Compared with the calmness of the Wangjia Village Production Brigade, the situation outside was already turbulent.
Because many production team leaders had previously exaggerated their production output, the public grain they paid was seriously insufficient. The accounts were kept in a mess, and many team cadres were dismissed! Some had problems with the accounts, and some were reported by the masses!
Qian Shulan took advantage of the fact that the situation was still relatively clear and wrote a letter of denunciation to the working group stationed in the commune.
The letter pointed out that when Zhou Sanli was the team leader, he farmed according to past experience in the spirit of seeking truth from facts, but was accused of something wrong by the agricultural technician Qiao Tianbao.
In previous central meetings, many leaders made self-criticisms for the Great Leap Forward and the three-year famine, and revised the documents previously issued, no longer adopting the method of "ploughing one foot deep and turning the land ten times."
After the working group submitted the report, it was quickly approved and Zhou Sanli was restored to his original status as a poor and lower-middle peasant. After Zhou Xuemei learned about it, she was even more grateful to her mother-in-law. When her mother-in-law told her before, she didn't have much hope. After all, President Zhou's position was still very stable, so how could he go back on his word!
These working groups came to their village and asked everyone to report the brigade cadres. The brigade cadres in their village are all good cadres that everyone can see. But these people want to put a hat on them. They must not be good people.
But my mother-in-law said that although these people only hit the same boat with one stick, it cannot be said that they have never hit bad people. At least half of the people who were caught did so for their own reasons.
Qian Shulan remembered that the purpose of the Four Cleanups was good at the beginning, to find out the bad apples in the cadre team, but later they were used by the Digital Gang. As a result, everyone was in danger for the next ten years. But she would not tell Zhou Xuemei about this. She just wanted to use the short Qingming period at the beginning to help Zhou Sanli clear his grievances!
Zhou Xuemei was very excited when she heard the good news! Her father's identity was restored and he no longer had to stay in the pig farm to clean the pigsty.
Zhou Xuemei took her three children to pick up her father in person. When Zhou Sanli saw her daughter and grandson, her eyes instantly turned red, and soon she burst into tears and cried non-stop.
They always met secretly before, never thought that one day they would be able to meet openly!
"Is this my grandson?" Zhou Sanli squatted down and looked at the two boys who looked exactly the same, and asked with a smile in tears.
Although we lived very close, I had not seen the two children for three weeks. The main reason was that there were too many mosquitoes and flies in the pig farm, and the children were not careful with their mouths, and they would come crying at any time, so it was the first time we met until now.
The two children felt a little shy looking at the old man who was as old as their great uncle. When his hands, which were as bark-like as his, pulled them, they became a little nervous. They quickly broke free and hid behind Zhou Xuemei, but they were not very disgusted with him. They poked their heads out from behind Zhou Xuemei and looked at Zhou Sanli curiously.
Zhou Xuemei wiped the tears from her face and held her father's arm, "Dad, let's go home and eat first!"
Zhou Sanli shook his head and said, "I'll go and thank my in-laws first. If it weren't for her help this time, I might not be able to clear myself of the injustice!"
Zhou Xuemei agreed with a smile.
Qian Shulan was directing the strong laborers to build the chicken coop in the chicken farm. She didn't know that Zhou Sanli had cleared his name!
Wang Shouquan got first-hand information from the commune, and when he returned he only told Zhou Xuemei first, after all, she was Zhou Sanli's daughter.
Along the way, Zhou Xuemei was introducing the chicken farm in their village to Zhou Sanli. Although they lived in the same village, Zhou Sanli seldom came out. Cleaning the pigpen every day left him no time to take care of other things.
"Will so many eggs go bad when the weather is hot?" Even though Zhou Sanli hasn't lived a normal life for several years, he still hasn't forgotten about raising chickens.
"No, my mother-in-law has already found a supply and marketing cooperative, and even the provincial department store has come to place an order."
Zhou Sanli's face was full of envy.
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When they arrived at the chicken farm, the two little ones saw Qian Shulan from a distance. She was watching everyone work with the baby carriage at her feet.
“Sister Xiaomin, Sister Xiaomin…” The two children were already shouting from a distance before they even came up.
Qian Shulan heard the sound and turned around, only to find that they were actually two small shells.
The nicknames of these two children are Bubble and Dandan!
When this name was chosen, Qian Shulan felt quite embarrassed, but then she thought that when they grew up, they would no longer need this name.
The two children held Qian Shulan's legs, tilted their necks, and called out in baby voices, "Grandma, I want to eat some fruit!"
"Sweet fruit!"
Qian Shulan took out some red dates from her bag and handed them to them. The two children were so happy that their eyes were wide with joy. Qian Shulan laughed as she watched them put the red dates into their cloth bags like squirrels.
"Damn, it's delicious! Give one to Xiaomin?" Paopao stuffed a red date in his hand into Xiaomin's hand.
Qian Shulan touched Paopao's little head, and the wrinkles on her face deepened again.
"Mom, my dad has been cleared of all charges!"
Qian Shulan looked up and saw that it was Zhou Sanli, so she quickly stepped forward to shake his hand.
Zhou Sanli thanked Qian Shulan repeatedly, and she felt embarrassed.
Qian Shulan chatted with him for a while, and looking at his thin and tired body, she asked Zhou Xuemei to take her father back and take good care of him.
Zhou Xuemei agreed with a smile, and left with her two children and her father.
Qian Shulan didn't go back until about 3:00 p.m. She was pushing the stroller on the road when she heard someone calling from behind. She turned around and found that it was Jiang Yuying.
She was riding a bicycle with something on the back.
Qian Shulan hadn't seen her for more than a month. The last time they met was during the Chinese New Year.
Jiang Yuying pushed her bicycle and walked over slowly, "Godmother!"
Qian Shulan thought about it and realized that today was not the weekend. She couldn't help but frowned, "Why did you come here at this time?"
Jiang Yuying smiled and said, "I ran into something and wanted to come to you for help."
Seeing her smile, Qian Shulan thought it was a good thing. At this time, walking on the road would attract attention, so Qian Shulan did not ask any more questions.
When they got home, Qian Shulan made some milk powder and fed it to Xiaomin, then turned to Yuying and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Jiang Yuying stopped smiling since she entered the room, making Qian Shulan unable to figure out whether she was happy or not!
"Godmother, Guo Zhengliang is back to see me?" Jiang Yuying shocked Qian Shulan as soon as she opened her mouth.
Qian Shulan frowned slightly, looked at Jiang Yuying and asked, "What does he mean?" Get back together
Having lived in this era for a long time, Qian Shulan sometimes couldn't understand why these women's way of thinking was so conservative. Even if Wang Shouyi was such a jerk, Li Chunhua could still regard him as more important than anything else. Guo Zhengliang was hundreds of times better than Wang Shouyi, and Yuying liked him. The reason why they divorced was because of Chen Xuanxuan. It's normal for Yuying to want to reconcile with him!
Qian Shulan thought of Chen Xuanxuan. Guo Zhengliang definitely didn't come back at this time out of his free time. She narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "What did he do to the Chen family?"
If Guo Zhengliang just wanted to take revenge on Chen Xuanxuan, it would not have taken him so long to come back.
When talking about the Chen family, Jiang Yuying's face was a little angry. Her marriage was ruined by Chen Xuanxuan. Her hatred for Chen Xuanxuan was no less than Guo Zhengliang's. Her tone was very cold, and she was even more happy that she had gotten her revenge. "The Chen family got their comeuppance a few days ago! From what Guo Zhengliang said, he must have found evidence to bring down the Chen family. The higher-ups have already sentenced them!"
Qian Shulan nodded, thinking about the twins, who seemed to be subordinates of the Chen family. She wondered if they were also implicated by the Chen family. However, Yuying probably didn't know this, so she could ask Qian Weihan to help find out.
Qian Shulan came back to her senses, looked at Jiang Yuying's distressed expression, and asked, "Do you want to remarry him?"
Jiang Yuying sighed heavily, "My colleagues all advised me that after all, we were once a couple, and they said that I had waited for him all these years. In fact, I didn't wait for him deliberately. I was just confused about whether I should be with him."
Her colleagues all said that she was ungrateful, after all, it was because Guo Zhengliang married her that he offended Chen Xuanxuan and suffered such bad luck, but her godmother said that was not the case. She felt that her godmother could definitely give her an answer.
Qian Shulan sighed. The problem with relationships is that you can't judge them by whether they are compatible or not.
Yuying lowered her head and said dryly, "It seems that his mother no longer objects to our marriage, and she even apologized to me. She said that if she hadn't been so messy, Chen Xuanxuan wouldn't have taken revenge on their family. She asked me to forgive her. But I still feel uneasy in my heart, and I don't know what's wrong with me!"
Anyone who has been abandoned once will have such concerns, but Yuying may not only have these. Qian Shulan can understand.
Yuying sighed again, "He asked me to go to Hong Kong with him, but I'm not familiar with that place at all, and I can't make up my mind."
Qian Shulan frowned, "He wants to sneak his family to Hong Kong?"
Jiang Yuying nodded, glanced outside, and explained in a low voice, "His father suffered a lot in the labor camp! He couldn't bear to see it, so he decided to take the risk and had already contacted the boat. He came here specifically to find me to go with him."
This means leaving here and starting over. This is also good. County Magistrate Guo is a very good person. Qian Shulan also hopes that he can live a better life. If County Magistrate Guo does not leave, he will suffer a lot in the past ten years. Whether he can survive is still unknown.
Qian Shulan thought for a moment and asked, "Do you still have feelings for Guo Zhengliang? In other words, do you still like him?"
Jiang Yuying was stunned for a moment. Did she like Guo Zhengliang? Of course she did. He was good-looking, had a good personality, and was good to her. He was the only person she had ever liked, but he had once given up on her for his father. When she was enduring those rumors, where was he? She had a knot in her heart about him. So she was very hesitant and confused about whether to be with him.
In addition, she was also unfamiliar with the unknown Hong Kong, and she was reluctant to give up her current life. She did not answer the question directly, but asked, "Godmother, what kind of place do you think Hong Kong is?"
Qian Shulan thought for a moment, "Hong Kong is now a capitalist society, a paradise for the rich and a hell for the poor! It is a place where speech is very free. There is no criticism and struggle, no various movements, and people are not divided into classes based on their backgrounds, but there are invisible classes. It is a relatively free place!" No matter how chaotic Hong Kong is, it is better than here. At least there is no need to worry there. Otherwise, she would not have sent Da Shuanzi there.
Jiang Yuying lowered her head in deep thought, slowly digesting her godmother's words, and after a long while she said, "In that case, Hong Kong is a very good place!"
Qian Shulan nodded. It was much better than the past ten years in China. She looked at Yuying's hesitant expression and asked, "When is he going to leave?"
"We'll leave once the water thaws!"
Qian Shulan exclaimed, doesn't that mean it's only half a month
"You need to think about it carefully!"
Seeing Jiang Yuying's face becoming more and more worried, Qian Shulan felt that she should go. After all, she and Guo Zhengliang still had feelings for each other, otherwise she wouldn't be so hesitant.
Qian Shulan put Xiao Min's empty bottle on the table, got up, went to her room, took out a package and handed it to Jiang Yuying.
"What is this?" Jiang Yuying took the thing and was a little confused.
Qian Shulan sat down again and looked at her. "If you go to Hong Kong, you should bring some money with you! There is nothing in that place without it!"
Jiang Yuying opened it and saw five bright yellow croakers! She opened her mouth in surprise and didn't come back to her senses for a long time. When she reacted, she immediately refused, "Godmother, this is too expensive, I can't take it."
Qian Shulan insisted that she accept it, "I am your godmother, it is only right for me to give it to you. If you go to that place, I may not see you for decades, it is good to give you something to rely on." Maybe she will never see him again in this life. After all, it is hard to say whether she can live to the reform and opening up at her age.
Hearing this, Jiang Yuying was so moved that she threw herself into Qian Shulan's arms, feeling lucky to have such an elder who loved her so much. "Godmother, you are so good to me!"
Qian Shulan sighed, "You have to take good care of yourself. No matter whether others treat you well or not, you have to treat yourself well! Otherwise, I will be worried!"
Jiang Yuying nodded heavily.
It was already late, and Qian Shulan was worried about Jiang Yuying going back alone, so she asked her to stay overnight.
When cooking in the evening, Qian Shulan specially prepared a sumptuous dinner. Jiang Yuying was very surprised, "Godmother, this is too luxurious!"
Qian Shulan sighed and gave her a piece of braised pork. "Maybe you won't be able to eat it in the future. Eat more!"
This braised pork is made of half domestic pork distributed during the Chinese New Year, and half wild boar meat from the space. The flavors are balanced out and it’s quite delicious.
Jiang Yuying had tears in her eyes and felt even more reluctant.
Early the next morning, Jiang Yuying got up to help her godmother cook, while Xiaomin was still sleeping soundly in bed.
The two chatted and laughed. After dinner, Qian Shulan sent Jiang Yuying away.
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