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

Unfortunately, no matter how much they cursed or struggled, they were tightly held by a few old women.

But... what spew out of their mouths was truly unbearable.

It was so unbearable that even the usually weak He Shi couldn't stand it anymore. She suddenly stepped up to the three and opened her palm, showing three small silver ingots, which made the eyes of the three old Liu Shi women turn red, wishing they could swallow the little harlot in front of them.

"Bitch, just you wait..." the eldest daughter-in-law said hatefully.

Taking her silver was worse than taking her life; everyone knew the mother-in-law held onto the silver tightly, and they hadn't saved up any private money, and even this was found on a dead body.

She took half of it all at once, how could she not be anxious?

He Shi was indeed frightened and shivered, but seeing the father of her children filled her courage again, then she slapped the foul-mouthed faces with all her strength.

"Are you still cursing, still cursing?" She asked while hitting, and as she got more excited, He Shi's eyes reddened, remembering all the grievances she had suffered in those days, and the speed of her hand increased.

Her own suffering didn't matter, but her children suffered along with her, and her father-in-law was also sickened.

Thinking of this, He Shi felt she was too incompetent, too cowardly, and her slaps became stronger as if she wanted to return all the beatings she had endured.

But however righteous she felt, she was limited in strength, and starving, she had no energy left. Seeing some faces she had already swollen with slaps, a trace of pity flashed across He Shi's eyes.

Hua Jin raised her eyebrows, realizing that one really couldn't judge people by their appearances, as this seemingly delicate woman wasn't as weak as she imagined.

The three who were getting hit were also extremely excited; however, no matter how they struggled, they were still firmly held down by several pairs of hands, and could only vent their anger through colorful language. But as the slaps increased, the pain grew deeper, and finally, they could only yield and beg for mercy to avoid receiving more.

"Not cursing anymore, not cursing anymore, made a mistake, oh made a mistake, have mercy… on us." The eldest daughter-in-law of old Liu Shi said in a muffled voice, as if her mouth was filled with an egg.

If the beating continued, her teeth would be gone; she already felt her back molars loosening, and her mouth was full of the taste of rust, her whole face was numb as if it lost sensation. Despite the hatred in her heart, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Liu family decisively surrendered.

The second daughter-in-law also nodded, her mouth already oozing blood.

Old Liu Shi suffered the worst; the two daughters-in-law received one hit for every two she endured. Her entire face was swollen like a bun; originally, she had few teeth left, and now more were loose, not to mention two fell out directly, swallowing them whole without a chance to react.

Crying out in pain, she was ignored by everyone.

"You've eaten so much from my family, should you compensate the silver?" Despite panting and feeling dizzy, He Shi still menacingly held the silver while speaking viciously, her eyes glaring at the three.

"Yes..."

Afraid of getting hit, the three nodded repeatedly, especially when they glanced aside at the crowd watching them menacingly; they became completely submissive.

Not being submissive wasn't an option, unless they wanted more beatings.

Their bodies now were nothing like back in the day; they couldn't withstand beatings. If it continued, there would be real trouble; as it was, they already felt dizzy.

Seeing the three surrender, He Shi, who ought to be happy, couldn't help but burst into tears.

Hua Jin thus fully understood the saying 'women are made of water', as tears came the moment she pursed her lips.

Adding to that, He Shi actually looked quite good; weak and frail, a beauty shedding tears, no wonder the trio who got beat had such a hard time looking at her, especially the old woman who wished she could tear He Shi's face apart.

With tears streaming down, He Shi handed the silver in her hand to the sitting father of her children, her eyes full of guilt as she looked at him: "I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of the family, and father is sick... I..."

Look at such a woman, even though she's so thin a gust of wind could blow her away, her delicate and pitiful demeanor made it hard for any man to scold her, despite her being somewhat older. Anyway, Hua Jin couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

It seems Liu Kai is not a simple person either; could a simple man protect such a beautiful wife in these circumstances?

One should know that order has completely collapsed today, and humanity is the cheapest thing, easily discarded.

Hua Jin couldn't help but take another look at the man with the broken leg.

Indeed, the expression of concern on Liu Kai's face was proof.

Seeing his wife cry made him even sadder than he could feel for himself.

He hastily said, "It's not your fault, you've done well."

At the very least, everyone in the family was intact and none missing when he got home.

Just as he was thinking this, he was distracted by the cry of "Dad" from outside the door, causing Liu Kai's eyes to redden again, especially seeing his son and daughter dressed in even more ragged clothes than on the mountain.

The teenagers who rushed into the yard were overwhelmed with joy and immediately ran towards him with red eyes.

"Dad... wuwu... I knew nothing would happen to my dad."

The girl immediately hugged her father and began to sob loudly, while the boy, perhaps due to a more reserved nature, although his eyes were blurred with tears, remained strong and didn't cry.

After patting his daughter's shoulder and letting the child vent for a while, Liu Kai touched his son's head, causing the boy who had been holding back to let his tears fall, but with a smile on his face.

"Alright, alright, go help your mom pack things." Liu Kai redirected the children's attention.

Only at this point did Liu Shuang and Liu Wu notice the three who had been beaten black and blue, and their eyes immediately showed a look of disgust.

However... seeing their miserable appearance, the siblings looked at each other in confusion but said nothing nor asked anything, dutifully following their father's words to help their mother pack their belongings.

As they packed familiar items, the siblings finally felt some of the accumulated resentment in their hearts dissipate a bit.

"Grandpa, Dad, Grandpa... we found wild herbs." Once the excitement calmed down, Liu Shuang suddenly remembered and quickly took out the herbs from the basket.

"Don't worry... Grandpa has already taken medicine." Seeing the anxious eyes of his children, Liu Kai quickly comforted them, a look of relief flashing in his eyes.

However, the medicine still needed to be brewed, as he was worried that the previously given medicine wasn't effective enough.

Then the siblings split up, one helping their mother organize the family's belongings, while the other took a pot to brew medicine for Grandpa.

Liu Kai then turned his attention to the three who were scared from being beaten, "Tell Liu Gao, from now on I have no eldest uncle, and you are not my family. That's it for now, you should be grateful that my family is safe, otherwise... hmph!"

Liu Kai did not conceal the murderous intent in his eyes, terrifying the three old Liu Shi women to the point they dared not make eye contact, their bodies involuntarily trembling.

"Take your things and get out, unless you want to face the consequences." Liu Kai said while restraining his itching hand, looking sinisterly at old Liu Shi and her group.

If not for being unable to move his leg, there wouldn't have been any need for the children's mother to act; to him, bullying his family people didn't involve kinship or gender differentiation, only between his own and outsiders, with no mercy needed for wicked outsiders.