But the "weak scholar" clearly did not have this awareness.
At this moment, He Lixuan had already stood in front of Shiyue, facing the man in military uniform.
"I am He Lixuan, an educated youth from Pingjiang. May I ask your names?" he asked the group.
Although He Lixuan spoke in a very gentle tone and his attitude could even be described as polite.
But the people facing him all unconsciously revealed expressions of fear.
At this time, the wave of educated youth going to the countryside had not yet begun, and educated youth who took the initiative to go to the countryside were respected advanced individuals.
Therefore, even when faced with He Lixuan's introduction, these people did not dare to act too arrogantly.
The man in military uniform tilted his head back and said with an arrogant expression, "We are workers from the commune's seed station and members of the station's revolutionary committee. We received a report that the Qianjin Brigade is harboring capitalists' children, so we came to investigate."
He Lixuan raised his eyebrows and asked with some surprise, "Comrade, where are you from? The seed station? When did the seed station become the superior unit of our Forward Brigade?"
Why is someone reporting us not at the commune, but at your seed station?
The crowd erupted in laughter.
Someone shouted, "Isn't that because Sun Cheng is at the seed station? He wants to deal with Shiyue, so he definitely needs a reason. What better reason could there be?"
This remark sparked another round of discussion among those around them.
He Lixuan continued speaking at this point.
He repeated loudly, word by word: "The son of a capitalist?"
After saying that, he looked around with a puzzled expression and asked, "Who are you referring to? Does our Forward Brigade have capitalists hidden among us?"
These words were like a drop of oil falling into a pot of oil, instantly causing an explosion!
Just now, Sun Tieniu was jumping around in front of Shiyue's house, and everyone came to watch the commotion, still thinking that this was a dispute between two families.
I think the reason Sun Tieniu acted this way was simply because he saw that Shiyue's backer had left, and he felt that he could rebel.
Those men wearing red armbands were clearly the lackeys he had asked his brothers for at the commune.
The villagers didn't take it seriously; at most, they just wanted to see a joke.
After all, when it comes to fighting, it's either the East Wind prevails over the West Wind, or the West Wind prevails over the East Wind.
But He Lixuan's question made it clear to anyone with a modicum of common sense—
What kind of talk is that?
What do you mean by saying that their brigade is harboring capitalists?
This isn't just a matter of being backward; it's going to be blown out of proportion, and could even land you in jail!
If word gets out about this kind of reputation, the captain will be furious when he gets back!
Immediately, some people objected.
Someone immediately retorted, "What kind of talk is this? Our Qianjin Brigade is a well-known advanced brigade in the whole commune. How could we do such a thing?"
"Yes, our brigade is full of old farmers, all poor peasants. There isn't a single landlord or rich household, so where would a capitalist come from?"
"We have no idea what capitalist parents are like!"
Sun Xiaohong chimed in, "Yeah, who's the capitalist? If Shiyue's family were capitalists, why would your family have agreed to marry her in the first place? Wouldn't your family be the ones harboring a capitalist?"
Her words drew loud agreement from everyone, and some even laughed out loud.
They say Sun Tieniu is stupid; he tried to harm others but ended up burying himself in the process.
The crowd's words made even the men wearing red armbands hesitate.
The main problem is that Shiyue was too reckless.
Moreover, looking around, there were far too many people protecting her.
These people are temporary workers at the seed station.
To put it bluntly, they were just petty hoodlums who had some influence in the commune and could get jobs in government agencies.
Recently, the commune has also started to stir up a movement.
These troublemakers, who thrive on chaos, found what they wanted to do most and immediately joined the station's Red Guards.
I've been going out and causing quite a bit of trouble at the commune lately.
But when they went to smash and loot the homes, the homeowners all showed fear, cowardice, and timidity, appearing to accept the beatings and destructions without complaint.
They had never seen anyone as self-righteous as Shiyue.
Perhaps—we really contacted the wrong person?
They couldn't help but have their own doubts.
But this man is Clerk Sun's older brother, and Clerk Sun patted his chest today and said that this family has problems.
The man in military uniform glanced at Shiyue's courtyard again, and felt that the courtyard looked much more impressive than an ordinary farmhouse.
Putting everything else aside, just look at this courtyard wall...
Where can you find a poor farmer with such a high courtyard wall?
If they weren't hiding something inside, what were they building this wall for?
Thinking of this, the man's resolve strengthened.
At this moment, Sun Tieniu remembered what his younger brother had told him before he came, and he straightened up once again.
He still didn't dare to step forward, but that didn't stop him from jumping around behind the man in military uniform.
He pointed at Shiyue and jumped up and down, shouting: "Shiyue, don't think you can hide it. Everyone in our brigade knows that when your family moved here, three mule carts came at once."
The things on the mule cart would fall off even without being tied down by ropes!
Besides the furniture, you brought over three huge boxes!
Sun Tieniu also gestured with his hands.
"How many boxes like that do we have in the whole brigade? They might be full of money!"
Oh, and you also have a huge iron pot! Who can afford such a big pot?
You dare say your family isn't capitalist? If you're not capitalists, where did your stuff come from?
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