"Mom, I'm back. My dad and the others are not at home?" As soon as Xuemei entered the yard, she saw Liu's mother picking vegetables in the vegetable garden.
"Your father is weaving baskets in the main room. It's too hot outside. Qingya and the others went out to play and haven't come back yet."
"Mom, while Qingya and the others are not at home, come in. I want to tell you and Dad something important."
"Today, I ran into my classmate Luo Yao while selling books at the county library. She told me the Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination) has been canceled forever. The county announced it over loudspeakers this morning. I didn't notice it when I got there this morning, but when I got home to the commune this afternoon, I realized everyone knew too. I even brought back a newspaper. Mom and Dad, what should I do?"
"Let us see the newspaper." Father and mother Liu took the newspaper and frowned more and more as they read.
"Dad, seriously, what will happen to Xuemei in the future? Xuemei is such a great student, it would be such a shame if she didn't go to university!"
Father Liu was silent for a while before he said to Xuemei:
"Xuemei, it's okay. You can't go to college, and no one else can. A high school diploma is the highest you can go to. Just study hard and finish high school. At worst, you can take the job exam."
"Yes, Xuemei, it's good to study more. Besides, the college entrance examination might be reinstated someday."
"That's all I can think of it." Xuemei thought about her dream and said:
"Dad, Mom, I have one more thing I want to tell you. Mom, do you remember last time I told you that I didn't dream about the college entrance examination? Look, it's canceled now. In fact, I also dreamed about other things."
Liu's mother and father looked at each other before Liu's mother said, "Xuemei, go ahead and talk! Your father and I are listening."
"I also dreamt of chaos on the streets. Many people surrounded some people, including intellectuals, doctors, and those connected to landlords. Many people hit them with objects and threw feces on them. I also saw someone leading a large group to search for gold and silver in the homes of these people and those related to them. They took away any good things they found and smashed anything they couldn't take. They also reformed these people, sending them to work on farms, clean toilets, and make them report on their thoughts regularly. One person led a group to my grandparents' house and found some gold bars and jewelry."
Before Xuemei finished speaking, Liu's mother asked anxiously, "Are your grandma and grandpa okay?"
"Li Niang, don't worry. Listen to what Xuemei has to say. Besides, this is just a dream and may not be true." Father Liu patted Mother Liu's hand and comforted her.
"Anyway, that day they not only robbed my grandparents of their things, but also took my grandparents away. My second uncle, second aunt, fourth aunt, cousin and sister couldn't stop them, so they started fighting with them. Later, they were all locked up. While they were locked up, my eldest uncle was demoted in the army, my second aunt fell ill again in there, my third uncle lost his job for my grandparents, my third aunt's child was born prematurely, my fourth uncle couldn't serve in the army, and my dad's position as village chief was taken away. Later, my grandparents severed ties with several uncles' families and our family, which prevented the situation from getting worse. But my grandparents were sent to a farm in the northwest and never came back..." Xuemei started crying as she spoke.
Liu's mother was also frightened and started crying.
Father Liu was also frightened by Xuemei's dream, but he thought it was just a dream and it should be fine. Maybe Xuemei was affected by the college entrance examination. Father Liu looked at the mother and daughter who were crying more and more sadly, and said quickly:
"It's okay, don't be afraid. It was just a dream. Xuemei's grandparents are still in Heilongjiang Province with their uncle's family."
"Dad, I don't know why I had this dream, but now my premonition is getting stronger and stronger. I always feel that it will happen. Dad, please think of a way to help grandma and grandpa, and how to prevent everyone from this happening."
When Liu's mother heard Xuemei say this, she remembered that Xuemei's previous dreams had become reality. She wiped away her tears and spoke to Liu's father in a crying voice.
"Brother Da, take me to see my third brother on your bicycle."
"Go now? It will be dark by the time we get back."
"If you don't go, I'll be in a state of anxiety. If you don't go, I'll go by myself."
Liu's father had no choice but to ride out his bicycle. When Liu's mother saw that Liu's father had ridden out, she got on the bicycle and told him to leave quickly. Liu's father left without even saying goodbye to Xuemei.
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"Sister, brother-in-law, why are you here?" Yang Juan was cooking in the hallway when she looked up and saw Liu's parents coming. Wang Weidong and Yang Juan had been in love and married three years ago. They now have a two-year-old son, Wang Zhikai, and Yang Juan is five months pregnant.
"Xiaojuan, you're still pregnant, and Weidong doesn't even help you. He wants you to cook by yourself."
"Sister, it's okay. He usually works with me. Today, Zhikai is pestering his dad to study. Weidong, come out quickly. Sister and brother-in-law are here."
"Sister, brother-in-law, why are you here at this time? Come in and sit down."
Wang Weidong and Yang Juan shared a 40-square-meter room in the building, which was divided into three rooms. The outermost room was the living room, one of the inner rooms was where the family was sleeping, and the other was used to store miscellaneous items, which would be used for the children to sleep in the future. In addition, there was a one-square-meter balcony for drying clothes.
"Aunt, Uncle." Little Zhikai followed out and called out in a baby voice as soon as he saw Mr. and Mrs. Liu.
"Oh, our little Zhikai has also come out to greet Auntie and Uncle. Auntie was late and forgot to buy you food. Now let your uncle take you to buy it on his bicycle, okay?"
"No need, sister. Let brother-in-law come in and sit down."
"Weidong, ask your brother-in-law to take Zhikai out for a while. I have something to discuss with you."
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