Chapter 143 Chapter 143 Old Friend

On the other hand, Zhang Yuandong and Liu Qingjun were also talking about these things.

Liu Qing's military family was well-off. Both his parents were senior workers and well-known intellectuals. But the bad thing about them was that they were "intellectuals". In this era, there were so many ways to bring down an intellectual. When the red armbands came to search their house, their family didn't even hear any news in advance.

Liu's father and mother first swept the streets for more than two months, and then were sent to clean public toilets. They were also paraded and criticized every few days. Neighbors and colleagues who used to be on good terms with them either turned a blind eye or followed suit and threw rotten vegetable leaves at them. The couple had never been insulted like this before. If it weren't for their son, they would have given up long ago.

Liu Qingjun was not doing well either. His family background changed, so he lost his job at the Public Security Bureau and his arranged marriage fell through. Fortunately, he used all his connections and finally arranged for Liu's parents to go to a farm in a neighboring city for transformation. Although the farm environment was harsh, he didn't have to be beaten or criticized, nor did he have to have his dignity trampled on. As long as he worked hard, life was not too difficult.

After sending his parents away, Liu Qingjun put aside his biggest worry. It happened that the city was carrying out the "going to the countryside" campaign. He had no one to rely on in the city, so he just followed the crowd and went to a nearby small country village to join the production team. He originally thought that he would just muddle through his life, but he unexpectedly met Liu Jianhua.

When Liu Jianhua and Lin Yue came over, they happened to hear Liu Qingjun saying, "I originally thought I would just muddle through, but now I have a new goal. Jianhua and Lele are both doing well. My parents would be happy for me if they saw them."

Liu Jianhua blushed. Fate is so wonderful. The two people were not supposed to be from the same world. Even if they had met before, they had never had any intersection. However, they met in their most difficult days and became the sweetness in each other's hearts.

Lin Yue nudged her and jokingly said, "I've never heard you mention this before. It looks like good things are coming soon. When are you going to hold the wedding?"

Liu Jianhua's face turned red. He pretended that he heard nothing and pushed the door open.

The two did not stay long, fearing that Lin Yue would have to entertain them at noon, so they left quickly. Lin Yue brought a lot of things for them, and they came with a lot of bags, and left with a lot of bags as well.

The day was short, and after lunch, Lin Yue and his family prepared to leave.

Lin Yue packed up the gifts sent by the neighbors. There were quite a lot of them, including fish, eggs, and baked cakes. Of course, she couldn't take all the gifts, so she simply divided them into two parts, leaving one for the brothers Zhang Shouren and Zhang Shouyi, and secretly sending the other to Commander Wang.

Many people already knew that Zhang Yuandong had taken Commander Wang to make a phone call that morning, and some people were already beginning to protest. In the afternoon, someone came to Secretary Liu's home.

Secretary Liu was still lying on the kang, with many needles stuck in his head. Seeing him like this, the visitor quickly asked a few words of concern. Secretary Liu raised his arms and waved them with difficulty. He felt that he was not speaking properly, and was afraid of being embarrassed, so he refused to speak.

After a few polite words, the visitor got down to business: "Secretary Liu, the conference will be held in a few days. I heard that people from the county revolutionary committee will be here. Our team must perform well!"

Secretary Liu's eyes widened. He knew what the man was thinking as soon as he heard it, and waved his hands anxiously. The man held his hand and said sincerely: "I know it all. We must perform well this time. Why don't we do it on a larger scale, find a few more examples, and let the county leaders see our revolutionary determination!"

Secretary Liu almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He slapped the edge of the kang with all his might, and the veins on his forehead popped out. He said in a loud, unclear voice, "No, no, the Snake Goddess... will punish me!"

The visitor was confused and bewildered, but he quickly came to his senses and said sternly, "Secretary Liu, you are wrong! What time is this? How can you take the lead in promoting feudal superstition?"

Miao Lanfang pushed the door open, put the water on the edge of the table, and said with her hands on her hips: "What do you know? Our Liu was harmed by people like you, otherwise why would he do such evil things! How dare you talk nonsense here? Get out of here, and don't drag our Liu into such things in the future!"

The man stood up, pointed his fingers a few times, and said angrily: "Okay, okay, I help you with strategies, and you treat me like this, right? I tell you, don't think you can be stable as the branch secretary. Let me see how long you can stay in this position without me!" After that, he turned around and left angrily.

Miao Lanfang chased him to the door with a broom in her hand, and stood there cursing, "Bah, what bullshit are you talking about! Before you came, my old Liu had been the Party branch secretary for more than ten years, but he didn't even take a piss to look in the mirror. How dare he take such a big credit for himself!"

Seeing many people sticking their heads out to watch the excitement, the man covered his face with his sleeves and ran away in a hurry, but he felt a grudge against Secretary Liu's family in his heart.

Lin Yue was not aware of these things. At this time, she and Zhang Yuandong had already taken their four children on a ox cart. The ox cart was swaying along the country road, making the children drowsy.

The one who caught up with him was Zhang Shoucang. On the way, he happily talked about the excitement at Secretary Liu's home this morning. "When Secretary Liu just woke up, he looked scary. You didn't see him like that, his eyes were crooked and his mouth was slanted, as if he was going to be paralyzed. It looked like he was scared! Fortunately, Doctor Liu is very good at acupuncture. After a few needles, he spoke much more fluently, and kept muttering that it was the Snake Goddess who warned him."

Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong looked at each other. She didn't expect Secretary Liu to be so scared. She secretly rejoiced in her heart that she had added a lot of spiritual spring water to the well before she left. Secretary Liu should be able to recover in a few days.

She teased, "You know it and you heard it clearly, it's like you were leaning over someone's wall and watching."

Zhang Shoucang chuckled and said, "I didn't lie on the wall of his house, I went directly to see. Doctor Liu was at my house this morning, taking my wife's pulse. I heard that Secretary Liu was in trouble, so I followed them to see." At this point, he said mysteriously, "From what I heard from him, he said that he saw a lot of snakes in the yard. They appeared suddenly and disappeared suddenly. I secretly went to the yard to see. It snowed heavily last night. I saw those marks on the snow, and they are quite reliable! Especially outside his window sill, the marks of being pressed are the clearest!"

Lin Yue smiled and said, "Then why didn't you ask the Snake Goddess why she went to see him?"

"Of course! Secretary Liu has been blinded by power. He listens to those educated youths all day long and wants to launch a big movement in the village. He even takes people to rummage around in other people's homes. I don't know how many good things he has stolen! He has a crooked mindset and has roped in many teenagers to serve him. Even my eldest nephew was almost tricked into joining the revolution!"

Lin Yue didn't expect that Secretary Liu had such great ability and could fool so many people.

Zhang Yuandong sneered, "He probably doesn't have the guts to harm anyone anymore. Go back and spread the news secretly so that those restless kids can hear it. The village should be able to stay quiet for a while."

The reverence of the "Snake Goddess" in Xiaotian Village is beyond doubt. If it weren't for the current campaign to destroy the four olds, the village would have built a "Snake God Temple" to worship her. So once this story gets out, whether it's true or not, those villagers who have shown up will probably keep quiet.

The ox cart swayed into the train station. It was already getting late. Zhang Yuandong jumped off the cart, put the children and luggage in place, patted Zhang Shoucang on the shoulder, and told him to hurry back before it got dark.

After seeing Zhang Shoucang off, Zhang Yuandong turned around and saw his wife standing with a man, talking and laughing, looking very cordial. From his position, he could only see the man's back. When he walked over, he could see his face clearly and asked in surprise, "Liu Fang, why are you here?"

When Liu Fang saw Zhang Yuandong, he was about to jump on him, but was stopped by Zhang Yuandong. Liu Fang was not angry, and smiled and said: "Brother Zhang, I miss you so much! I have been transferred to the black market, we are on the same road, are you happy?"

Zhang Yuandong's face flashed with a trace of solemnity, but he still pretended to be calm, tapped his shoulder, and said with a smile: "You kid, you ran so far, aren't you afraid that your sister-in-law will be angry with you?"

Liu Fang said nonchalantly: "Hey, what brothers and sisters-in-law are there? I have enough to eat and my family has nothing to worry about. I am still waiting for you to introduce me to someone!"

Zhang Yuandong patted his shoulder. Lingling and Wanli no longer remembered much about Uncle Liu Fang, but when they heard that their favorite toys were given by this uncle, they were grateful and kept staring at him.

Liu Fang said in an exaggerated tone: "You guys have forgotten me, haven't you? It's so sad, it's really so sad! We were so close before, we played everything together."

Lingling and Wanli fell into deep guilt and followed the uncle happily and got on the train together.

It takes three days to get to the black market by train, and you need to change stations along the way. Lin Yue and his family bought several hard sleeper berths next to each other. At that time, there was no network and communication was not well developed. The train would be divided into areas for each station. If there were vacancies at the previous station, they could be sold to passengers at the next station. The county town was a small station, and few people took the train. Lin Yue was able to take advantage of the situation and bought two berths at the bottom and one berth on the middle level.

The floating population has increased dramatically in recent years, and the train is full of good and bad people. Lin Yue did not dare to be careless, and discussed with Zhang Yuandong that they would take turns sleeping at night, leaving one person to keep watch.

Liu Fang bought the ticket late and was not with Lin Yue and the others. He simply went back to sleep at night and spent the whole daytime with Lin Yue and Zhang Yuandong.

Zhang Yuandong knew that his transfer was not that simple, but Liu Fang was very stubborn and refused to reveal the truth in the crowded carriage. It was not until he got off the train and found a secluded place that Liu Fang told Zhang Yuandong the truth.