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

Soon, Lu Tianming, County Magistrate Yao and his entourage returned, and all three carriages were very impressive.

Behind him, Lu Tianxin was driving an ox cart, which was also loaded with several bags of grain.

The grandeur of the carriage suddenly overshadowed Lu Qingqing's ox cart. The villagers were a little afraid of the two families and were whispering about them.

After everyone arrived, the group started to walk back.

When they were almost at Qinjia Village, Qin Li'niang nudged Lu Laosan who was beside her.

Lu Lao San understood instantly, walked to his father and said:

"Dad, Li Niang bought two extra bags of food. We'll take them to her parents' home later. You guys go ahead with the village team, and we'll go home later."

When Old Man Lu heard that they were going to send food away, he was heartbroken. Food is so expensive now, isn't it like digging out his flesh?

He thought that the extra bags of grain bought by the third son's wife were for the third family to eat.

I was very happy at that time. If the third brother's family bought more food, they could eat less at home. After all, the meat did not leave the pot of the Lu family.

After meeting with the youngest son and talking to him, he went back to his wife before he could say anything.

Old man Lu couldn't help feeling sour in his heart. The third brother was still the same as before, only having eyes for his wife.

Alas, the son has grown up and cannot be kept at home!

When the eldest and second sons of the Lu family saw the third son carrying two bags of grain to his wife's parents' home, they felt a little sad.

But after all, the money for buying the grain was paid by the third son's wife, so they couldn't say anything.

When Lu Laosan and Qin Li Niang entered Qinjia Village, many people saw them carrying two bags of grain and started talking to Qin Li Niang.

"Li Niang, are you sending food back to your parents' home? Oh, these two bags are all this. You really married into a good family!"

As the villagers spoke, they stepped forward and squeezed the bag, finding grain inside, and began to praise it.

"This is your man, right? Oh, this guy, this look, he's really good-looking, and he's generous. He really loves you!"

Lu Laosan has received good reviews since he entered the village. He even forgot that the food was bought by Qin Li'niang and thought that he really loved his wife.

In this famine year, he was able to send two bags of grain to his mother-in-law's house. Isn't that a good thing for him?

When they arrived at Qin's house, Qin's father and mother were lying on the kang in the room. They only discovered it after the two men entered the room.

Seeing his daughter coming back, Qin's father was stunned. Wasn't his daughter taken away by Young Master Yang in the town? Why did she come back with her son-in-law?

Qin's mother didn't care about anything else and threw herself on her daughter and burst into tears.

"My poor daughter, how are you doing? Are you suffering?"

As he said this, he looked his daughter up and down, and only felt relieved when he saw that his daughter was fine.

At this time, Qin Li'niang's two younger brothers also came out. When they saw their sister coming back, their first reaction was not joy, but worry that they would be implicated.

Qin Wen asked in a questioning tone,

"Sister, did you sneak back? If Young Master Yang finds out, he won't be angry with us, will he?"

My younger brother Qin Wu also said,

"That's right, our family can't afford twenty taels of silver. Sister, go back quickly before Young Master Yang finds out."

Qin Li'niang suddenly felt embarrassed. Her two younger brothers told her in front of her husband and parents that another man had taken her into the mansion, and she was so embarrassed that her face turned red all the way to her neck.

But then she became a little angry. The reason she didn't follow Young Master Yang was for her husband, children and her parents' home.

But her younger brothers didn't appreciate it at all, and didn't even show any concern about how she was doing.

Father Qin felt that his two sons were being too blunt. He had seen his daughter and son-in-law bring two bags of grain, and was worried that they would get angry and take the grain away, so he said:

"Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu, what's wrong with you two? My sister and brother-in-law are here, but you don't even bother to step into the room and pour a glass of water."

Qin Wen and Qin Wu immediately curled their lips in displeasure and went out.

Father Qin took the bag of grain from Lu Lao San's hand, and the smile on his face could not be hidden at all.

"Third brother, Dad knew you were a good person. When you came to ask for Li Niang's hand in marriage, many people in the village were not optimistic about you, but Dad saw right in you. Now it seems that my vision was correct!"

Qin's father praised Lu Laosan so much that he felt that he had made the right decision in giving him the food.

After letting his daughter and son-in-law come in and sit down, Qin's father asked:

"Li Niang, how come you're back?"

When Qin Li'niang explained the situation, both Qin's father and mother became nervous.

"Is a fight really going to break out? What should we do? There are so many refugees on the road right now. Is your village really going to flee the famine?"

Lu Lao San nodded,

"My eldest cousin is the chief clerk in the county. He got the news that the barbarians will attack us soon. We have to flee!"

After a brief chat, Qin's father went to inform the village chief. This was a big deal, and whether the villagers should flee the famine had to be decided by the elders.

Qin's father told Qin's mother,

"Go cook some good dishes and let the two kids have a meal at home."

It was a long time before Qin's father came back, looking a little dazed.

After asking, I found out that the elders of Qinjia Village planned to flee to the capital. They felt that it must be safer to live under the emperor's feet than in other places.

Qin's father knew that the decision to flee Lujia Village to the southeast was made by the chief clerk and the county magistrate. The vision of these officials was definitely better than theirs.

But the village elders believed that it was safe under the imperial city, and if Qin's father wanted to escape south, he would have to separate from the villagers.

Until the family finished dinner, Qin's father had not decided which side to follow.

Qin Li'niang had advised her father many times in the afternoon, but seeing that her father was still hesitant, she had no choice but to tell him that they would set off from Lujia Village at noon tomorrow.

When the two rushed back to Lujia Village, they found that every household was preparing dry food, and many families were making pancakes in the yard.

When I got home, I saw Grandma Lu directing her two daughters-in-law to make pancakes, and she didn't give them a good look when she saw them.

When Lu Laosan saw his mother like this, he knew that she was angry, so he hurriedly pushed his wife back into the house.

When Old Mrs. Lu saw her youngest son like this, she was furious. She had been feeling unwell for the past two days, but her son didn't care at all and devoted himself to his wife. He really forgot his mother after marrying a wife.

But because the old man said not to mess with the third son's wife, and she must have some money in her hands, he forced himself to hold back his anger.

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Qin family.

After returning, Lu Qingqing began to process the pork she had bought, while Qin Lang squatted on a small stool and plucked the pig's head.

In order to save time, Lu Qingqing planned to cook the Chaotian pot according to the Shandong cuisine method. She would wash the pork offal and put it into a large pot, add spices and boil it until the meat is soft and the aroma of the meat mixed with the aroma of spices wafts out.

The big pot never stopped boiling that afternoon, and the two of them were busy until the evening.

Many foods were difficult to prepare while fleeing from famine, so most of the pork in the space was prepared.

I also made a lot of dry food, and together with the buns and steamed buns I bought earlier, it will last me for a long time.

During this time, Lu Qingqing asked Qin Lang to watch the fire and put everything that could be taken away from home into the space.

Thinking that tiles are quite expensive these days, I climbed onto the roof and put away all the tiles. Fortunately, there was another layer under the tiles, so I wouldn't be able to see the stars at night.

At this point, the entire house has completely become a Syrian rough style.

Apart from the big pot that was still in use, only a layer of bedding was left on the kang for sleeping at night.

After finishing her housework, she started to pack up the ox cart. Worried that the ox would get sick if it rained on the road, Lu Qingqing made a rainproof frame with oilcloth and wooden sticks that could be placed on the ox.

Lu Qingqing also arranged the interior of the ox cart. A wooden barrel was placed on the innermost right side of the cart to store water.

Tie it to the frame with a rope, close the lid and press it with heavy objects to prevent it from spilling on the road.

Two bags of grain were placed on the left side, covered with a layer of oilcloth, and then two people's bags of clothes and bedding were placed on top. It looked bulging with a lot of things, but it was actually not heavy.

On the side were two bundles of hay, which served as rations for the cattle on the way, and some other miscellaneous items were also piled on the side, making it look very full.

This way, if someone gets into their carriage, they won't be exposed.

After the meal was ready, Lu Qingqing put the food and the pot into the space.

After packing up, the two went to bed early. They had to get enough rest, as it would be difficult to get enough rest during the escape.