Upon learning of Commander Tong's attitude, the old principal looked ashamed: "I have acted like a petty person. I will rewrite this report, sign it myself, and it has nothing to do with you."
The faculty and staff members all expressed their desire to sign their names, but the former principal stubbornly refused.
The report was submitted and the military issued it that same day.
When the students learned that they would have to attend evening self-study sessions, some were happy, while others were against it.
The opponents even organized a group of people to fight for freedom and rights, to criticize... and then, that was it.
Because the military sent people to the school to organize all the students with excessive energy for military training, they were so exhausted that they could no longer think of anything else.
Back in the classroom, I immediately discovered that learning was such an easy and wonderful thing, and my enthusiasm for learning increased greatly.
The principal and teachers were very pleased.
In Lijiatun, a thousand miles away, some teenagers were also stirred up by the fervent movement outside. Despite the freezing cold, they put on armbands and set off to participate in the mass movement.
Li Dapang was among them, and he was even the leader, followed by a string of henchmen, making quite a grand and imposing sight.
"Mingyu and Mingxue, are you really not coming with your brother? We're going to the capital to see the leader at Tiananmen Square!" Li Dapang's eyes lit up, and his voice was excited.
The two fat men beside him were equally excited. As for the fat men below, they were too young and were disliked by Li Dapang, so they were not brought along.
Li Mingyu was tempted by Li Dapang's words and was about to nod in agreement when his twin sister Mingxue grabbed him, saying, "Brother, Mom and Dad won't agree. Dapang, you shouldn't go either."
Upon hearing this, Li Mingyu hesitated, but Li Dapang immediately urged, "Let's not tell Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt..."
"You're not going to tell me what?"
A voice came from behind, startling the children who all turned around. Seeing it was Li Jingqiu, the gentlest aunt in the family, the three Li brothers immediately relaxed their guard, greeted her with silly smiles, and then pleaded, "Auntie, we're just going out for a trip, please don't tell our parents, okay?"
Yu Jingqiu glanced at the quiet twins, then looked at her three nephews. She smiled gently and nodded, "Okay, your fourth aunt will keep it a secret."
The three Li brothers thanked their fourth aunt happily, then called to their younger brothers and marched out in a grand procession.
Yu Jingqiu looked at the twins who hadn't moved and asked, "Don't you want to go?"
Xiao Mingxue immediately shook her head: "No, my sister said that the most important thing for me and idiot Mingyu right now is to study. We want to go to university in the future."
Li Mingyu's face turned red with anger: "I'm not stupid, and my sister wouldn't call me stupid!"
"You're an idiot for not remembering what your sister said." Li Mingxue made a face at him.
Looking at her noisy children, Yu Jingqiu smiled and advised, "Alright, stop arguing. Let's go home and prepare medicine for your brothers' injuries."
Li Mingyu was a little confused: "Why do we need to prepare wound medicine?"
Xiao Mingxue rolled her eyes at her twin brother, speechless, and then skipped home with her mother.
Li Mingyu was a step too slow, then he was drawn by the shrill screams. He ran towards the village entrance and saw his three cousins, who had been so arrogant just moments before, being beaten and howling by their uncles.
Everyone wearing armbands got beaten up.
The three older cousins were beaten the worst because their fathers were all hunters, and they were known for their heavy fists and ruthless attacks. Li Mingyu even saw his eldest cousin being beaten until he cried after his pants were pulled down.
Li Mingyu shivered and ran home.
He needed to go back to discuss and prepare medicine for his older cousin!
Fifteen minutes later, the three fat brothers were carried home. They lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), the teenagers with their buttocks exposed, waiting for the medicine to be applied. It was both painful and shameful.
Li Dashan was still cursing outside: "These little brats are all trying to rebel! Why bother giving them medicine? Just throw them all into the mountains to feed the wolves, so as not to waste food!"
"Father, I've already said it, we're not rebelling against Heaven, we're responding to the leader's call... Ahhhhh!"
Sister-in-law Li's hand trembled, and the red medicine was poured directly onto the wound on her son's buttocks. The big fat boy howled in pain and no longer had the strength to argue with his father, nor did he dare to provoke his mother.
Two Fatty and Three Fatty trembled in fright and dared not utter a sound.
The same situation occurred in many households in the village.
This kid is trying to rebel. Let's wait until his fists are stronger than his own father's before we talk about it!
In the evening, Li Mingyu came over to check on his three cousins: "Big Fatty, are you hungry now?"
Li Dapang was still lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), shaking his head firmly: "I'm not hungry!"
Two Fatty and Three Fatty looked mournful; they were starving.
As punishment, their family cut off their dinner.
"Gurgle gurgle—"
Whose stomach is rumbling?
"It's not mine."
"It wasn't me either."
Second Fatty and Third Fatty both denied it, and then everyone looked at Big Fatty.
Big Fatty's face turned red, and he couldn't deny it because his stomach was still growling loudly, and denial was useless.
"Big Fatty, I brought you some cornbread." Li Mingyu took out a handkerchief from inside his cotton-padded coat, inside which were three cornbread buns.
Two Fatty and Three Fatty were overjoyed and each took one without hesitation.
With the last one left, Li Mingyu handed it to Big Fatty: "Big Fatty, have some to tide you over."
The fat man's face remained unsettled. He stared at the snow-white handkerchief and asked, "Is this Little Xue's?"
Li Mingyu nodded: "My sister hid some cornbread and asked me to bring it over."
Although his sister always calls him stupid, he doesn't take credit for her work.
Big Fatty's expression became quite interesting, but he couldn't resist his hunger and took a big bite of the steamed bun.
In another room, the adults were discussing something.
"Fourth brother, fourth sister-in-law, you two used to live in the city and have more experience than us. What do you think about the current situation? How should we deal with those brats?" Li Dashan asked bluntly.
In fact, the reason why the children were prevented from going out for a large-scale gathering was because Li Yanzhong and Yu Jingqiu had given them prior advice.
But when children get carried away with their enthusiasm, you can stop them once or twice, but you might not be able to stop them a third time. You can't keep an eye on them all the time.
The whole family looked at the couple from the fourth branch of the family, waiting for them to make a decision.
Li Yanzhong didn't speak; he looked at Yu Jingqiu.
Holding a newspaper, Yu Jingqiu smiled gently and said, "Father, Mother, Brother, and Sister-in-law, don't worry. Soon the higher authorities should issue a notice canceling the policy of free transportation, free food and lodging during the 'collaboration'. In other places, we might be able to walk, but here it's freezing cold, and not many people can withstand it."
The Li family was overjoyed upon hearing this. As long as they took the money from the children, those brats wouldn't be able to escape either.
Only Li Dashan couldn't help but ask, "Fourth sister-in-law, how did you predict that? Are you very accurate?"
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