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

Those who had extra horses at home were reluctant to give them up when they heard this.

Horses are expensive and are considered one of their important assets.

After fleeing famine for a year or two, they were about to settle down, and now they were just one step away from success.

If we deal with the horse now, it would be equivalent to losing dozens of taels of silver in vain.

In addition to money, there are also people like Li Rui who have developed feelings for horses.

He was even more reluctant to let him deal with the horse.

But they also knew that Lu Tianming was right.

If it really gets to the later stages and even people can't get water, it would be too conspicuous if you still keep extra horses.

Of course, they have another way, which is to leave the Sun family team behind and set off alone.

Not to mention that they wanted to settle down in Yong'an County and might need help from the Hu family, the Sun family's in-laws.

For example, in the Sun family’s team, there were Aunt Zhang and her husband who saved their lives, and the captain Hu Laosan’s family.

As early as when the temperature started to rise, Lu Qingqing reminded Aunt Zhang and Hu Laosan's families to save water.

Although the two families didn't quite understand at the time, they did as they were told out of trust in Lu Qingqing.

At this time, in addition to the water bags they were given, the two families also stored some water separately.

In the current situation of extreme water shortage, both families follow Lu Qingqing's team in almost everything.

When I passed by the cloth shop just now, I bought some more oilcloth, planning to collect some more water separately in the evening.

Regarding the horses, each family hesitated for a while and decided to stay for another day to see.

If it comes to the point where it is absolutely necessary, the horse must be killed!

On the other side, the head of the Sun family and the eldest brother of the Hu family discussed for a long time, but they really couldn't find any good solution.

Apart from speeding up, we can only hope to come across a village with water later.

The lunch break was spent in a gloomy mood.

Today, before the third hour, the Sun family's team set out early.

When they set out this time, even the young masters and young ladies of the Sun family began to lift the curtains of the carriage and look around, trying to find a source of water around.

Unfortunately, they walked until the sun set and only found a dry bay.

At the bottom of the bay, the dried-up fish, shrimps and clams have already started to stink.

Judging from the situation, the water source here has been dry for at least two or three days.

Lu Qingqing followed the Sun family team down to check when they found that they had stopped at the river bend.

At this time, the river bend was already full of people.

Some people have already gone to check around Lianhewan.

Lu Qingqing looked at the huge crowd of people climbing up from the bottom of the bay on the cracked mud, and she felt secretly anxious.

She was now traveling with the team, and except for lunch break and evening, she had no chance to go out alone to look for water.

Today, this bay was first discovered by the servants of the Sun family, and she had no chance to drain the water out.

That's all, we can only take one step at a time.

Before dark, the Sun family found a flat place to stop and rest.

After unloading the frame, Lu Qingqing went to the campsite immediately.

But as she was walking around, the Sun family servants and people from other teams were also walking around.

You can meet someone almost every few steps.

Lu Qingqing expressed helplessness about this.

If they hadn't been so diligent in finding water, it might already be there!

It’s a pity that others don’t know this and are still running around looking for water.

It was not until Qin Lang had packed up and ran over to find her that Lu Qingqing sighed and walked back.

For dinner, we had flatbread as usual.

It's not just her family, it's the same throughout the entire camp.

He chewed a dry biscuit slowly and swallowed it.

I was choking so badly that I finally took a sip of water.

There is a water shortage nowadays, and even the masters of the Sun family no longer eat food that wastes water.

After dinner, Lu Qingqing was resting with her eyes closed when she heard someone whispering not far away.

Faintly, I heard words like "water" and "a few taels".

Lu Qingqing raised her head and looked in the direction where the sound came from. She vaguely remembered that that might be where Zhuzi's father rested.

That place was next to other teams, and judging from the rustling sounds, it didn't look like anything had happened.

Both sides exchanged a few words and then fell silent.

Then, there was the sound of someone stepping on the shaft of a cart.

Lu Qingqing only listened twice and made sure that nothing happened, so she ignored it and continued to sleep.

The next day, when I got up to collect the oilcloth, I saw Tianfu Niang quietly come to the side, glance at Zhuzi's father behind him, and whispered:

"Did you hear that last night?"

Upon hearing this, the women nearby all turned their heads to look over.

Tianfu Niang said this, not wanting them to answer, and continued:

"Before going to bed last night, Grandpa Xiaogouzi secretly contacted someone from another team and sold them two scoops of water.

I was close by, and it sounded like it was sold for two taels of silver!"

Bai Xing'er was a little surprised: "So much! One scoop of water costs one ounce of silver!"

Second Aunt Lu was also a little surprised: "Then this water is really expensive!"

On the side, the old village chief's wife sighed after listening to this:

"Right now, the team doesn't know when they'll find water. Those two scoops of water could save lives at a critical moment!"

In one sentence, the women nearby who were ready to make a move were told to give up.

Yes, although now they calculate that the water they have is enough to last for seven or eight days.

But no one knows what will happen next!

After all, money is not as important as life.

Behind the group to the right, Sun Cui heard their conversation and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Now, there is still a lot of water in their carriage, and they have to supply it to the three of them every day.

If we give them less, wouldn't we be able to save a lot of money?

The more Sun Cui thought about it, the happier she became. She quickly put away the oilcloth in her hand and happily went to find Lu Lao San.

When Lu Laosan saw Sun Cui coming over with the oilcloth, he was afraid that she would accidentally leak the water, so he took two steps forward and tried to take the oilcloth.

Sun Cui handed it over nonchalantly, but her eyes fell on the carriage behind.

Seeing that Boss Lu and Old Man Lu were not there, he hurriedly leaned close to his ear and whispered what he had just heard.

When Lu Laosan heard that a scoop of water could be sold for one or two taels of silver, his eyes widened.

The two previous boat fares, plus the purchase of food, accommodation, etc., had cost him a lot of money.

If you want to live a good life in the future, you have to suffer now!

This time, Lu Laosan rarely agrees with Sun Cui on the same idea.

They still have a lot of water, so they can sell less and save the rest for drinking.

Thinking of this, Lu Laosan quickly looked around.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he breathed a sigh of relief.

In his mind, if other people knew about this good thing, more people would rush to sell water.

What if he can’t sell his water?

Thinking of this, Lu Laosan and Sun Cui whispered a few words and began to quietly look for buyers in the surrounding team.

But until they set out, Lu Laosan and his companions had not found a suitable family.

In the middle of the morning, the team discovered a small village on the right side of the road.

The people in the Sun family team in front were so excited that they hurriedly stopped their carriages.

The head of the Sun family entered the village with a group of servants, and Lu Qingqing and others followed behind.

This village is not big, with only about a dozen households.

The gate of the house in front was just closed and not even locked.

The servant of the Sun family stood outside the yard and shouted a few times. Seeing no response, he pushed open the gate and went into the house.