Natural disaster at the beginning: I will lead the system to build a safe zone

After hearing Chen Huairen's detailed explanation, Mrs. Chen didn't dare to listen any further. She could no longer imagine that the county town had become a purgatory on earth.

Chen Huairen was just about to comfort her when he heard the sound of horse hooves not far away, accompanied by the guards' shouts: "Who is it?"

"Whoa--" Shi An'an stopped his horse and looked down at the uninvited guests who appeared near their saltpeter mine from his horse, his face also full of question marks. Where did these people come from?

Hearing the noise over there, Chen Huairen squeezed the frightened Mrs. Chen's hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll go check it out."

"Who are you?" Shi Anan asked puzzledly.

At this time, Chen Huairen walked out and looked at Shi Anan and the others carefully. The man and woman in front seemed to be the leaders. Both of them had good looks and temperament, and it was obvious that they were not ordinary people.

Especially that woman, to be protected so well in such a world is definitely not something an ordinary family can do.

In just a few seconds, Chen Huairen determined that these people were not easy to deal with.

Although there were only four of them, each of them was equipped with a horse, and if he was not mistaken, these were all top-quality Arabian horses, which could not be obtained just by having money.

Chen Huairen raised his businessman's smile and politely said to Shi Anan and the others, "It is the guards of the mansion who are ignorant and disturbed you all. I am Chen Huairen, a grain merchant from Qinghe County. I have been camping here for a few days for some reason. I thought there was no one else around. I wonder where this young master and young lady are from?"

When Shi Anan heard Chen Huairen mention Qinghe County, her eyes lit up. After exchanging a glance with Xiao Yi, she said, "We are from Guangming Village. My last name is Shi, and I am planning to go to Qinghe County. Since you are from Qinghe County, can you tell us about the situation in Qinghe County?"

Chen Huairen heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Shi Anan's reply. Although he didn't know what Guangming Village was and how it could produce people like the leader girl and the cold-faced young man, it would be fine as long as they were not the kind of people who would become unreasonable and shout for killing.

"Miss Shi, the situation in Qinghe County is a long story. If you are not in a hurry, why don't you sit down and talk with me?" Chen Huairen invited. He was also very interested in the so-called Guangming Village.

Shi Anan thought about it and agreed. With Xiao Yi around, she was not afraid that this man would do something bad to her. Seeing how thin and weak he and his guards were, she felt that Xiao Yi didn't even need to do anything, she could knock him down by herself.

She dismounted and asked Yan Fei and Tie Niu to lead the horses to a nearby place to graze. She and Xiao Yi followed Chen Huairen into their tent.

Mrs. Chen was still standing in front of the shed, clutching a handkerchief and staring closely at the situation on Chen Huairen's side. Seeing Chen Huairen bringing Shi Anan and Xiao Yi closer and closer, she also saw their faces clearly, and a flash of surprise passed through Mrs. Chen's eyes.

"Husband, who are these two?" Mrs. Chen walked up and asked.

"Oh, this girl's surname is Shi, and this boy's surname is Xiao. Miss Shi, Mr. Xiao, and this one is my wife." Chen Huairen introduced them to each other.

"Hello, Miss Shi, Mr. Xiao."

"Hello, Mrs. Chen."

Both parties nodded and greeted each other.

"Miss Shi, Mr. Xiao, the environment is a bit simple, please take a seat first." Chen Huairen invited the two to sit at the table inside the shed and poured them a cup of tea. Mrs. Chen stood quietly beside them.

Shi Anan looked around the shed. If you ignore the lake in front of it whose water level had dropped by more than half, revealing a small yellow mud bed, and the trees that were scorched by the previous forest fire and now only have some tender buds, this place is quite interesting.

She smiled and replied, "Mr. Chen is indeed a refined man. He can still enjoy life in such an environment."

Chen Huairen shook his head slightly when he was praised: "Miss Shi, you are too kind. Drinking tea is just a little hobby of mine. I am just a businessman, not an elegant person."

Shi Anan did not comment. There are also Confucian businessmen among businessmen. She thought Mr. Chen was quite similar to one. However, the focus of today was not to discuss this.

Changing the subject, Shi Anan asked, "Master Chen, you just said you came from Qinghe County. What is the situation in Qinghe County now? Why did you bring your family to this deep mountain forest?"

Hearing Shi Anan's question, Chen Huairen sighed and briefly told Shi Anan what had happened in the county before and what he had recently found out.

The more Shi Anan listened, the more surprised she was. She hadn't expected that in just half a month, not only had the county been in chaos, but there was even a suspected epidemic!

Although she knew that there would be an epidemic after a disaster, she didn't expect that the epidemic would be so close to her.

Previously in the capital, many people died due to the severe earthquake, but some houses and corpses were buried directly underground, and almost nothing could be seen on the ground.

Later, they encountered a tsunami on their way out. Although it was speculated that the tsunami was also passing through the capital, they were washed to Lingnan, which is so far away, and they didn't know what the situation was there.

After arriving in Lingnan, she seldom left Guangming Village. She heard about the initial situation in Changping Town from people in Changle Village. It was extremely cold at that time. Even though many people died, it was not easy for bacteria and viruses to breed in the cold temperature.

What happened next was after the meteorite shower. At that time, there were not many people left in Changping Town, and most of them were brought back to Guangming Village by her, so there was no epidemic.

Qinghe County is in a rather unfortunate situation. It is extremely hot and dry now, and the population in the county town is naturally not comparable to that of the town. The number of deaths in a fight with so many people is something Shi Anan dare not imagine.

With so many deaths and no one to deal with it, it's no wonder that epidemics are spreading.

I just don't know what type of epidemic it is and whether it is highly contagious. Under today's medical conditions, everyone is terrified of the plague. Even chickenpox, which is very common among modern people, has a much lower mortality rate because of the existence of modern vaccines, but this disease was fatal in ancient times.

Moreover, the place where the epidemic occurred was separated from them by only a lake, and the lake water was also connected to their river, so there was no guarantee that the virus would not be transmitted through the water source.

Even if the virus will not be transmitted through the water source, there is no guarantee that it will not be brought here directly by humans. After all, Chen Huairen and his friends were able to cross the lake and come here, and it is not ruled out that there may be other people like them, but Shi Anan has not discovered them yet.

If it was another natural disaster, she could still think of ways to avoid it. If it was really a plague, she didn't know what to do except to disinfect and prevent it. After all, even if there was a special medicine in the system, it would be very expensive. She could save herself, but she couldn't save all the people in Guangming Village.