Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space-Chapter 234. Another year of festival

After adapting to a certain degree of cold, Hua Jin started deliberately collecting snow and ice blocks, preparing in advance for the extreme heat to come.

She and her father would almost daily go to collect a lot of snow, placing it in Hua Jin’s space to melt.

Then, using wooden basins of various sizes, she would freeze them outside the cave; in just a short while, she could collect many ice blocks, which were neatly stacked on the second floor of her space.

As for the water in the space, although it seemed inexhaustible, with a vast stream remaining, Hua Jin still planned not to waste it.

The ice blocks from snow water were all prepared for the extreme heat to cool and use in daily life; it wasn’t necessary to waste potable water.

Especially since there was free water outside, why waste the water in the space?

We need to live thriftily and learn to plan.

In the days to come, Hua Jin would go out every morning with her father, while at home bowls and bowls of water would be continually frozen.

These days, Hua Da-ge and the others were used to it; as for where all this water came from or where the melted ice blocks disappeared to, they wouldn’t say or ask.

Even the very curious Xiao Si might have been restrained by his two brothers, helping out without saying a word.

As the collection continued, the annual festival was approaching, a unique holiday for everyone to celebrate.

Rather than bring the two daughters home, Old Lady Hua prepared to send her two grandsons early, watching them bring back smoked rabbit meat and meat-filled buns, she smiled contentedly.

It’s not about the quantity but the sentiment.

In the Big Cave, every household began busying themselves, taking out the preserved and smoked meats they usually couldn’t bear to eat, soaking and preparing them ahead of time.

With tomorrow being the festival, there was nothing much to do at home, so Hua Jin decided to go out with her father.

However, this time it was not about deliberately collecting snow; rather, they wanted to explore the mountains and, if possible, hunt some fresh game.

For the new year, fresh meat naturally tastes better.

In fact, they also wanted to hunt two wild boars to change the diet, especially for the folks in the Big Cave.

Early in the morning, the father and daughter, along with Hua Yunao and his brother, left Lightning at home, taking several others to set off.

Xiao Si naturally wanted to follow, but he woke up late, and even if he hadn’t, Hua Chengtian wouldn’t plan to take his youngest son along.

With several big ones following, it was convenient; there was no need to look around, just follow them.

They roamed the mountains almost every day, so they knew the surroundings very well; they were clear about where there was prey.

Anyway, around the mountains near their cave, there was almost no big prey to be seen, only some small ones, but even those were mostly scared away by Hei Da and the others.

So their target wasn’t the nearby mountain range; after following Hei Da over one mountain and then another, they finally stopped.

"Huff huff" — climbing mountains for so long required significant physical strength, but it didn’t feel as cold anymore.

In places untouched by humans, the gains were quick; not long after, some fairly plump wild chickens appeared in the basket, and Hua Jin spotted a nest of wild chicken eggs, calling "father" with a bit of excitement.

Then Hei Da and the others split into two groups, leaving two behind while Hei Da and Er Hui disappeared into the mountains.

There was no sign of human presence on the entire mountain, with only traces left by animals on the snow-covered terrain.

However, this was good news, maybe they could hunt a big animal.

Hua Jin was guarded in the center by her father and brothers, with San Huang and Bai Wei following ahead and behind as they advanced along the path made by the animals.

Hunting in the snow was both difficult and easy, depending on whether your eyes were sharp, whether you had patience, and whether your reflexes were quick; otherwise, one could only hunt in vain.

These were all things Hua Jin and the others were not lacking; the days spent in the mountains were not wasted, not to mention Hua Jin, whose physical benefits from absorbing Spiritual Energy were fully manifest, including sharp reflexes, but mainly the ability to sense intentions from afar, now reaching up to a hundred meters; so, even without several beasts, Hua Jin could sense any activity clearly.

Mainly, the brothers and father, thanks to their hard work in recent days, gained significant progress; though they couldn’t match the beasts, they had improved greatly, now having keen hearing and vision.

Everyone was very excited, carefully searching the mountains for prey.

Each person held a machete and a crossbow; once a target was found, they would not hesitate to fire a crossbow arrow. frёewebηovel.cѳm

"Dad..."

While walking, Hua Jin suddenly stopped and pulled her father.

"Go in that direction," Hua Jin said, pointing in a direction, her eyes filled with a touch of excitement.

Hua Chengtian knew his daughter’s keen sense, so he nodded without hesitation.

Sure enough, after less than half a teacup’s time, they encountered a group of foolish deer who didn’t look up, busy trying to fill their stomachs in the snow.

Hua Da-ge and Hua Er-ge gave their sister a thumbs up.

Her keen perception was worthy of admiration.

Hua Jin smiled softly at her brothers, but when facing the foolish deer, her gaze turned sharp, calming the restless San Huang and Bai Wei, exchanging a glance with her father and brothers, and then simultaneously firing the crossbow arrows in their hands.

The sound of "swish swish swish" followed by the foolish deer’s cries of pain echoed, while prepared San Huang and Bai Wei darted into the foolish deer herd with speed almost matching the crossbow arrows, instantly killing several among the foolishly bewildered and stunned deer.

Only then did the foolish deer react, fleeing in panic, a few cluelessly running straight toward Hua Jin and the others.

Nothing offered should be missed; as her brothers were distracted, Hua Jin seized the opportunity to collect two in her space.

The others rushing in were dealt with by her father and brothers, each one pierced through the throat with an arrow.

As the commotion settled, the slope was left with a dozen or so foolish deer lying down, the rest already fled.

Luckily, this foolish deer herd was quite large, or Hua Jin really worried her family might wipe them out.

Hua Da-ge and Hua Er-ge excitedly dragged the killed foolish deer into a pile, with San Huang and Bai Wei helping as well, their long, sharp mouths already stained with blood, and Hua Jin disdainfully used the snow to clean the blood from their mouths.

Next was the cleanup.

The Hua family naturally had great strength; they didn’t even need Hua Jin, the few men were enough to carry them.

Just as they were packing the foolish deer into carry baskets, San Huang and Bai Wei, who were on watch, suddenly stuck their necks out and dashed into the forest ahead.

Covering the ground with blood, Hua Jin suddenly stood up, "Dad, there’s something, hurry up the tree," she shouted urgently.

Damn, Hei Da and Er Huang unknowingly led two large wild boars here, closely chasing them.

Really well done, Hua Jin’s heart raced with excitement; as she spoke, she was the first to climb up a tree.

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