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

Fortunately, nothing happened that night.

Early the next morning, everyone climbed up the courtyard wall to check the situation outside.

I didn't see any footprints around the yard, so I felt a little relieved.

Around noon, Lu Tianming called a few men to the place where the poisonous meat was placed to check the situation.

Everyone went there in fear and returned in despair.

The meat remained motionless in the same place, and there were no new footprints around it.

Although everyone was anxious, they could only wait in the yard.

During the day, people climbed up the wall several times and looked to the west.

In fact, there is no place where the poisoned meat is placed.

But going up and taking a look can also relieve some of the anxiety.

As it was getting dark, Lu Tianming took people there again, but there was still no change.

It was not until the morning of the fifth day when everyone went to check that the meat had been eaten.

Not only that, everyone also saw new tiger footprints nearby.

Following the footprints, we found that after eating the meat, the tiger actually walked along the road into the village, circled the village, and then left.

Fortunately, there was no guard at the village entrance these days, and everyone slept in their houses at night, so there were no casualties.

However, it also reflects a not-so-good situation, that the poison may not be toxic enough.

It took the tiger at least 20 to 30 minutes to circle the village.

But after checking around, no tiger body was found.

Everyone was very nervous. If the poison didn't kill the tiger, then they would have to face the tiger head-on.

But there's no point being afraid anymore, now I can only activate the second plan.

Village chief Yang calculated the number of ice bricks needed to build the ice house and arranged for each family to start making ice bricks at home.

At noon that day, after the ice bricks were made in each household, all the villagers went out, pulling the ice bricks to the north of the village to build ice houses.

A few men were holding weapons and looking around vigilantly.

The rest of the people quickly built igloos.

They didn't plan to build this ice house too big, just enough to accommodate about twenty or thirty people.

At the same time, only a small door was left at the bottom for everyone to enter and exit.

The door was very small, and everyone had to crawl in and out.

It is very difficult for a slightly stronger man to enter.

The only advantage of this is that the tiger cannot get in.

At the same time, small holes were left on the four walls of the igloo so that arrows could be shot out.

In the midst of busy work, Lu Qingqing received a small cloth bag quietly handed to her by Aunt Lu.

Before she could open it, Aunt Lu covered her hand and said something in a very low voice.

"Don't open it, there's aconite in here!

Be careful when you apply it on your arrows!"

Lu Qingqing was a little surprised and looked at Aunt Lu in confusion.

Aunt Lu smiled at her and gave a simple explanation.

"I got it by accident before and never threw it away. Don't tell anyone."

Lu Qingqing nodded obediently, stuffed the cloth bag into her bosom, and put it into the space.

At the same time, he opened the cloth bag in the space with his mind, and saw that the root of the aconite inside was missing a small piece, but the rest of the part was intact.

Lu Qingqing thought that the missing piece was something she didn't pay attention to shoveling away when picking herbs, so she didn't think much about it. She put it into the space and continued working.

We worked until it was completely dark and the igloo was finally completed.

During this period, Lu Qingqing returned to the North Courtyard, cut off some of the Aconitum given by Aunt Lu, and boiled it together with some Scoparia.

After boiling it, he coated dozens of arrows with poison and brought them back to the ice house.

On that first night, twenty men from the village lined up to guard the place.

Among those who can shoot arrows, Luo Zhengye and Chai Quan are on duty.

Lu Qingqing seriously told the two of them not to touch the arrow with their hands.

If you are injured, you must not touch the wound.

Only after Senior Brother Luo expressed his understanding very seriously did Lu Qingqing leave.

For four consecutive days, day and night, everyone was on guard in the ice house, but there was no sign of the tiger.

Many villagers began to suspect that the tiger might have been poisoned to death.

But this is just speculation, everyone should still be on duty according to the schedule.

That night, it was Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang's turn to guard the ice house.

Because entering and exiting are dangerous, no one is willing to change guards frequently.

Therefore, the person on duty will take turns every twelve hours.

Recalling the situation when she was on duty last time, Lu Qingqing brought thick bedding, firewood, coarse grain cakes and clean water.

I also brought a small iron pot and corn grits so that I could make some hot soup.

The two men went out with torches in hand, being cautious and vigilant along the way, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they arrived at the ice house.

This period of time was the time for guard change, and many people came, so the small entrance and exit hole under the ice house was not blocked.

Lu Qingqing went in first, and then Qin Lang stuffed the things he brought from outside into the cave one by one. Finally, he squeezed into the cave with some difficulty.

At this time, there were already quite a few people in the ice house, and they greeted them when they came in.

After Lu Qingqing put the things down, she first checked the condition of the arrow.

Both quivers were full of arrows and placed in the most conspicuous position next to the fire.

She carefully grasped the arrow handle and pulled out an arrow to check it.

Only after confirming that there were still traces of the poison she had applied earlier did she feel relieved.

He carefully put the arrow back, then took the quiver back and sorted out the things he brought with Qin Lang.

At night, everyone sits around the fire.

This big bonfire naturally has different locations. Just like last time, Lu Qingqing chose the place to rest at night, which was closest to the hole in the ice wall, to ensure that she could fight as quickly as possible.

Qin Lang had already started laying the straw mat. When Lu Qingqing saw this, she picked up the mattress beside her and put it on top.

Although the snow had been cleared from the ground, the ground underneath was still very cold.

I have to sit on it all night, and it's really painful if it's not covered thicker.

After the two of them had prepared the nest, the others also sat down.

There was a pot on the shelf above the fire. This pot was seized from the bandits before. The people on duty had been using it to drink water these days.

At this time, the water inside has boiled.

Yang Yongyan took a spoon and started scooping water into everyone's bowl.

Lu Qingqing handed the empty bowl over, and when she took it back, it was already filled with boiling water.

She slowly sat down with the bowl in her hand, turning it around and drinking the hot water inside.

It took a while before I felt a little warmer.

At this time, everyone was interested in talking, and most of the topics they talked about were their speculations about the tiger.

The temperature at night is very low, and talking consumes calories.

Everyone chatted briefly and then stopped again.

The night was very quiet. After the voices died down, there was almost no sound except the howling wind outside.

Everyone was wrapped in thick blankets and huddled around the fire.

It is very easy to feel sleepy in a quiet environment.

Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang would get up from time to time, do a set of boxing to warm their bodies, and then go back to sit down.

This went on until the morning of Yin, when even Lu Qingqing was feeling a little sleepy, when she suddenly heard some noise outside.