Zhang Shuen quickly followed her, turned around to look in the direction of Yang Niannian and the others, and explained.

"Why would I follow her? Of course I am accompanying you. It was because of you that I decided to come here to rescue."

Wu Qingxia felt better, but she said with disdain, "Don't blame me for everything."

The two of them didn't walk far because everyone was holding a flashlight and could see each other's position.

After seeing Yang Niannian and others find a place to rest, Wu Qingxia also found a piece of open space to rest.

Zhang Shuen said, "It's too cold here, why don't we stay by the wall?"

Wu Qingxia looked at him as if he was a fool.

"Didn't you listen to what the locals said when you came here? There will be aftershocks here and there. The house is already shaken to pieces. If you hide inside and there is an earthquake at night, no one will dig you out."

Zhang Shuen also realized that his suggestion was not very good. He changed his mind, sat down next to Wu Qingxia, and whispered.

"Let's sleep together tonight? It'll be warm this way. If you don't mind, you can sleep in my arms. Don't worry, I won't do anything."

Wu Qingxia pushed him away with a look of disgust and glared at him.

"Put away your evil thoughts and don't try to take advantage of me."

Zhang Shuen moved aside angrily, "Don't you know me? I'm just afraid that you'll feel cold."

Wu Qingxia didn't want to pay attention to him and hugged her knees to prepare for sleep.

Zhang Shuen couldn't sleep, and he kept stealing glances at Wu Qingxia from time to time. He thought that this time they were alone and it was a chance for them to get along well, but he didn't expect that Wu Qingxia was still so resistant to him.

If this continues, this trip will be in vain and there will be no progress in the end.

Thinking about this, I can't help but feel a little annoyed.

The two families have always been old friends. When I was a child, my parents even said that they wanted the two families to become in-laws. Later, the Wu family developed better and better, but the Zhang family stagnated, so no one mentioned this matter anymore.

The eldest brother took over his father's job, but he failed the college entrance examination and tried again for two years without passing.

In fact, he knew in his heart that as long as he could marry Wu Qingxia, he could avoid twenty years of detours, and it wouldn't matter whether he could get into college or not.

Wu Qingxia's elder sister Wu Qingguo followed her husband Yu Shun to develop in other cities, and now she treasures her youngest daughter Wu Qingxia very much.

Whoever marries Wu Qingxia will definitely be given a good future by the Wu family. In a nutshell, it is better to marry Wu Qingxia than to go to college.

…

As for Yang Niannian, they all found places to rest. The men didn't look down on each other and just squeezed together to sleep.

Yang Niannian was wearing a lot of clothes and was not afraid of the cold, so she sat not far from them.

As soon as I sat down, I heard someone ask in confusion.

"Why doesn't that little girl named Wu Qingxia come over to our place? The two little girls will be warmer if they huddle together."

As soon as the words fell, someone spoke up to take over.

"It seems like they are together. Maybe they are dating and want to be alone together."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone else understood immediately and no one said anything.

Wang Chengcheng knew the reason why Wu Qingxia didn't come, but he didn't like gossiping, so he didn't respond to the others.

They came to rescue and had no way of considering other people's thoughts. From what happened to Gan Runli, it can be seen that Yang Niannian did the right thing.

If it were him, he would make the same decision.

Everyone was very tired and started snoring within two minutes. If it were any other time, Yang Niannian would find it noisy, but in this situation, she felt quite at ease.

Before going to bed, she put her hands in her pockets and slept very alertly, not daring to sleep too deeply.

well!

I don’t know if grandpa and grandma are taking dad to move here. Dawa Town is dozens of miles away from here, and there are many safe areas around it. I don’t know where they are moving to.

When my grandparents first moved to Beijing, they moved around many places before they bought a house and settled down.

If I hadn't met you this time, I don't know when I would see you again.

As I was thinking, I fell asleep unknowingly. I don’t know how long it had been when I was suddenly awakened by a sharp noise.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw everyone else running towards Wu Qingxia, only Wang Chengcheng came to her with a serious face.

It was just daybreak now and I could see the surroundings clearly without a flashlight.

Yang Niannian was still a little confused, "What's wrong?"

Wang Chengcheng looked solemn, "It seems something happened to Wu Qingxia. Wait here for a while, I'll go over and take a look."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone shouted, "Run, there's a black bear."

Yang Niannian looked in the direction of the voice and saw the person who had just passed by hurriedly running back here. Wu Qingxia and Zhang Shuen also crawled towards this side.

Behind them, a dark creature was chasing them quickly.

Wang Chengcheng reacted quickly. Knowing that humans could not outrun black bears, he immediately pulled Yang Niannian and hid in a dilapidated house nearby.

Seeing this, others followed suit and hid in the dilapidated houses, no longer caring about the aftershocks.

The black bear lost its target and roared.

Yang Niannian slowly moved to the wall, looked outside, and seeing that the black bear was about to go into the house where the men were hiding, she took out a pistol from her pocket and decisively shot the black bear in the back.

The first time she fired, she mis-aimed. There was a loud bang, which startled her and the black bear. It also ran back in the direction it came from and soon disappeared.

When everyone heard the gunshots, they thought the black bear had been shot dead, so they all came out quietly to check. When they saw the black bear had run away, they breathed a sigh of relief and came out from behind the wall.

If they had guns, they wouldn't be afraid of black bears.

"Who of you brought the gun? Why are you firing now? I was almost caught by a black bear just now." Wu Qingxia cried.

She was sleeping soundly when she suddenly heard the sound of someone walking. She opened her eyes and broke out in a cold sweat. She woke up Zhang Shuen and ran away.

When she saw these people coming to help, she thought she was saved. However, she didn't expect these people to turn around and run away when they saw the black bear. She was almost caught by the black bear.

Isn't it intentional not to fire the gun earlier?

Yang Niannian's heart beat a few times, but she quickly calmed herself down and put the gun into the pocket of her cotton coat. The coat was thick and the pocket was deep enough, so you couldn't tell there was a pistol inside.

Looking up and meeting Wang Chengcheng's astonished eyes, she said calmly.

"For self-defense."

She had never used the gun after Du Weili gave it to her. This time she brought it with her for self-defense, but she didn't expect it to come in handy.

Lu Shishen also knew that she had a gun and had personally taught her how to use it.

Wang Chengcheng knew that gun control was not strict in that era and many people had guns, so he didn't say anything. He just didn't expect that Yang Niannian, who looked quite thin, was so brave.

After all, he was a soldier, so his psychological quality was naturally good. His expression soon returned to normal and he followed Yang Niannian out.

Wu Qingxia was still asking who had the gun, and everyone else shook their heads and said they didn't know.

Wu Qingxia then turned her gaze to Yang Niannian and Wang Chengcheng, "Were you the ones who fired the shot?"

Yang Niannian blinked and asked in confusion.

"Didn't you guys open it? I thought it was you guys just now. We hid and didn't dare to show our heads."

Wu Qingguo stared at Yang Niannian, unable to tell for a moment whether what she said was true.

The others did not doubt Yang Niannian's words. They thought it was impossible for a little girl like her to carry a gun, so they said so.

"Don't worry about who opened it, as long as the bear ran away."

Wu Qingxia roared angrily, "The black bear wasn't killed just now, who knows if it will come back?"

Zhang Shuen was still frightened when he thought of the black bear. "Yes, we can't stay here anymore. We have to leave quickly."