Chapter 016: Informing of the Disaster

Seeing that Lu Xuan was only carrying a basket and there was no sign of other prey around him, he guessed that his harvest in the mountains these past few days might not be very smooth. Without asking any more questions, he just patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'm glad you came back safely. But don't mess around anymore!"

Lu Xuan already knew from the words of the villagers who first surrounded him that the villagers had gone into the mountains several times to look for him. Although it was unnecessary, he still said to the village chief with gratitude: "I'm sorry to have worried you, Uncle Tie."

Li Tie smiled and said, "I'm most worried about your sister and brother-in-law. Okay, stop talking nonsense. You must be exhausted. Go home and have a good rest first."

Lu Xuan nodded, and soon returned to the Lu family with Lu Qing, Lu Chen and others who had been holding on to him tightly and were unwilling to let go.

After arriving home, Lu Xuan first changed out of the dusty clothes he had been wearing for several days, wiped his body briefly, and put on new clothes before returning to the main room.

During the whole process, Lu Chen followed him closely like a little tail, and even after sitting down, he stayed close to him, as if he was afraid that he would run away, which made Lu Xuan feel helpless.

As Lu Qing handed him hot water, her eyes red as she kept muttering, "Don't go up the mountain again. It's too dangerous. It takes several days to go. I can't sleep these past few days. Whenever I do fall asleep, I dream of you covered in blood. It's so scary!"

Lei Yan also said: "Ah Xuan, you can farm with me from now on. It may be tiring, but at least it's safe."

Lu Xuan didn't answer directly, but only said: "I found a lot of good things in the mountains these days. Let me show you first. I have something else to tell you later."

He took the basket that was placed aside and took out the things inside one by one.

The first things that were taken out were several kinds of wild fruits that were most afraid of being crushed, which were wrapped in leaves, as well as a large bag of mushrooms, and some wild vegetables and common herbs.

In addition, there were some wild peppercorns and peppercorns that were discovered unexpectedly, which together weighed about ten or eight kilograms. He also took out the half box of honey that was not full and opened the lid.

The sweet aroma of honey filled the room. Lu Qing and the other two, who were originally feeling heavy in their hearts, instinctively sniffed and instantly perked up.

Lu Chen quickly wiped away his tears, looked at the contents of the box with shining eyes, and asked, "It smells so good! Brother, what is this?"

"Honey." Lu Xuan went to the kitchen to get a pair of chopsticks and picked up a small piece of golden honeycomb from the box. "Open your mouth."

Lu Chen subconsciously opened his mouth, and Lu Xuan directly stuffed the honeycomb into his mouth.

Lu Chen chewed instinctively, then his eyes widened with excitement as he mumbled, "Mmm—so sweet! So delicious!!"

Lu Qing's eyes lit up slightly. "Honey? You actually found such a good thing?"

Then she noticed that the box containing the honey looked very strange. She couldn't tell what it was made of. It was transparent, and she could clearly see the golden honey inside.

Lu Xuan hummed and said, "Keep these at home. You can chew some every day or soak some in water to nourish your body. There are also wild peppercorns and peppercorns. Dry them in the yard in the next few days. Use them when stewing meat after drying. It will taste better."

Lu Qing and Lei Yan looked at the things that covered half of the table, and realized that Lu Xuan's trip into the mountains was not completely fruitless.

Although not as good as the previous two times, both honey and pepper are good things, and the money earned from selling them is probably not less than that from selling wild boars.

Lu Qing immediately said, "You should take these things to the town and sell them for money. It would be a waste for us to eat them all by ourselves." She also felt sorry for his hard work in the mountains these days.

"I have other things to sell." Lu Xuan took out the most important thing from the bottom of the basket, which was a hundred-year-old ginseng and a red Ganoderma lucidum with a corner missing.

Lu Qing and Lei Yan gasped when they saw these two things.

"This is... ginseng!? And Ganoderma lucidum?" Lu Qing's voice trembled. "Where did you find these things?!"

Lu Xuan said with a smile: "Of course I found it in the mountains. Selling these two things will earn me enough money to support me."

"A ginseng this big must be hundreds of years old, right? How much silver would it sell for?" Lu Qing looked a little dazed.

Lei Yan's expression was also a little tense.

Because Lu Chen was young and didn't quite understand the value of ginseng, he tugged at his brother-in-law's clothes and asked, "Brother-in-law, are these things valuable?"

Lei Yan subconsciously said, "It can be sold for at least a hundred taels of silver."

Over a hundred taels! So much!?

Lu Chen's eyes widened even more. He lowered his head and used his fingers to calculate how much food his family could buy with this silver, but he couldn't figure it out at all!

The audience in the live broadcast room burst into laughter at Lu Chen's dizzy look.

This is totally different! There are still several older ones in the anchor space! What I took out is just a fraction.

Lu Xuan waved his hand in front of the dazed Lu Qing and her husband to bring them back to their senses. "Don't be too surprised yet. It's not too late to be surprised after hearing what I say next."

The two looked at him in confusion. Wasn’t it shocking enough to find a hundred-year-old ginseng?

As it turns out, it is indeed not enough.

Lu Xuan didn't beat around the bush and told them directly that a disaster would occur in half a month.

Droughts, heavy rains, blizzards, tsunamis...all the disasters they have heard of or not heard of, experienced or not experienced will occur one after another and will continue for several years without stopping.

Lu Qing and Lei Yan listened with dull expressions and blank eyes, as if they didn't understand what he was saying at all, and didn't respond for a long time.

Audience members in the live broadcast room: Are you scared?

Lu Xuan snapped his fingers and said, "Come back to your senses."

Lu Qing and Lei Yan were immediately startled.

Lu Xuan looked at them and raised his eyebrows and said, "Say something?"

Lu Qing took a deep breath and said in a dry voice, "Ah Xuan, do you know what you are talking about? What disaster... You can't talk nonsense about such things. Besides, how can you know all this?"

Lu Xuan had already thought of an excuse on the way back, so he spoke it out without hesitation: "When I fell and passed out, I was dragged to the fairyland. There I met a fairy. It was the fairy who told me this."

Lu Qing: “……?”

Lei Yan: “???”

Lu Chen looked around, his face bewildered. What was a god? Could he eat it?

The audience in the live broadcast room even directly criticized him.

[Poof! God damn it, I went to the fairyland and met the gods. The host is saying that if the Star Alliance is the fairyland, then are we gods?]

[Hahahaha, it's not bad to accidentally change species and become an immortal.]

I thought the host might find a reasonable excuse to convince his family, but I never expected him to say he'd seen a god. 666!

Lu Qing and Lei Yan were also speechless.

Lu Qing said helplessly: "Ah Xuan, you can't say such things casually."

"I'm not talking nonsense. Look." Lu Xuan casually took out a wild boar from the space and threw it to the ground, making a 'bang' sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

When the three saw the big guy appearing out of nowhere, their faces changed drastically and they took several steps back in fear. Lu Qing couldn't help but screamed in surprise, and Lei Yan subconsciously protected her behind him and pulled Lu Chen.

Lu Xuan said: "Don't worry, he is dead."

The three of them looked at the huge wild boar in disbelief, then looked at Lu Xuan, then looked at the wild boar again, and looked back and forth several times. They could not imagine how this pig appeared.

Lu Chen ran out from behind Lei Yan out of curiosity, grabbed Lu Xuan's hand and looked back and forth, as if trying to figure out where he had hidden the wild boar.

Lu Qing's expression was completely dazed, and she muttered, "I must not have woken up yet. Yes, this must be a dream..."

As he said that, he pinched his fingers hard and said, "Sure enough, it doesn't hurt at all."

Lei Yan: "...Wife, you're pinching me."

Lu Qing: “…”

Audience in the live broadcast room: Phew.

Lu Xuan once again made the wild boar disappear right under their noses. When the three of them took another breath, he clapped his hands and said, "This is also a power given to me by the gods. In the past few days, in addition to looking for things that can make money in the mountains, I also found a cave that can be used as a temporary shelter. When the disaster begins, we will hide in the mountains for a while."

He rubbed Lu Chen's hair soothingly, and said, "In order to cope with the disasters in the next few years, I will use the money I get from selling ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum to buy food and other necessary supplies. We will set off tomorrow."

"I might not be able to buy everything I need in town. I might have to go to the city again. If I can't get back that day, it will probably take two or three days or even longer."

"You're going out again?" Lu Qing, still reeling from the fears of the past few days, panicked and blurted out, "No!"

Lu Xuan soothed her, "Going to the city is different from going into the mountains. Don't worry. Once drought strikes, the fields will be barren, with no food or water. Sister, do you want our family to starve to death?"

Lu Qing opened her mouth, speechless. She subconsciously imagined the scene and her heart tightened.

Droughts... have happened before.

Their village is relatively united and they help each other when they encounter difficulties. Even families in difficulty can barely get through the hard times, but it is hard to forget how uncomfortable it is to go hungry.

Not to mention that in other villages, there are many families who sell their children during disaster years. The scene is heartbreaking just to watch.

Lu Chen didn't quite understand the situation, but he still said loudly: "Don't starve to death! Eat your fill!"

Lu Xuan hummed, "Don't worry, I'm here, I won't let you go hungry. Not only will you have enough food, but you'll also be able to eat meat every day in the future."

Lu Chen's eyes lit up, "I believe in my brother!"

Lu Qing opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but when she thought of Lu Xuan's action of taking the wild boar out and putting it back, she pursed her lips and fell silent.

·

Because the news Lu Xuan told them was too shocking, Lu Qing and Lei Yan's minds were in a mess, so when he took out two bags of warm honey chicken, except for Lu Chen who was very excited, the couple did not react much.

...He ate it all without wasting any food.

After the meal, I also ate a large bowl of washed sour and sweet wild fruits.

late at night.

Lu Qing lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.