Traveling through ancient times to survive

Chapter 99 Bricks fired successfully

The villagers all knew that the two were trying to make bricks. They looked at each other and thought, isn't it just mixing mud? What's so difficult about that? So they just threw the naughty boy who was hated by the family over.

The two men brought a group of children and mud, and tried several recipes. They put the mud bricks in the sun to dry one by one, built a small cave first, carefully placed the dried mud bricks into the cave and began to burn them.

When the kiln was opened, the adults, who thought the children were just having fun, came over to watch.

Zhao Qing carefully picked up the bricks. Some of the bricks broke in the hole, but only eight bricks remained intact.

The children watching held their breath and nervously watched Zhao Qing test the hardness of the bricks one by one.

The first piece was easily crushed. The second piece was a little harder than the first one, but it also did not meet the requirements for building a house. More and more broken bricks appeared, and the children became more and more disappointed. When they finally measured the sixth piece, Zhao Qing's eyes flashed with joy. The hardness of this piece was not much different from the ones sold.

The children's eyes were excited, they watched with clenched fists, and dared not make a sound to disturb Zhao Qing's test. The next seventh brick was better than the sixth and had met the requirements for building a house.

The children cheered with joy: "We did it!"

The adults watching were pleasantly surprised: "This is great, we don't have to worry about building a house anymore."

"I never thought that bricks are so easy to make?"

"This time the children have done a great job."

"I heard that it was the idea of ​​the two little girls Zhao Qing and Zhao Lan. I didn't expect the girls of the Chengshan family to be so smart."

Hearing the villagers praising Zhao Lan, Mrs. Zhao frowned and waited for Zhao Lan to come back angrily.

"Okay, you still dare to come back?"

Zhao Lan was confused. How had she offended this mean mother?

"what happened?"

"You little bitch, what did you do outside? And you're asking me?"

"What did I do?" Zhao Lan tried hard to recall. She had done nothing since entering the valley.

"You're still being stubborn. How dare you leak out our brick-making recipe? I'll beat you to death, you're such a money-loser!"

Mrs. Zhao picked up something at hand and threw it at Zhao Lan. Zhao Lan dodged to the side and the whistling sound passed by her ears.

Zhao Lan looked carefully and saw that the weapon used as an attack was a whetstone. The stone hit the ground and made a small hole. Zhao Lan broke out in a cold sweat. If she hadn't dodged it and been hit on the head by such a hard stone, would she still be alive?

Zhao Lan was furious and shouted at the top of her lungs: "Help! Someone is killing me!"

Sure enough, the nearby villagers were attracted by the screams and rushed towards Zhao Lan.

"What's wrong with Lan girl? Did your mother bully you again?"

"Don't be afraid, Lan girl. If you have any grievances, just speak up and we will take care of it for you."

Mrs. Zhao looked at the aunts who had gathered around her with contempt: "It's like a dog trying to catch a rat. What business is it of yours that I teach my daughter a lesson! If you have time to spare, go home and work!"

The aunts were so angry that veins popped out on their foreheads.

"You vicious woman, how can this not be our business? Lan Ya is a great contributor to our village! If you bully her, you are bullying us!"

"Yes, we have always been in harmony and friendship. Your family is like a bad apple that spoils the whole barrel. It has ruined the family's reputation and affected the reputation of our entire family."

"Except for the two daughters, there is no good person in your family!"

The aunts became angry and started talking one after another, not giving Mrs. Zhao a chance to speak at all.

"Who is willing to call the clan leader? Let the clan leader come and judge the matter!"

"I'll go, you guys wait."

Soon, the aunt who called people came with the clan leader, followed by a group of clan members who came to join in the fun, and of course, Zhao Lan’s biological father, Zhao Chengshan.

"Lan girl, please tell me what happened. The clan leader is backing you up. I don't know who dares to bully you today!"

The clan leader stared at Mrs. Zhao with an unpleasant expression. They had just moved in and already there was trouble again.

Zhao Lan's eyes were filled with tears, and her expression was aggrieved and pitiful: "Mom, how did I offend you? You are so cruel. That was a grindstone, and you smashed it on my head without asking any questions. If I hadn't been lucky enough to escape, would I still be alive now? Mom, did we have a grudge in our previous life? That's why you hate me so much and won't stop until you kill me?"

Everyone gasped. How cruel was this woman? She really wanted to kill the child by hitting him on the head with a rock.

Mrs. Zhao looked fierce but was actually weak: "Isn't it not hit?"

Zhao Chengshan shouted: "Shut up!"

Zhao Chengshan closed his eyes. It's hard to teach a stupid woman! He had told her not to talk nonsense outside. She promised him, but she didn't take it to heart! Now that everyone knows that he has a murderous woman in his family, how can he stay in the village?

Zhao Chengshan wiped his face and forced a loving smile: "Lan Ya, Daddy apologizes to you on behalf of your mother. Your mother may be confused because of anger. She lost her mind for a while and didn't know what she was holding. Daddy will teach your mother a lesson when he gets back. You can't do this no matter how angry you are."

Zhao Lan felt sick in her heart. This so-called father was so hypocritical. What did he mean by being angry and confused? Wasn't he saying that she was wrong for being unfilial?

Zhao Lan continued to cry with a choked voice: "Dad, I don't know why Mom dislikes me. As soon as I came back, she started scolding me without saying a word, and before I could react, she threw stones at me. Dad, what did I do wrong? Please ask for me, I will definitely change."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You are your mother's biological daughter who was born after ten months of hard work. How could she dislike you?" Zhao Chengshan ordered Zhao Dasao, "Come here and apologize to Lan Ya!"

Mrs. Zhao apologized reluctantly, her eyes were vicious and she didn't show any remorse.

"It was my fault and it won't happen again."

Zhao Lan's body was trembling like a little white flower in the wind, her face was pale, and her expression was sad and frightened.

"Mom, I can't believe it. When there was a snowstorm last year, you locked me outside in such a cold weather. Were you really not afraid that I would freeze to death? If it weren't for Second Uncle's kindness in taking me in, how could I have survived? And last time I was infected with the epidemic, you threw me into the quarantine area and ignored me. I was all alone, not to mention a quilt, or even a change of clothes. Fortunately, Cousin Qing was kind enough to send me off, and my meals every day were brought to me by my eldest sister. Today is the third time you have tried to kill me. Why on earth is this happening?"

Everyone's faces turned pale and they cast all kinds of strange looks at Zhao Chengshan and his wife. It turned out that this was not the first time. Just now, when they saw him apologizing so sincerely, they thought he understood some things. It turns out that there are two different kinds of people sleeping in the same bed. How could he have the nerve to apologize so hypocritically in front of everyone?

Zhao Chengshan's face flushed red, and the contemptuous eyes of the tribesmen were like sharp swords piercing his chest. He was angry in his heart, an unfilial daughter! It is said that family disgrace should not be made public. Could it be that as a biological daughter, how could she get any good thing when her parents' reputation was bad?

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