Chapter 112
In March 1966, the green spring quietly climbed up the streets and alleys of Yunshui County. As the weather warmed up, the people took off their thick cotton coats and trousers. As the weather improved, people's moods became more relaxed, but there was a lack of sadness on their brows.
Since the end of last year, the political situation outside has become increasingly serious.
Yunshui County students and youths have organized several movements in succession, pulling out teachers and beating them. The working class also followed suit. One night, a group of GMs rushed to the county people's commune to seize power in the county, and they also wanted to parade the old secretary and other leaders through the streets as a warning to the public.
The old secretary took the initiative and transferred comrades from the armed forces to arrest a group of "rebellious" GM young generals one by one.
In mid-March, the county revolutionary committee was established, and the old secretary was appointed as the director of the county revolutionary committee. The first-class positions below were also changed.
The cotton textile factory also changed its leadership team. Although production did not stop, the efficiency was much lower. The workers in the county were making trouble outside, and there were several leaders in the cotton textile factory to calm them down. In addition, the militia company in the factory was constantly patrolling the city, so the workers in the factory did not make trouble.
However, now the outside is in chaos. Some workers went home after work and found that someone had posted a big-character poster on their doorstep. One poster was posted in the east and one poster was posted in the west.
Regardless of whether it was true or false, as long as the big-character posters were posted on the door, the revolutionary youths would come to "investigate" and beat and smash things. The family became anxious and uneasy. How could they have the heart to engage in production if they could not make a good living?
In a blink of an eye, it has been six years since the Gu family moved out of the compound. In these six years, many people and things have changed. In the past few years, young people in the county have gone to the countryside, and some have followed their families to the cowshed. Even many local people walking on the street suddenly felt that everything had changed and nothing was the same as it was back then.
There haven't been any major changes in the county public security bureau in recent years. First, all the comrades in the public security bureau have guns in their hands, and they are born with a good family background. They are upright and fear no shadow. The power comes from the barrel of the gun, and those monsters and demons will not rush to provoke at will. Second, the public security bureau has done a lot of practical things for the people in recent years, which is quite popular.
The young GM is also born by his mother and raised by his father. He dare not rebel against his parents. The more he is popular these days, the more arrogant he is. But if he is too arrogant, his father's slap is waiting for him. Whoever goes to the public security bureau to make trouble will be punished when he goes home! In
recent years, Zhang Cuilan and Gu Mancang have retired one after another and returned home to enjoy their grandchildren.
Lin Yao gave birth to her second child in 1962, a little girl born in the summer. When the girl was born, the Gu family's yard was full of sunflowers. Lin Yao originally wanted to harvest the sunflowers and stir-fry them with spiced sunflower seeds. Unexpectedly, on the day the girl was born, the sunflowers in the yard were all in full bloom, a golden field, like a beautiful landscape painting.
It was not easy to add a little granddaughter to the family. Gu Mancang was very happy. This was the first girl in the Gu family.
When Gu Chunmei, the aunt, heard that she had a little niece, she immediately left her two little boys and went to her mother's house with her big-headed brother.
Gu Chunmei held the white and tender little niece in her arms and cherished her so much that she didn't let go.
Alas, when she was pregnant with her second child, she consulted an old Chinese doctor to check her pulse, who said that she was most likely pregnant with a daughter.
Well, when the second child is born, it will be another bad boy who is asking for debts.
The eldest child of the Xu family is called Tangyuan, and the second child is called Fantuan. Tangyuan and Fantuan sound like brothers!
As for naming their beloved niece, the whole family was very serious.
They even held a naming meeting for this.
At the naming meeting, the whole family spoke up. Some of them gave the earthy names "Honghong" and "Xiaocui" by Gu Shidong, while others, Zhang Cuilan and Gu Chunmei, gave the names "Niuniu", "Xinxin" and "Yueyue". Anyway, the family members all said their own things. In the end, Gu Mancang looked at the sunflowers blooming in the garden and made the final decision to name the little granddaughter "Yuanyuan".
Deputy Director Gu thought it was a good name for the daughter.
However, the mother Lin Yao had a wild idea. Fortunately, her own son Doudou was not named "Xiaoxin" and the daughter was not named Xiaokui. Otherwise, if Xiaoxin and Xiaokui were put together, the family would have had a hard time.
The Gu family has four children, including sons, grandsons, and granddaughters, and only one granddaughter, Yuanyuan. As you can imagine, the little girl is the most pampered one at home.
Apart from her father, Gu Shi'an, the four brothers in the family also compete for favors in front of their sister.
The little girl could walk at the age of one, and grew up quickly until she was five years old. She played with her brothers every day. She didn't need to walk by herself when she went out. The brothers took turns carrying her on their backs. They caught cicadas in the summer, made snowmen, and went ice skating in the winter. They had a lot of fun every day.
Yuanyuan was not a reserved person. In the past, when the older ones were in school and not at home, she acted like a girl without anyone to take care of her.
Now that primary and secondary schools in the county have been closed, Gu Doudou and a bunch of naughty boys have returned home. The little girl started sleeping with her brothers in two or three days, and in a few more days, she became a tomboy.
The little girl used to be cute and beautiful at home, and she would put on perfume every day and change into clean clothes. Now, let alone putting on perfume, she can still smile even if she is as dirty as a little cat.
The night before yesterday, Lin Yao gave the little girl a bath and put on perfume after the bath.
Yuanyuan covered her face with her chubby hands and said dissatisfiedly, "Mom, don't you put on perfume."
Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, puzzled, "Why?"
She thought it was for some reason, but she puffed her lips and said in a baby voice, imitating the tone of a street brat,
"We men sweat and get dirty, so we don't have to put on perfume after taking a bath, how troublesome!"
Lin Yao: "........."
The old mother was making a fuss about the girl, and the eight-year-old Gu Doudou was crying for his mother in the house, saying that Dahei and Erhei had provoked the bitches outside again, and now the two bitches were blocking the door and couldn't get out.
This chaotic life of raising children made Lin Yao very worried.
Erhei was fighting with Daju, whose fur was all over his body, in the yard with his butt sticking up. Daju was beside him, pressing his front paws on the ground and trying to stop them from fighting. Lin Yao just appeared in the yard, and Erhei and Daju, whose fur was all over the place, immediately ran away without a trace. Gu
Doudou was holding Dahei and confronting the two female dogs outside the door. If the two female dogs could talk, the two enemies would probably have some idiotic conversations like "What are you looking at?" "I looked at you, so what?"
In the end, the two female dogs who came to "look for their husbands" were chased away by Gu Doudou, who was like a little leopard.
Gu Doudou was walking around the yard in a proud and confident manner. When Zhang Cuilan and her husband, who were out for a walk, saw their grandson like this and heard what happened in the afternoon from their daughter-in-law, the two old people kept bragging about it, making the braggart grin.
In the evening, Deputy Director Gu came back with a package in his hand. As soon as he put down the package, the daughter-in-law came back on her short legs and talked about the dirty things that happened before. She watched her father catch Dahei and Erhei who were pretending to be stupid and gave them a lecture before she stopped.
Yuanyuan ate the sugar cake made by her mother, and her hands were sticky from eating.
The little girl stretched out her dirty hands for her father to kiss. Gu Shian did not dislike it at all, and lowered his head to kiss the little girl's hand, and the little girl giggled.
The weather in March is about to get better. The old Gu family still eats the cabbage and radishes saved from last winter.
Gu Shidong is now a 17-year-old boy. He has grown up a lot, and his appearance is impeccable.
There is no ugly one among the three brothers and sisters in the old Gu family. Gu Shidong has grown into a tall and straight little white poplar, but his temperament is still the same as when he was a child. He is determined to follow in his elder brother's footsteps and join the army.
Now the county is mobilizing a large number of educated young people to go to the countryside. A group of educated young people from the city came to the production team of Uncle Zhang.
They are called educated young people, but in fact they are a group of young people in their teens to early twenties, some of whom are still young children.
Uncle Zhang is the team leader. Thinking that it is not easy for these educated young people to leave their hometown, he mobilized the members to vacate houses for them to use as dormitories, and also gave them a sack of food and a basket of vegetables for them to eat first, so that they can go to work after they are full.
The next day, Uncle Zhang went to the field to take a look and frowned. It was already so late, why were the educated young people in the village still dragging their feet? It happened that the village accountant came with the team's work form, and the two of them went to the educated young people's point together.
At the educated youth point, the yard was a mess, and no one cleaned it up.
A dozen educated youths in the house were just about to go out with their families. Their listless appearance made people angry.
The educated youth team leader saw the big team leader coming, and hurried over to greet him with a bow and nod.
He really couldn't stand his spineless look, so he severely scolded the group of people, waved his hand and let them go to the fields.
Of course, these educated youths were late for work in the morning, and their work points today would be deducted.
Seeing that Uncle Zhang was upset, the village accountant came over to comfort him, "Captain, these are just a bunch of teenagers, why should we bother with them."
Uncle Zhang was still angry after taking a look at the messy yard, "This good yard was turned into this by these guys from the city, it's disheartening to see."
The village accountant also sighed. Who says it's not? This yard was still the same as when the educated youth were sent down to the countryside. The captain The old and young men in the team built it brick by brick. The stove was new, and the kang in the house was also new. In order to let these kids from the city get used to it, the walls in the house were covered with newspapers. It looked clean and fresh. Although it was not as good as the houses in the city, it was also a gesture of kindness from everyone. These kids from the city not only did not appreciate it, but now their kindness was being destroyed. Who would feel good about it?
Forget it, let's not talk about it. Looking at the current situation, I don't know how long these guys will stay in the village.
The Gu family also faced a serious reality that they had to consider.
Gu Shidong is about to turn 18 and meets the criteria for going to the countryside. This kid is determined to join the army. Zhang Cuilan and his wife are in a state of confusion. Now the rural Yunding movement is in full swing. Going to the countryside or joining the army, there are only two options for their son. Which one should he choose?
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