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

Lu Qingqing was caught off guard by this sudden news. Before she could ask anything, she heard Aunt Zhang say:

"I don't have time to explain right now, so go back and pack up quickly.

Don't worry about taking the boat, most of the big ships at the dock belong to the Sun family.

My boss has worked in the Sun family for many years and knows some people there.

Just drive your carriage over there and don't miss the time!"

Aunt Zhang's face was full of anxiety, and she added another sentence after giving the instructions.

"Daya, it's going to be a mess tonight, you have to keep an eye on Dazhuang and don't leave him behind!"

Lu Qingqing nodded in agreement.

"Thank you very much, Auntie. Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Da Zhuang!"

Aunt Zhang waved her hand.

"Why should I thank you? Dazhuang is my godson. We are destined to be together.

Okay, I won’t say any more to you. I haven’t finished packing my luggage yet, so I’m leaving first!”

As she spoke, Aunt Zhang ran hurriedly to the east again.

Seeing Aunt Zhang leave, Lu Qingqing quickly returned to the inn and went straight to Lu Tianming's room.

At this moment, Lu Tianming's family was still having dinner. When they saw her running over with an anxious look on her face, they all looked at her.

Lu Qingqing quickly recounted what happened.

After hearing what she said, the people in the room couldn't eat anymore and they were all running around the room in panic.

Lu Tianming quickly pondered the limited information and said to Lu Shuhe:

"Shuhe, go and inform the villagers.

Have each family pack their luggage and fill their bathtubs with half a bucket of water.

Take advantage of this time to feed the livestock and gather in the backyard at the end of the ten-hour period."

After Lu Shuhe agreed, he quickly went to inform other people in the inn.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the news.

But time was running out, so everyone had to act quickly.

Fortunately, in the past few days, everyone only carried the more valuable things into the room.

Most of the luggage was still in the carriage.

At this moment, there was a queue next to the well in the backyard.

Each family left a man at the well to draw water, while the rest went to the counter to settle the bill.

The person collecting money at the counter this time was not the fat shopkeeper from before, but the waiter who had received them before.

The waiter had a worried look on his face. Seeing Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang, who had been saying hello to him frequently during shopping trips, he smiled wryly and said,

"My two guests, are you also leaving after receiving the letter?"

Lu Qingqing nodded: "Aren't you leaving?"

The second brother shook his head.

“Alas, my home is more than thirty miles away from here.

Even if I rushed back and brought my family back, the ship would have already left.

Besides, the Sun family’s boat is not that easy to ride.

Even if I emptied my family’s savings, I might not be able to get my family on board.”

When Lu Qingqing heard him say that, she could only comfort him.

"There's going to be a war here. It's better for you to go back early and take your family for a long journey."

The second brother nodded when he saw that she was speaking sincerely.

"That's what I'm planning. I'll head south and hopefully find a way to survive!"

After the two of them exchanged a few words, Lu Qingqing took the copper coins she had found and went to the backyard.

He found Dazhuang in the crowd and asked him to get on his carriage.

Everyone in the team packed up one after another and did not go back to the house, but waited in the backyard.

At this moment, everyone was feeling a little nervous and confused about the unknown future.

But they were already used to following Lu Tianming's arrangements, so they just waited silently.

When the time was almost up, Lu Tianming drove out first in his carriage.

When we walked out of the back door of the inn and turned onto the main road, we saw several carriages heading towards the north gate.

Along the way, all the carriages tacitly agreed to keep as quiet as possible.

Soon, the team arrived at the north gate.

It was not even midnight yet, but a lot of carriages had already gathered at the north gate.

Seeing that there were still many carriages heading here on the roads behind, Lu Tianming hurriedly led the team forward and occupied a position.

It was late at night, and apart from the lanterns hanging at the gate of the city wall ahead, only a few carriages had lanterns on them.

Lu Qingqing stood on the shaft of the carriage, carefully observing the carriages in front and behind, hoping to see Aunt Zhang.

Dazhuang poked his head out of the car and asked in a low voice:

"Sister, is my godmother here?"

"Haven't seen it yet."

As Lu Qingqing spoke, she looked towards the approaching carriage.

Unfortunately, until the city gate was opened, Lu Qingqing still didn't see Aunt Zhang.

Seeing the carriage in front start to move, Lu Tianming shouted to the back:

"Everyone, follow closely!"

As he said this, he shook the reins and caught up with the carriage in front.

Every family was in a hurry to leave the city, and collisions between carriages were inevitable.

Qin Lang drove the carriage, following the team in front, and got out of the city safely.

After leaving the city gate, Lu Tianming stopped the team on the west side of the city gate.

After counting the number of people and making sure that no one was left behind, he led the team to continue heading towards the dock.

When everyone arrived at the dock, they found that the dock was even more chaotic than the city gate.

A huge crowd of carriages and horses crowded the dock, and the overlapping shouts of the crowd all conveyed one thought: they wanted to get on the ship.

And beside each large ship, there is a team of armed guards.

They carried barricades forward and only allowed the carriage with the Sun family flag to pass.

If there was anything blocking the road, the guards would step forward with swords in hand and order the other carriages to move aside.

Amidst the commotion at the dock, the Sun family's carriage was the first to board the ship.

On the boat, after the Sun family servants counted and confirmed that all the carriages were present, they got off the boat and allowed the families at the dock to board with their tokens.

That’s right, as soon as the Sun family learned the news, they gave the boat tickets as tokens of gratitude or sold them.

The captain received orders from his superiors to let his own carriage board the ship first.

Then, those who have tokens of trust will be allowed to board the ship.

Finally, if there are still empty seats on the boat, they will be charged separately.

At this moment, the carriages in the front row saw that the bow had started to collect the letters and started shouting.

"I have a keepsake at home, please give it to me!"

"I have one at home too, don't block the road in front!"

The bowman ignored the shouts from behind and just let them go after seeing the token.

Lu Tianming led the convoy to stop at the back. He heard the increasingly loud shouting in front of him and realized that he had to rely on the "token" to get on board.

They have no idea what a trustworthy object looks like.

Everyone in the team was getting anxious now, seeing that the dock was completely blocked. How could those big ships hold so many people?

Many people stood on the shafts of the carts, looking around anxiously, hoping to see Aunt Zhang.

Lu Qingqing looked at the situation at the scene and felt that she could not wait any longer.

She jumped off the carriage and found Lu Tianming at the front of the team.

"Uncle Tianming, the dock is too chaotic right now. Even if Aunt Zhang wants to find us, I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to come.

Otherwise, let's send someone to look for it ahead!"

Lu Tianming also had this idea. Upon hearing this, he quickly picked out a few men from each family and asked them to disperse and go to the dock to find Aunt Zhang.