Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space-Chapter 277. Come out for a walk

"What are we waiting for? Let’s hurry and see if there’s anything good." Big Ya waved the small hoe in her hand, her cloth bag swaying along with it.

Not only she but all the girls who were close friends with Hua Jin also carried a cloth bag, which was obviously stuffed with items.

"Be careful, and take Black Da with you." The old woman, not far from them, called out with concern.

"Don’t worry, village chief grandma, we’ll take good care of Jin’er." Hua Xiaomao replied, patting her own hip bag. "We have this," she said with a trace of pride.

The old woman glanced at the bag and smiled. Whenever it involved her beloved granddaughter, she couldn’t help but worry, even though she trusted the children’s ability to take care of themselves.

Moreover, the nearby mountains had already been cleared several times by her son and others. There were small animals but no dangerous beasts.

According to her husband and son, animals have the instinct to seek good fortune and avoid danger. When there’s a sudden change in the world and disaster strikes, even slightly clever ones have already hidden deep within the mountains.

Perhaps it was the influence of spending too much time with Jin’er, as the obedient and sensible girls inexplicably turned into tomboys. After over a year of practicing, each had acquired some skills, and their bags contained not food or supplies, but rather a powerful little crossbow—compact and delicate, perfect for girls, even she... had one on her.

"Grandma, we’ll go down and take a look and then come back." Jin’er quickly reassured her grandma.

As for the larger ones, Jin’er didn’t plan to take them along. The floodwaters had just receded, and although it’s very hot now, extremely scorching, the surface couldn’t dry thoroughly in a short time. Falling in could be life-threatening.

Black Da and the others were smart, but it was limited. Always curious, Jin’er dared not bring them along, and worriedly reminded Xiao Si, who was taking care of them, to watch them closely and not let them go down the mountain, lest they get stuck in the muddy marshes.

The family had already explained this danger to Xiao Si, and he understood it well, promptly assuring his sister.

He wasn’t planning to go down the mountain either; there’s nothing fun there. He would rather take the larger ones up the mountain, maybe even catch some prey.

Although Xiao Si was quite fond of food, he was reliable, so Jin’er went down the mountain with her sisters feeling assured.

During these days, the sisters hadn’t had the time to come out at all. It seemed like ever since they started planting the grains until now, nearly a month had passed without going out together.

Even Jin’er herself hadn’t been idle. Although her grandparents and parents wouldn’t let her do farm work, how could she, as a grown-up girl now, just watch her family sweating like rain while she lay at home enjoying life?

So she took on all the household chores, including feeding the livestock.

Besides breakfast, she also prepared the other two meals, and even the family’s clothes weren’t left for them to wash after a tiring day; she took them into her space for machine washing.

Although the busy harvest had turned out well, all the grains were planted before the temperature rose quickly, receiving an extraordinarily accommodating spring-like rain shower midway. After all, according to normal months, it should be nearly the beginning of autumn, but now, it couldn’t be considered that way anymore.

When these grains are harvested, hopefully, there won’t be any concerns about food for the whole Hua Village for the next few years.

"Jin’er..."

"Jin’er, what’s wrong? Isn’t she feeling unwell?" Hua Xiaomao called out again, seeing no response the first time, and looked at Hua Jin with concern.

Knowing that Jin’er is most afraid of the heat, she thought perhaps Jin’er wasn’t feeling well because of it.

"Ah... nothing, I just spaced out a little." Jin’er replied. "What do you want to say, Sister Xiaomao?"

Seeing Jin’er really didn’t seem to be in trouble, Hua Xiaomao was relieved and pointed to a place with richer vegetation, where a small patch of bamboo was growing, saying: "We wanted to ask if you want to check out that area."

"Sure, I’m up for it." Jin’er returned with a smile, wiping the sweat off her nose and forehead with a cloth.

She was just out for a stroll and didn’t mind where they would go.

But the weather was so hot, it seemed that with just one glance she could feel the temperature rising again, although the temperature difference in the valley wasn’t that obvious, once you stepped out, it was like entering the peak summer heat.

It was fortunate they were on the mountain, surrounded by tall trees and lush vegetation, providing plenty of shade, making it slightly better. Despite this, if staying under the sun for too long, the heat would make one sweat profusely.

And this was only the beginning. Jin’er knew, in just a few months, the real heat would arrive, and then it would truly be like an apocalypse, with many dying of heat and thirst. During the day, humans wouldn’t be able to go outside; those surviving would be like bats, resting during the day and active at night for quite a long time.

That’s why, despite being lazy, she chose to venture out with her sisters, even if it meant sweating profusely from the heat.

This wonderful time was running out, she needed to cherish it.

"Jin’er, hurry up..."

"Coming!" This time, Jin’er heard them and responded cheerfully, quickly arriving at the place her sisters pointed out.

She was the last one to arrive, and when she reached, she saw Big Ya, Sister Xiaomao, Huahua, and Xiaoxiao happily digging around, and Jin’er hastily joined in.

She was surprised to find such a large patch of fiddleheads here; no wonder the sisters were all keen on digging.

Because of the move, the previously planted leafy greens were all uprooted, and the newly planted batch hadn’t matured yet. Right now was a time of scarcity, so finding such a large patch of wild vegetables couldn’t be passed up, not to mention even if people didn’t eat them, they could be fed to the family’s chickens, ducks, and geese.

Speaking of chickens, ducks, and geese, those domestic fowls had settled down now, and Jin’er thought it was time to increase the livestock.

The pigs in the space had already given birth to two litters and were pregnant with the third litter.

"Look over here, there are even bamboo shoots!" Unknowingly, Hua Ying entered the bamboo forest while digging wild vegetables and couldn’t help but exclaim in joy upon seeing the small pointed bamboo shoots.

Following Hua Ying’s excitement, the girls hurried over and laughed upon seeing it. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

Some were only showing the pointed tips, some bulged into small dirt mounds, and there were a few that were slightly mature.

"It must be because of that rain awhile back, this is great, let’s quickly dig them up and take them back." Big Ya and Xiaomao were also quite happy, thinking of adding another dish to the family menu, and couldn’t help but urge everyone.

Thinking of those days, with nothing but pickled vegetables at home, their digging became even faster.

Jin’er symbolically dug a few shoots then stopped, she didn’t compete with her sisters.

She had a bamboo forest in her space, with plenty of fresh bamboo shoots, and dry ones even more abundant; only, with too many ingredients at home, she usually didn’t think of them.

"Jin’er, hurry and dig!" Huahua, close to Jin’er at the moment, poked her head to see, noticing only a few bamboo shoots in Jin’er’s basket. She couldn’t help but feel anxious for her.

"I’ve got enough here. Xiao Si dug some back yesterday, don’t worry about me, just hurry and dig. I need a rest." Jin’er pretended to massage her legs and sat on a stone.

"I see, alright, take a rest then."

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