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

Along the way, Wu Youzhi felt a little nervous.

He delayed for so long in order to hide it from his mother.

What if those people at the foot of the mountain complain and refuse to want him?

Wu Youzhi ran while worrying.

He silently decided that if they started to act weird, he would ask for less wages.

He encouraged himself along the way, and when he ran over, he found that there were only two teams of craftsmen working in the entire camp.

However, none of the Wu family members who had come to help yesterday showed up.

In fact, before he came, he had a premonition that many people might not come.

But he really didn't expect that none of the villagers came, not even those whose surname was not Wu.

But soon, he figured it out.

He grew up among the Wu clan and knew best how much say the clan leader had in the Wu clan.

Especially after coming to Baoshan Town, the silk woven by each family needs to be sold by the clan leader.

The price the patriarch charges is also different.

In the words of the patriarch, the quality of the weaving is different, so the price he charges will naturally be different.

In other words, if the villagers want to make more money, they often have to please the clan leader.

In this way, the patriarch almost has the sole power over the family.

Wu Youzhi stood beside the open space and felt a little uneasy when he saw the scene in front of him.

At this moment, Lu Tianming saw him coming and hurried over to ask:

"Little brother, there's something going on in the village today, why isn't anyone coming?"

Wu Youzhi was stunned by this question. He didn't dare to say that the patriarch didn't allow them to come.

But he couldn't lie, so he blushed and stammered for a long time but couldn't say a word.

Seeing the child's appearance, Lu Tianming didn't make things difficult for him. He just asked him to have a bowl of porridge first and then go back to work at the same place as yesterday.

Wu Youzhi was originally planning to leave, but when he saw the bowl of thick porridge, he swallowed his saliva and couldn't bring himself to say the word "leave".

He thought about the almost empty grain jar at home, and then about his mother who was about to buy the next course of medicine.

He gritted his teeth, picked up the hoe and went to work.

Looking at Wu Youzhi's appearance, Lu Tianming guessed that something had happened, so he planned to go to Wu, the head of the village, to ask.

Just at this time, another man came from the direction of the village.

It was Jie Laowu.

Early in the morning, Xie Laowu was at home hesitating whether to come to work today.

Village Chief Wu sent someone to his house last night to inform him not to come to work.

But the reward at the foot of the mountain was quite a lot, and the dry food provided for two meals was also enough.

What he saved and took back was enough to feed his whole family for a day.

In fact, if his family had extra money, he wouldn't want to come over and offend Village Chief Wu.

But his family has only settled in Baoshan Town for over a year.

During this year, with the help of his wife and daughter raising silkworms and weaving silk, and his frequent odd jobs, he finally paid off the debt he had owed when he first arrived.

After that, he earned some money and borrowed money from a few acquaintances to build a small thatched house. The family of five finally settled down completely.

But the eldest daughter kept delaying the marriage proposal in order to help with housework.

Only when things were better at home this year did she finally agree to find a husband.

Now we have just arranged it, and in two months, our eldest daughter will also be getting married.

But the family was not poor and had no money to buy her a dowry.

His eldest daughter was sensible, so as a father he naturally felt sorry for her and wanted to give her some dowry.

He struggled with this for the entire morning, but finally came over despite his wife's dissuasion.

He finished the work at the foot of the mountain and earned some money.

If I sell some of the family’s stored grain, I can buy a silver bracelet for my eldest daughter.

In this way, my daughter won't go out empty-handed and won't be embarrassed in her husband's family in the future.

At this moment, Jie Laowu came over and met Lu Tianming head-on.

Lu Tianming had an impression of this man in his thirties. He remembered that he worked very hard yesterday, so he asked:

"Brother, what happened today? Why is no one from the village here?"

After hearing this, Xie Laowu hesitated for a moment, and finally said:

"You might as well go to the village head's house and ask about the situation to see if there are any misunderstandings that have not been resolved."

Hearing this, Lu Tianming nodded and pointed at the stove in a gentle tone.

"Brother, there's still hot porridge in the pot. Go drink a bowl to warm yourself up first. It's not too late to work later."

Xie Laowu didn't expect that breakfast was prepared here. After expressing his gratitude, he went to get a bowl of vegetable porridge.

He blew on the drink while gulping it down, wiped his mouth, and hurried to the place where he had worked yesterday.

After finding out what I was supposed to do today, I put all my energy into starting to work.

Lu Tianming stood there and thought for a while before he straightened his clothes and prepared to go to the home of Wu, the village head.

Lu Shuhe was worried about something happening, so he quickly followed Lu Tianming.

When the two men arrived, the gate of Wu Lichang's house was closed, and they could hear voices in the yard while standing at the door.

Lu Tianming raised his hand and knocked on the door, then asked loudly:

"Brother Wu, are you home?"

The voices in the yard suddenly disappeared, but no one answered.

Lu Tianming had just heard someone in the yard. Seeing no one answering, he shouted twice before he heard someone dragging his shoes and slowly walking over to open the door.

The person who opened the door was the gloomy-faced Wu, the village chief.

When he saw Lu Tianming and the other two coming over, his previous smile disappeared completely and he said in a cold tone:

"You came here so early in the morning, but what's the matter?"

Although Lu Tianming anticipated that the situation might not be very good, looking at the look on Village Chief Wu's face, he knew that things might be difficult to handle.

He considered it for a moment and said:

"Brother Wu, I'm sorry to bother you so early this morning.

But for some reason, the people from the village who came to help yesterday did not come today.

I'd like to trouble Brother Wu to help me find out about this matter, but what's the reason?"

Seeing him like this, Wu Lichang secretly laughed in his heart, but he still said with a stern face:

"Brother Lu, there must be a reason why they didn't go. Do you want to know?"

Lu Tianming looked at the person in front of him, lowered his head and let out a breath.

"Appreciate further details!"

Seeing him half-lower his head, Wu Lichang thought he was giving in and said sarcastically:

"Brother Lu should be a wise man. No matter where you are, people are divided into different levels.

In the capital, the old emperor is a first-class person and lives in a palace that looks like a fairy palace.

In Baoshan Town, I, Wu Hongren, am in charge of all the villagers, and I deserve to live in the best blue brick and tile house.

If someone's house is better than mine, then who has the final say in Baoshan Town? "

After listening to this, Lu Tianming raised his head and looked at the person in front of him who was glancing at him with his chin raised and a mocking look on his face. He suppressed his anger.

Lu Shuhe behind him could no longer suppress his anger.

As soon as he took a step forward, he was grabbed by Lu Tianming.

However, before Lu Tianming could say anything, Wu Zhongming, the second son of the Wu family, came out from behind his father and threatened:

“My father speaks politely, you outsiders should understand.

I'm telling you out of kindness, in Baoshan Town, there is only one big blue brick and tile house like mine.

Apart from my family, anyone who dares to build a green brick and tile house is going against my family and all of us Wu clan members!

Humph! Let me tell you, in Baoshan Town, my Wu clan accounts for the majority.

You are just a bunch of outsiders who are still covered in mud. You can't cause any trouble. You'd better just build a house made of half bricks and half mud as soon as possible.

If we find out, you still dare to build houses made of green bricks and tiles.

Haha, let’s see whose fist is harder!”