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

If the person really had malicious intent, they would have opened the door and captured her when they found her alone.

"The big brother benefactor? Did he tell you he's from Hua Village?" Qin Shu spoke up.

"Yes," Hua'er nodded quickly, "The big brother benefactor saved us and said that if we were willing, we could come to Hua Village to find him."

"So where are you from...?"

"From the county town, we walked for more than ten days, I... I'm telling the truth." Hua'er quickly glanced through the door crack at the young man speaking, her face full of unease.

"County town?" Qin Dagen exclaimed, looking at the poorly dressed little girl outside the door with surprise in his eyes.

In this weather, walking from the county town to Shanggu Town is truly impressive.

Qin Shu was a bit curious about the big brother the little girl mentioned, even having some speculations in his heart.

For so long, apart from seeing Hua Jin, no one else from Hua Village had gone down the mountain.

But... could it be her?

The county town is a hundred miles away from Shanggu Town, he couldn't understand why Hua Jin would go to the county town.

He then asked the little girl dressed as a poor boy, upon first glance, one couldn't tell if she was male or female without speaking.

"Do you know who the big brother benefactor you're talking about is?"

Hua'er cautiously looked through the door crack at the young man speaking, "Is this Hua Village?"

She asked the question she most wanted to know inside her heart, without answering Qin Shu.

Her thoughts were simple, since they've already come in, they had to know if this was indeed Hua Village and if they had found the right place.

This made Qin Shu's eyes flash with a trace of unusualness, she was a cautious little girl, and it seemed quite normal in these times.

"This... is indeed Hua Village." Qin Shu gave her the answer she wanted to hear, visibly causing the little girl's eyes to brighten at his words.

"Haven't told us who your benefactor brother is, maybe we even know him?" Qin Shu said as he opened his home's wooden door before his father could react, this sudden scene startled Hua'er outside, causing her to almost instantly take several steps back.

Even Qin Dagen was startled by his son, giving him a disapproving look, but since the door was already open, he followed his son's words.

"Yes, little girl, we might indeed know the big brother you mentioned."

"Are you... really from Hua Village?" Hua'er cautiously looked at the two people in front.

"Yes, if not, how could we live here?"

Hua'er frowned, scrutinizing the two in front. She could still sense whether the different gazes were malicious. Although the two in front were wary, they weren't filled with the intense malice she had experienced before. Because of this, she didn't run the moment the door was opened. Plus, she genuinely wanted to know if the big brother benefactor lived here. After thinking, she cautiously nodded.

"The big brother's name is Hua Jin."

"It's Hua Jin." Qin Dagen blurted out, his familiar tone making Hua'er's eyes light up.

"So we didn't come to the wrong place?" Hua'er looked at the two with hope.

Qin Shu nodded. Confirming it was Hua Jin, Qin Shu relaxed slightly.

Thinking of how Hua Jin appeared to outsiders as a young man, being considered a big brother wasn't wrong, it seemed the little girl was telling the truth.

Just didn't know when this young lady went to the county town?

Qin Dagen, knowing the little girl really came for Hua Jin, wasn't as nervous. Thinking about her mentioning "we," he couldn't help but ask, "How many of you came with you?"

Immersed in happiness, Hua'er quickly looked up after hearing the question, hesitated, then said, "Nine people."

"That's quite a few? So your intention is..."

"...Big brother told us we could come to Hua Village to find him, can we meet him?" Hua'er asked cautiously, looking at the two adults ahead.

Not very old, but she knew how to speak, Qin Shu couldn't help but glance at the little girl again.

"Maybe not..."

Just as the little girl showed a worried look, Qin Shu quickly added the second half of his sentence, "Because the big brother you're talking about isn't here..."

"Not here?" As a little girl, hearing this made her panic, unsure what to do, she looked at the people ahead, occasionally glancing up at the sky.

"Yes," Qin Shu nodded, "Can you describe what your big brother looks like?"

He wanted to confirm it one more time, which was crucial for deciding what to do next.

Upon hearing this, Hua'er quickly nodded. As the sky was about to brighten, she didn't have much time. Thinking she should quickly describe and find a place to rest, she proceeded to describe the big brother's appearance. Although dark, he was overall a very handsome big brother.

Listening to her, Qin Shu also relaxed, confirming it was Hua Jin was what mattered. With Hua Jin's kindness, saving the little girl's family was very likely.

After all, their family came to Hua Village due to Hua Jin's kindness.

With a sense of shared fate, Qin Shu looked at the little girl with eyes gradually calming down, at least less sharp.

"...If you want to meet the big brother, you can wait in the village."

Hearing that the big brother wasn't around, Hua'er, who had almost given up hope and prepared to leave, turned around in delight at the last second, sharply turning her head, "Really? Can we come in?"

"Of course... since you're looking for the big brother, this is where he lives. Since he has already agreed, you can naturally stay temporarily."

"Thank you, thank you," Hua'er was too happy, hurriedly expressing her gratitude.

"Don't rush to thank, you can come in, but listen to me first."

Hearing this, Hua'er felt more at ease, as a few words to let them in would have made her worried.

Hua'er nervously looked at him.

"Little girl, once you enter Hua Village, you can't easily leave, and living here requires helping with tasks as able. Do you see the walls around the village?" Qin Shu's gaze shifted to the distant walls.

Hua'er nodded, such high walls, of course, she saw them. She was even shocked, thinking Hua Village hadn't suffered from the disaster.

"At night, we will make the walls higher. If you want to live in Hua Village, the condition is that the adults in your family must help."

Hua'er still nodded, but this time she nodded much slower than before, her gaze a bit evasive.

They didn't ask what adults were in the family, but Big Brother Liu also counted as an adult, not considered a lie, Hua'er consoled herself this way.

"In that case, you can come in."

"What's the matter?" Watching the little girl not move, Qin Shu looked up.

"That... I can't move the tree blocking the door." Hua'er said awkwardly.

"Then how... did you get in?" Qin Dagen asked, genuinely thinking the little girl and her family had pushed away the trees blocking the village entrance.

"I... squeezed through a gap," Hua'er lowered her head while saying this, after all, she came in without permission.

After Qin Dagen asked this question, he already realized and nodded, looking at his son.

Since his son had already agreed, they naturally couldn't go back on their word. Next, they would help to move the trees blocking the entrance.