Qian Shulan took advantage of the chaos to leave the square, ignoring the confused people in the square.
She walked along the street and found Red Guards everywhere. They held the Little Red Book in one hand and raised the other hand high, shouting various slogans.
It's nothing more than fighting against selfishness and criticizing revisionism.
Qian Shulan stood sideways at the side, shaking her head as she watched such a young child being so radical.
After a group of people passed by, Qian Shulan arrived at the entrance of the department store and rode away the bicycle that she had parked at the entrance.
This time she did not take the wider road, but chose to walk through the alley.
But she found that many people were looking at her curiously, and when she came over, they would retract their heads vigilantly and close the door.
Qian Shulan arrived at the North City Grain Store, only to find the entrance crowded with people.
She wondered to herself, is today the day for distributing food
Today is not Sunday, so logically speaking, no food should be distributed.
She looked around and found that it was unsafe to park her bicycle anywhere.
He immediately retreated back to the alley and quickly put the car into the space when no one was around.
When she came out and stood at the door of the grain store, she pulled an old lady who was about her age and asked, "Why are there so many people crowded here?"
The old lady turned around and glanced at her, then said mysteriously, "You don't know yet! The salesperson here was reported for his capitalist style."
Hearing this, Qian Shulan's smiling face froze and her brows were tightly furrowed.
"A group of Red Guards just came in, saying they wanted to arrest someone!"
Qian Shulan was still in a daze when she suddenly heard a stern voice coming from inside, "Get out of the way! Don't get in the way of our criticism!"
The crowd automatically stepped back and made way.
Qian Shulan subconsciously stepped back, but froze when she looked up.
Jiang Yuying? The person taken away was Jiang Yuying
At this time, Jiang Yuying's hands were tightly held by two Red Guards, one holding her back, forcing her to bend over. A large cross was drawn on her face with ink. Her normally neatly braided pigtails were scattered and messy, and her face was filled with resentment and hatred.
Qian Shulan's heart was about to jump out. After she shouted "Hey", she suddenly realized that she should think carefully about how to save people.
The old lady just said that Yuying had committed a capitalist style problem, which meant that Yuying had the same problem as Du Damei. How should she save Yuying
Wasps can only help temporarily, but not forever. What should she do? !
At this time, the leading Red Guard, who was about 17 or 18 years old and had short hair, looked at Jiang Yuying with a frown and said, "Look, everyone! This is a typical representative of the bourgeoisie! She is still not married at such an old age! She smiles at people every day and her clothes are not simple at all! This is the hedonistic style of petty bourgeoisie! She is our class enemy! We must defeat her!"
This man raised his arm and called out, and the other Red Guards immediately responded by raising their fists.
The deafening shouting made Qian Shulan unable to think too much. She squeezed through the crowd regardless of everything and shouted loudly, "She is my daughter-in-law! We are getting married soon! You can't criticize her!"
When the Red Guard saw someone rushing out to defend the critics, she immediately felt embarrassed. She raised her hand high to ask everyone to be quiet, and looked at Qian Shulan expressionlessly, "You said she is your daughter-in-law?"
The fiery gazes around her were directed at Qian Shulan. She nodded with gritted teeth, "Yes! She and my son are engaged." She grabbed a handful of candy from her bag and stuffed it into the hands of the Red Guards. She wanted to laugh but was worried that these people would find reasons to criticize her, so she hurriedly said, "I'll treat you to wedding candy."
The Red Guard looked at the candy in his hand and glanced sideways at Jiang Yuying.
She frowned and spoke in a frighteningly harsh voice, "You said she was your daughter-in-law, right? She didn't even say she was getting married. Do you have any witnesses?"
Qian Shulan was thinking quickly in her mind. At this moment, Director Chen ran out from inside. He raised his hand like a student answering a teacher's question, "I know, I know! Yuying told me!"
The Red Guards looked at them with some suspicion.
Just as she was about to speak, a Red Guard suddenly squeezed in from outside, leaned over and whispered a few words in her ear.
Others couldn't hear clearly, but Qian Shulan, with her good hearing, heard it clearly. The man said, "Just now, Cheng Wenli was blinded in one eye by a wasp over at the square."
Before the man could finish, she suddenly stared straight ahead and saw another swarm of wasps flying towards her. The Red Guard who was just talking was so scared that he quickly stepped back.
The Red Guard saw her retreating in fear, and turned back in confusion, only to run head-on into a swarm of wasps.
"Ah!" The Red Guard covered his eyes and let out a shrill scream.
The crowd of onlookers didn't even bother to watch the excitement and immediately ran away with their heads in their hands. Qian Shulan took advantage of this chaos and pulled Jiang Yuying into the alley.
She lay in the alley, watching the group of Red Guards frantically waving their wasps!
A trace of resentment flashed in Qian Shulan's eyes. Bite, bite, I'll bite you to death!
She was watching the excitement when she suddenly heard a cry from behind. Qian Shulan suddenly came to her senses.
I saw Yuying squatting on the ground, covering her face and crying bitterly.
Qian Shulan didn't bother to watch the fun anymore. She hugged Yuying and let her vent in her arms.
Jiang Yuying was out of control, she kept grabbing Qian Shulan's arm and crying, Qian Shulan had to comfort her softly, "Don't cry, don't cry!"
When she had cried enough, Qian Shulan took out a handkerchief from her bag and wiped her face.
"Godmother!"
Qian Shulan glanced sideways outside and saw that the Red Guards had disappeared. She heaved a sigh of relief!
She helped Jiang Yuying stand up, frowning in confusion, "Didn't I tell you last time? You should pay attention to your appearance. Why are you still being targeted by these people?"
During the last meeting, Qian Shulan had specially called Jiang Yuying back. She had given her instructions on everything from how to dress to how to behave, and it was impossible for Yuying to knowingly commit such a crime.
Jiang Yuying wiped her tears and said, "I always listen to my godmother. I don't dress very fashionably!"
Qian Shulan looked down at her outfit, a loose blue cotton coat. There was not even a flower on it, and the dress was only about 50% new. The only thing she could find wrong with it was that it was a little too clean.
Qian Shulan knew she couldn't blame her, and was even more puzzled, "Since there was nothing wrong with what you were wearing, why did those people still criticize you?"
Jiang Yuying covered her face with anger in her eyes, "The county is in chaos now. These rebels have the support of Chairman M. Not only did they criticize the teachers in the school, they also started arresting unmarried women like us, saying that we have ideological problems! Godmother, what should I do now?"
Qian Shulan was also thinking about this question. Although Jiang Yuying was pretty, she was only a little prettier than the average person, not to the point of being jealous. The Red Guard who had just raped Jiang Yuying was prettier than her.
I'm afraid that person is not jealous of Jiang Yuying, but is really criticizing her petty-bourgeois sentiment.
This shows that in this era, single women were not allowed to live too glamorously. It seems that the cruelty of the Cultural Revolution was far more absurd than what Qian Shulan read in books!
But she cannot change this society and can only survive in the cracks of this difficult era.
To quote a popular saying: Life is not just about the present, but also about the rest of your life.
Therefore, there are only three options for Jiang Yuying:
The first one: She sent Yuying to Hong Kong.
Article 2: Get married. Find someone to marry. Naturally, no one will criticize her anymore, and Yuying won’t have to leave her hometown to make a living.
The third option: Yuying went with her to the countryside to hide for a while. But the Cultural Revolution lasted for ten years, and Yuying couldn't stay in the countryside forever. Moreover, the countryside was no more tolerant of divorced women like Yuying than the city. She directly rejected this option.
Qian Shulan told Jiang Yuying her thoughts.
Jiang Yuying lowered her head for a long time before coming back to her senses.
Qian Shulan was trying to persuade her not to be so stubborn. Being single is good, but her life is about to be lost, so why bother about so many things
But before she could open her mouth, she suddenly heard a deafening roar from the sky. The sound was so loud that the ground shook three times.
The voice scared Jiang Yuying so much that she almost fell down while she was still thinking with her head down.
Qian Shulan was equally terrified. She quickly leaned against the wall, looked around vigilantly, and asked in a low voice, "What's that sound? Why is it so loud?"
Jiang Yuying seemed to have seen this kind of scene before. After a brief thought, she gave her the answer, "This is a tank!"
Qian Shulan opened her mouth in surprise. Has she traveled back to the war period? How come there is such a thing
She was about to speak when she suddenly heard thousands of people fighting on the street not far away.
It was a fight with real guns and live ammunition! Not sticks, sickles, or axes, but real guns. Small-caliber rifles, submachine guns, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and grenades were used one after another.
Qian Shulan was lying on the wall, watching with fear, while Jiang Yuying was lying on top of her to help her explain the various guns, ammunition and ammunition.
Many people fell in a pool of blood. Qian Shulan, who traveled from the 21st century, had never seen such a scene before. Her head and ears were buzzing and she didn't know what to do.
With so many people, the wasps she kept in her space were useless. She couldn't figure out who was right and who was wrong. It would be useless for her to help anyone.
They waited until everyone outside had stopped before turning around and slipping out through the alley next to them.
There was no fighting scene on the side street. She had just passed by this side, but the street that was extremely noisy just now was now silent.
The two stood on the smoke-filled street for a long time without coming to their senses. They could only hear the rustling sound of dead leaves on the ground being blown by the wind.
In the smoke, Qian Shulan vaguely heard someone walking towards her.
Qian Shulan and Jiang Yuying were so frightened that they quickly ran into the alley opposite.
The two vaguely saw these people carrying the stretcher and walking forward.
It seems that these people are here to rescue the wounded.
Qian Shulan didn't want to watch anymore, who knew if a fight would break out again.
She took Jiang Yuying to the department store.
In order to get the bicycle out of the space, Qian Shulan said to Jiang Yuying, "Yuying, you go in first, I'm going to the toilet."
Jiang Yuying nodded.
Qian Shulan ran to the alley across the street and took out the bicycle from the space.
Qian Shulan parked her bicycle in front of the entrance of the department store before walking in.
At this time, the department store was closed, all the counters had stopped receiving customers, and the sales clerks were taking inventory.
When Qian Shulan arrived, Jiang Yuying was helping Fang Yonglin count the goods.
Seeing Qian Shulan come in safely, Fang Yonglin patted his chest, his face still full of fear, "Mom, I was shocked when I heard what Sister Yuying said just now. You actually got into a fight, how unlucky you are."
Fight? What kind of fight could easily take a person's life
Qian Shulan's face was full of bitterness.
After the three of them took inventory for a while, Fang Yonglin took Qian Shulan and Jiang Yuying back to the Fang family.
The author has something to say: This fight scene was written with reference to the Chongqing incident. It is not fake, it was a real attack with guns and cannons.
Advance preview: In the next chapter, Jiang Yuying and Xiaowu get married. As mentioned before, Jiang Yuying and Xiaowu got married because of political motivation.
It's a consensual thing, don't criticize!