The next day, the weather was unusually hot and humid, and it was noisy outside early in the morning.

Jiang Jinxiu couldn't hear very clearly what they were talking about, as she was inside the room.

Jiang Jinxiu was still thinking about her promise to Wu Wen, so she got up immediately.

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw many passersby discussing it with great interest.

"I heard someone rolled around in a haystack and got caught; they were still sleeping there early this morning."

"Let's hurry up, let's go join the fun."

"I heard it was He Mei, that girl. She actually did *that* with a man in the haystack, right there in the threshing ground."

"Really?"

"Really, if we hurry, we might still be able to see it."

Jiang Jinxiu was a little surprised; she thought the two people Chengzi mentioned last night were Liu Jianjun and Song Wan'er.

I never expected it to be He Mei. No wonder she wasn't home last night; I thought she was hiding somewhere.

Didn't Liu Jianjun say before that he liked Song Wan'er?

They really know how to have fun.

Jiang Jinxiu was starting to suspect that what happened last night might also be related to Liu Jianjun.

Everyone in the family had gone out; only Gu Lao Er and his wife, Sun Xiao Meng, remained at home.

Jiang Jinxiu gave all the money she got from He Mei last night to Gu Lao Er and told him not to tell anyone.

After all, He Mei didn't give the money herself.

A threshing ground.

Liu Jianjun and He Mei lay naked in the haystack.

The posture was indescribable.

The two seemed to be still lost in their dream and had not yet woken up.

But more and more people were gathering around.

Everyone wanted to know who was so bold as to have an affair in the threshing ground.

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at these two, they're still reluctant to wake up."

"So that's what He Mei likes. No wonder she rejected so many marriage proposals."

"Look at that pose, it must be pretty... I'll have to try it with my wife sometime."

"Wasn't Liu, the educated youth, Song's boyfriend? How come he's with He Mei again?"

"Isn't He Mei recently getting engaged? Could it be to Liu, the educated youth?"

"They're so bold, daring to act like hooligans in broad daylight, aren't they afraid of getting arrested..."

"Liu, a grown man, has such fair skin. People from the city are different. Look at us, we're all so dark-skinned..."

"Liu Zhiqing didn't even have a sweater..."

"I never imagined He Mei would have such a good posture. If only I could... hehe..."

"Look at those two big steamed buns in front of me, I really wouldn't have noticed them normally..."

...

The onlookers had various expressions, pointing and whispering among themselves, and making all sorts of comments.

Most of those present were men, along with some elderly women.

He spoke without any restraint.

Liu Jianjun and He Mei slowly awoke amidst the noise.

The two who woke up were still confused about what was going on.

He Mei rubbed her eyes and asked, "What are you doing?"

The village's notorious hooligan chuckled and said, "Wow, you're really brave! Why don't we give it a try?"

The scoundrel's eyes and words were full of lewdness.

His smile was malicious.

"ah--"

"Get away from me, get away from me."

He Mei regained full consciousness.

She curled up and hid in the haystack.

She wanted to drive the people around her away.

But the crowd remained unmoved.

Liu Jianjun, his face flushed, searched for his clothes but couldn't find them.

Only then did he recall the scene from last night: "Tiger, tiger, there's a tiger."

His shouts also awakened He Mei's memory from last night: "Tiger, there's a tiger."

The two trembled and screamed.

But everyone around them scoffed at it.

Nobody believed there could be tigers here, after all, it was a place they had lived in for decades.

If you said it was a wild boar, they might believe you.

They assumed it was just an excuse from Liu Jianjun and He Mei to drive them away.

"We've lived here for generations. Do you think we wouldn't know if there are tigers here? Don't try to fool us."

"Haha, these two are really shameless..."

"If they weren't shameless, they would have been here openly. The haystacks?"

...

Their words sparked further discussion and ridicule from the crowd.

The two huddled together on the haystack, shivering, and no one was willing to give them clothes.

They tried to run, but couldn't break through the crowd.

She was even touched several times by someone.

He Mei hugged her legs tightly and cried sobbing.

Song Wan'er struggled to push through the crowd and saw this scene.

His face turned pale, then red, then white.

She angrily cursed, "You, He Mei! I considered you a friend, and you dared to seduce Brother Jianjun! I'm going to beat you to death!"

As she spoke, she went up and started tearing at He Mei's hair.

In her eyes, Liu Jianjun was hers.

"Ah...it hurts..."

Waves of pain made He Mei's scalp tingle.

Ignoring everything else, He Mei started tearing at Song Wan'er: "It wasn't me, it wasn't me, I didn't do it. Someone, someone is trying to harm us."

Everyone just thought it was too cringeworthy.

Some men even unconsciously swallowed.

He stared straight ahead, ignoring what she was saying.

Upon seeing this, Liu Jianjun felt like dying.

He didn't even glance at the two women fighting.

The scoundrel and his brothers almost clapped their hands in delight.

They pretended to break up the fight, and then secretly pocketed some oil.

Some people couldn't stand it anymore, so they went to the women's director, the village head, the brigade leader, and He Mei's family.

Some people also went to the educated youth settlement to inform the team leader.

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