Yu Shuang felt ashamed when she was named. She was just standing up for Guo Caixia, okay?

Wen Li didn't care what these people thought. She snorted coldly, "Those who spread rumors today, you'd better find a way to clear my name yourselves. If I hear anyone using this to insult me, don't blame me for being impolite!"

After Wen Li finished speaking, she picked up a wooden stick as thick as an arm, and with a gentle snap, the stick broke into two pieces.

Everyone looked at Wen Li in horror.

Everyone saw her throw Guo Caixia just now. No one expected that the seemingly delicate Wen Zhiqing would be so strong. Even if that wooden stick was dry, it would be difficult for a strong man to break it, let alone a little girl like her!

"Why should we? We were also misled by Guo Caixia!"

Even though Yu Shuang was afraid, she still looked dissatisfied. What's said is said, and if she went to clarify, what would the villagers think of her?

"You're all so stupid, you were fooled by her with just a few words!" Chen Yan rolled her eyes. "A bunch of idiots!"

They were called idiots, but they could only swallow their anger because they were in the wrong!

Of course, they wouldn't admit that they were afraid of Wenli!

Wen Li gave everyone a warning look, then pulled Chen Yan away, leaving everyone there looking at each other in bewilderment.

"I'm not going to clarify anything. This is Guo Caixia's fault, what does it have to do with me?"

"Yu Shuang, I advise you to go and explain things to everyone, otherwise if Wen Zhiqing beats you up, I won't help you anymore!"

Su Hao was almost driven to tears by Yu Shuang's stupidity. This matter had become such a big deal, and Yu Shuang was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire. How was he supposed to face Wen Zhiqing after this?

Yu Shuang looked incredulous. Su Hao used to fawn over her in order to win over her sister, but now he was cursing her over and over again.

"If you... if you don't help me, I'll tell my sister!"

"Whatever!" Su Hao was really angry this time. He left those words behind and turned to go back to the backyard.

After Su Hao left, everyone else went back to their rooms, leaving Guo Caixia sitting alone in the courtyard.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Guo Caixia dug her nails into her flesh.

Watching Jiang Chen's retreating figure, Guo Caixia felt a pang of panic. He clearly had feelings for her, and now it was all over!

She bit her lip tightly, her eyes surging with hatred. It was all Wen Li's fault. If she hadn't insisted on taking out the diary, how could she have ended up like this?

Now everything is over, and all her painstaking planning has become a joke!

Wen Li and Chen Yan returned to the backyard and prepared to cook. After a few days, Chen Yan and Qi Jun had become skilled at starting a fire and cooking. Although the taste was not as good as Wen Li's, it was dozens of times better than the big pot of food in the front yard.

It was getting late, so Wenli simply cooked a clear soup noodle dish.

"Knock knock knock—"

When Wen Li heard someone knocking on the door, she thought it was Chen Yan. When she opened the door, she saw Su Hao and Deng Wei standing awkwardly at the door.

"What's up?"

"Um... Wen Zhiqing, I'm here to apologize. I'm sorry!" Su Hao looked embarrassed and didn't know where to put his hands.

Wen Li knew that besides Yu Shuang, the only people spreading rumors about her were those old educated youth. Su Hao just hadn't told her beforehand. They weren't familiar with each other, so there was no need for him to tell her. Therefore, Wen Li didn't care.

"No need, you've been misled!"

Su Hao could tell that Wen Li wanted to distance herself from him, and he could only sigh inwardly.

"Wen, I misunderstood you before, I'm sorry!"

Deng Wei spoke frankly, and Wen Li waved her hand in return. Su Hao and Deng Wei were both good people; it was just that they had different perspectives. Wen Li didn't think there was anything wrong with that, after all, no one is perfect!

But she won't get too close to them!

After the two left, Wen Li started eating. Having dealt with Guo Caixia, she figured Guo Caixia wouldn't bother her anymore, and she felt much more relaxed.

The next day, Wen Li went to work as usual, but today everyone looked at her with much kinder eyes, and everyone greeted her warmly.

Wen Li seemed completely unaffected by yesterday's events and still received four work points as usual.

But Guo Caixia's life wasn't so good. She had lied and deceived people, and now that she had been exposed, everyone pointed and gossiped about her. Her situation was even worse than Wen Li's yesterday.

Upon arriving at the mission site, Aunt Liu and Aunt Wang gathered around to comfort Wen Li. After spending several days together, they had become quite familiar with each other.

Wen Li never puts on airs, and she always humbly asks for advice when she doesn't understand something. After asking for advice, she will give everyone fruit candy, so everyone likes her very much.

"I didn't believe it when Cuicui told me yesterday. Wen Zhiqing doesn't seem like that kind of person at all!"

Aunt Wang was so angry she pounded her chest and stamped her feet. "That's right! I told them Wen Zhiqing wasn't that kind of person, but they wouldn't believe me. I was so angry!"

"That girl, Cui Cui, is so young, just like her mother. Who would believe what she says!"

Seeing that everyone believed in her, Wen Li felt that her efforts over the past few days had not been in vain, and she smiled as she took out a handful of melon seeds from her pocket and distributed them to everyone.

"Thank you all for trusting me, aunties! I'll treat you to some sunflower seeds!"

Aunt Liu repeatedly refused, "Wen, you keep it for yourself! We old folks don't like this kind of food!"

Wen Li stuffed another handful into Aunt Liu's hand, saying, "We're just chatting to pass the time, so please don't be so polite!"

After resting for a while, everyone went back to their own work.

Today we were weeding in the soybean field. The soybean field was quite wide, and everyone was far apart, so we didn't have time to chat.

This also made Wen Ligan work much faster. She finished four work points in half a day and went to the back mountain alone after work.

With Chen Yan by her side lately, she hasn't been gathering as much firewood. The autumn harvest is only about two weeks away, so she needs to store up more firewood.

As soon as she reached the top of the mountain, she sensed that someone was watching her. Turning around, she saw that there were quite a few people around her, but Wen Li didn't think much of it and continued into the deep mountains. After a few days without coming up, there were many more fallen branches in that grove of trees.

In no time, she had filled a basket with firewood. When noon came, worried that Chen Yan would come looking for her, she put the extra firewood into her spatial storage and then carried the basket down the mountain.

Chen Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Wen Li return. "Little Li, why did you go up the mountain alone? Did you run into Zhang Mazi?"

Wen Li clenched her fist and waved it in front of her face. "You forgot? I'm not someone to be trifled with!"

Chen Yan glared at her. "Yes, yes, you're amazing. Then I'll have to trouble Wen Zhiqing to protect me from now on!"

Wen Li chuckled, "Fine, from now on, if anyone dares to bully our Chen educated youth, I'll beat them to a pulp!"

"Hmph! That's more like it!"

"Oh, by the way, I'm planning to go to the commune this afternoon. Is there anything you need to buy? I'll bring it back for you!"

Wen Li actually wanted to visit the county town, but nowadays she needed a letter of introduction to go there, and there wasn't enough time, so she thought she would go another time.

"Yes, yes, yes! Could you bring me back some steamed egg custard and malted milk powder? I'll give you the tickets in a bit!"

"Okay, ask Qi if there's anything you need me to bring back, and I'll bring it all back for you!"

"Okay, I'll go ask him right now and let you know in a bit!"

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