Natural Disaster: My Portable Farm in the End of the World

Xu Ge and Xu Tao were debating whether to continue climbing or stop here.

Father Xu stood outside and looked towards the heights of the mountain behind him. After observing for a while, he said solemnly:

"I think we can go further up."

As he said that, he pointed to the higher point for Xu Ge and Xu Tao to see.

"It's the first sightseeing pavilion. The terrain is flat and the view is good. The most important thing is that it's not close to the mountain like here, so there is no need to worry about dangers such as landslides."

Xu Ge thought for a while and felt that Xu's father's decision was right. The position they were currently in was indeed flat at the foot, but the mountain behind them was very steep.

Although the wind blocking effect is good, it does have a certain degree of danger.

Heavy rains continued, and the vegetation on the mountains had long since died in the prolonged high temperature and drought.

Without the roots of plants to hold the soil, sand and gravel in place, they would have become loose and out of shape.

After a while, a lot of mud was splashed on the back of their tent.

The more Xu Ge looked at it, the more he felt uneasy. He and Xu Tao climbed up a certain distance despite the rain and carefully inspected the mountain above.

They all breathed a sigh of relief when they found it was still solid.

It was indeed a mistake not to consider this when we stopped before. Fortunately, Dad Xu was experienced and noticed the potential crisis.

It's just that everyone didn't rest for a moment from morning to noon. Carrying such a heavy backpack on the mountain was really tiring.

Even Xu Ge and Xu Tao were a little tired.

After careful inspection, it was considered safe for the time being. Xu Ge decided to rest here temporarily and wait for everyone to recover their strength before climbing to the sightseeing pavilion indicated by Xu Ge's father.

Everyone was indeed exhausted from this morning's heavy-loaded mountaineering. As soon as the tent was set up, several snores could be heard within a short time.

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"Buzz...buzz..."

Xu Ge was woken up by the alarm clock. He opened his eyes and looked at his watch. It was already four o'clock in the afternoon. He had slept for more than three hours.

Xu Ge sat up, quietly got out of the tent, stretched out, and did stretching exercises for a while.

The rain seemed to be getting heavier. The rainwater slid down the sloping sky and made a shallow pit on the ground.

Xu Ge was looking at the situation down the mountain with a telescope when there was movement from the tent next to him.

Several old people also woke up, and Xiang Ma came out first. Seeing Xu Ge asked softly.

"Are you up? Is Xiao Chi still sleeping?"

Xu Ge hummed and nodded.

He didn't say anything to his mother, and turned around silently to boil water, and then go to sleep for a while.

When they went up the mountain before, Xu Ge and the others had to carry a motorboat. Although they could put backpacks inside, they couldn't put everything in it, and that would tire the men to death.

And the motorboat itself has a certain weight, not to mention the two engines.

So Xiang Chi carried a heavy backpack, and Xiang Chi's mother felt sorry for her daughter. When Xu Ge said Xiang Chi was still sleeping, she didn't wake her up.

Because before the break, everyone agreed to set off after a good rest, Xu’s mother packed up all the tents they lived in.

Someone accidentally knocked over the moisture-proof mat rolled into a cylinder and standing on the ground.

A "pop" sound woke up Xiang Chi, Xu Tao and Han Dongdong.

After a while, several people crawled out of the tent.

Xiang Chi stretched his body, shook his neck, and stretched his arms.

I had a deep sleep this time, and I finally felt better.

After each person drank a cup of warm water, everyone began to dismantle the tent.

With more people working faster, everything was cleared away in a short time.

Han Dongdong fixed Xu Xiaobao on his chest with a strap and arranged the poncho to prevent Xiaobao from being caught by the wind and rain.

Xiang Chi put on his big backpack, and the group started climbing in silence.

Xu Tao held one corner of the motorboat on one shoulder, and with the other hand he snorted the rain on his face, and said loudly to Xu Ge next to him:

"Xu Ge, why do I feel like the rain is getting heavier and heavier?"

The rain is indeed getting heavier. The sound of rain blocked all the voices. Xu Ge also responded loudly:

"Yes! It's just getting bigger, we have to speed up!"

After that, he raised his voice and yelled at Dad Xu and Dad in front of him.

"Dad! We have to hurry up!"

After the two dads heard it, they waved their hands behind Xiangba to show that they heard it, and they speeded up their pace in unison.

The whole family seemed to be walking in a race, with their arms swaying like afterimages.

After walking for almost ten minutes, Xu's mother couldn't hold on any longer. She bent over and supported her knees with her hands, taking a few deep breaths.

Xiang Ma came up from behind and held Xu Ma's arm, also panting.

"It's okay if we walk slowly, don't get tired. The road is slippery on this rainy day, so we can't blindly pursue going fast and then fall..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a rumble in the distance.

Xiang Ma looked to the side in confusion and saw only a few stones rolling down the mountain.

Just as he was wondering, he heard the sound getting louder and louder. Xiang Chi, who was walking in front, also heard it and stopped and looked to the side.

It didn't matter, Xiang Chi's pupils tightened in horror.

Looking at the two mothers who were still lagging behind, he screamed hoarsely and squeezed out a sentence.

"Mom! Go quickly! Mudslide!!!"

As the words fell, more than ten meters away from the bluestone road where they climbed, muddy water mixed with sand and gravel sloped down.

From time to time, fist-sized or egg-sized rocks were splashed onto them.

Xu Ge looked back and shouted in horror.

"Come on!"

The two voices of Xiang Chi and Xu Ge shocked Xiang Ma and Xu Ma and immediately woke up.

The two of them immediately ran up. Xiang Chi deliberately took a step behind and followed suit while protecting the two old men with his hands.

At this moment, I didn't care about the motorboat anymore. I happened to go up a flight of stairs, and there was a relatively spacious place. Several people put the motorboat down, threw their backpacks on their backs, and ran up the mountain.

Xu Tao held Han Dongdong's hand tightly and grabbed Han Dongdong's backpack to lighten the weight for her.

Fortunately, the stone stairs going up the mountain were slanted, and they ran for a while and stayed away from the path of the mudslide.

They ran until they were very far away before the group stopped panting.

Looking back, I looked at the mudslide in the distance like a surging "black dragon", carrying a large amount of sand, stones, dead branches of trees and rushing downwards crazily.

Everywhere he passed was in ruins and a mess.

Seeing all this horror, everyone was so shocked that they broke into a cold sweat. When the wind blew, they all shivered.

"Wow... wow... wow..."

The violent vibration caused by running scared Xu Xiaobao awake from his sleep, and the earth-shattering cry brought everyone back to reality from the shock of facing the mudslide.

Han Dongdong held the baby in her arms tightly with trembling hands.