This day the educated youth had some rest, Ling Tian accompanied Cui Mobai to a familiar house in the village to exchange some cotton, the amount was not much, only a small basket.

Ling Tian didn't seem to be able to make a cotton padded jacket and trousers, so he asked suspiciously, "Why don't you change some more? If you don't have enough money, I can help with the padding first."

"No, that's enough." Cui Mobai hurriedly refused. What's the matter with asking the other party to pay for the gift he gave to Ling Tian?

Besides, his cotton coat and trousers can be changed and washed, so there is no need to make new ones.In fact, there is still a lot of cotton in this bit, and then I can make a hat or gloves for Ling Tian.

When the two walked to the educated youth spot, they saw that the courtyard was full of people, except for some with red armbands, even the village chief Uncle Shi was there.

"What's going on?" Ling Tian asked.

A group of people turned their heads to see them. Kong Xiangyang gloated and said loudly, "Cui Mobai, you are finally back. They are all here to look for you. You have been reported!"

Cui Mobai was taken aback, "Report? Report me for what?"

His face was a little pale, and his body couldn't help trembling.He didn't forget that when he heard these two words, his family was smashed to pieces, and his parents and he were taken to the G Committee.Later he was allowed to go home and never saw his parents until he went to the countryside.

Ling Tian kept watching, and gave a hand without any trace, "Don't panic, I'm here!"

Cui Mobai turned his head to look at him, the corners of his upturned eyes were slightly red, but he still nodded in trust.

"Cui Mobai, someone wrote a letter to report you as speculators, do you recognize it?"

Before Cui Mobai could speak, Ling Tian chimed in first, "What evidence do you have?"

"Who are you? Let him explain himself, and if he interrupts again, I will treat you as his accomplice!" Director Li glanced at him with dissatisfaction in his eyes. Seeing this, Uncle Shi, the village head, hurried forward to explain, "This is Shi Lingtian from our village has just returned from the army and has made meritorious service in the army."

He emphasized the word "meritorious service", probably because he wanted to use Ling Tian's identity to suppress the opponent's arrogance.In fact, Third Uncle Shi was also very annoyed, speculation is not a joke, not only the person involved will be shaken, but even their entire village will be affected.When he went to the commune for meetings in the future, the commune leaders would regard them as negative models. Not only would he be discriminated against, but he would also be pushed behind other production teams in matters such as distributing seeds and paying public food.

"The evidence is that letter, which said that Cui Mobai's whereabouts are often missing recently, and he also carries a large amount of supplies with him." Director Li really restrained a little, the influence of the army in the local area is still very large, in case Shi Lingtian telegraphs to the army to complain , or directly report him against veterans, his future will be affected.

"I can explain why the whereabouts are unknown. He was with me. We went up the mountain to dig wild vegetables. We used the rest time to go up the mountain, so we won't break the law?" Ling Tian said. They did dig wild vegetables a few times, and Bring back the educated youth order for everyone to eat.

"Yes, Comrade Cui did bring back wild garlic, wild leeks, winter cold vegetables and seaweed sprouts. We all ate them." Li Bin was the first to help.

"That's right, Comrade Cui went digging wild vegetables, so he must not be speculating."

"We all believed him..."

More than half of the educated youths were helping to speak, and Director Li's face darkened, "If you say there is no, then there is no evidence. Where is the evidence?"

Ling Tian replied, "You don't have any evidence, do you? The letter said that Cui Mobai was carrying a large amount of supplies. Except for the one who reported it, did anyone else see it?" Yet?"

Everyone shook their heads, but Liu Chunhong hesitated for a moment and didn't dare to say anything.

Seeing that the situation was one-sided, Kong Xiangyang was in a bad mood, so he came out anxiously and pointed at Liu Chunhong, "You told me clearly that you saw Cui Mobai come back from outside with several big bags, why didn't you dare to admit it?!"

Liu Chunhong was taken aback, "When did I tell you, don't talk nonsense."

This idiot, just write a report letter when you write a report letter, what are you doing jumping up and down?I'm afraid people don't know that he is the one who wrote the report letter!

He wanted to die, but she didn't want to be dragged into the water. Didn't Uncle Shi look at them differently?

Uncle Shi's face turned cold, and he asked in a deep voice, "Kong Xiangyang, did you see it with your own eyes? Or is it you who wrote the report letter?"

"No, it's not me!" Kong Xiangyang panicked. Although he had only been here for half a year, he was still very afraid of Third Uncle Shi.He was lazy when he first came, and was punished by Uncle Shi to pick up excrement for a week. Since then, when he sees him, he can't wait to take a detour.

Although Kong Xiangyang tried his best to cover it up, but he was too tender, how could he hide it from the sharp-eyed Third Uncle Shi.

Ling Tian glanced at Liu Chunhong, "It doesn't matter if it's you, you were probably taken advantage of by some people."

"It's really not me!" Kong Xiangyang was like a cat whose paws were stepped on, and he couldn't hide his panic. Even Director Li could see his identity. He probably wrote the report letter.

He took the letter and questioned Liu Chunhong, "Is what Kong Xiangyang said true? Did you see it?" Before Liu Chunhong hesitated to come to the conclusion, he shouted again and threatened, "Be honest, or I will take you back for interrogation! You You have to think carefully, once you leave the village, your reputation will be completely ruined."

Although Liu Chunhong had a lot of twists and turns in private, she was a young girl who had never seen such a scene. She was frightened by Director Li and explained tremblingly, "I did see it, about ten days ago, Cui Mobai I asked Hypothesis to go to the town to pick up the package, and then came back with several large packages."

Director Li raised his letter, "The whistleblower and we have confirmed with the post office that Cui Mobai has indeed gone to pick up the package, but there are not many things, only a small bag."

Upon hearing this, Third Uncle Shi gave Kong Xiangyang another look, causing him to shrink back in fright.

Ling Tian said, "Now Liu Chunhong is the only one who has said that Cui Mobai has brought a large amount of supplies back, right? Third uncle, did Kong Xiangyang go back to the educated youth spot that day?"

Third Uncle Shi had so many things to do every day, how could he think of these things, but a scorekeeper beside him said, "Kong Xiangyang had been working in the field that day, and Liu Chunhong ran away with the excuse of drinking water, and Uncle Shi asked me to deduct it for her." Three points, I remember it very clearly." Then he added, "There are work records to check."

Ling Tian nodded gratefully to him, "Now only Liu Chunhong says she saw it, but everyone else didn't see it. The public says that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is right. Why don't you just search all the educated youths? Don't let anyone's house go unnoticed. .”

Liu Chunhong jumped up, "Why?!"

Not only Liu Chunhong, but also two male educated youths also had unsightly expressions, "That's right, why? Only Cui Mobai was reported, so what's our business?"

"Why, just based on this report letter, all of you are suspected! You don't want to be searched, did you do something illegal?" Director Li's gaze stayed on them for a moment, and then slid across the other Educated youth, "Or are you hiding things that are not visible?"

"No, no." The others, terrified, denied it vigorously.

Cui Mobai took a deep breath, glanced at Ling Tian, ​​"Then search, I have no objection."

Third Uncle Shi glanced at him and Ling Tian appreciatively, then at Li Bin, the leader of the educated youth, "Li Bin, what do you say?"

The more it is difficult for people to search clearly, the more it is impossible to eliminate suspicions, it is better to do the opposite, otherwise they will be targeted by the mad dogs of the G Committee, and all of them will not be able to fall!

Li Bin pondered for a moment, then nodded, "I am willing to accept the inspection."

He said so, and the rest of He Fang and the others also expressed their wishes in twos and threes.In this way, Liu Chunhong and the two male educated youths Wang Jiangang and Wu Hongguo were in a difficult situation.

Don't let the search, they are suspicious, let the search, they are finished...

Wang Jiangang swallowed, and pierced Kong Xiangyang with hatred in his eyes: it was him, if he hadn't written the report letter, how could they have been blocked at the door!

Liu Chunhong was also dumbfounded, she just wanted to take revenge on Cui Mobai.Because she was afraid of accidents, she didn't dare to do it herself, but hinted at Kong Xiangyang, a fool.how so……

Director Li took the lead and searched the entire educated youth site from top to bottom. Except for everyone's daily necessities, any valuable items that appeared were questioned back and forth by the red armbands. Even the cotton in Cui Mobai's back basket was turned over. again.

"Where does the cotton come from and what is it used for?"

"I exchanged it with Mrs. Du in the village, and used it to make cotton shoes and cotton hats..." Cui Mobai replied helplessly. With such a small amount of cotton, I can't even make a cotton jacket. Do I need to ask so clearly?

As for the supplies sent by his sister, they were checked one by one. Fortunately, it was registered on the mailing list, otherwise he really couldn't explain it clearly!

In fact, Cui Mobai is considered good, he has few things, and his family is more troublesome, and he almost couldn't get out.

"what is this?"

"Red red...sweet potatoes...jade, corn, and potatoes..." Liu Chunhong answered with a trembling voice. Her psychological quality was really not very good. She was shaking like she was sifting chaff. Everyone knew that she had a problem.

"Where did it come from, how did you put it in the cabinet?"

Liu Chunhong couldn't answer, and was forced to ask a few more questions, so she couldn't help crying while covering her face.

Originally, she was not like this, but Wang Jiangang and Wu Hongguo could still say that they found someone to replace her.Although it's a temporary solution, not the root cause, it will be found out sooner or later, but at least it can be delayed for a while, right?

Besides, Third Uncle Shi will definitely help them find a way for the production brigade of Tongshan Village.

But they never expected that the variable Liu Chunhong would appear, and Wu Hongguo hurriedly said, "Let me explain first, can... can I be given a lighter punishment?"

Wang Jiangang looked sideways, never expecting him to betray himself in this way, "I say!"

"I said, I said, we secretly packed it in our clothes and brought it back while we were working in the field."

Third Uncle Shi was furious, "What is belt? You are stealing, stealing food from the production team!"

The villagers also criticized one after another, "No wonder we don't have enough food. It turns out that you educated youths stole it!"

Li Bin and others blushed, ashamed that such a black sheep appeared in the educated youth group.

Wu Hongguo argued in a low voice, "We don't get much..."

Wang Jiangang stepped forward and grabbed Third Uncle Shi's sleeve, "Uncle Third, we won't do it anymore, so let us be spared this time."

Third Uncle Shi brushed him away angrily, "Don't tell me, tell Director Li yourself!"

Director Li caught three typical, still educated youths, of course he would not let them go.He turned his head to look at Cui Mobai again, and Ling Tian stood sideways in front of the people, "Now that the search is over, it can already prove that Comrade Cui is innocent?"

Director Li was noncommittal.

Ling Tian said again, "Since he is proven innocent, should the person who wrote the report be arrested and interrogated? This kind of black sheep cannot be tolerated."

Director Li's eyes lit up, and he immediately turned to look at Kong Xiangyang. Kong Xiangyang backed away in fright, "It's not me."

Director Li took out the report letter and praised it, and said ruthlessly, "We have handwriting comparison, do you have your letter in your room? You have also gone to the post office to inquire, and you will know when you find someone to recognize it."

"I didn't do it on purpose!" Kong Xiangyang's face turned pale, his eyes searched around in the crowd, as if he was looking for someone to rescue him, when he saw Cui Mobai, his eyes lit up, and he rushed over quickly, "Mobai , please forgive me, I was blinded by lard for a while, I will never dare to do it next time..."

Cui Mobai looked at him with a complicated expression, "Why?"

"I...I'm just jealous of you. I'm jealous that you are more popular than me. You also have a good sister who often sends you good things. But me, I have parents, two older brothers, and two older sisters. I have been here for half a year , I only received two parcels, and I returned the pickled vegetables once!" Kong Xiangyang's eyes showed jealousy, but he quickly realized, "We came together, but I was compared to you every time, so I listened to Liu Chunhong's bewitching, and wrote a report letter to report you. I really didn't want to harm you, I just wanted you to be reported, maybe I will change the place..."

Thanks to Shi Laowu for reminding him, otherwise he wouldn't even know he was being used by Liu Chunhong!

"Changing place?" Cui Mobai smiled wryly, "What you call changing place, do you mean being bullied and living in a cowshed?"

Kong Xiangyang's eyes flickered and he didn't dare to look at him.

"Since you don't think it's harming others, then you can taste it for yourself. Everyone should be responsible for what they have done."

"No—" Kong Xiangyang screamed, and was about to continue to rush forward, but was kicked away by Ling Tian, ​​"Get out!"

Kong Xiangyang didn't dare to provoke him, and wanted to turn his head to beg Third Uncle Shi, but Third Uncle Shi immediately turned his head away and watched Director Li's men take away the four people including Kong Xiangyang.

After they left, Third Uncle Shi glared at Li Bin and warned in a low voice, "Next time, all of you will pick up dung for me!"

After speaking, he glared at Cui Mobai again, even though he knew it was none of his business, he still couldn't help venting his anger.

Ling Tian's heart skipped a beat, knowing that from today onwards, people in the village would definitely start targeting the educated youths.No matter how capable he is, he can't stop everyone...

The author has something to say: In fact, if the educated youths do this, the villagers will more or less have it.But they refused to admit their mistakes, because in their minds, the educated youths were outsiders who came to grab food from them, and if they ate it, it could only be regarded as internal digestion, and if the educated youths ate it, it would be a heinous crime.it's human...

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