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

After Qin Lang stopped the car, he first unloaded the cart from the ox. Seeing the ox shake its ears briskly, he patted the ox's head gently and tied it to the tree next to the car.

He went into the carriage and brought over a handful of hay, then took a basin and scooped up water to feed the cows.

Families in the village who have livestock also stopped their cars and unloaded the frames first. On the road to escape famine, livestock are pulling heavy belongings and are much more important than people. They must not get sick.

Lu Qingqing sat down and tapped her swollen calves. This morning, she and Qin Lang took turns walking for a while, and now her calves were swollen and painful after sitting down.

Looking at the people around her who were sitting down to rest and massaging their legs, Lu Qingqing suddenly remembered the leg binding she had learned when she participated in the school club hiking activity.

Lu Qingqing climbed onto the carriage, found an old piece of clothing, and cut it into wide strips with scissors. She pulled Qin Lang, who was standing by and watching, over and tried it on him.

After tying it up, Qin Lang felt his calves were tight and uncomfortable.

Lu Qingqing saw that he was upset and comforted him:

"Banding my legs like this will keep them from hurting even after a long walk in the afternoon."

After Lu Qingqing finished speaking, she tied her legs and began to prepare some dry food for dinner.

Looking at the old village chief and County Magistrate Yao’s families in front, they found that they were taking out white flour mixed with some coarse grains, which looked a little yellow.

Looking back, I saw that many people behind me took out pure whole grain cakes and ate them with water bags.

Further back, many women went to dig wild vegetables. There were not many coarse grain cakes, so they planned to mix some grains into the cakes to make wild vegetable porridge.

After Lu Qingqing had a general understanding of what the people around her ate, she went into the carriage and took out some whole-grain pancakes from the space.

She made this specially last night, mixing coarse grains with a little white flour to make it less conspicuous.

There was a pickle in the whole grain pancake, which tasted a bit salty. Qin Lang was not picky about food, so he ate it with big mouthfuls.

When they were full, Lu Qingqing saw that Lu Tianming's family had finished eating and were cleaning up, so she pulled Qin Lang over.

Seeing the two people coming over, Lu Tianming thought they had encountered something and asked hurriedly:

"Xiao Lang, Daya, what difficulties have you encountered?"

Seeing this, Lu Qingqing hurriedly explained:

"Uncle Lu, we didn't encounter any difficulties. I saw that the villagers had been traveling for a long time and their legs were very sore, so I thought of a way to speed up their journey."

Lu Qingqing said, pointing at Qin Lang's leggings:

"This is what Grandma Qin told me before. Some merchants who travel all year round will tie their legs with cloth strips. That way, even if they walk for a long time, their legs won't hurt too much."

After hearing what she said, Lu Tianming also became interested in this thing. He was worried that his travel speed was too slow.

He studied the leg bandages on Qin Lang's legs and listened to Lu Qingqing explain how to tie them.

Lu Tianming thought for a while, called Lu Tianxin over, and tied his legs according to Lu Qingqing's instructions.

Lu Tianxin felt a little uncomfortable as his legs were bound by cloth strips. He unconsciously wanted to touch it, but was stopped by Lu Tianming.

Lu Tianming explained it to him briefly, and Lu Tianxin then realized that his elder brother wanted him to try this method to see if it would work.

Although it was uncomfortable to have his legs tied, Lu Tianxin had been suppressed by his elder brother for many years and had no intention of resisting. He obediently went back to rest with the leg bandages on.

Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang also went back and looked at the back of the team. The refugees had found a place under the shade of a tree to lie down and sleep.

Seeing that their house was in the middle and it was broad daylight, Lu Qingqing spread out the bedding, and the two of them lay down beside the car and took a nap.

When Lu Qingqing woke up, Qin Lang had already gotten up and was collecting the hay that the cows had not finished eating.

After a good sleep, I got up and walked around and felt the leg bandages on my legs. They didn’t feel as tight and uncomfortable as they did at the beginning.

At this time, most of the people around had gotten up and were packing their luggage, and the sound of conversation could be heard from the crowd.

In front of Lu Qingqing, the old village chief, Lu Tianming, the village chief and County Magistrate Yao were discussing the next route based on the map.

The group only walked ten miles in the morning. They planned to walk thirty miles a day, so they had to speed up in the afternoon.

Seeing that everyone in the village had packed up, Lu Tianming rang the gong to announce their departure.

When they set out, the sun was shining brightly. Lu Qingqing took out a bamboo hat for Qin Lang to wear, and then took out one for herself to wear too.

When they set off in the afternoon, Lu Tianming controlled the carriage to speed up, and the people pulling the carriage behind had a hard time keeping up.

In the afternoon, many families who pulled carts took turns.

At this speed, it's okay to walk without luggage, but it's very tiring to pull a cart.

But everyone knew that the barbarian's sword was hanging behind them, so they gritted their teeth and followed.

The few families who had no one to rotate suffered, carrying shoulder poles or pulling carts, and blisters appeared on their hands and shoulders.

Lu Tianxin no longer felt uncomfortable with the leg bandages. Instead, he felt that walking was much easier.

Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang continued to take turns walking down. After tying their legs, they could clearly feel that their walking was much lighter.

In fact, Lu Qingqing's family's ox cart could easily carry the two of them. There were not many things on the cart, and the heavy things were placed in the space.

But the two of them still tried their best to follow the team. On the one hand, it would give the cattle some relief, and on the other hand, it would be a way to exercise their bodies. Neither of them had practiced martial arts in the past two days of fleeing famine.

If you don't exercise for a long time, your body functions will decline. The road ahead will not be smooth, so you should be prepared in advance.

In front, the old village chief looked at the cow that was panting from exhaustion and felt sorry for his old friend. He stopped driving the cart himself and instead led the cow in front.

Following beside them were Lu Tianxin and his wife, his son Lu Shuyi, and his daughter Guihua, while the old village chief's wife was in Lu Tianming's carriage.

Lu Tianming tried several times to get his parents on his carriage, but the old village chief didn't want to cause trouble for his eldest son.

He was still in good health, and one carriage was already big enough for his eldest son and his family. At most, he could just let his wife pass through, and no matter how many horses there were, they wouldn't be able to handle it.

By this time, Guihua had been following for most of the day and her feet were sore from the wear.

Although her family didn't ask her to carry anything, she had never done any work since she was a child, and she was exhausted after walking for such a long time.

Looking at the carriage in front of me, I felt envious and jealous that my cousin was two years older than me and yet she could ride in a carriage.

As he walked, he noticed Lu Qingqing sitting on the shaft of the cart at the back, and Qin Lang walking beside the cart.

Looking at Lu Qingqing sitting in the car relaxedly, he couldn't help but feel jealous.

In the past, Daya was inferior to herself in everything. Her clothes were always tattered, and she was skinny and short, and was not liked by her family.

But now the person sitting on the shaft of the cart has grown a lot, his face has become fatter, and his skin has become whiter.

If her clothes were not made of coarse cloth from a farmer's house, she would look like her cousin, a young lady from a wealthy family.

Guihua felt more and more aggrieved. She had clearly been sold by her family, so how could her life get better and better?