At the end of the natural disaster, I have a capsule house

Thousands of miles away from Lingcheng, there is a small town called Kunxi. This place has never experienced fatal natural disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes.

However, disasters such as extreme cold, extreme heat, and insect plagues continued one after another, and it was only in the past six months that there was some improvement.

On the day of the tsunami, the Du family's escape ball floated in the huge waves for a day and a night.

Later, when the surrounding waves gradually receded, Du Yichen and Butler Song helped Mr. Du and his wife out of the escape ball.

They didn't know where they were washed to by the waves, and the houses around them looked dilapidated.

The four of them dragged their tired bodies and walked in this strange place for more than half an hour without seeing a single person.

As the four of them had not had a drop of water for a whole day and night, Mrs. Du's body soon couldn't take it.

Her face turned pale, her hands and feet were weak and sore, her eyes rolled back, and she suddenly fainted.

Fortunately, Du Yichen was quick to help her, otherwise Mrs. Du would have fallen headfirst to the ground.

There is no one living here, let alone food, even drinking water is hard to find. If Mrs. Du falls ill at this time, it would be fatal.

The three of them could only find an empty house that was relatively clean nearby, tidied it up a bit, and let Madam Du lie down first.

Old Master Du frowned and sat on the edge of the bed without saying a word. The sudden tsunami made this legendary figure in Lingcheng feel the horror of nature and how weak human beings were in the face of absolute natural disasters.

"Dad! You stay here and watch over Mom. I'm going to go get some water."

Du Yichen, who still had enough physical strength, planned to go out to find some water before it got dark. People would not die if they did not eat for a day or two, but it would be dangerous if they did not drink water.

"Master, I'll go with you!"

Butler Song found a dusty wooden barrel in the room, picked it up and went out with Du Yichen.

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This tsunami came suddenly, and the situation was urgent when they entered the escape ball. They didn't bring any food or supplies.

Du Yichen only had a watch on his wrist, a pack of cigarettes and a lighter in his pocket, nothing else.

Butler Song had even less stuff on him, nothing but a pack of tissues and a bunch of keys to the outer door of the villa.

The two of them walked and stopped along the way under the scorching sun at noon, and searched all the empty houses around them. There were dilapidated old houses everywhere, which must have been uninhabited for a long time.

In a place like this, even if they turned every house upside down, they probably wouldn't be able to find a single grain of rice.

Thinking of this, Du Yichen and Butler Song decided to leave this small village and go to a place with mountains and water.

This is the only way to find water, and if you are lucky you can also find some wild fruits on the mountain.

In this way, the two walked in an empty village for more than an hour before they found a small hill behind the village and a small stream at the foot of the hill.

Although the stream is not very big, the water looks clear.

"Master! Come and see, there is water here!"

Butler Song was so excited that he ran towards the stream, jumping and skipping like a child who had found a lot of delicious food.

"I saw it! Butler Song, please go slower and don't break the bucket in your hand. We rely on it to collect water."

Du Yichen followed closely behind, walking quickly on the gravel-covered path, taking one deep step and one shallow step.

When they reached the stream, they immediately washed their faces with the stream water, then scooped up the stream water with their hands and drank it up in big gulps.

They had been walking for two hours and their stomachs were growling with hunger.

There is no food, just drink more water.

"Master, let me clean this barrel first."

Butler Song shook the bucket in his hand and said with a smile.

"Okay! You wash first. I'll go to the valley ahead to see if I can find some wild fruits."

Du Yichen shook off the water droplets on his hands and began to walk towards the valley beside the stream.

What Du Yichen and Butler Song didn't expect was that although there were no wild fruits in this small valley, there were many wild vegetables.

Butler Song also grew up in poverty, so he recognized that these wild vegetables in the valley were edible.

The time they took to return was much shorter than the time they left.

I don’t know if it was because he found wild vegetables and water, but Du Yichen’s mood improved a lot.

After returning, Butler Song washed the wild vegetables with water from the stream and found an iron pot in their temporary house.

Du Yichen picked up some dry branches and lit them with a lighter. Not only could he use them to cook wild vegetables and boil water, he could also burn wood for lighting at night.

Although the weather was not very cold at that time, the fire made us feel safe.

Although the boiled vegetables tasted terrible, in order to survive, the three of them drank the vegetable paste in one go.

Old Madam Du kept waking up and falling asleep, and Du Yichen took the opportunity when his mother woke up to give her some water.

In order to find a place with people to treat the old lady, the Du family father and son and housekeeper Song stayed in this empty village for only two days. After they had recovered some strength, they set off.

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Along the way, Du Yichen and Butler Song took turns carrying Old Madam Du on their backs.

When it got dark, they would find a place to sleep that was sheltered from the wind and rain. When they were hungry, they would eat wild vegetables and weeds on the roadside.

Grandpa Du carried the iron pot for cooking wild vegetables and the wooden barrel for water all the way, and he was a little out of breath as he walked.

When Du Yichen and Butler Song were not carrying Old Madam Du on their backs, they helped carry the bucket of water.

They walked without any direction for about a week.

Finally, we arrived at a populated place. After asking around, we found out that the town was called Kunxi, named after the many streams there.

They had a bumpy journey and did not have enough food and drink, so Mrs. Du's condition worsened a lot.

Even if Du Yichen used his own watch as medical fee and found a local clinic with a young doctor to treat the old lady, it was too late.

After the natural disaster, medical conditions everywhere were very poor. Although she was given some medicine to treat headaches and fevers, Mrs. Du ultimately could not be saved.

Mr. Du gave his pure gold pocket watch to a resident in the town. With the help of that resident, they found a place in Kunxi to bury Mrs. Du.

The Du family's two sons and housekeeper Song also settled down here.

They farmed with the townspeople and fished in the creek together.

There are streams everywhere in Kunxi Town, and these streams are full of small fish as thick as thumbs.

After the natural disaster, these small fish are their only meat. They can be fried with salt and become a delicacy.

Now, more than a year has passed. Without natural disasters, life in Kunxi Town has gradually improved.

With his many years of business experience, Du Huairen asked Du Yichen and Butler Song to build a pond in the local area to raise fish.

The fish fry were exchanged with fishermen in coastal areas using the food they saved.

As expected, gold shines wherever it is found. Their pond became the first seafood supply point in Kunxi Town after the disaster.

Now that the natural disasters across the country have passed, neighboring towns can interact with each other and exchange some supplies that each other does not have, and life is getting better day by day.