Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space-Chapter 261. Departure

Looking at the poised and confident young girl with a glint in her eye, Grandpa Luo’s eyes shone with appreciation.

"Sit, sit, sit," Grandpa Luo’s stern expression softened into a kind smile as he looked towards Housekeeper Luo beside him.

"Quickly prepare some food, bring out the glutinous rice cake and date paste cake made by Aunt Luo, this child must be starving after such a long journey," Grandpa Luo said with a pained look, glancing at the droplets on Jin’er’s clothes.

A grown man would find it unbearable to travel outside, let alone such a delicate and lovely girl.

"Yes, yes," the old housekeeper hurried off to make arrangements, followed closely by Luo Lai.

"Child, the journey must have been hard on you!"

Jin’er smiled shaking her head, "Not as hard as I imagined."

The kindly old man opposite seemed to be older than her grandfather, around fifty or sixty years old, with particularly noticeable grey hair, yet he gave off a good impression.

"How could it not be, Song’er quickly get more..."

"Grandfather, what is the name of the young lady from the Hua family..."

"Grandpa Luo, you can just call me Jin’er."

"Alright, but you don’t have to call me Grandpa from the Luo family, just call me Grandpa Luo. Song’er, hurry and fill Jin’er’s bowl with more sweet soup," the old man said, casting a look of displeasure at his grandson.

Isn’t he usually quite a clever child? Why does he seem so dull now?

"No need, no need, I have already had a big bowl, thank you, Grandpa Luo."

"Thank what?" The more Grandpa Luo looked at the young girl before him, the more pleased he became.

Grandpa Luo’s intense gaze almost made Jin’er lose her composure while smiling.

"Grandfather, you should also drink some water." Perhaps sensing Jin’er’s discomfort, Luo Song stepped in front of his grandfather, blocking his gaze, and poured a bowl of sweet soup.

"I’m not thirsty," said Grandpa Luo, displeased, glaring at his grandson.

Jin’er took the opportunity to clear her throat slightly, drawing the attention of the two and then began to explain the purpose of her visit.

Thinking there was still some time, Luo Song instructed that setting out tomorrow morning wouldn’t be too late.

"Grandpa Luo, Brother Luo Song, I apologize for coming so hastily this time, but time is pressing, I..."

"..."

"So you’re specifically here to deliver a message to us, it’s really hard on you, child."

"Not hard," Jin’er smiled faintly again and then said seriously, "If possible, I hope we can set out tomorrow so we might still catch up with our village’s pace."

"Song’er," Grandpa Luo also looked towards Luo Song.

"Setting out tomorrow is not a problem, I’ll make arrangements immediately," Luo Song said seriously.

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"Jin’er, it’s been hard on you, have something to eat first, I have to arrange something," Luo Song said.

"Brother Luo Song, go ahead and do your work, I won’t stand on ceremony," Jin’er replied with a smile, focusing on the food the next moment.

Having been so focused on traveling, she hadn’t eaten for several hours and was already hungry.

Grandpa Luo also waved his hand in displeasure, urging his grandson to hurry along as he invited Jin’er to eat.

By the time Luo Song had arranged everything, more than an hour had passed, and when he returned, Jin’er was already asleep in the newly set up tent under the arrangement of the old man.

But for the sake of her reputation, Housekeeper Luo called an aunt to accompany her, because after all, staying in the grandfather and grandson’s cave, although everyone here was from the Luo family, reputation mattered, and they had to be cautious.

Luo Song stood outside the young girl’s tent for a moment, seeing his grandfather also asleep, before returning to his tent to rest.

The next day, everyone rose early, especially the women who got up even earlier, cooking porridge, baking bread, roasting meat, everyone had to carry enough food for seven days.

By the time dawn broke, everything was ready, even the horses and mules were laden with supplies, firmly tied down with ropes.

Moreover, each man carried nearly a hundred pounds of goods, even the women bore large baskets, except for the guards responsible for protecting everyone and those staying behind, no one carried nothing.

In the cave, Jin’er had a reasonably tasty breakfast with Grandpa Luo and Luo Song, then watched as the family packed up everything in the cave. As the sun rose, the troop set out on Luo Song’s command.

The grand movement of the Luo family drew the attention of several surrounding families. Knowing the current head of the Luo family was young but visionary, from following them all the way here, it was clear enough. Otherwise, even with plenty of grain, they would have frozen in the river in the state capital.

The sudden large movement of the Luo family made them think deeply. So whether it was the Li family, Sun family, Wang family, or the Qin and Zheng families, they almost all sent people to investigate.

However, they were discovered by the Luo family’s guards and, fearing for their lives, did not dare to pursue further; also, as they went further, being unprepared, they had no way to follow.

Thus they had been traveling for two days, fortunately, not as slow as Jin’er had imagined, already covering half the distance.

Primarily because Luo Song was well-prepared, but considering the elderly, women, and children in the troop, it wasn’t that fast either.

As for nights, the elderly, women, and children rested in caves or under rock-sheltered cliffs, while the men stayed in tents, burning charcoal; several men huddled together for warmth, passing the night.

The journey was quite peaceful, except for the occasional wild rabbits and chickens darting out for food; they didn’t encounter any large beasts, which suited Jin’er just fine, allowing for smoother travel.

After another two days, they could already see the mountain range where Hua Village was situated, and Jin’er could barely contain her excitement.

Traveling back and forth had already taken five days; she wondered if her parents had already started out, as Jin’er felt her emotions stir.

"Jin’er, why don’t you go ahead and check; it’s not far now, and I’ll follow with the others shortly," Luo Song said, noticing Jin’er’s eager expression, which was hard to ignore.

"Will you manage?" Jin’er still tried to show some courtesy.

"Of course, don’t worry, it won’t be long; go ahead and see if Grandpa Hua and the others have already left, so we won’t waste time and can adjust our route directly," Luo Song suggested.

"Brother Luo Song is right, I’ll go ahead, you all be careful," Jin’er said, nodding towards Grandpa Luo in the sedan chair, "Grandpa Luo, I’ll go ahead to check and come back to fetch you."

By the time Grandpa Luo acknowledged and opened the wooden door, he only saw three blurred figures swiftly leaving the mountain they were on.

Suddenly, everything he previously couldn’t figure out became clear.

He had been puzzled, thinking, from what his grandson said, that the Hua family’s young girl was dearly cherished by her family. Though they’re a farming family, she’d been raised with affection; how could they let a young girl travel alone to deliver a message?

With such skill and speed from this child, it was no wonder.

He also became more curious about the Hua family his grandson spoke of.

What kind of family could raise such a remarkable young girl?

He reckoned he was well-traveled; just based on this child’s skill and speed, even the best guards of the Luo family couldn’t catch up.

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