When Qian Shulan walked into their residence, Yuan Huaibao was still awake, probably waiting for her. But Yuan Zeyang was sleeping soundly.
After Qian Shulan walked in, Yuan Huaibao immediately stood up to greet her, "Big sister, I know I am asking too much, but I have no choice."
Qian Shulan had been mentally prepared for this, so she was very calm and smiled, "Go ahead!"
Yuan Huaibao waited until she sat down before whispering, "I'd like to ask my elder sister to pass on a message to Brother Fang. Could you please ask him to think of a way to rescue Lu Xinghua's daughter? She's dying in the labor camp."
Qian Shulan frowned slightly. There was probably no way to find Fang Zhongjun for this matter, right? After all, he had already retired, and now was a critical period for these old predecessors. If they were not careful, they would be defeated. Qian Shulan remembered that many founding heroes were demoted in this movement. Others could still survive after being demoted, but Fang Zhongjun, a paralytic, would definitely die. How could she help them pass on this message? Wouldn't that harm Fang Zhongjun!
Yuan Huaibao saw her troubled expression, and his hope was shattered. Lu Xinghua wanted to die, and if he couldn't rescue his daughter, Lu Xinghua would definitely not be able to hold on.
Lu Xinghua is a national hero. In his life, besides the Chairman and the Prime Minister, the person Yuan Huaibao admires most is Lu Xinghua. It would be better for him to die first than to let him watch the person he admires the most die! This way, he would not have to live in guilt every day.
"As long as you help me bring a message, I can give you two small yellow croakers! But you have to get them yourself!" Seeing that Qian Shulan had no reaction, Yuan Huaibao even revealed the location of his treasure. These things were specially left for his grandson. No matter how those who defeated him forced him, he did not speak.
Qian Shulan was somewhat amused, but more moved. This must be what it means to die for your friend! She shook her head and answered firmly, "I can't help you with this letter!"
Hearing this, Yuan Huaibao's face fell. He touched his face and was about to beg her again.
Qian Shulan spoke up and explained the current situation outside to Yuan Huaibao in detail.
The more Yuan Huaibao listened, the more frightened he became. Is the situation outside already so serious? According to this, Fang Zhongjun himself is also in danger! He lowered his head, his eyes full of sadness!
Qian Shulan sighed, "I can try to ask my friend to help get the person over here!"
Yuan Huaibao was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that an old country woman like her could do this. He looked at her with suspicion.
Qian Shulan didn't try to be too arrogant or give the other party a guarantee. She said calmly, "I'll give it a try! I can't guarantee it to you now."
Yuan Huaibao was now desperate, so when he heard her say that, he decided to give it a try and immediately reported the location of the labor camp and the name of Lu Xinghua's daughter.
Qian Shulan wrote it down silently, and then warned Yuan Huaibao, "You keep a good eye on Lu Xinghua, don't let him do anything stupid! Only when people are alive can there be hope, and suicide is something only cowards would do. I will do my best to help him turn his daughter over!"
Yuan Huaibao nodded and quickly thanked her.
Seeing that he had nothing else to do, Qian Shulan said goodbye.
Not long after the others left, Lu Minsheng returned to the house.
Yuan Huaibao wanted to cheer him up, so he told Lu Minsheng about this. He looked a little dazed, and when he thought about what the old lady had just said, he didn't know why he was not so nervous anymore. Maybe she could really help him get his daughter over.
Qian Shulan had no idea that Lu Minsheng thought so highly of her. She returned to the old house and went straight to the door of the fourth brother and his wife. She walked over the earthen wall because she didn't want to wake up others.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the yard, she heard the couple arguing.
Zhou Xuemei burst into tears and kept asking, "Where did you go when you were awake so late at night? Did you learn bad things from others? Did you go out to fool around with others? Was it Widow Li from the east end of the village or Widow Liu from the west end of the village?"
Wang Shouli saw that she was getting more and more outrageous, and even brought up the widow, so he immediately made his position clear, "I didn't do it!"
Zhou Xuemei didn't believe it. She wiped her tears and became aggressive, "Then where did you go so you didn't sleep in the middle of the night? Don't lie and say you went to pee. I woke up an hour and a half ago. Even if the big and small ones got together, it wouldn't take you that long!"
Wang Shouli panicked when he saw that her excuse was not accepted by him. What should he do? Should he tell the truth
Zhou Xuemei pulled his arm and tried to persuade him earnestly, "Shouli, you know how I have treated you over the years. We have three children. Don't let yourself be fooled by a vixen and ruin our family! If you change, I will forgive you and won't complain to my mother-in-law. You should think about this carefully!"
Wang Shouli saw that she was crying and making a fuss, and her words were getting more and more outrageous, as if he had really done something immoral. He hardened his heart, gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and could only tell the truth, "I didn't go out to fool around with the widow. I went to see my teacher! The teacher of our literacy class. He is now doing labor reform in a pig farm."
Zhou Xuemei was shocked by this, which was far more unacceptable than Wang Shouli's broken shoes. She frowned and said, "That man is a counter-revolutionary bad element. We can't have anything to do with him."
Zhou Xuemei was afraid that Wang Shouli would make a mistake, so she kept persuading him. Wang Shouli was worried about Lu Minsheng's matter. Seeing his wife's timidity, he became more and more annoyed. He lay on the kang in a daze, wanting to sleep.
But Zhou Xuemei, who couldn't get a definite answer, forced him to swear never to associate with those bad elements again.
"If you have any connection with a bad element, you will be implicated. Have you forgotten that a few years ago, a man in my mother's village threw a steamed bun to the bad landlord because he was grateful to the landlord for saving his son's life. Later, he was also criticized and struggled. His family was also implicated by him and their class status was reclassified. The whole family hated him and broke off relations with him. Shouli, you can't be confused."
Wang Shouli was upset by her. One was the teacher he admired the most, and the other was the safety of his own family. He was really in a dilemma.
Qian Shulan knocked on the door at this time, "Fourth Brother, Mom wants to talk to you about something."
Wang Shouli, who was annoyed by Zhou Xuemei, immediately got up. Zhou Xuemei didn't get any confirmation, so she was a little unwilling to give up. But her mother-in-law came so late, so something must have happened. She could only swallow her anxiety.
Qian Shulan called Wang Shouli to the door.
Qian Shulan sighed and said directly, "I just went to see your husband."
Wang Shouli was shocked by these words. He was stunned and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. "Mom, you..."
Qian Shulan waved her hands. "What's going on with him? How could a good teacher become a bad guy?"
Wang Shouli told Qian Shulan everything he knew, which was similar to what he knew. However, Wang Shouli also remembered that Lu Minsheng had delivered supplies to Wangjia Village one year before the founding of the People's Republic of China and saved the lives of all the villagers.
Qian Shulan now understood, and she speculated, "I guess it's not a coincidence that Lu Minsheng appeared in our village. Someone must have arranged for him to come here."
Qian Shulan had long discovered that none of the children in the village threw stones at these bad elements. This was extremely strange! You know, when Yuan Huaibao went to the commune for criticism and struggle, he was thrown a lot of dirt and clods, and his face was disfigured. But Lu Minsheng didn't do that. She suspected that Wang Shouquan didn't send him to the commune at all, and probably found a reason to keep him. So the only person who went to the commune for parade was Yuan Huaibao.
Wang Shouli was stunned for a moment, and he also felt that it made sense. He pursed his face and hesitated, "Mother, what do you think I should do? Xuemei won't let me get close to the teacher."
Qian Shulan comforted him, "Xuemei is doing this for your own good. From now on, let mother contact him."
Wang Shouli immediately objected, "How can that be? You are my mother, how can you let your own mother take risks in front while your son hides behind and acts like a coward?" How shameless does he have!
Qian Shulan patted his shoulder with a look of relief, "What are you thinking? Mom is the deputy director of the pig farm. Even if she really came into contact with him, who would suspect anything? I'm just an old country woman, and it's impossible for me to know Lu Minsheng. How can I be implicated?"
Having said that, Wang Shouli was still worried.
Qian Shulan patted his shoulder and said, "Let's arrange a time and send him some food. It's better for you to have less contact with him in the future."
Wang Shouli nodded.
He seemed to be in a very low mood, with his brows knitted tightly together. Qian Shulan knew that he was upset, but she didn't know how to comfort him.
Suddenly, Wang Shouli spoke up, "Mother, tell me, Master is obviously a good man, why did he end up like this?"
Wang Shouli has been watching criticism and parades almost every day recently, and the scenes are far more shocking than before.
But those landlords were bullying men and women and committing all kinds of evil. What about Mr. Wang? He was obviously a good man who had saved the lives of everyone in Wangjia Village, but why did he not have a good ending
Wang Shouli hesitated for the first time.
Qian Shulan said without thinking, "Because, our country is in a state of disrepair. Although the policies issued by the higher authorities are well-intentioned, not all instructions are right. Some are wrong. For example, the Great Leap Forward. The starting point of this matter is good. Running into a communist society and catching up with the United States and surpassing Britain. The idea is good, but sometimes reality often teaches us a lesson, that is, we must seek truth from facts. Moreover, our country was established not long ago, and the leaders are also crossing the river by feeling the stones. The methods may be wrong, but the future is still full of hope. In the future, he may be vindicated. Because justice is in the hearts of the people."
Wang Shouli pondered his mother's words carefully and recalled what had happened before.
Suddenly I realized that what his mother said made sense.
Qian Shulan continued, "Now people divide good people into bad people based on their class background. In fact, there are good people and bad people in every class. This may change in the future. But you can't tell this to outsiders, or it will bring disaster to your family."
Wang Shouli lowered his head and thought for a long time. When he looked up again, he was very clear-headed, "Mom, you are right. Just like the former landlord Wang Guangfu, he was a good landlord. But his end..." He couldn't go on.
Qian Shulan patted him on the back and said, "Fourth Brother, we must adapt to the changing situation in this storm and keep our original intention. Don't be easily tempted, and don't become a sharp weapon to attack others. Just keep a low profile. Don't compete for advancement. Mother just wants you to live well."
Wang Shouli looked at his mother's sincere eyes and nodded heavily.
Qian Shulan looked at the three tens on his forehead. This was the second person she had successfully transformed. She felt more satisfied than ever before.
But why did Wang Shouli's right and wrong value increase to 10? Originally, he and Zhou Xuemei both had 8 points. What was the difference between her and Wang Shouli
Qian Shulan suddenly thought of what she had just seen. Could it be because Wang Shouli rescued Lu Minsheng, but Zhou Xuemei chose to save herself? It's not impossible! Helping others and rescuing the needy are good deeds! It's normal for the right and wrong value to increase!