In Wangshan County Prison, Heilongjiang Province, Yang Xiaohong was sentenced to 15 years in prison for manslaughter, but due to her outstanding behavior in prison, she was eventually granted a reduced sentence and released early.
The moment she stepped out of the prison gate, a fresh and sweet breeze rushed towards her, making Yang Xiaohong feel incredibly comfortable.
Although no one came to greet her outside the prison gates, Yang Xiaohong was still very happy; this feeling of freedom was truly wonderful.
Her household registration was still in Qingshan Brigade, so she had to go back there first to transfer it to the city.
With the advancement of reform and opening up, national policies allowed educated youth to return to the city. Now, the educated youth settlements are empty, so Yang Xiaohong had already planned that as soon as she was released from prison, she would go back to the village and transfer her household registration back to the city.
After several twists and turns, Yang Xiaohong returned to Qingshan Brigade and first went to the brigade leader's house.
Now, Shen Dajiang has taken over as the brigade leader, while Shen Baogen retired a few years ago due to his advanced age.
When Yang Xiaohong arrived, Shen Baogen was sitting in the yard husking corn.
Having not seen each other for many years, and with his eyesight declining due to age, Shen Baogen was unable to recognize Yang Xiaohong at first glance.
It wasn't until Yang Xiaohong spoke her name that Shen Baogen remembered this female educated youth who was imprisoned for murder.
Although Yang Xiaohong had killed someone, Shen Baogen did not regard her as an irredeemable villain because he knew what kind of person Shen Wenge was.
To everyone's slight surprise, Yang Xiaohong was released so quickly! Shen Baogen couldn't help but ask curiously, "Yang, the educated youth, were you released early?"
At this moment, Yang Xiaohong, standing in the courtyard, seemed somewhat uneasy.
After all, she had just come out of there penniless and had no relatives or friends here. For a moment, she really didn't know what to do.
When Shen Baogen asked her, Yang Xiaohong could only stammer, "Yes, Captain, I behaved very well inside, so I was released early."
I've come to you today to ask about the specific procedures for transferring my household registration. I plan to move my household registration back to downtown Beijing.
Shen Baogen seemed to sense Yang Xiaohong's nervousness, so he warmly invited her to sit on a small stool in the yard and explained with a smile, "Oh dear, please don't call me the brigade leader anymore! I've been retired for several years now."
The current brigade leader is my eldest son, and as for the relevant regulations and procedures for transferring household registration, I really don't know much about them.
Why don't you wait here for a moment? He should be back soon, and you can ask him directly when he returns.
Upon hearing that she would have to wait a while, Yang Xiaohong shook her head and quickly said, "No, Captain, no, no, I should call you Uncle Shen. I want to ask you if the Shen family still lives in the village. I really want to visit them."
In fact, the Shen family members had already been released and returned home several years ago when their small group was dismantled.
However, only the sisters of the Shen family returned to the village, while the elderly couple of the Shen family could not survive the difficult years of being locked in the cowshed.
Perhaps due to the sudden death of their only son, coupled with the torment in the cowshed, the elderly couple passed away one after the other in the second year of their imprisonment.
Moreover, since the three Shen sisters were all forced to divorce after the incident, He Weian has now married Wu Shufen, and the two have three children.
Even her own children no longer acknowledge her as their mother.
Therefore, for Shen Wenge's third sister, that former home has become a place she can never return to.
As for the eldest sister of the Shen family, although Accountant Wang had not looked for anyone else, when she returned home and saw her two children, her anger was instantly ignited.
Especially when she thought about her daughter, Shen Dani, who had even lost her household registration because of the affair between Accountant Wang and that woman, Yang Wanqiu.
Now, she has been married off to such a poor family, suffering endless hardships and torment.
Sister Shen hates Accountant Wang to the core. The two are now at the point of irreconcilable enmity and fight whenever they meet.
Let's take a look at Sister Shen's side. Not long after she was taken away, her mother-in-law, who already looked down on her for always bringing things back to her parents' home, simply arranged for her son to marry another wife.
As a result, the three sisters, now homeless, had no choice but to return to the Shen family's old house and rely on the family's original farmland to make a living.
However, Shen Baogen could never understand why Yang Xiaohong, the murderer of Shen Wenge, was so eager to find the Shen family as soon as she was released from prison.
After all, it was because of her that the Shen family suffered such a tragic end, with their family destroyed and their lives shattered.
Under these circumstances, what good could possibly come of her going to the Shen family?
So the kind-hearted old man quickly tried to dissuade her, saying, "Girl, what are you going there for? The three Shen sisters are no pushovers! If you go looking for them now, you'll definitely get hurt!"
Understanding that Shen Baogen's advice was well-intentioned, Yang Wanqiu smiled slightly and didn't say much, simply stating that she just wanted to go and take a look.
When she learned that the Shen sisters were still living in the old Shen family house, she walked along the village path toward the Shen family house.
Yang Xiaohong spent more than a decade in prison bearing the infamy of being the murderer of Shen Wenge.
The reason she didn't appeal all these years was because no one in her family stood up for her, and she had no friends outside who could help her. So even though she knew she was innocent, she had no power or influence and could only cry foul and spend so many years in prison.
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