Natural disaster at the beginning: I will lead the system to build a safe zone

"Master, are we really leaving?" asked Chen Huairen's wife. She found it difficult to accept the news brought by the housekeeper.

"We have to leave for a while. Qinghe County will not be peaceful for long." Chen Huairen said affirmatively.

"But, isn't the situation fine now? And the county magistrate will definitely find a way if anything happens. Besides, we haven't heard that the Wang and Qian families are leaving. Can't we leave when we really can't solve the problem?" Mrs. Chen was still reluctant. In her opinion, Chen Huairen was just worrying too much. So many wealthy businessmen didn't leave, so why did their Chen family have to leave?

"I told you that you are an ignorant woman, yet you are still arguing with me. If something really happens, do you think we can get away safely? How do you want me to keep you safe in the chaos?"

"It's their business if they don't leave. I, Chen Huairen, have been doing business for so many years, don't I have this much foresight? The magistrate of Qinghe County is not someone who can take responsibility. If something really happens, he will run away faster than anyone else. You still expect him to take the lead? If he could really take the lead, he wouldn't watch the people of the whole city starve to death and just stand there in his backyard and do nothing!"

Chen Huairen said unhappily that it was their bad luck to have such a county magistrate. Did they really think that he was willing to give up his property in Qinghe County? If it were not for safety considerations, he would not have prepared so much so early. All the commercial taxes paid over the years were wasted!

Mrs. Chen was stunned by what he said but still couldn't believe it. She stammered, "No, not really... But where can we go now?"

The weather is still so hot, at least they can enjoy ice to cool down in the mansion. If they go out, they will be burned to death outside.

"Hey, I asked someone to check before. There's no one on the other side of Qinghu Lake. Let's take a boat there to take shelter. If Qinghe County is fine, we'll come back."

Qinghu is the big lake that Shi Anan and the others saw. This big lake existed before Qinghe County was established. No one knew where the source of the lake water was. It was directly called Qinghu because it is next to Qinghe County and secondly, its water is very clear, which makes the name easy to remember.

In the past, when the economy was good, some wealthy businessmen or powerful people like Chen Huairen would sail on the lake, but the other side was deep in the mountains and forests, and they were afraid of wild beasts and unsafe conditions, so they never set foot on the other side.

But since Chen Huairen discovered that the abnormal weather was happening more and more frequently, he was used to leaving himself a few more ways out, so he sent people to check the land opposite Qinghu Lake shortly after the meteorite shower.

Due to the dual effects of natural fire and forest fire, a lot of the forest opposite Qinghu Lake was burned. It was also because of this that the people he sent to explore saw neither any ferocious beasts nor any traces of human beings, so he felt that this place was suitable for temporary hiding.

After all, not many people have boats to go to the other side. That place is not far from Qinghe County, and it allows him to observe the situation in Qinghe County at any time. It can be said that the place has no disadvantages except that it is relatively primitive.

Shi Anan probably didn't know that before she found the saltpeter mine, this place had already been explored by people from the county, and before she could go to the county to explore, these people had already crossed the river directly here.

Although Chen Huairen explained a lot to her, Mrs. Chen was still reluctant when she heard that they were going to the deep mountains and forests. Who knows if there are any snakes or insects there, and there is not even a house. Do they want them to sleep on the ground?

Madam Chen wanted to speak again, but Chen Huairen seemed to have anticipated what she was going to say, and interrupted her with a glare: "If you don't want to go, stay in the mansion. If something happens, don't expect me to save you."

Mrs. Chen was furious. She snorted, flicked her sleeves and left.

Chen Huairen was not worried. After being married for so many years, how could he not know her temper? She was just spoiled for so long that she didn't want to endure hardships and she liked to throw tantrums. But when it came to big things, no matter how angry she was, she would still listen to him in the end.

It can only be said that Chen Huairen's guess was right. Although Mrs. Chen was angry and left, she was reluctant to leave. She still ordered the servants to take as much as possible with them. After all, there was nothing in that place. Chen Huairen, that rough man, only knew how to leave. How could he know what life was?

Madam Chen had a stern face and kept complaining in her heart, but her actions did not slow down at all. Such a big commotion in the mansion certainly alarmed Chen Huairen's son and daughter. They all ran over to ask Madam Chen what was going on. Madam Chen just said stiffly: "Go ask your father!"

No matter how reluctant the people in the mansion were, Chen Huairen's decision was the most important. The next day, the Chen family boarded their own big boat and sailed to the opposite side of Qing Lake.

There was no shelter on the Qing Lake, so the noise they made boarding the boat was of course seen by some people. Ordinary people thought that the Chen family was still in the mood to take a boat trip on such a hot day.

But the Wang and Qian families guessed some of what Chen Huairen was thinking when they heard it. After all, he was the one who led the team to go out and collect grain. Was he just running away when he failed to collect grain?

Wang Fuan and Qian Jinbao both sneered, thinking that Chen Huairen was just making a fuss out of nothing. Even if they didn't take back the grain, so what? Wasn't the county still doing fine?

Chen Huairen didn't know what others were thinking. He was just concentrating on getting people to sail. The boats at that time were not built very stably. It was ok for just playing on the shore normally, but this time they were going to cross the river directly. If something went wrong on the way and they fell down, it would be a fatal matter.

Just as Chen Huairen was getting farther and farther away from the shore of Qinghe County, a fire threw Qinghe County into complete chaos!

Late at night, County Magistrate Wu was staying in Shi Wanqing's room. Suddenly, there was a rapid knock on the door, waking up the two people who were in deep sleep. County Magistrate Wu was startled: "What's wrong? What's wrong? It's so annoying to disturb someone's sleep so late at night!"

"Master, master, something bad has happened. Something happened in the county!" The housekeeper shouted in panic outside, and a burst of shouting and killing sounds were heard outside.

In the silence of the night, such a sound was particularly obvious. Even Shi Wanqing, who was still confused just now, woke up with a start: "Master, please go out and take a look. Why does this sound sound a little strange to me?"

Magistrate Wu had no choice but to get up from the bed, put on his coat, and opened the door. The housekeeper, who was knocking on the door hurriedly, was caught off guard and pounced on Magistrate Wu.

Magistrate Wu pushed him away in disgust: "Why are you in such a hurry? Tell me, what happened outside?"

The housekeeper knelt on the ground and stammered, "The people outside rebelled, and the granary was burned."

Magistrate Wu was shocked: "What! Who did you say rebelled? How dare those untouchables?!"