Although they were only wearing ordinary clothes, they displayed strength just by standing there. Later on, they also proved that they were up to the job. They cooperated well and had good stamina. Furthermore, they had relevant experience and were a great help.
Shao Qihai and his group started taking action. Because they weren't sure where Mu Jingzhe and Ji Buwang were, they could only save as many people as they could.
Shao Dong focused on finding where Mu Jingzhe and Ji Buwang might be. He even went to the address of Ji Buwang's maternal grandmother's house. Her house was also buried, but they were all relatively lucky. Although they had suffered injuries when the house had collapsed, they had managed to quickly climb out because the house was a one-story building.
Shao Dong also saw a coffin that belonged to Ji Buwang's maternal grandmother.
After Ji Buwang and Mu Jingzhe's departure, when Eldest Uncle had gone to check on her during the night, she had already passed. Unfortunately, he hadn't had the chance to inform Ji Buwang.
After Shao Dong found out from Eldest Uncle where Mu Jingzhe and Ji Buwang were staying, he rushed back as quickly as possible to tell Shao Qihai.
Coincidentally, Jiang Feng and the others were right beside that location. However, to save them, they had to deal with the people in front of them first, as there were also people trapped in the periphery. Besides, they were afraid of hurting other trapped people, so their progress was very slow.
Shao Qihai, Jiang Feng, and the others couldn't care less about their own well-being. When they got hungry, they simply stuffed two morsels of food into their mouths, and when they got thirsty, they drank two mouthfuls of water. They went at it without getting any rest. Finally, they found Mu Jingzhe and Ji Buwang.
By then, 48 hours had passed. Jiang Feng was the one who had discovered them. However, after they were discovered, it was useless no matter how much he shouted at them. There was no response.
More importantly, because they were in a special place, a collapsing accident could happen if they weren't careful. To save them, they had to remove the things above them bit by bit. Furthermore, they had to pay attention to the feet that were being pressed down.
This was a big project. After two to three more hours, when the third day dawned, the basic removal was finally completed. Shao Qihai and Jiang Feng worked together to move the closet away and finally saw the situation under it.
When he saw the scene under the closet, Shao Qihai's expression changed slightly and he stopped Shao Dong, who was running over.
Jiang Feng swiftly stopped Shao Dong and covered his eyes. "Don't move."
Shao Dong had already seen Mu Jingzhe's hand and the watch on it. "Let go of me. I can see Mommy."
He struggled, but Jiang Feng held him tightly. "Don't move. It's dangerous. You forgot the condition you agreed to."
Shao Dong stopped struggling. They had agreed to let him tag along on one condition: that he absolutely wouldn't move recklessly or affect them.
Shao Dong took a deep breath and tried to calm down as much as possible. "Daddy, just tell me—is Mommy still alive? It's fine. Tell me honestly. I can take it. It's fine even if her legs are injured. As long as Mommy is still alive…"
He had heard that someone's legs were injured. He wasn't afraid of that as long as she was still alive. He only prayed that she was still alive…
Shao Qihai's hands trembled as he stepped forward to check if they were breathing. Among the two of them, one was breathing weakly, while the other had stopped breathing.
Shao Qihai instantly lost his voice. After Shao Dong shouted, he came back to his senses and said hoarsely, "Lift them up first."
Not hearing an answer, Shao Dong pressed on. "Dad, say something. How are Mommy and Uncle Ji?"
Shao Qihai couldn't speak. The people who had come with him wanted to carry them out, but they encountered a difficult problem. "Brother Hai, their hands can't be separated…"
Because they had held hands too tightly while they had been alive, they couldn't separate the two of them at the moment. Afraid that they would hurt someone, they didn't dare use force. For a moment, they didn't know what to do.
Shao Qihai's Adam's apple bobbed. "I'll do it."
Because one of them had turned a little stiff, Shao Qihai exerted a lot of strength. In the process, he kept apologizing and saying that he wasn't doing it on purpose. However, because he had to separate them, he felt that he had let them down.
"Take them to the hospital!"
Just as Shao Qihai was about to leave, he suddenly saw something. He picked it up and saw that it was a fan. He froze on the spot again.
Nanlin County had attracted everyone's attention. Countless people prayed that there wouldn't be many casualties.
However, the actual situation wasn't optimistic. Because this had happened in the middle of the night, many people had been sleeping soundly and hadn't been able to react in time to save themselves. Many people had passed away in their sleep, and even more people were trapped.
According to the reports, the number of casualties continued to increase. Nanlin County tugged at the heartstrings of countless people.
When Mu Jingzhe woke up again, she felt pain all over her body, especially in her hands. They hurt terribly. She didn't understand why she felt so horrible or why her hands hurt so much.
When she opened her eyes, she thought that she hadn't done much yesterday. After Ji Buwang had picked her up, she had just carried Ji Buwang too.
This habit of carrying each other was actually a side effect of watching television. Whenever she saw the male protagonist carry the female protagonist to bed, she chuckled and said that it was really romantic.
Perhaps she had smiled too enviously, as Ji Buwang had said that it was a piece of cake and had immediately carried her back to bed. Mu Jingzhe had been very happy and her acting addiction had kicked in, so she had deliberately struggled and said no.
Ji Buwang had been stunned for a moment. Later on, he had tried to act with her. Subsequently, they had acted a few times. After that, he had taken a liking to attacking her from behind and carrying her to bed.
However, after acting a few times and getting bored of it, Mu Jingzhe had felt that they could improve on it. Hence, while Ji Buwang wasn't paying attention, she had carried him in her arms1.
Ji Buwang's face had been numb. It was only after Mu Jingzhe coaxed him for a while and called this a prince hug that he had been soothed.
The expression on Ji Buwang's face had been very funny. Mu Jingzhe had thought that she could carry him again, but she hadn't expected her hands to hurt so much.
Mu Jingzhe frowned and opened her eyes. What greeted her eyes was an unfamiliar roof. Mu Jingzhe was wondering why she hadn't woken up in her house when she suddenly heard Xiao Wu's shout.
"Mommy is awake!"
A second later, seven heads appeared in front of Mu Jingzhe. The five kids, plus Li Zhaodi and Mu Teng, were all particularly agitated.
Mu Jingzhe's ears were filled with their shouts and the sound of them calling for a doctor. Mu Jingzhe's head hurt when she heard all that. Upon seeing their tired, solemn faces and red eyes, she was puzzled. "What's wrong with you guys?" Only when she spoke did she realize that her voice was hoarse and she was extremely thirsty.
"Mommy, you're awake. That's great!"
"Mu Jingzhe, you scared me to death!"
"Aren't I fine now? Stop crying," Mu Jingzhe said. "I'm so thirsty. I want some water."
Li Zhaodi quickly fetched her water. Mu Jingzhe was about to raise her hand when she felt some pain. Li Zhaodi quickly said, "Don't move. I'll feed you. Your hands are injured."
"Alright." Mu Jingzhe drank two cups of water in a row before she felt better and more energetic.
"Why am I in the hospital?" She looked at her hands. "What happened to my hands?"
As soon as Mu Jingzhe said that, Li Zhaodi started crying, saying that the bones in her hands had cracked. "You have to take good care of yourself. The bones in your hands almost shattered."
"Almost shattered? No wonder they hurt so much." Mu Jingzhe muttered as she looked at her hands. "The phrase 'body crushed to powder and bones smashed to dust' is used often, but this is the first time I'm experiencing true bone fracture."
Seeing that Mu Jingzhe's expression was calm, Li Zhaodi felt a trace of relief.
However, as Shao Dong looked at Mu Jingzhe from the side, he kept feeling that something was wrong with her. He just couldn't put his finger on it.