Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space

Old man Hua waved his hand, "You're overthinking it. I wanted water because I have some fever-reducing medicine, but it's been sitting for a while, and I don't know if it's still effective."

"Really?" Liu Kai's eyes sparkled with surprise and gratitude, thanking him repeatedly.

"Thank you, village chief, thank you, village chief." As for the part about the medicine's effectiveness, Liu Kai didn't even consider it. With his father burning up with fever like that, as long as there was medicine, he was endlessly grateful.

Any medicine is bound to be somewhat useful once taken.

Old man Hua pulled out a packet wrapped in oil-paper from his body, opened it, and took advantage of the chance to pour a pill from his hand into it as well.

Old man Hua didn't dare to carelessly bring out his granddaughter's medicine, as troublesome as it was, it would save a lot of hassle.

Once the tablet completely dissolved, old man Hua handed the bowl to Liu Kai.

"Thank you, thank you," Liu Kai didn't know what to say anymore, so he kept saying thank you, then quickly, with Hua Qiang's help, began feeding the concoction, bit by bit, into Liu Laotou's mouth.

Fortunately, though unconscious, he still knew how to swallow, and half a bowl of medicine was fed entirely.

Whether it was Liu Kai's illusion or not, after giving the medicine, he felt that his father's breathing seemed to be smoother.

Carefully pulling up the ragged clothing on his father's body, Liu Kai stared intently at the unconscious old man, and his eyes grew even more shadowy as he looked in the direction of the front yard.

"Wen Ge'er, stay in the backyard with your grandpa and mom, I'm going to get our things back."

"Dad…" The boy grabbed Liu Kai's hand, "I don't want to, your leg…"

He spoke, looking worriedly at Liu Kai's leg, his face filled with concern.

"Don't worry. There are so many people by my side, they will help me." Liu Kai glanced pleadingly at the men from Hua Village, a trace of entreaty in his eyes.

"Yes, with us here, your father will be fine." Although Liu Kai was throwing the tiger's skin onto them, facing the boy's worried look, Hua Qiang chose not to expose it.

In necessary times, borrowing their fox's false prestige isn't impossible either.

"Rest assured, darling, go accompany your mom and grandpa."

"Hua Qiang, brother, once again I have to trouble you." Liu Kai spoke hesitantly.

Going back and forth so many times, he owed more and more to the people of Hua Village, unsure if he could pay it off in this lifetime.

Over in the front yard, old Mrs. Liu and her daughter-in-law, seeing Liu Kai was not around, tried to leave to find the old man and the sons.

Now, with only a few womenfolk at home, and so many eyes watching them greedily, their hearts were both panicked and scared, but they couldn't leave, nor even return to the house. As soon as they moved, someone threatened them with a knife, almost scaring them to wet themselves.

"This...this…this is my house. You'd better leave quickly, otherwise…otherwise we'll report you to the authorities. Be careful, the authorities might arrest you all."

The atmosphere was too oppressive, so old Mrs. Liu mustered the courage to scold, and perhaps she convinced herself, the more she spoke, the louder her voice grew, even a touch of smugness flashed in her eyes in the end, as if the government office was run by her family, and the officials were on the way.

What met her was the contemptuous laughter of everyone in the yard, which made old Mrs. Liu's anger boil.

Seeing her intimidation didn't work, old Mrs. Liu resorted to her trump card, plopping down on the ground, rolling and wailing.

The strategy was baseless accusations, irrational tantrums, and, of course, if she could scam someone, even better. Looking at the large number of people opposite her, though, she knew it was impossible.

Anyway, she was just trying to get out; Liu Kai, that wolf cub, has never been friendly. Though he doesn't say much ordinarily, if you step on his bottom line, he is a person capable of murder, as they have seen more than once on the mountain.

And his family and the old man are his bottom line, being worried about his father just now, when he has a moment to spare, he definitely won't let them off, she must quickly go to the field, inform the old man, and discuss a countermeasure with her sons.

Old Mrs. Liu regretted a bit now; she should have listened to the old man and waited a few more days. But it has already been several days; who would have known the person wasn't really dead?

Lying on the ground, tantrum-throwing, old Mrs. Liu was so vexed that her eyes turned red, shouting for help, murder, and robbery, trying to draw the other villagers over.

If it were before the disaster, perhaps people would have been eager to watch the drama, but now, with so many strangers in the village, the remaining people would rather hide tightly unless they were tired of living and wanted to cause a stir.

For a while, except for the Zhao Daxin couple who followed, not one person from Shangrao Village came out.

Exhausted from crying, making a scene, and throwing tantrums, old Mrs. Liu performed a lonely act.

"Stop it, Liu family's elder woman, take a rest, aren't you tired? No one's watching," said Mrs. Wang, who had been standing aside with her husband, unable to resist spitting out a comment.

After so much rolling and wailing, her clothes were loose, some were even torn, and the flesh on her buttocks was vaguely visible.

Though an older woman might not mind about appearance, it really was too ugly; Mrs. Wang was embarrassed for her.

"Mind your own business, taking care of your household business is enough, yet here you are meddling in others'; you really have too much time on your hands." Old Mrs. Liu, having exerted herself considerably, had lost her voice, and no one in the village came out. Feeling extremely timid and useless, she internally cursed, lamenting that her performance had gone to waste.

Though annoyed by Mrs. Wang's interference, she finally found a step to back down, stopping her ruckus, and turned her aggression towards Mrs. Wang.

"It's not my family's business, but didn't you Liu family's old woman create this scene precisely for others to see? So, don't want anyone to talk? Then don't act. Our family matters don't need Liu family's old woman to worry about; you'd better worry more about yourself. You should know, the more wrongful acts you commit, the more you're asking for retribution. Right, Liu family's old woman?" Mrs. Wang, normally a tough character, wasn't about to back down; as soon as old Mrs. Liu finished her words, Mrs. Wang retorted right back.

"You…" Old Mrs. Liu's face darkened. She slapped the ground and stood up, just about to unleash her fury when Liu Kai's voice rang out.

"Indeed, the more wrongful acts committed, the more one's asking for retribution. Don't you agree, old Mrs. Liu?" Liu Kai's sinister voice made old Mrs. Liu shiver all over.

"Nephew, I'm your aunt, what's this you're saying? No matter what, I'm your elder, are you joining with outsiders to bully your aunt?" Old Mrs. Liu widened her eyes, forcing herself to stand firm, trying to use family hierarchy and filial duty to oppress him.

"Ha… elder." Liu Kai seemed he had heard the biggest joke, looking mockingly at the dark, thin old woman. "Speaking of the word elder, do you deserve it? Don't sully those words, besides, in my family, we don't have elders who take advantage of others, are ruthless and steal from others, bringing them to the brink of destruction."

"You…"

"Just shut your mouth, get your things together within half a tea's time, or don't bother at all." Liu Kai's sinister gaze fixed on old Mrs. Liu, the threat in his eyes was unmistakable.

"Why?" Old Mrs. Liu reflexively retorted.