Zhao Changgeng suddenly sneezed.

Who is insulting me?

It must be my uncle.

"I've never seen anyone so dishonest. If he wants to collect grain, he should go from house to house in the village. Why is he targeting our family? Are we even relatives?"

Zhao Changgeng thought to himself, "If Zhao Jinfa heard this, he would definitely say..."

"We're relatives, the whole village is relatives. Who made your family rich?"

The logic of robbers is based on the age-old idea that the strong must help the weak.

Zhao Changgeng also knew that if the village needed to donate grain, his family would definitely be there, and it wasn't a big deal.

However, his parents and others were in the prefectural city and did not know the situation, which was really worrying. When he returned to Qingshan Xiaozhu, he stood in the courtyard and shouted, and they instantly gathered at the main house.

"You must all know about the earthquake last night; our old house collapsed."

I don't know the specific situation outside. As you know, some of our family members live in the prefectural city, and we don't know if there are any other cases of earthquakes there, or how serious they are.

I want to go to the prefectural city to take a look. I'll leave the things at home to you all from now on..."

Zhao Changgeng was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

“Father, you can’t go. You are the eldest son in the family. With Grandpa and Grandma not at home, it’s up to you to support the household.”

Dad also said that he doesn't know what the situation is like outside.

If it's truly a major disaster, things might get chaotic outside. Father, you should stay here at Green Hill Cottage and protect Mother and your younger siblings.

I went to the prefectural city to inquire about my grandparents' situation.

As soon as Zhao Qingling finished speaking, Zhao Qingfeng and Qingluan also said they wanted to go to the prefectural city together.

In the end, it was decided that Qingling and Qingfeng would go to the prefectural city together. Since they didn't have any horses at home, they had to hire a carriage in town to go to the prefectural city first.

These two boys, Qingling 20 and Qingfeng 17, have never traveled far alone before.

This is why the Zhao family is so eccentric—they're not in a hurry to find a wife for their grandson.

In ordinary families, let alone getting a wife, their grandchildren might already be walking.

After much advice and reminders, the two brothers, accompanied by the two brothers who guarded the courtyard, set off for town.

The closer they got to the city, the more alarmed they became. The disaster worsened as they approached the prefectural city, with houses collapsing and cries of anguish filling the air.

In some places, even perfectly good land has developed a very long and deep crack.

The ground is so big that it's possible for a horse-drawn carriage to fall in, let alone a person.

In some areas, landslides have occurred, and roads that were previously passable are now buried by rocks and mud coming down from the mountains.

Over the course of that one night, you could see many people, barely clothed, digging for wild vegetables in the wilderness.

Upon seeing the carriage approach, they quickly swarmed around it, reaching out their hands to beg.

Fortunately, the Zhao brothers had seen refugees before, and Hai'an and Haifeng had also traveled all over the country and had experience. With a flick of their whips, they charged forward.

The already difficult road was further blocked, making progress slow.

Previously, it would have only taken three days to reach the prefectural city, but it took Qingling and his group of four three days to reach the chasm.

But when they arrived here, the Qingling brothers were dumbfounded.

They even fought fiercely to cross that formidable chasm before. Where has that path gone now?

The mountain, which had been cut in two, has now been reunited. A section of the mountaintop has also collapsed.

What used to be flat ground is now covered by gravel and mud. How are we supposed to walk on this road?

There's no way forward. We can only retreat.

After retreating about a mile, there were large trees, so the sea breeze quickly climbed up and looked into the distance.

Looking at the previously insurmountable terrain, there was practically no road to be seen in either direction.

It seems that there is no other way but to climb the mountain.

However, climbing mountains is extremely risky, not to mention that if you don't climb well, you might get lost.

Will the landslides and loose soil be just like this on the other side of the mountain?

Walking on it, you never know when a stone might fall and kill you.

The current situation means that the road to the prefectural city is completely cut off.

They turned back and went to the nearest town to inquire if there were any other roads leading to the prefectural city.

The result was negative.

What to do? The best way is to wait.

Let's wait a few more days until the mountain stabilizes before trying to cross it. Otherwise, there's no way to go.

Waiting here isn't a solution; I'm anxious, and my family is worried too.

In the end, Qingling decided to return to Qingshan Xiaozhu first.

It can only be said that the family members are the luckiest, safe and sound. Besides, there is still the third sister, who is blessed by the old gods.

Grandpa, Grandma, and the others are definitely safe.

Repeating the same thing once is fine, repeating it two or three times is fine too, but repeating it hundreds or thousands of times will make you believe it.

And it is a belief that is unwavering.

On their way back, the two brothers began to brainwash themselves.

Four days later, they returned to Qingshan Xiaozhu. Having successfully brainwashed their family, the two brothers began to brainwash them as well.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine. With Third Sister here and Master Yunyou here, Grandpa and Grandma will be alright."

Think about it, back when our family was about to make a coffin for our third sister, she miraculously came back to life.

What an incredible stroke of luck!

How could someone who isn't even accepted by the King of Hell possibly get into trouble because of this earth dragon turning over, right?

Think about it, didn't our family's life start to change after Third Sister got injured?

In the past year or so, so many things have happened in our family that we never dared to imagine before. Not to mention anything else, just take the fact that we now have five students who have passed the imperial examination.

Especially my grandfather, who had such bad luck in the exam, but with my third sister by his side, he actually managed to get first place.

Did you dare to think about it before? Or were you afraid to think about it?

Our family also opened shops in the county and town. Would we have dared to dream of that before? We probably wouldn't have, right?

Now, not only is it open, but it's also thriving.

Qingfeng and I went to the shops in the county and town along the way.

None of the guys were hurt. Our house is sturdy enough that apart from a few broken plates and bowls, there was no other damage.

The houses and shops have been inspected, and everything is fine.

Isn't this all a blessing for our family?

Don't worry, don't worry. As long as we have Third Sister and the Wandering Master, our family's life will definitely get better and better.

So, shouldn't we treat our third sister even better?

Wife, your embroidery skills are excellent. Do you think we should go and buy some good fabric and embroider a few more handkerchiefs for Third Sister?

Second Aunt, your cooking is excellent. Perhaps you could research some new recipes so you can cook more delicious meals when Grandpa, Grandma, and Third Sister come back…

If Zhao Qingyan knew that Zhao Qingling and Zhao Qingfeng were using her as a pawn to brainwash and reassure their family, she would definitely despise them.

"With such a limited imagination, it's no wonder he didn't pass the preliminary examination."

Even if you could make the story a little more coherent, I would still admire your talent.

"After all, I'm one of God's favorites. I've lived two lives, so isn't it normal to have some luck?"