After a period of observation and planning, Qian Shulan transferred Xie Baiying to the chicken farm alone.
Although these people were pitiful, she had no way of taking care of them openly.
After Xie Baiying arrived, Qian Shulan would occasionally bring him some boiled eggs when Xie Baiying was working.
Occasionally, she would tell him a few words about Xu Lizhen. Whenever this happened, Qian Shulan could notice a pleased smile on Xie Baiying's face.
Qian Shulan could only sigh silently.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is the end of 1966.
Qian Shulan received this year's cloth coupons on the 22nd, and she was thinking of going to the county department store to buy some cloth.
The town's supply and marketing cooperative had too little cloth, and because the tickets were all issued during the same time period, the supply and marketing cooperative only had so much cloth, so it had been crowded these past few days, and Qian Shulan didn't want to join in the fun.
Before leaving, she left Xiao Min in the care of Sun Daqin.
Sun Daqin didn't quite understand her mother-in-law's idea. "Mom, you can ask Zhengkang to buy it for you. He works at the supply and marketing cooperative now. It's so convenient."
Qian Shulan shook her head. "How can he, a candy seller, help me buy cloth? Besides, he doesn't even know what kind of cloth I like. Forget it."
Qian Shulan didn't like to ask others to do things that she could do herself. Moreover, if she asked for it, others would ask for it, and Zhengkang would be embarrassed. After all, there were still a lot of cloth coupons at home.
Sun Daqin thought the same thing, so she took out her own cloth coupons and gave them to her mother-in-law, saying with a smile, "Mom, please buy some for me too. Just buy something sturdy and durable. You can choose the color you like."
Qian Shulan agreed immediately.
Zhou Xuemei was a little hesitant, not knowing whether she should open her mouth.
Qian Shulan was a little surprised to see her like this, "If you also want me to help you buy it, just give me the cloth coupons. Why are you hesitating?"
Zhou Xuemei said somewhat embarrassedly, "How are you going to get it back from such a long distance?"
So that's how it is. Qian Shulan smiled and said, "I'll borrow a bicycle from the team and put it in a sack at the back. It won't get in the way."
Seeing that her mother-in-law had a way to get it back, Zhou Xuemei immediately went back to the house to get the cloth coupons.
When Li Chunhua saw that her two sisters-in-law had taken them, she went to get one too.
Qian Shulan treated everyone equally, took it, and told Sun Daqin to take good care of Xiao Min before leaving the hospital.
After her mother-in-law hurried out of the courtyard, Zhou Xuemei came to her senses and said to the others, "Our mother is in great health. She has no problem riding a bicycle."
No one would believe that a 60-year-old could still ride a bicycle! But my mother-in-law could do it.
Sun Daqin smiled and said, "That's right!"
Thinking that it was all thanks to the high-quality nutritional supplements, Sun Daqin looked at Zhou Xuemei with some envy. She had also taken nutritional supplements!
Qian Shulan rode her bicycle to the county department store to buy the fabric.
She gave Fang Yonglin a basket of eggs she brought. Ever since Wang Danna gave birth to twins, Fang Yonglin has walked with a breeze.
When he saw Qian Shulan, Fang Yonglin's eyes lit up.
He hasn't been to the countryside for a long time because he has to take care of the children at home.
Fang Yonglin smiled and said, "Mom, wait until I get off work and come with me to see Dana. She misses you." He paused and said, "My grandpa seems to want your help with something as well."
Qian Shulan was surprised, "What could your grandfather want to ask me for?"
She was just an old country woman. What could she do to help Fang Zhongjun, a leader? Even though Fang Zhongjun was retired, he was still a leader after all. He had connections and contacts.
Fang Yonglin shook his head. "I asked Grandpa, but he refused to tell me. He insisted on telling you in person."
Qian Shulan thought about it and agreed. Fang Zhongjun had helped her before, and she should really repay the favor.
It was only two o'clock and there were still more than three hours before the end of get off work, so Qian Shulan told Fang Yonglin that she was going to the Hongqi Hotel to chat with Boss Du.
Fang Yonglin nodded subconsciously, and when the people walked away, he suddenly thought, wasn’t that place already smashed
He chased after her, but found that his mother had already disappeared, so he could only turn back to the counter. Anyway, his mother would come back if she couldn't find anyone.
Qian Shulan never expected that she would see a restaurant that was completely different from the usual ones.
This is a century-old store! How could it be ruined like this
I saw that the wall of the Red Flag Hotel was splashed with a mess of ink and covered with big red crosses.
The original sign had fallen over and was leaning crookedly against the door.
The two earthen stoves that originally stood by the door were also gone, and only black marks left on the ground from years of being burned by fire.
The door of the restaurant had been removed and was lying on the side, with obvious signs of having been chopped with an axe.
Qian Shulan stood at the door and looked inside. She found that the inside was even worse than the outside. It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a mess.
The tables, chairs and benches that were neatly arranged were now all broken. A layer of dust fell on the tilted tabletop. Spider webs had formed on the beams above. When the wind blew, the spider webs fluttered a few times, but they did not change at all. Banners and slogans were posted on the walls all around. A closer look revealed that they were all quotations from the Little Red Book.
Qian Shulan's eyebrows twitched, she clenched her fists, and veins bulged on her forehead.
At this moment, a figure popped out from the side and called out to her stealthily, "Hey!"
When Qian Shulan heard the voice, she turned her head and found that it was Zhang Shitou.
The clothes he wears now are not the sloppy ones he wore when he was a scalper. Overall they are cleaner, but they still have a lot of patches.
Qian Shulan walked over and asked, "Do you know where Boss Du went?"
Zhang Shitou retracted his neck, pulled Qian Shulan into the alley, and shook his head at her. "I don't know!" He pointed in the direction of the square. "But you can go to the square and see where people are being criticized every day."
Qian Shulan was about to turn around and leave, but after thinking for a moment she asked again, "Who smashed up Boss Du's store?"
Zhang Shitou sneered and twisted his mouth, "Who else could it be!" He pointed to his shoulder, meaning the person with the red armband.
Qian Shulan's eyes were cold, she clenched her fists, and asked again, "How long has it been?"
Zhang Shitou tilted his head and thought carefully, "About a month ago. Boss Du was taken away by them at that time."
After Qian Shulan thanked him, she quickly ran to the square.
When we arrived, we found that the square was more crowded than before. It was packed with people. Many young people wearing green military uniforms and red armbands were standing on the platform in the square.
There were several people kneeling on it, their hands handcuffed behind their backs by the Red Guards behind them, and there were big signs around their necks with their names on them.
Qian Shulan was standing at the very outside and squinted her eyes to see that one of the men seemed to have the words "Du Dahai" hung on his body.
Even though she didn't want to watch these scenes, she was really worried about Du Dahai.
In the eight years since she came here, Du Dahai has helped her countless times. They have been friends for a long time. Now that he is in trouble, Qian Shulan really can't just stand by and watch.
She gritted her teeth and squeezed through the crowd.
It was not until she could see the faces of the people on the stage that she realized that Du Dahai was not among the kneeling people.
That person was not called Du Dahai, but Du Damei. This woman was not like the others who lowered their heads, but looked straight at everyone.
She was about 25 or 26 years old. She had curly hair, which was cut randomly with scissors, so it looked like weeds. It is worth noting that her facial features are very beautiful. Unlike Xu Lizhen's pure and innocent appearance, this woman is very charming, with curved willow-leaf eyebrows, skin as white as jade, and lips as delicate as petals. This is a woman who can be beautiful without makeup.
Qian Shulan didn't want to watch the criticism and struggle scene, and was about to leave the crowd. Suddenly, she heard the Red Guards on the stage whistling. Everyone fell silent.
Qian Shulan couldn't leave even if she wanted to.
A dark-skinned female student with small eyes and single eyelids was wearing a green military uniform. She looked like a coal ball painted green. She was extremely ugly! She had a stern face, holding the Little Red Book in one hand and pointing at Du Damei who was kneeling on the stage with the other hand, and said loudly, "This person is a teacher at Liuguan County No. 1 Middle School. She dresses flashily every day and has never married even at her old age. She smiles and jokes with others every day. You can tell she is not a serious person. We must criticize her, we must overthrow the capitalist-roaders and rebuild our socialist homeland."
Others raised their fists and shouted, "Down with the capitalist roaders!"
Du Damei had her hands handcuffed behind her back. She looked at the female student with gnashing teeth in hatred, "You shameless clown, you will get your retribution. Your jealousy, your cowardice, and your shamelessness are all written on your face. Why are you so ugly? Because you are ugly at heart, you are jealous, you are mean and shameless. Even if you are holding Chairman M's Little Red Book in your hand, you can't cover up your naturally ugly face!" She looked up at the sky where the wind was howling, tears welling up in her eyes, "I will watch you get your retribution in heaven." After she finished speaking, she didn't know where she got the strength from, she broke through the people who were restraining her from behind, and slammed into the female student.
The female student dodged quickly, and Du Damei brushed past her and fell off the platform. There were blue bricks below. She fell from such a high platform and blood splattered on the spot.
When Qian Shulan saw this scene in the crowd, her mind froze.
Before her eyes were large patches of red, rushing towards her.
When she blinked, she found that in front of her were Du Damei's eyes, which were wide open because she died with her eyes open.
The female student on the stage was not frightened when she saw how Du Damei died. Instead, she ran off the stage, kicked her and said angrily, "You are an unrepentant capitalist roader, bah!" and spat in Du Damei's face.
Qian Shulan looked at the ugly faces of these people and could no longer suppress the anger in her heart.
She squeezed through the noisy crowd, flashed directly into the space when she reached the alley, and then released the wasp she had kept in the space.
She directed the wasps in space to bite the female student's face. The crowd saw so many wasps biting the female student and fled in all directions for fear of being bitten.
Qian Shulan kept directing Huang Feng to chase the female student. No matter where she ran, they would chase her, as if they had set their sights on her alone.
It was not until a wasp blinded the female student's eyes and she fell to the ground covering her eyes that Qian Shulan directed the wasps to fly away.
Qian Shulan flashed out from the space and glared angrily in the direction of the square.
She had never hated herself so much. She was just a coward. Even though she was so angry, she just couldn't do anything to kill someone.
She watched from afar as the Red Guards carried the female student away, apparently towards the hospital.
Qian Shulan glanced at Du Damei. She should not be dead, right? However, the square was full of people. She could only use her spiritual power to pull the ring and then reach Du Damei. The raging wind swept her into the vortex. When she opened her eyes, she found that the person had disappeared!
Time in the space is still. Even if Du Damei is bleeding now, she will remain the same in the space. Let's release her when she gets home!
She looked in the direction of the square, but couldn't figure out where Du Dahai was being held, so she thought of looking for Jiang Yuying, perhaps she would know.
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