Daily life of female supporting actresses in the 1970s

Aunt Chen, who was originally sitting on a chair, stood up, walked to the window, looked left and right, and only returned to Jiang Yanqiu after making sure that there was no one in the yard outside.

She lowered her voice, almost whispering, "There really is one who just gave birth, but... her baby is gone, and I don't know if she still has milk. She's one of the 'Five Black Categories,' and no one in the village dares to interact with her, fearing they'll be implicated."

Jiang Yanqiu's heart skipped a beat. She leaned closer to Aunt Chen and lowered her voice, "Aunt, please tell me quickly, who is this person? How did he become one of the 'Five Black Categories'?"

Except for the educated youth, everyone else in the village is a poor and lower-middle peasant with a good family background!

They used to make a living by hunting, but later they all participated in the anti-Japanese war movement.

She felt that this "five black categories" was an educated youth, and might be Xiao Xuehua's mother!

Aunt Chen took a deep breath and then slowly uttered three words: "Yuan Yixuan, she is also an educated youth who went to the countryside from your capital."

Jiang Yanqiu's eyes were as big as copper bells, and her face was full of disbelief.

At this moment when everything was silent and the night was as dark as ink, Jiang Yanqiu carefully picked up Xiao Xuehua and walked towards the so-called cowshed at the foot of the West Mountain.

It is called a cowshed, but in fact it is just a cellar slightly larger than Jiang Yanqiu’s own chicken coop.

Jiang Yanqiu stood outside the cellar for a long time, feeling very nervous as if there were fifteen buckets of water being drawn by a drum.

After a fierce ideological struggle, she finally walked towards the cellar and gently knocked on the tattered wooden door.

The person living in the house, Yuan Yixiuan, was the female educated youth that Zhao Lanlan had once mentioned, who put Yuan Datou coins and badges of great men together and was reported to have wanted to restore the monarchy.

Yuan Yixuan's child died at birth, and a few days later Jiang Yanqiu received a letter from her savior.

Yuan Yixuan's husband Jiang Nanzheng was arrested for suspected speculation and was sent to a quarry for labor reform long before the original owner and his family arrived in Shanshui Village.

Later, an accident occurred during the blasting of the quarry, and a serious landslide occurred. In the chaos, Jiang Nanzheng accidentally fell into the river and has not been heard from since.

When the original owner jumped into the river to commit suicide, Yuan Yixuan might have also had suicidal thoughts;

It also makes sense that she ran away quickly after saving the original owner.

She has a bad constitution, and her husband just had an accident and she doesn't even know whether he is dead or alive!

If other people knew about my saving of someone, I probably wouldn't get a single good word from them.

Maybe he would even have to take the blame for why the original owner committed suicide.

If the original owner had not been rescued, there would have been more problems, and he might even have been charged with murder.

Moreover, it was the middle of summer and her clothes were so thin. She was a woman with poor conditions and her husband had an accident.

If someone sees my wet body, it’s hard to say what will happen to me in the future.

Jiang Yanqiu knocked on the door twice when a panicked voice rang out from inside the room: "Who is it?"

Jiang Yanqiu quickly responded: "I am Jiang Yanqiu."

Yuan Yixuan's voice was filled with nervousness and uneasiness: "I don't know you. I'm going to sleep. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it in the daytime!"

Jiang Yanqiu stood outside the door and said bluntly, "Don't regret it if you don't open the door!"

Her tone was hard and resolute, as if she would not give up until she achieved her goal.

The room suddenly became quiet. As time passed, it felt like the air was about to freeze.

After a long while, the shabby wooden door creaked and slowly opened a small gap.

Jiang Yanqiu could see the situation inside without even walking into the house. There was no kang in the house, but they had dug a hole in the ground and built a fire.

There wasn't even a bunk bed, so they just made a bed on the ground next to the fire with weeds, but overall it was pretty tidy.

Jiang Yanqiu saw that in the small room, besides Yuan Yixiuan, there was another person sitting in the corner.

She hesitated for a moment, but finally walked in.

Yuan Yixuan clutched the corner of her clothes tightly with both hands and asked nervously, "You...you came here so late at night, what on earth is going on?"

"I'm holding Snowflake to show you around, and I'd like to ask if you need any help."

Jiang Yanqiu said this as she handed the child in her arms to Yuan Yixiuan.

Yuan Yixuan didn't even reach out to hug the child, but just stared at Jiang Yanqiu stupidly.

After a long while, he slowly said, "I guessed... you would definitely come here."

Jiang Yanqiu stared into Yuan Yixuan's eyes and said bluntly, "You guys are really good at playing the dark game. You've fooled the villagers and the commune cadres!"

Yuan Yixiuan squatted weakly on the cold, hard ground, covering her face tightly with her hands, tears pouring out from between her fingers like a flood.

She sobbed and said, "We are really desperate! I don't have any milk at all, and the poor baby can't even drink a mouthful of breast milk at birth. The only food we have is dried sweet potatoes and potatoes, which the child can't eat. Even if we can find food for the child, in such a harsh environment, the child will freeze to death. Look at the tattered and leaky surroundings..."

As she spoke, she gestured with her hands to illustrate the shabby scene around her.

Jiang Yanqiu looked at Yuan Yixiuan who was crying loudly in front of her, and her heart finally softened.

He comforted her softly, "Okay, don't cry. I'll take care of the child for you first. If you have any difficulties in the future, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely do my best to help you. You are my savior."

When she heard the name of her savior, Yuan Yixiuan's crying stopped abruptly. She had never thought that there would be a day when she would use the grace of saving her life to threaten others.

The nervous Jiang Nanzheng stood up and bowed respectfully to Jiang Yanqiu.

The voice choked with sobs as he spoke, "Thank you! Don't worry, we were wrongly accused. We will clear our suspicion as soon as possible and let the truth come out to vindicate ourselves. When the time comes, we will definitely take the child away immediately. We won't bother you for too long."

Jiang Yanqiu frowned and reminded worriedly, "But you're still an undocumented illegal resident, unable to leave the house. Village Chief Zhao is no fool, and he'll sooner or later suspect you two."

She wondered secretly in her heart whether Village Chief Zhao had been threatened by these two people.

Otherwise, why would you always dodge the questions about your children and not say how to deal with them?

Generally, children whose biological parents cannot be found are either sent to the Public Security Bureau to arrange for adoption, or sent to an orphanage.

It has been half a month and there is definitely no result from the Public Security Bureau, but Village Chief Zhao not only said nothing, but also avoided Jiang Yanqiu and refused to respond.

This doesn't seem like his style at all.

And the children who stay in the village need to be given food rations.