"Isn't there still Xiaolin, the educated youth? Doesn't Xiaolin also know how to drive a tractor?"

An older woman in the crowd gloated, "Looks like we can't afford to offend Xiao Lin anymore. What if he refuses to help us when something happens?" "Pah, pah...what do you mean 'when something happens'? Their family is doing just fine!"

"What a pipe dream! Even the educated youth Xiao Lin wouldn't take care of Old Gu's leg, how could he possibly drive them there in a tractor!"

"They can't blame anyone else; it's their family's fault for being so unethical."

"That's right. Not only are they immoral, but they've also dragged us down with them."

"Yes, if their family weren't so unethical, how could they have been robbed of everything!"

"..."

Hearing the gossip about their family, Gu Changhe and Wang Dahua wanted nothing more than to stand up and fight them, but they also knew that they had incurred public wrath and might have to ask others for help later! So the family kept their heads down and dared not utter a sound.

Seeing this situation, the brigade leader was also in a dilemma. The tractor driver was not around, and the educated youth Xiao Lin was unwilling to treat Lao Gu's leg. The donkey cart had gone to the county town and had not returned yet. They couldn't just abandon Lao Gu!

"Xiao Gu, look at this..."

"Captain, you're joking. Look at my crippled legs, how can I drive a tractor? I'm helpless."

Gu Nanxun could not possibly not know what the captain meant. He was deliberately ignoring the captain's words. If his Qingqing was unwilling, no one could force her.

“Young Lin, look, you still have to stay in our brigade! Going too far won't do you any good. You have to leave yourself some room to maneuver.”

Seeing that Gu Nanxun was unyielding, the captain could only try to persuade Lin Qing.

"What does the brigade leader mean? Is the brigade leader threatening Qingqing? What rule in the village stipulates that Qingqing must help others, especially someone who has hurt her?"

Hearing the captain's words, Gu Nanxun said coldly with a stern face, "Liu Zhiqiang, although you helped me before, if you dare to harm Qingqing, don't blame me for being ruthless. As long as I'm here, no one can force Qingqing to do anything she doesn't want to do."

“Yes, Brother Gu is right. Although we educated youth are outsiders, you can’t force us to do things we don’t want to do.”

Wang Haoran, who had been watching from the sidelines for a while, couldn't help but chime in. They hadn't seen Lin Qing fighting, but they had clearly seen Gu Changhe throw stones at Lin Qing and have his older brother block them. It was clearly Gu Changhe's fault, yet the captain was forcing Lin Qing to save Gu Changhe.

“Captain, your actions are biased! When Gu Changhe threw stones at Lin, why didn’t you stand up for us? Now you’re being aggressive, forcing us to help someone who hurt us.”

Lu Xianghong chimed in, "It's always the same. Whenever a conflict arises between an educated youth and someone in the production brigade, the brigade leader always sides with the villagers. Does someone like that really deserve to be the brigade leader?"

"Captain, if you can't give us educated youth an explanation today, we'll go to the commune and ask the leaders."

Chen Bin also said that he felt very complicated at the moment. Seeing Gu Nanxun being treated like this by his family, he wished he could shoot Gu Changhe dead.

When the captain heard Chen Bin's words, his heart skipped a beat. He knew he was in trouble. He could ignore what others said, but he couldn't ignore Chen Bin's words. Chen Bin was someone his superiors had instructed him to take care of, and it was said that his family had very strong connections. He was afraid that offending Chen Bin would affect him.

“I think the brigade leader did the right thing. Lin Qing is fine now, isn’t she? One should be forgiving when possible. The villagers are in trouble, and since Lin Qing can help, why doesn’t she? She’s being selfish. A person like her doesn’t deserve to be an educated youth.”

Chen Zhaodi was overjoyed to see Lin Qing being harassed by the brigade leader, but when she saw that some educated youth were speaking up for Lin Qing, she became unhappy and said something.

"Chen Zhaodi, believe it or not, I'll tear your mouth apart."

Lin Qing glanced at Chen Zhaodi and said coldly, "It's like a toad jumping on your foot. It won't scare you to death, but it'll annoy you to death."

“Captain, I’m just saying what’s fair, and Lin Qing actually tried to hit me. She’s not fit to be an educated youth; she’s morally corrupt.”

"Everyone heard that, right? Chen Zhaodi, the educated youth in our settlement, is an exceptionally kind-hearted educated youth. If you ever need anything in the future, just go to Chen Zhaodi. She will help you. Don't worry, even if you hit her, it's okay. She's so kind, she'll definitely forgive you. Not only will she forgive you, but she'll also help you next time."

"Lin Qing, you..."

"Alright, the most important thing now is to quickly think of a way to get Old Gu to the hospital."

"Captain, you must help Old Gu think of a way!"

Wang Dahua looked at the captain, whose face was ashen, and pleaded with him. She was truly panicked at this moment.

“What can I do? Isn’t it because your family has gone too far? What can I do? I can’t drive a tractor, and the donkey cart has already gone to the commune.”

Hearing Wang Dahua's wailing, the captain roared, "It's all this family's fault! They went to such extremes and made us lose face!"

“Doesn’t Xiao Lin still have a bicycle? Wang Dahua, why don’t you apologize to Xiao Lin? Maybe he’ll be willing to lend you his bicycle.”

"That's right, Wang Dahua, saving your husband is the priority. You should apologize to Xiao Lin, the educated youth!"

"..."

"Young Lin, I was wrong. Please, be magnanimous and help us."

Wang Dahua glanced at the crowd of onlookers, then at her daughter-in-law and daughters who remained silent with their heads down, and then at Gu Changhe's bleeding right leg. Finally, she lowered her head and said unwillingly.

"Everyone, please go home. Don't stay here. I need to clean the house."

"Captain, the Gu family has ruined Nanxun's house like this. Shouldn't they pay compensation?"

Wang Dahua looked at Lin Qing with a look of horror. She didn't expect that even at this point, Lin Qing would still think of compensation.

"Lin Qing, you have no heart."

“I have no heart. Can I be more heartless than you? Look at Nanxun’s appearance and think about what you’ve done. You can say I have no heart, but you Gu family members are not worthy to say that.”

"Alright, Da Hua! You should find someone to take your old Gu to the commune as soon as possible! It won't be good if you delay any longer."

"That's right, Da Hua. In the end, it's not Xiao Lin's fault that this happened today."

"Yes, you can only blame yourselves for what happened today. Your own house was robbed, what does that have to do with Xiao Gu? You're coming to fight Xiao Gu to the death."

"..."

Listening to what the people around her were saying, Wang Dahua felt like she was going to spit out blood. These people were really opportunistic. Just a moment ago they were on her side, asking Xiao Lin, the educated youth, to take care of Lao Gu's leg! Now they've immediately switched sides.

"Alright, Wang Dahua, there's no other way now. Find a few people to make a stretcher and carry your old Gu to the commune!"