Yu Xiangqing had already found out everything. Miao Hongxing was also with her. The other party said that everything had been told and there was no need to hide anything. Besides, after all, she was back in the city now and she didn't have to be controlled by others anymore. She had felt guilty for so many years and she also wanted that person to get the punishment he deserved.
Yu Xianghe is not the only victim. There are other victims as well, but they just dare not speak out.
And there are victims.
Yu Xiangan was shocked. She didn't want more victims to appear, but if there were these ready-made witnesses who came forward to testify, the case would be clearer.
There is no evidence in the case of Yu Xianghe, and so much time has passed, and the body has turned to ashes, but it is different for these victims.
Yu Xiangqing: "Xiao An, how are you going to tell Dad about this? He will definitely be very sad if he knows."
Occasionally, when the family gets together, my father always looks a little sad, because there is one less person in the family. The girl he raised for more than ten years was sent to the countryside due to the policy, and then she passed away in less than a year.
The third sister has not been wronged.
Speaking of Yu Qingshan, Yu Xiangan just sighed.
He is the saddest one, but this matter cannot be hidden from him.
Yu Xiangan thought about it and decided that since Yu Xiangqing and Yan Peng were coming back with Miao Hongxing, she should wait until they came back before telling Yu Qingshan. Otherwise, if he found out and wanted to ask for more information, she would not know the answer here either, so she would not let Yu Qingshan worry while on the road.
During dinner, Yu Qingshan noticed that Yu Xiangan was absent-minded and asked, "What's bothering you? Are you in any trouble?"
Yu Xiangan forced a smile: "There are some things I haven't figured out."
Yu Qingshan: "Oh, don't worry, things will work out when we get to the bridge."
The next day, Yu Xianghe and Yan Peng brought Miao Hongxing back, and Yu Mansheng was also called over in advance.
Yu Qingshan looked at Miao Hongxing's unfamiliar face and asked, "Is this your friend or relative?"
Miao Hongxing fell to his knees with a plop: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry!"
Yu Qingshan was startled and hurried over to help her up: "Get up and talk properly, big sister, you have done something to let me down, don't be like this."
Miao Hongxing looked at this face and felt ashamed: "I am Miao Hongxing. I was also an educated youth in Yushu Village before."
Yushu Village. When Yu Qingshan heard the name, his expression changed. This was also where his third daughter went to work in the countryside.
Yu Mansheng looked at Yu Xiangqing, Yan Peng and Yu Xiangan who were standing silently by the side, but did not help her up.
Miao Hongxing was unwilling to get up, and Yu Qingshan couldn't pull her up due to the difference in gender, so he could only watch her kneeling and talking: "I have been hiding something before, and I have been suffering from my conscience all these years." She felt better if she spoke on her knees.
But her conscience felt good, and Yu Qingshan's face turned paler and paler. As Miao Hongxing told him the whole story of Yu Xianghe's death, he fainted without being able to catch his breath.
Yu Xiangan quickly supported him, and Yu Mansheng followed closely.
"Second uncle, second uncle!"
Yu Qingshan woke up quickly, his eyes bloodshot: "Are you serious?"
Miao Hongxing covered her face and nodded: "It's true, it's true. I'm not the only one who knows. When she was sick, there were marks on her body. We, the female educated youth, took care of her together. We all know it."
A tear quickly fell from the corner of Yu Qingshan's eye, which he wiped away. He said in a hoarse voice, "You all know, how many people?"
Miao Hongxing took a deep breath and said, "There were five of us female educated youth living there at the beginning. In addition to Xiang He and I, there were three others. Among these three, one married a local woman, one used other means to return to the city, and one also went back after the educated youth were allowed to return to the city."
She wiped her face and said, "In the past, apart from Yu Xianghe, there was another good-looking one among us, named Tao Yan. Xianghe was favored by Pan Hu, the son of the village party secretary, and Tao Yan was targeted by the village party secretary. At his age, his son was older than us and had wives. So Tao Yan found a way... to go to the commune. I don't know who she followed, but in exchange, she was recruited into the art troupe."
Her pause made it clear what this solution was.
Yu Qingshan felt deeply saddened when he heard this.
Miao Hongxing continued: "The remaining three of us are all average-looking, we are not good at work, and we can't help at home, so this kind of thing never happens."
She used to think she was ugly and how unfair it was, but after going to the countryside and encountering such a thing, she felt extremely grateful that her parents gave her such an ordinary face.
Yu Mansheng's throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he cleared it: "Have you ever thought of contacting the police? The Youth League Office?"
Miao Hongxing laughed: "How can we find him? Without a letter of introduction, we can't get out. There is only one way out of that place. The village party secretary's house is at the entrance of the village. His family is the village tyrant, and their relatives are in half of the village. If we go to the commune, they also have people in the commune. The village party secretary's brother-in-law is the mayor. What can we do?"
A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. They are not local snakes, but just small shrimps.
Yu Qingshan wiped his face and said, "When I went to collect the bodies, the doctor I found..."
Miao Hongxing: "The doctor was also a relative of the village party secretary. Pan Hu said that if she didn't want to be treated, he wouldn't treat her. The medicine he prescribed wouldn't work. We went to beg him, but the medicine didn't work at all. No matter how much she took it, it didn't work. Pan Hu also kept coming to force her to get married, saying that if she married him, all problems would be gone, and she would have everything she wanted in the future. It was a done deal... Xiang He was not happy, and later her illness became more and more serious. She couldn't even get up. We went to beg him, begged the doctor, but the medicine he prescribed didn't change..."
They lived in the same courtyard, and Yu Xianghe had a good relationship with them. They also tried their best, but their efforts were of no use. The disease dragged on, and one day, Yu Xianghe's breathing stopped.
Pan Hu didn't expect that Yu Xianghe would not make it. He was shocked when he learned about this. Then the village party secretary Pan Wang came.
"At that time, Tao Yan was no longer living in the Youth League Home, Xiang He was gone, and there were only three of us. The village party secretary said that the commune had a condolence group, so the three of us were transferred away. When we went back, there were new youths living in the Youth League Home for Women, and Xiang He's ashes had been taken away by you..." It was too late.
Yu Mansheng couldn't help but look at his second uncle worriedly, seeing the veins on his forehead throbbing, his fists creaking, and his breathing heavy.
Seeing this, his heart was lifted up.
I just fainted, and I don’t know if I can hold on this time.
Yu Mansheng also has a daughter, and he doesn’t even dare to imagine whether he would go crazy if his little Cailan encountered such a thing.
Yu Xiangan's voice choked with sobs: "Dad, Dad, take it easy, take it easy, Third Sister still needs us to seek justice for her, you have to hold on."
Yu Xiangqing burst into tears, and when he opened his mouth, he cried: "Dad, don't scare us. If something happens to you, what should we do..."
Yu Qingshan's fists loosened little by little. Yu Mansheng and Yan Peng quickly helped him sit down. Yu Xiangan brought him a cup of warm water with some sugar in it. After drinking the cup, Yu Qingshan finally recovered a little.
Yu Qingshan knew that if they wanted to tell him, they could think of a way to inform him, but they didn't.
One reason is that they are still educated youth there. If they offend the village party secretary, their lives will be very difficult, and they may even disappear quietly.
Another thing is that they chose to escape, so they returned to the city from Yushu Village and never revealed it, so they were kept in the dark for so many years.
In an instant, Yu Qingshan seemed to have aged ten years.
Yu Xiangan helped her up. "Sister Miao, the law is long and wide, and nothing can escape it. We didn't know before, but now we know. We must seek justice for my sister. That kind of evil person should not be able to live in the sun. But we need evidence. Can you help us?"
For example, the names and addresses of the other three educated youth in the Youth League Institute.
Miao Hongxing nodded eagerly, her heart full of guilt: "I will tell you everything I know!"
Yu Xiangqing: "Do you know the current situation of the Pan family?"
Miao Hongxing shook his head quickly: "No, I didn't ask anything about that place anymore."
That place was a nightmare to her, a nightmare she desperately wanted to forget. After finally leaving there, she would never think about it again.
Miao Hongxing's tears fell again. "I know my apology is too weak. The only thing I can do for you is to try my best to testify if you need me to." Yu Qingshan looked at her seriously, looking straight into her eyes. "I am her father. As her father, I am angry about what happened before, but you are not the perpetrator. I thank you for being willing to tell us now. If Xiang He is still alive, she will also thank you."
Miao Hongxing: "Don't say that. This is what I should do."
Yu Qingshan was very angry, but now he had regained some of his rationality. If he wanted to seek justice for his third daughter, he needed her help.
But it was still hard to accept. Yu Xiangqing thought, if they had been willing to help her send a letter to let her father know, perhaps her elder sister could still survive. If she really couldn't send it at that time, she could send a letter later, and perhaps her father would be able to get evidence in time. Now, it's too late, all the evidence is gone.
Yu Xiangqing closed her eyes. Yes, they didn't kill the person, but their inaction over the years was heartbreaking. She still remembered that her elder sister had corresponded with the family at that time, saying that they had a good relationship and were lucky. Although they were from different places, they were good friends and helped each other. It was very ironic to think about it now.
Yu Qingshan said in a hoarse voice, "Xiao An, don't tell the elderly at home about this." Yao Cuifen, Qin Qiang and Zhang Chahua are old, and they are afraid that their bodies will not be able to bear it if they knew about this.
Even Yu Qingshan found out about it and fainted from excitement. It was better to keep it a secret.
Yu Qingshan is no longer the young and energetic man he used to be. If he knew at that time that his daughter was in danger, he would probably pick up a knife, cut her into eighteen pieces and throw them to feed the fish. But he can't do that now. His own life is not a big deal, but if he breaks the law on impulse, it will bring trouble to his descendants, and many of their jobs will be unavailable.
So he has to use formal channels.
Miao Hongxing wrote down the names and addresses of the other three educated youth on pieces of paper. From the fact that she remembered the addresses of several people so clearly, we can tell that she has never felt at ease and dared not forget.
Yu Xiangan knew that she had no formal job, married a divorced man, had a son and a daughter, and lived a hard life, so she said, "I don't know if it's convenient for you to come with us to invite these people. They don't know us and may not trust us. Tell us these clues and evidence. We will compensate you for wasting your time. You have elderly people and children at home. You are not there, so you can take some money back."
Miao Hongxing was stunned and was about to refuse, but Yu Xiangan interrupted in time, "If you feel guilty and want to refuse, why don't you help us get the evidence as soon as possible to comfort my sister's spirit in heaven."
Miao Hongxing was speechless for a while, then she assured him again and again: "I will definitely help you. I have had nightmares frequently over the years, and now I can finally do something for her. I want to sleep well in the future, so don't worry."
This matter cannot be hidden from other family members, and requires everyone to cooperate.
Yu Xiangyan was too far away in the capital, so I just called him. Yu Manwu was also far away in Shanghai, but he had an advantage in that it was summer vacation and he had a day off, so he could come over to help.
He rushed home and told Yu Qingbao, Yu Xianghai and Yu Manchang about this incident. Yu Manchang and Yu Xianghai walked back and forth in the room. As they walked, Yu Xianghai kicked the stool next to him hard, breaking it into pieces. From the miserable state of the stool, you can tell how much strength he had put in.
Yu Xianghai really wanted to curse God. He had three younger sisters, but why were all of them so unlucky?
The youngest sister was stabbed in the back by her fiancé and stepsister, the fourth sister was used as a stepping stone because she didn't know the man well. Although they are all living well now, they all had their pasts and no one would blame them if they brought up the past. The eldest sister died young and people thought she was sick, but it turned out that she suffered more serious injuries in a place they didn't know about, and lost her life, while the other party is still safe and sound.
Why should he?
This matter is not over yet, absolutely not!
Watching them venting their dissatisfaction, Miao Hongxing stood huddled aside, afraid that the dissatisfaction would be vented on her, which would then put her in danger, so she tried her best to reduce her presence.
She knew that they should not have kept it a secret for so many years. She was too timid at the beginning. She knew she was wrong, otherwise she would not have had nightmares from time to time for so many years. When she saw Yu Xiangqing, who looked so much like Yu Xianghe, she said those words in panic.
Now that she has said it, she doesn't regret it. She feels more at ease after saying it. If she can get justice for Yu Xianghe, she will also be relieved.
Then they split up. Yu Manwu, Yu Mansheng and Yu Xianghai went to Yushu Village, while Yu Qingshan, Yu Manchang, Yu Xiangqing, Yu Xiangan and a few others went with Miao Hongxing to find the other three people who knew the truth.
The educated youth who married the local also went back later, but she went back alone. Her home was in the southwestern province. The one who joined the commune and the art troupe was from Shanghai. There was also a single person who waited until the educated youth returned to the city. She was from the northeast.
These three people are not going in the same direction and the journey is long, but they have to go no matter how long it is.
Yushu Village has a name. It was previously called the Progressive Production Brigade, but now it has been changed back to Yushu Village.
The three of them even brought some goods there to sell. If anyone asked, they would say they were going there to make some money.
Yushu Village is right there, and it is easy to find out. The village party secretary there is called Pan Wang. He has two sons, one named Pan Long and the other named Pan Hu. His wife has been paralyzed for a long time, and he has been supporting her for so many years. It is something that I give a thumbs up to, and I think he has a conscience.
This is good to have a topic. Just ask a few more questions when selling goods, and no one will get suspicious.
"Pan's eldest daughter-in-law married someone from our village. She's a good worker and she takes care of her mother-in-law. Who wouldn't say she has a hard life? His youngest daughter-in-law married an educated youth who is said to be from a big city. She's pretty and has a conscience. Many educated youth went back and didn't want to live here anymore, but she stayed here and is still a teacher at our village primary school."
Yu Mansheng sighed, "How handsome is that if he didn't go back?"
The lady who was buying clothes laughed: "When we went to the countryside, the young men in our village were all excited. Who wouldn't want to marry such a well-educated and fair-skinned girl? But, they couldn't compete with us. Our families were not that wealthy. How could we take out an egg every day to please the girl? We couldn't even fill our own stomachs. Don't you think so?"
Yu Xianghai's cheek twitched and he smiled: "Yes, yes, life was so difficult in the past."
The old lady said: "Of course, you know what. That educated youth is good-looking and well-educated. The child she gave birth to is not bad either. He is not very old and looks very well-behaved. He must be another seed of learning. As the saying goes, like father, like son, like daughter, like son, and like son, like mouse. He may become a college student in the future."
An old lady who looked difficult to deal with snorted coldly, "Then you say it's a dragon, a phoenix or a mouse. Who knows if he used any tricks? If it's a fair competition, who knows what will happen. My son almost chased after an educated youth, but he suddenly intervened."
She used to disagree with her son dating an educated youth, but now she thinks that if the other party is willing to stay, she would be a good daughter-in-law.
Yu Mansheng's eyes lit up and he gave a little gift, "What's new about this? Can you tell me about it?"
These aunties are the most gossipy. Now there is gossip, and someone is sending gifts. They are like-minded people, so they immediately start to dig up the news with great interest.
"You are an outsider and don't know, but the village party secretary's family is very domineering. When they divided the land, they got the best land, the most fertile land, and the land closest to the water. When they divided the residential land, his two sons occupied the good places. Going back to the past, there are no educated youth now, but there were almost every year before. Some of these educated youth had good families, so they tried to block people's letters and packages. You couldn't leave without a letter of introduction. They charged a handling fee for issuing a letter of introduction. I don't know how much money they made."
"Pan Hu liked the educated youth. At that time, he was pursuing someone else, not the one he is now with. But it didn't work out because that person died of illness. If the educated youth hadn't died of illness, she might have been the one to marry."
Yu Xianghai turned his head quickly, afraid that he couldn't control the expression on his face. Yu Mansheng came closer. This should be his cousin.
"What's going on? Is this his second marriage?" he asked deliberately.
"No, no, I was pursuing her but failed."
Yu Mansheng: "How do you know it didn't work?"
Auntie: "It's not a wedding without a wedding banquet. If we were to get married, we would definitely have a wedding banquet."
Another one with a serious expression recalled: "I still remember that girl was pretty. To be honest, my son also liked her at that time. However, the youngest son of the village party secretary was overbearing and would not let anyone pursue her. Later, I found his current daughter-in-law, and we are living a happy life now."
The topic turned to her son and his wife. Yu Mansheng tried to turn the topic back, "The village party secretary's youngest son's wife didn't mind him dating her before."
The old lady chuckled, "What's there to worry about? We don't even know if they talked about it or not. Even if they did, so what? The person is gone."
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Yu Mansheng, Yu Xianghai and Yu Manwu have been hanging around here for several days. They have sold most of the goods and got more comprehensive information. They also went to the next village and the commune to inquire. Indeed, it was no secret. The village party secretary of Yushu Village had connections with people above him and was living a very prosperous life. He had a brother-in-law in the town. His brother-in-law used to hold a very embarrassing position in the Revolutionary Committee, but now he has been transferred away. If he had no skills or connections, it would be good enough that his life would not be torn apart by redress.
So there is such a brother-in-law, and when he is the village party secretary, he is like a local emperor.
They were gathering information in Yushu Village, while Yu Qingshan and Yu Xiangan successfully found the first person, who was in the southwest and whose name was Fang Shengli.
She had married in Yushu Village before, and later when the educated youth were allowed to return to the city, she left her home there and came back. Now she has a new home and children here. When she saw Miao Hongxing and the similar faces of Yu Xiangqing, Yu Xiangan and Yu Xianghe, she knew why they came.
She lived in a big yard, surrounded by people inside and outside. When she saw so many people coming to look for her, everyone pricked up their ears. There were no secrets in what they said here.
Fang Shengli: "Wait a moment."
She went into the house and told the children to stay at home. If they were not there when she came back, she would treat them to fried bamboo shoots and meat, and then she came out: "Come with me."
Fang Shengli took people to an open space. There was no shelter, so if someone came, they could see them from a distance.
"This is a better place to talk."
Miao Hongxing nodded: "Shengli, this is Xianghe's family, this is her father, and the others are her brothers and sisters."
Fang Shengli smiled bitterly: "Why are you here?"
Yu Qingshan bent down and bowed to her: "I want justice for my daughter. She can't die in such an unclear way. You are the insiders. If you can provide us with any evidence, I will be very grateful!"
Fang Shengli was startled and immediately dodged: "Don't do this, I..." Her voice suddenly became muffled, "It's not that I don't want to help you, I know, but we don't have any evidence at all. All our things had been searched and picked up. The village party secretary there is a very powerful man. I... secretly hid some things before, and he found out. I had to marry a local family with many men, otherwise I don't know what would happen to me." Her face was full of bitterness.
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