Early the next morning, Chu Jingqiu put the marinated deer meat into several baskets and took them to a ventilated place to dry. They cut it relatively thinly, so it would probably be dry after drying for a day, and then they could just steam it in a pot.
She was going to work at the commune, and everyone else had to go to work this morning, leaving only grandpa and grandma to go up the mountain. She told grandpa and grandma to be careful when they went up the mountain to play, not to go too far, and to come back early.
Today, most of the posters and slogans on the fifth street in the town have been completed. She plans to paint more this morning and go home to be with her grandparents in the afternoon.
Yesterday the assistant accidentally spilled some paint, so they had to scrape off the old paintings and then paint the wall white. It took a long time to finish the wall.
Chu Jingqiu also drew slogans on a few walls and the edges of the murals for them, and told them to paint slowly, not to rush, and to be careful when painting, otherwise they would have to redo the work.
After finishing the work at hand, it was almost noon. She rode her bike back to the educated youth site and found that her grandparents had already returned. They were sitting quietly in the house, both looking a little serious.
"Grandpa, how much prey did you catch today? You're back so soon! Why do you look so unhappy? Let me guess, maybe you didn't perform well today and didn't catch any prey!
It doesn't matter if you didn't catch anything. How can you be so lucky every time and come across prey? I'll go with you again this afternoon, okay?"
Mr. He said with a serious expression: "Xiao Qiu, come here. We went hunting but failed. I want to tell you something important."
It turned out that when the old couple was planning to go up the mountain in the morning, they saw five or six people sent by the commune halfway. They heard that these people were sent to the cowshed of Qingshan Brigade for labor reform.
He found that he knew two of the people there. One was her father's colleague Ning Wenyuan, and the other was her father's close friend Wu Feihong, who was also a painter.
Both of them looked disheveled, wearing thin clothes and carrying almost no luggage. When Mr. He was about to walk up to them and say hello, they both secretly waved their hands to stop him.
Later, my grandparents quietly followed me to the cowshed and found that the conditions inside the cowshed were very poor. Although the roof was repaired, it was still leaking everywhere. They didn't bring any luggage. I saw them take some straw from the side and simply spread some straw on the kang.
When my grandparents saw this scene, they lost the mood to hunt and came back.
Chu Jingqiu whispered, "Grandpa, Uncle Ning and Grandpa Wu all have a good relationship with Dad. How come they were also sent down here?"
Grandpa's face was gloomy. "These days, many people have been sent down to the countryside. They must have been reported or exposed, and then drew things they shouldn't have drawn or said things they shouldn't have said.
I am not very familiar with the young man Ning Wenyuan, but I am very familiar with Wu Feihong. He is a very elegant scholar and a kind person. He doesn't go out much. Your father's circle of friends are basically all painting fans.
Last month, Old Wu helped the publishing house draw a series of comic strips and even asked your father to give him some advice and suggestions."
"Then I'm a little worried about whether my father will be in danger." Chu Jingqiu continued.
"It's okay, don't worry, your father will be fine, I have arranged everything." Although He Qixian said this, he was a little uneasy in his heart.
Let's go check it out at noon! The cowshed is quite remote, so usually no one goes there at noon. We'll find a chance to ask about the details then.
At noon, when the villagers went back to cook, Chu Jingqiu and the other four girls said they were going out to buy eggs, and then they went to walk around the cowshed together.
When they arrived near the cowshed, they first stood at a distance and observed. The yard of the cowshed was very low, not even as high as a person, so the situation inside could be seen at a glance from the outside.
Du Erleng led a group of people to bully the people in the cowshed. He rummaged through these people's simple luggage, but couldn't find anything valuable inside. These people dared to be angry but didn't dare to say anything.
They even scattered the straw on the kang all over the floor, and probably even searched the rat holes. When he didn't find anything valuable, he became a little angry and started fighting. The few people who were sent down didn't dare to fight back.
Ning Wenyuan is still young and can still bear it; but Wu Feihong is over 60 years old and it can be seen that he is struggling to endure it.
Chu Jingqiu couldn't bear to watch it anymore, she wanted to go in and stop it.
At this time, Yu Fugui came over and said to Du Erleng, "Du Erleng, stop it immediately. They are here for labor reform, not to be beaten. Don't hurt them."
Du Erleng smiled awkwardly and told his friends to leave. When he reached the door, he found several educated youth standing nearby. He smiled at them with a look of pride in his eyes. He whistled at Shi Aihong, then walked away laughing.
Chu Jingqiu saw Yu Fugui inside and it was not convenient for her to go in, so she and a few others planned to leave. At this time, they heard Hu Mingyue's voice.
"Captain, you asked me to come here on behalf of the educated youth to conduct ideological education for them. I just explained some principles to them, and they all realized their mistakes. They all expressed their willingness to work hard to reform themselves and contribute to the country."
Yu Fugui actually let Hu Mingyue be the representative of the educated youth, not the general person in charge Jiang Qingzhou, and she watched Du Erleng's robbery behavior and did not stop it. It seems that Hu Mingyue is also a cruel and ruthless person. This person should not be underestimated.
On the way back to the educated youth site, everyone was in a low mood. Zhang Pingping was slightly better because she knew that these people had a bright future and were just suffering now. She just hoped that these people would be stronger in their will.
During lunch, Hu Mingyue was particularly happy. She was full of fighting spirit and confidence in the future. She excitedly described her mood today to Qin Yilan. She did not feel the contemptuous eyes of everyone at all.
After returning to the educated youth site, Chu Jingqiu told his grandparents what had happened. The old couple also felt a little sorry for these people. They had been worried about them for the whole morning and now they had not eaten or even had time to drink water.
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