Chapter 140 Chapter 140 Current Situation

Lin Yue asked curiously, "Why? From what you said, the educated youth who went to the countryside are stirring up conflicts here?"

The two brothers nodded. They had studied outside and had seen the craziness outside. They knew very well what kind of people these educated youth were. Most of them had experienced ups and downs in the city. In order to curb the development of the situation, the leaders allowed them to participate in the vast rural construction.

Some of the people here are not honest even when they come to the countryside. Oda Village has been making quite a fuss lately, and the captain can hardly control it.

Just as the two brothers were about to talk, they heard someone knocking on the door. Lin Yue leaned over and saw Wang Xiuxiang standing at the door, looking inside intently.

Lin Yue quickly got off the kang and went out to welcome the person in.

Wang Xiuxiang was very excited to see Lin Yue. She held Lin Yue's hand and looked at him, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Are you coming back to visit relatives or..."

Lin Yue looked at Zhang Yuandong. Neither of them wanted to tell her the truth, so as not to make her worry. Lin Yue simply smiled and said, "Yuandong has been transferred to another place. We were just passing by and came back to take a look!"

Wang Xiuxiang nodded continuously: "Okay, okay, Brother Far East is a very capable man with a bright future ahead of him! How long can you stay this time?"

"We bought tickets for tomorrow night, so we can stay here for a day."

Wang Xiuxiang said regretfully: "What a pity, it was too rushed. If we could stay a few more days, we could have a good reunion!"

Lingling and Wanli didn't feel strange at all. They called Auntie Wang obediently and asked about Auntie Wang's two brothers. Little Mushroom was too young when he left and he couldn't remember anything about Xiaotian Village. He is now over two years old, which is the most troublesome age. He is nestling in his uncle's arms, looking at the two uncles who look almost the same with curiosity. Lin Yue asked him to call for help, but he said crisply, "No!" He didn't give any face at all.

Lingling reached out to grab his ears, but before she could use any force, he slid off his uncle's legs with the force of his sister, even more decisively than when he refused just now.

Wang Xiuxiang was so happy to see that the child was so obedient under her sister's care that she asked people to help her. She grabbed the child and rubbed him vigorously. The little mushroom screamed in panic, shouting "Mom, help!" Wang Xiuxiang was even more happy.

Little Sisi hid shyly behind Lin Yue, staring out with a pair of big black grape-like eyes. She followed her brother and sister to quietly call for help, and then refused to come out. Wang Xiuxiang had enough of the little mushroom, and turned her attention to the child, asking, "Is this the child you were talking about?"

Lin Yue smiled, "Yes, she has become a little shy recently and is a little scared when she sees strangers."

Wang Xiuxiang laughed: "Can I eat her? Come, come to Auntie, Auntie will carry you to see the little sister later, okay?"

She had just given birth to a little girl a few years ago, and the whole family loved her like crazy. She was much more precious than those naughty boys in the family.

Seeing that the little girl ignored her, Wang Xiuxiang didn't get angry, but started talking to Lin Yue about other things.

Seeing that the two wanted to talk about things in the village, Zhang Shouren and Zhang Shouyi quickly took the four children out, leaving only Wang Xiuxiang, Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong in the house.

Wang Xiuxiang was obviously much better at talking about weird things than the two brothers. Lin Yue sat on the kang with her and was terrified when he heard her talk.

In fact, Xiaotian Village was originally quite peaceful. It was not too close to the county town. The revolutionary wind had almost dissipated by the time it reached here. The only breeze left was the ambition of Secretary Liu to climb up. With the captain there to suppress it, it could not cause much trouble.

Things began to change after the educated youth came to the village.

Widow Liu died. When the great movement just started, she was the main target of criticism. Later, when the educated youth came to the village, her life became even more difficult. She had to be pulled out for a meeting almost every few days. Then one day, her beloved son took the initiative to sever the mother-son relationship with her and took the lead in throwing stones at her. Widow Liu was so shocked that she went on a secret hunger strike a few days later.

After Widow Liu, the next to be pushed to the top was Auntie Wang's family. Because of Zhang Xiaohui's affairs, their family also suffered. Although no one knows what Zhang Xiaohui did wrong, it is true that Auntie Wang's family had a hard time later and said many unpleasant things.

Because they had caused a murder, the family was not subjected to too much persecution under the strong suppression of the brigade leader. However, they still had to do the most tiring work every day and get the least work points. Zhang Shoucheng had already found a partner, and the wedding was about to be held, but it was soon cancelled because of this incident.

Those educated youth wanted to prove themselves with their political achievements, and they were natural allies with Secretary Liu, and they had received a lot of help from him, both openly and secretly. However, this little bit of political achievement was nothing, compared to other places, this place was already very peaceful. They naturally had the next move.

Wang Xiuxiang sighed, her tone filled with anxiety: "At the next conference, it will be Sun Meifeng who will be dragged onto the stage."

Lin Yue was so shocked that she almost broke the tea bowl in her hand. She cried out in disbelief, "How could it be Sister Meifeng? What did she do wrong?"

Wang Xiuxiang sneered, "What could she have done wrong? It's just that the other people in the village haven't been caught, so they use a person who can't talk as a scapegoat."

"There has to be a reason, right?"

"Of course there is a reason. Sun Meifeng showed flowers on her daughter's clothes. Those people said that her style was problematic and that it was a 'petty bourgeois style'."

Lin Yue was so angry that he could hardly suppress it: "This is bullshit! What's wrong with embroidering a flower on clothes? Is there no one to stop them from doing this?"

Wang Xiuxiang looked at Lin Yue in confusion, and after a while she said, "You may not know much in the army, but there are requirements from above. Fortunately, an old man came to the village some time ago. I heard that he was a soldier. Now he is the main target of the fight."

Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong looked at each other and saw worry in each other's eyes. They originally thought that the situation here wouldn't be that serious, so they didn't say hello to anyone. They didn't expect the situation here to be so serious.

Wang Xiuxiang continued, "There is one more thing you absolutely cannot imagine. Do you remember Zhang Zhixiang's family? The Far East brothers even saved his eldest grandson. Their family performed outstandingly at the conference to recall the bitter past and think of the sweet past. They were noticed by the county leaders and moved to the city not long ago. Now they are also part of the glorious working class." There was a hint of sarcasm in the corners of her mouth, and it was obvious that she looked down on this family.

Lin Yue was still very impressed with Zhang Zhixiang's family. She asked curiously, "I have been gone for less than two years, how come so many things have happened? I don't think anyone in Zhang Zhixiang's family is good at talking, so how did they get the favor of the county leaders?"

Wang Xiuxiang sneered, "No one in his family is good at talking, but they know how to cry about poverty. They turned the meeting of remembering the bitter past into a meeting of crying about poverty. They cried with such real emotion. If the leaders want political achievements, they must make arrangements for them."

Lin Yue was speechless and said, "But his family is poor, isn't that because he is too lazy?"

Wang Xiuxiang shook her head. "Who cares about these things?"

It was getting late, and at Wang Xiuxiang's strong invitation, the two of them took a few children and went to the captain's house for dinner.

Zhang Yuandong was carrying a lot of things, and Lin Yue was holding little Sisi's hand, while they let the other little naughty kids play around as they rushed to the captain's house.

On the way, Lin Yue could faintly hear some yelling and cursing. She looked in the direction of the sound, but it came from Liu Aihua's house.

Seeing her curiosity, Wang Xiuxiang explained to her, "That's Liu Aihua and her good son arguing about their daughter-in-law. There's not a single good person in this family!"

Lin Yue didn't know that Wang Baodong was already married. But considering his age, it wasn't unusual for him to be married. She was curious about why someone would be willing to marry Wang Baodong.

Wang Xiuxiang guessed what she meant at once and sneered, "Liu Aihua still treasures a man like Wang Baodong, and was very picky when she wanted to find him a wife. Later, a group of educated youth came to the village, and those two black-hearted mother and son actually set their sights on the female educated youth. At first, Wang Baodong wanted to take the initiative to approach them, but was beaten several times. Later, he decided to go all out and teamed up with his mother to deceive the prettiest educated youth among them. They lured her home and locked her up, and did not release her until the matter was settled. Not long after, they held a banquet."

Lin Yue was also angry, "So that female educated youth just accepted it?"

"What if she doesn't accept it? Someone came to her family, but he took a large sum of money from Liu Aihua and left her here. He also advised her to accept reality, otherwise she would be pointed at by others for the rest of her life and would never get married."

Lin Yue never thought that what Zhang Yuandong told her when she first joined the army would one day become a reality, and it would happen right next to her. She couldn't help but feel a little scared, and felt that the old saying really came true: the most vicious thing is the human heart.

Zhang Yuandong noticed that she was not in a good mood, so he moved closer to her and held her cold hand. Lin Yue smiled at him and asked Wang Xiuxiang, "Is there no other way? We can't just leave that educated youth alone, right?"

Wang Xiuxiang smiled bitterly and said, "What can we do? They are happy about it, and no one can control it even if they want to!"

That's indeed the case. She has no intention of saving herself, and others cannot help her even if they want to.

As they were talking, they soon arrived at the captain's house.

Zhang Zhiqiang and Aunt Su had been waiting at home for a long time. When they saw them come in, they warmly invited them in.

The feast was ready, and as soon as everyone sat down, Aunt Su asked again, "Why don't we see those two boys, Shouren and Shouyi?"

Lin Yue smiled: "Auntie, Shouren and Shouyi have already eaten at home, and said they won't come over for the time being." In fact, the two brothers were embarrassed to come, fearing that others would say that they went to someone else's house to eat for free.

The old couple knew what the two children were thinking, and they sighed, "Ah, these two children are really pitiful."

During the meal, Zhang Zhiqiang asked Zhang Yuandong: "Have you gone back to see your father?"

Zhang Yuandong shook his head. He had no relationship with Zhang Zhiwei for a long time. Whether the other person was doing well or not was none of his business.

Zhang Zhiqiang shook his head and said nothing more, then turned to ask about the recent situation of their family.