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

The entire village has only that one house, isn't it the object of others' covetousness?

It's only been a few days, and someone wants to investigate. In a few more days, it might really become unsafe for the children. No matter whether those people are good or bad, leaving is undoubtedly the right choice.

Seeing that the kind elder sister also agreed with their plan, Gouzi visibly became delighted.

Doesn't this mean that the elder sister doesn't dislike their arrival?

"Do you know who those refugees are?" Hua Jin didn't want to overthink, but suddenly having a group of refugees appearing was too strange.

"This I know," said Caogen, raising his hand, and bravely looked at Hua Jin with bright eyes.

Receiving an encouraging smile from the kind elder sister, Caogen quickly said, "We overheard their conversation in the courtyard; they came from further north, saying they're from..."

"Yicheng," Da Liu interjected.

"Yes, Yicheng," Caogen scratched his head, slightly embarrassed, his memory wasn't great, he frequently forgot things.

Yicheng, if Hua Jin remembered correctly, wasn't it the border town? People fleeing from a border town so far away gave an immediate sense of foreboding.

"... it seems some people have attacked," Caogen revealed the most important detail.

"Did they say who?" Hua Jin's expression became deeply serious, and beside him, Qin Shu, who hadn't spoken, also became serious.

Facing the suddenly serious elder sister, Caogen, being just a child, couldn't help but feel timid again. His brain turned to mush, remembering nothing.

"Sister Jin," at this moment Gouzi took over the conversation, "those people seemed to say some Tart..."

"The Taizi army," Hua Jin supplemented, his expression became entirely solemn.

... So has it already begun?

Thinking of the dream where she ran through the rain, expecting it after the earthquake, it seemed there were already signs now.

Upon hearing this, Gouzi nodded vigorously, "It's the Taizi army; they also said these people consume something bloody, killing and capturing people everywhere, treating people not as people but as food. They barely escaped."

Qin Shu, upon hearing about the Taizi army, turned as pale as Hua Jin, even Qin Dagen's face darkened, standing to the side.

He's just a coarse man who only knows farming, not very knowledgeable, but he knows what the Taizi army is.

That is a group of savages, viewing their Gu Yan as a piece of fat meat, Beicang Barbarians; if they invade, how could the commoners fare well? Qin Dagen felt a panic rise in his heart.

On the other side, seeing no signs of her family entering, Mrs. Li couldn't rest easy; she came out to check, just in time to hear Gouzi's last words, turning pale with fright.

Mrs. Li hadn't experienced the hardships of war, but she'd heard them talked about plentifully by the elders—Beicang Country's people were brutal and ruthless, coveting land and food, everything else was disregarded.

Having barely survived a disaster, life just started looking hopeful, and those demons were coming again. It's like they won't let the commoners live!

The more Mrs. Li thought, the more fearful she became, until she stumbled against the door, startling Qin Dagen to run to her, "Are you okay, the mother of our children?"

Mrs. Li shook her head, forcing a smile: "I'm fine, just lost my balance."

She focused on the speaking child, "Child, is Beicang really coming?"

Gouzi nodded towards the nervous woman at the door, "Those people said this."

Alright, any remaining luck was gone, Mrs. Li looked uneasily at the children's father, unable to resist calling, "Their father."

"It's alright, alright, don't worry, they're far from us," knowing his wife, and even he was scared, but as the head of the household, he had to calm and reassure his spouse.

But is it really far? Qin Dagen felt a chill rushing to the top of his head.

Still, it relieved much of Mrs. Li's anxiety, then she looked apologetically at Hua Jin girl.

Hua Jin's serious expression relaxed as she met Mrs. Li's gaze, she smiled shallowly, "Uncle Qin is right, the Taizi army of Beicang is far from here, no need to worry for now."

"Yes, Mom, don't worry much; I'm here," Qin Shu also quickly spoke up, "Besides, they may not be able to invade," he looked westward, there remained streaks of sunlight, with the scorching sun quietly hidden behind the clouds, yet the heat was intensely potent.

"Will they?" Mrs. Li looked to her son.

"The county magistrate said, the disaster isn't only here, it's nationwide; disasters destroy everything, followed by plague—surrounding countries certainly can't escape either. So they urgently want to invade to expand national territory; truly, they're more after food, because... there's a lack of grain.

Gouzi mentioned many refugees came, meaning the Taizi army's attempt to find more food is almost impossible; even if they want to dig wild vegetables all the way, there should be leftovers.

The most important point is, how difficult it would be to march in this heat. No water, no food would be even harder, thus Son speculates that even if the Taizi army comes, as long as the temperature doesn't drop, we should be safe. Moreover, the soldiers from Yicheng and Yun City are bravely delaying them; otherwise, with the Taizi's ruthless behavior, how could so many people escape?"

Hua Jin nodded in agreement with Qin Shu's conjecture; her dream should have been after the earth shook, thus during this intensely hot period at least, they should be safe here.

Even now, standing in the courtyard doing nothing, everyone but her was sweating profusely, and this was just the beginning. Soon it would get unbearably hot, questioning life's purpose.

This is why, seeing her father finish the big gate, she hurriedly delivered it, wanting to quickly secure the gates front and back while people could still venture outside, making the village and Uncle Qin's family safer, including Gouzi and the other children now.

Qin Shu's words indeed had a soothing effect, at least Mrs. Li was no longer startled, her countenance returned to normal.

"Jin'er girl, we've been busy talking, how about we stand outside? Too hot, let's go inside" she spoke while glaring at the children's father, clearly blaming him for not inviting people in.

Qin Dagen chuckled, chatting away without noticing.

"No need, I'm here for other matters," Hua Jin waved, smiling slightly.

"Uncle Qin, Brother Qin Shu, the door has been transported."

"It's been transported, let's go, before dark, let's install it" Qin Dagen couldn't stand still upon hearing this, lifted his foot to leave, only to be stopped by Qin Shu.

"Father, are you going empty-handed?" Qin Shu helplessly looked at his father, then handed the item he was holding to his mother.

Only then did the oblivious Qin Dagen realize and scratched his head, smiled embarrassingly.

Then quickly headed to the woodshed, where the family's tools were stored.

"Sister Jin, can we also go?" Gouzi looked expectantly at Hua Jin, although they were young, they wanted to help too.

Hua Jin nodded, smiling, "Of course you can, but be careful."