"No...that's not what I meant. How could I let you break off the relationship with your uncle? I just don't want you to get involved in things you shouldn't be involved in. You're still young and haven't seen many things...I want to wait until you get married and become someone else's family, then...I'll go find your uncle and his family."
When Zhang Xiu Lan changed Li Jinfeng's surname to Li, her intention was to prevent her from having anything to do with the Zhang family.
If my daughter takes the initiative to look for her second brother and people find out that she is from the Zhang family, then there will be trouble!
"Mom, time flies, and years wait for no one! Personal safety is important, but some things, like family, are equally important! I understand that you want to protect me, but if all this comes at the cost of not having any contact with other members of the Zhang family, please forgive me, I can't do it!"
Protecting yourself is certainly important.
But the price to pay is that none of the relatives and friends around her would care about her. Li Jinfeng cannot afford this price and does not want it.
People live not just to live.
Zhang Xiu Lan was shocked by Li Jinfeng's words.
Over the years, in order to hide the fact that she was the landlord's child, she lived in fear every day.
I dare not speak loudly.
When others asked her about her family, she never dared to say a word.
Even the whole village thought that she had fled to the Licun Production Team due to famine and that the rest of her family had died long ago, but she never refuted it.
Is she...really wrong?
The faith that Zhang Xiulan had always held on to suddenly collapsed, and her face became so pale that it was almost unbearable to look at.
Li Jinfeng found her an old handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.
"Mom, I'm going out first!"
Li Jinfeng walked out with the bowl of rice.
The moment she closed the door, she heard Zhang Xiulan sobbing softly from inside the room.
Li Jinfeng paused for a moment and left Zhang Xiulan's room without any hesitation.
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At night, after everyone went to bed, Li Jinfeng got up and treated her wound.
She ate a meat bun. Afraid of being discovered, she took a piece of wood from the space and covered the window before eating the bun.
Hiding in the dark room, he used an electric lamp to illuminate a corner of the room.
With nothing to do, Li Jinfeng thought of the picture book Professor Wu gave her.
She chose to read a copy of "Dream of the Red Chamber". In her previous life, Li Jinfeng was not a person who liked to read long texts.
Especially after graduating from college, I would avoid touching those books if possible.
But now, looking at the picture book of Dream of the Red Chamber and the characters sketched out with casual simple lines, Li Jinfeng was reading with great interest.
Before I knew it, I had finished reading several books.
I don’t feel tired either.
If Li Jinfeng hadn't looked at the time and saw that there were still two hours until dawn, she would have been reluctant to go to bed.
There were few entertainment options in the 1960s, and there was endless work to do and endless mobilization meetings to hold every day.
Li Jinfeng is very satisfied as she can read picture books every night.
After putting away the books and removing the wooden board from the window, Li Jinfeng fell asleep.
…
The next day, before dawn, someone knocked hard on Li Jinfeng's door.
The door, which was not very strong to begin with, creaked a few times, as if it was about to fall down at any moment.
"Who is it?" Li Jinfeng asked impatiently.
"It's me. I agreed to go to the county town to buy grain today. Give me the money!" Li Ailan's voice rang out.
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