Female Novel
Chapter 712 The Weird Village
Chapter 712 The Weird Village
Natalia hadn't had anything to eat since breakfast. Then, she underwent such a thrilling event. From
the dark sky outside and the torch the woman was holding, she could tell that it was already evening.
No wonder that she would feel hungry.
Thinking of this, Natalia licked her lips with embarrassment and patted her growling stomach, asking,
"Would that be too much trouble?"
"No, not at all. The food is ready. Come on! If you have the strength to get out of bed, I'll take you to the
central room to eat."
Natalia nodded. Though every part of her body was still aching, she managed to crawl out of bed with
all her might.
Following the middle-aged woman, she slowly edged out of the room and came into the central room.
This room was still shrouded by darkness. The kerosene lamp on a table was the only light source.
The middle-aged woman led her to sit down at the table and said, "Wait a sec. I'll get you some food."
After that, she went off to another room.
Sitting there, Natalia looked around by the light of the dim kerosene lamp.
It was not a large room. The floor was not even a cement floor, but uneven mud. The table was
wooden, coated with something black and sticky. Most of the red paint on the table had come off.
There was also a large cabinet beside the wall. The cabinet looked very old. By the weak light, she
made out some sundries and daily necessities inside.
She had no idea where this place was. But judging by what she had observed, this was perhaps a
poor, underdeveloped village in the mountains.
People here were still using kerosene lamps. They probably had no access to electricity.
Realizing this, Natalia's heart sank to her stomach.
The middle-aged woman soon came out with two bowls.
One held some boiled potatoes, and the other carried some tomatoes and a few slices of meat.
Smiling, she said, "These are some leftovers from dinner tonight. Hope you wouldn't mind. Just eat
some so you won't stay hungry."
Natalia beamed. She took over the fork and said, "Of course not. I'm glad I can have these."
In this circumstance, she certainly couldn't act spoiled. Even though she had never had boiled
potatoes, and the dish didn't look tasty either, she still chose to be grateful.
She knew that the harsher the environment was, the more important it was to eat and preserve her
energy.
Plus, this meal was offered to her as a gesture of kindness.
Seeing that Natalia was finally eating something, the middle-aged woman was relieved. She then sat
on a stool by the table and fetched out two knitting needles and some knitting wool to knit a sweater.
Natalia watched her work. After moments of hesitation, she still couldn't help but ask her, "May I know
where I am?"
The middle-aged woman looked up at her and said with a smile, "This is Horn Village. It's small and
remote. You probably never heard of it."
Natalia searched her memories and was confirmed that she never heard of such a place before.
Helplessly, she asked, "Are we in Tacitus?"
The middle-aged woman nodded and replied, "Yes. But we're in the far south, bordering Africa. Further
south, war breaks out quite often, so everyone is having a hard time. Life is very difficult."
Natalia puckered up her brows.
"This place borders Africa? Then it's far astray from the flight route back to Ambario!"novelbin
But she soon figured it out.
Someone on that plane must have secretly changed the route during the flight. It was just the
passengers didn't notice.
Natalia felt more despondent at the thought of that. She gulped down a potato before continuing, "Mrs.,
I've noticed that you all use kerosene lamps. Does this village have no electricity?"
At this question, the middle-aged woman heaved with a deep sigh.
"No electricity? We used to have it. But then, the war started, and the electricity supply became
unstable. One day, a big bomb blast near here. The power lines there were all destroyed. Our village
lost power as well. To save money, we just make do with kerosene lamps.
Natalia nodded understandingly.
She knew this world had never truly been in peace.
Her life was great not because the world she lived in was peaceful, but because she lived in a relatively
peaceful country.
As if interested in this topic, the middle-aged woman said with emotion, "We've lost all the ways of
communication with the outside world, let alone electricity. But it's perhaps for the best. We can live a
quiet life here. Though we can't go out, others can't go in either. If anything happens, we can just go to
the village head who lives 30 kilometers away and tell him to notice others."
Natalia fell silent.
This village had no electricity or means of communication.
These two revelations were certainly a blow to her.
With no power supply, this village couldn't have cars.
Therefore, it was almost impossible to leave here.
With no means of communication, she couldn't get in touch with anyone in the outside world either. She
already lost her cell phone when she jumped from the plane. Thus, there was no way for her to contact
anyone.
As she thought about this, her elegant brows knitted together.
"Archie is in Ambario right now. He's perhaps already learned about what happened to my flight."
"How is he doing now? Would he get too worried?"
"My babies are still at home. Anne is eagerly waiting for me to go back and celebrate her birthday!"
Natalia was very much flustered.
She didn't have much appetite anyway. At this thought, she found it hard to swallow.
Thus, she soon put down the fork.
Seeing this, the middle-aged woman let out a surprised yelp. With a smiley face, she said, "Is it that the
food here doesn't agree with you?"
Natalia managed a smile and lied, "No. It's just that I just woke up and feel woozy, so I don't have much
appetite."
The middle-aged woman said with a chuckle, "Don't worry. Our village doctor checked on you when
you were still unconscious. He said you were fine and would be out and about after a few days' rest."
Natalia didn't know what kind of doctor they had. She guessed that he must be the unlicensed kind.
But as she was in no place to be picky, she just nodded.
"Thank you so much. Can I ask you something?"
The middle-aged woman said while cleaning the table, "What is it?"
Natalia asked, "Does the uncle that boy mentioned lives far from here? I want to go see my friend
tomorrow. Can I do that?"
The middle-aged woman was taken aback. Next, she said with a smile, "His uncle lives more than 30
kilometers away from here. You can rest assured. Your friend will be fine there. Nothing bad can
happen to her. You could go there to see her after you get better."
But Natalia was anxious. "No, I can't wait. Mrs., you don't understand. We..."
She compressed her lips and swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue. In the end, she said, "We
have to stay together."
After all, the two of them jumped from the plane because some killers were after them. Although they
narrowly escaped death, Natalia couldn't guarantee those people wouldn't track them down again.