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

The Sun family, who seemed to be in the best situation in the entire camp, was also in a gloomy mood.

The head of the Sun family was worried because he couldn't make it to Yong'an County due to lack of water. He couldn't eat or sleep, and the blisters on his mouth grew all around him.

He was considering abandoning some of his servants.

But this decision is difficult to make!

These servants who followed here are all of great use to the Sun family.

Otherwise, they have followed the Sun family for generations and are loyal to them.

Otherwise, he must be a manager with outstanding abilities who can help the Sun family gain a foothold in Yong'an County.

He sat in the tent and pondered for a long time, considering which people to abandon.

Among these servants, the ones who cannot be abandoned the most are the captains and their families.

Shipping is the most fundamental industry of the Sun family, and almost 60% of their annual income comes from shipping.

For this purpose, he deliberately left Butler Sun and several capable men in Xingqing County to take care of the large ships docked at the Xingqing County wharf.

After they have established a firm foothold in Yong'an County, they can consider gradually expanding their territory to Xingqing County.

Although two captains were left behind to help the steward manage the team, their families were still in the team.

There are basically three or five family members at the bow of a ship.

Adding them together, it’s quite a lot of people.

Apart from the captain, there are the managers who can help the Sun family gain a foothold.

These are almost impossible to move. After thinking for a long time, I can only look for them among the loyal servants.

The head of the Sun family held the list in his hand, silently weighing the pros and cons, and pondering the choice.

On the second day of the team's journey, several families looked at the little bit of water at the bottom of the water bag and dared not drink another sip even though they were very thirsty.

In the afternoon, the team's speed slowed down significantly, and the condition of several horses was extremely poor.

Even the Sun family's horses had problems.

In the past two days, Lu Qingqing has been searching almost non-stop.

Finally, before sunset, Lu Qingqing got ahead of everyone else and found a bay that had not completely dried up.

There was only a circle of mud left at the bottom of the bay, and there seemed to be loaches or fish and shrimps moving inside, as if they were making a desperate struggle.

Lu Qingqing didn't care about anything else. Seeing that there was no one around, she used a net to salvage the living creatures inside into the space, and then began to drain the water quickly.

A large amount of river water in the space poured down, pouring onto the dry ground, and some of it was absorbed by the land.

The remaining water flows to the bottom of the bay, forming first a small bay and then a large bay.

Lu Qingqing glanced at the water level of the river in the space with her mind, and seeing no change, she continued to increase the water output.

Only stop adding water when you see that there is enough water to replenish the entire team.

She carefully checked the footprints around the bay, and after making sure there were no flaws, she quickly rode her horse back.

When Lu Qingqing saw the Sun family carriage in the front from a distance, she shouted:

"Water is found ahead!"

When this message was passed on, the first reaction of the entire traveling team was that most of them thought they were hallucinating because they were too dehydrated.

It was the Sun family guards at the front who reacted first and shouted to the Sun family head in the carriage:

"Master, Miss Lu said that water was found ahead!"

When the head of the Sun family heard this, the worry on his face, which was caused by the hesitation in making a choice, instantly disappeared and quickly turned into joy.

"Really? Did you really find water?"

The guard's face was also full of joy, and he replied loudly.

"Yes, Miss Lu said she found water!"

After confirming, the head of the Sun family stopped the carriage, then pulled down a guard, mounted his horse and rushed towards Lu Qingqing.

Behind them, the leader of the guards called a few guards and hurriedly rode their horses to catch up.

When the Patriarch of the Sun family rushed to Lu Qingqing's side, he confirmed with her again that they had really found water, and then he said happily:

"Okay, okay, that's great!

Girl Lu, if we really find water this time, I, Sun Quan, will definitely repay you well!

Come on, take me to see it!"

Seeing that Master Yan and several fellow apprentices were also following on horseback, Lu Qingqing hurriedly led them to the bay.

When they really saw the bay, the head of the Sun family walked down with such excitement that his legs were shaking.

He walked down to the edge of the pool with shaking legs, and when he touched the water, he laughed out loud.

Later, the Sun family guards, Master Yan and others also followed.

Everyone had almost the same reaction when they saw the bay. They started crying and laughing after touching the water.

On the way back, the carriage drivers also perked up because of Lu Qingqing's words, waving the reins to make the horses go faster so that they could drink water earlier.

When the large army arrived at the bay, all they could see was water.

They ignored the steep slope of the bay and rolled down the slope after falling.

When he rolled to the bottom, he ignored the pain in his body and jumped directly into the water, drinking it down in one gulp.

The severe water shortage during this period and the feeling of being on the verge of death have brought many people to the brink of mental collapse.

Most people jumped into the water and drank until their stomachs were full, and then they were forced to stop.

Only when everyone had drunk their fill did they begin to think about the horses on the shore.

After experiencing severe water shortage, even though the water in the bay seemed sufficient, everyone was still very careful and tried not to spill the water.

But it is easy to spill water when carrying a bucket up a steep slope.

Those who spill more will inevitably be complained by others.

After much difficulty, he brought the bucket to the shore and placed it next to the horse.

When a horse that has been thirsty for a long time sees water, its reaction is no less than that of a human. The horse buries its head deep into the bucket and swallows it in big gulps.

After feeding the horses, each family began to fill their bathtubs with water.

As buckets of water were brought ashore, the dry bathtub was slowly filled again.

The panic of the crowd about dying was gradually dispelled.

After filling the bathtub, everyone started looking for other containers that could hold water.

People who are afraid of thirst would like to fill up everything that can hold water.

At this point, some people have already begun to regret.

Why not take the empty buckets from those families who died before?

But this place is too far away from the previous one, so this idea can only be thought about.

When everyone's containers were almost full, they remembered Lu Qingqing who discovered the water source and came over to thank her.

This bay was not on their route, but a fork in the road they had taken before.

If Lu Qingqing hadn't come and discovered it, they would have missed it.

Therefore, everyone's gratitude at this meeting is sincere.

By the time the entire team had collected water, there was still a lot of water left at the bottom of the bay.

Each family felt very distressed and wanted to take the water away, but they really had no containers to put it in.

In desperation, each family decided to stop here and make porridge in the evening.