Is the beginning of a catastrophe? The little farm cook is raising a family with a full warehouse.

Because of his lack of security, Cheng Jingzhu turned around in panic and hugged Cheng Yuntao, who was standing aside watching the fun, with his eyes closed tightly.

"It's okay, it's just a pile of bones, nothing scary."

"Besides, people have died everywhere in this land. We didn't kill them, so why should we be afraid?"

"I'll need your help later. I need to dig two pits and bury these two seniors properly."

Hearing Cheng Yuntao's comfort, Cheng Jingzhu calmed down a little, and then suddenly realized that as a little man he couldn't be so timid, so he shyly let go of his hand.

"I...I'm not afraid! I can help my sister!"

Cheng Yuntao touched her brother's little head with satisfaction and expressed her appreciation for his courage.

"Great! Now let's start working together. I'll clean up the cave, and you take my hoe and dig a hole outside. Once everything is almost done, we'll work together to move these bones out."

"Okay, I promise to complete the task!" Cheng Jingzhu took the small hoe handed to him by his sister and trotted out full of fighting spirit.

Cheng Yuntao also went out and pulled a handful of wild reeds, tied them into a simple broom, and began to sweep carefully.

This cave had been deserted for years, and a lot of dust and dirt had accumulated. After a few movements, Cheng Yuntao felt a slight itch on the tip of her nose.

I wanted to sneeze and I was planning it for a long time, but at the last moment I gave up.

Cheng Yuntao rubbed her nose somewhat unhappily, took out a handkerchief from her bosom, wrapped it around her face, and made a simple mask.

With the cover on, her nose felt much better immediately, and she sped up, gathering the garbage together and sweeping it out of the cave.

Then she replanned the layout of the cave, divided it into different living areas, dismantled the two original straw beds, added some dry reeds as a base to the straw, and divided it into four small beds.

Cheng Yuntao plans to make a few more screens to separate the area when she has time in the future, to ensure that everyone can have their own personal space.

All things are difficult at the beginning. It’s a bit simple now. Once I settle down, I can slowly renovate it.

Cheng Yuntao put her hands on her hips and looked at her masterpiece with satisfaction when her younger brother Xiaozhu ran in excitedly holding a small hoe.

"Sister, I've dug the pit. Shall we move it now?"

Seeing that her work was almost done, she nodded in agreement, then unfolded two pieces of cloth, intending to collect the bones separately, wrap them up, and move them to the pit that had been dug.

During the moving process, the corpse began to tilt from side to side due to the external force, and with a snap, an old purse fell out of his arms.

"Hmm? What is this?"

Cheng Yuntao temporarily stopped what she was doing, picked up the purse that had fallen on the ground, opened it, and found a few irregular pieces of silver and a small longevity lock inside.

Although a long time has passed, the style of the longevity lock is still exquisite. It can be seen that a lot of thought was put into its creation. It is also engraved with words such as "Qiaoqiao" and "Peace every year".

Cheng Jingzhu stood aside and said with envy, "What a beautiful longevity lock."

Looking at the longevity lock in his hand, Cheng Yuntao sighed with some regret. Although he didn't know what kind of person this senior was when he was alive, there must have been a young child at home when he got into trouble.

I used the money I earned from hunting to customize an exquisite longevity lock for my child, but it was a pity that I couldn't give it to him personally.

The other party had no use for the gold and silver in this world, so Cheng Yuntao took it out and put it in his pocket. Now that he was penniless, it was necessary to keep some money for emergencies.

As for the longevity lock, the emotions placed in it were too deep, so she couldn't move it. It would be better to bury it with the corpse, at least to leave people with a memory.

"Senior, I'll consider your money a loan from you. I'll definitely buy an equal amount of paper money to burn for you in the future. I won't touch your longevity lock, so I'll put it back to you."

After Cheng Yuntao finished speaking, he bowed earnestly and put the longevity lock back safely. After packing it up, he held the cloth bag in both hands and moved it to the pit behind the cave.

"Fall into the pit and fill it up!"

After leveling the earth, Cheng Yuntao found a few large stones nearby and piled them together as a mark. This would serve as a reminder so that when burning gold ingots in the future, he wouldn't go to the wrong place.

"Everything here is almost arranged. Let's go home and pack up and try to move in tonight."

Cheng Jingzhu was shocked by this. Although his family was very poor and didn't have anything valuable, it would still be some work to clean up those small pieces of bottles and jars.

Not to mention that these people are either old or children, and they don’t have much strength. It is not an easy task to transport things up the mountain.

"Are you sure, sister? The location of this cave is so difficult to find, and we don't have enough manpower. It seems unlikely that we can move tonight."

"How about we move a little bit every day for a few days, and we should be able to move it all."

Cheng Jingzhu's worries were not without reason. Without external help, it would not be an easy task for a group of elderly, weak, women and children like them to move.

"Have you forgotten? I have treasures on me. No matter how much stuff I have, I can always pack it up and take it away."

"We can't delay any longer. After moving everyone to a safe place tonight, I'll set out tomorrow morning to rescue Xiaoli."

"The longer this day drags on, the more uneasy I feel. If I'm one second late, Xiaoli will have to suffer one more second."

When mentioning his sister who was taken away, Cheng Jingzhu's expression became depressed.

"Sister, you are right. We need to settle the house quickly and then take my sister home."

"There's no time to lose, let's go home and pack up!"

……

"Grandma! We are back!" As soon as he stepped into the yard, Cheng Jingzhu shouted excitedly and threw himself into Zhou Xiufang's arms.

"Hey, good boy, you're back. I'm glad you're home safely." Zhou Xiufang caressed Cheng Jingzhu's little face lovingly, then looked up and asked, "Yuntao, did you find the cave you mentioned? If not, it's okay. We can make do with this house for now, and we'll figure out a solution later."

Cheng Yuntao smiled mysteriously: "Of course I found it! Not only did I find the cave, but I also found a lot of good things inside."

"Good stuff? What good stuff?" Upon hearing that a treasure had been found, Zhou Xiufang became excited and started asking.

"If there's anything good, you'll know once you get to the mountain. Now hurry up and pack up the things our family still needs."

"Whatever it is, as long as you think you can still use it, pack it all together and I'll take it away later."

"It's not too late yet. We have to get up the mountain before nightfall."