with human lives.

It’s not easy for everyone to get here, so we still need to think of a solution.

Not far away, Lu Qingqing was also thinking about this.

There are only three ways she can think of to hunt tigers.

One is a trap, but it is very cold this season and it is too difficult to dig a deep hole.

They didn't have any other tools like traps.

The second is poisoning.

Tigers come out of the mountains during this season because it is difficult to find food there.

If you poison meat, it might be effective.

She did have some hyssop in her space, which could be used as an anesthetic, but she didn't know what dose was needed to stun the tiger.

Moreover, it takes time for the drug to take effect, possibly more than an hour.

After eating the meat, the tiger ran back to the mountains. It was very dangerous for them to chase it, and it was not so easy to do in practice.

The third way is to use weapons.

In addition to bows and arrows, there are also muskets in her space.

However, the muskets at that time had slow reloading times, high misfire rates, and not that strong a lethality. It was necessary to hit the vital parts multiple times in a row to kill the tiger.

None of these three methods can guarantee the killing of the tiger, and once they are implemented, casualties are very likely to occur.

When she had thought about the pros and cons of the three methods, no one spoke.

She cleared her throat and spoke first:

"Uncle Tianming, if you want to kill the tiger, you have to think carefully.

The most urgent thing at the moment is to do a good job of defense and raise the wall.

The fence is so high nowadays that a tiger could easily jump in!"