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

So when the two sons of Wu Lizhang returned, they brought back the following news:

Almost all the men in the Wu family in Baoshan Town, from those in their forties or fifties to those who are only twelve or thirteen years old, are willing to do it.

Therefore, these people alone were almost enough to meet the number of people Lu Tianming entrusted at that time.

In the end, there were only three spots left to be allocated to people with other surnames, and he had not yet decided which family to give them to.

When Lu Tianming asked him this, he naturally couldn't say that.

He turned the words around in his mouth before he spoke:

"Brother Lu, as soon as you left yesterday, I asked Yuanming and Zhongming to go to the village and ask.

Look, we’ve almost found the person.

There are still a few missing, and they can be found before noon.

Don't worry, I guarantee it won't delay your business."

When Lu Tianming heard that everyone was almost there, he felt a little relieved.

"Brother Wu, thank you so much.

Yesterday we invited the Zhao family team from Lunpi Town and will start construction tomorrow.

When the house is finished, you, the great contributor, can come to the housewarming banquet. I'll reserve the seat of honor for you then!"

After hearing this, Village Chief Wu agreed with a smile.

Seeing Lu Tianming talking about other topics, he agreed with him, but was secretly proud in his heart.

As he expected, these people were still the Zhao family team from Lunpi Town.

He had inquired about the Zhao family team before when they were building the house, and they knew that they could only build a house that was half brick and half mud.

This means that things are going as he originally guessed.

Village Chief Wu thought he had figured it out, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Lu Tianming didn't even notice his expression. Now that the village had already hired helpers, they were about to start planning other matters.

Some materials should be delivered today, and people from the brick and tile shop will come with the truck to help calculate the actual number of bricks and tiles to be used.

Now, those houses in the team that are built with half bricks and half mud are ready.

Just wait for Team Leader Zhao to lead his men over tomorrow, and then we can call on the helpers in the village to start work!

As for the few families who plan to build houses made of blue bricks and tiles, they still need to wait for Lord Qi's letter.

When Lord Qi agreed, he did not promise a specific time.

But they were really anxious to build the house, so they could only wait for two more days at most.

If there is no news within two days, he will have to go to Yining County to ask.

If Lord Qi fails to reach an agreement, they will arrange for the Sanqing team to complete the work in two months.

As for home, we built a thatched house to live in.

He would have to discuss this matter with the families who built blue brick and tile houses after he returned.

Because he had something on his mind, Lu Tianming chatted briefly for a few more minutes and then said goodbye and left.

Not long after he returned, someone rode a horse to the village in the south and said he was looking for Lu Tianming.

The villagers didn't know who Lu Tianming was at first, but when they heard the man say that he was a family planning to build a house, they realized that he was the one who was going to build a house.

Only then did they react and pointed the man to the road to the foot of the mountain in the north.

When the man arrived at the foot of the mountain, the women in the village were preparing two-grain flatbreads for those who would work the next day.

The man came up hurriedly and asked breathlessly:

"Everyone, I'm here to see Lord Lu Tianming. May I ask who is Lord Lu?"

Lu Tianming stood up and responded:

"It's me, what do you want from me, little brother?"

When the man saw Lu Tianming, he tried his best to suppress his rapid breathing and said respectfully:

"Master Lu, I am here to deliver a message on the orders of Master Qi.

He has already agreed with the headmaster of the Sanqing Troupe that a group of people will come to build the house tomorrow morning, so please make preparations in advance, Master Lu."

Lu Tianming didn't expect that Lord Qi was so efficient, and hurriedly thanked the young man who delivered the message.

Next to her, Cui had already prepared a purse and handed it to Lu Tianming.

Lu Tianming handed the purse to the young man and said:

"I'm sorry to bother you making this trip, and please tell me when you go back.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Brother Qi. I will come to thank you in person someday!"

The messenger squeezed the purse in his hand, feeling the hard silver grains inside, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

It was worth it that he rushed here at dawn and ran for such a long time.

"Don't worry, Lord Lu, I will definitely pass on your message!"

After Lu Tianming sent the messenger away, Lu Tianming's family, County Magistrate Yao's family, Lu Qingqing's family, and Master Yan and his group all cheered.

Tomorrow, their brick and tile houses can be built directly!

This isn’t the only good news.

In the middle of the morning, the bricks and tiles that I ordered from the shop yesterday were delivered.

Truckloads of materials flowed through the village like water, heading towards the foot of the mountain in Baoshan Town.

This scene stunned many villagers in Baoshan Town.

The villagers gathered together, looking at the carts passing by, and said enviously:

“These newcomers are so rich!

How much would it cost to buy so many bricks and tiles?

A member of the Wu clan nearby saw this and his face was full of envy.

But thinking of what the two sons of the headman's family had said when they came to him, he said with some disdain:

“That team has a lot of people, and we’ll see how many bricks and tiles are being delivered.

In fact, it is just to build a half-brick and half-mud house like ours.

I guess the only thing that these people do is look at the carriage to intimidate people.

Actually, it’s not much money.

If you really have money, why would you build a house that is half brick and half mud?

It should be built like the village head's house, with big blue brick and tile houses.

Just look at how magnificent the village head’s house is.

If we had a house like that, we could marry any kind of wife!"

A man who was on good terms with him laughed and said:

"Wu Laojiu, you dare to say such things outside, aren't you afraid that your tigress will tear you apart alive?

Hey, Old Nine's wife, why are you here? "

When Wu Laojiu heard this guy mention his wife, he subconsciously shrank his neck.

When he turned around and looked around but saw no one, he realized that this guy was teasing him and spat:

"Bah! Where do you think you are now?

You're just like me, you have to take your wife into consideration.

Well, raising silkworms does make money for the family.

But us men don’t earn as much as the women at home, so when we speak, we don’t have the nerve to speak with such confidence anymore!”

This statement aroused the agreement of the men nearby, and the topic unconsciously shifted to Lu Qingqing and her group.

At this time, at the foot of the mountain in the north.

When Lu Tianming saw that bricks, tiles and other materials had been delivered, he sent someone to call back the men who were working in the fields.

The blue bricks were better. After unloading most of them from the cart, the remaining ones could be used to drive the cart uphill.

But the cart carrying the tiles stopped in front of a slope, and they had to be moved up by men.

Except for the children, everyone else in the team went into battle at the same time.

Use various tools to install the tiles and start moving them up.

During this period, Lu Tianming followed the store owner to count the quantity to prevent mistakes.

The people in the team were not ungrateful and helped his family move some things.

It took a long time to transport all the materials up.

Lu Tianming accompanied the people sent by the store to inspect the site and calculate the amount of materials needed.

Until the people sent by the store were sent away, people from each family in the team were still counting their own materials.

Some people who really couldn't count so many numbers asked other people in the team for help.

In the end, every family counted the food at least twice, for fear that they would get less.