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

In the ditch, everyone's heart was beating in their throat.

For fear of being discovered by the officers and soldiers, they dared not even move.

Everyone buried their heads in the grass and heard a man above them complain:

"It's strange, where did those untouchables hide?

If I don't find these people, how can I report to you about Commander Yu's affairs?"

Then I heard another person say:

"Brother Wang, we have searched so many places!

I guess those untouchables have already run away.

It is even possible that he did not take this path at all.

It's so hot today, you must be suffering a lot!

Otherwise, we can just use the corpses of those untouchables in the forest to cover it up!"

Then I heard Brother Wang sigh:

"Well, there's no other way, let's do it this way!

Tell me, what is Commander Yu doing running around?

Not only did you lose your life, but you also made this guy suffer as well!

Forget it, let’s go, it’s hot and stuffy here, and it looks like there’s no one here!”

As he spoke, he walked towards the main road on the gravel.

Lu Qingqing heard the footsteps gradually fading away, followed by the sound of horse hooves, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was not until the sound of horse hooves had completely faded away that Lu Tianming slowly raised his head from the grass.

When I saw that there was no one above me, my heart, which had been hanging in the air, slowly calmed down.

At this moment, everyone who raised their heads had red faces.

In the crowd, Xiao Shitou scratched the red and swollen spots on his face. His eyes were red from the pain and itching, but he didn't say a word.

This look made Tian Funiang and Shi Xiuer feel very distressed.

But this is not the time to relax, Lu Tianming whispered to everyone not to move.

Then, together with Master Yan, we climbed up the ditch with light steps.

The martial law was lifted only after they went up to check it out.

This time, it’s finally over!

Everyone left the dense grass and patted their bodies quickly, trying to get rid of the mosquitoes and ants on them.

At the same time, they took out the cloth stuffed in the child's mouth. Looking at the child's appearance, they felt so distressed.

The family without children felt sorry for their own horse. Seeing how uncomfortable the horse was, they went up and quickly removed the cloth tied around the horse's mouth.

Lu Qingqing went to the carriage to get some water to feed her horse, and also took a bottle of anti-itch ointment she had bought earlier.

She pulled Qin Lang up to the ditch and sat on the rocks without weeds.

During the time they were hiding, both of them had several red and swollen bite marks on their bodies.

I don’t know if it was a mosquito or ant bite, but the red and swollen area is very uncomfortable.

After scratching it gently a few times, it soon swelled up into a big lump.

Lu Qingqing opened the small porcelain bottle, picked up a little with her fingers and smeared it on the red and swollen part of Qin Lang's wrist, and then heard him whisper:

"Daya, this medicine is really good, the itching is gone!"

As he spoke, he took the ointment, scooped out a piece of it with his big hands, and applied it to Lu Qingqing in a slightly clumsy manner.

This ointment feels cool when applied to the body, and it reduces the itchiness of the swelling, which is very comfortable.

After the two of them finished applying the cream, they saw Tian Fu Niang looking at them eagerly.

"Daya, can I use this ointment? Just put some on Little Stone."

Lu Qingqing looked at the obvious redness and swelling on Xiao Shitou's face and handed him the ointment.

Tian Funiang accepted it gratefully and when she returned it, she also gave her a small packet of brown sugar in addition to the ointment.

Other families with children also came to borrow the ointment.

Lu Qingqing simply asked them to pass it around and exchange it after they had used it up.

She still has twenty bottles of this anti-itching ointment in her space, which is enough for her to use.

When each family finished using it and sent it back, in addition to a small piece of remaining ointment, there were also gifts from each family in return.

After everyone had packed up, Lu Tianming arranged two people to stand guard on the roadside and took the rest of the people together to discuss what to do next.

Their current situation is really not good.

Although he was not discovered by the officers and soldiers, he was trapped in this small path.

If you want to get out, you can only go back the same way and leave via the official road.

But the officers and soldiers guarding the official road did not know when they would retreat.

We don't even know if they will come back to search again.

The safest thing to do now is to continue hiding in this ditch.

But they couldn't just sit there and wait for death, they had to find an opportunity to send someone out to check the situation.

After some discussion, everyone decided to investigate on the official road at night.

As for the person who will explore the official road at night, he must have good skills.

In addition, you must be bold and careful, and be able to withstand hardships.

Lu Tianming looked at the crowd for a long time and finally decided on two teams.

Team one was led by Master Yan, who had three apprentices: Luo Zhengye, Chai Quan, and Fang Yongchang.

The other team was led by Lu Shuhe, with Yao Bowu, Lu Shufu, and Wang Dashan under him.

Seeing that she was not there, Lu Qingqing took the initiative to ask to go with them.

Seeing this, Qin Lang naturally wanted to follow Lu Qingqing.

Lu Tianming didn't want to let the two of them take risks again this time, but seeing that they insisted, he let them follow Master Yan's team.

As for the plan for the night, everyone discussed it in detail.

Decide on various possibilities that may arise and what responses to take.

Of course, the most important people are those who go to investigate at night.

But the people they left behind also had a mission.

They needed to pull all the carriages out of the ditch after everyone left.

At night, if the besieging soldiers had retreated, those who had left would come back to report, and the entire team would drive away directly.

Of course, this is the most ideal situation.

If the besieging officers and soldiers had not retreated, and there were so many of them, there would have been no chance of escape.

Those who went out to explore would sneak back, and the team would continue to hide in the same place.

During the discussion, although Lu Tianming did not say it explicitly, he was prepared to stay here for some time.

Anyway, they still have food and water, so if they save a little, they can eat for a few days.

The last situation is if the besieging officers and soldiers did not retreat, but had the opportunity to escape.

Those who go out to explore should look for opportunities to disrupt their camp, and it is best to release the captured refugees.

In addition to giving the refugees a way out, the team can also take advantage of the chaos to escape.

Everyone discussed the details again.

After the agreement was reached, Lu Tianming gave further detailed instructions.

Finally, inform everyone going out to be extremely careful.

If you are not sure, you would rather come back and hide here for a while than suffer casualties.

After everyone nodded in agreement, they began to look for a place to rest.

Not only are there weeds growing in the ditch, but the various mosquitoes and ants are really unpleasant.

Not only were people bitten, but the horses were also bitten and their hooves were kicked from time to time.

Seeing this, everyone went to the innermost part of the ditch and cleared out an area.

Drive the carriage over and stop there.

Except for the personnel on duty, everyone else had a simple meal and began to rest.

Time soon turned to night.

It was not until the hour of midnight that the exploration team set out.

The group set out under the moonlight, carrying only weapons and tinder.

The forest was pitch black at night. Apart from the sound of the wind, the only sounds were the chirping of insects and the calls of some strange animals.

Coupled with the trees shaking from time to time, it looks really scary.

However, the people who came out were all brave, and they were all focused on getting on the road.

After walking for more than an hour, they finally arrived at the place where the officers and soldiers had set up barricades.

At this time, the place was pitch black and there were no checkpoints set up.

When we got closer, we found that the bodies had been dealt with and the barricades had been removed.

Everyone was delighted. There were no barricades set up here. Did that mean the soldiers had withdrawn?