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

Beside him, Sun Dahai stretched out his arm, reached past his son, and put his arm around his wife, whispering words of comfort.

"Don't worry, it's okay even if we can't catch up for the time being."

Brother Lu and his group told us about it before they entered the city.

After leaving Dongyuan City, head north along the main road.

When you encounter an official road leading east, head east.

If they leave first, they will wait for us in the next city.

The final destination was a port called Ruiwan Port.

If all else fails, we can try to catch up for a while longer.

Just catch up with the group before reaching the dock!

Beside him, Sun Erhe echoed:

"Yes, although we entered the city a little late."

But once we got into the city and bought our supplies, we hurried off to catch up with them.

I'm confident I'll catch up with them on the road!

Hearing what they said, Dahai's wife felt a little better.

The simple shed fell silent again, and after a while, a soft snoring sound came from inside.

Sun Laohai sat by the shed for a while, feeling his legs hurt terribly from the cold.

He moved his legs further inside, placing them under the blankets he shared with Sun Erhe.

By now, Sun Erhe was fast asleep.

The boy was full of energy, and even the blankets felt a little warm.

He sat leaning against the edge of the shed, quietly keeping watch.

At midnight, the city gates of Dongyuan City opened silently.

A carriage quietly drove out of the city gate and headed towards the camp outside the city.

Sun Laohai, who was originally in a daze, thought he was dreaming when he heard the sound of the carriage wheels hitting the ground.

But as the sound drew closer, he suddenly snapped back to reality.

He grabbed the weapon at hand and peered outside.

Rain pelted my face, blurring my vision.

He squinted, trying to make out what was happening in the distance.

I could vaguely see a carriage heading out from the direction of the city gate.

His heart skipped a beat. He wiped the rain off his face and stared at it carefully again.

After confirming that it really was a horse-drawn carriage, he hurriedly woke up Sun Erhe, who was standing next to him.

"Erhe, Dahai, get up quickly! A carriage is coming!"

The two brothers were woken up from their sleep by a push and, upon hearing the sound of a carriage, jumped up in a flash.

They hurriedly lifted the curtain beside them and looked outside.

At this moment, the carriage drew closer and closer.

Sun Dahai stared at the carriage for a while, feeling that it looked very familiar.

When he saw the armed guards following behind the carriage, his voice trembled with excitement.

"It's Manager Zhou! It must be Manager Zhou who's come out!"

The moment the words "Manager Zhou" were uttered, the whole family became excited.

Sun Erhe didn't even put on a raincoat before running straight toward the carriage.

Seeing this, Sun Laohai and Sun Dahai were afraid that something might happen to him, so they quickly grabbed their weapons and followed him.

Inside the shed, the two women could not hide their excitement.

Outside, Sun Erhe ran to the carriage and reached out to stop it.

"Is this Steward Zhou?"

We are from Baisong's team. Something came up and we couldn't get into the city!

We're willing to pay the entrance fee; please take us into the city!

When the guards saw the people rushing towards them, they instinctively drew their swords and stepped forward.

Before they could even make a move, they were stopped by the people inside the carriage.

"stop!"

When the others peeked out, Sun Erhe could see the man's face clearly through the dim light of the lanterns on the carriage.

It was Steward Zhou!

Sun Erhe's voice trembled with excitement.

"Manager Zhou, I am Sun Erhe!"

He's from Bai Song's team; my dad is Old Sun.

When Manager Zhou heard the name Sun Laohai, he realized what was going on.

"You are Sun Laohai's son?"

Bai Song told me about you, saying that if he saw you, he would bring you into the city.

I haven't been out for quite some time, and I thought you weren't here anymore.

I didn't expect you to be waiting here.

Sun Erhe became even more excited when he heard him say that.

"It's us, it's our family!"

We've been waiting for you!

At this moment, Sun Laohai and Sun Dahai also ran over.

Upon seeing that it was Steward Zhou sitting in the carriage, he was so excited that his hands and feet trembled slightly.

After some communication, Manager Zhou accepted the deposit from Old Sun and set up camp not far from Old Sun's camp.

Immediately afterwards, guards were sent to inquire at the nearby sheds.

After asking around, they brought back two households.

Both of these households were stationed around Steward Zhou's camp.

There should be at least five meters between each household.

They braved the cold rain and rebuilt the shed.

But everyone was so happy to be able to enter the city that the rain didn't dampen their spirits at all.

At this time, Sun Laohai and his family also returned to the shed.

They ran out in such a hurry that none of the three of them were wearing raincoats.

When I ran out, my clothes naturally got soaked.

Since they could enter the city tomorrow night, Sun Laohai didn't save money as much as he used to.

He moved the stove out, lit a fire in the corner of the shed, and placed a kettle on top of it.

The family sat around the stove for a long time to warm themselves.

Once the water was hot, everyone held their bowls and drank the hot water.

They didn't leave until all the firewood in the stove had burned out.

Sun Dahai used a few sticks to simply tie together a frame.

Then, the family took off their outermost wet cotton-padded coats and put them on the shelf.

Use the residual heat from the stove to dry the clothes.

That night was the best sleep the Sun family had had in a long time.

The next day at dawn, the family got up and took down their cotton-padded clothes from the shelf next to the stove.

Although the cotton coat isn't completely dry yet, at least it's not as wet as it was a few days ago.

Yesterday, Dahai's wife took off Sun Xiaobao's cotton-padded coat and put it in the oven.

Then, she took the clothes down and put them on her son.

When Sun Xiaobao put his arm inside his cotton coat, his eyes, which had been squinting, widened.

"Mom, this cotton coat feels so comfortable today!"

Seeing the little guy like this, Dahai's wife smiled and quickly helped him put on his clothes.

After fastening his clothes securely, I patted his little head.

"Be good, Xiao Bao, and tomorrow we'll be able to live in a house that doesn't leak!"