Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space-Chapter 181. If I say it was an accident, would you believe me?

Chapter 181: 181. If I say it was an accident, would you believe me?

It was only when the slightly excited voice of the second son noticed an extra car in the yard that the two let go and Hua Jin curiously moved forward.

"How come there’s an extra car?" With the words of the old lady Hua, everyone’s eyes turned to Hua Chengtian.

"It couldn’t have been you who bought it, right?" said the old man Hua, eyeing his son while circling the car.

The car clearly looked new, leading one to think such thoughts, but his son wasn’t the type to spend money recklessly. Besides, wasn’t he riding a bullock cart? This puzzled him even more.

"Well, Jin’er is a bit hungry." Faced with so many eyes, Hua Chengtian didn’t know how to start, and feeling the hunger in his stomach, he changed the topic, showing an extremely exhausted expression, using his daughter’s best title.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, his parents and wife couldn’t sit still.

"My dear granddaughter is hungry, it’s grandma’s fault. I’ll make you something delicious right away," said the old lady Hua, filled with heartache, as she turned to walk towards the kitchen with Qi following closely.

Hua Chengtian breathed a sigh of relief.

The two sons were curious too, but seeing everyone disperse, they knew their father wouldn’t say much at this time, so they quickly led the ox and horse to the backyard, then fetched water for their father and sister to wash up.

It’s obvious how tiring it was for dad and sister to drive two carriages; otherwise, they wouldn’t have arrived home this late.

In the yard, there were several basins of hot water sun-dried during the day, which were directly replaced with smaller basins. Their father’s was taken to the backyard, while their sister’s was sent to her room.

Seeing their father’s tired eyes barely open, the brothers wanted to help directly, but Hua Chengtian chased them out of the backyard, calling them brats. As he washed up with warm water, he felt much more refreshed, smiling even more.

Worried that the old man and the grandson were too hungry, the old lady Hua and the daughter-in-law didn’t prepare anything complicated. They just made cold noodles with eggs to cool off and stir-fried some cured meat, mainly for speed.

The mother-in-law-daughter-in-law duo worked efficiently, one kneading and rolling the noodles, the other preparing the ingredients for the cold noodles and slicing the cured meat for later use.

The pace was quick, especially with the older son helping to start the fire. With both stoves going, it wasn’t long before the cured meat and the cold egg noodles were ready.

"Wow... Grandma is the best! How did you know I just wanted to eat cold noodles?" Hua Jin exclaimed as she came out after washing up, quickly hugged the old lady Hua, and shouted at the sight of the cold noodles.

"Cold noodles... where?"

They had to give credit to the family foodie. Despite all the noise earlier, he hadn’t woken up, but as soon as he heard the word "food," he sat up from the bed. Eyes still closed, he sniffed around like a little dog, stopped in one direction, then suddenly popped his eyes open and rushed to the table without bothering to put on his shoes, staring intently at the cold noodles on the table with eyes that weren’t sure whether he was awake or half-asleep.

The sudden movement by little Si seemed to pause time for a moment, drawing all eyes over, even halting Hua Chengtian mid-noodle bite, which was quickly followed by laughter.

...Loving food to little Si’s extent is indeed rare.

Initially, they just made two large bowls of cold noodles, plus the serving of stir-fried string beans with cured meat on the table, just enough for the father and daughter. However, no sooner had he eaten halfway than the little foodie was already staring intently at the food in his bowl. At this point, how could Hua Chengtian continue eating? Just as he was about to slap the trouble-making son, his own mother stopped him, motioning for him to observe his son carefully.

It was only then that Hua Chengtian realized his son’s gaze was stiff and devoid of luster despite fixating on the cold noodles in the bowl. He wasn’t truly awake; he was sleepwalking.

Hua Chengtian was thankful his mother stopped him; otherwise, that slap might have scared his sleepwalking son out of his wits.

It’s said that sleepwalkers shouldn’t be shocked; it can be so extreme it might even cause death.

Hua Chengtian stopped looking at his son, added a few more pieces of cured meat to his bowl, then took his bowl to the corner of the room and sat to eat.

If he could dream of eating, he figured he’d better keep a distance. Otherwise, the aroma of food might provoke something uncontrollable in his sleepwalking eldest son.

Hua Jin instinctively lowered her voice too, hastily following her father’s example, taking her bowl with a few pieces of meat to keep a distance.

No sooner had the grandfather and granddaughter stepped away than little Si’s head nodded, and he fell asleep on the table.

After a while, at the old man’s instruction, the eldest brother carefully carried the younger brother to his bed.

If they really let him sleep sitting there all night, he would undoubtedly wake up aching all over in the morning.

The two brothers eagerly waited for their dad to finish eating, only to have him start yawning after the meal, then doze off on the bed in the yard.

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"Jin’er, you should hurry back to bed too," said the old man Hua lovingly, waving for his dear granddaughter to rest, also glancing at his two energetic grandsons, "You too, it’s late, better get to sleep."

He wasn’t unaware of the two boys’ curiosity about the carriage matter, but if the son wanted to say, he would have said it already. With his son’s return, the old man felt relaxed and sleepy too. At this point, nothing was more important than sleep, and he lay down while yawning.

The old lady Hua was tired too, calling her daughter-in-law to lie down as well after tidying up in the kitchen.

Before long, everyone in the yard was sound asleep, including Hua Yunxiang, restless with curiosity.

By the time Hua Jin woke up the next day, it was just in time for lunch. Upon coming out to wash up, she was met with the admiring gazes of her second brother and younger brother, even her eldest brother wore a prideful look.

Little Si especially stuck to her side wherever she went, leaving her completely baffled, but her questions were all answered at lunch, especially when she saw those stones piled up in a corner of the house.

Glancing at her father for answers and seeing him nod, even shrinking his head as if he’d been scolded, what else was there not to understand? Her father even gave her an "you’re on your own" look, causing Hua Jin’s heart to skip a beat, quickly directing a smile at everyone, a hint of guilty consciousness in her smile.

After all, there aren’t many kids her age with this level of audacity. The game of stone gambling was not something kids should be involved in.

Losing might only cost some silver coins, but who knew what winning could lead to? It could even cost a life.

In fact, if she didn’t have her ways this time, getting out of it wouldn’t have been so easy.

...Hua Jin noticed the severe expressions of her grandfather, grandmother, and mother when they saw her, causing her heart to race, feeling even guiltier.

Offering an ingratiating sweet smile to everyone, her brain quickly worked on what narrative to craft to fool the adults.

Before she came up with a plan, little Si, that unlucky fool, came over to add fuel to the fire.

"Sis, you’re amazing. How can you tell there are jades in those stones? Is it easy to learn? Can you teach me, sis?"

This startled Hua Jin, who quickly covered her brother’s mouth, displaying a guilty smile to the family.

"What nonsense are you spouting? I’m not amazing at all," she growled at her silly brother, then cautiously smiled at her nearest and dearest, "Well... grandpa, grandma, mom, will you believe me if I say it’s all an accident?"

"What do you think?" Qi Shi gave her daughter a sideways glance.

Using all his might to pry off the hand covering his mouth, little Si finally sensed a different atmosphere in the room. Despite the hot weather, he felt cold, subtly edging towards his two brothers, clamping his mouth shut, and dared not look at his sister.

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