After my stepmother was shot, I took my brothers to the countryside

Chapter 269 Gu Yanqing did not help

When Shen Nian heard that Gu Yanqing was really at the scene, his eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately asked, "Then Yan Zhiqing, can you tell me in detail what happened at that time?"

Hearing this, Gu Yanqing looked at her helplessly and said, "I just saw them being pushed down the mountain by wild boars."

"It's gone?"

Shen Nian's tone was full of disappointment. It turned out that this person didn't see the whole process.

Gu Yanqing looked at the disappointment in Shen Nian's eyes, pondered for a moment, and added: "At first, I saw that female comrade standing there motionless. When the wild boar pounced on her, Zhou also rushed over, and then they were both knocked down the mountain by the wild boar."

"So thrilling? This is simply a scene of a hero trying to save a beauty but failing." Shen Nian stared at Gu Yanqing with wide eyes, a gossipy look on his face.

Gu Yanqing looked at Shen Nian like this, his mouth twitching slightly, and he said helplessly: "Shen Zhiqing, if you are so curious about their affairs, why didn't you follow the team leader to the back mountain to see what's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Nian immediately waved his hand: "I would like to follow and join in the fun, but they all fell off the cliff. I can't go and gloat in front of them."

When Gu Yanqing heard Shen Nian's words, he couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart. Fortunately, this girl didn't join in the fun, otherwise she probably wouldn't have time to gloat, but would have started arguing with others instead.

"Hey, Yan Zhiqing, were you the one who saved them?"

Shen Nian bent down and pulled some cabbage for Gu Yanqing in the vegetable garden, and picked two bright red tomatoes.

Gu Yanqing looked at Shen Nian who had picked another cucumber, shook his head, and said, "No, I didn't save anyone. I met a man on my way back from the mountain and told him that someone had fallen off the cliff. Then I went back to the Youth League. It was the team leader who asked that man to come to me and ask me to lead the way."

"You didn't save anyone?" Shen Nian looked up at Gu Yanqing in surprise.

Gu Yanqing nodded and said indifferently, "I don't think they'll die. Besides, I've already done my best by returning to the team to inform them. The team leader just asked me to lead the way for them."

When Shen Nian heard that Gu Yanqing really didn't care about the life and death of Shi Shengxia and the others, he gave him a thumbs up and said:

"Wait a minute, I'll dig you two more sweet potatoes to cool you down." After saying that, he started digging up the plants full of bean pods on the side.

Gu Yanqing looked at the digging action and asked in confusion: "What are you digging for? Aren't you eating the pods on the ground?"

"This bean pod is poisonous and cannot be eaten. The part underneath the plant that you eat is called ground radish in the south, and that's what you can eat."

As Shen Nian explained, he handed the two radishes he had just dug out to Gu Yanqing.

Gu Yanqing took the radish handed to him by Shen Nian, looked at the unfamiliar plant carefully, and a hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes.

"It's called sweet potato? Also called ground radish?" He whispered to himself, then looked up at Shen Nian.

Shen Nian waved his hand: "It has many names, I'm used to calling it these two. You can eat it just by peeling the skin."

Gu Yanqing heard this and nodded: "Okay, I'll remember it."

He looked at Shen Nian walking towards the well and asked hesitantly, "Shen Zhiqing, don't you want to ask me why I didn't save them?"

Shen Nian didn't react for a moment, and was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Gu Yanqing: "Then why do you have to save them? Didn't you say that they were just injured and they wouldn't die?"

Shen Nian would never admit that she was such an immoral person. If Sheng Xia and Zhou Jindong had no problems with their character at this time, then she would definitely not be the kind of person who would stand idly by.

But it was obvious that Shi Shengxia and Zhou Jindong were not good people. Moreover, Gu Yanqing had already said that they would not die, so why would he risk saving them?

Moreover, she seemed to remember that Shi Shengxia seemed to be a person with a system, so she would not die. After all, the systems in novels would not let the host die easily.

Gu Yanqing looked at Shen Nian's calm expression and felt a little surprised. He had thought Shen Nian would ask him why he didn't save them. After all, no matter how much they disagreed, those were two lives.

But now it seems that Shen Nian really doesn't care about not saving people, and she doesn't care about the life or death of those two people.

"You... really think so? It really doesn't matter if you don't save them?" Gu Yanqing frowned and couldn't help asking again.

Shen Nian shrugged and said nonchalantly, "What else? Are you going to let a wild boar knock you off the cliff just for two strangers? They might survive, but you might not. Anyway, I'll always take care of my own safety before saving others."

Shen Nian silently added in his heart: After all, you are a person who has not even appeared in the book, and you are not even worthy of being a cannon fodder.

Gu Yanqing was silent for a while after hearing this.

If it were him in the past, he would definitely choose to save people without hesitation. Life or death was not important to him because that was his duty.

But now, he won't do that. He can't even protect his own family, so how can he protect others?

"You're right." Gu Yanqing finally nodded, a look of relief in his eyes, "We really should take care of ourselves first."

Seeing that Gu Yanqing agreed with her point of view, Shen Nian shook off the water droplets on her hands and said with a smile: "Yan Zhiqing, don't dwell on this issue anymore. You didn't save them immediately at that time, you must have your reasons for not being worthy of your rescue."

Shen Nian's words had an inexplicable soothing power, which gradually dissipated the entanglement in Gu Yanqing's heart.

He looked at Shen Nian's innocent face, his heart filled with curiosity. She was clearly a girl under 20, so why did she see things so clearly?

Noticing Shen Nian's gaze, Gu Yanqing withdrew his thoughts and said softly, "Shen Zhiqing, after hearing what you said, I'm no longer entangled in my heart. Then I'll go back first."

Shen Nian smiled and nodded: "Okay, Yan Zhiqing, remember to help me close the gate."

After Gu Yanqing left, Shen Nian began to prepare dinner. While she was picking beans, she planned to make beans and potatoes stewed with rice tonight.

The rice was still simmering in the pot, and Shen Nian was sitting by the side watching.

Shen Nian'an, Shen Nianle, Li Jichu and Xiao Nanqing pushed open the gate and ran in.

All four of them were sweating profusely, and their pants were soaked.

Except for Xiao Nanqing, the remaining three were shirtless, and there seemed to be something hidden in their clothes.

"Are you four going to take a bath in the river?"

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, Shen Nian poked his head out of the kitchen and looked at the four people, asking curiously.

Shen Nian'an nodded and replied, "Well, sister, we went to the river to swim for a while, and..."