We're here to check if your family is raising extra chickens or something.

"All reactionaries are paper tigers. Oh, comrade, please come in." With that, he opened the door.

They didn't expect me to be so cooperative, so they quickly went over to check and found that the number of animals was not exceeding the regulations for breeding.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Weiguo, the leader, said, "Be determined, fearless of sacrifice, overcome all difficulties, and strive for victory! How come there's a statue of a leader here at Li Zhiqing's place?"

"We will not attack unless we are attacked; if we are attacked, we will retaliate! Comrade Zhang, my parents were both martyrs. This is something I brought with me from when I was working in the countryside."

"This land is so beautiful, attracting countless heroes to vie for its favor. It turns out that Li, a young educated youth, is a family member of a martyr; she is worthy of our emulation."

"Study hard and make progress every day. Let's learn together."

"Where there is oppression, there is resistance! We'll be going now," he said, and led his men away.

After they left, I was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. It was so scary.

Hearing that they had all gone to Chen Enpeng and Chen Junjie's house, the production team was in turmoil all day, and no one had time to go to work. I really didn't want to see this scene, so I carried my basket and went into the mountains.

This inspection has caused quite a stir in the county town, but no matter what, as long as you cooperate, there won't be any problems.

When we entered the city in June, it wasn't this bad. But when we returned before the autumn harvest, everything had changed. We saw several teams of Red Guards ransacking homes. It was like hell on earth!

After finishing my business, I left as quickly as possible, not daring to linger for even a moment longer. Even when I went to the post office this time, Uncle Ma didn't dare to speak to me, but secretly slipped me a letter.

But when she went to Uncle Zhou's place, Uncle Zhou told her in his office: "Mianmian, don't go to the city unless you have to. As for the recommendation letter for your production team leader Gu's son, I've already written it. You can give it to him when you get back."

"Uncle Zhou, this won't affect you, will it?"

"No, your uncle is the son of a farmer, and your aunt's family are also ordinary working-class people."

"What about your older brothers and sisters, and your younger brothers and sisters?"

"You don't need to worry about that. Your older brother and sister were sent to the army a few months ago. As for your younger brother and sister, your uncle transferred their household registration to the production team not long after you went to the countryside. Don't worry. There's been a lot of commotion in the city lately, so they were sent back to the countryside when school let out for break."

"What about them?"

"No, my uncle has his grandfather take them to work every day. He said that as long as they're not tired, they can keep working. I think they're just bored."

"Who can argue with that!"

"It's alright, you should go back now."

"good"

Since the beginning of spring, I haven't had a chance to process the medicinal herbs I collected in the mountains. I finally managed to get into the city, but there were inspections everywhere. I'd better just be honest and keep them in my spatial storage since their medicinal properties won't be lost. Given the state of the city, it's best to leave as soon as possible.

Just then, Shen Bowen, who was far away in Beijing, took advantage of the chaos in the city and, after returning home that evening, told his wife, "Make some preparations, we'll leave in a few days."

"How do we get there? Will 'they' lead us?"

You'll find out then.

"Okay, I've prepared everything myself, including the things you asked me to prepare beforehand, and I've put them away exactly where they are."

"That's fine."

A few days later, the Shen family in the military compound was raided by those people, and Shen Bowen and his wife were taken away. For a time, the military compound was in turmoil.

But what the Red Guards didn't expect was that after only two days of interrogation, Shen Bowen and his wife were taken away by higher-ups. They didn't know who took them or where they were taken. As a result, the people in the military compound kept their distance from the Red Guards, even though they felt wronged!

The person who took Shen Bowen away was none other than a leader of the Red Guards. However, he was one of the few who remained rational, and his father had been Shen Bowen's political commissar, who had died in battle.

He has been taken care of by Shen Bowen all these years, which is why he was able to grow up safely. This time, he risked his life to bring Shen Bowen and his wife out alone and made arrangements for them. After that, he will go to the countryside and will no longer be involved in their affairs.

Among the few Red Guards, he understood that they, the students, were being used by certain people. He tried to change their ways and persuade others, but in the end, he was sidelined and had no choice but to leave.

Before leaving, Shen Bowen said, "Son, if you want to stay here, then join the army and fight on the battlefield like your father. If you've made up your mind, call your brother Shen Dong, and he'll make the arrangements."

"Uncle Shen, it's me..."

"You're a good child. Uncle Shen wasn't wrong about you. This has nothing to do with you, so don't feel pressured, okay?"

"Okay, I'll contact Dong Ge."

When Shen Dong received a man claiming to be Lin Zihao's son, Lin Jiefang understood what was going on and told him, "Wait patiently, someone will pick you up in a week."

"yes"

As expected, a week later, a comrade in military uniform took him away and never appeared before anyone again. It wasn't until more than ten years later, when he reappeared in Beijing, that everyone learned he had returned to attend military academy. By then, he was 26 years old and seemed to be doing better than the others who had joined the "military detachment" with him back then.

Even before he went to the countryside, Uncle Shen had been secretly exchanging grain coupons with others or on the black market. He sent some to himself and kept the rest.

After deciding to go to the countryside, Shen Bowen hid his money and food coupons separately, first by sewing them into his regular clothes.

Then divide it into several portions and place them in the public restrooms at the train station, for both men and women, so that when two people go to the restroom, they can quickly take them out and put them on their person.

As for what to do after getting off the train? I've already figured out where to hide it: the corner of my military overcoat. Now, if you pick up the military overcoat, it looks like a very old piece of clothing to anyone. Who would have thought that it looks old on the surface?

As for the clothes they brought, Zhou Tao had prepared them in advance. It was August, and they were wearing thick clothes when they were brought out of their homes.

As for the packages, they were all sent to Lin Jiefang in advance, which Zhou Tao had prepared beforehand. Whether it was quilts or winter clothes, they were all made with last year's new cotton, with only a patch on the clothes. There was also a little something inside, but not much, just to deal with the inspection when they arrived.

It can be said that these two were the ones who brought the most luggage among those who were sent down to the countryside at the same time.