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

Seeing that they were unharmed, the two breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking ahead, everyone saw that the deep ravine and mountain path had long since disappeared.

At first glance, there is a wide expanse of yellow mud river.

In the river, there are still many small stones and broken branches, moving with the current.

However, compared to its previous imposing manner, it is now much more docile.

Smelling the earthy, decaying plant odor in the air, Lu Qingqing took a step back.

Then they realized that most of the people in the group had taken off their masks.

She was worried that there might be bacteria from rotting animal carcasses in the mudslide, so she yelled at everyone to put their masks back on.

This shout brought everyone back to their senses.

The whole thing happened so fast that many people, even though they managed to get up, didn't have time to react.

Now, a sense of lingering fear washes over me.

Those intense emotions desperately needed an outlet.

In an instant, murmurs arose from the crowd.

Lu Qingqing looked around and saw that all the familiar people were there, so she breathed a long sigh of relief.

Beside her, Qin Lang noticed that her face was splattered with mud and water, so he took out the water bag hanging from his waist and wanted to help her wash it off.

Lu Qingqing shook her head. "That muddy water might not be clean. Let's go back and change our clothes, then wash ourselves properly with bath soap."

Qin Lang agreed, took the reins from Xiaobai in her hand, and planned to return to the place where he had unloaded the vehicle frame.

Before they had taken more than a few steps, they saw the woman from the locust tree carrying a child and leading her sister-in-law briskly toward them, and she knelt down in front of them with a thud.

“Miss Lu, Young Master Qin, our family is deeply grateful for your life-saving grace.”

A great kindness cannot be repaid.

If you ever need our help in the future, just let us know!

As he spoke, he began to kowtow repeatedly.

Just as Lu Qingqing was about to step forward to help the person, Mai Sui and her son knelt down and began to kowtow.

This scene attracted the attention of many people.

Lu Qingqing was not used to people kneeling before her, so she quickly pulled the person up.

At this moment, many more people came to thank Qian Chengzhi, Bai Song, and the others.

Just now, when Lu Qingqing and Qin Lang went to the back of the group to rescue people, Qian Chengzhi and Bai Song also ran back.

Many of the women in the east courtyard were brought back by them on horseback.

After expressing their gratitude, it became completely dark.

At this point, a new problem arose.

The families in the procession who were pushing handcarts or wheelbarrows had their vehicles buried by the mudslide.

Not only was there no food, but even the bedding for sleeping was gone.

In this weather, it's impossible to spend the night without a thick blanket.

With no other option, many villagers and women from the East Courtyard began borrowing blankets and buying food from various places.

Having just gone through a life-or-death ordeal together, the people in the team are no longer as indifferent as before.

Most people are willing to lend out a quilt or mattress if they have any extra.

Even the soldiers under Bai Song's command were being borrowed.

Among them, Lu Qingqing, Old Man Zhuang, and Sun Yue had the most people coming to borrow money.

They kept only the blanket they used and lent out the rest.

Many of the quilts that were lent out were ones that had previously been hung inside the carriage to block the wind; they were quite worn out.

But this time, no one will complain about it.

The family who borrowed the bedding thanked him happily and left.

As for buying grain, the families in the group who had surplus grain were those with horse-drawn carts.

Among them, Bai Song, Lu Qingqing, Zhuang Laotou, and Sun Yue were the places with the most people coming to buy grain.

A few people also went to Qian Chengzhi's side.

Seeing this, Bai Song simply pulled the others together to discuss it.

The final decision was to sell the grain at the same price as when it was bought in Dongyuan City.

After the arrangements were finalized, a long queue formed beside the carriages of the group.

Among them, Lu Qingqing's group had the longest queue.

Since there were no scales, everyone sold their food by the bowl.

When she sold grain, she would always give a little extra.

The families who bought the grain carefully poured the grain from their bowls into their bags and thanked them repeatedly.

Before I knew it, it had gotten dark.

After Old Zhuang finished his work, he saw that they were still busy, so he came over and said that he would cook dinner for them as well.

Lu Qingqing, Qin Lang, and Sun Yue continued to focus on selling grain.

About 15 minutes later, the matter was finally brought to a close.

At this point, only a few bonfires were lit throughout the entire camp.

Everyone gathered around the fires, placing the flatbreads they were holding on them to heat them up.

Whoever's pancake is hot, they take it and leave.

Those families who had lost their luggage cherished the few remaining pieces of bread they had.

After taking the bread back, I carefully broke off a piece, took a bite, and chewed it slowly.

Looking at the pitch-black night and thinking about their current situation of having nothing, they felt both lost and afraid.

Many people in the team didn't sleep well that night.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, some people got up.

Lu Qingqing woke up when she heard the rustling noise.

I left the tent and went to take a look at the gentle slope.

By the end of the night, the muddy water had receded considerably.

However, the mountain path was still submerged in mud and water.

However, it's good news that the water level is going down.

When they returned, Qin Lang had also gotten up.

As was their usual practice, one cooked and the other fed the horses.

While I was busy working, I suddenly heard a noise from my right rear.

Looking back, I discovered it was just a wild rabbit hopping around.

Thinking of the families who had lost their food and belongings, Lu Qingqing had an idea.

She quickly grabbed her bow and arrows and chased after the hare.

Once out of the densely packed tent area and with a wider field of vision, I aimed and fired.

The rabbit had just jumped up when it was pierced by an arrow.

It kicked its legs twice on the ground, and then fell silent.

Not far away, two more rabbits were startled and ran away.

Lu Qingqing quickly caught up, shot the rabbits, and then took the opportunity to release some rabbits from her spatial storage.

They fired while releasing the arrows.

Before long, they had shot and killed more than a dozen rabbits.

The sound of her shooting arrows attracted many people to come and watch.

They were all astonished to see so many rabbits.

After shooting the last two rabbits, Lu Qingqing went forward and retrieved them.

At this moment, Bai Song heard the commotion and ran over.

Upon seeing the plump rabbit on the ground, they were extremely excited.

"Qingqing, could you give me a few of these rabbits?"

Oh my, this is so fat!

What delicious food is on this mountain that could eat these rabbits like this?!

Tell me, why didn't I think of taking a stroll around here after we came up here yesterday?

"If I saw them, I could kill a few of those rabbits myself."

Old Zhuang happened to be passing by and, upon hearing this, retorted without hesitation:

"If you had come over here, this rabbit would have jumped off the cliff long ago."

Forget about a dozen or twenty; if you can even catch two, that would be amazing!

Bai Song was used to being teased by Old Man Zhuang, so he wasn't angry and just smiled and said:

"Uncle Zhuang, Qingqing gave me these two rabbits, could you cook them for me later?"

I still have a jar of good wine stored up; let's have a couple of cups with my son at noon.