Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space-Chapter 9. Annoying

When her parents were discussing, she unintentionally overheard that Xiaosi would turn seven after the New Year, which was also the time to start school. The reason her parents couldn't make up their mind was ultimately because of money.

Since she became Jin'er in the Hua family to live for the little girl, she couldn't just ignore it after hearing about it. If she didn't try to figure out a way to get some silver, she would feel she was letting the little girl down, letting down the family's love for her.

After thinking it over and over, she decided to set her mind on the mountain behind their village. After all, the mountain's resources were somewhat abundant, and maybe with some luck, she could come across something valuable.

Moreover, with her current small body, other money-earning methods weren't realistic.

Shang Qing Mountain was not far from Hua Village, just through a forest behind the village.

It was a continuous mountain range, so long that it was impossible to see the end with the naked eye. Anyway, all you could see were mountains, with many towering cloud-like pine trees.

In what little memory Hua Jin had, her grandfather and father also had limited knowledge of Shang Qing Mountain.

However, the deep mountains were very dangerous; everyone only dared to find some game near Hua Village. Even if they went up the mountain, the farthest they reached was halfway up; going further up was too risky.

It's said there are fierce beasts in the deep mountains, like tigers, black bears, and the wolves villagers fear most. In desperate hunger, they might come down the mountain.

Of course, danger comes with relative opportunities. As long as one is brave and capable, making silver from the mountains is not too difficult.

But... Hua Jin looked at her little body... and sighed.

She knew her capabilities well. Although her space here had weapons for advantage, she couldn't overcome her small frame!

She was no longer the person who had trained bitterly in martial arts to protect herself.

No matter how much she thought about it, facing the towering mountain, Hua Jin couldn't help feeling frustrated, but only for a moment, then she quickly recovered her spirit.

Earning big money was impossible, but picking some mountain goods from the hillside seemed quite feasible.

Even a small mosquito is still meat, better than nothing, and can gradually accumulate.

The premise, however, was being able to go up the mountain, or else she could only watch the mosquito meat.

What she could think of, how could the ancestors of Hua Village who lived by the mountains not think of?

In fact, Hua Village's improved living conditions were partly because of the abundant wild resources from Shang Qing Mountain that could be exchanged for silver coins.

Almost everyone in the village, whenever free, would go to the back of the village to pick mountain goods for small earnings, which was also a source of income for many women and children.

Before she was injured, Hua Jin would also go with her mother and playmates from the village to the foot of the mountain to pick mountain goods.

However, this time, her injury truly cast a huge shadow over her family. As soon as they heard Hua Jin wanted to go up the mountain, they immediately refused.

As the obedient child of the family, sneaking was impossible. Well, mainly because there was always the little tail, Xiaosi, trailing her. Even if she shook off Xiaosi, unless she didn't bring back what she picked, her family would find out.

Therefore, Hua Jin never really thought of the idea of shaking off Xiaosi from the start.

So... the thought of going up the mountain to earn silver was almost shelved before it even started.

But... could it really stump Hua Jin?

So after the farming busy period, one could almost hear Hua Jin's coquettish pestering every day in the Hua family, with the purpose, of course, of wanting to follow her mother and grandmother up the mountain.

She had to get on the mountain first, or else she wouldn't even see a mosquito meat.

Her family truly had no other choice after she wore them down, and finally, it was old man Hua who decided to take her along.

One couldn't just be scared by an accident and keep a tight rein on the granddaughter, not letting her go anywhere, right?

As soon as Hua Jin heard her grandfather agree, she immediately became cheerful, her eyes sparkling with light.

"Grandpa is the best."

Meanwhile, old man Hua, lightly coughed, glancing at his granddaughter, who was clinging to his side and acting spoiled. Although he was quite pleased internally, he still said, "You can go along, but you must listen to your grandma and mother."

"Don't worry, grandpa, don't you know your granddaughter is obedient." Hua Jin playfully winked at old man Hua, showing a very obedient look.

Old man Hua: "..." It's because he knew that he was even more worried!

Although sometimes she was indeed very obedient, other times she was truly cunning.

Looking at his happy granddaughter, he thought, oh well, the child had been restrained for quite some time.

She had hardly gone out at all. After that accident, Jin'er should be well aware in her heart.

"You! Just be obedient." Old man Hua really had no way with the only granddaughter in the family. If it were the boys, he would have long stretched out his palm like a fan to pat them down.

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"Absolutely," Hua Jin immediately promised, almost raising two fingers to swear, her quirky manner successfully amused old man Hua, who pointed at his granddaughter, muttering, "You!"

After much effort to get approval, the next day after breakfast, Hua Jin carried her small basket, following behind her mother and grandmother. Of course, little tail Xiaosi was there too.

The siblings, chasing each other, quickly overtook Granny Hua and Qi Shi, whose hand couldn't catch them.

"You two slow down," Qi Shi laughed and quickly shouted.

"It's okay, let them run. The children are sensible and won't go far," Granny Hua said, smiling as she looked at the two children ahead, speaking to her daughter-in-law.

Qi Shi thought so too and immediately stopped worrying, walking slowly with her mother-in-law and occasionally greeting some people from the village appearing in ones and twos behind them.

"Jin'er."

Just when Hua Jin caught up to her brother, giving him a little tug on the ear as a minor reprimand, she heard a weak voice near her ear and looked over towards the sound.

It turned out that there were a few little girls standing in the forest on her right side behind, wearing clothes with patches and also carrying small baskets on their backs.

One of them had a peculiar look. Hua Jin couldn't help but glance a few more times.

A dark-skinned, skinny little girl with a mole on her cheek, although she was as surprised as the other little girls, there seemed to be more fear and a flash of jealousy.

From the shape of her mouth, it was clear that she had called her name.

But was there a need to be afraid when she saw her?

Hua Jin couldn't help but scrutinize her a little more.

Honestly, aside from being dark-skinned and slim, the little girl's features were quite delicate, but she couldn't compare to her. To be correct, there was no little girl in the entire Huajiao Village that could.

After all, who else didn't have to work the fields, pampered at home like her, naturally having fairer skin. Plus, her diet was slightly better than other families in the village, getting about seventy to eighty percent full, along with clothes without patches, refined features, and an innate temperament, which made her stand out from the village's little girls.

Though this was the case, Hua Jin had a good personality. Even though there were inevitably some little girls who were envious, most of the time they were kind, and girls of a similar age in the village loved playing with Hua Jin.

After the dark-skinned little girl opened her mouth in surprise, other little girls also greeted Hua Jin one after another, coming to her and asking chattering questions with concern.

She wouldn't hit a smiling face, especially since these little girls had no ill intent besides the dark-skinned girl with a mole on her cheek. She quickly let go of her little brother's ear and smiled sheepishly, then responded to each of them, though her peripheral vision was still constantly observing the dark-skinned little girl.

She seemed to remember something? Her head was also slightly aching.

"Jin'er, is your head injury better?"

The speaker was also a dark-skinned little girl. Of course, none of the little girls here had any fat.

The sudden influx of information in her mind made Hua Jin uncomfortable, shaking her head. She soon remembered this was a cousin who hadn't left Hua family ties out of the five, called... Hua Xiaomao, a little older than her, watching her with concern.