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

In fact, to be honest, the conditions of the two families are considered good among the nearby villages.

Both families had to tighten their belts and go hungry.

For the remaining ordinary families, it is extremely difficult to survive this cold winter with a shortage of food and firewood.

Lu Qingqing sighed after listening to these situations.

Speaking of firewood for the winter, there was half a room full of firewood in the rented small courtyard.

She had previously asked the shopkeeper Qian Shao if they could use the firewood.

However, it is still unknown how long this cold winter will last.

It would be better to prepare more firewood.

When she gets back, she will have to ask the shopkeeper Qian Shao about buying firewood.

If she really couldn't buy it, she would quietly take out some of the firewood stored in her space.

Her mind was in a mess, and she began to worry about the three people in the courtyard again.

I wonder if the blue bricks and other materials that Manager Qian contacted have been delivered?

At this time, in a small courtyard in Fushan Town.

Sun Dahai, the eldest son of Sun Laohai, was building a stable with his two younger brothers and a group of villagers.

Now, a knee-high wall has been built where the stable was.

Qin Lang brought over the melted snow water that Sun Yue had just melted and started to mix the mud.

Next to him, Old Man Zhuang was stirring with a shovel.

Thinking about the materials delivered this morning, I still felt something was wrong.

"Xiao Lang, I always feel like something's not right about the money for the bricks this morning.

Is that amount of money really calculated correctly?

No, wait until Qing comes back and let her take a look."

Qin Lang listened to Old Man Zhuang mention the material fee for the fifth time and did not explain any further.

When the materials were delivered in the morning, it took quite a bit of effort to count and unload them.

The materials for building a stable and a kang together do look a bit mixed.

The three of them counted in the venue for a long time before they finally counted the number.

When it came time to count the money, Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue were completely at a loss when looking at such a huge amount.

He borrowed a piece of paper and pen from the delivery manager, wrote down the quantity of each material, and wrote the price at the end.

After some addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, the total amount of money was calculated.

The amount of money was exactly the same as the amount the deliveryman asked for.

However, when you talk about addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to this little old man who is only interested in medical books, he simply doesn't understand.

But he was extra cautious when it came to money.

Having spent such a large sum of money, he was always worried about giving too much.

Let’s wait for Qingqing to come back and let her talk to Old Man Zhuang.

This little old man only believes in Qingqing!

Qin Lang responded and continued to work on his work.

After the mud is ready, use a shovel to put it into a wooden barrel.

Seeing that a villager had little mud left in his bucket, he would simply carry the bucket over to him.

If you haven't used it up, just put it here first.

To prevent them from freezing, they lit a fire next to the mud.

Sun Dahai finished stacking the bricks at hand, then stood up and went around the site to check one by one.

To be honest, this was the first time he led people to work alone.

In the past few years, he had gone out with his father many times.

In fact, he is a bricklayer with several years of experience.

But because of his young age, most of the owners did not trust him.

Every time he followed his father out, he could only follow and do the work.

He wanted to work with his own people, but no one dared to use him.

This time, his father followed Brother Lu to Gouzi Village to hire someone.

But the blue bricks and adobe bricks came so quickly.

When Grandpa Zhuang came running over in a hurry, looking for someone to help unload the goods.

He ran to the village and called the people he had already found.

After the bricks and stones were unloaded, Brother Qin did not let them go.

Instead, he asked if he could build a stable.

Come to think of it, he had done this a few times before with his dad.

Of course I know how to build it.

Even the precautions involved had been taught to him by his father many times.

He just blurted out his thoughts.

Unexpectedly, Brother Qin made the decision right then and there and asked him to lead the team directly.

While he was happy, he was also very cautious.

Special attention is paid to every detail.

Every quarter of an hour or so, he had to walk around the venue.

See if there is anything that is not done well and ask people to redo it.

Because of this, several uncles who had worked with his father before were a little unhappy.

However, this is his first time taking on such a leading role.

Even if they are not happy about it, they have to change and then apologize to them later.

But this time, the job must be done beautifully!

Thinking so, Sun Dahai continued to inspect the site.

I met Qin Lang delivering mud all over the field. I looked at the weather and told him what I could accomplish today.

Qin Lang saw that Sun Dahai was very responsible and was very satisfied.

According to Sun Dahai, if the current progress is maintained, the stable can be completed in about six days.

However, after the stable is completed, it needs to be roasted over a fire for a few days.

After it dries a bit, cover the outside of the stable with straw mats.

On the one hand, it protects the newly built walls, and on the other hand, it can also keep warm.

As for the straw mats he needed, he went to find the shopkeeper Qian Shao.

He said there was no need to bother the brick factory with these straw mats.

He knew a family that sold straw mats all year round, and he had already helped buy them, and they would be delivered tomorrow.

In this case, all you have to do is wait at home.

On the other side, Lu Qingqing was still driving in the wind and snow.

Lao Huotou and Sun Laohai in the carriage were no longer as nervous as before.

After all, chatting is a good way to relieve emotions.

The two chatted for quite a while inside, and almost forgot their previous nervousness and fear.

But if you talk too much, you will feel thirsty easily.

Fortunately, Lu Qingqing thoughtfully prepared water bags for the two of them.

When I took the water bag out of the thick quilt, the water inside was still warm.

After drinking some water, they did not forget Lu Qingqing who was driving the cart outside.

As soon as Sun Laohai opened the door of the carriage, the cold wind blew snowflakes into his face.

He shrank his neck and handed the water bag to Lu Qingqing.

"Brother Lu, would you like some water? I got you a water bag."

Lu Qingqing shook her head and refused.

It was very cold, but she wasn't thirsty at all.

Come to think of it, I rarely drank water when traveling in such snowy weather before.

Most of the time, drink water once or twice a day, that is, when eating.

Drinking less is not just because you are not thirsty.

Another point is that the less you drink, the less you pee.

It’s so cold today, my butt gets frozen even when I go to the toilet!

Well, although no one has pointed this out, it is tacitly accepted by everyone.

Behind her, Sun Laohai saw that she didn't drink it, so he quickly stuffed the water bag back into the quilt.

I’m afraid that if I put it in too late, the water will freeze again.

After putting it away, he peeked outside again.

Walk another hundred or two hundred meters along this road, and you will find a village, which seems to be called Xiaoliu Village.

Xiaoliu Village is about five or six miles away from their Fushan Town.

In other words, we are more than halfway back home.

He told Lu Qingqing and Lao Huotou the good news.

All three of them were very happy.

As a result, the happy atmosphere did not last long, and the carriage suddenly stopped.

Because we stopped too quickly, the wheels slipped a little.

Sun Laohai and Lao Huotou in the carriage hit their heads on the quilts wrapped in the carriage.

After realizing what was happening, he was so scared that he quickly grabbed the handrail next to him.

When the carriage stopped, Sun Laohai quickly opened the door and checked the situation outside.