"Hey kid, let me tell you, don't try to sympathize with me! No matter how pitiful she is, it has nothing to do with us. Don't you dare cause any trouble for me, or I'll break your legs."

"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Shun touched his nose, feeling a little guilty.

That night, Su Li had only been asleep for a short while when she heard what sounded like movement outside the courtyard.

She put on a cotton-padded coat and came out, only to see Zhou Yuting being pinned down by an old rogue from the village.

Zhou Yuting struggled incessantly, but the man tightly covered her mouth.

“You filthy bitch, behave yourself. You’re a used slut now, everyone in the village knows that. If you keep making a fuss, I’ll let the whole village see how you seduced me.”

The old man was the village's widowed snail farmer, and he had his eye on Zhou Yuting from the very first day she returned to the village.

He's been holding back until now, keeping an eye on things outside the courtyard for the past few days. He discovered that the educated youth, Su, has a boyfriend, who's a soldier, and he doesn't dare make a move on him.

This slut likes to open the yard at night; isn't that practically inviting him to commit a crime?

This gave him an opportunity, which led to the scene that Su Li witnessed.

Su Li came out and walked towards the two of them step by step. Zhou Yuting looked at her with a pleading expression, but her mouth was covered, and she couldn't speak.

The man glared at her menacingly and said, "I advise you to mind your own business."

Su Li stepped forward and kicked the man directly in the face, and immediately the whole courtyard echoed with a pig-like scream.

"You bitch, how dare you kick me? I'll teach you a lesson today!"

Su Li didn't respond to him. As soon as the old man stood up, Su Li kicked him in the groin again.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!" The old man clutched his groin, his eyes filled with malice as he looked at Su Li.

It's the middle of the night, I was just about to fall asleep when someone woke me up, and it was such a scumbag.

Su Li was completely unceremonious, even daring to look at a man with that kind of gaze.

Without any hesitation, she raised her leg and kicked the man in the chin.

This caused him to lose two of his front teeth.

Zhou Yuting got up from the ground and pulled the cloth out of her mouth.

Seeing Su Li's gratitude, he said, "Thank you for today."

Su Li rolled her eyes at her; "It's one thing for you not to sleep at night, but why did you open the courtyard gate? Don't you know there are only two of us women living here? What if something happens?"

Zhou Yuting's eyes flickered; "I'm sorry, I was just feeling down and wanted to take a walk outside the yard."

Meanwhile, Lu Huai, who had heard the commotion, rushed over from outside the courtyard.

As soon as he arrived, he saw the man lying on the ground, blood still flowing from the corner of his mouth, his whole body curled up on the ground.

"Su Li, what's wrong?"

He pointed to the man on the ground; "Who is he?"

“This man came to our yard to steal things in the middle of the night, so I beat him up.”

Lu Huai looked Su Li up and down and asked, "Are you alright?"

Lu Huai hadn't expected Su Li to be so powerful, that she could even beat such a big man.

However, considering all the secrets she has, it wouldn't be surprising if she also has a violent side.

I'm fine.

"Alright, you guys stay here, I'll go find the captain."

Su Li nodded.

Soon the captain arrived with a sour face. No one would be happy to be woken up in the middle of the night.

Following behind him was his second son, Zhang Shun.

When the captain arrived, he first glanced at the old snail farmer. This man was always stealing small things, but no one cared, so the captain just turned a blind eye.

I never expected to be able to steal from Su Li's place today.

"Su Li, what did he steal from you?"

"It's not mine, it belongs to Comrade Zhou. Ask her!"

Su Li just wanted to go to sleep as soon as possible. She had already helped Zhou Yuting so much; she would handle the rest herself.

The brigade leader then turned his gaze to Zhou Yuting; "Zhou Zhiqing, what did he steal from you?"

Zhou Yuting whispered, "Just twenty yuan."

As she finished speaking, she glanced at Su Li.

Zhang Shun immediately noticed the way she was looking at Su Li, and he also looked at Su Li. This girl was just too beautiful.

The brigade leader looked at the old snail maker with exasperation; "You old geezer, it's one thing to steal small things, but now you've actually stolen from a female educated youth. You're really something."

The old shrew, ignoring the pain in his lower body, shouted, "Captain, I didn't steal any money! That bitch is just making things up. When I first arrived, she came up to me and hugged me, saying she wanted to have my baby. You know my wife has been dead for so many years, how could I resist? That's why this woman tricked me. I didn't steal any money at all."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shun saw Zhou Yuting's face turn pale. In a fit of rage, he punched the old shovel maker in the face, yelling, "Watch your mouth! Stop spouting nonsense!"

“Old man, do you think I don’t know your character? You love petty theft. I can’t protect you this time either. Have Dazhuang call the police first thing tomorrow morning. It’s getting late, so you can stay at the brigade headquarters for the night!” the brigade captain said directly.

The old shrew said unwillingly, "Captain, I really didn't steal anything! Just believe me this once, it was this slut who seduced me, I didn't steal anything at all!"

The captain ignored him and directly instructed Lu Huai and Zhang Shun to take the man to the brigade headquarters and wait for the police to handle it the next day.

Su Li closed the gate to the courtyard and said to Zhou Yuting, "Don't open the gate at night anymore. If something like this happens again, I won't come out. Also, stop with your little schemes. You've fallen into hell yourself, and you want to drag others down with you. Do you really think I'm stupid enough not to see through it?"

Zhou Yuting was stiff all over. Su Li was as clever as ever. She had only had a slight wicked thought, but Su Li noticed it. In fact, she had already regretted it, but Su Li wouldn't believe her if she said it.

After several days by train, Murong Lan and Murong Xiao finally arrived in Xinhe County. They didn't rush to find Su Li.

I plan to stay at the guesthouse for one night and then go to Lijiatun tomorrow.

The next morning, the two found out the location of Lijiatun and were lucky enough to get on a tractor from the next village.

Murong Lan and Murong Xiao were dressed in the most fashionable clothes in the capital at the time.

As soon as I entered the village, I was surrounded by several villagers who were taking a stroll outside.

"Comrades, have you come to our village to look for someone?"

Murong Lan looked at the group of peasants with disdain on her face; "Yes, we're here to find Su Li."

Aunt Li was also in the crowd. She smiled and said, "You're not her relative, are you?"

Murong Lan scoffed, "If she's not a relative, how dare she be a relative of mine? I'm here to warn her to stop bothering my fiancé."