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

Chapter 359 I can survive!

So, Old Man Lu decided to follow his previous method and close his eyes and pretend to be faint.

After Li Jinbao entered the room, he took a quick look around.

There was nothing new in the house except firewood and a few smelly and torn mattresses.

He spat on the ground and cursed:

"You useless thing! It's been so long and you haven't found anything!"

Old man Li thought more than he did. The few things in the room before were not enough for them to survive until now.

If people don’t eat, they would starve to death long ago!

Da Zhuang must have found food these days.

Otherwise, how could these three people still be alive until now!

Thinking of this, he walked quickly towards the earthen jar.

He picked up the clay pot and took a closer look.

Sure enough, there was a fishy smell inside!

Old man Li's eyes lit up. Da Zhuang had indeed found food!

"Jinbao, this earthenware jar smells like fish!"

When Old Man Lu heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

It's broken, it's discovered!

Li Jinbao was rummaging through the house. He had turned over the pile of firewood many times, but could not find anything underneath.

Hearing his father's words, he hurried over.

After lowering his head and smelling it, a look of joy appeared on his face.

“Dad, it really tastes like fish!

This kid is quite thoughtful!

I've seen him every time he comes back, but I haven't seen any place on his body where a fish could be hidden!"

As he said this, he stood up and searched around in the dilapidated house.

But there was really no place to hide anything in the whole house, except under the firewood and under the bedding.

Li Jinbao walked to the bedding, saw Old Man Lu with his eyes closed, and kicked the bedding hard.

Old Man Lu was startled by the kick and his eyelids twitched with fear.

Li Jinbao sneered at this and said:

"Oh! So you were just pretending to sleep!

Come on, old man, I saw it all!"

Old Man Lu's heart was beating like thunder, and he felt extremely conflicted.

He hesitated for a few moments, fearing that Li Jinbao would scold him, so he kept his eyes closed.

Li Jinbao became impatient and kicked him on the head, cursing:

"Still pretending! Don't wait for me to beat you up!"

Old Man Lu knew he couldn't hide it anymore and raised his eyelids.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Li Jinbao standing above him.

"Hey, old man, you're not pretending to be asleep anymore?"

Li Jinbao's voice was harsh but a little playful, and he stared at Old Man Lu as if he were his prey.

Old Man Lu was extremely frightened when he saw Li Jinbao with a malicious look on his face.

This guy is not a good guy, the most important thing is that he is very strong!

If he were to take action now, I would have no power to resist!

Old Man Lu thought about it, quickly glanced at Old Man Li who was walking over, and pretended to be just woken up, and greeted Old Man Li:

"In-laws, you are here."

When Old Man Li saw that he had opened his eyes, he walked over with a smile and said:

"My dear relatives, you are awake now. My family is in a difficult situation now, so we have to come to you to borrow food to make ends meet!"

When Old Man Lu heard this, he was extremely angry, but he didn't dare to show it, so he could only laugh dryly and said:

"You are joking, my dear. Where can I find food at home now?"

Li Jinbao was impatient to listen to the two people pretending, and threatened directly:

"Old man, stop talking nonsense. Where is the fish hiding?"

Old Man Lu looked at the fierce look on Li Jinbao's face, then looked at Old Man Li standing next to him who looked like a cunning wolf, and knew that he had to say something.

"We have eaten all the fish, but..."

When Li Jinbao heard that the food had been eaten, he kicked Old Man Lu without waiting for him to continue.

"You old fool! We've been discovered, and you still want to deceive us!

I tell you, if there is no fish today, I will tear your old coffin apart and stew it with meat!"

Old Man Lu was kicked in the chest and fell backwards onto the hay.

He covered his chest and it took him a long time to catch his breath. He felt a pain in his chest as if the bones were broken.

Seeing that Li Jinbao was still trying to take action, he hurriedly said:

“I’m not lying, I really finished all the fish I caught last time!

However, today the eldest brother and Dazhuang went out to catch fish.

When they come back, I will ask them to bring you some fish to eat!"

Li Jinbao looked at his father with some doubt.

Old Man Li was also staring at Old Man Lu. After a while, he nodded to Li Jinbao and said:

"Jinbao, my in-laws must not have lied."

As he spoke, he moved closer to Old Man Lu and said:

"My dear, how do I know that you will definitely send it when you say so?

What if, when Boss and Dazhuang come back, they don’t want to give it to me anymore? "

Old Man Lu looked at Old Man Li, who was smiling sinisterly, and then at Li Jinbao, who was looking ferocious, and quickly assured:

"Don't worry, when they come back, I will ask them to bring you fish.

My eldest son is the most filial. He always listens to me, so you don't have to worry."

Li Jinbao looked at Old Man Li, waiting for his father to make a decision.

Old man Li pondered for a moment, looked at the utensils in the room, and an idea came to his mind.

"Father-in-law, since you said so, we will believe you!

It’s just that I don’t have enough clay pots for cooking at home, so I’d like to borrow yours first!

When Lao Da and Da Zhuang come back, ask them to deliver the fish and bring back the clay pot."

Old Man Lu nodded repeatedly, and when the wound on his chest was pulled, he grimaced in pain.

After receiving his father's instructions, Li Jinbao went to the corner, picked up the earthenware jar, and returned to his room.

After a long time, when Old Man Lu heard the door of the main house close, a look of hatred appeared on his face.

The eldest son's wife's family used to be like leeches, sucking blood from their family.

Now, you even dare to hit him!

When the boss gets better, I will definitely take revenge.

Old Man Lu was filled with hatred, thinking about the pleasure of revenge in the future, but he was soon awakened by the pain in his chest.

I could only rub my chest gently with my hands to try to ease the pain.

At this time, Boss Lu and Dazhuang were walking towards the river against the cold wind.

Even though they wore Old Man Lu's clothes, they were both frozen.

Boss Lu turned his head and asked Da Zhuang behind him: "Da Zhuang, how far is the river?"

Dazhuang pointed to the road ahead, and as soon as he opened his mouth, a belly full of cold wind filled his mouth.

He stuck to Boss Lu, avoiding the oncoming wind and snow, and said loudly:

"We still have to turn two more corners and walk for more than half an hour!"

Boss Lu nodded and said no more. The two of them, one big and one small, walked in the snow against the wind.

When they arrived at the river, Boss Lu looked at the snow-covered river surface with ecstasy on his face.

Although this river is not very big, it is long enough. There must be some deep places in it, and there must be a lot of fish and shrimps in it!

The three of them can survive!

Boss Lu followed Da Zhuang's instructions and came to the place where he had broken the ice before.

As expected, that place was frozen again.

However, this time with Boss Lu here, breaking the ice was much easier than when Dazhuang was alone before.

I don’t know if it was the effect of the net or the lack of oxygen in the water, but today’s catch was much better than before.

There were nine fish in total, big and small, filling up half of the net bag.

When they walked back, although the wind was still biting cold, the father and son were in a good mood.

However, the good mood came to an abrupt end when we returned to the shabby house.

After listening to what Old Man Lu said about what Li Jinbao and his son had done, Old Man Lu was so angry that he picked up a stick and went to take revenge.

Dazhuang couldn't even pull it off!

Old man Lu looked at his son like this and felt angry at him for being so stupid!

He was just fine and still weak, so how could he beat the two men and one woman over there?

But then, he was glad that this foolishly filial eldest son was by his side.