Zhang Weifang hasn't seen such a scene for many years.
Looking around, the houses in the village seem to be carved out of snow, with thick snow piled on the roofs and walls. Wisps of blue smoke emerge from the chimneys of some houses, adding some warmth and vitality to this world of ice and snow.
The branches are covered with crystal clear icicles. When a breeze blows, the icicles collide with each other, making crisp sounds.
The country paths were also covered with heavy snow, like white ribbons extending into the distance.
The villagers left a series of footprints on the snow, like beautiful patterns painted on a white canvas.
The children were laughing and playing in the snow, having snowball fights and building snowmen, and their laughter echoed in the air.
The fields in the distance are all white, which is a sign of a good harvest. The countryside covered with heavy snow, although cold, has a unique tranquility and beauty.
Zhang Weifang took her two children for a walk around the center of the village. On the way, they met a few villagers who were cleaning their doorsteps. Everyone was talking and laughing, looking forward to a good harvest this year.
1976 was a year full of sadness. The death of three great men and the shocking earthquake brought endless grief to everyone.
Like everyone else, Zhang Weifang could only secretly donate a batch of supplies and do his bit to help.
This year, Zhang Weiren was particularly busy at work. He personally rushed to the front line of disaster relief and witnessed the tragic scenes with his own eyes. After returning, he became much sharper and his mentality became more peaceful.
In September, Zhang Weiren brought Jinwen to visit. Jinwen is now three months pregnant. Zhang Weiren had his first child at the age of 27, and he was very happy.
This year, the Gang of Four fell, the Cultural Revolution basically ended, and many young people who had gone to the countryside saw hope of returning to the city.
For the children, this year was no different from any other year.
Hu Zi was promoted to the second grade of junior high school. He looked more and more like Zhang Weifang, with a cute baby face and medium height, and was very popular among girls.
Hu Zi usually likes to be clean, so he looks fair and clean, without any so-called masculinity.
His grades have always been average, and Zhang Weifang was worried that he would not be able to get into university.
That day happened to be a day off, and Hu Zi took An An to the playground of their school. There were two ping-pong tables on the playground, one of which was full of people, and the other was empty.
An An saw others playing table tennis and became interested:
"Brother, I want to play too."
Hu Zi spread his hands:
"I don't have a racket or a ping-pong ball."
At this time, two girls came over from the table next to them. They happened to know Hu Zi, so they asked him to play with them. Hu Zi was a solitary person and didn't like playing with girls, so he immediately refused.
But An An was a person who loved to be around. When he saw the two beautiful sisters, he pulled Hu Zi over:
"Brother, let's play with sister."
Under An An's obsession, Hu Zi had to compromise. Hu Zi taught An An how to play, and two female classmates watched from the side. The scene was very lively.
At this time, a few more boys came over, and one of them happened to be at odds with Hu Zi. He was the kind of boy who looked strong and sturdy, the exact opposite of Hu Zi's "pretty boy" image.
Boys aged fourteen or fifteen are at the age of youth and admiration. Most girls like boys with delicate looks like Hu Zi, so Hu Zi is basically the public enemy of all boys.
They were young and frivolous, so they started fighting as soon as they had a disagreement. The other side had more people, while Hu Zi only had one person, so he was soon knocked down by them.
The two girls screamed in fear:
"Stop fighting, stop it now."
At this time, An An, who no one noticed, ran to the side, picked up half a brick from the ground and smashed it on the head of one of the boys.
He kept hitting the boy with a brick until blood came out of his head. Everyone else was frightened and no one dared to move. An An held up the bloody brick and stared at them fiercely:
"Try hitting my brother again..."
Hu Zi's nose was also bleeding. He stood up, patted the dirt off his body, took An An's hand, and left without looking back. Before leaving, An An smiled at them:
"You wait."
After the fight, the two brothers did not go home. Hu Zi went to the hospital to get bandaged first, and then asked An An to go back and inform their parents.
He knew that today's incident would not end well, so in order to avoid being blackmailed by others, Hu Zi went to the hospital first.
An An ran straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau, panting heavily from exhaustion.
"Mom, my brother was beaten and is in the hospital."
"What?!" Zhang Weifang's face turned pale as paper in an instant, his body began to tremble uncontrollably, and the pen in his hand seemed to have lost its support and suddenly slid to the ground with a crisp sound.
She turned to look at Xiao Hu and said incoherently:
"Take...leave, help me."
Xiao Hu also heard what An An said just now, and she urged Zhang Weifang to go to the hospital quickly.
Zhang Weifang didn't dare to ride a bike. She pulled An An and rushed to the hospital without stopping. As soon as she entered the ward, she saw Hu Zi lying on the hospital bed.
Zhang Weifang's tears immediately fell:
"Huzi, how are you?"
"Mom, I'm fine, don't cry."
Zhang Weifang looked around for a long time, confirming that Hu Zi's injuries were not serious, and then asked about what happened.
An An couldn't hold it in any longer, and she started to tell the whole story in a flurry of words. Zhang Weifang didn't expect that a group of them would beat up Hu Zi alone. This was obviously bullying. As for the brick thrown by An An, she chose to forget about it.
Zhang Weifang directly chose to call the police. Going to the police when encountering difficulties was an instinct ingrained in her.
The police first took statements from Hu Zi and An An, and then let them go home.
When Lu Shi returned home, he found no one at home. He felt strange because Zhang Weifang rarely worked overtime and his two sons were having a day off today, so there shouldn't be no one at home.
Lu Shi was afraid that something might happen to them, so he waited at the entrance of the alley. When he saw the wound on Hu Zi's face, his expression immediately turned cold:
"Huzi, who bullied you?"
An An hugged Lu Shi's legs and complained anxiously:
"Dad, some bad guys beat my brother."
After listening to what happened, Lu Shi was silent for a while, and then told Zhang Weifang that he would handle the matter.
The police quickly found the boys and two girls and learned what had happened, which was almost the same as what An An and the others had said.
Except for the boy who suffered a head injury, the parents of the other boys chose to pay compensation when they heard that their children had beaten their classmate and had to be hospitalized. Each of them paid 20 yuan.
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