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

Seeing their companions coming from behind, the bandits gained confidence and rushed forward to rob and kill.

The carriages of the Lu and Yao families were the more conspicuous among them. They were larger and more imposing than the others, so they were targeted.

Before the two families could leave the city gate, bandits rushed up.

In order to protect the women and property in the carriage, the men from both families fought the bandits with knives.

Lu Tianming's son drove the carriage, while Lu Tianming was responsible for cleaning up the mess.

Just as he was about to leave the city gate, Lu Tianming was caught up by a scarred bandit and slashed on the leg.

The eldest son of the Yao family happened to be next to Lu Tianming. Seeing this, he slashed the scarred man on the neck with a knife. When he saw the man fall down, he helped Lu Tianming up and got him into the carriage.

After several people left the city gate and drove away for a long distance, they got off the carriage and discussed where to go.

Yao County Magistrate's family had all been city dwellers for generations, and now that the county town had been captured, they had nowhere to go.

Lu Tianming usually has a good relationship with County Magistrate Yao. This time, Yao's eldest son saved him again, so Lu Tianming took the initiative to bring the Yao family back.

After hearing this, the old village chief and his family hurriedly thanked everyone in the Yao family.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, County Magistrate Yao asked the old village chief,

"Uncle Lu, is there any vacant house in the village where our family can stay for a while?"

There are indeed many vacant houses in the village, but they were all occupied by families who froze to death during the cold wave.

The old village chief really couldn't speak about this kind of house.

Seeing this, County Magistrate Yao knew there was a problem and took the initiative to speak:

"Uncle Lu, in the current situation, with bandits rampant outside, my Yao family really has nowhere to go. I am sorry to trouble you by coming here under the care of Brother Lu."

"As long as there's a vacant house, please let me know and I'll talk to the owner. We can discuss the money."

Seeing this, the old village chief knew that he had misunderstood and waved his hand.

"It's not about money. There are indeed many vacant houses in the village, but they were lost when the cold wave hit. This is really not good."

Suddenly I remembered another place,

"There's an empty house in the north of the village. It belonged to a family in the village a few years ago. After they became wealthy, they moved to the state capital."

"I asked the villagers to look after it. When it first snowed, they often went over to clean it up. The house is made of solid materials and is still in good condition after all these years, but no one has lived in it for many years."

When Lu Tianming heard this, he also remembered and pointed at Qin Lang.

"Brother Yao, the house is at the back of the village, not far from my nephew's house. I'll let Tianxin take you there to have a look. If you like, you can stay there for a while. Once the situation in the county is clear, we can make plans."

County Magistrate Yao took his eldest son to go house hunting with Lu Tianxin. When Guihua saw them leave, she walked over to Lu Qingqing, held her hand, and looked concerned.

"Daya, how are you doing at the Qin family? I think you've grown taller than before."

Lu Qingqing was a little uncomfortable with such sudden intimacy and only said vaguely,

"I'm doing OK."

In memory, the original body was taciturn and had few friends in the village. She only had contact with Guihua, and it was Guihua who took the initiative to find her.

Guihua's family is considered quite wealthy in the village, and Guihua's father dotes on her very much. The clothes she wears are the best in the village.

Old Man Lu's family is considered a wealthy family in the village, but his attitude towards girls is completely different.

Guihua was not responsible for any serious housework at home, except occasionally washing her own clothes, while her original body was responsible for most of the housework.

Thinking of this, I heard the sound of osmanthus again.

"That's good, Daya. When I heard that your family had sold you to the Qin family, I wanted to go look for you, but my mother stopped me."

"You are in the Qin family now. Are you still doing as much work as before? Does the Qin family provide you with enough food?"

Without waiting for Lu Qingqing to answer, he continued:

"I heard that when you got married, the Qin family didn't give you any dowry, right? Grandma Qin gave so much food, and you married into the family empty-handed. You must have felt wronged."

"It's so cold now. Did the Qin family give you a cotton quilt to cover yourself with? You can't bear it without a quilt in this weather."

Listening to Guihua's caring words in front of her, Lu Qingqing felt that Guihua's expression was not as caring as she said. Instead, she occasionally showed a hint of pride.

"Grandma Qin treats me well. I didn't bring much dowry, so I have to work harder to eat in peace."

Not wanting her to continue asking about her affairs, Lu Qingqing took the initiative to ask:

"Osmanthus, how have you been lately?"

After Lu Qingqing finished speaking, she carefully observed Guihua's expression.

She only saw that she was still doing the same work as before when she heard Lu Qingqing ask about her life, and her expression showed pride.

"I'm still the same as before at home. My father rarely lets me do housework because he's afraid I'll hurt my hands and won't be able to learn needlework."

"When winter comes, Dad asks Mom to refurbish last year's cotton quilt. Although it's a little cold now, I'm doing okay at home."

Qin Lang was bored and tapping the ground with his toes while listening to the man in front of him talking.

He wanted to go home with Daya. Grandma must be waiting for them at home. Thinking of this, he tugged at Lu Qingqing's sleeve.

Seeing this, Lu Qingqing didn't want to delay any longer, so she said:

"Osmanthus, you are so lucky to have such a loving family."

"Oh, I suddenly remembered that I still have some work to do at home. I won't talk to you now. I have to go back quickly."

After Lu Qingqing finished speaking, she ignored Guihua and said goodbye to the old village chief and his family. Then she and Qin Lang went to remind the village chief before continuing on their way back.

On the way back, Qin Lang suddenly spoke,

"I don't like osmanthus, Daya, please don't play with her, okay?"

Lu Qingqing was stunned when she heard this and blurted out,

"Why?"

"She's not good. She doesn't really like you. She's not like me."

Lu Qingqing couldn't help but laugh when she heard this.

Qin Lang has the mentality of a child and is more sensitive to people's emotions.

The feeling that osmanthus gave Lu Qingqing was indeed different from the original memory.

As I recall, when my original self was beaten and scolded by her family and bullied, Guihua would often come to comfort her.

The original body felt that Osmanthus fragrans was a close friend.

But Lu Qingqing felt that Guihua seemed to be happy to see the suffering of her original body to highlight her own good life.

No matter what exactly happened to Guihua, Lu Qingqing had no plans to contact her again for the time being.

Seeing Qin Lang, who was already unhappy because he hadn't received a reply, Lu Qingqing held his hand.

"I'm not good with her, we are best friends."

Hearing this, Qin Lang, who was already smiling with his big white teeth showing, also took Lu Qingqing's hand tightly, and the two of them walked quickly towards home.

When I was almost home, I met Lu Tianxin and the Yao family who were coming back from looking at the house.

"Uncle Tianxin, have you finished looking at the house?"

Seeing Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang, Lu Tianxin also smiled and replied:

"Yes, Brother Yao thinks the house is okay, but there's too much snow. Plus, the house needs some repairs, so he wants to pay for the villagers to help."

Having said this, he seemed to have thought of something and turned to County Magistrate Yao and said:

"Brother Yao, what do you think of my nephew? He's trained in martial arts, has a lot of strength, and is close to here."

Yao County Magistrate looked at the tall Qin Lang and nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, the person recommended by Brother Lu is absolutely right. I think this young man is also strong and healthy. If you are willing to help, I will give you five cents of silver. What do you think?"