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

As soon as Lu Tianming stopped this time, he adjusted the team's formation, letting families with more men move closer to the edge, almost forming a circle.

Then we arranged for people to keep watch. Today, there were more than three times as many people on guard as before, and they were all distributed on the periphery of the team.

Lu Tianming was still a little worried and told the night watchman:

"Be alert tonight and call for help if you have any questions!"

Then he turned to the villagers and said:

"Everyone, be alert tonight. Don't take off your clothes before going to bed. Keep your weapons close to you."

Seeing Lu Tianming so nervous, everyone became alert.

Most families were a little nervous, so no one went out to pick wild vegetables today. Even those who went out to relieve themselves didn't go far, so there were still many people going together.

Lu Tianfu's mind was not on this. He was going to marry Xiu'er today, so he asked his mother to prepare some food, and he went to invite some elders from his family.

Lu Tianfu invited everyone but didn't dare to invite Lu Tianming.

He was very afraid of his cousin, and today he disobeyed his orders, so he didn't dare to tell him, so he asked his uncle to tell him.

When Lu Tianming was still worried about whether someone would attack him tonight, he heard his father say that his cousin was going to get married tonight, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Today he repeatedly reminded the villagers that there might be danger and they should be more vigilant.

This cousin, on the other hand, simply turned a deaf ear to what he said.

Lu Tianming wanted to say something more, but he saw that his father looked relieved. Knowing that his cousin had not yet married was a source of worry for his father, he stopped talking.

Under the auspices of the old village chief, Lu Tianfu and Shi Xiu'er became husband and wife after three kowtows.

All the direct descendants of the Lu family came to give gifts and blessings, and the old village chief even gave a generous gift.

In the middle of the night, the villagers were sleeping soundly, and snoring sounds could be heard one after another.

The man on duty was so sleepy that he kept nodding his head. A gust of cool wind gave Qin Lang a chill and he shook his head to wake himself up.

Qin Lang gathered his clothes and moved closer to the fire. Suddenly, he heard a sound as if branches were being broken.

But when I listened carefully again, it seemed that only the snoring of the team and the humming of the wind in the woods were left.

Qin Lang looked at the people on duty around him, and they didn't notice anything unusual.

But he always felt that the sound just now was not an illusion. He remembered Lu Tianming's reminder before that as long as he heard something unusual, he should wake everyone up.

Qin Lang picked up the copper pot beside him and started knocking it.

When the people in the team heard the sound, they all jumped up.

In the darkness, a group of men in the woods were staring at the Lu family members not far away.

Seeing that they were woken up, the leading centurion glared at the subordinate who had just made the sound.

The subordinate shrank his head, and at this time a man next to him asked in a low voice:

"Brother, they are awake now, should we still take action?"

The leading captain frowned. This was the best time to attack, but he didn't expect that the idiot stepped on a branch and was discovered.

But the brothers have been waiting for half the night. If they don’t take action today, these fat sheep will enter Pingkang County tomorrow.

He thought that after this robbery, he would take his brothers to hide in a remote mountain corner. The food they stole would be enough for them to eat for a long time.

The leading centurion no longer hesitated, waved his hand and growled:

"Do it!"

A group of deserters rushed towards the people in Lujia Village with swords in their hands.

Qin Lang had just woken up the villagers. The men, holding weapons, saw the deserters rushing towards them.

Lu Qingqing had already been waiting with her bow and arrow in hand. The flickering firelight only allowed her to see the situation nearby.

When the first deserter came into sight, Lu Qingqing shot an arrow at that person. With a "whoosh", the leading man fell down.

The deserters in the front row immediately crouched down to hide their bodies and shouted to the back:

"There's a shooter, everyone be careful!"

After these people lowered their bodies, Lu Qingqing's position was not very convenient, so she climbed onto the cart and found another position.

After the deserters made the noise, the old, weak and women in the team ran to the back and hid as they had said before.

The strong men in the team stood in front with weapons in hand. Qin Lang and Zhuzi stood close together, holding knives and staring at the front cautiously.

A few timid men also wanted to run back and hide among the women at the back.

Lu Tianfu wanted to run back with his weapon in hand, but when he thought of Xiu'er's admiring gaze, he stopped with shaking legs.

The man next to him saw some people trying to run back and hurriedly stopped them.

At this moment, the front row has already started fighting. After all, the deserters are experienced in actual combat, and the villagers can rarely win in a one-on-one fight.

Screams were heard from the crowd from time to time. Lu Qingqing tried her best to keep calm and not let herself listen to the screams. She calmly repeated the process of taking the arrow, stringing it, aiming and shooting, reaping the rewards again and again.

The leading centurion saw that the archers on the other side had killed six of his brothers in a short while, and shouted loudly:

"Brothers, rush in quickly and fight together, so that the shooter won't be able to take action!"

After hearing this, the deserters behind no longer hesitated and rushed towards the crowd quickly.

Soon the men in the front row could no longer hold on and unconsciously wanted to retreat. Lu Tianming shouted to the men:

"This group of people not only robbed things, but also killed people. Think about your wives and children. Besides, our team has many more men than this group. Don't be afraid. Two against one, are you afraid you can't win?"

Lu Tianming shouted while continuing to rush forward with a knife. Qin Lang and Zhuzi followed closely behind him and beat the deserters back a little.

Seeing this, the men of Lujia Village continued to rush forward. In the light of fire and swords, those who were injured were pulled to the back, and the people behind continued to hold on.

At this time, County Magistrate Yao's wife and eldest daughter-in-law had just run to the back. They both had bound feet and had difficulty moving.

I wanted to run to the group of women in the village, but I saw Lu Qingqing shooting arrows out from a cart.

Mrs. Yao grabbed her eldest daughter-in-law who was about to run away and moved closer to Lu Qingqing.

Lu Qingqing heard the noise and nodded at them, but she didn't have time to exchange greetings.

The women in the village were all worried when they heard the sound of iron colliding in front of them, and they were all worried about their husbands.

At this time, two deserters walked around the man in front and ran towards the women behind. Several women were frightened and screamed and hid backwards.

But then a sound of breaking air was heard, and a deserter was shot and fell down.

Seeing this, another deserter hid behind an obstacle and rushed towards this side.

Lu Qingqing dodged several arrows shot by him, and seeing him approaching, she quickly picked up the knife.

The deserter saw Mrs. Yao and her eldest daughter-in-law next to him, and reached out to pull them over to use as shields.

Lu Qingqing slashed with her knife, and the man quickly retracted his arm to avoid it. By then, Madam Yao and the other person had already run a few steps away.

The deserter was afraid of Lu Qingqing's arrows, so he wanted to capture her first. Lu Qingqing stood on the cart and fought with the man.

When Mrs. Yao and the other woman saw Lu Qingqing fighting with the deserter alone, they asked the villagers to get long-handled hoes and harass her from the side.

At this time, Zhuzi's wife and Aunt Lu, who were among the women, saw this and rushed over with hoes.