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

Qian Baiwan smiled and waved his hand.

"Leave it to me, but it's too late today.

When I get up early tomorrow morning, I will go to find the bow of the boat.

In addition, we were able to successfully subdue these dozen thieves this time thanks to Brother Lu.

I will pay one hundred and fifty taels of silver from my own pocket as a thank you to Brother Lu."

The two families understood what was said and said hurriedly:

"My family also gave one hundred and fifty taels. Thank you for your help, little brother."

"Me too!"

After hearing this, Qian Baiwan smiled and said to Lu Qingqing:

"Brother Lu, we will send you the thank-you gift tomorrow morning.

It's getting late, you should take a rest first and leave the rest of the work to us."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingqing nodded and returned to the carriage.

After a busy period in the cabin, people gradually stopped working.

Early the next morning, Qian Baiwan went out to contact the black-faced captain.

Not long after he left, the two families came over to give Lu Qingqing gifts of thanks.

The three of them exchanged a few words, and the two tied thieves started shouting that they wanted to go to the toilet.

The two families whose money was robbed already hated the thief for stealing their money.

At this moment, no one would pay attention to them.

As a result, before Qian Baiwan came back, the two men couldn't hold it anymore and urinated on the spot.

Even though the smell in the cabin was quite strong, the smell that was directly exposed to the air and continuously emitted made Lu Qingqing and the others feel very sick.

The two families started to clean up while cursing.

Not long after, Qian Baiwan came back with the black-faced captain.

I don’t know how Qian Baiwan discussed it with the black-faced captain, but more than a dozen boatmen came over and dragged those little thieves out directly.

Seeing this, the two families quietly asked Qian Baiwan.

"Brother Qian, what did you say to that black-faced guy?

What should we do with those little thieves?"

Qian Baiwan sneered:

"These little thieves are violating the rules of the canal transport by doing this.

I gave the captain some money and he agreed to come and tow the man away.

How to deal with it?"

Qian Baiwan said this and made a throwing gesture.

The men from the two families were shocked.

"Just throw it into the river? Will it survive?"

Qian Baiwan's face rarely showed a bit of coldness.

"Do you think the canal transport people will be polite to these little thieves who break the rules?"

The men from the two families were also stunned when they got the exact news.

But the two companies had been doing business abroad for many years and quickly digested the news.

Although traveling for business can make money these days, the risks are indeed high.

In addition to losing goods and paying compensation, traveling merchants often encounter accidents.

They may be murdered for their money, robbed by bandits, or die quietly somewhere.

In short, they have been away from home for many years and have heard many strange things.

It's not too surprising that these were thrown overboard to fend for themselves.

After a dozen or so thieves were dealt with, peace returned to the cabin.

In the next few days, Qian Baiwan bought meals many times and wanted to invite Lu Qingqing to come over for dinner, but was rejected every time.

After a few times, he knew that Lu Qingqing was not the type of person who liked to socialize with others, so he stopped bothering her.

Eight days later.

Lu Qingqing happened to be feeding the mule at the back of the cabin when she felt the boat suddenly stop.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of rapid gongs was heard outside.

Everyone in the cabin didn't know what was happening and started to panic.

Lu Qingqing immediately returned to her compartment and put away the few things she had left in it.

When Qian Baiwan saw her come back, he felt a little relieved.

"Brother Lu, I don't know what happened. Why don't we go out and take a look?"

Lu Qingqing agreed and went straight to the deck.

When we got to the deck, we found that there were several extremely thick iron chains across the river ahead, blocking the ship.

At this moment, the soldiers in official uniforms on the shore were waving impatiently at them to pull over.

The black-faced captain hurriedly took out the token prepared by his master and shouted towards the shore:

"This is the Chu family's boat in Shunqing Prefecture. Please let it pass!"

Unexpectedly, the soldiers on the shore ignored them and kept shouting at them to pull over.

Seeing this, the black-faced captain was also a little puzzled.

The boss has clearly already established connections at this checkpoint, so why is he still blocking us?

He directed the boatman to dock the boat, intending to have a good talk with the people on the shore.

If it doesn't work, pay more money.

Thinking back to before leaving, the boss repeatedly warned him to bring the important person from the capital back safely.

The black-faced captain took a deep breath, put on a smile, and prepared to communicate with the people on the shore.

However, the boat was hooked after it docked.

Immediately afterwards, a large group of people poured out of the house on the shore.

"Robbin' the rich man!"

"There are only fat sheep on the boat, brothers, charge!"

"..."

A group of skinny men wearing coarse clothes and shorts, holding sticks, hatchets and other weapons in their hands, rushed towards the big ship.

The black-faced captain then realized that he was in trouble!

He also tried to direct the boatmen to move the boat.

But the hundreds of ferocious bandits on the shore had already scared the boatmen out of their wits.

At this moment, everyone fled in panic.

When Qian Baiwan saw this, his legs were shaking with fear.

He no longer cared about Lu Qingqing and turned around and ran back to the cabin.

He called his family and ran out with the money.

When he passed by Lu Qingqing, he didn't say a word.

He thought very clearly.

At this moment, no matter how powerful Brother Lu is, he can't beat the hundreds of people outside!

Qian Baiwan and his family fled in a hurry and soon disappeared.

On the deck, Lu Qingqing glanced at the surrounding environment and had an idea in mind.

She quickly returned to the cabin.

At this time, the cabin was in complete chaos.

Everyone hurriedly packed up their things, trying to escape with their belongings.

But before they could finish cleaning up, shouts and screams were heard outside.

Many people didn't even bother to take their things and hurried out.

But he didn't expect to bump into the bandits rushing towards him.

In a panic, those who could swim jumped over the railing and into the water.

But the river is too wide and too deep, and it is difficult for people with average swimming ability to get ashore.

Lu Qingqing hid in the corner of the carriage and watched everyone in the cabin run away.

She quickly went to the hatch and pushed the door shut from the inside.

Worried about being pushed away, he simply blocked it with a huge rock.

After ensuring the safety of the cabin, she ran back to her own carriage with the oil lamp and folded up the carriage directly.

Then he quickly ran to the back of the cabin and put his frightened mule into the space.

Looking at the group of horses, cows, donkeys and mules nearby that were also frightened and screaming.

She simply put all the livestock into the space.

After clearing the area, she picked up the oil lamp and started to pack up.