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

When Zhuzi's wife saw her mother-in-law throwing a tantrum and howling, she sat down opposite her and cried even louder than her, howling and crying.

"Dad, Mom, you guys are trying to force us to death. Zhuzi and I didn't get much land when the family was divided. And now it's a year of disaster, so there's no food left at home. Now we finally managed to kill a stray dog ​​and survive, and you guys are taking it all away."

"You came here to rob me, just to give it to my brother-in-law! Fine, I'll go with you. My whole family will die before his eyes. I wonder if he can eat this flesh stained with the blood of his brother and sister-in-law!"

Zhuzi's mother was frightened by her daughter-in-law's sudden outburst. This daughter-in-law has always been a soft-tempered person.

I've asked her for things so many times before, and I got them every time. Why is she going crazy now?

Zhuzi's father was also shocked by her words, and then his face darkened. Isn't this ruining his youngest son's reputation?

"Zhu Zi, you unfilial bastard, you just let your wife ruin your brother's reputation! Your parents just wanted to eat a few pieces of your flesh, but you let your wife make such a fuss. You can't even control your wife, are you still a man?"

"Dad, for so many years, I have always wanted to ask you whether I am your biological child! I have done so much work for the family over the years, and the money I earned from odd jobs was all taken away by my mother. Isn't what I have done enough?"

After Zhuzi finished speaking, he stared at his father. Even though he had been disappointed too many times, he still felt uncomfortable.

"Dad, you're so supportive of Erxi, do you want to have only one son in the future?"

Zhuzi's father looked at Zhuzi's expressionless face and inexplicably felt that he was going to lose his son completely.

But when he thought of his grandson asking him for meat, he hardened his heart and decided that as long as he was still in the village, Zhuzi would have to recognize him as his father.

"I gave birth to you, and you'll be my son for life. It's only natural for a son to respect his father! So, you still want to live in the village with a reputation of being unfilial? Then your future children won't have an easy life either!"

Seeing that he still didn't forget to threaten him, Zhuzi stepped forward, grabbed the basin and poured the meat back onto the chopping board, then picked up the hatchet from the cart, which was still stained with wild dog blood.

When Zhuzi's father saw the hatchet, he stepped back in fear and tripped over something. He fell to the ground with a cry of "ouch" and said tremblingly:

"You...you dare, I'm your father!"

Zhuzi's mother was so frightened that she dared not say a word. She looked at her eldest son holding a knife, as if she didn't recognize him anymore. How could the son who always tried to please them become like this?

Zhuzi's wife was also frightened. She quickly stepped forward and snatched the hatchet from Zhuzi's hand.

No matter how bad his parents-in-law are, the husband cannot let anyone die because of them.

Zhuzi looked at his parents' fleeing backs with a cold face, walked to the two children, squatted down, hugged them, patted the two frightened children, and his heart became calmer.

He knew that his reputation was ruined after this incident!

But if he still couldn't keep his food this time, he was afraid that his wife and children would not survive to escape the famine.

After watching the farce in Zhuzi's family, the people around were whispering about something.

Tiedan's wife, who was not far away, also heard the quarrel over wild dog meat at Zhuzi's house, and she gripped the knife even tighter.

Next to them, Tiedan's mother and Tiedan were smelling the aroma of wild dog meat and were very greedy, but they were frightened by the knife in Tiedan's wife's hand.

Tiedan's mother was very thoughtful. Knowing that her daughter-in-law loved her child, she asked her little grandson to go to his mother to ask for meat.

Tiedan's wife was always on guard against her husband and mother-in-law coming to grab the meat, but she didn't think about her son coming over.

Seeing his son's greed for meat, he finally softened his heart and let his daughter Xiaocao take her brother to eat meat.

She told her daughter to give him a small piece each time and wait until he finished eating before giving him another piece.

After he ate a few pieces, I stopped giving him any more. The child hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and his stomach couldn't handle it if he ate too much.

Tiedan's mother looked at her grandson who came back empty-handed and angrily scolded her daughter-in-law, but she didn't dare to go over and snatch it.

There are many more disputes in the team caused by the smell of meat.

Lu family.

Lu Laosan didn't care about the quarrel over there. He smelled the aroma of meat and just wanted to eat some meat.

He chewed the dry biscuit and found it really unpalatable. He couldn't help but blame Old Man Lu and Boss Lu in his heart.

When the villagers went to hunt wild dogs before, he also wanted to go, but Old Man Lu was afraid that he would get hurt and didn't let him go alone.

He wanted to be with his elder brother so that they could look after each other.

But his eldest brother was afraid of being bitten and refused to go. Lu Laosan watched helplessly as the villagers came back from hunting the wild dogs.

The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he felt. He turned to look at Boss Lu who was chewing on a pancake beside him, and saw that he was also eating absent-mindedly, and kept looking at the family who were grilling meat next to him.

Lu Laosan suddenly remembered that his sister-in-law's family had killed a wild dog. His eyes rolled and he had an idea.

He came close to Boss Lu and said:

"Brother, my sister-in-law's family has killed a stray dog. She has helped them a lot before. Why don't you go and ask for some meat?"

Boss Lu glanced at his brother who came over, and seeing his greedy look, he said unhappily:

"Have you forgotten the last time they came to ask for water? They made such a scene. How could I have the nerve to ask for meat?"

Boss Lu actually also wanted meat, but he also knew the character of his father-in-law's family. If he went there empty-handed, he would probably come back empty-handed.

It would be embarrassing if he couldn't come back, so he simply didn't go.

As soon as Lu Lao San saw Lu Lao Da's expression, he knew what he was thinking and leaned over to whisper:

"I'll give you two pounds of food, and then you can go over and ask for it. No matter how much meat you get in exchange, I only want half a pound. How about that?"

When the eldest brother Lu heard this, he was immediately interested. All the food in the family was in his father's hands, but before fleeing the famine, the third brother's wife bought some extra food for herself.

These grains have always been used as snacks by the third branch of the family, and Dad doesn't care.

If the third brother really gave him food, then he could ask for it when he went to his father-in-law's house. Thinking of this, Boss Lu looked up at his father who was eating a dry biscuit across from him.

This matter still needs his father's approval. Boss Lu came to Old Man Lu and asked:

"Dad, the kids at home haven't eaten meat for a long time. This time, Uncle Dazhuang's family killed two stray dogs. How about I take some food and trade them for some meat?"

After Boss Lu finished speaking, he saw that his father didn't say anything, and he felt a little uneasy.

Lu Lao San said from the side:

"Dad, you and Mom have been tired these days. Let's get some food and exchange it for some meat so you and Mom can replenish your bodies."

When Old Man Lu heard this, he looked up at his third son.

Before, the two sons’ father-in-law came to the house to attack, but the two sons were worried about their father-in-law and were unwilling to fight. Only he rushed forward to fight for the sake of the family.

As a result, at his old age, he was not only beaten but also laughed at by the villagers.

From then on, Old Man Lu felt that his two sons were unreliable and kept a closer eye on the food at home.

I just heard that the eldest brother wanted to eat meat and used the child as an excuse, so I didn’t want to pay any attention to him.

The third brother was being sweet-talking at this moment. Old Man Lu knew that the third brother also wanted to eat meat, but he did feel better after hearing this.

Old Man Lu glanced at his two sons squatting in front of him, continued chewing the biscuit in his mouth, stretched his neck to swallow it, and then said:

"Boss, go ask. I saw Dazhuang's uncle killed two stray dogs. I don't think they can be eaten."

Seeing his father say this with a cold face, Boss Lu originally wanted to ask his father for some more food, but now he didn't dare to do so.

He called Lu Li and Da Zhuang, and carried two kilograms of grain to Li Jinbao's house.