When I came out of the supply and marketing cooperative after buying my things, I saw a lot of people wearing red armbands on the street, shouting slogans all over the place.
The three of us didn't know what was going on, and we didn't dare ask passersby for directions, so we quickly left.
When we arrived at the place where Grandpa Huang parked his oxcart, we asked him, "Is anyone taking an oxcart this afternoon?"
No, just the three of you.
"Can we go back earlier?"
"What's wrong? What's the matter?"
"Grandpa Huang has a serious problem; there are people wearing red armbands everywhere in the county now."
"What? What's going on?"
"I don't know, otherwise why should I go back first?"
"Then let's go back."
He didn't dare say much on the way, until they were almost in the village, when he spoke...
"Chen Enpeng, go to the brigade leader and tell him what you saw in town today. We don't know the specifics, but we still want to remind everyone to be careful when going into town these days."
"You're right, Jiezi. Take the things back to your place first, and you can pick them up when you come back."
Okay, no problem.
"Grandpa Huang, please be careful when you go into town these days."
"Don't worry, the old man is just an oxcart driver. It doesn't matter whether we go into town or not; he can herd cattle anywhere."
Even after I got home, my heart was still pounding. Time really flies; it's already at its most chaotic point! Oh dear! What am I going to do?
Zhou Tao, who was in Beijing, said to Shen Bowen, "Old Shen, I didn't expect things to be this serious. What do you think we should do now?"
"I don't understand it myself right now, but all the kids in my family are in the military. They are all capable, not the kind of people who just coast along in the military. There shouldn't be any problems. If there are any problems, it's just that they're being held back from getting promoted."
Besides, in my opinion, it's actually a good thing to keep them from being promoted, so others won't notice them. Right now, we're the ones in the most danger."
"You mean the higher-ups are going to investigate us? But we have verifiable records in every aspect."
"An investigation is fine, but I'm worried someone might take this opportunity to do something underhanded."
"you mean?"
"I'm afraid someone might do something to gain their current position or power."
Who is it?
"I don't know, but there will always be people like that, no matter when?"
"So what should we do?"
“Xiao Tao, if I told you I was planning to go to the countryside, would you go? If you don’t plan to go, we can publish a divorce notice in the newspaper. You won’t have any problems with your class background or anything else. You can still stay in the city.”
"What nonsense are you talking about? It's just going to the countryside. It's not like I haven't been there before. Besides, I grew up in the countryside. I know what it's like better than anyone else."
"Then, Xiao Tao, I'm sorry to trouble you."
"What are you complaining about! We've been married for over 20 years. Can you really leave me alone in the countryside? By the way, where are you planning to go? To the place where Mianmian was sent to work?"
"That might be difficult?"
Why?
"Now everyone in the military region knows where Mianmian is staying. Is there any place that's no longer suitable for us to go?"
"Where do we go then?"
"We're going to Jilin Province anyway, why don't we stay in a different city?"
"Where to?"
Tongshi is not far from Mianmian.
"But even if it's not far, it's still in two cities, and the Northeast is a vast and sparsely populated region."
"Is it because the land is vast and sparsely populated that there are fewer things to do?"
"Where to?"
"Go to Tongshi, Hongqi Commune, Xiangyang Brigade"
Why go there?
"Last time the boss came back, he said he didn't see any of his former comrades."
Is the relationship reliable?
"It's not a big problem; the boss saved their life."
"That's good. Should we write to Mianmian to let her know?"
"Just tell her we're leaving. As for where we're going, we can't say yet. The fewer people who know, the safer it is. Oh, and go buy her a few books of quotes. Tell her to read them carefully and make sure she memorizes the contents."
"Okay, I know that myself. What do you think about sending all our belongings to her while we're both free? I don't want them to ruin them."
"Okay, since we're going to send it, let's put something inside and tell her where we're going, otherwise the child will worry."
"Who says otherwise? By the way, Lao Shen, do you think we should prepare some money or receipts or something?"
"Let's forget it. I'm afraid those people will search us."
"Then what should we do?"
"Here's what we'll do: find your thickest, most worn-out clothes at home and put some money and ration coupons inside. As for the rest of the things at home, send them to Mianmian. Anyway, we won't be too far from Baishi by then, and we might be able to meet up again anytime."
"Then do you think we should tell Mianmian the address of Shen Dong's comrade-in-arms?"
"Let's forget about it. We only know that the child's comrades are reliable, but we need to find out more about the family."
"So when do you plan to go?"
"After I finish sending all the things from home, it will take at least three months, otherwise people will get suspicious."
"We'll see what we bring then."
"I'm afraid it might be discovered during a search."
"Then let's send it to Mianmian first. It'll make me feel more at ease if we prepare something."
"Then let's prepare some old clothes and old quilts; new ones are out of the question."
"Don't worry about that, I know what I'm doing."
I never expected that I would receive two large packages in Beijing just a week after I sent them out. When I opened the letters inside, I knew that something bad was going to happen to Uncle Shen and the others.
They quickly disassembled and searched through everything, finally finding a note in the cuff of a coat. It read: "Tongshi, Hongqi Commune, Xiangyang Brigade, etc., are in contact."
Not knowing what to do, I paced around the room. Suddenly, I saw the things on the kang (a heated brick bed) and remembered that since Aunt Zhou had sent the things to me, it meant they were still safe.
And that piece of paper means that everything was within Uncle Shen's arrangement. Since that's the case, I should settle down first, prepare things for them, and then find a way to send them a letter after I receive it.
I also don't know if my older brothers know. I need to find a way to remind them in the letter. I also need to write a reply to Aunt Zhou.
How could I reply? I looked at the quotations on the kang table and suddenly realized that everyone knows a few of them now. Could I find some content on them? So I did.
They would find the words inside and write them down in the letter, refusing to believe that they couldn't find the meaning they wanted to convey in it.
So when Shen Bowen saw the letter from Fusong County, he opened it and found that it either began with a quote from Chairman Mao, or appeared in the middle, or at the end. At first, he didn't understand...
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