Upon hearing this, he didn't even glance at her, but instead borrowed a cart from the brigade, loaded it onto it, and drove off, not caring whether the few of them could carry their packages.
After returning home, I opened and looked at them one by one, but I didn't pay attention to these things. Instead, I read the letter first.
After reading the letters from my elder brother Shen Dong and the others, I read the letter from the military hospital, which mentioned:
The military region leadership attached great importance to the matter of Ruan Yuanyuan insulting martyrs and their children, and emphasized it again at the year-end summary meeting.
She also mentioned it when distributing dried fruit after sending the package herself.
"Everyone line up, one by one, by household. Before we receive the dried fruit, I have something very serious to say, so everyone listen carefully. Not only the younger comrades, but also the women standing to the side, please listen attentively."
"Director Wang, just say it! We're listening."
"that is"
"Fine, then tell me, who told you to eat what others gave you and then curse them behind their backs?"
"Director Wang, what do you mean? Who's been badmouthing us behind our backs?"
"that is"
"I believe that the vast majority of people here are good comrades, but there are still some who don't realize the seriousness of the matter."
"Director Wang, just tell us! What exactly happened? Let everyone hear which bastard is cursing behind our backs!"
"that is"
"Alright, I'll say it then. Everyone knows that the pine nuts and hazelnuts here were sent from Northeast China by Comrade Li Zilong's daughter, Li Mianmian, right?"
"I know, what's wrong, Director Wang? Is someone talking badly about Mianmian behind her back?"
"Yes! Director Wang, who dared to do this? Tell me, and I'll tear her mouth apart."
"They not only cursed him, but they cursed him to his face. I won't go into how nasty the curses were, but he was eating their food and cursing Li Zilong and his wife, and even Mianmian."
This is not only a matter of moral character, but also a matter of political ideology! It also violates the law.
Li Zilong and his wife were revolutionary soldiers and martyrs; insulting them is illegal. Not only is insulting them illegal, but insulting Comrade Li Mianmian is also illegal. Li Mianmian is a descendant of soldiers and martyrs; daring to utter a single insult from her is a violation of the law.
"Director Wang, who is this person?"
"that is"
"Everyone in our compound knows how good Li Zilong and his wife are. Not to mention Comrade Li Zilong, just look at Comrade Liu Linjuan. She's a doctor who saves lives! She's saved so many people! Anyone who dares to criticize her is asking for trouble!"
"Today I'm telling you all, firstly, that it's illegal to insult martyrs and their children, and that it will land you in jail."
Another point is to ensure everyone has a witness: from now on, any packages sent by Comrade Li Mianmian to the military region's family compound will not be included for Zhang Dabiao's family. This matter was approved by the military region's Party Committee in a meeting; any problems can be reported to the Party Committee.
"Director Wang, are you saying that it was Zhang Dabiao's family who insulted the martyrs? How is that possible! I've never heard of that!"
"yes!"
"The one who insulted the martyr and his children is Comrade Zhang Dabiao's daughter, Ruan Yuanyuan. She is currently in the same production team as Mianmian."
"No way! She grew up in our military compound, how could she..."
"You can't judge a book by its cover!"
"yes!"
"Alright, let's start distributing the dried fruit now."
"While we're distributing dried fruit, let me tell you about Mianmian's experience of being sent to the countryside! Do you think it's easy to get these pine nuts and hazelnuts?"
Wrong! Utterly wrong!
Did you know that Comrade Li Mianmian is only 14 years old today, and she earns a few work points every day at work?
"several"
"Six"
Six?
How much grain will we get?
"yes!"
"3 liang of refined grains, 6 liang of coarse grains, and 1.5 jin of sweet potatoes."
"This? There's not much!"
"Do you know that in order to have enough to eat, Comrade Li Mianmian is always the first to finish her assigned tasks before going to gather pig feed, just to earn two more work points. She runs up and down the mountain every day."
Besides this, do you know how cold the winters are in Northeast China? She has to prepare a lot of firewood to get through the winter, but even so, she can still earn 12 work points during the busy farming season, just so she can have enough to eat.
Not only that, do you know when pine nuts and hazelnuts ripen? They ripen during the autumn harvest.
After the autumn harvest, before the heavy snow blocked the mountains, every household in the production team was preparing firewood for the winter, while Mianmian was preparing dried fruit for everyone on the mountain.
But some people don't know how to be grateful. They eat the food that others have worked hard to earn and then insult their parents to their faces. Is this what a human being should do?
We're all military families, children of soldiers. If someone insulted your parents or your family, what would you do? I don't know about others, but I'd slap them across the face and send them to jail.
"That's right, that's how it should be done?"
"But Mianmian, still wanting to give Comrade Ruan Yuanyuan a chance to reform herself, and considering that they came from the same military region, did not pursue the matter!"
"But what happened? Comrade Ruan Yuanyuan not only showed no gratitude, but instead led other educated youth to beg Mianmian for food!"
"What?! What's going on?"
"Yes, Director Wang."
"As everyone knows, Mianmian has been practicing boxing with Shen Dong and the others every morning since she was little."
"Everyone in the industry knows this."
"But do you know that after morning exercise, your appetite will be bigger than others?"
"I know! That's just how the men in my family are."
"Yes! That's how my son is; he gets hungry incredibly fast."
"So, this child has a big appetite, and she is currently growing, so even if we earn a lot of food, it won't be enough to feed her!"
Fortunately, the government provided some subsidies. But even so, it was only enough for one person to eat.
But did you know that Comrade Ruan Yuanyuan actually led four people to ask them for grain, and when they refused, she even beat Mianmian?
"What! They even resorted to violence?"
"Zhang Dabiao's daughter is about two years older than Mianmian, right?"
"Yes, even if Mianmian is quite skilled, she probably can't handle five people at once!"
"Director Wang, is Mianmian alright in the end?"
"Fortunately, the other educated youths who went to the countryside with her stepped in to help, otherwise, it's uncertain whether she would even be able to participate in the autumn harvest."
"What about Ruan Yuanyuan?"
"He was taken to the police station for a reprimand and then released."
"Why wasn't she sentenced?"
"that is"
"How can some superficial injuries warrant a sentence?"
"That's true."
"The main points I want to make are twofold: first, respect the martyrs and their children; second, you all know how difficult it was to be sent to the countryside; and third, don't get into arguments with others."
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