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

Lu Qingqing listened to the aunts' jokes but didn't take them to heart.

Since she came to this era, she has never seen any man cooking except for bachelors, but that does not stop her from ordering Qin Lang to work.

Not only in ancient times, but also in modern society, both men and women have to go to work, and many men assign housework to women.

After a day of work, women often have to cook, wash clothes, help their children with their homework, do housework, etc.

As for the role of a father, he often spends some time with his children after get off work. After satisfying the satisfaction that the role of a father gives him, he starts playing games and starts his own personal time.

Lu Qingqing strongly disagrees with this idea, which may be one of the reasons why she is still single at the age of nearly 30.

In this era, the mainstream social idea is that men work outside and women work inside.

Lu Qingqing could not tell anyone about this fundamental difference in values.

Fortunately, after a few jokes, the women in the village shifted their attention and started talking about other things.

The women in the village are used to cooking. They chat with each other without interrupting their hands.

The daughter-in-law of a certain family wanted to take the pancakes away when she saw they were cooked, but was scolded by her mother-in-law.

Now that the weather is hot, the pancakes must be baked dry before they can be kept.

The daughter-in-law listened obediently and only took down the pancakes after they were baked thoroughly.

At this time, the first pancake in Lu Qingqing's house was also cooked. The steaming pancake exuded a unique floury aroma, which was a huge temptation for hungry people.

Lu Qingqing cut the pancake into two halves and took out some pickles. The two of them made the pancake while eating it with the pickles. They finished a whole pancake in a short while.

After eating this pancake, I felt a little relieved from my hunger.

The two continued to make cakes. Qin Lang smelled the fragrance of the cakes and looked at Lu Qingqing eagerly, indicating that he still wanted to eat.

Lu Qingqing moved closer to him and whispered:

"Eat less now, and we'll go back to the room and eat meat tonight."

When Qin Lang heard this, his eyes widened and he nodded obediently.

Seeing that it would take a while before it was her family's turn to fetch water, Lu Qingqing quickly rolled out a few pancakes and asked Qin Lang to watch the fire while she went to book a room.

When the waiter heard that Lu Qingqing wanted to order a room, he took her to see several empty rooms on the second floor and enthusiastically introduced the rooms.

Lu Qingqing chose the seat closest to the edge. The window of this room was close to the street, and the other side was temporarily empty.

After booking the room, Lu Qingqing followed the waiter to the counter to pay. Seeing that the waiter was very familiar with the city, she took the initiative to ask:

"Hey, bro, is there any place in town where I can buy shoes? We've been walking all this time, and our shoes are pretty worn out."

The waiter thought for a moment when he heard the question, then replied with an embarrassed look on his face:

"To be honest, all the cloth shops in this city have closed down now."

Lu Qingqing was a little disappointed. Due to the long journey these days, both her and Qin Lang's shoes were badly worn out.

Although they each had two spare pairs of shoes, they didn't know how long the journey would take, so they had planned to buy a few more pairs of shoes as backup, but now they could only wait and see.

When the waiter saw her leaving in disappointment, he suddenly seemed to remember something and called her.

"Hey, young lady, please stay! My mother's shoemaking skills are pretty good. I just don't know if you like this one."

The waiter raised his foot as he spoke so that Lu Qingqing could see the shoes on his feet clearly.

The shoes have fine stitching and the wear and tear around the edges show that they have been worn for quite some time, but they still look very sturdy.

"Brother, that's great, but we're in a hurry and need to leave before noon tomorrow. I wonder if we can make it in time?"

The waiter thought for a moment and thought that if his mother and three sisters worked all night, they could probably produce six or seven pairs.

Lu Qingqing gave herself and Qin Lang the shoe sizes and asked him to make three pairs for each of them, making them slightly larger than the current sizes.

The two parties agreed on a price, and Lu Qingqing paid a deposit. The waiter would deliver six pairs of shoes before noon tomorrow, and he would then be given the final payment.

When Lu Qingqing rushed back, Qin Lang was rolling out the pancakes. Although the shape of the pancakes was not good, they were made with great fanfare.

When Qin Lang saw her come back, he quickly gave up his seat and went back to concentrate on lighting the fire and flipping the pancakes.

It was not until dark that it was Lu Qingqing's turn to fetch water. Qin Lang took the silver and money that Lu Qingqing had prepared for him, hitched a cart and took the bath tub over.

Lu Qingqing looked at the fire and continued making pancakes.

When the light first came on, she made dry biscuits like other families.

The pancakes made after dark are all of the right softness and hardness. If they are too dry, they will be hard on the teeth and waste water.

After all, space can preserve freshness, and she still wants to make her life as good as possible under limited conditions.

It took nearly two hours to finish. By then, most families in the village had already prepared dry food, and some had finished early and returned home to rest.

Lu Qingqing saw that Lu Tianming's house was not finished yet and wanted to go over to help.

The old village head's wife was helping her daughter-in-law Cui make pancakes. Seeing that she wanted to help, she hurriedly said:

"Daya, you don't have to get involved. It's just two or three pancakes. We'll be done soon."

Cui also echoed from the side.

"Yeah, there aren't many pancakes left. You and Xiao Lang should go and have a rest."

Lu Qingqing glanced at the basin and saw that there was still a little left in it, only enough for three or four bowls. She didn't insist anymore and asked for his room number before going back to clean up with Qin Lang.

There were still many people in the backyard at this time, and some families had even started spreading mats to rest.

No matter how the waiter explained that the backyard was safe and that they had special people to watch over it, some families in the village were still worried.

Many of these families are reluctant to spend money on accommodation. Their life experiences in the past few decades have made them reluctant to spend money on staying in inns even if they have money.

In their words, after sleeping in the wild for so long, it is already great to be able to live in the yard without worrying about being attacked.

Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang put the things back on the ox cart, added some fodder to the ox, and prepared to go back to the house.

I have been sleeping in the wild for so long while fleeing from famine, and I have been living in fear. Now I finally have the chance to lie down in bed and rest, so I naturally cannot let it go.

Back in the single room, Lu Qingqing took out twenty taels of silver from the space, put it in a purse, and also prepared a thank-you gift.

After packing the things, he called Qin Lang to go to Lu Tianming's room together.

When the two of them went over, Cui had just returned and Lu Yuanfang was helping her mother pack up.

After greeting, Lu Qingqing placed the prepared silver and thank-you gifts on the table and thanked Lu Tianming again.

Lu Tianming refused to accept it and asked them to take the things back quickly.

Lu Qingqing was really grateful to Lu Tianming for risking his life to help her. After leaving the money and thank-you gift, she quickly pulled Qin Lang away.

After the two men left, Cui looked at the twenty taels of silver in her purse and couldn't help but sigh that her husband had not helped the wrong people, and these two children were honest.

Lu Tianming then realized that they had given too much and wanted to return it. However, seeing that the two children had already run away, he decided to return it tomorrow.

At this time, Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang had also returned to the room. They were both hungry. After closing the doors and windows, they slipped into the space.