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

Compared to taking direct action, stalking is relatively safer.

When the villagers heard this, most of them agreed.

But there are also some people who think it is no big deal and think that coming out to spy is a waste of food.

But seeing that Sun Laohai, Manager Wu and other men who were quite prestigious in the town had agreed, he didn't feel comfortable saying that he didn't want to go.

Sun Laohai counted the number of people on the spot and found that almost 90% of them agreed.

As for the rest, some did not raise their hands to express their opinions.

Seeing that things were about to be done, Sun Laohai no longer had a good attitude towards those who were uncooperative.

"If anything goes wrong later, don't blame us for not notifying you if you're not involved in the surveillance!"

This was said bluntly, and those who hadn't expressed their views began to panic.

Originally, Sun Laohai felt embarrassed to leave them behind because they were fellow villagers, so he took advantage of the situation.

But I didn't expect that he would just fall out with me.

The men hesitated for a while, but were finally forced to agree.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Sun Laohai immediately said:

"It's too cold today, and our bodies can't handle scouting in the snow.

I thought, we should find a place that is sheltered from the wind, so that the people who are watching us can stay a little warmer."

Everyone agreed with this point.

If you stay outside all day in this kind of weather, you'll probably freeze into a popsicle.

But where to stay is a problem.

Sun Laohai listened to everyone's whispers, but he already had an idea in his mind.

Wang Laoer's yard is in the northwest of the village, which is the only way to enter the village.

Sun Choujiujia in the northeast is also the only way to enter the village.

The courtyards of these two families are quite sturdy.

If you build a windproof platform in the yard, you can see what is happening outside from inside.

When the time comes, we will equip them with gongs.

If something really happened, the people on duty at both houses would bang the gong loudly.

The two strong courtyard walls can also hold out for a while until the villagers come to help.

As soon as he put forward his idea, everyone in the group agreed.

Among the group of people, only Wang Laoer and Sun Choujiu were not very happy.

After all, no one wants to have people coming into their house all the time.

Whatever happens at home is seen by others.

It would be even more troublesome if something was lost.

Sun Laohai looked at the expressions of the two and added:

“Of course, we can’t let others provide the venue for nothing.

The ancestral hall in our village still has some of the money donated by various shops.

If both of you are willing, I will discuss it with the clan elders.

How about giving each family thirty coins?"

When Wang Laoer and Sun Choujiu heard that thirty cents was a little too little, they did not ask for more.

At this time, the positions of their two families are the most dangerous.

When thieves come, they are the first to suffer.

It is better not to offend the villagers if this can be done.

Immediately, the two of them agreed.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Sun Laohai discussed the next steps with everyone.

It took more than an hour to discuss the bricks, materials, labor, and other matters needed to build the platforms at the two houses.

Among them, some of the brick and stone materials used for construction were donated by Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang.

They had some bricks and stones left over from when they built the stable and the kang.

This time, he donated it directly.

Brick and stone materials are the bulk of the platform construction.

The other villagers, upon seeing this, divided the remaining goods equally, with each family contributing what they would.

After everything was discussed, all the villagers took action.

Today, Wang Laoer and Sun Choujiu's family are temporarily acting as guards.

The rest of the people who have materials can go home and pack them.

Those who did not have the materials could go home and get them, either by paying money or by giving food.

In the entire Toyama Town, except for the three families on the front street who were unaware of the situation, all the other families took action.

Three quarters of an hour later, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang drove a horse-drawn carriage loaded with bricks and stones to Wang Laoer's house on the west side of the village.

At this time, Sun Laohai and his son Sun Dahai had already arrived.

Seeing them driving the truck over, he hurriedly called for people to come forward and help unload the truck.

Seeing that she couldn't help, Lu Qingqing walked out of the yard and stood outside looking towards the north.

This yard is only a few hundred meters away from where the group of merchants are.

There was nothing blocking the view in front, and I could even vaguely see the back windows of the shops on the front street.

I can only say that the position chosen by Mr. Sun is indeed good.

This is the most suitable place to build a lookout.

Soon, a cart of bricks and stones was unloaded.

Qin Lang said something to a few people in the yard and drove out.

After the two men returned to the courtyard, they pulled over a second cart of bricks and stones.

At this time, Wang Laoer's yard had been cleaned and the preparations were almost done.

Sun Laohai and his son were leading a group of brothers in marking the line to build a lookout tower.

Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang had previous experience in defending Linshan Town, and they also made some suggestions to Sun Laohai and his son.

After listening to some suggestions from the two, Sun Dahai's eyes lit up.

These suggestions are very practical.

He wanted to ask them how they knew, but was interrupted by his father.

It was not until Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang left that Sun Laohai pulled his son aside and warned him not to ask any nonsense questions.

I can only say that in many cases, old ginger is still spicy!

Some things are better not to know.

Wang Laoer's wife scooped the melted snow water into a bucket and brought it to the yard, where she saw the father and son still chatting.

Worried that the water would freeze again if left for too long, he called the two of them over.

Sun Laohai then stopped giving instructions, walked over to take the bucket of water, and arranged for people to mix the mud.

Since there are not many bricks and stones, the planning of the lookout tower is relatively simple.

After the bottom is fixed, build a smaller windbreak on top.

In fact, due to limited bricks and stones, this windbreak can only accommodate two people squatting inside.

I want to lie down, but there is not enough space!

After Sun Laohai finished planning this place, he asked Sun Dahai to keep an eye on it, and he went to Sun Choujiu's house in the east.

After Sun Choujiu's family selected the location for the lookout tower, they began to direct people to act using the same steps and procedures.

Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang drove several times and finally transported all the remaining bricks and stones in the house.

At this time, it was almost noon.

When Sun Yue saw the two men coming back, she hurriedly led the carriage over, stopped the car and unloaded the frame.

Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang took the clean cloth hanging at the door and patted the snow off each other's coats.

Old Man Zhuang had prepared the meal and came out when he heard the noise.

What he saw were two people dressed in snowy clothes, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"Qing girl, Xiao Lang, come into the house and warm up.

This goes on all day, there's really no rest for me!"

Sun Yue was at the door of the stable, brushing the ice crystals off the horses with a horsebrush, and then said:

"That's right! We just built a house.

Before they could take a break, they met a group of traveling merchants of unknown origin.

But these people didn't continue to do bad things.

It just leaned there, like an icicle hanging from your head.

You never know when it will hit you on the head!"

After listening to the analogy, Old Man Zhuang nodded in agreement.

"That's right, it's better to just give it a quick death!"

Lu Qingqing looked at the worried expressions on their faces and comforted them:

“I see Uncle Sun is moving very quickly.

During this morning's work, the lookout towers on both sides were built taller than a person.

If all goes well, it might be finished tonight.

Once the lookout tower is built, we can feel more at ease with villagers on duty.”