Zhou Ya, her husband Zhang Kun and their children survived the famine, but not the earthquake. I lost a son and husband in the earthquake that year, but I still had my daughter, so my life was easy. My relatives were also those who suffered the disaster, but the folks in the village were happy, helping the villagers wash clothes and do farm work. They lived hard but without any surprises for several years. I never expected that I would hook up with a young man just by dancing in the square!