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

It took Lu Qingqing a few seconds after the sled went off to realize what was happening.

Oh no, Qin Lang hasn't come up yet!

Looking back, good heavens, they were chasing after me!

She quickly grabbed the rope to stop the dumplings from rolling.

Looking at Qin Lang, who didn't utter a sound, she silently wondered if he had actually become smarter.

Qin Lang hadn't expected that Dumpling was so amazing.

I was thinking that since it was pulling something, it wouldn't be able to start too fast.

He should be able to keep up after running a few steps.

I didn't expect this guy to be so fast.

After running over, it patted the fluffy head of the dumpling that had come closer.

After rubbing it a couple of times, he grabbed Lu Qingqing's hand and flashed into the space.

Lu Qingqing tugged at the rope, directing the dumplings to keep running forward.

With dumplings used to pull the sled, the speed increased instantly.

Not long after they ran out, they saw a carriage slowly moving forward ahead.

Seeing this, the dumpling rushed forward even more excitedly.

Those in front heard the noise and turned around to see such a large wolf pulling a sled; they all thought they had seen a ghost.

It wasn't until I saw the people on the sled that I realized what was happening.

He cracked the whip, trying to make the horse run faster.

However, under these road conditions, it is difficult for the carriage to pick up speed.

On the contrary, the dumplings chasing from behind moved even faster after they had a target.

As the carriage drew closer, Lu Qingqing took out a long whip from her spatial storage.

He tugged on the reins, directing the dumpling to pass on the right.

In the instant she darted past the carriage, she lashed out with her long whip, which wrapped around the driver's arm.

With a forceful pull, the person was dragged down.

The other person in the car, after a moment of surprise, quickly stepped forward to grab the reins.

How could Lu Qingqing give him a chance? She threw the dagger in her hand and hit the man right between the eyebrows.

The man died instantly, falling directly off the carriage.

The carriage, unmanned, slowly came to a stop.

Lu Qingqing tugged at the rope and told Dumpling to stop.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Lang was released.

The two men, armed with weapons, slowly approached the carriage.

I only relaxed after confirming that there was really no one left in the car.

At this moment, the dumpling had broken free of the ropes binding it and was rolling around in the snow beside it.

Seeing that it was having a great time, Lu Qingqing casually released the white wolf cub as well.

The white wolf cubs cried excitedly when they saw the snow.

Then I saw Dumpling playing not far away, and I ran towards it on my four short little legs.

But every time he ran, his short legs sank into the snow.

It took a lot of effort to figure it out.

The little guy is small in size but has a big temper; he was so angry that he kept whimpering.

Dumpling heard the white wolf cub's whimper and lifted its head out of the snowdrift.

Seeing that it was trapped by the snow, it stood up and shook off the snow particles that were stuck to its body.

He lifted his leg and ran towards the white wolf cub, grabbed it by the scruff of its neck, and tossed it onto his back.

Then, carrying the white wolf cub on his back, he started playing in the snow.

Seeing that the two little ones were having fun, Lu Qingqing stopped paying attention to them.

He took out a lantern from his spatial storage and checked the situation inside the carriage.

At this moment, there weren't many things in the entire carriage.

Besides two bags of grain and a bundle of firewood, there were only two large bundles left.

Qin Lang stepped forward and untied the two bundles.

Besides a decent fur coat, there were also several pieces of jewelry in poor condition.

In addition, there were some small everyday items such as seven or eight silver ingots and tinderboxes.

Lu Qingqing glanced at it and then put the items into her spatial storage.

As for the food and firewood, they were left in the carriage.

Seeing the dumplings and white wolf cubs still frolicking not far away, she raised her hand and called them over.

When Dumpling heard Lu Qingqing call it, it grabbed the white wolf cub by the neck and ran over.

When it got close, it let go of the wolf cub's mouth and let it roll around in the snow a few times.

It wagged its tail happily and clung to Lu Qingqing with its front paws, begging for food.

Lu Qingqing thought about how much effort this little guy had put in today. In addition to a big bowl of space water, she also prepared a sumptuous midnight snack for him.

As for the white wolf cub, it benefited from the dumplings and also got a bowl of goat milk.

When the two returned to Fushan Town, the other three teams had also returned.

Of these, only one team managed to catch up; the other two teams escaped.

When the Wu family saw them return, they rushed over.

Seeing that neither of them was injured, he breathed a sigh of relief and thanked them.

As they were talking, someone ran over and told them to gather at the threshing ground.

When Lu Qingqing and her group arrived, most of the people had already arrived.

At this time, a row of torches was placed in the threshing ground, through which the situation inside could be roughly seen.

At the very front of the threshing ground lay a pile of corpses.

These people were all villagers who were killed by the merchants tonight.

Beside the body were villagers with their heads bowed, wiping away tears.

The atmosphere in the threshing ground was somber, with occasional low sobs heard.

Uncle Wu and Uncle Jiu stood at the front, looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, feeling extremely heartbroken.

These are almost all people they've watched grow up.

Among them are several of their descendants.

At this moment, both of them were filled with regret.

They should have forcefully driven away the group of merchants when they came to buy things before.

But it's too late to say anything now!

After calming themselves down, the two elders told the villagers about the casualties that night.

If we consider the total number of people, less than half of the villagers were injured or killed.

But if we count the number of men, then two-thirds of the men in the entire village are gone.

After that battle, the village struggled to recover for many years.

After the two elders finished speaking, they remained silent for a while before continuing to talk about the number of traveling merchants who had died.

Lu Qingqing calculated that she was still a dozen or so short of the number that Manager Wu had mentioned.

In other words, it is highly likely that all of these dozen or so people escaped.

Most importantly, when cleaning up the battlefield, the bodies of Wang Fugui and Lao Wu were not found.

These two people ran away too!

What the villagers hated most at this moment were Wang Fugui and his two companions, who tricked them into selling their goods and then took the opportunity to sneak into the village to gather information.

Unfortunately, two of them ran away!

But by now, the person had long since disappeared, leaving them with nowhere to seek revenge.

After Uncle Wu finished recounting the casualties on both sides, the scene fell into a deathly silence.

Many villagers were so angry they were hitting themselves, many of whom were the families who had been sold to Wang Fugui.

Only then did they truly realize it.

It was their greed that killed their own family members.

Looking at the desolate threshing ground, Uncle Jiu forced himself to cheer up.

He gave a rough estimate of the amount of grain, firewood, and other supplies that would be brought from the traveling merchants.

According to the two elders, these supplies should be distributed first to those who died in battle.

In particular, families whose breadwinner has passed away should receive an extra amount.