Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

The truth was revealed, and Lin Qiutou and the other person's faces turned pale.

Su Yunru was extremely flustered. She shook her head and denied what she had done. She pointed at Lu Changqing and screamed, "It wasn't me! I didn't do it. I didn't say that! You are lying."

The clan leader was furious and shouted at the trembling Lin Qiutou.

"Evil beast, tell me! Have you ever done anything to harm your own kind?"

Lin Qiutao's head almost dropped to the ground. When she heard the clan leader's angry shout, her heart suddenly shrank. Finally, she could not bear the clan leader's pressure and shivered, "At the beginning, Lin Yinan did not save my brother. I was upset. My brother died, so why shouldn't her brother live well?"

"Su Yunru suggested taking some food and shelter to coax the children to the river, and I was so bewildered that I listened to her and pushed Lin Yian into the river."

As soon as Lin Qiutao finished speaking, Su Kunliang slapped Su Yunru in the face. "I don't have a daughter as vicious as you. You have brought shame to the Su family."

A red and swollen palm print suddenly appeared on Su Yunru's pale face. Her tears fell like broken beads, making her look so soft and helpless.

Zhu Jinhui quickly hugged her and held her in her arms, "Su Kunliang, what are you doing?"

"What are you doing? Look at what she did." Su Kunliang was so angry that he threw his sleeves and turned his head away, not wanting to argue with her.

Everyone in Linjia Village was in an uproar and began to blame Lin Qiutao, especially those children who were tricked into going to the river.

"I never thought she could be so vicious at such a young age!"

"You are such a jerk! How could you do such a thing?"

"Bah, the kids told me when they came back that your brother was killed by the barbarians before An Nan left. Why are you still holding on to him?"

"That's right, if you have the guts, why don't you seek revenge on the Hu people instead of targeting an innocent child who is only a few years old?"

"It's so heartless!"

"..."

Faced with the villagers' accusations and the strange looks from the surrounding secret guards, even the mother and brother did not jump out to defend themselves.

Lin Qiutao knew that she had really gotten into big trouble this time. She knew clearly that if she harmed her own people she would be expelled from the tribe. Now she was on the road fleeing from the famine and it was impossible for her to survive alone.

Her face was pale, her eyes were staring, her mouth was trembling, and she was completely panicked. She didn't care that the ground was covered with mud, and Lin Qiutou knelt down in front of the clan leader.

She said sincerely, "Grandpa Patriarch, I was wrong. Please forgive me this time!"

The clan leader pointed angrily at the pale-faced Lin Yinan and the obviously horrified Lin Yian, and said bitterly, "Ask the siblings if they will forgive you!"

Lin Yinan took a step forward and looked down at the panicked Lin Qiutao.

Seeing this, Lin Qiutou moved her knees towards Lin Yinan. She also disliked the mud on the ground and started to kowtow to her. Her forehead was soon covered with mud.

"Anan, please forgive me! I won't dare to do it again." There was a hint of pleading in her eyes.

"It's not impossible for me to forgive you, but..." Lin Yinan said.

Lin Qiutao's face was covered with tears. She raised her sleeve to wipe them and said excitedly, "You said, I can do anything you want me to do."

Lin Yinan pointed his hand toward the river and said coldly, "As long as you tie a rope around your neck and jump into the river and swim back, I will forgive you for what happened."

Lin Qiutao froze in place for a moment. Yu Suqin was so angry that she wanted to run to Lin Yinan, but was held back by Lin Zhaohui. "Lin Yinan, you bitch, I know you have bad intentions. You want Taoer to die."

Lin Qiutao came to her senses and her face changed drastically. She jumped up and pointed at Lin Yinan and cursed, "You want me to die? Don't even think about succeeding!"

The clan leader rubbed his brows irritably and said, "Shut up!" He signaled for someone to come forward and arrest her.

Aunt Li and the village head's wife came forward and held her down. Lin Qiutao didn't move, but kept cursing. Aunt Li tore off her clothes and covered her mouth.

The patriarch coughed twice, looked gloomy, looked back and forth at Yu Suqin and her daughter, and took out a notebook from his arms.

Seeing this, Lin Chaohui's heart sank.

Then the clan leader said, "Qiu Tao, a girl of the Lin clan, is mean, jealous, and malicious. She has done things that harmed her own clan. Therefore, from today on, her surname will be stripped away and she will take her mother's surname. Her name will be removed from the family tree, and her future marriages will have nothing to do with the Lin clan!"

The clan leader's voice resounded like a loud bell and resonated in everyone's heart. Then, everyone saw the clan leader cross out Lin Qiutao's name from the list of Lin Boren's children in the family tree.

Yu Suqin struggled hard, trying to argue with the patriarch.

The clan leader stared at her with a cold gaze, "Yu, you are a bad father and you always stir up trouble. If you do that again, I and the village elders will divorce you on behalf of the deceased Lin Boren!"

Yu Suqin was unsteady on her feet, staggered, and almost fell to the ground. Lin Chaohui quickly supported her.

She looked at her son in panic, and Lin Chaohui shook his head at her, signaling her not to speak for Lin Qiutou anymore.

If they really offended the clan leader, their family's situation would become even more difficult.

Lin Qiutao sat down on the ground with a pale face. Her mind was blank and she didn't understand why things had come to this.

Lin Yinan and Lin Yian are obviously fine, why don't they want to forgive her!

After dealing with Lin Qiutao, the clan leader glanced at Su Kunliang, turned around and left without saying a word.

The patriarch left, and the villagers dispersed with uneasy hearts.

Although Lin Qiutao was a woman, she was stripped of her surname and expelled from the clan. After that, she had no connection with the Lin family. No one in the clan would stand up for her when she got married or was bullied. She became a rootless duckweed. The only person she could rely on was her brother.

Lin Qiutou was supported by Yu Suqin and Lin Chaohui and left dejectedly.

After the matter was settled, Yun Mo helped Lin Yinan prepare to leave.

"Anan, wait a moment."

Su Yunzhi called her from behind.

Lin Yinan stopped and looked back, only to see that Su Yunzhi's handsome face had become haggard in just one day. He was a masculine and upright man, and perhaps he was also upset that his sister had done such a thing.

Yun Mo frowned slightly, pursed his lips and said nothing, looking at Su Yunzhi with inquiry and scrutiny in his eyes.

"Anan, I apologize to you on behalf of Yunru."

Su Yunzhi looked at her, his dark eyes twinkling with stars, as if containing some other emotions.

Lin Yinan was stunned, then looked away, only to see Su Yunru leaving without looking back, supported carefully by Zhu Jinhui. Ha, it seemed that she had no regrets at all towards him.

Su Yunzhi is a very competent brother. Lin Yinan looked at him with a smile.

"She was the one who did something wrong, not you. If you want to apologize, let her do it."

After Lin Yinan finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave. She had been standing for a long time and her chest felt stuffy, so she wanted to go back and lie down.

Hearing this, Su Yunzhi stepped forward in a hurry and wanted to pull Lin Yinan.