Chapter 375 Educated Youth Sent Down to the Countryside in the 1960s 37
After being busy for a while after her promotion, Jiang Yue realized that it was almost Chinese New Year and the school was starting to prepare for the final exams. After the final exams, the school would let out for the holidays. Since the winter break was short, Jiang Yue didn't plan to go out and play. It would be nice to stay at home and have a peaceful New Year.
After the holiday, I rested for two days. Now that I'm older, I don't have the same energy as a young person in their twenties. After resting for two days, I started to buy New Year's goods. There are many more things to eat these past two years, and I don't have to squeeze into the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things anymore. I really have to thank the reform and opening up.
After finishing her New Year's shopping, Jiang Yue was happily preparing for the holiday when an uninvited guest disrupted her plans.
"Teacher Jiang, look, isn't this your mother?"
Jiang Yue glanced at the person next to Director Wang of the neighborhood committee, dressed in ill-fitting and tattered clothes. Wasn't that her biological mother? Noticing Jiang Yue looking at her, she quickly lowered her head. Seeing her reaction, Jiang Yue looked away and turned to Director Wang.
"Yes, Director Wang, what happened?"
"Well, something did happen. Let the police officer tell you."
It was only then that Jiang Yue noticed the two strangers beside her. Jiang Yue led them into her home. It was quite cold outside, and it wasn't appropriate to talk in the yard. After entering the house, Jiang Yue poured water for them and then said to the police officer, "Please ask me anything you want to ask."
"Do you know Zhuang Laoshi, Zhuang Qian, and Zhuang Jianshe?"
"I know them; they are my stepfather, stepsister, and stepsister."
"Did you know that they've been in trouble recently?"
"I don't know. I haven't been in contact with them since I went to the countryside in 1968."
"May I ask why you haven't been in contact with your family?"
"There was nothing inconvenient about it. Back then, I didn't volunteer to go to the countryside. My stepsister was signed up by someone, and she didn't want to go, so I took her place. On the way to the countryside, my stepson even stole my luggage. If it weren't for a friend helping me, I would have frozen to death there in the dead of winter."
"After that, I wrote a letter threatening my family that they wouldn't give me back my luggage and my educated youth subsidy. So I called my stepsister and stepfather's factory to ask for it. In the end, they sent me a letter and gave me some money. The gist of it was that the family couldn't help me anymore and that we should contact each other less often. It seems like we haven't been in contact since then."
The two police officers exchanged a glance. Their findings were similar to what they had investigated. It seemed that this matter had nothing to do with Jiang Yue. She was now a university teacher with a bright future, and it was unlikely that she would do something so heinous.
"Could you please ask them what happened?"
"Zhuang Laoshi, Zhuang Qian, and Zhuang Jianshe were burned to death. Our investigation revealed that it was arson. If your mother hadn't been knocked unconscious beforehand, she would probably have perished in the fire."
"Is that so? I'm sorry, officer, I can't provide any clues."
"It's alright. Although they didn't provide any clues, eliminating one target for us is still a good thing."
"..."
Seeing the speechless expression on Jiang Yue's face, the older policeman glared at the young man: "Teacher Jiang, now let's talk about your mother. Your stepfather, step-siblings, and two others are all dead, and your mother has no relatives left. Now, you are the only one who can take care of her."
“Yes, Xiao Jiang, although your relationship wasn’t good before, in this situation, she is, after all, your biological mother. If you don’t take responsibility, it will be really difficult to handle. Even if someone is still alive and can take responsibility, we will not come looking for you. Besides, it won’t sound good if this gets out.”
Jiang Yue looked at the person huddled up like a quail next to her. Just as Director Wang said, she had no mother, brothers, or sisters. Her whole family had died, leaving only Jiang Yue, a daughter she rarely contacted. Apart from her, there really was nowhere else to put her.
Ugh, what a hassle. I guess I'll just have to stay with her for now and see if she causes any trouble. If she's like Su Daqiang, Jiang Yue will have to get rid of her even if it means sacrificing her reputation. She's just unlucky to have run into this situation.
"Okay, I'll stay here for now."
Seeing that Jiang Yue had agreed, the two police officers and Director Wang all smiled. If Jiang Yue had been determined not to agree, they would have been the ones in trouble in the end. After the matter was settled, the person was about to leave, and Jiang Yue saw them off.
On the way, Director Wang pulled Jiang Yue aside, glanced at the two policemen walking ahead, and said to Jiang Yue in a low voice, "Xiao Jiang, try to get along with your mother. If it doesn't work out, find a small courtyard nearby and bring her there. Make sure she has enough to eat and wear, and just visit her during holidays."
"I understand, Director."
Jiang Yue thought the same way. She hadn't seen this person for twenty years and didn't know what was going on with her. If this person dared to act like her own mother, then Jiang Yue shouldn't blame her for being ruthless. After seeing the three of them off, Jiang Yue bought her a few clothes, since she couldn't wear any of the clothes she was wearing.
On her way home, Jiang Yue ignored the stares of the onlookers. She had considered several scenarios and contingency plans, such as someone coming to take advantage of her success or causing trouble to exploit her. But she never imagined that all three of them would be killed.
Actually, Jiang Yue had a guess that she didn't tell the police. Jiang Yue guessed that this matter was related to the man her stepsister had gotten involved with. However, Jiang Yue was just guessing based on her own understanding. Although she had no evidence, Jiang Yue had a feeling that it was definitely related to this. Anyway, it had nothing to do with her, so she let the police investigate slowly.
After returning home, Jiang Yue closed the door, cutting off the view of the onlookers. Afterwards, Jiang Yue breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed she had to keep a low profile for a while. Listening to other people's gossip every day, today it was her turn. This must be karma.
Seeing Jiang Yue enter, her biological mother immediately stood up. Despite being a grown woman, she acted like a primary school student. It seemed she knew what the situation was. Jiang Yue didn't know what to say to her for a moment. Having traveled through so many worlds, this was the first time she had encountered such a situation.
Previously, she either had no parents or her parents were very loving and treated her very well. This is the first time she's been in this situation. Oh well, let nature take its course.
"Come with me."
Jiang Yue led the group to the guest room, which was originally intended for Yao Ling and her group. She suggested that Yao Ling stay there first: "Stay here for now. The bathroom is next door. Take a shower first. I bought you some clothes. Change into them after your shower."
Have you eaten yet?
Seeing her shake her head, Jiang Yue led the people to the bathroom first, demonstrated how to use it, and told her to take a shower first. Jiang Yue went to cook, as she hadn't eaten yet and was originally planning to cook but was disturbed. Looking at the ingredients for stew in the kitchen, Jiang Yue thought about making some cabbage stew, but then thought better of it and decided against it; there was no need for that.
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