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

Not long after, the servant came out with a disappointed look on his face.

"Master, the room is empty, there is no one here!"

Upon hearing this, the head of the Sun family could not hide the disappointment on his face.

The servant added, "There's nothing useful left in the house. Perhaps the owner has left with his belongings."

Lu Qingqing was standing outside the yard. After hearing this, she walked towards the village.

Not only Lu Qingqing, but the others who followed also dispersed towards the village.

Unfortunately, they walked around for a long time but didn't see anyone.

Except for a few houses with big locks, they checked the rest of the houses.

Most of the usable things inside have been moved away.

Lu Qingqing stood beside a table in a main room and wiped the table with her fingers. There was not much dust on her fingertips.

It seems that the people in this village have not been away for long.

At this moment, a scream was heard from the right rear of the village.

"There's a well! There's a well here!"

Lu Qingqing was delighted and ran quickly towards the source of the sound.

Along the way, many people were running towards that place.

When Lu Qingqing went over, there were already several circles of people gathered around the well, and it was difficult to squeeze in.

However, without getting close, Lu Qingqing already knew the result just by listening to the disappointed sighs in front.

There is no water in the well!

In front, the head of the Sun family went to the well and took a careful look, but he still didn't give up.

He asked his servants to take shovels and other tools, go down to the bottom of the well and dig again.

Lu Qingqing stood behind the crowd, looking at the dry mud not far away, guessing that it might have been dug out by people from the original village.

I guess it’s hard to dig water out of this well!

But let’s try again, just in case we really dig out water!

The people waiting at the back felt dizzy from the sun and each found a cool place to sit down and wait.

Soon, a bucket of mud and sand was brought out, but unfortunately, the mud and sand that was poured out were all dry.

After waiting for about half a quarter of an hour, the people at the bottom of the well shouted for them to be pulled up.

When he came up, the man was covered in dust and his face looked extremely disappointed.

It turned out that there was a large rock below.

The stone was so huge that it couldn't be dug out.

The head of the Sun family looked at the dry mud and sand poured out beside him with a look of disappointment.

I guess the original villagers left the village because of this.

Seeing that there was no water in the well, the team had no choice but to continue on their journey without further delay.

When they stopped to rest at noon that day, many people from other teams began to ask around, hoping to buy some water.

The matter of buying water was completely exposed.

Because there are many people buying water and too few people selling water, the trading price of water has risen again.

The price has increased from one tael of silver per scoop of water to two taels of silver per scoop of water.

When those people asked about Lu Qingqing's team, many people in the team were excited.

But most people were still relatively sober and remembered Lu Tianming's instructions.

Therefore, no one in the team responded at this time.

In the team, Lu Laosan was extremely happy when he heard the price of two taels of silver.

Without waiting for anyone to ask him, he stood up and shouted:

"Here, come to me!"

In an instant, the dozen or so people walked towards Lu Laosan at the same time.

These people were afraid that they would not be able to buy it if they came too late, so they couldn't help but quicken their pace.

When one person started running, the others followed suit.

Not only that, people around who heard the noise also looked over.

When everyone in the team saw this scene, they quickly picked up their weapons and became alert.

Lu Tianming even walked directly to Lu Lao San with a knife in hand and said coldly:

"Third brother, everyone is short of water now. Are you sure you still have water to sell?"

Seeing the team suddenly on alert, Lu Laosan realized belatedly that he might have gotten into trouble.

He looked around and saw that everyone was looking at him, and suddenly he became afraid.

"I, I have no water at home!"

When Lu Tianming heard this, he said to the people running over:

"Everyone, you've heard it too, we're out of water here too. You should look somewhere else!"

After hearing this, the dozen or so people still didn't want to give up.

One person raised his hand, indicating that he was safe, and slowly approached a few steps, whispering:

"Brother, I have no ill intentions.

There was a severe water shortage at home, and the children were so thirsty that they had no strength left.

I'm willing to pay more money, as long as I can buy water!"

After hearing what he said, several people around him also spoke up to explain.

Lu Tianming glanced around and saw the gazes of the people around him. He deliberately adjusted his mood and smiled helplessly.

“Gentlemen, the price you offer is indeed high, but if I had water, I would be happy to sell it to you.

But it’s not that we don’t want to sell water, it’s that we really don’t have any water to sell!

Look at us, we have chapped lips just like you.

If we had water, why would we suffer so much?"

When the man heard this, he subconsciously looked at Lu Tianming's lips.

His lips were just like theirs, cracked and peeling, with bloody marks on them.

Looking at the people in the team, their lips are almost all dry and chapped.

Seeing this, the man lowered his shoulders in disappointment, bowed, and left, walking away.

Seeing him leave, the others also left.

It was not until the surrounding gazes had completely dispersed that Lu Tianming called Lu Laosan and Sun Cui aside with a stern face.

"Lu Laosan, if you don't listen to what I say, you can just leave the team."

Seeing that Lu Tianming had no expression on his face, Lu Laosan became a little panicked.

"Cousin, I, I wasn't, I just didn't react for a moment.

Believe me, I will definitely listen to you from now on. Whatever you say is what I will do!"

Beside her, Sun Cui was also a little flustered, and nodded repeatedly.

Lu Tianming looked at Lu Laosan and his wife, and the irritation in his eyes almost burst out.

He really wanted to kick him out!

But when making any decision, you have to consider the consequences.

Look at Sun Cui's big belly, and then look at the three Dazhuang men who are staring at this place eagerly from behind.

He sighed and finally said something cold.

"This is the last time. If I find you causing trouble for the team again, I will kick you out!"

When Lu Laosan saw him leave, he slowly let out the breath he had been holding.

He felt that his cousin really wanted to drive him away.

He felt panic at the thought of really leaving the team.

The two men walked back with their necks hunched, and everyone in the team looked at them coldly along the way.

Lu Laosan and the other man didn't dare to say a word and returned to the carriage in shame.

For a moment, the atmosphere was very depressing.