Shen Yuandao seemed not to hear it. He held Su Mianmian's hand and continued to move forward with a calm expression.
He squeezed Su Mianmian's hand from time to time, as if telling her: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Su Mianmian's originally nervous mood gradually calmed down after being comforted by Shen Yuandao.
The wolves seemed to sense the danger and began to retreat.
In this way, every time Shen Yuandao and others took a step forward, the wolves would involuntarily take a step back.
This is exactly the result Shen Yuandao wants to see.
Among the wolves, the leading little wolf was obviously starting to get a little scared.
It approached the old wolf uneasily, howling in a childish voice, as if seeking comfort from its mother.
Although the old wolf was also afraid of the fire, when he saw his child so frightened, he stepped forward and protected the little wolf cub behind him.
Then the old wolf raised his head, a determined glint in his eyes.
It roared at the wolves behind it, its voice low and majestic.
The wolves also howled in unison in response to the old wolf, and soon, the wolves walked inward in an orderly manner.
They walked farther and farther away, and finally disappeared into the night.
Shen Yuandao and others finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.
"Great, they're finally gone." Su Mianmian patted her chest gently, a relieved smile on her face.
“Haha, Shen Zhiqing is indeed a scholar, he can handle anything with ease!”
A young villager looked at Shen Yuandao, his eyes full of admiration and praise, and said with a smile.
Dong Xiangnan also agreed and nodded repeatedly, "Yes. This time it's all thanks to Shen Zhiqing."
Shen Yuandao listened to these compliments, but his face did not show too much pride.
He shook his head slightly, looking modest. "No, no, I just got lucky.
Besides, if it weren't for everyone's help, how could we have done so smoothly? We should go back quickly, everyone is still waiting for us. "
When everyone heard this, they nodded and showed joy on their faces.
They knew that tonight was a good day for a good harvest. Not only would they catch prey, but they would also return safely.
Two huge wild boars were carried by the crowd. Shen Yuandao and five strong villagers walked in front, while Su Mianmian and Dong Xiangnan followed behind with the silly roe deer.
They walked slowly, but when they reached halfway up the mountain, they saw a light flickering in front of them, and the light was particularly dazzling in the darkness.
Everyone couldn't help but feel nervous, not knowing what was happening ahead.
Seeing this, Dong Xiangnan immediately walked forward to check.
Not long after, his surprised voice was heard, "Uncle Duan! Brother! Why are you here?"
"Xiaonan, where are the others?" Dong Xiangbei asked immediately after hearing his brother's voice.
After hearing the voices of the two, Shen Yuandao and others also breathed a sigh of relief.
They carried the wild boar up to Secretary Duan and Dong Xiangbei, only to see a group of people following behind them.
Secretary Duan looked at everyone returning safely and a relieved smile appeared on his face. "Is everyone okay? I heard Zhigang say that you encountered a pack of wolves, so I quickly brought my men up the mountain to look for you."
Shuanzi laughed heartily after hearing this. "Don't worry, Uncle Duan. With Shen Zhiqing here, how could anything happen to us? It's all thanks to Shen Zhiqing, otherwise a few of us roughnecks would have had to fight those dozen wolves head-on."
"Yes, yes, yes! Shen Zhiqing knows a lot!" The others also echoed.
Secretary Duan heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. "That's good, that's good. Everyone has worked so hard. Let the guys behind carry the wild boar. You guys take a rest first."
He pointed at the people behind him and said, "You guys, come up and help carry the wild boar. Let Shen Zhiqing and the others take a break."
After hearing this, the seven or eight people behind hurried forward to take the wild boar, and then they went down the mountain in a mighty manner.
As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, everyone saw the team leader rushing over.
Secretary Duan hurried forward and asked, "Old Dong, how is Brother Yuan?"
The captain bent over, breathing heavily. When he heard Secretary Duan's question, he waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Uncle Dong has treated the wound and bandaged it."
Secretary Duan nodded upon seeing this and suggested:
"It's already past ten o'clock. How about we divide the meat tomorrow morning?"
The captain took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and nodded, "Okay, let's do it."
Then he stood up straight and glanced at the busy people. "First, put the wild boar and the silly roe deer in the warehouse over there in the threshing ground. We will divide the meat tomorrow morning."
At this time, Shuanzi looked around and found that he didn't see anyone from the other team, so he asked, "Captain, why don't we see Uncle Yang and the others?"
The captain explained, "Oh, Lao Yang and his team returned a long time ago. Maybe you took a different route, so you didn't see them."
He glanced at the people who were carrying the meat and instructed again, "Deal with the wild boar and put it away, then go to bed early. There's still a lot of work to do tomorrow!"
After saying that, the captain looked at Shen Yuandao and the others again, "Shuanzi, Shen Zhiqing, the eight of you should go back and rest first. The rest of the work will be left to them."
Shen Yuandao nodded, and then took Su Mianmian back to the Yun family.
When the two arrived at the door of the Yun family, they found that the lights were on. It was obvious that the family members had not yet gone to bed and were anxiously waiting for them.
Su Mianmian pushed open the door and walked in. Su Guangbai was the first to stick his head out. Seeing Su Mianmian and Shen Yuandao returned safely, he finally let go of his worry.
"Are you here? Are you safe? I heard someone in our group was bitten by a wolf. We were terrified."
At this time, Grandpa Su also stuck his head out, his face full of concern.
"Yes, your uncle and I were planning to go to the mountain to look for you, but since we are not familiar with the roads there, it would only cause more trouble, so we had no choice but to wait at home."
Su Mianmian felt warm in her heart. She shook her head and comforted her family.
"It's okay, I'm fine." After saying that, she turned around deliberately to let everyone see if she was really okay.
Grandma Su also poked her head out. She glared at Grandpa Su and Su Guangbai and said reproachfully:
"You two are such grown-ups, but you still don't know your limits. It's so cold, don't let my darling grandson get cold!"
After saying that, the old lady waved to the two of them, "Mianmian, Xiaoyuan, both of you come into the house and warm up."
Su Mianmian and Shen Yuandao nodded and went into the house.
Little Ayan has fallen asleep in Su Manwen's arms.
Su Manwen couldn't help laughing when she saw Su Mianmian looking at Xiao Ayan.
"The little guy insisted on waiting for you to come back, otherwise he wouldn't sleep. Look, he was too sleepy and fell asleep."
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