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

The village where Hao Niubi and others are located is called Guangming Village by the locals. Guangming Village is not far from where they were before, but because it is surrounded by mountains on both sides, there are only two small paths leading to the outside, so it is relatively hidden. If no one leads the way, it is not easy to find it.

Because Guangming Village has a bad geographical location and is located in the harsh conditions of the Lingnan region, the population of the entire village is not large, with a total of only about forty or fifty people, and probably only a dozen or twenty households.

Because of Hao Niubi's strong laborer, the family conditions are considered good in Guangming Village.

He brought Shi Anan and his group into the village, and the information center at the entrance of the village discovered them immediately. This was mainly because the people of Guangming Village had never seen so many outsiders before, and the temperament and appearance of these outsiders were all first-class.

An old woman who was trembling a little as she walked squinted her eyes and looked at him for a while: "Daniu, who are you bringing with you?"

"Granny Hua, they are from outside. They said that their family suffered a disaster and they passed by our place. They wanted to stay here for a while." Hao Niubi scratched his head and didn't dare to say that he went to rob but failed and was threatened by the people.

"Oh, so, are you going to take them back to your home now?" Granny Hua asked slowly.

"Yes, let's go to my house first. There are still a few empty houses near my house. It should be enough for them to squeeze in. Granny Hua, I won't talk to you for now. My parents will be worried if you don't go back." Hao Niubi waved his hand for Shi Anan and others to follow.

"Then go ahead." Grandma Hua waved her hand and returned to the group of women to whisper and exchange information.

Tsk, this countryside has been the same since ancient times. These aunts and uncles are so gossipy. Even when Shi Anan and others left, they could feel the curious gazes behind them.

After entering the village, we turned a corner and arrived at Hao Niumiu's house.

As he said, he has old people above him and young children below him. Both of Hao Niubi's parents were there, one was chopping wood in their yard, the other was feeding chickens in the yard, and there were two children, a boy and a girl, playing in the mud together, who must be his children.

"Dad! Dad! You're back!" The little boy looked up and saw Hao Niubi walking into the yard. He clapped his hands happily and rushed over.

The little girl watched her brother run away, then she staggered to her feet and ran after him.

Hao Niubi hugged his son and daughter who rushed over: "Tiezhu, little girl, do you miss your daddy? Did you listen to your grandparents and mom at home?"

The two children replied in unison: "I miss my dad. I'm obedient."

"Well! So good! Okay, go play by yourself first, Dad has something to do." Hao Niubi put the child down.

At this time, the two children also saw Shi Anan and others following behind. When the older boy saw Shi Anan, he shouted in amazement: "Fairy sister! Grandpa and grandma, Daddy brought back a fairy sister!"

The little girl was not to be outdone, she pointed at Xiao Yi and shouted in a baby voice: "And there is also a handsome brother!"

Shi Anan and Xiao Yi paused at the door. If you ask for their reaction, just... dig their toes into the ground?

The two old men who heard the noise in the yard also came out. Seeing Hao Niubi bringing back so many people with outstanding temperaments, they asked in surprise: "Daniu, who are these?"

When Shi Anan heard the question, she replied on behalf of Hao Niubi: "Uncle and Madam, sorry to bother you. We came here from the capital because there was a disaster there, so we had to go to Lingnan. We met Brother Daniu on the way, so we asked him to take us to the village to stay for a while."

"Don't worry, we know there is not much food in the village. We won't let you stay here for free. We can give you 5 dou of rice as compensation for your stay." 5 dou of rice is about 50-60 kilograms, which is a drop in the bucket compared to the kilograms of rice and flour she had collected before.

But it’s not that she doesn’t want to give more, the main reason is that she doesn’t know what the situation will be like in the future. They are now in a state of living beyond their means, so they still have to save where they can.

When they heard that Shi An'an wanted to give them food, Hao Niubi's parents, who were simple and honest, quickly shook their heads and refused: "That's not possible. We just want to stay for a few days. There are so many empty houses in our village. There are houses next door. It's useless to leave them there. You can just pick a few and live in them."

"The world is in a bad place right now, food is precious. You still have so many people, keep it for yourself."

Shi Anan didn't expect that Hao Niubi was a robber, but his parents were kind people. However, they couldn't live in their house for free with so many people. "It's okay. We still have food for the time being. I don't know how long we will be here, you should accept the food, so that we can feel at ease."

Hao Niubi, who was standing nearby, was so excited when he heard that they were going to give him food. He knew that this group of strangers, who looked so energetic, must have money and food.

Just when I was about to say yes, I suddenly heard my parents' voices of rejection. I remember he was scratching his head and pretending to say, "Mom, do you know that we only have enough food to last for one month?"

Fortunately, after many refusals, seeing that An An was very determined to give food, Hao Niubi's parents finally agreed.

After taking Shi Anan's food, the two old people became more polite to them and warmly invited them to their home.

Shi Anan did not refuse, she also wanted to know about the situation in Guangming Village.

Seeing the fairy sister and the handsome brother, as well as such good-looking uncles and aunts coming to their home, the two children were very happy and ran around the crowd. Li, Hao Niubi's mother, scolded them: "Don't disturb the guests. If you are bored, go and find your mother."

The two children did not cry or make a fuss after being scolded by their grandmother. Instead, they went out hand in hand to find their mother.

Sitting in the lobby of the Hao family, they learned the details of the Hao family and Guangming Village.

There are six people in the Hao family, and the current head of the family is Hao Ren, the father of Hao Niubi. Well, hearing this, An An sighed, it is indeed the naming style of their Hao family.

My thoughts wandered away, and I continued to listen. Hao Niubi's father, Hao Ren, was a carpenter in the village in his early years. Because he had skills, he lived a pretty good life.

Hao Niubi's mother, Li, was from Changle Village, two hills away from Guangming Village. Changle Village was also the closest village to Guangming Village, and there had always been a tradition of intermarriage. Li's family conditions were not very good, but she was indeed hardworking and capable, so Hao Ren hired her as his daughter-in-law.

When Hao Niubi was a child, Guangming Village was still a relatively large village nearby. But since some time ago, the number of young and middle-aged people in the village has become fewer and fewer, and they began to go out to find work. Over time, many people no longer came back, and those houses became empty.

With fewer people, there were naturally fewer places where carpenters were needed, so the Hao family's income dropped a lot, and they gradually began to spend more than they earned, and they had no money to find a wife for Hao Niubi.

But Hao Niubi was also very capable. His wife was an orphan from the same village named Shuniang. He would go to help her with things from time to time, and he brought his wife back home without causing his parents to worry.

It was also when he grew up that he supported the family, and they could barely get by. After he married Shu Niang, they had a son and a daughter. The eldest son, Tiezhu, was the same age as Xiao Yuan this year, also 6 years old, and the youngest daughter, Xiaoya, was only 3 years old this year.

The situation in Guangming Village is different from that in Changle Village. Almost all the people in Changle Village are from the Li clan, but Guangming Village is a village composed of people with many different surnames.

Because Guangming Village is remote and it takes a long time to walk along the mountain road to get outside, Guangming Village was originally used as a destination for exile, where those exiled people suffered.

Later, because the number of exiled people here had reached saturation, the court moved to another place to exile criminals, and Guangming Village was abandoned. Over time, the people who stayed here developed it into a village, and named it Guangming Village, which means that they have seen the light again.

Although they are descendants of exiles, the people of Guangming Village are relatively simple and honest because they have not been exposed to too many twists and turns of the outside world. If there is any bad thing about it, it is that it is difficult to survive here.

Because there are mountains all around and there are not many flat areas, there are also few places that can be used to cultivate farmland. The village cannot be self-sufficient and it is not convenient to communicate with the outside world. Some people who can't survive began to think about finding a way out outside. As a result, the number of people in the village has become fewer and fewer, and most of those left are the elderly, the weak, women and children.

The dozen or so men that Hao Niubi had brought before were most of the remaining young and middle-aged men in the village.