Su Ruo suffered from severe pain and mixed memories for more than ten hours, and finally fainted the moment she saw the child.
Faintly, she heard Aunt Zhang say, "Oh, this poor child, it was so difficult to give birth to her second child, and Deputy Head Han is not around... Let her sleep for a while, give her anesthesia, and she will be fine after a good sleep."
Because the bleeding was not serious and she was in the hospital, there was no need to worry that she would not wake up.
Su Ruo fell asleep.
She didn't know how long it had been before she woke up again, but when she woke up she found herself on the bed in her own small bedroom in the Su family.
She also saw the familiar yet strange large bookcase, the off-white flowered curtains swaying in the wind, the forest landscape painting on the wall, and on the table was a stack of photo albums she had put on before going to bed when she was eighteen years old...
It was the late summer of 1972, just a few days before she was about to go to Qingdao University in the provincial capital to study.
Why did she go back again?
No, not going back.
She just didn't know where she saw the blank five years again.
Someone knocked on the door. Su Jianzhou came over with a depressed look on his face and said to Su Ruoruo in the room, "Ruoruo, someone posted a big-character poster at our technical college, saying that your grandparents are foreign capitalists. You have such overseas connections, and the admissions office has revoked your admission."
The big-character poster said that Su Ruo was a capitalist bastard.
And he is the capitalist bastard's father.
This was like a bolt from the blue for Su Ruo.
She couldn't believe it.
She looked at her father and said, "Dad, didn't my grandparents disappear during the war before liberation? My mother has been dead for many years. Why would someone suddenly post such a big-character poster? Could it be that someone has seen my grandparents abroad?"
And she didn't apply it early or late, but when she was about to go to college.
Su Ruo turned around to look at Lin Wanhua and Su Jia who followed her into the room.
I saw something strange about them.
She was too familiar with these two women. She could see every change in their expressions and read the possible thoughts behind them.
She saw Lin Wanhua's vague guilt and pleasure.
She also saw the flash of pride and almost uncontrollable excitement in Su Jia's eyes... There was also something different. She felt that Su Jia seemed a little different, but she couldn't figure out what exactly was different.
After that, Su Jianzhou would not let
She went out again, saying she was afraid she would be hurt by radical people outside.
Su Jianzhou was so busy during those two days that he was not seen much.
Then on the third day, Lin Wanhua came to her room, sat on her bed, sighed, and said, "Aruo, go to the countryside. Your father is trying his best to explain to the school that what your grandparents said about being abroad is just speculation, but now the situation is tense. You know how serious the crime of having overseas relations is, not to mention that your grandparents were indeed big capitalists in the past, and they can't deny it... But as long as you go to the countryside and are willing to actively accept reform, this matter will not involve your father..."
As she spoke, her eyes turned red, and she said, "Aruo, yesterday, Ah Zhen was also beaten up at school. I was really worried that something might happen to him..."
As he said this he began to sob.
Su Ruo looked at her numbly, then looked up and saw Su Jianzhou standing in front of the door.
Two days later, Su Jia packed her luggage and prepared to go to the provincial capital.
Su Ruo asked Su Jianzhou: "What is she doing in the provincial capital?"
Su Jianzhou has been extremely anxious these days.
Fortunately, one of the union representatives involved in the movement was Lin Wanhua’s elder brother. He gave him a lot of ideas and helped him handle many issues.
As long as he sets his mind right and cuts off his relationship with the Xia family, nothing will go wrong considering his background.
He noticed that his daughter was looking at him sharply and felt a little uncomfortable.
He didn't really want to tell her about this.
But Su Jianzhou didn't say it, but someone couldn't help but say it.
Su Jia said: "Sister Ruo, because of your background, you can't go to university for the time being. In order not to waste this place, Dad specially found someone to talk to the admissions office and gave your place to me..."
"Can the recommendation quota be given up just like that?"
Su Ruo interrupted her coldly and said, "The preparation of the previous materials and the stamping and review of the recommendation forms will be ready within a few days. Are you kidding me? Or have you been preparing for this matter for a long time and have been operating in secret, just waiting for that big-character poster to take my place?"
"Aruo!"
"Ruomei!"
Several voices sounded at the same time.
Su Jianzhou's face turned pale.
He stared at Su Ruo, his eyes full of irritation and disappointment, and said, "A Ruo, how can you say such things? Do you know how much trouble the family has suffered because of your affairs? Now A Zhen is still covered in injuries, and Dad is also implicated in school. How could your Aunt Lin and others do such a thing? It's just a college place. Is A Zhen's safety and Dad's job more important?"
He finished
Then he turned and left.
Originally, Lin Zhihe advised him that his only connection with the Xia family was Su Ruo. As long as Su Ruo was sent to the countryside for reform, he would be fine. It would also show that he had drawn a clear line between himself and the bourgeoisie and had a just and selfless ideological awareness... He was still a little hesitant at first, but now he finally made up his mind.
The next day he signed up for Su Ruo to go to the countryside for reform.
He said to her, "Aruo, going to the countryside is good for both you and your family. Only by going to the countryside for reform, training yourself in a difficult environment, and accepting re-education from poor and lower-middle peasants, can you truly draw a clear line between you and your grandparents. You should reform yourself in the countryside, and after a few years, when the storm has died down, Dad will look for another opportunity to see if you can get a recommendation to go to college, or arrange a job for you in a technical school first..."
"dad,"
Su Ruo looked at Su Jianzhou as if he was looking at a stranger, and slowly said, "It has only been four or five days since the first big-character poster was posted on you on campus, and the situation doesn't seem to have gotten too bad... If it had gotten worse, how would Su Jia be qualified to go to college? But from my college place being replaced to you wanting me to go to the countryside, how come all this seems like a pre-written script, playing out so quickly, Dad, do you need to force me to go to the countryside so quickly?"
Her voice was calm, she wasn't crying or getting too excited.
But Su Jianzhou felt as if he was being pricked by a sharp thorn when he was stared at by her eyes that looked just like Xia Lan's.
He avoided her eyes.
For some reason, he couldn't tell her that the reason why things didn't get too bad was because of the help of his eldest brother-in-law, Lin Wanhua's eldest brother. It was also because of his help that Su Jia was able to easily get the university place that she gave up. It was also because he listened to his advice and tried his best to distance himself from her grandparents when reviewing with the school... After all, he himself was a poor and lower-middle peasant with a good family background and a proletarian apprentice. Now his wife was also from a good working-class family... As long as his daughter went to the most difficult environment for reform, there would be no problem with his family.
But for some reason, I couldn't say these words, which were not a problem at all, when I met my daughter's sharp eyes.
I don't know when, but he seemed to be afraid and unwilling to face his daughter again.
He had never realized before that his daughter had such a temper... He would rather she cried.
October 1972, Weiguo Farm, Qinghe Town, Jiang County, G Province.
Han Zecheng from the water
When Ku was returning to the camp, he passed by a threshing ground and heard the voices of several men discussing something.
"Hey, have you seen it? There's a girl coming over from the educated youth. Her skin is so white that it looks like water could drip out of it. Although she wears glasses and wears baggy clothes, her small waist is so slim that you want to pinch it at first sight. And her face is absolutely amazing... I have never seen such a charming woman in my life."
As he spoke, he made a "tsk tsk" sound.
"It's so exaggerated. Such a beautiful girl was sent to our Weiguo Farm. Isn't this deliberately throwing oneself into the wolf's den? Haha, but brother Shuanzi, you just got an educated youth the other day, and you want to change it because you are tired of the old and love the new? If you don't want the one before you, can you give it to me?"
"You better calm down,"
At this time, a man nearby spoke up, "Haven't you heard? That girl is the offspring of a capitalist son of a bitch, and has a very bad temper. When she first came the day before yesterday, someone wanted to touch her hand, and she poured a bowl of boiling water on his hand, scalding him like a pig being slaughtered. She even said something like 'sorry, my hand slipped', but the way she glared at people was like she wanted to eat people... You know, some of those capitalist sons of bitches have bad tempers, and they will fight with people before they make a move, and if they are not careful, they will kill and then commit suicide... It has happened before, and although the person's background is not good, it is not good if it gets out of hand."
"We can tame even the most ferocious horse here."
The man who was called Shuanzi earlier said with a smile, but he felt something was wrong as soon as he said it, so he stopped talking, turned his head and looked at the man who was talking, and said, "Qiangzi, the educated youth who came to our farm later are called educated youth, but most of them have problems. We said this before, but you never stopped us. Are you interested in that girl too?"
The person who said this was actually joking.
But I didn't expect that after I finished speaking, the man named "Qiangzi" did not deny it.
This is the default.
"Depend on,"
Shuanzi cursed, but when he thought of the girl's figure and seductive face, he felt that nothing was impossible.
He said, "Okay, buddy, since you like it, I won't compete with you."
Han Zecheng frowned.
He had only been on the farm for a week, having been transferred here to repair the reservoir and dam after the flood season.
The farm matters had nothing to do with him, but even if they did, he still had a general idea about them before coming.
This is a farm with a mix of good and bad people. It was originally a wasteland, but the government sent a group of people here to transform it, including all kinds of people. They also mobilized a group of tough locals to come and manage the land.
He also knew Qiangzi, who was the nephew of the farm manager. When he first arrived, the farm manager asked him to help introduce the terrain of the area to them.
But I didn't know that there were so many dirty things happening on this farm.
His face darkened. This is not a lawless place.
Some things are not under the jurisdiction of their troops, but if they see anything illegal, the troops will never sit idly by.
We will not allow old-world practices such as bullying men and women to happen on the farm.
******
As the sun set and whistles sounded, the educated youth in the fields stopped their work in surprise... After working under the scorching sun for a whole day, their arms, legs and waists felt like they were about to break.
They all stopped working and dragged their hoes and walked towards the Youth League Institute in twos and threes.
Su Ruo also stopped working.
But as soon as she took a step, she was stopped.
"Comrade Su Ruo, you can't leave."
A dark and thin man stopped her and scolded her seriously, saying, "Look at you. You have only done so little work in a few days, and the seeds still need to be planted in the fields. You are like this, and you still want to accept reform? You are simply delaying the livelihood of the farmers! The work you do is not enough to eat! Stay today and finish the work assigned to you before you can leave!"
Su Ruo squeezed the hoe and felt a burning pain in the palm of her hand.
She had never done such high-intensity farm work before. After a few days, her hands and feet were so painful that she couldn't lift them. Her hands were covered with blisters, some of which broke and oozed water. They turned red when she worked, and even after wrapping them with cloth, the pain did not go away.
When the other educated youth heard the team leader scolding Su Ruo, they turned around with some sympathy in their eyes.
But they didn't dare to say anything, they all lowered their heads and turned away... Who made this little girl so stubborn that she dared to burn the hand of the captain's son when she first arrived and knew nothing? If others don't make things difficult for her, who will?
She was such a good little girl, and I don’t know what kind of torture she would be put into.
They have been here for a long time, but they know very well how many ways of torturing people there are here...but who can resist?
This is no ordinary farm.
Su Ruo ignored the team leader and did not follow the educated youth. He sat back on the stalk of the field quietly.
Seeing that she was obedient, the skinny man coughed and said, "Comrade Su Ruo, it's not that I'm trying to embarrass you. It's really that you did a bad job and held everyone back..."
Su Ruo just listened to him talking numbly without saying a word.
That skinny man
Seeing that she was as stiff as a log, he didn't bother her any more and just walked away with his hoe on his back.
Su Ruo looked at the field. Of course she wouldn't really hoe it again.
She knew that people were just trying to make things difficult for her.
So she sat there until the sun went down, then she dragged her feet back to the Youth League Institute.
Of course there was nothing to eat in the cafeteria when she returned. She used the meal ticket she was given and only got a small piece of coarse flour bun and a glass of water.
The coarse flour buns were as hard as rocks, but she ate them slowly, bit by bit, with water. What else could she do if she didn’t eat them?
I will have even less energy to deal with all that is happening in front of me.
She won't cry.
I don't want to die either.
Why should she die while Lin Wanhua and her daughter can live well, eat and drink well every day, and go to the university she should have gone to?
Life is long, who knows what tomorrow will be like.
She returned to the Youth League Institute and just sat on the bed, she found that the bed was wet.
She touched it, gritted her teeth, and lifted the bed, took her own clothes out of the box and changed into them. The next morning, she put her own clothes away and changed into the one she had changed yesterday... But fortunately, it was already dry.
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