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

When Lu Tianming and his group appeared, the anxious expressions on everyone's faces instantly turned into joy.

Lu Shuhe turned around and ran to the front of the team, shouting happily as he ran:

"Dad, come here quickly, let's leave now!"

The other men also ran towards their respective carriages, and soon the entire convoy turned around and ran away.

After walking for a long distance, they saw a small path leading down to the official road, and Lu Tianming signaled the team to follow.

The entire convoy turned onto the small road and walked a short distance. When they saw that the official road was no longer in sight, they stopped.

At this time, the sound of fighting behind could no longer be heard.

Lu Tianming frowned and briefly told County Magistrate Yao and Master Yan about the situation ahead and discussed what to do next.

He had been to the front to take a look before. There were a lot of trees and stones blocking the road. They were heavy and numerous. It would take a lot of time just to move them away from the official road.

There were also those robbed carts blocking the road, and it would take a lot of time to clear a path.

Add to that the looting refugees, and no one knows when they will leave.

The three of them had a brief discussion and decided to try taking this small road to see if they could bypass that section of the official road.

After the team turned into the small road, their speed became slower and slower, only slightly faster than walking.

Everyone was anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

The team walked along the path for a long time before they came across the first village.

Not surprisingly, there weren't many people in the village.

Lu Tianming wanted to find someone to inquire about the news, so the team stopped and searched the village.

First, we discovered a well behind the village, and saw traces of water left by drawing water next to the well.

Everyone knew that there should still be people left in the village.

After searching the whole village, we finally found an elderly couple in a cellar.

At first, the two old men were frightened by the sight of them holding big knives.

It was only after Li Rui gave them two pancakes that the two old men gradually believed that they were not bandits.

When they learned that there were bandits blocking the road and robbing people on the official road ahead, the old man told them that it was probably done by a nearby village.

The people in that village gathered together because of the disasters in the past two years.

The nearby villages have also been extorted.

Fortunately, the county town was still open at that time, so they didn't dare to make a big fuss.

After collecting some food, they left.

The old man said this, but there was no fear on his face.

However, when the old man learned that they were also deserters, he began to cry.

His descendants and other people in the village also ran out to escape!

At that time, people valued leaving their hometown and there was little population movement.

In the words of the old people, farmers are very tolerant and basically no one is willing to leave their hometown as long as their lives are not at risk.

Like those bandits before, they just asked for some food.

Although the villagers were angry, they could endure it. They just had to eat less and survive by eating wild vegetables and tree bark.

However, this time the government really wants to kill them!

Some villagers worked in the county town. When they heard the news of the conscription, they rushed back to report it immediately.

According to Prince Jing's order, any man between the ages of thirteen and fifty who was seen would be taken away and forced to serve in the army.

Nowadays, few ordinary people can live to the age of fifty.

This command can basically be summarized in another sentence.

All living men were arrested.

Over the years, none of the people in the village who were forced to serve in the army came back alive!

In the conventional impression, the only fate for a captured soldier is death!

Therefore, they were the only two old people left in the village.

But after hearing what Lu Tianming said, the old couple felt uncomfortable.

Although the villagers were running for their lives, who knew what was happening on the road?

If you are lucky, you may be able to reach a safer place alive.

Those who are unlucky may not live as long as those who stay in the village!

Thinking of their children, the old couple began to sob as they talked.

Turbid tears fell down the wrinkled face.

With the gray hair, it makes people feel uncomfortable.

The old man seemed to feel that it was a bit embarrassing to cry like this, so he wiped away his tears and began to show them the way again.

After some communication, we learned that the team needed to go around four villages before they could bypass that section of the official road.

After Lu Tianming found out the news, he specially left a small bag of food for the two old people.

The two old men thought that he was just pointing the way and refused to accept so much food.

Seeing this, Lu Tianming used the excuse of fetching water from the village well and left the food behind.

The old man knew that they meant well, and since he couldn't refuse, he accepted it with gratitude.

Everyone in the team drove their carts to the well, and the men quickly took buckets to draw water.

The first bucket of water was basically fed to the horses by every family.

After running for so long, the horses were thirsty.

It was rare to see so much water, and the horse immediately started drinking it up in big gulps.

Seeing this, everyone felt a lot more at ease.

Only when the horse can eat and drink can it have the strength to pull them on the road.

Seeing that the water in the bucket was almost finished, a few families poured another half bucket into it.

On normal days, they would not be willing to pour so much water for the horses to drink. They would be lucky if they could have half a bucket.

After the horses had drunk their fill, each family began to fill the big bath tub with water.

This time, the team did not continue their journey until the big bathtub was full.

The two old men accompanied them all the way to the village entrance, watched the team leave, and silently prayed in their hearts that they would be safe!

They supported each other until they were completely out of sight and returned to the cellar where they had been hiding before.

The team continued on their journey and followed the old man's instructions, passing through four villages one after another.

The situation in these villages is similar to that of the old man's village, with every household having their doors locked.

It was around 3 p.m. when the team returned to the official road.

Lu Tianming shook the reins, and the horse began to accelerate, slowly picking up speed again.

In the team, Lu Qingqing felt that the carriage was finally no longer so bumpy, so she supported her legs that had become numb from squatting and slowly sat down.

After walking for about another quarter of an hour, the team began to meet other people on the road.

Most of these people were walking and didn't carry much luggage.

Hearing the noise of their convoy from a distance, he ran off the official road and found a place to hide.

Only after the people had gone far away did they come back and continue on their way.

In fact, they were not the only ones who were afraid of the convoy that Lu Qingqing was in. Everyone in the convoy was also wary of the refugees on the road.

Having just experienced refugees blocking the road, everyone was very vigilant.

Especially Lu Tianming and his son, who were at the front of the team, were more careful when traveling.