Shen Suizhi waited until Fu Baoer came to visit again in the evening before telling her what happened between him and Sun Danniu during the day. Fu Baoer thought about it and couldn't guess what Sun Danniu was trying to do, so she had to tell them to be careful, as there were still bad elements in the village!
Fu Baoer came over tonight and wanted to ask Shen Xiuqi for help with something else.
“Grandpa Shen, are you very knowledgeable?” Fu Baoer held up her little face, her big eyes full of curiosity.
Shen Xiuqi was mending his grandson's pants by the kerosene lamp. He was a little dazed when he heard the words. He thought of the torn books and ancient paintings and felt sorry for them. "Why did Baoer think of asking this?"
Fu Baoer knew what the other party was worried about, so she lowered her voice and said, "Grandpa Shen, school is closed now. I don't want to waste my life at home. I want to study."
Shen Xiuqi was very surprised. He didn't expect Fu Baoer to think this way. "Your idea is very good. Grandpa agrees. But right now, my identity is not suitable for teaching you. Good child, the school will not be closed forever. Maybe after a while, you can return to the classroom."
Fu Baoer shook her head. She was not so optimistic. This turmoil might last for an unknown amount of time. She remembered that she had met a scholar in her previous life. Because of the rebellion of the eunuchs in the court, many scholars were suppressed, but he never gave up studying. Finally, the clouds cleared and the moon appeared. The new emperor rose up and valued scholars. He also rose to prominence and was finally appointed prime minister.
She felt that this was a truth! No matter what, you can never give up studying. Who knows what will happen in the future? If the knowledge in the book is needed at that time, it will be too late for them to cram at the last minute.
Chen Xiuqi didn't know where Fu Baoer heard this story, but he thought it made sense. "Since you are so dedicated to learning, I can't discourage you. From now on, I will give you an hour-long lesson every night. How about that?"
Fu Baoer nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. "Okay, okay," he said. "Don't worry, Grandpa. With Heiwa as the watchdog, we won't be discovered."
"Grandpa trusts you," Shen Xiuqi smiled kindly, "but do we have textbooks?"
Of course there are. Fu Baoer hid all the books for herself and her sisters. She opened the cross-body bag she brought with her and took out an arithmetic book from it. She said, "Let's learn this one first. This is the most difficult one. After learning this one, she will let Shen Xiuqi teach the others. She still has to go back to teach Zhao Zhao and Pan Pan."
Chen Xiuqi flipped it open and found it was a junior high school textbook. "You can't learn this, Baoer. This is the content of your older brothers' textbooks."
Humph, Fu Baoer was not convinced. She knew it all. She had learned it from Zhao Zhao and Pan Pan at home. It was no problem at all.
Fu Baoer pointed at the questions above and explained the solutions one by one. Shen Xiuqi opened his eyes wide in surprise, "Oh, Baoer is still a little prodigy?"
"That's right, but I haven't learned enough yet, and I only have a superficial understanding of many things. I need your help, Grandpa Shen!" Fu Baoer shook his head like a little teacher.
Shen Xiuqi and Shen Suizhi were amused. What a funny little guy.
However, it would probably take no time to learn all of this content. Fu Baoer felt that she had to find a way to get more books. Zhao Zhao and his friends had gone to the city to participate in sports and came back saying that they saw many textbooks and other books that had been torn up or burned. Maybe she could try her luck in the city.
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At the end of the year, Fu Baoer took the opportunity to go to the city with his grandfather to buy New Year's goods, but when he arrived, he found that there was no New Year atmosphere in the city at all.
Apart from the group of "warriors" wandering around on the road, there are also the "criminals" who have been labeled, and there are very few ordinary people.
Fu Baoer and his grandfather looked at each other and felt that they might not be able to survive this New Year.
"Grandpa, let's go to Uncle Jianguo's house and ask them." Fu Baoer urged her grandfather to hurry up. She felt uncomfortable seeing these scenes.
Fu Manshan got on his bicycle and rode very fast.
Zhang Jianguo was very cautious when he came to open the door. He looked around for a long time and made sure that no one in the alley saw them before he dared to let Fu Manshan and his father in.
"Uncle, I don't mean anything else. This is an extraordinary period, so we have to be cautious." Zhang Jianguo closed the door tightly, feeling a little embarrassed. "It will be fine after this period of time passes."
Everyone understands this. Fu Manshan and Fu Baoer don't care at all. In fact, it's a great act of loyalty for them to be allowed in. I heard that everyone is closing their doors and not recognizing anyone now.
"Where's Brother Aijun?" Fu Baoer scratched his head. "Is he not going to participate in sports?"
Zhang Jianguo sighed. Who said it wasn't true? He had to go. Everyone in his family was a worker. It was an honor for Zhang Aijun to join the movement and he couldn't refuse.
Fu Manshan didn't bring anything this time as he was afraid of being seen. Zhang Jianguo understood, but he didn't dare to trade at this time.
"Uncle, are you here for Fu Tiancheng's matter?" Zhang Jianguo felt that since Fu Manshan and his father did not come to exchange things, they must have something to discuss with them.
Fu Manshan and Baoer were stunned. What happened to Fu Tiancheng?
Seeing their expressions, Zhang Jianguo knew he had misunderstood. He welcomed the two into the house and said, "I thought you were here to make connections in the city, but it turns out you don't know yet."
Yang Wei came out of the house yawning. She had stopped working and had nothing to do every day. "Uncle and Bao'er are here. Wait for me to get some water."
Fu Baoer took the hot cup and asked curiously, "Auntie Yang Wei, what happened?"
Speaking of which, it was Fu Tiancheng's bad luck. Originally, his family background was simple, but because of the matter between Fu Xiuzhi and Shen Qiaosheng, someone came to investigate. They insisted on severing their relationship and even produced a document from the village, so the investigators didn't bother with them anymore.
As a result, when the investigator wanted to leave, he suddenly noticed that the poster on one of their desks was actually a photo of a leader. This was not a big deal, as every family used it. But Fu Tiancheng was doomed to be unlucky, as the back of the poster was covered with words written by Fu Yuanbei.
One can imagine what happened next. The entire family, including the old and the young, a total of six people, were all arrested and are still being held in custody. No one knows what kind of punishment they will receive.
Fu Baoer was shocked, not because she felt sorry for Fu Tiancheng's family, but because she felt that making such a fuss out of nothing was a tragedy of the times.
Fu Manshan didn't know what to say. The eldest brother's family was really unlucky.
Fu Baoer also learned from Zhang Jianguo that a document was issued this year saying that there would be no Spring Festival holiday. Although for them, the factory had temporarily stopped production and it made no difference whether there was a holiday or not, this was a signal that they also knew that they would not be able to celebrate the New Year comfortably this year.
Fu Baoer also learned that Zhang Aijun's books and toys had been taken away and destroyed by them, and the city's waste recycling stations were still piled with countless "stolen goods" waiting to be dealt with.
An idea came to Fu Baoer's mind, maybe she should go to the recycling station.
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