Shen Yuandao and Qin Huaichuan went back, and Su Mianmian and the others went to bed after washing up.
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In the threshing ground, the sun shines on the golden rice and the air is filled with the fragrance of rice.
As soon as Su Mianmian and her companions arrived here, they were surrounded by a group of curious old ladies.
A wrinkled old lady saw Su Mianmian and approached with a gossipy look on her face, her voice full of curiosity. "Little Su, educated youth, what on earth were you doing yesterday? Why did you follow the police?"
"Yes, yes!" A fat auntie came over and asked with a gossipy look on her face.
Su Mianmian felt a little helpless when asked, but she still maintained a polite smile.
"Yesterday we were just assisting the police with their investigation. It was nothing serious."
A gloating voice suddenly rang out from the side. "Has Jiang Zhiqing come back yet? Wasn't she taken away with you?"
Su Mianmian shook her head and said, "I don't know anything about Jiang Zhiqing either. Let's not speculate."
At this time, an aunt who particularly disliked Jiang Jiao'er said in a shrill voice, "Humph, that vixen Jiang Zhiqing must have committed a crime and been detained! She only knows how to seduce men all day long, and she doesn't even consider her own status!"
This aunt's words reminded the other aunts around her of how Jiang Jiao'er had tricked their sons into working, and they all showed expressions of disgust.
The team leader came over breathlessly and saw the threshing floor was noisy.
He picked up the loudspeaker beside him, his face serious, and shouted in a loud voice: "Shut up, everyone! What are you making so much noise for?"
This loud shout was like a bolt from the blue, instantly silencing everyone.
Su Mianmian looked at the captain, raised her eyebrows, and secretly admired him in her heart.
Although this captain looks a bit serious at ordinary times, he can still calm the situation at critical moments.
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, the team leader was about to start assigning tasks when he heard San Gouzi's harsh voice: "Team leader, where is Jiang Zhiqing? Did something happen?"
San Gouzi's words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples again.
Wei Guoming also discovered this problem. He hadn't seen Jiang Jiaoer since he got off work yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday, when he heard other educated youth talking about Jiang Jiao'er being taken away by the police, he felt very anxious, but he also knew that this was not a matter he could interfere with.
So he could only wait silently, hoping to ask Jiang Jiaoer what happened after she came back.
However, until now, Jiang Jiaoer still has not returned.
Just now, after listening to Su Mianmian and the villagers' discussion, the uneasiness in his heart was like a ignited flame, burning more and more fiercely.
Hearing San Gouzi's question, he couldn't help but ask, "Yes, Captain, where did Jiang Zhiqing go?"
When the captain heard this, his face darkened. He glared at San Gouzi and said unhappily, "Why are you everywhere? Don't worry about Jiang Zhiqing's affairs. Just go do what you need to do!"
Although he was also worried about Jiang Jiao'er's affairs, he didn't want to waste time on this issue at this time.
He just wanted to finish assigning the tasks quickly so that everyone could start working early.
Seeing that the captain didn't say anything, the villagers became even more curious, and started talking again.
Aunt Li couldn't bear to watch this chaotic scene anymore, so she cleared her throat and spoke loudly.
"Oh, you don't know yet? It's that Jiang Zhiqing. Last night, Su Zhiqing went to dig wild vegetables. He was tired and rested on the edge of the cliff. At this time, Jiang Zhiqing suddenly came over and stretched out his hand to push Su Zhiqing down! Fortunately, Shen Zhiqing arrived in time, otherwise Su Zhiqing would have been..."
She paused deliberately, leaving a creepy blank.
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the threshing ground.
The villagers were whispering to each other, and the sounds of discussion were one after another.
"Is this true? How could Jiang Zhiqing do such a thing?" a woman who had a good relationship with Aunt Cai asked in surprise.
Aunt Cai nodded and said affirmatively, "Yes, we were having dinner yesterday when Xiao Su and Shen Zhiqing brought someone to my house."
"No way! Jiang Zhiqing is so bad!" a villager said indignantly.
"Yeah, I used to think she was just jealous, but I didn't expect her to be so vicious." Another villager echoed.
"You can judge a person by his appearance but not by his heart. Jiang Zhiqing looks so delicate and gentle, but I didn't expect him to be such a vicious person." Old Mrs. Dong echoed.
"That's right. The educated young man Su had no grudge against her, yet she had the heart to do that to him. This educated young man is really terrible." Mrs. Dong's older sister also nodded.
Hearing everyone say this, Wei Guoming was full of disbelief, but he didn't dare to refute it, for fear of angering everyone and making her life difficult in the future.
Ruan Yin, who was standing next to Song Hongmei, couldn't help but curl her lips when she saw this. She whispered to Song Hongmei, "Sister Hongmei, look at him. He usually cares so much about Jiang Jiaoer, but now that Jiang Jiaoer is in trouble, he doesn't dare to say a word. He's really spineless."
Although Song Hongmei also looked down on Wei Guoming, she knew very well that in such occasions, she should not express her opinions casually to avoid getting into trouble.
So she patted Ruan Yin's hand gently, signaling her to speak more quietly.
Although the sound of Ruan Yin was not loud, it was particularly clear in the quiet threshing ground.
When Wei Guoming heard this, his face suddenly turned gloomy. He glared at the two of them but did not get angry.
Wei Guoming didn't dare, but San Gouzi was a street urchin who was fearless.
Seeing that Wei Guoming didn't dare to refute him, he retorted loudly: "Don't talk nonsense! Jiang Zhiqing is such a kind person, how could he hurt others? There must be some misunderstanding!"
His voice echoed in the empty threshing floor, attracting even more dissatisfied glances from the crowd.
"Misunderstanding? Then why did she push the educated youth Xiao Su down the cliff?" a villager asked.
"How...how should I know?" San Gouzi was speechless for a moment, but he still insisted on his point of view, "Anyway, Jiang Zhiqing is not that kind of person!"
Just as San Gouzi was loudly defending Jiang Jiaoer, Tiezhu's childish words suddenly interrupted the dispute.
His childish voice was clear and firm, "Brother Gouzi, what benefit did Jiang Zhiqing give you that you are so protective of her?"
San Gouzi turned to look at Tiezhu, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.
He frowned, as if he didn't expect that this usually well-behaved child would jump out and question him at this time.
He curled his lips and said nonchalantly, "Tiezhu, you can't confuse right and wrong just because Su Mianmian and Su Qingqing saved you. How come you didn't know that Su Mianmian was lying?"
When Grandma Tiezhu heard this, she became furious.
She walked forward, held the iron pillar behind her, and glared at San Gouzi and said.
"Bah! You ungrateful bastard, my Tiezhu is just asking you why you're so anxious. I think you've been bewitched by that vixen Jiang Jiao'er, and that's why you're speaking up for her like this."
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