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

Chapter 357: Drink some water

Little Stone was well-educated by the adults. When he saw food on the table, he would not grab it even if he wanted to eat it.

After finishing what he had in his hand, he would sit quietly by and listen to the adults talk.

Everyone who sees such a cute baby will like him.

Lu Qingqing is no exception. The more she looks at the little stone, the more she likes it.

She simply went to the cabinet on the kang and took out the snacks she had prepared when she had nothing to do.

I picked out a few things that children could eat, wrapped them in cloth and stuffed them into Little Stone's mouth.

Little Shitou held the big bag of food that was stuffed into his arms, and when he smelled the fragrance from the cloth bag, his little nose twitched.

He opened his big round eyes, looked at Lu Qingqing, then at Tian Funiang, and couldn't hide the joy on his face.

Tianfu's mother naturally knew that her grandson liked it, but these days food can save lives at critical moments.

Not to mention these delicious foods, even a handful of bran is very precious.

Although she wanted these good things, she knew in her heart that she couldn't take advantage of them!

She looked at it again and again, but still suppressed the heartache and refused.

Seeing this, Lu Qingqing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

She gave this thing not only because Little Shitou was so cute and lovable, but also to express her gratitude to Tian Funiang and Shi Xiuer for helping her last night.

Lu Qingqing wanted to give it sincerely, and Tian Funiang refused twice, but finally accepted it.

Ever since she received the things, Tian Funiang has been saying good things about me.

He praised Lu Qingqing as if she were a fairy, and even praised her footprints for being neat.

Lu Qingqing felt a little embarrassed by the compliments. The person Tian Funiang was talking about was too perfect, and it couldn't be her.

As for her silly husband Qin Lang, he was of course not left out either, and was praised a lot!

Things like being honest and well-behaved, down-to-earth and capable, helping with housework, loving his wife, etc.

Lu Qingqing compared the two people in reality with the two people described by Tian Funiang, and felt that even if ten layers of filters were added, it would not reach this level.

But Tian Funiang was talking excitedly at the moment, and although she felt a little embarrassed listening to her, she was too embarrassed to interrupt her.

Finally, when foam formed at the corners of her mouth, Tian Fu Niang stopped and took a breath.

Lu Qingqing looked at Tian Funiang who was sitting across from the table on the kang, and felt that if this little old lady were to do a stand-up comedy show, she might win a championship.

Apart from anything else, with this lung capacity, it would be effortless for him to recite a piece of dialogue.

After Tian Fu Niang got the thing, she became even more enthusiastic towards Lu Qingqing.

It was not until Shi Xiu'er came over that Tian Funiang left with her child and a big bag of snacks, full of gratitude.

When the room quieted down, Lu Qingqing remembered what Tian Funiang had just said and looked towards the direction of Lu Laosan's room.

Lu Laosan is a narrow-minded person. He will not let it go easily after suffering a loss this time. It is better to be careful in daily life.

However, she and Qin Lang rarely left the house in winter.

So, all that was left was the ice bucket with the meat in the yard, the cows in the barn, and the carts all parked in the corner.

As her thoughts turned, Lu Qingqing had an idea in her mind.

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Chongtou Town.

Da Zhuang huddled in the torn quilt, listening to the rumbling sounds of his stomach.

He looked outside the house, wondering what time it was.

Unfortunately, the sun hasn't come out for several days and I can't tell what time it is.

The old man Lu next to him felt Da Zhuang's action and said in a hoarse voice:

"Da Zhuang, I'm...very hungry. Let's eat...something!"

Dazhuang was also very hungry, but thinking about the little fish meat left in the earthenware jar, he sighed and said:

"Master, we only have that little bit of fish left!

I think it's still very cold outside and there's no way I can go out to find food.

We'll have to survive for a few more days with this little bit of food.

Master, please be patient!"

Old Man Lu was so hungry that he had no strength left and was very cold.

After hearing this, I didn't even think about replying.

For a moment, the room fell into silence again.

Da Zhuang lay in the quilt, silently thinking about his current situation.

In all this time, Dad only woke up once yesterday, but he fainted again soon after.

Grandpa couldn't get up either, so the family still had to rely on him to find food.

The good news is, he found a river.

Although there was thick ice in the river, he found a place where the ice was thinner and smashed a hole in it, and caught four small fish from it.

The bad news is that the river is too far from the yard and it takes one or two hours to go there.

But the temperature outside dropped a lot in the past few days.

Although it is not as scary as last year's cold wave, it is still very cold.

The wind was blowing non-stop at night, and when I woke up in the morning, there was a lot of snow piled up at the door.

Now, the first thing he does every morning when he wakes up is to clean the snow at the door.

Otherwise, over time, the snow will accumulate more and more, and it will be troublesome if the door is frozen and cannot be opened.

These days, there is less and less food at home, and he is very anxious.

Besides, he was also afraid that after a long time, the ice hole that was smashed open would be frozen solid again.

It took a lot of effort to break it open last time.

But on the day the temperature dropped, he tried to go out.

But the tattered clothes he was wearing were not very warm, and he was frozen stiff not long after he went out.

He forced himself to rush back and stayed by the fire for a long time before he recovered.

These days, he goes to the gate of the yard every day when he sweeps the snow, hoping that the temperature will get a little warmer.

Unfortunately, although the temperature did not continue to drop, it did not warm up either.

Helplessly, he had to stay in the house.

Fortunately, they had stored enough firewood, and by burning the firewood, the family did not freeze to death.

But there was less and less fish, and their food intake had been decreasing over the past few days.

There is only one fish soup per day, and the soup contains only a small pinch of fish meat, and the rest is made up of water.

Every day, I can only make enough to eat.

Not only his grandfather, he was also very hungry and had no strength left.

But if you want to survive, you have to endure it.

Unless, he can go to the river and find fish again.

At that time, I can make more to nourish both grandpa and dad.

Just as Da Zhuang was thinking, he heard a very weak breath coming from the side.

"Big... strong..."

At first Da Zhuang thought it was his grandfather calling him, but he quickly realized that the person was in the wrong place and it was his father!

"Hey, Dad, I'm Dazhuang, you're awake!"

Da Zhuang excitedly propped himself up and climbed up. His skinny arms supported his big head, and he looked shaky.

But his eyes were very bright, as if there was light in them.

Boss Lu, who was lying there, was also thin with prominent cheekbones, a sallow complexion, and pale lips covered with many layers of dead skin.

Da Zhuang looked at his father like this and said repeatedly:

"Dad, are you thirsty? I'll boil some hot water for you!

There's not much food left at home, so we have to save some.

I'll add more water to the fish soup so we can fill up!"

Seeing Boss Lu nod very slightly, he hurriedly got up and went to the door to scoop snow.