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

As for Lu Xingshun, no one pleaded for him and he was still unconscious.

His parents died early, and he had offended all his relatives in the village long ago.

Seeing that things had come to this point, Lu Tianming directly issued a ruling.

Lu Xingshun and Wang Deben, death sentence.

Wang Kangshi and Wang Dezhe were exiled.

Li Chengcai, whose conduct was improper, was sentenced to rectification within the village, with a one-year deadline.

During the year, they were responsible for doing odd jobs for the three families, including but not limited to snow removal, firewood chopping, water fetching, and other household chores. They were supervised by the village elders, and any violations would be reported to the county for punishment.

After saying this, he asked several families to go back and get the compensation money.

Chengcai's father hurried back to get the silver, but Wang Po was in trouble because there were only a dozen copper coins left in the house.

Since Lu Xingwang is dead, Lu Xingshun is in a coma.

Lu Tianxin took people to take the silver and money from his house. After searching the whole house, they only found five cents of silver. They had no choice but to take the food from the house back.

After a few families brought back their money and grain, everyone watched them pay compensation.

Chengcai's father knew very well that he could not offend the old village chief's family, not to mention that Lu Tianming had just helped a lot. Although Lu Tianxin was not awarded compensation, he was still prepared to join in.

Chengcai's father suffered a heavy loss this time. Each of the four families had to pay two taels of silver as compensation, and each family was given a bag of grain.

Mrs. Wang really had no money or food, so she had no choice but to dig out the land deeds at home.

The Wang family had a total of two and a half acres of land, and half an acre could be sold for three taels and five cents of silver, so they gave the deed for half an acre of land.

After a discussion, a few people decided to give the half acre of land to Zhuzi.

Zhuzi took out two taels and five cents of silver, gave two taels to Wang Po, and handed over the remaining five cents as money to buy grain.

Zhuzi felt that he had gotten the better deal, so he took out some more food and distributed it to the three families.

Lu Xingwang's family collected enough grain and silver to make up one tael, which was divided equally among the four families. The remaining grain was placed in the ancestral hall for Lu Xingshun to eat and drink.

The village chief arranged for a family close to the ancestral hall to be responsible for looking after the four people, and gave a portion of the grain collected from the three families to the family in charge as a reward.

The matter came to a temporary end, but for a long time afterwards, the story became more and more mysterious in the village.

Some say the Qin family's foolish boy is so powerful that he could split Wang Deze in half with a single blow. He must be the reincarnation of the Overlord of Chu. In this life, his spirit and soul haven't returned to their proper place yet, and he's missing a spirit, which is why he's in a state of confusion.

Some people also say that the Qin family is a place of good feng shui. The eldest daughter of the Lu family was originally just a little girl, but she became able to shoot arrows with absolute accuracy only after she entered the Qin family.

No matter how the story spread, the Qin family became famous in the village this time, and most people thought that the two young men of the Qin family were powerful figures.

Of course, there are also some people who think that the village chief, Zhuzi, Lu Tianxin and others who helped in the past were powerful, but they just gave the credit to the two children of the Qin family.

In any case, the adults in the village taught their children not to mess with the Qin family's fool in the future, and to stay away from him when they see him, so as not to be chopped by the fool.

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In the ancestral hall.

Lu Xingshun woke up and stared blankly at the tablet above him. He remembered the scene when his brother was shot through the heart that night, and a deep resentment flashed in his eyes.

Soon, he was awakened by the pain in his body. The multiple knife wounds on his body were red, swollen and inflamed, and his head was dizzy.

My lips were chapped, and when I opened my mouth to ask for water, my throat felt swollen and sore, and my words came out hoarse.

"Water, give me a glass of water."

When Wang Deben and Wang Dezhe heard the sound, they turned to look at Lu Xingshun who had woken up, and a trace of guilt flashed across their faces.

They just came in today, and the food delivered was based on the number of people.

His two brothers looked at the two unconscious people and thought it would be a waste not to eat, so they shared the four bowls of food.

At this moment, seeing that Lu Xingshun had woken up, Wang Deben, who was less seriously injured, stood up and handed a bowl to Lu Xingshun.

The water in the bowl has frozen into ice cubes. The temperature is too low at this time, and the boiled water will freeze in a short while.

The family in charge of looking after the food only brought some water along with their two meals a day.

It is forbidden to light a fire in the ancestral hall, so they can only endure it.

Lu Xingshun saw the ice in the bowl, and after a moment of stunned silence, anger welled up in his heart. Although his two brothers lived a carefree life, they had never suffered such a hardship.

But now he had no strength to resist, so he could only bite off a piece of ice, slowly warm it up and swallow it.

The temperature in the ancestral hall was already low, and the bite of ice made it chill to the bones.

Lu Tianshun secretly swore in his heart that he must avenge his brother and make these people pay the price.

The three people from the Qin family, especially that stinky girl, were the murderers of his brother. If he had the chance, he would kill her first.

And there are the father and son of the Wang family in front of us. If it weren’t for them, the two brothers would still be hibernating at home.

Including the escaped Li Chengcai, how could he be fine?

And he will not let any of those who judged him go.

At this time, the voice of Wang Pozi talking to someone came.

"Uncle San, I'm really sorry to bother you. You have to come with me again in such cold weather."

The guard touched the copper coin in his hand and couldn't help laughing.

"Mrs. Deben, don't be polite. Please go in."

As soon as Mrs. Wang came in, she rushed over and hugged her two sons.

"My sons, you have suffered so much. Come and let me see you."

Wang Dezhe was hugged too tightly by my mother, pressing on the wound, and he couldn't help but cry out in pain.

Only then did Mrs. Wang let go of her hands and touched her two sons' heads and faces. Seeing that they were red from the cold, she couldn't help but feel distressed.

He took out the big bag he had brought with him, and from it he pulled out bedding and some tattered clothes.

She quickly tidied up the straw and made the bedding, then looked at her husband lying beside her.

Wang Kangshi had lost too much blood and was frozen, so his face was pale and he was still unconscious.

While Mrs. Wang was still helping him clean up, she heard her eldest son muttering that he was hungry.

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to take out a coarse flour and vegetable steamed bun from her bosom. She took out three in total, and they were not very big.

Wang Deben couldn't help but curl his lips in disgust, but still quickly reached out and took it.

At this moment, the guard outside coughed a few times. Mrs. Wang knew that this meant she was allowed to leave, so she hurriedly instructed:

"Deben, you're the least injured. Take good care of your father and your brother in there, okay?"

Wang Deben waved his hands impatiently.

"I know, I know, Mom. Don't forget to come and see us tomorrow. We only give you a bowl of porridge here, but it's not enough to fill you up."

"Hey, there's no food left at home. Please do your best, mother."

Mrs. Wang looked helpless.

"Mother Deben, are you ready?"

The person guarding outside the door was getting a little impatient. It was such a cold day, and he was watching them outside, freezing like a dog, and they were still not doing anything inside.

Mrs. Wang responded and walked out quickly. When she saw the guard, she said a few nice words to him before leaving.

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Qin family.

After everyone had left, the three generations of the Qin family cleaned up the yard.

Grandma Qin felt sad when she saw the big jar that was broken during the fight. This was the jar that the old man used when he was still alive.

Qin Lang and Lu Qingqing cleaned up the yard again, dealt with the trap again, and inserted new bamboo tips at the bottom.

This trap is still preserved in case it can be used again.

Grandma Qin pushed the cart out and put five bags of grain on it. After thinking for a while, she asked Qin Lang to go to the woodshed to pick up a load of firewood.

He took out two bottles of ointment and three taels of silver from the house and told the two men to go out when it got a little dark.

After the three of them had dinner, as it was getting dark, Qin Lang pulled the cart and went out with Lu Qingqing.