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

Aunt Zhang touched the water bag filled with water on her waist, seemed to be relieved, and continued:

“And so, some more days passed.

During this period, from time to time, I heard that someone's house had been robbed again, or someone with a well had been killed again.

Mr. Sun was also afraid, so he organized us to patrol every day.

But I couldn't drink much water and I didn't feel energetic.

Something happened in the middle of the night that day, and two or three hundred people broke in.

Those people were like crazy, hacking at anyone they saw.

I saw with my own eyes that Butler Sun was chopped on the neck, and the man climbed directly onto his neck and drank his blood.

The refugees nearby also followed suit, chopping off the necks of people they saw and then rushing over to drink their blood.

Daya, you don’t know, I thought I was in hell at that time.”

When she said this, Aunt Zhang's face was filled with horror.

She took a deep breath, calmed down, and continued:

“At that time, Chengye was sleeping with the young master in the main courtyard.

My husband and I were afraid that something might have happened to him, so we took the little water we had left at home and ran to find him.

When they found the person, the young master had also been beheaded by those people.

We threw a few silver ingots out and then ran out with our son.

When Li Chengye, who was standing next to him, heard this, he began to tremble all over.

He could not forget that night, could not forget Sun Xingjian who was pushed out by him, and could not forget those man-eating demons!

Aunt Zhang looked at her son, patted him on the back, skipped over this paragraph, and continued:

"We didn't dare stay in the Sun Mansion any longer and spent the night hiding outside.

When they returned the next day, the entire Sun Mansion was littered with corpses.

When we returned to our residence, we saw Hu Laosan kneeling beside the bodies of his wife and daughter.

I heard from others that Hu Laosan was on guard duty at the time and didn't expect someone to break in.

He tried his best to rush back, but when he got back, his wife and daughter were killed.

The little water left in the house was also taken away.

Alas, this world is not a place where people can survive!"

Aunt Zhang said this and wiped away her tears.

Lu Qingqing looked at the deep wrinkles on Aunt Zhang's face and sighed deeply.

Aunt Zhang continued:

"When we returned to the Sun Mansion, we found that all the water we had stored in advance had been snatched away.

Even the well that had no water in it had all the mud and sand at the bottom dug out!

Mr. Sun hurried to the Hu Mansion next door and found the same situation.

In desperation, Mr. Hu found the chief clerk in the government office who had a good relationship with him.

But the news they received was despairing. Now, only the well in the east of the city still had some water.

The officials were stationed there, and the first few buckets of water every day were supplied to the county magistrate.

The rest will slowly be the turn of the county magistrate, chief clerk and other officials, but they can't help us either!

There is no choice but to go to the east side of the city to queue up.

For more than ten consecutive days, we only got the chance to queue twice.

If it weren't for the little bit of water we had saved before, our family would have died of thirst long ago!

Later, Mr. Hu heard from somewhere that someone was trying to break down the South City Gate.

We ran to the city gate and hid there at night, and when the gate opened, we ran out as soon as possible.

To be honest, I didn't think I could survive.

There is no water in the city, is there any water in the fields here?

I really didn't expect that in King Huai's fiefdom, not only did people have water to drink, but even the crops in the fields had water to irrigate!

The people living here are so nice!"

As Aunt Zhang spoke, a smile appeared on her thin face.

At this time, the Sun family and the Hu family had already discussed it.

After greeting Lu Qingqing and the others, the Sun family patriarch said:

"Sun's family plans to settle down in Yining County.

Once we settle down, I will definitely host a banquet to invite you all to drink housewarming wine.

When the time comes, don't refuse!"

Lu Qingqing, Master Yan and others all agreed.

Seeing that the matter had been settled, Lu Qingqing led people to find Lord Qi.

When Lord Qi learned that the Sun and Hu families planned to settle in Yining County, he specifically mentioned it.

If you settle in Yining County, you will not be given any land.

Seeing that both families knew about the situation, he quickly helped to handle the household registration.

After the household registration was completed, Lu Qingqing and her group separated from the Sun and Hu families.

This time when they escaped, Aunt Zhang and Hu Lao San both pushed carts loaded with their luggage and food.

As for the original carriage, the horses were either killed or sold when there was a shortage of water.

If people don’t have water to drink, how can they afford to raise horses?

Therefore, in order to speed up the process, Lu Qingqing and the others moved all the things on the cart to the carriage.

As for the cart, it was fixed to the back of the carriage.

So, in the afternoon, the group rushed back to Baoshan Town.

The old village chief and others exchanged greetings with Aunt Zhang and others again when they saw her.

When Aunt Zhang and Li Fusheng saw the blue brick and tile house, they were very envious and praised it again and again.

While Master Yan and others were helping Aunt Zhang and others unload their luggage, Lu Qingqing went home and started packing.

She picked out the various foods, pills and ointments in the space and put away anything she thought was delicious or useful.

Finally, two heavy bags were packed.

One of them was given to King Huai, and the other was given to several fellow disciples.

When I went over with the bag, Aunt Zhang and the others had almost unloaded their things.

Lu Qingqing told the driver clearly who to give the two packages to.

When sending off the coachman from Prince Huai's Mansion, Master Yan had already invited Aunt Zhang's family and Hu Lao San into his home.

When the houses were being built, Master Yan's was the largest.

There are eight rooms for living alone.

In addition, a large yard was specially reserved for practicing martial arts, so the area occupied by one house is more than that of two other houses.

The only downside is that there is no furniture in the house.

But for Aunt Zhang's family and Hu Laosan, who had experienced fleeing famine, having a place to shelter from the wind and rain was already very good.

After both families were settled, Lu Tianli discussed the division of land and housing plots with them.

Aunt Zhang and her husband have worked for the Sun family for most of their lives and have always lived in the host family's home.

I am very excited about owning my own house and land.

Even Hu Laosan, who had been drooping his head, became more energetic than before.

Seeing this, Lu Tianli took the two families directly to see the homestead and land.

After working for most of the hour, both houses were chosen.

In this piece of land, both families own land next to the people at the foot of the mountain.

As for the homestead, it is also next to the house that has been built today.

After going around in circles, both families had plans for the house they wanted to build.

Previously in Yong'an County, not only was Hu Laosan's family robbed of their water, but most of their silver and money were also stolen, leaving only a few silver ingots hidden in the cracks of the wall.

Therefore, he decided to build the cheapest thatched house.

Aunt Zhang and her husband planned to build a house that was half brick and half mud.

By the time I finished my work, it was already time for dinner.

Lu Qingqing and many other villagers prepared dinner early, remembering Aunt Zhang's life-saving kindness.

None of the families had discussed it, and when the food was delivered, they found that other families had already come to deliver food.