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

Midway through the procession, Bai Song noticed something was wrong and drove up to catch up.

After briefly understanding the situation, he sent someone to check on it.

The rest of the people remained on the official road.

Be prepared to leave immediately if anything goes wrong.

Before long, the soldiers who had been sent to scout the situation returned.

"Brother, there's a convoy parked in the woods ahead."

There were about seven or eight vehicles, and there were about sixty-seven people.

Judging from the swords at their waists, they are most likely members of a security escort agency or a guerrilla force.

Bai Song breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this.

He looked at Lu Qingqing.

"Brother Lu, we don't know how long it will take to find another place to shelter from the rain."

I think we should rest here for a while.

"At worst, we can just assign a few more people to guard the area."

Lu Qingqing looked back at the villagers and knew they were very tired, so she immediately agreed.

As they drove the cart over, the guards in the woods were already standing beside it, watching them warily.

When they saw that Lu Qingqing's group numbered over a hundred people, many of the guards became even more wary.

Some people even started loading things onto the carriages further inside the woods.

It seemed as if they immediately fled in their car upon realizing something was wrong.

Seeing their expressions, Lu Qingqing moved the car to the side of the road.

The woods are quite large; the outer perimeter has been occupied by these people, but there are still plenty of empty spaces inside.

They didn't want to have a conflict, so they naturally tried to avoid suspicion.

Sure enough, when the people on the other side saw that Lu Qingqing didn't intend to make a move, they all stopped carrying things onto the car.

However, everyone kept staring at them.

They were only completely relieved when everyone in Lu Qingqing's group stopped, unloaded the carts, and set up tents for the horses.

However, neither side knew the other's true strength, and both deployed a large number of security personnel.

It was half an hour later when everyone was settled in.

When Qin Lang returned after feeding the horses, he saw that Lu Qingqing had already lit a fire in the stove.

"Go to the carriage and change out of your wet clothes, I'll dry them for you."

Qin Lang responded and entered the carriage.

Before long, she came out carrying two outfits to try on.

Lu Qingqing hung the clothes she was trying on on the rack above the fire and squatted down to warm herself by the fire.

After rushing for half the morning, I was soaked and cold.

I warmed myself by the fire for a while before I felt a little more comfortable.

She took out a dozen or so dry cakes from her bundle and roasted them by the fire.

He went back into the carriage and took out a jar of pickled vegetables and cured meat.

Leaning against the stove, I slowly sliced ​​the cured meat into pieces.

That's all for lunch today.

With all the rain these days, they don't really like drinking porridge anymore.

My favorite part of the day is the time I spend warming myself by the fire after I stop.

Even the water that each household has stockpiled is being used very casually.

Some families even used water stored in their vehicles to wash their clothes and shoes in order to reduce the weight they carried.

It's been raining every day these days, and even the ditches along the roadside are full of water.

There's no need to worry about water usage anymore.

After they finished eating, the two of them warmed themselves by the fire for a while.

Once the clothes were almost dry, he turned off the stove.

The residual heat in the oven will dry any damp spots on your clothes.

Of course, it wasn't just Lu Qingqing's family that was like this; the other families in the group were the same.

After all, it's been raining every day, and it's difficult to find even some dry firewood now.

Moreover, we don't know when this rain will stop.

We need to use the firewood on the cart sparingly.

After finishing all the work, those who weren't on duty sat or lay down to rest.

I started my journey at dawn and have been walking ever since. My legs are so tired they're almost numb.

Logically, you should massage your legs first to relax before going to sleep.

But people who are exhausted don't care about these things.

Not long after, the sound of snoring filled the camp.

The sound pierced through the rain and was heard even by the group on the east side of the woods.

Now they were truly relieved.

Those strange and varied snoring sounds are very difficult to fake.

About 15 minutes later, the staff on duty woke everyone up.

Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang had been sleeping in the carriage. When they groggily got up, they were somewhat unaware of what year it was.

I slept so soundly.

When everyone packed their things and set off again, the group on the east side of the woods was still there.

This time, the atmosphere between the two sides was noticeably less tense.

As the carriage passed by, Lu Qingqing glanced at the campsite over there a few times.

They discovered that their guards were all sitting under large thatched umbrellas.

I stared at the umbrella for a moment and realized it looked somewhat like a modern parasol.

However, the materials used were thatch and oilcloth.

She didn't get too close, unsure if the large umbrella could be folded up.

If it could be folded up like an umbrella, it would be much more convenient than their tents.

Of course, this thing is only useful for short breaks during the day.

If it's nighttime, a tent is better for blocking the wind and keeping you warm.

After looking at the large umbrella, my gaze fell on the horse-drawn carriage over there.

It was observed that the vehicle was not fitted with a carriage, but rather covered with an oilcloth.

Judging from its bulging appearance, it's clearly carrying cargo.

The group left the woods and returned to the main road.

At this moment, from the woods behind, the long-bearded man who was the leader gave the order:

"Everyone pack your things, let's continue!"

At his command, all the guards immediately sprang into action.

The guards put on raincoats and folded up the large umbrellas above their heads.

This large umbrella really does resemble a small umbrella; it's very easy to fold up.

The entire team took less than fifteen minutes from packing up to setting off again.

About half an hour later, Lu Qingqing was driving the carriage when she suddenly heard a noise behind her.

Looking back, I saw that it was the group of people I had met in the woods who had caught up with me.

Everything in their group was in the car.

The traveler carried only a small bundle and a sword.

Traveling light, they were much faster than Lu Qingqing's team.