Traveling through time and space, wanting to lie down, but being forced to move forward

Liu Jingxue remembered what she had just heard from her aunt and uncle that the Red Guards did not dare to come to the village easily, so she hurried to confirm with them.

"Then did the Red Guards come to our village again?"

“Of course there isn’t, but we are not as diligent as other villages.

Moreover, the people who came were not the same ones as before, but some young people who were unfamiliar to them." said an aunt.

An old lady spat with disdain, "How could those people have the courage to come before? They were not scared by our villagers.

If it weren't for the village cadres who suppressed the situation and prevented anyone from being killed, those people would have been beaten to death by the angry villagers.

Although he was not killed, he still lost half his life."

"Didn't the leader become the director of the Revolutionary Committee? He was beaten, so he didn't come to retaliate." Liu Jingxue was a little puzzled.

How could that man be so kind as to easily let go of the villagers who offended him?

Aunt Sufen explained, “The incident was such a big deal back then that all the villagers from both villages went to the town to ask the government for an explanation.

Among the government officials, there were some who had served in the Anti-Japanese United Army and had received favors from Mr. Huang’s family, and they also helped us.

It was also because of their help that Huang Yuanwai's family was rehabilitated and their reputation was cleared.

Those who persecuted Xiaohua and his sister were also punished, and the anger of the villagers was barely calmed.

But that person was very cunning. He just hid behind the scenes and did not show up in person.

Therefore, he was not beaten, and he was not punished.

But I heard that he didn’t end up well either, and was reprimanded by his superiors, who told him to be more careful in his actions in the future.”

Aunt Cuihua continued, “How could that person not want to retaliate against our two villages, but he must have the guts to do so.

From that incident, he saw the unity of our village and Liucungou, as well as the power behind them.

If he wasn't absolutely sure that he could wipe out our two villages, he wouldn't dare to act rashly."

"Except for Mr. Huang, everyone else in our village has been poor peasants for eight generations. Moreover, many people in the village died on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War, and there are many families of martyrs.

Even now, there are young people in our two villages serving in the army.

Even if he wants to find fault, he has to find a good excuse, otherwise he will have a lot of troubles in the future if he gives our two villages room to turn things around." An old lady said proudly.

Aunt Sufen sighed, "Although there are no big troubles, there are small troubles all the time.

Our village has been unable to apply for a quota for tractors for many years. According to my husband, it was that person's work.

Also, our village received a particularly large number of educated youth, more than twice as many as other villages, which should also be attributed to that person.”

Aunt Cuihua warned, "Xiaoxue, there is no one else here, you must remember what I am going to say next and don't spread it to others.

Among the educated youth in our village, you are the child of a martyr, and based on what you have done since you came here, we can trust you.

But to be honest, we don't trust the other educated youth. There might be undercover agents sent by that person among them, who want to find fault with our village.

Don’t be too close to other educated youth. It’s better to be cautious.”

Liu Jingxue was stunned. She was just going to the countryside, but why did she feel like she was in a spy movie?

But she couldn't help but take Aunt Cuihua's reminder to heart, so she nodded and said, "Don't worry, Aunt, I'll remember it."

Aunt Sufen said, "Many people in our village know what happened at the Youth League Office on the day you went to the countryside.

Do you think that your captain will easily agree with you and replace that educated youth after listening to a few words from you?

He is doing this for the sake of the village, to reduce the harm to the village."

Liu Jingxue was even more stunned. She turned to look at the others, looking for a definite answer. "Auntie, auntie, you all know about the exchange of educated youth."

Everyone laughed and nodded.

An old lady said, "For such a big thing, the captain must tell the villagers and let them pay attention to it.

In fact, in the past few years, our village has also found some people coming to inquire about the situation, but we have avoided them all. "

Liu Jingxue frowned and said worriedly, "It's easy to be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't be on guard against thieves for a thousand days.

This is not a solution, we have to find a way to get rid of that person."

Everyone sighed when they heard this.

“How could we not want to deal with that person?

But he was already the director of the Revolutionary Committee and a top figure in our town. How could we, just small villagers, defeat him?

In addition, at this critical moment, those who have old ties with our two villages are afraid to risk their lives to help us fight him." Aunt Sufen sighed.

Liu Jingxue comforted them, "Don't worry, God has opened his eyes and struck those people with lightning today.

You never know when that person will be struck by lightning."

What Liu Jingxue was thinking was that even for the sake of herself and the people in the cowshed to live a peaceful life in the village, she had to get rid of that man and not let him cause trouble in the village.

An aunt asked Liu Jingxue curiously, "Little Liu, you live near the cowshed. Have you ever seen those people in the cowshed?"

Liu Jingxue's heart trembled, wondering whether she should say she had seen it or not.

If I say I haven't seen it, I'd be lying, after all, I share the same well with the cowshed.

But if I say I have met them, what if they suspect I have any dealings with people from the bullpen?

Time was running out, and she couldn't think carefully. She said half-truthfully,

"We've been going out early and coming back late, and the people in the cowshed haven't been working with us. I still don't know how many people are living in the cowshed.

Plus, the captain told me not to associate with people in the cowshed, so I usually don’t go there.

I just came across one or two people there when I was fetching water."

“But they ignored me, looked at me and left quickly.

Without even saying hello," Liu Jingxue explained carefully.

Liu Jingxue deliberately asked, "How many people live in the cowshed?

What did they do before? "

The auntie who asked the question said, "I only know that there are four people who have been sent down from our village. As for what they are doing, the captain didn't tell us, but just told us to avoid them.

Because of what happened to Xiaohua and his sister, our village is very tolerant towards those who were sent down to the countryside and we won't go out of our way to bully them.

In order to avoid being caught and causing trouble for the village, we dare not give them preferential treatment, and can only keep out of each other's way."

The aunt looked at Wu Sufen and said, "Sufen, did the captain tell you what those people do?

The two people who came during the autumn harvest should be soldiers.

They came in military uniforms, and the people escorting them were also soldiers.”

Wu Sufen nodded, "He mentioned it to me.

The old man who came first was a leader in the army. He had fought against the Japanese and the bald men before.

The old man who came in the middle of this year is said to be from a capitalist family.

The couple in their forties or fifties who came during the autumn harvest were indeed from the army. One was a troop leader and the other was a military doctor.

It is said that he also beat up the Japanese and bald men. "

“That capitalist is fine, but the others all came from the military, so why were they demoted?

Just because they have killed the Japanese and beaten up bald men, they can’t be bad people.”

An old lady whispered, “My brother’s son is in the army.

According to his letter, things were not peaceful in the army either, and there was also a Revolutionary Committee.

They also have the reporting system over there, and many people in the army have been wrongly demoted.

I guess those people came down for this reason."

“Then it’s just like Xiaohua and his sister, they were harmed by someone.

No wonder the captain asked us to avoid them and not to deliberately make things difficult for them, so this is the reason." An auntie sighed.