Traveling through the Great Northern Wilderness and marrying the most beautiful educated youth.

Zhao Juan was so frightened that tears streamed down her face. She clutched her stomach and struggled to get up.

"Late Autumn, you speak!"

"Tell me quickly, or they'll really arrest you!"

Lin Wanqiu's face was as white as paper.

She glanced at Zhao Juan, then looked at the half-eaten white rice ball.

She bit her lip until it bled, but still shook her head.

"I didn't steal it."

"I can't say where the rice ball came from."

Zhao Juan cried even harder.

She knew who Lin Wanqiu was protecting.

But these days, stealing public grain can really drive people to their deaths.

Liu Dahu snapped his belt open.

The sound was like a whip, which made several female educated youths nearby tremble.

"Can't you say?"

Liu Dahu grinned coldly.

"I bet you just can't say it!"

Song Jiahui immediately chimed in, "Captain Liu, she's just feeling guilty!"

"These backward people are the best at playing the victim."

"If we don't punish this severely today, anyone will dare to steal the team's grain in the future!"

The murmurs among the crowd grew louder and louder.

"White rice, who in our village can afford that?"

"If it were stolen, that would be incredibly shameful."

"Lin Wanqiu usually seems honest, I never expected..."

Lin Wanqiu's shoulders trembled slightly.

But she still didn't say anything.

A glint of pleasure flashed in Liu Dahu's eyes, and he suddenly waved his hand.

"take away!"

Two militiamen immediately stepped forward.

The sight of the real gun on his shoulder made his eyelids twitch.

One grabbed Lin Wanqiu's arm, and the other pulled Zhao Juan.

Zhao Juan was in so much pain that she could barely stand and almost knelt down.

Lin Wanqiu quickly helped her up.

"Don't touch her, her stomach hurts!"

Liu Dahu sneered: "Once we get to the village office, we'll have plenty of time to suffer."

Just then.

A deep voice suddenly came from outside the crowd.

"Liu Dahu, why are you arresting Wanqiu?"

Everyone instinctively turned around.

Su Qingyun strode over.

The tall figure forcefully pushed through the crowd, like a wall, firmly blocking Lin Wanqiu's way.

The two militiamen were so intimidated by his imposing presence that their hands froze in mid-air.

Lin Wanqiu looked up and saw him, her eyes instantly reddening.

"Qingyun, run!"

Su Qingyun did not turn around.

He first shielded Lin Wanqiu and Zhao Juan behind him, then pointed to the side.

"Zhao Juan stands at the back."

"Those watching the commotion should move aside and not block the way."

The voice wasn't loud, but it was firm.

Several older women initially tried to push forward, but after being given a cold look by him, they retreated sheepishly.

Liu Dahu's face immediately darkened.

"Su Qingyun, it's you again!"

"Are you trying to protect the grain thief?"

Su Qingyun said calmly, "You say she stole grain? Which granary was the grain stolen from?"

Liu Dahu was taken aback.

Song Jiahui quickly screamed, "The rice ball is the evidence!"

Su Qingyun looked at her.

"Rice balls are food, not stolen goods."

"You say you stole public grain, but what are the grain bag numbers? Where is the warehouse guard? Who remembers who came in and out today?"

Song Jiahui opened her mouth, but couldn't answer.

The murmurs in the crowd suddenly took on a different tone.

"Yeah, those who steal government grain must have stored it away in warehouses, right?"

"You can't convict someone just because it's a rice ball."

Liu Dahu, unable to save face, suddenly stepped forward.

"Stop giving me that nonsense!"

"What's your relationship with her? Who gives you the right to speak?"

Su Qingyun slightly raised her eyelids.

"I am her man."

With a loud bang.

The entire entrance to the educated youth settlement was in an uproar.

"What? Su Qingyun is Lin Zhiqing's man?"

When did they start dating?

"No wonder he's protecting her!"

Lin Wanqiu's face flushed red instantly.

Panic, shyness, and an indescribable sense of security.

Song Jiahui's eyes turned red with jealousy.

"nonsense!"

"You haven't registered your marriage or held a wedding banquet, what kind of man are you!"

Liu Dahu felt like his tail had been stepped on.

He had been pursuing Lin Wanqiu for quite some time.

He delivered firewood, helped with farm work, and even blocked people at the entrance of the educated youth settlement.

Lin Wanqiu didn't even give him a second glance.

Now, Su Qingyun's words, "I am her man," felt like a slap in the face.

"Grasp!"

Liu Dahu gritted his teeth and roared, "Arrest him too!"

Lin Wanqiu panicked and reached out to grab Su Qingyun's clothes.

"Qingyun, don't worry about me."

"They have guns, you need to get out of here..."

Su Qingyun turned and glanced at her, her voice softening.

"Late autumn, it's alright. White can't turn black, and a straight body has nothing to fear."

After he finished speaking, he turned to face the entire audience.

He reached into his pocket.

He suddenly unfolded a neatly folded piece of paper and held it high.

"Didn't you ask me what my relationship with her is?"

"I'll show you!"

Sunlight falls on the paper.

The bright red official seal of Xiangyang Village Brigade was glaringly obvious.

Someone who could read took a peek while standing on tiptoe and immediately called out.

"Marriage referral letter!"

"It really is run by the village committee!"

"It says Su Qingyun and Lin Wanqiu on it!"

The murmurs in the room instantly rose.

Song Jiahui's face turned pale.

Zhao Juan clutched her stomach, tears welling up in her eyes.

Lin Wanqiu stared blankly at the letter of introduction, her heart feeling as if it had been scalded by hot water.

So he really did go.

He truly included her in his future life.

Liu Dahu stared intently at the official seal.

His face twitched, and his eyes were both venomous and insane.

"impossible!"

"This letter is fake!"

Su Qingyun sneered: "Fake?"

"It has the brigade's official seal on it."

"It was opened by Party Secretary Su Xiaowen himself."

"If you're not satisfied, go and call the Party Secretary over right now."

The crowd fell silent for a moment.

Su Xiaowen's name still commands respect in the village.

Liu Dahu, however, was completely broken down.

"If I say it's fake, then it's fake!"

"Lin Wanqiu's family background is problematic; who allowed her to get married?"

Su Qingyun put the letter of introduction back into her bosom.

"No matter how bad her background is, it's not your place to use the militia to settle personal scores."

Upon hearing this, Liu Dahu's face flushed red.

Someone in the crowd chuckled softly.

"That's true, Liu Dahu used to frequent the educated youth settlement."

"To accuse someone of stealing grain just because you can't catch them is truly shameful."

Liu Dahu roared, "Who the hell is talking nonsense!"

Just then, a young man in his early twenties rushed out from the crowd.

"Liu Dahu, who are you yelling at!"

The person who arrived was Su Qingliang.

He was the most fierce among the younger generation of the Su family, and he was of the same clan and generation as Su Qingyun.

I couldn't get in for a while, and now that I hear the letter of introduction, I'm furious.

"You've already produced Brother Qingyun's letter of introduction, and you still dare to arrest your sister-in-law?"

"Release them!"

Several young men from the Su family also squeezed in.

"Yes, release them!"

"Are you trying to bully the Su family?"

Some people on the Liu family's side were also unhappy.

"Su Qingliang, shut up!"

"Da Hu is the militia captain, so what if he's handling a case?"

Su Qingliang shoved the person who was speaking away.

"Evidence is essential for solving cases!"

"Not being able to produce it is bullying!"

A dozen or so men instantly huddled together.

Shoulder to shoulder, chest to chest.

The women were so frightened that they backed away.

The child was picked up by an adult and run away.

The small open space in front of the educated youth settlement was suddenly turned into a complete mess.

Su Qingyun's eyes darkened.

The matter has escalated from stealing grain to affecting the clan's reputation.

These days, when clans make a move, fists beat reason.

He was about to speak to suppress the young man from the Su family.

Liu Dahu suddenly got angry from being scolded.

"They've rebelled! They've all rebelled!"

He snatched the rifle from the militiaman's back.

Whoosh!

The bolt was pulled back.

The dark muzzle of the gun was pointed directly at Su Qingliang.

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence.

Several female educated youths screamed in fright.

Lin Wanqiu's face was deathly pale, and her fingers gripped Su Qingyun's clothes tightly.

Su Qingyun's eyes turned cold, and she took half a step forward.

But Su Qingliang was faster than him.

The kid's eyes were bloodshot. He suddenly straightened his chest and pressed it directly against the muzzle of the gun.

"If you're afraid of death, you might as well be a ghost! Go ahead and shoot if you dare! You think you can bully the Su family because they have no one to rely on?"

"Are you bullying us because the Su family has no one to rely on?"

The Su family surrounded Liu Dahu.

"You little brat, you dare to act tough with me!" Liu Dahu wanted to retaliate.

Someone shouted, "The village chief and the Party secretary are here!"