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

The refugees nearby also rushed forward to grab things. Tiedan's mother lay on the car and tried to protect it with her body, but it was no use. She was so anxious that she shouted for help.

Tiedan was also fighting the refugees who were stealing things, but he was no match for four people with two fists, and he was hit several times instead.

Tiedan's wife was also frightened at this time. Seeing her two sons crying in fear beside the car and some refugees rushing towards the children, she grabbed her daughter and ran towards her sons.

At this time, the team in front also discovered that Tiedan’s house had been robbed, and the men in the team rushed over with weapons.

The refugees were taking things out from the gap, but when they saw that the team in front had discovered them, they ran away.

The refugee who was trying to snatch the child from Tiedan's wife also noticed the person coming. He immediately let go and ran away. Tiedan's wife fell to the ground holding the child.

Tiedan's mother looked at the almost empty cart and her luggage scattered all over the ground. She hurried to look for her own food, but found that both bags of food had been stolen. She burst into tears.

"My family's food has been stolen by these bastards. How can I survive?"

Tiedan stared blankly at his empty car, unable to accept it for a moment.

I quickly ran to the car and saw that there was still some water in the bucket, which made me feel better. Fortunately, the bucket was tied firmly, and although it was pulled crooked and spilled a lot, there was still some water at the bottom of the bucket.

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he opened his luggage and found half a bag of fine grain at the bottom.

This was what he had been allocated before. His family was reluctant to eat it and thought of exchanging it for silver when they got to the next county. They didn't expect that this was all that was left now.

Lu Tianming was looking at Tiedan and his mother from the side, and was so angry that he couldn't say anything.

He had said many times before that we should not fall behind on the road, and even if we needed to go to the bathroom in a hurry, we should let our luggage follow the group.

This family left all their food and belongings outside just for a sip of water.

During the escape, any team with fewer people was easily robbed. It was because of their large number that ordinary refugees did not dare to attack their team.

It was difficult to persuade a ghost who wanted to die with kind words, so Lu Tianming said no more and the group continued on their journey.

In the team, Tiedan's mother looked at Tiedan's wife and Xiaocao with hatred, thinking that it was because of these two jinxes that their family lost food.

But at this moment, her food had just been robbed, and she was afraid of falling behind. She cursed under her breath, but she quickened her pace to keep up with the team.

Tiedan's wife knew that her mother-in-law was glaring at her, but she ignored her and continued walking forward with the basket on her back.

Now that the food has been stolen, the mother and daughter are afraid that they won’t even be able to eat the little food they had before. The wild vegetables they had stored before won’t last long either, so they still have to find a way to eat.

Tiedan's wife observed the situation on the roadside as she walked. There were almost no wild vegetables on the roadside, but some green could be seen on the low slope in the distance, but the team was not going there.

When they stopped to rest at night, Tiedan's mother looked at the little water left in the bucket and didn't dare to use it to cook.

She wanted to trade with the villagers for more coarse grains, but no one would trade with her. Food was so precious at the time, and the villagers just wanted to fill their stomachs; no one cared about eating well.

In desperation, she fried the small half bag of white flour and gave a small handful to each of her son and grandson.

Seeing Tiedan's wife and Xiaocao coming over, he hid the bag of grain in his arms and cursed:

"You two are such bad luck! How dare you come here to eat? We've run out of food because of you! Get the hell out of here!"

Tiedan's wife looked at her husband eating white flour, but he turned his head away and didn't look at her.

The two sons next to her were also licking the white flour. The younger son wanted to get up when he saw her, but was pulled back by the older son.

Tiedan's wife touched her empty stomach and walked away with Xiaocao.

Tiedan's mother looked at the two people walking away, a look of disdain flashed across her face, then she looked down at her two eldest grandsons, and seeing that they were choking, she hurriedly fed them some water.

After dinner, Lu Tianming called the heads of the team together again and emphasized once again the importance of not falling behind while fleeing famine.

As soon as he said that, everyone looked at Tiedan in the crowd. Tiedan wanted to bury his head in the ground. Men who couldn't control their wives were often laughed at in the village.

In the past, when his mother scolded his wife, she would give in before the quarrel even started. She had never quarreled so badly, and even threw away most of the food and luggage in the house.

At this moment, he really wanted to divorce his wife. Thinking about how the men in the village would laugh at him in the future, he felt so angry that his teeth were itching.

After Lu Tianming finished speaking and arranged the people on duty, he let everyone go back and rest.

When Tiedan heard it was over, he walked back quickly, fearing that someone in the village would laugh at him.

He walked alone in front, and heard whispers of discussion behind him.

Late at night, Tiedan's wife came back with Xiaocao, and the two of them dug some wild vegetables and brought them back.

The two of them had eaten while digging just now. They didn't have much water, so they could only shake off the dirt from the wild vegetables as much as possible before eating.

The wild vegetables mixed with soil tasted terrible, but the two were so hungry that they didn't care about that.

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The sun was scorching hot. Lu Qingqing stood on the ox cart and looked forward. The road was covered with dust raised by scattered refugees as they hurried forward. There was no sign of a river in front.

Their team hadn't encountered a water source for four days. Even if they tried to save water, most families were running out of water, and those with livestock were even worse off.

The livestock did not have enough water to drink, and the journey was very hot, which slowed down the progress a lot.

After passing Pingkang County, the map in County Magistrate Yao's hand was useless. They couldn't find any water source, and the river bends they passed by were dry.

Those of them who had cars and buckets of water were better off. The refugees who had no luggage were already weak and would never get up again if they fell on the side of the road due to dehydration for a long time.

Now you can often see corpses on the road, with flies gathering around them. The weather is hot and a strong smell of decay is emanating from the air.

When Lu Qingqing saw it for the first time, she was shocked, but after walking for so long and seeing it almost every day, she just turned her head away when she met it again.

Now everyone in the team has changed into light clothing. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and you will sweat if you walk for a while in light clothing.

In the middle of the team, Lu Tianfu looked at Xiu'er, who was walking beside him with sweat on his forehead, and called his mother to come and push the cart.

He ran over and wiped the sweat off Xiu'er's face with his sleeve, then handed her the water bag and asked her to drink it.

Tianfu's mother rolled her eyes in anger at her son's worthless appearance, but she didn't dare to say anything.

Before, she thought that she had to set some rules for the new daughter-in-law when she came into the family. However, her son saw it and not only took her away, but also scolded her.

Tian Fu's mother felt that the son she had raised was no longer her own. Every day, seeing her son being considerate and caring to her, her heart felt sore and uncomfortable.

I simply turned my head away and noticed Xiao Shitou sitting obediently on the cart.

Tianfu's mother has been looking forward to having a grandson for many years. Although this child was brought by Xiu'er, he has always been very well-behaved and good-looking.

Even though he is not her biological son, she still cherishes this eldest grandson very much.