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

Over the past few days, the temperature has gradually risen and the snow on the ground has begun to melt.

After this winter's exercise and a proper diet, the three of them grew taller quickly.

Especially Lu Qingqing, she has grown a lot taller and gained some weight.

As the weather warmed up, green buds began to appear on the hill behind.

Everyone in the village started going out to dig wild vegetables. After a winter of consumption, most families had empty granary.

It was the time to eat wild vegetables, so Grandma Qin asked the three of them to dig some tender shepherd's purse and eat shepherd's purse and meat dumplings for lunch.

When the three heard about shepherd's purse and meat dumplings, they were all very greedy.

This winter, there are basically no green leafy vegetables. The idea of ​​tender green shepherd's purse mixed with meat and made into white flour dumplings is mouth-watering.

The three of them went out with the basket and met many villagers.

Lu Qingqing noticed that after this winter, people had become thinner. They had severe chilblains on their hands and faces, and most people were in poor condition.

Fortunately, Grandma Qin was afraid that it would be cold outside, so she asked the three of them to cover their heads and faces before going out, so they were not so conspicuous now.

Seeing that most of the villagers went to the fields, the three of them walked towards the foot of the mountain behind.

From a distance, you can see some green on the mountain.

When we reached the foot of the mountain, we found that the wild vegetables here were larger than those in the fields. In one place, there was a field full of shepherd's purse, which was green and tender.

In a short while, he had dug half a basket.

At this time, the sky became a little gloomy.

Erya discovered that there was a large patch of shepherd's purse not far away and was about to call Lu Qingqing over.

Then she saw something falling not far away, and it made a "bang" sound when it hit the ground. Erya was a little confused about what fell.

Lu Qingqing's heart tightened. She had good eyesight and could clearly see that what was falling was a hailstone as big as a fist.

I quickly glanced around and found a shallow concave hole in the mountain wall about ten meters in front of me on the right.

Lu Qingqing grabbed the two people beside her and ran quickly towards the mountain wall.

The hole was too shallow. Just as the three men managed to get in, they saw dense hailstones falling.

The hailstones fell to the ground and shattered, and the splashing hail fragments hit the legs and faces of the three people, causing severe pain.

The three of them had no choice but to use their clothes to protect their heads and faces and try their best to shrink into the cave.

Listening to the "bang bang" sound of hail hitting the mountain wall, Lu Qingqing was a little worried that the mountain wall would collapse.

I watched the hail falling in front of me nervously and anxiously, and soon a layer of hail accumulated on the ground.

Lu Qingqing thought of Grandma Qin at home and was very worried. She just hoped that the hail would stop soon.

It felt like an eternity had passed before the hail finally stopped.

Lu Qingqing kicked away the hailstones at her feet and shouted at the two of them to run home quickly.

Along the way, Lu Qingqing saw several people lying on the ground with blood on their heads after being hit by hailstones. She became more and more anxious.

Many roofs in the village had large holes in them caused by hail, and a layer of hail was scattered on the ground.

She ran into the yard in one breath. There was a layer of hail on the ground. Seeing that Grandma Qin was not in the yard, Lu Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as I was about to go into the house, I saw some bloodstains near the well.

Lu Qingqing's breath was choked, and she quickly ran into the house.

I saw Grandma Qin lying on the floor in the main room, bleeding from the wound on her head.

She ran over with her hands and feet weak, and helped Grandma Qin up. Seeing that her chest was still rising and falling, she finally let go of the breath she had been holding.

Only then did Lu Qingqing feel something cold on her face. When she touched it, she realized that she had shed tears.

At this time, Qin Lang and Erya also ran in.

Seeing the injured Grandma Qin, Qin Lang suddenly remembered his childhood when his grandfather also came back injured, bleeding a lot, and passed away not long after.

He ran over in a panic, hugged Grandma Qin tightly, and held her tightly without saying a word.

Lu Qingqing quickly went to get the medicine and called out several times before Qin Lang heard her and made room for her.

With trembling hands, he sprinkled hemostatic powder on the wound. The powder was quickly washed away by the blood.

In a panic, Lu Qingqing poured the entire bottle of medicine into the wound, then quickly covered the wound with a cloth, and finally stopped the bleeding.

The pain from pressing the wound woke Grandma Qin up. Seeing the three children crying, she tried to force a smile to comfort them.

"Don't be afraid, grandma is fine."

Grandma Qin's face turned pale, she had lost a lot of blood, and it was difficult for her to speak. She soon fainted again.

Lu Qingqing was very flustered. She asked Qin Lang to carry her grandmother to the kang, while she quickly went to get the pills for nourishing and blood-producing.

I stuffed the pill into Grandma Qin's mouth and tried to feed her with water several times but she still couldn't swallow it.

Lu Qingqing was so anxious that tears came to her eyes, and she cried and begged Grandma Qin to take the medicine quickly.

Grandma Qin opened her eyes as if she heard her voice, swallowed the pill with great effort, and fell asleep again.

Qin Lang stayed beside Grandma Qin while Lu Qingqing went to look for the medicine she had bought before and found a nourishing soup from it.

This was the medicine prescribed by the doctor after she specifically told him about Grandma Qin's condition. Grandma Qin didn't want to waste it, so she never let Lu Qingqing cook it.

Lu Qingqing was busy making medicine, and Erya took the initiative to watch the fire, letting her do other things.

Lu Qingqing went to make another bowl of brown sugar water and slowly fed it to Grandma Qin.

In the afternoon, the old village chief came to check on the situation. Seeing that Grandma Qin was injured, he brought some brown sugar and millet and told Lu Qingqing about the situation.

Many people were killed or injured in the village this time. An elder of the Lu family passed away. He was Lu Qingqing's great-grandfather from the next room, and he had a good relationship with Grandpa Qin.

The temperature has been rising rapidly these days.

The villagers were worried that the high temperature would breed epidemics, so they decided to keep the bodies of all the deceased villagers for three days and bury them together after three days.

In the evening, Grandma Qin finally woke up and looked a little better.

Knowing that they were frightened by this incident, he comforted the children softly.

"Don't be afraid. Life is full of such things. Grandma has lived for almost sixty years. She has lived long enough. Even if she passes away, you don't have to be sad."

Qin Lang's voice was filled with tears and his eyes were red.

"Grandma, please don't leave me."

Grandma Qin looked at her grandson with nostalgia in her eyes. The teenage Xiao Lang had grown tall and strong, and really looked like her eldest son.

"Xiao Lang, if I go, I will go to find your grandfather. I am reunited with your grandfather, parents, and uncle in heaven. You don't have to be sad."

"We will be watching you from heaven when the time comes. You and Daya must live well, understand?"

The children just shook their heads, hoping that Grandma Qin would get better.

At night, fearing that Grandma Qin might have a fever, Lu Qingqing moved back to Grandma Qin's room from her own room. She had just moved back a few days ago when the weather warmed up.

Fortunately, Grandma Qin did not have a fever that night. After drinking some nourishing medicine in the morning, her complexion looked much better.

After getting up, I was able to have the energy to talk to them, but I still felt weak and had difficulty moving.

Seeing that Grandma Qin was feeling better, Lu Qingqing told her about the situation in the village.

Grandma Qin couldn't help but sigh. Many people in the village were gone again this time.

Then he told Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang to attend the funeral.

That clan elder was actually Lu Qingqing's great-grandfather from the next room.

When the Qin family first moved in, I took good care of them. Now that they are gone, it is only right to send them off.

Lu Qingqing was a little worried about Grandma Qin's health and didn't want her to be alone.

Grandma Qin thought it was only half a morning and nothing to worry about.

Lu Qingqing thought about it. She had only gone to say goodbye. According to local custom, men carried the coffin during the funeral, so she could come back early.

I looked up at the holes in the roof and thought that I had to repair the roof today. The hail had damaged the roof of my house in many places.

Although the weather is not that cold anymore, it still needs to be repaired as soon as possible as we don’t have any extra tiles at home.

So they moved the tiles from the woodshed to the bedroom for use, and temporarily propped up the woodshed with thick straw curtains.

When the weather gets warmer, the large amount of snow that fell in winter melts, the river bends are filled with water, and the air becomes moist.

After Lu Qingqing replaced the tiles, she was not sure if there would be hail again, so she wove a thick layer of straw mat to cover the tiles.

If there is more hail, I hope it will work.

Soon, the day of the funeral arrived. Seeing that Grandma Qin looked well, Lu Qingqing and the others left after feeding her medicine.