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

Sun Chengkun had heard before that Lu Qingqing and her group seemed to have come from the capital.

Upon hearing this, he nodded in agreement.

Old Hook saw him nod and gave him an expression that said, "I knew I was right."

"That's what I said!

It rarely snows around here, so few people would know about this kind of thing.

If it weren't for the heavens' intervention this year, there wouldn't be such a thick layer of snow!

But you know what, it's actually quite cleverly made!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sun Chengkun started chatting with him.

Getting carried away, he quietly pulled out a packet of cigarette ash wrapped in white paper.

The sign above, "Xingji," made Old Gouzi's eyes light up.

This stuff is only sold in the prefectural city, but it's a good thing.

Immediately, he looked around and quietly tucked the cigarette residue into his pocket.

The two chatted for a while longer, and Sun Chengkun negotiated the price of coal down to six taels per ton.

However, just as Lu Qingqing had predicted.

The charcoal kiln operators are only responsible for loading the charcoal; they don't handle the transportation at all.

Fortunately, they had already prepared sleds.

After the men of Fushan Town drove the car into the yard one by one.

Lengthen the planks of the truck bed and then secure the rear planks.

Actually, the cargo bed of this sled looks more like the cargo bed of a modern three-wheeled vehicle.

The walls were covered with wooden planks on all four sides to prevent coal from leaking out from the sides.

Every villager driving the cart would stand beside the cart bed, watching the loading process.

Seeing that the coal was almost level with the truck bed, he quickly shouted to stop.

On the one hand, it was to prevent the coal from falling out due to bumps on the road.

On the other hand, the horse's physical strength was also taken into consideration.

As each truck was loaded, the villagers took out the straw mats they had prepared in advance and fixed them directly to the top of the truck bed.

In this way, it can prevent snow and wind from falling on top, and also prevent coal from falling out.

After loading all the vehicles, Sun Chengkun stepped forward to pay the money.

After the money and goods were settled, Sun Chengkun and Lao Gouzi made an appointment.

They will come again around noon tomorrow.

Old Gouzi had a very good impression of this shrewd and capable man.

They immediately patted their chests and assured him that he could come over tomorrow, and that they would be waiting for him there.

On the return journey, because each carriage was carrying an increased load, the people had to pull the carriages back.

Even if the sled pulled by horses had already traveled the road once before.

But when a person actually steps on the snow, they will still sink in.

Qin Lang led Xiao Bai forward, with Lu Qingqing following beside him.

With each step, the snow reached just above her knees.

To save energy, she barely lifted her legs and simply waded through the snow.

All I can say is that walking in the snow isn't as cold as I imagined.

The snow layer also plays a role in wind protection and warmth to some extent.

The caravan continued as before, changing horses every so often to lead the way.

In this way, the physical exertion of the entire team was relatively even.

However, on the return trip, the wind and snow intensified.

The cold wind, carrying snowflakes, lashed against everyone's heads, faces, and even eyes.

At the back, besides the person at the very front leading the horse and watching the way, there was only one other person.

The rest of them lowered their heads and used the brims of their hats to shield themselves from the wind and snow.

The group walked until dark before returning to Fushan Town.

After walking on the snowy road for most of the day, everyone was exhausted.

Uncle Wu had already asked the family living at the village entrance to prepare ginger soup in advance.

As soon as the procession stopped, villagers immediately stepped forward and took over the carriage.

After a long day, everyone had a bowl of ginger soup and started drinking it.

Lu Qingqing held the hot soup bowl, took a sip, and almost spat it out because of the spiciness.

The person who made this ginger soup is really something! How much ginger did they add?

Unfortunately, not a single drop of sugar was added.

Pure ginger soup, and it's really spicy!

But the men around them seemed to have lost their sense of taste.

They gulped down the ginger soup one by one.

Lu Qingqing didn't want to waste their good intentions.

He treated it like drinking traditional Chinese medicine, pinching his nose and gulping it down in one go.

She thought her mouth would be spicy for a while, but unexpectedly, right after she finished drinking, Qin Lang secretly put a candied fruit in her mouth.

Instantly, the spiciness of the ginger was overwhelmed by the sweetness of the candied fruit.

Surprisingly, Lu Qingqing actually liked this cloyingly sweet candied fruit.

Seeing that she was feeling better, Qin Lang helped her put on her gloves.

He then put his arm around her shoulder and followed the convoy back.

Right now, the villagers are leading a horse-drawn cart, intending to first transport the coal to Sun Dahai's house in the middle of the village.

After everyone has finished dinner, we will start distributing the charcoal!

It just so happens that Sun Dahai's house is right next to theirs.

After removing the frame, the horse can be led directly back to the stable.

Seeing that carriages were being pulled into Sun Laohai's house next door, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang didn't pay any more attention and went straight home.

By this time, Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue had already prepared the meal.

Upon seeing the two return, he quickly fetched water for them to wash up.

After washing my hands and face, the food was already on the table.

Sitting on the warm kang (heated brick bed), holding a bowl of steaming egg drop soup, it didn't take long for my body to warm up.

The four of them ate their food with chopsticks while chatting.

Looking at this extremely ordinary scene, Lu Qingqing suddenly felt a sense of happiness.

Qin Lang noticed that she stopped eating and looked over with concern.

He only continued eating after seeing her shake her head.

After dinner, Sun Chengkun led his men to return more than a dozen horses.

By this time, all the ice crystals on the horse's body had been cleaned off.

In addition, he brought two bags of grain, saying they were for the horses.

Old Zhuang originally wanted to be polite, but Sun Chengkun steered the conversation away with a few words.

When the others left, the two bags of grain were still in the middle of the stable.

Knowing that Sun Chengkun genuinely wanted to give it to him, Old Man Zhuang didn't chase after him any further.

After feeding and watering the horses, they started lighting the stove.

Thinking about how much the horses had suffered during the day, Old Man Zhuang added two more stoves to the stable in addition to the original one.

Not only did Old Man Zhuang feel sorry for the horse, but the other three people in the family did too.

Not long after Old Man Zhuang left, Sun Yue came to the stable again.

After checking on each horse, he gave them some fine feed before leaving.

Following closely behind were Qin Lang and Lu Qingqing.

The two entered the stable and, in addition to adding more fine feed to the horses, also added a lot of extra water.

Among them, Xiaobai, who was given great strength, was given an extra half bucket of water.

Little White was very obliging and gulped it all down.

They even licked up the last bit of food at the bottom of the bucket.

After settling the horses, the two returned to their own house.

Having not been active for a long time, both of them were exhausted after making this trip today.

After lighting the stove and furnace, the two went directly into the space.

I took off my thick cotton-padded coat and took a nice, relaxing shower.

Because of her short hair, Lu Qingqing was able to take a shower even faster than Qin Lang.