Natural Disaster Strikes: I Stockpiled Billions and Carved My Way Through the Apocalypse

Old Hou sighed and said, "How are we going to get by from now on?"

"Just live life the way it is." Mu Jiuyue took a sip of hot soup. "Isn't watching the excitement a way of living too?"

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A siren sounded outside.

Mu Jiuyue rushed out and, just as she reached the cave entrance, she saw a fleet of ships, loaded with supplies, sailing towards her.

From the cave next door, someone was waving a signal flag, and the fleet immediately changed direction and headed towards the warehouse.

Old Hou also came out, and upon seeing this scene, he exclaimed, "Wow, is this General Wei's fleet? How much supplies must that be!"

“Quite a lot.” Mu Jiuyue suddenly chuckled, seemingly lost in thought.

"What are you laughing at?" Old Hou asked her.

"I bet the people on the next mountain are green with envy," Mu Jiuyue said with a laugh. "Wei Lie's pace in taking back the next mountain will probably have to speed things up."

Just as Mu Jiuyue had predicted.

Seeing so many supplies being continuously delivered to their neighboring hilltop, the people on the next hilltop were so envious their eyes practically turned into rainbows.

Village Chief Wu was the most excited and also the most jealous.

Previously, it was only a guess that Wei Lie had a considerable amount of supplies. Now, seeing it with their own eyes, it's not just a lot; these supplies are enough for all the villagers of Wu Family Village to eat and drink without worry for a hundred years!

Village Chief Wu immediately summoned all the young girls in the village and said, "You've all seen how wealthy the neighboring hill is. You all need to strive to marry there as soon as possible, gather information about them, and find a way to take over that hill. With these resources, you can eat whatever you want and wear whatever you want!"

A dozen or so girls, each with an air of determination, replied: "Yes, Village Chief!"

“You should all learn from Qinglan,” Village Chief Wu said, pointing at Wu Qinglan. “She’s the most promising one. She’s completely got Hogg over there under her thumb. Just now, someone came over to propose marriage to Qinglan, and the first thing he asked for was two hundred catties of rice, one hundred catties of flour, and one hundred catties of charcoal!”

The dozen or so people around her all looked at Wu Qinglan with envy.

Wu Qinglan was extremely proud.

"You think you can marry me with this little bit?" Wu Qinglan said proudly, "I, Wu Qinglan, am not that easy to get!"

Village Chief Wu nodded in satisfaction: "That's right! Every girl in our village is exceptional. If you want to marry a girl from Wu Family Village, you'll have to be extremely sincere. Qinglan, go back and take good care of yourself during your pregnancy. I'll definitely get you the best price!"

"I believe in the village chief!" Wu Qinglan, with her still-not-yet-showing belly, walked away proudly and confidently.

That day, Wu Qinglan's treatment improved dramatically; she ate the most and the best food.

This was a special instruction from the village chief.

With Wu Qinglan as a role model, the others were even more motivated.

as predicted.

Village Chief Wu sent someone to reply to Wei Lie and Hogg, saying that the bride price was not sincere enough and that Wu Family Village did not agree to the marriage.

Wei Lie called over Hogg: "What do you think about this?"

Hogg crossed his arms and said, "Although Wu Qinglan is indeed pregnant, it also proves that I can still impregnate women. Since I can get Wu Qinglan pregnant, I can get other women pregnant too. If she knows what's good for her, I'll support her for life. If she doesn't, I'll just find someone else."

Wei Lie immediately said, "Hey, you can't say that. After all, it's your child, so we have to take responsibility for him to the end. I just didn't expect Village Chief Wu to be so ambitious. He asked for a thousand catties of rice and five hundred catties of wheat, as well as two thousand catties of coal and three hundred catties of vegetables. Although I don't lack these things, once this door is opened, if the other brothers want to marry girls from Wu Family Village in the future, the number of people will be a bit too much for us to handle."

Hogg frowned and said, "How about we just let this matter drop?"

Wei Lie stopped him: "How can we let it go? We absolutely cannot let it go. Don't worry about this, I'll think of a way."

As soon as Hogg left, Wei Lie called over Secretary Cao: "Go and have a chat with Duan Qi."

Secretary Cao immediately understood Wei Lie's meaning and nodded with a smile: "Okay, no problem."

Secretary Cao first went to find Old Hou, asked for some snacks to go with the drinks, and then, carrying a bottle of wine, went to chat with Duan Qi.

"Oh my, Secretary Cao, what brings you here?" Duan Qi was quite surprised by Secretary Cao's arrival.

But they politely welcomed Secretary Cao inside.

The trench where Duan Qi lived was much wider than the other trenches, about five meters wide.

Therefore, a cold-weather tent was set up, and there was space to place other furniture.

Secretary Cao laid out the snacks to go with the drinks and said, "I've been wanting to come over and chat with Brother Duan for a while, but I haven't had the time. Now that it's cold and everyone's staying home, I've finally got some free time. I asked Boss Hou for some snacks to go with the drinks, so we can have a couple of drinks and chat a bit. You won't mind if I show up uninvited, will you?"

"How could that be?" Duan Qi replied with a smile, "We couldn't invite such a distinguished guest. Come, come, have a seat."

Secretary Cao and Duan Qi sat on opposite sides. Secretary Cao poured two glasses of wine, picked up one to taste it first, and then put it down, saying, "I remember Brother Duan has a daughter, she's a little over ten years old this year?"

“It’s already the eleventh month, and in a few days after the New Year, I’ll be twelve,” Duan Qi replied. “I’ll be growing into a young woman in no time.”

“Yes, she’s almost an adult. You only know the love of parents when you raise a son, and you only know the heart of parents when you raise a daughter. Brother Duan loves his daughter so much, he must be thinking about her future.” Secretary Cao said.

“Isn’t that right? If it were a peaceful and prosperous time, things would be much easier. We could support her education, send her to university, help her find a job, then let her find a reliable partner, have children, and live a peaceful life. But now…” Duan Qi sighed, “How can we dare to think about any of that? We’re just lucky to be alive.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a little girl who was almost twelve years old came over with a plate of peanuts and said timidly, "Dad, Mom asked me to bring you and Uncle some snacks to go with your drinks."

"Is this your daughter? She's so beautiful! She'll definitely grow up to be a great beauty." Secretary Cao glanced at Duan Qi's daughter and said enviously, "If I could have such a beautiful daughter, I'd wake up laughing in my dreams."

“She takes after her mother.” Duan Qi was happier to see the guests praising her child than praising her, but her happiness quickly faded. “Sigh, I’m not very capable. I’m just afraid I can’t protect my child’s beauty. She was supposed to start junior high this year, but now… sigh, why am I even saying this?”

Secretary Cao said, "Yes, now the children don't even have a place to go to school. Well, you can't say that. Didn't our General Manager Wei take in more than a dozen teachers? They're basically all-rounders, covering Chinese, math, physics, chemistry, English, and biology. Most importantly, we also took in the complete set of textbooks from kindergarten to university, even the experimental equipment for chemistry classes!"