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

On the deck, Lu Qingqing looked at the people being escorted out and found that there was no one from their team, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, this team of officials really only investigated people within Prince Jing's fiefdom.

Seeing the officers and soldiers rushing towards the deck, Lu Qingqing took out the household registration from her arms.

The inspecting officers and soldiers checked carefully and then let the two people go.

Soon, several more people were found on the deck and were taken away by officers and soldiers.

Lu Qingqing stood on the deck and watched the boat crew being inspected.

When Old Man Lu and Boss Lu were found, they were taken to a room to get their household registration.

Lu Qingqing felt nervous. If their documents were lost, Dazhuang might also be arrested.

She followed them worriedly, and when she saw them take out the documents, she pointed at Da Zhuang at the kitchen door and explained.

She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the officers and soldiers left.

After the entire ship was checked, dozens of people were found.

Lord Liu ignored Hu Laosan's ugly expression and ordered the soldiers to escort the found people and property off the boat.

At this moment, Hu Laosan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Seeing the officers and soldiers walking away, he trotted to a young man with a gloomy face and reported in a low voice the number of people who had just been captured.

The young man waved his hand and asked him to go down, but his eyes were fixed on Lord Liu at the dock.

If this matter were to get out, his Sun family's shipping company would be in great disgrace.

How dare this Liu guy do this to him!

When I get home, I will definitely ask my father to report this to the higher-ups and make a big deal out of this!

After the search, the ship continued to move forward.

After walking for a few more days, we occasionally encountered checkpoints on the road, but were never stopped again.

Every time, as long as Hu Laosan waved the flag on the bow of the ship in advance, the checkpoint would let them pass directly.

That day, Lu Qingqing was waiting on the deck early.

I heard from Dazhuang that the ship will probably reach Ashida County today.

After walking for about half a day, we saw the wide and bustling pier in the distance.

As the ship got closer, the situation at the dock became clearer.

In addition to the large and small ships parked at the dock, there were also many men in shorts carrying large sacks of cargo to unload.

There are many vendors doing business on the dock. When they see people coming and going, they shout loudly to sell their goods.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a lively scene!

When the ship stopped, servants from the Sun family were already waiting at the dock.

The butler respectfully invited Mr. Sun to get off the boat and get on the prepared carriage to leave.

Afterwards, the housekeeper had a brief handover with Hu Laosan and began to send people down and unload the goods.

In addition to the people they carry on the road, they also have a cargo hold specifically for transporting goods.

Lu Qingqing followed Lu Tianming and others as they pulled the carriage down to the ship. They crossed the dock and found a more open place to stop and wait for people.

Old Man Lu specifically informed Lu Lao San early on to ask the team to wait for them after getting off the boat.

They still need to follow Hu Laosan to finish the rest of the work before they can leave.

After listening to what Lu Laosan said, Lu Tianming took the opportunity to lead his men to the boat parked at the dock to inquire.

After these days of boat rides, everyone has gradually adapted to the new environment.

They found that the water route was not only faster than the land route, but also much safer.

If there was a boat that could continue south now, we could save the trouble of traveling by land.

Unfortunately, after asking around, they didn't encounter any large ship heading south.

Lu Tianming found out that the large ships docked at this pier all have fixed routes.

According to the boatman, a war broke out in the north, which is an opportunity to make a fortune for those with connections.

For example, the Sun family went to the north mainly to transport supplies for sale.

When he came back, he bought some goods and took these people with him to fill the empty space.

As for their team wanting to go south, it would be difficult to wait for the boat now.

In normal years, there are indeed many large ships coming from the north and heading south.

But when the war broke out, most of the ships stopped.

The boatman saw that they were very depressed and said that if they really wanted to take a boat, they could wait here.

If you are lucky enough to come across one, you can also take a boat away.

After listening to this, Lu Tianming sighed and continued to ask about the smaller ships.

After asking around, I found a boatman who owned a small boat and he said we could go south.

But not only could the boat not accommodate their team's carriages, even if they sold their carriages and only took their luggage, it still wouldn't be enough.

Lu Tianming had no choice but to return to the team and make plans.

While the remaining people in the team were waiting, a peddler selling candy figures stopped in front of the team with a load on his shoulder.

He held up sugar figures of various shapes and enthusiastically greeted the children in the team.

This thing attracted several children in the team.

Tianfu Niang looked at Xiao Shitou and was greedy for the candy man, so she went up to him and asked the price.

When I learned that a candy man cost ten cents, I felt very sad.

Before fleeing the famine, she was reluctant to spend ten cents to buy this sugar man.

But looking at the pitiful little appearance of the little stone and thinking about his own wallet, he still paid for it.

After one family bought one, the rest of the adults couldn't persuade their children and bought one too.

Lu Qingqing looked at Qin Lang beside her and saw that although he did not gather over like the other children, his eyes were fixed on the candy man.

After the children had finished buying, Lu Qingqing pulled him forward and picked out three candy figures of different shapes.

The peddler didn't expect the sales to be so good, and he was so happy that he was grinning from ear to ear.

Lu Qingqing took the opportunity to ask the peddler about the news in Lutian County.

I learned that the richest family in Ashida County was the Sun family. In addition to the shipping business, they also ran various shops selling food, clothing, housing and transportation.

In short, if the people of Ashida County want to live in the county, they cannot avoid the Sun family.

I heard that the reason why the Sun family is so powerful is because the main branch of the Sun family is an official in the upper echelons.

After briefly inquiring about the news in Ashida County, Lu Qingqing asked the peddler about the way to the south.

It’s a pity that this peddler usually only sells goods in Ashida County and the villages and towns under its jurisdiction, and he doesn’t know much about places farther away.

At this time, Old Man Lu, Boss Lu and a group of boatmen also got off the boat.

Da Zhuang was carrying a small bag and following Aunt Zhang. The two were talking intimately.

Although Aunt Zhang is a distant relative of the Sun family, she usually helps out at the Sun family.

The whole family depends on the Sun family for their livelihood.

Now, seeing that she was about to part with Dazhuang, Aunt Zhang wiped her tears and said:

"Da Zhuang, godmother really can't bear to part with you.

After we separate this time, I don’t know if we will have the chance to meet again in the future!

Godmother tells you that my family lives in the row of houses behind the Sun Mansion.

If you don't want to continue, come to my house and I'll make you something delicious."

As Dazhuang listened to Aunt Zhang's words, tears began to fall from his eyes.