The educated youth cannot be allowed to get into trouble in their village. This is no joke. He wanted to serve as the brigade leader for another two years and couldn't afford to be dismissed for mismanagement.

Yang Lijian was uneasy and could only tell the truth: "Huang saw Li leave with the men in the village. She asked us to leave dinner for her when she left. I was worried that something might have happened since she didn't come back so late, so I had to trouble the brigade leader."

The brigade leader's face darkened upon hearing this. Was Yang Lijian implying that Li Zhenzhen was having an affair with a man in the village? This was no small matter; they had to find her immediately.

No matter how agitated he was, he calmed himself down and gathered the villagers to go find Li Zhenzhen.

It was getting late, and the commotion caused by the captain was quite loud, so Xia Wan, who wasn't asleep to begin with, opened her eyes.

Is Li Zhenzhen missing?

Having read the original book, Xia Wan immediately realized that this matter was related to Huang Qiujie.

She remembered that the female protagonist Huang Qiujie in the book found a good-for-nothing from the village for Li Zhenzhen. Li Zhenzhen was caught in the act of adultery and actually married that good-for-nothing!

However, she really couldn't remember who that hooligan was.

It's been so long that she's almost forgotten the plot involving the male and female leads, let alone the supporting characters from the early episodes.

"What are you doing, so late at night?" Xia Chunxi, who was already asleep, asked in a somewhat irritable tone.

Xia Chuntao rolled over and muttered softly, "It looks like the brigade leader is here!"

Xia Wan ignored them, quickly got up, put on her clothes, and walked out.

I had planned to put on a big show in the middle of the night, and I lay down without even taking off my clothes. Now I can just put on my coat and go.

She was surprised that Huang Qiujie acted so quickly. She was quite interested in seeing what was going on, since there was still plenty of time.

"Brother, why is it so noisy?" Xia Wan pretended not to know anything, rubbing her eyes with a tone full of doubt.

"The team leader just came over and said that a young educated youth has gone missing and the organizer is looking for him. Xiao Wan, don't come out, go back to sleep."

Xia Tao spoke slowly and deliberately, clearly not taking the matter to heart.

"Did the educated youth get lost? Then I'll go with you to see. Anyway, I can't sleep this early." Xia Wan said, but the perverted man refused to follow her outside, clearly showing that he wouldn't listen to reason.

Xia Tao wanted to say something, but then he remembered that she was also a sent-down youth and might have a good relationship with those other sent-down youths, so he didn't continue to stop her.

The two went to the place the captain had mentioned to meet up with the others. Quite a few people had already arrived; they had been dragged out of bed and were standing there complaining incessantly.

Once everyone had arrived, the brigade leader recounted the story of the missing educated youth that day and instructed everyone to split up and search for them.

Everyone was divided into three teams, and Xia Wan was assigned to a team with the educated youth.

Cao Yuanchun couldn't control his tongue and sarcastically said to Xia Wan, "Our Xia educated youth are doing much better now that they've found their biological parents, right? Why did you move out without saying goodbye today?"

Xia Wan glanced at him sideways, not even giving him a proper look: "Do I have to say goodbye to you before I move out? Do I need to kowtow to you as a farewell gesture? Are we that close? Don't you know your place? Are you trying to get attention from me again?"

Cao Yuanchun's face turned ugly after being rebuked by her: "You..."

"Alright, enough talk, finding the person is the priority now." Yang Lijian pulled Cao Yuanchun away, afraid that another problem might arise before the situation was resolved.

Xia Wan rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay attention to these people who were trying to get attention; they were really annoying!

"Uncle, did Li Zhiqing go into the mountains? Should we still go further in?"

One of the men who came with them to search for the person pointed to the mountain, saying that if they really went into the mountain, it would be troublesome!

The captain's eyes were dark, and he gritted his teeth and said, "If we go any further in and can't find them, we'll turn back and see if the other two teams have any news."

He was starting to believe Yang Lijian's words. Could Li Zhenzhen really be having an affair with some male comrade in the brigade? Even if she was, it wouldn't be enough for her to stay out all night. What kind of nonsense was this?

The captain thought to himself, "This is really going to cause me trouble!"

Led by the captain, everyone continued on, but ultimately they didn't dare venture into the deep mountains. Finding no one there, they had no choice but to turn back.

Just as they were passing by a mud-brick house at the entrance of the village, they heard strange noises coming from inside. Some people, who like excitement, rushed in without asking the brigade leader's permission.

"ah!!!"

"Ouch... what... what are you doing?"

The people who suddenly went in were all villagers who loved to watch the excitement, and they were sure they wouldn't be able to stop making noise when they saw that thrilling scene!

Their commotion naturally attracted the attention of the people inside the house. Xia Shitou cursed under his breath and climbed off the woman.

"What's all the noise about?"

"Ah... Brother Stone, someone's here!" Li Zhenzhen hurriedly pulled the blanket next to her to cover herself.

"Xia Shitou? Li Zhiqing?" Someone used the firelight to see the people inside the house and turned to shout outside, "Captain, we've found them!"

"While we're out there frantically and exhaustedly searching for people, Li, the educated youth, is living a carefree life here!"

"You two found this old house in the middle of the night. You're having an affair. You're really damaging the reputation of our Huaihua Brigade."

Someone made sarcastic remarks about the two people in the room, and Li Zhenzhen kept her head down and huddled under the covers the whole time, not daring to say a word.

She never expected that something like this would happen after she went out with Xia Shitou today; she had only just agreed to date this man.

But today, as soon as she came out, she was tricked into bed by this man without her even realizing it. Li Zhenzhen is terrified now, fearing that she will be sent to the farm for hooliganism!

Xia Shitou wasn't afraid at all. He even stood up and put on his pants in a very brazen manner, while the people standing at the door burst into laughter.

"I'm dating Zhenzhen, and we've been discussing marriage for the past few days. What are you all doing here making a fuss?"

He spoke with such confidence that he showed no sign of panic at being caught having illicit relationships!

The captain gritted his teeth, looking at his shameless, thuggish appearance: "Go out first, let these two get themselves together and then we'll talk."

I can't understand what this new educated youth is thinking! He actually got involved with Xia Shitou, the village's notorious good-for-nothing, someone everyone else avoids like the plague!

Speaking of which, he spent the whole day dealing with the Xia family's affairs, and even when he was trying to sleep at night, he was still not at peace. He couldn't find the educated youth, and he even got involved with Xia Shitou.

Xia Wan was stunned and speechless. Could it be that the good-for-nothing Li Zhenzhen married in that book was Xia Shitou?

Was it her so-called cousin whom she had never met?

All she knew in the original book was that the female protagonist, Huang Qiujie, married the male protagonist not long after she went to the countryside, and later moved into the city.

However, she didn't remember the details of Huang Qiujie's revenge against Li Zhenzhen.

"How did you end up hanging out with the educated youth?" Xia Tao stood to the side, frowning, his face full of confusion.