"Captain! Something terrible has happened!"

Lu Qing stretched out his long arm, put his arm around Shen Qiqi's shoulders, and gently brought her into his arms.

A faint smell of tobacco mixed with the fragrance of soapberry penetrated into Shen Qiqi's nostrils, and the familiar temperature instantly relaxed her tense nerves.

She leaned on Lu Qing's broad chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, and a sense of security filled her heart, just like holding a cup of hot milk tea in winter, the warmth reaching deep into her heart.

Seeing this, the surrounding villagers all smiled.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, Qingzi and Qiqi have such a great relationship!" Aunt Wang cracked melon seeds while whispering to Aunt Li next to her, "They're living such a prosperous life! They're the envy of everyone else!"

Aunt Li also nodded, her eyes full of smiles: "That's right! Back then, Qingzi was a troublemaker, everyone avoided him. Now that he's married Qiqi, he's completely changed. He's become more responsible and responsible. Qiqi is really a lucky charm for her husband!"

Lu Qing and Shen Qiqi, who were surrounded by the crowd, did not notice the discussions around them at all.

They seemed to be in an independent space, with only each other in their eyes.

The mysterious man was stunned when he saw this sudden scene.

He originally thought that the two would continue to question him, but he didn't expect that they would show their affection as if no one was around, which caught him off guard.

He coughed awkwardly, trying to break the slightly ambiguous atmosphere: "Um... comrades, I'm really just passing by. Did you misunderstand me?"

Shen Qiqi raised her head from Lu Qing's embrace and looked at the mysterious man with a half-smile: "Passing by? Comrade, isn't it a coincidence that you passed by? You just happened to pass by our village, and you just happened to have such a small notebook with you?"

The mysterious man's face froze, his eyes flickered, and he stammered, "I...this is...my diary!"

"Diary?" Shen Qiqi raised an eyebrow. "Comrade, the handwriting in your diary is truly unique! I've lived for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen a diary written in this style."

The two men were deadlocked, and the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

At this moment, a loud voice broke the deadlock: "What's going on?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the village chief running towards them, panting. Behind him were several villagers, all of them looking nervous.

The village chief walked up to Shen Qiqi and asked seriously, "Qiqi, I heard that a stranger came to the village entrance and acted sneakily. Is there something going on?"

When the mysterious man saw the village chief coming, he suddenly panicked.

He subconsciously took a step back, his eyes evasive, not daring to look directly into the village chief's eyes.

Seeing this, the village chief became even more suspicious.

He walked up to the mysterious man, looked him up and down, and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you? What are you doing in our village?"

"I..." The mysterious man opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

He secretly glanced at the small notebook in Shen Qiqi's hand and groaned inwardly.

"Speak!" the village chief shouted sternly, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

The mysterious man trembled with fear, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes. He...

The village chief glared at people like the angry Tom cat in "Tom and Jerry", and his voice was so loud that it made people's eardrums buzz.

"Speak! If you don't explain clearly, I'll take you to the commune!"

The mysterious man's legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees. He knew that he was completely doomed.

He had a sad face and wilted like an eggplant hit by frost.

"Don't... don't send me to the commune. I'll tell you everything!" He poured out all the information about his purpose of coming to the village.

It turned out that he had heard that the mutual aid activities here were booming, so he wanted to come and "learn from them" and see if he could copy their homework and do one himself when he returned.

When the villagers heard this, they were immediately overjoyed. Their faces were as colorful and red as if they had been dyed in a dyeing factory, which was the color of pride.

"Oh my god, I didn't expect that the mutual aid activities in our village have become famous. It's really an honor!" Aunt Wang smiled so hard that she almost spit out the melon seeds in her mouth.

Aunt Li also echoed, patting her chest and saying, "That's right, everyone who sees our mutual aid activities will give a thumbs up!"

Shen Qiqi looked at the proud little faces of the villagers, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

But she always felt that things were not that simple. This mysterious man came at too coincidental an opportunity, and his behavior was strange. She always felt that there was something behind this that she had not discovered.

Just as she was about to question the mysterious man further, a hurried voice interrupted the lively atmosphere: "Oh no! Captain! Uncle Wang suddenly fainted!"

Shen Qiqi was startled, her expression changed, the smile she had just had disappeared in an instant, replaced by worry.

"Uncle Wang? Why did he suddenly faint?" Without thinking too much, she grabbed Lu Qing's arm and said anxiously, "Hurry, let's go and take a look!"

Lu Qing was also shocked by this sudden news. He held Shen Qiqi's hand tightly and said in a deep voice, "Let's go!"

The two rushed out of the crowd like arrows, and their figures disappeared at the end of the alley.