Su Qingning knew that there would be an earthquake this afternoon and was mentally prepared.

And she had learned a lot of disaster rescue knowledge when she was in the special operations forces.

Because the mountain they were currently in was far from the epicenter, and because its rock structure was stable, without any loose rocks, and not prone to landslides, it was a good place to avoid the earthquake, they did not rush to let the family leave.

Seeing everyone howling like ants on a hot pot and fleeing in panic, he immediately said in a cold voice:

"If you don't want to die, just do as I say!"

"This place is far from the epicenter, so it won't be too dangerous. Calm down, everyone!"

"Keep your head down and squat where you are, and protect your head with your bag or your hands!"

The Xiao family was the first to react.

Xiao Huaijin hurriedly took Xiao Huaishuo out of the wheelchair, adjusted his position, and let him lie on the ground.

My grandmother, the other sisters-in-law and I all did what Sister-in-law said with a calm look on our faces.

Zhang Qinxue also protected Xiao Qingya in front of her and followed the crowd.

The little girl was extremely scared, her eyes were filled with tears, but she tried hard not to cry.

Most of the people in the exile team were used to living in the capital, and it was the first time they saw a natural disaster of such a scale, and they were all terrified.

But Su Qingning's voice was calm and powerful, and it somehow calmed everyone's hearts. They subconsciously followed her instructions.

Su Qingning felt the ground shaking for more than two minutes, and then it returned to calm again.

Seeing everyone's faces full of relief at having survived the disaster, some even stood up directly. He shouted again:

"Keep your original position and don't move. There will be aftershocks!"

In a hurry, she acted like the chief military doctor in the special operations force, and her tone was filled with an irresistible sense of oppression, which frightened everyone into not daring to act rashly.

Zhao Jinhai, who was squatting not far away, couldn't help but admire him secretly.

Normally, even if he threatened them with whips, he could not control them. Unexpectedly, Madam Xiao said a few words and the prisoners fell silent.

“Wow wow wow—”

"Ah - my Lang'er!"

But at this moment there was a sharp scream.

Just at this time, there was another aftershock. Madam Li lost her balance and the milk ball in her arms fell out.

It seemed that it was about to roll down the slightly downward slope and finally hit the hard rocks at the bottom of the slope!

Su Qingning couldn't bear to see such a young child get hurt. Coincidentally, the milk ball was not far from her at this time.

At that moment, a few people rushed over and took the milk ball back with one hand.

"Wuwu...Lang'er, it's all mother's fault...wuwu..."

The Li family finally felt relieved when they saw Su Qingning rescue their child.

Afraid that he might cause trouble to others if he lost his balance, he did not rush over but continued to maintain the posture Su Qingning had mentioned, waiting for the aftershocks to end.

After a while, the ground completely returned to calm.

Su Qingning then ordered everyone to stand up slowly.

Li Wenbo, the eldest son of the Li family, and his wife immediately rushed towards Su Qingning, took the little girl in her arms, and knelt down to kowtow to her.

"Madam, if you save my son, you are saving the lives of all of us! I will never be able to repay you for your kindness. In the future, if Madam Xiao gives me any instructions, I, Li, will do it without hesitation!"

"Please stop raising your hands. Mr. and Mrs. Li, please stand up quickly."

Li Wenbo was the top scorer in the imperial examination the year before. He was sentenced to exile and his property confiscated because he incurred public anger by writing a book satirizing the emperor for ignoring state affairs and causing officials to oppress the people.

Su Qingning rescued the people on a whim, and had no intention of making things difficult for such a righteous man, so he immediately reached out and pulled the two men up.

After the Li family left, the Wang family also followed and came to bow and thank Su Qingning.

They could see that none of them had any experience dealing with an earthquake. With so many of them gathered here, it was very easy for a stampede to occur, causing more casualties.

Even if you are lucky enough to escape being trampled by the crowd, you may be hit by nearby rocks in your haste to escape, or get lost in the forest.

It was Madam Xiao who saved all of them with just a few words!

Wang Hongwen, the head of the Wang family, was a new military general. He was convicted because he was dissatisfied with his superiors' corruption and abuse of power and was squeezed out by his colleagues in the barracks.

He had always respected the Xiao family's tradition, and now seeing that the young lady of the Xiao family was brave and resourceful, and as capable as any woman in the world, he could no longer hide his admiration and respect for the Xiao family.

The other fugitives, who had survived the robbery, breathed a sigh of relief and fell limply to the ground to rest.

Everyone knew that without Su Qingning, they would be much worse off than they are now.

Although it was not easy to express their attitude openly, they all kept Su Qingning's kindness in their hearts.

Only the Su family members looked up with their noses in the air, as if Su Qingning was more powerful than them.

They knew that it was Su Qingning who saved the family, but they didn't want to admit that Su Qingning was good. They all hid at the back of the team.

Su Qingning was too lazy to bother with these buzzing flies.

He and Xiao Huaishuo explored the surrounding terrain, found a path with a smaller slope and fewer rocks, and led everyone down.

The exile team walked along the official road to the west for nearly an hour.

Seeing that the sun was setting, it was not suitable to go forward, so Zhao Jinhai found a flat place near the water for his family to rest.

Then he waved his whip in the air a few times, shouted a few warnings to the prisoners, and then left one team to watch the prisoners while he took a few team leaders into a nearby cave.

Soon Li Yang ran out and whispered in Su Qingning's ear:

"Madam, there are two caves over there, both are clean. We will live in one and leave the other for you."

"Cousin will give you half of the hay. Come over quickly."

"Okay, thank you very much."

Su Qingning was about to take her family over to settle down when she heard an angry accusation from behind.

"The cave is so big that our family can easily live in it. Why should the Xiao family occupy it all?!"