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

As a result, he was captured by the soldiers shortly after buying the coal.

Not only were the things in the car stolen, but the two brothers also couldn't escape.

The soldiers saw that they had money and wanted to get the location of the money and supplies from them.

That's how they survived.

However, he and his brother refused to give their home address and were severely beaten.

When they were taken back to Fushan Town that night, they were tortured by different people and nearly beaten to death.

The younger brother couldn't hold back any longer and told them about the family's situation.

Unexpectedly, the man leading the group knew Brother Lu and his friends.

Judging from their attitude, they seem to want to make friends with them.

No one wants to die if they can live.

He immediately said that he had some connection with Brother Lu.

That's how he survived!

He had no doubt that if he had no use to him...

Perhaps, by now, he and his brother are already two corpses.

Even their parents might be killed by this group.

Now, all they can do is hope that these people will be spared once they arrive at his home.

Even if they rob all the money and food, it doesn't matter.

His father used to believe in the saying "a cunning rabbit has three burrows," and even built a separate place for him to hide.

There are also enough supplies for their family to live on for a year hidden there.

As long as they are alive, they can earn it back!

Yan Xu poked his head out of the carriage and saw that it was still all white outside. He slapped Manager Qian on the head.

"Kid, how long have you been rushing? Why aren't we here yet?"

Manager Qian was nearly knocked down by the beating, but dared not speak out in anger.

"Sir, we're almost there. We'll be there in about half an hour."

When Yan Xu heard that it would take another half an hour, he grumbled and sat back down in the carriage.

After the soldier next to him closed the carriage door, he shook his hands, which were numb with cold.

He simply tossed the whip he was using to drive the carriage to Manager Qian.

"Kid, drive the carriage carefully."

You know the consequences if you dare to make a mistake!

Fearing a beating, Manager Qian had no choice but to pull his hand out from his sleeve.

Grasp the whip and drive the carriage attentively.

After many twists and turns, we finally arrived at the place where the family was hiding.

This location isn't too far from the charcoal kiln, and there aren't many people around.

If it weren't for this unfortunate encounter with these soldiers, we could have stayed peacefully until spring without any problems.

Thinking of this, Manager Qian couldn't help but sigh again.

Just as I was about to get off the bus, my shoulder was grabbed.

Yan Xu stared coldly at Manager Qian and said in a low voice:

"Brother Bai explained it to you before."

Out of respect for Brother Lu, we will buy grain at the normal price for the year.

If you all behave yourselves and don't cause any trouble, we'll all be fine.

"If you dare to play any tricks, we won't mind taking the grain back without spending a penny!"

Manager Qian smiled stiffly.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely talk to my family!"

Yan Xu winked at the soldier next to him, signaling him to follow him down.

Manager Qian glanced at the broadswords held by the soldiers beside him, his heart pounding, but he still knocked on the door.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back!"

Inside the house, the Qian family was extremely anxious because the two brothers hadn't returned last night.

Hearing the noise, he quickly ran out.

When he saw the dozen or so soldiers beside his son, his expression changed drastically.

Fearing that his parents and younger brother might do something that would anger the soldiers, Manager Qian quickly explained the situation briefly.

Manager Qian had been in business all his life and had his own way of judging people.

Seeing that the soldiers didn't continue their attack, he pulled his family aside and obediently huddled to the side.

Seeing this, Yan Xu threw out a money bag and told his men to follow him inside to buy grain.

Calling it "buying" is really just a euphemism for "grabbing."

There were only one hundred and twenty taels of silver in this money bag.

They wanted to use 120 taels to buy 100 shi of grain from Manager Qian's household.

In normal times, this price would be reasonable.

But in these famine years, this price is only slightly better than simply robbing someone.

But no one in the Qian family dared to say a word against it.

In fact, the Qian family was the main force in transporting the grain.

After the vehicles carrying the soldiers arrived were filled, another carriage belonging to the Qian family was also requisitioned.

Even so, it would take more than one trip to load all the grain.

Yan Xu glanced at the remaining grain in the warehouse and ordered the soldiers to keep an eye on this area.

He then led his men to the charcoal kiln.

When they returned, they borrowed more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages.

The charcoal kiln driver knew Manager Qian.

But in the current situation, everyone is pretending not to know each other, for fear of being implicated.

After loading all the grain, the group drove the horse-drawn carriage back.

Manager Qian was also in the car.

There was nothing he could do; his younger brother was still in town.

He has to go with them to bring them back before he can feel at ease.

Thanks to the charcoal kiln carts, several carts were still empty after the grain was loaded.

The group sat in the back of the truck, enjoying the cold wind as they walked back.

When they returned to Fushan Town, Manager Qian, with a forced smile, finally managed to bring his younger brother out.

By then, it was already dark.

The two didn't go back, but went straight to Uncle Wu's house in the village to stay.

During that time, the heartache I felt while talking to Uncle Lao Wu and Sun Chengkun goes without saying.

The next day.

When Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang drove over, Bai Song was already waiting with his men.

Seeing them coming, he smiled and waved.

"Brother Lu, Brother Qin, you've finally arrived."

I'm so hungry for meat! Let's go, let's hurry to Dongshan.

By the way, I'd also like to hear you tell me about the situation on the mountain.

"Would you mind if I rode in your carriage?"

Lu Qingqing was surprised that this person was so bold.

Since he wasn't afraid, she agreed.

Bai Song took the knife from his waist and handed it to Yan Xu, who was standing next to him.

He walked to the side of the carriage shaft and stepped onto it.

He sat down in the carriage as if he were a familiar face, opened the carriage door, and moved closer to Qin Lang.

When a stranger suddenly got on the bus and stayed behind him, Qin Lang's body tensed up involuntarily.

Lu Qingqing noticed that he was not feeling well, so she simply let the two of them into the carriage, while she took charge of driving the train.

After closing the door, she drove the car ahead to lead the way.

Yan Xu and the others followed behind in their car.

Inside the carriage, Bai Song inquired about the situation on the mountain.

He asked about everything he could think of, from the terrain to the distribution of wild animals.

Qin Lang, on the other hand, was not a talkative person to begin with.

She hardly said anything to him at that moment.

It took Bai Song five or six questions for Qin Lang to reply with just one.

Each answer was concise and to the point.

Bai Song was so angry at his saw-mouthed gourd-like appearance that he almost fell over backwards.

So he simply opened the carriage door and started chatting with Lu Qingqing.

The three of them chatted awkwardly until they finally arrived at the foot of Dongshan Mountain.