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

Lu Tianxin then invited the two of them into the house to sit down. When Lu Tianming in the house heard the sound, he hurried out.

When he saw Lu Qingqing and the other person, he enthusiastically asked about their recent situation. He was relieved to hear that everything was fine.

After Grandma Qin passed away, he was worried that the two of them would not be able to live well, so he asked his mother to bring some things to her several times.

Old Master Qin has been very kind to him. Now that Qin Lang is the only one left of his bloodline, he must protect him more.

Lu Tianxin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his elder brother and Lu Qingqing chatting.

After all, it was Daya's own mother who was beaten, and she was discovered when she tried to stop him. She was so embarrassed that she dug her toes into the ground.

Lu Qingqing didn't notice Lu Tianxin's embarrassment. If Dazhuang hadn't come to her, she wouldn't have cared about Lu Li being beaten.

Her attention was focused on the conversation with Lu Tianming, during which she revealed a piece of information: County Magistrate Yao had sent people to the county town to inquire, and now the county town was still occupied by refugees.

This matter has an unusual meaning. The county town has been out of contact for such a long time, so it is understandable that the provincial capital did not send anyone to inquire during the blizzard.

But this official road has been open to traffic for a long time, and it is a bit unusual that no one has been sent from the provincial capital.

Lu Tianming did not say anything clearly, but he revealed that the barbarians had entered the pass once during the autumn harvest last year. The temperature was so low last winter, so the barbarians must have suffered heavy losses.

Seeing that she seemed to be lost in thought, Lu Tianming said no more and only said that County Magistrate Yao had sent someone to the provincial capital and would inform her if there was any news.

After a while, the old village chief came back. Lu Tianxin asked what was going on with the Lu family next door, and the old village chief sighed and started talking.

The Lu family now has two daughters-in-law who take turns cooking. Old Mrs. Lu always feels that the eldest daughter-in-law doesn't cook enough.

Thinking about how the eldest son's wife's younger brother came to see her some time ago, Old Mrs. Lu had a hidden agenda.

This time, the eldest son's wife was cooking. As usual, she left after seeing the food put into the pot, but she hid at the door of the house.

As soon as she left, she saw the eldest daughter-in-law scoop out some grain and secretly hide it in a cloth bag in her arms.

Old Mrs. Lu jumped out and caught them red-handed, and the Lu family was completely furious.

Lu Lao Er and Lu Lao San jumped out to accuse the eldest wife of being unkind. Now the whole family is short of food, and they are stealing food from home to eat themselves.

Boss Lu felt very wronged because he didn't get to eat the food that Lu Li had hidden.

When Boss Lu saw that his parents and brothers were blaming him because of his wife, he immediately became angry. He glared at his wife and asked her where the food had gone.

When Lu Li saw that the matter was exposed, she wanted to defend herself at first, but after being beaten a few times, she stammered and said that she gave it to her younger brother from her natal family.

Old Man and Old Lady Lu were already very worried because their family was running out of food. Now a thief appeared in the house and was demanding that the eldest son divorce his wife and send her back to her parents' home.

Lu Li knew very well that she would have no way to make a living after being divorced and sent back to her parents' home.

When she saw Dazhuang in despair, she felt like she had found a life-saving straw and cried out that she had given birth to the eldest grandson of the Lu family.

Da Zhuang was also frightened at first, but when he saw his mother crying like this, he also pleaded for mercy.

Seeing his son like this, Boss Lu softened his heart and pleaded with Old Man Lu and the other man.

Seeing this, Old Man Lu and Old Lady Lu wanted to just warn Mrs. Lu.

It was obvious that the second and third sons were not ready to finish their work, so they had no choice but to let their two sons continue.

The second and third wives insisted that Lu Li return the grain she had given them before. Lu Li argued that she had not given much to her parents' home, but no one believed her.

Finally, Old Man Lu made the decision. Mrs. Lu Li had to go back to her parents' home to get two kilograms of grain, and the matter was settled. If she couldn't get the grain, she didn't have to come back.

When Lu Li heard this, she became desperate. Where would her parents get the food for her? She immediately started begging in tears.

Boss Lu looked at his two younger brothers who looked like they were not going to let it go. He hated his wife for not living up to her expectations and started beating them up.

Da Zhuang saw his mother being beaten badly, and that was when he ran out to ask for help.

The old village chief was also helpless when he saw the Lu family's situation. After all, it was a family matter of the Lu family, so he could only persuade Boss Lu not to hurt the man and talk things over nicely.

Seeing that Boss Lu stopped, he came back.

At this time, Lu Qingqing had already learned that no one in the old village chief's family was injured, so she stood up and said goodbye.

On the way, she kept thinking about what Lu Tianming said.

In this era, the communication between officials of different levels was still relatively close. Not to mention the distant past, the county government should submit a year-end summary to the provincial capital before the New Year.

The provincial capital hasn't sent anyone to round up the refugees from the county yet, probably because they are too busy to take care of themselves.

Combining the current situation with her impression of the late Ming Dynasty, she came to a terrible conclusion.

I'm afraid the barbarians have already attacked the city!

In the original body's memory, he had also heard about the barbarians. According to legend, they were tall and strong, covered with long hair, and had fangs, like the Yaksha in the underworld.

If they really attacked, Lu Qingqing didn't think she could survive under their cavalry.

She still remembers the massacres committed by the Qing army when they entered the pass, the famous Ten Days of Yangzhou and the Three Massacres of Jiading, when nine out of ten houses were basically empty.

If what she was thinking was true, then she had to think of a way out in advance.

Once the Qing army captured the provincial capital, they would inevitably plunder everywhere to replenish military supplies.

Historically, the Qing army entered the pass many times, plundered, and then retreated, continuously consuming the financial and human resources of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the dynasty she lived in might be a fictitious one, human nature is the same. The struggle for power and profit exists everywhere, and the barbarians are bound to fight with the Ming Dynasty for interests.

It is estimated that wars will continue to break out in the next few years, and the people in the war zones will not have a good time.

The mountain behind Lujia Village is not a paradise, and burning of mountains was not uncommon during wars.

After thinking for a long time, I finally realized that I had to escape.

And we can't escape by ourselves. There are many bandits everywhere, and there are probably a lot of refugees on the road. The whole village has to escape, and the more people there are, the greater the chance of survival.

Lu Qingqing began to collect things that were no longer needed at home into the space, and asked Qin Lang to help clean up.

In the afternoon, the two people who were cleaning the house heard a knock on the door. They opened the door and saw that it was Da Zhuang, so they greeted him.

"Da Zhuang, come in and sit down."

After entering the door, Lu Qingqing poured a bowl of sugar water for Dazhuang and then went to get the fried dried fruits for the New Year.

When I came back, I saw Dazhuang still standing by the kang. I asked him to sit down, but he was picking at the corner of his clothes with his fingers and refused to sit down.

After all, he was just a five or six-year-old child. Lu Qingqing saw his embarrassment and went to get a bench, and then he sat down.

After Dazhuang sat down, he didn't say anything for a long time. The small person sitting on the small stool looked even smaller.

Lu Qingqing looked at her brother in front of her. He was thinner than before winter, with a big head on his thin body.

In fact, as soon as Dazhuang came over, she knew what was going on.

Da Zhuang is different from herself. Mrs. Lu Li really loves her.

Lu Li went back to her parents' home to ask for food, but according to the Li family's custom of favoring boys over girls, she probably wouldn't get any.

Lu Qingqing recalled how Dazhuang had defended her when she was at the Lu family before, and took the initiative to speak:

"Did mother fail to get food when she returned?"

Da Zhuang suddenly looked up at Lu Qingqing.

"Sister, do you know everything?"

"My uncle said they were out of food, and when my mother continued to pester me, they beat her up. Now she's lying at the door, and my grandparents won't let her in."

"Sister, I..."

Dazhuang paused as he spoke. He looked at his mother lying at the door, his father not caring, and with no other options, he decided to go look for his sister.

But he couldn't speak when he saw his sister. His sister was sold to the Qin family. He heard from his friends in the village that child brides were treated like animals to work in their husband's family.

I think my sister is not having a good time in the Qin family. If he speaks up, my sister will also be very sad in the Qin family.

Seeing Dazhuang's embarrassment, Lu Jia said:

"Grandpa and grandma want two kilograms of food. Did they say what they want?"

Da Zhuang hesitated for a moment, looked at the tall Qin Lang standing next to him, and then looked at his sister's thin figure.

Da Zhuang shuddered at the thought of his sister being hit by his brother-in-law.