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

Tianfu Niang saw Xiao Shitou sitting quietly and asked:

"Little Stone, does your butt hurt? Grandma will put some more mattress under you. Come sit here."

Seeing that Little Stone sat down obediently, she handed him a water bag.

"You must be thirsty. Drink some water."

Little Stone took a small sip of water. His mother had told him before that there was a shortage of water and that water should not be wasted, and he always remembered it.

Seeing that the child was so sensible, Tianfu Niang felt even more distressed and said:

"Little Shitou is such a good grandson of grandma. When we rest at night, grandma will make you some scones. They are so delicious!"

At this time, the atmosphere in Old Man Lu's house was no longer so harmonious.

Li Jinbao's parents looked for Lu Li several times, but they never got any water or food.

Li Jinbao has never been used to eating wild vegetables. Even though his wife and parents have been living on wild vegetables these days and leaving food for him and the children, the food at home is still running out.

When Li Jinbao's parents found out that they couldn't get food from their daughter, they went directly to find Old Man Lu.

At this moment, Jin Bao's father was crying to Old Man Lu.

"My dear relatives, I'm not that serious. I'm really embarrassed to tell you this, but my family has run out of food. My little grandson hasn't eaten for two days. He's so hungry that he's almost dizzy when he walks!"

"Don't worry, dear in-laws, as long as we settle down, we will definitely return it to you!"

Old man Lu had a gloomy face as he walked and listened to the shameless relative-in-law crying. He even wanted to kill his eldest daughter-in-law.

"My dear relatives, it's not that I don't want to borrow money, but I just don't have much food left at home."

When Jin Bao's father heard this, he knew that he was trying to shirk responsibility and continued:

"Didn't you buy eight bags of grain before fleeing the famine? Even if you can't eat it all, there should be a lot left. We won't lend you much, just one bag."

When Old Man Lu heard this, his face became even more tense. He cursed his eldest daughter-in-law in his heart for being a traitor and revealing all the family wealth.

He secretly cursed Old Man Li for being shameless and wanted to borrow a bag of food, but he didn't even want to give him a handful of food.

Old Man Lu really didn't know what to say at this moment. He glanced at the old woman lying on the cart and really wished that the old woman could get up and stir up trouble and get him away.

But the old woman in my family has never recovered from the fright she suffered before fleeing the famine. When her second son died, her grief became even worse. She has been lying in a daze on the cart for the past few days.

Seeing that Old Man Lu remained silent, Jin Bao's father was not discouraged. He knew that it was difficult to get food, so he continued:

"My dear relatives, my daughter Zhaodi has given you a grandson. Dazhuang is smart and filial. My daughter has made a great contribution to this."

"I know it's difficult for you too. Don't worry, I'll pay you back the grain with 20% interest. I won't let you suffer any loss."

When Old Man Lu heard the 20% profit, he knew what the old family had said and became even angrier.

But now he was on his way, and the villagers around him were listening attentively, and he always cared about his reputation.

Judging from the attitude of the old man from the Li family, if I don’t lend it to him, I’m afraid he will continue to pester me like this.

Old Man Lu's eyes turned and he had an idea.

"My dear, I can lend you some food, but there's one problem. We're really running low on water. In addition to the 20% interest, you have to give me some more water. Also, I have to write an IOU for the food."

When Jinbao's father heard that he had agreed, he was happy, but when he heard that he wanted water, he immediately started to think about it.

His family had little food, so he had filled some extra water before, thinking of cooking some wild vegetable porridge to fill his stomach. Now there was indeed a lot of water left at home.

In the past few days, many families in the team have been short of water, but if you ask me which family is willing to exchange food for water, there is really no one. They all think that they can find water if they move a little further.

After a brief thought, Jinbao's father agreed.

Old Man Lu pulled out his own grain bag and scooped out the food with great pain. When there was about ten pounds left, he stopped.

Jin Bao's father's face twitched when he took the ten kilograms of grain he had received. He thought he could borrow at least half a bag, but he was only given ten kilograms. He secretly cursed that old man Lu was so stingy.

Jin Bao's father reluctantly took the bag of grain back and only scooped a bucket of water for the Lu family when he rested at night.

Old Man Lu held the IOU and cursed Old Man Li in his heart for being a good-for-nothing. He guessed that it would be difficult to get the food back in the future. Fortunately, he got some water, so it wasn't too bad.

Old Man Lu looked at Mrs. Lu who was cooking not far away, and made a note of her in his heart.

Qin family.

When Qin's father heard that Old Man Lu had lent food to his eldest daughter-in-law's family, he was also tempted.

Although his daughter gave him two bags of food before he fled the famine, his two sons were at the age of eating and did not want to eat wild vegetable porridge now that they had food at home.

Over the past few days, the family has lost a lot of food. Looking at his two sons wolfing down the whole-grain pancakes, he thought that his family must not suffer any loss.

When Qin's father told his mother about his idea, she was a little worried that her daughter would be embarrassed, but Qin Wen and Qin Wu agreed with both hands.

While traveling these days, they chatted with the kids from Lujia Village and learned that the Lu family had bought a lot of food.

They also heard that the food might have been bought by their sister, but they were a little afraid of their father, so they secretly told their mother several times, but their mother stopped them every time.

At this time, Qin's father took the initiative to bring it up, and Qin Wen and Qin Wu naturally agreed. Qin Wen also said to his father:

"Dad, I heard from the kids in Lujia Village that the money used by the Lu family to buy grain might have been taken back by my sister. My sister was raised by our Qin family, but the money she took back all went to the Lu family."

Qin Wu continued:

"That's right. It doesn't make sense that my sister spent money to buy food, but the Lu family is feasting while we are left starving."

Qin's father had just found out that the Lu family had used his daughter's money to buy grain. When he saw the two bags of grain before, he thought his son-in-law bought them specially for him and was very happy at the time.

Now he came to his senses. Although his son-in-law had often sent gifts to his house before, they were always small things.

Before fleeing the famine, the price of grain had risen so much, but he still sent two bags of grain at a time.

It must have been bought by my daughter, otherwise Old Man Lu wouldn't have been so generous as to let him send it to me.

The more Qin's father thought about it, the more he felt that he had lost out. He secretly cursed his daughter for being stupid and giving all the money to her husband's family.

He really didn't think that his daughter could be rich before. Even if the young man was attracted to her for a while, how long could he be attracted to a woman who was already married and had children? He didn't expect that his daughter could get so much money.

Qin's father was now determined that they must take the food bought by his daughter.

My daughter probably still has some money in her hands, and we have to take it over, otherwise she will definitely be cheated by Old Man Lu.

His two sons are still unmarried even though they are so old. It’s because they don’t have money.

Once they have enough money, they will find a wife for their son and have some grandchildren, and then the Qin family will prosper.

Father Qin seemed to see his eldest grandson waving to him. He finished his meal in a few bites, called his two sons and was about to leave.

Qin's mother wanted to stop her husband, but was pushed away. She wanted to follow him, but there were still household items at home and someone had to look after them. She was so anxious that she turned around in circles.