Because he had a goal, Zhuzi spent all his time at home reviewing his lessons except for working at the food factory.
That day, Xiao Min came to see Zhuzi again. As soon as she entered the room, she put the notebook on the table and said, "Fourth brother, this is the question you don't understand. I have already done it."
Zhuzi thanked her and lowered his head to continue reading.
Xiao Min hesitated for a while, and then tried to speak, "Fourth brother, there is something I don't know whether I should tell you."
Zhuzi was stunned. "Go ahead."
Xiao Min glanced outside and made sure that Third Aunt would not suddenly come out before she spoke, "There is a new female student in our class, her name is Gao Xiaoli, do you know her?"
Gao Xiaoli? Zhuzi was a little surprised. It wasn't too long ago, so he naturally remembered her. It was the first time he met a lying girl on a blind date, but he didn't understand why his cousin would say that about her. He nodded, "I know her!"
Xiao Min pursed her lips, "She asked me to apologize to you. She said she shouldn't have lied to you last time. In fact, she only went to the second year of junior high school, but she stopped because the school was closed. She just loved you too much, so she lied. She has already convinced her family to study hard and try to finish high school."
Zhuzi was stunned for a moment, a little shy, "That's good." But he added, "But you have to tell her that there is no chance for her and me, and tell her not to delay her lifelong event just to wait for me."
The girl is already seventeen years old. If she goes to school for another three years, she will be twenty. In the countryside, this age is considered an old maid.
Since the other party admitted his mistake and corrected it, Zhuzi naturally hoped that he would be happy and would not let his lifelong event be delayed because of him.
Xiao Min looked at what her brother said and felt sad for Gao Xiaoli. It seemed that her fourth brother really didn't like her. She nodded and said, "Okay, I will help you pass on the message to her."
She promised it personally, and Zhuzi felt relieved.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is 1976, which is definitely an extraordinary year. It is a year of great disasters for China: the death of three important political figures, the meteorite shower in Northeast China, the Tangshan earthquake, etc.
Of course, the most important thing is that this was a year that changed China's destiny. In this year, the Cultural Revolution finally came to an end.
The biggest change brought to Wangjia Village during this year was that Xiao Min’s two calligraphy and painting teachers, the archaeology teacher and the Chinese medicine master Xie Baiying, were rehabilitated.
At the gate of the pig farm, Qian Shulan brought Xiao Min and four elderly people out.
The four old men looked at their fellow sufferers behind them with tears in their eyes and said, "Don't worry, you will be vindicated soon."
Yuan Huaibao and Lu Minsheng held the hands of two of them, their eyes moistened as well. "You are right, we have hope."
Lu Chenglin and Deng Xingming looked at each other across the crowd, with joy in their eyes. Although they were not vindicated, at least there were real signs of progress. How could this not make people excited
Qian Shulan gave the remaining people a shot of encouragement, "Don't worry, the leaders above are trying to redress the unjust, false and wrong cases. Brother Fang and Brother Jiang have returned to Beijing to help."
Yuan Zeyang stood beside his grandfather, staring at Xiao Min blankly, feeling as if he had eaten honey and felt very happy.
Xiao Min made a face at him and clenched her fists, meaning that she encouraged him to cheer up.
There were a lot of people watching, and this time it was Wang Shouquan who brought the news.
Four people were rehabilitated at once, and they were all bad elements. This undoubtedly overturned their understanding. It turns out that bad elements can be rehabilitated
What surprised them most was that these four people seemed to be very familiar with Director Qian
That's right! When these four people came, they were pale and thin, but now they are rosy and healthy. If no one was secretly taking care of them, it would be impossible. It's easy to imagine who is taking care of them.
"Go back and wash up first. We'll have plenty of opportunities to meet again in the future." Seeing more and more people gathered around, Lu Minsheng urged the four to leave. After all, it was not good to have blatant contact with these bad guys.
The four of them hesitated, but Qian Shulan thought it made sense. The others would be out soon.
After what happened today, I think the villagers will not make things difficult for these people anymore.
When Qian Shulan led the four people back to her home, the crowd behind them had not dispersed for a long time. Today, the educated youths also came.
"Oh my God, it turns out that it was Director Qian who was secretly supporting these people? She is so bold." The male educated youth who guessed the truth couldn't help but exclaimed.
One female educated youth was extremely jealous and kept humming, "I think she must have expected this day to come. The friendship of helping someone in need is incomparable. No wonder she is getting more and more angry."
Someone suggested, "Why don't we try to please the remaining elderly people? Who knows, maybe they will be rehabilitated someday?"
Thinking of the fact that these people who were sent to labor reform had originally come from prominent backgrounds, the quick-witted educated youth could no longer sit still, and their eyes were shining with brilliance as they looked at Lu Minsheng and the others.
One educated youth thought more, "She can do it, but we can't."
Director Qian has people backing him up. What do they have? They can't even support themselves. How can they help others? And after all, these people have not been rehabilitated. If they get involved, they will easily get into trouble and may even be accused of being in cahoots with the corrupt.
This person's words were ambiguous. Smart people could certainly hear what she was not saying, but stupid people couldn't. They just thought she was extremely stupid for not seizing such a good opportunity.
Qian Shulan soon discovered that several waves of educated youth had come to buy roosters.
"Didn't you come here once a week to buy one in the past? What happened these days?" Qian Shulan asked Liu Yueqin.
Ever since Sun Daqin stopped gossiping, Qian Shulan could only inquire about things in the village through Liu Yueqin.
Liu Yueqin did not disappoint, she was not as morbid as Sun Daqin. She listened to gossip just to kill time, it did not make her lose her appetite or sleep.
The most important thing is that she is very popular in the village and everyone is happy to share with her.
So Qian Shulan really asked the right person. Liu Yueqin looked at her third brother and sister-in-law with some amusement, "Those people are learning from you. Using a rooster to please those people in the pig farm."
Qian Shulan was dumbfounded. Because she had to arrange food and accommodation for four elderly people, she hadn't been to the pig farm for a while. She only asked her eldest brother to take good care of them.
Qian Shulan was shocked for a long time before she said dryly, "Those people are really too bold."
Liu Yueqin curled her lips with a look of disgust, "Hey! That's right. You know how to come here secretly. Those people are so bold that they dare to come to our door in broad daylight. The fragrance from the pig farm can be smelled two miles away. I don't know if they are trying to curry favor with them or if they are trying to set a trap for them. They are so young, but their brains are like rusty. It's really worrying."
Except for a few educated youth who performed well, did not put on airs, and were hardworking and diligent, Liu Yueqin looked down on most of the educated youth. Just think about it, they have been in the countryside for so long, but they are still so stupid and do such stupid things.
This? Qian Shulan immediately understood what she meant. As a member of the "five black categories" who was being reformed, eating chicken every day, how could people not be jealous? Isn't this bringing disaster to them
Qian Shulan didn't even have time to greet Liu Yueqin, hoping that nothing would go wrong.
After saying hello to Liu Yueqin, she ran to the pig farm in a hurry.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw several educated youths carrying clay pots and trying to rush into the pig farm. Outside the gate, Qian Weihan locked the gate with a click and opened his arms to stop these people from entering.
"I say you are sick. There are bad guys here. You actually contacted these people, do you also want to come in and be reformed?" Qian Weihan looked at these people with a dark face.
One of the educated youth was a little unhappy, "Why can your sister come but we can't?"
Qian Weihan didn't like to hear this. In his opinion, his sister was kind-hearted, unlike these people who were obviously trying to establish a relationship with her and were looking at her.
He waved his hand and glared at them with a bad look on his face, "Don't say these empty words. You said that the youngest sister helped these people. What evidence do you have?"
The educated youth had no evidence, and those were just guesses, since they went home with Qian Shulan.
Qian Weihan pushed a few people and said, "Go wherever you want. You might as well earn work points and fill your stomach with that time."
Several educated youth were unwilling to give in and wanted Qian Weihan to help deliver the chicken soup, but they were worried that the other party would not tell their name, and they would have wasted so much money in vain.
When the stalemate was just happening, Qian Shulan strode over and glanced at the hands of these educated youths.
She smiled faintly, "I said you have seen it too. Now the policy has changed. Maybe the college entrance examination will be resumed next year. You don't seize the time to go back to study, but instead come to find these bad guys. If these people are really rehabilitated, they may remember one of your chickens. But what can they do? Can they help so many of you return to the city? People, it's better to rely on yourself."
One of the educated youth's eyes lit up, "Director Qian, are you serious? Can the college entrance examination really be restored?"
Qian Shulan nodded slightly, "I heard it from my relatives."
The educated youth hurriedly put the clay pot in his hand into Qian Shulan's hand and said, "I trust you, this chicken is for you to eat." Then he ran to the educated youth's place as if his feet were greased. He didn't even want the clay pot.
The remaining educated youth were still a little dazed. Qian Weihan looked at their dazed expressions and couldn't help but remind them, "The relatives that Xiaomei is talking about are County Magistrate Jiang's family. Do you understand?"
How can they be so stupid! Qian Weihan was worried about these people. Can they really get into college with this IQ
This time the educated youth believed it completely and turned around and ran away with the clay pot in their arms.
Qian Shulan was a little speechless, "I guess they don't have time to come here to mess around."
Qian Weihan rubbed his brows and glared at her, "If you hadn't insisted on taking those four elderly people home, those people wouldn't have guessed that you were secretly helping them. Tell me, why did you have to be the first to do this?"
Qian Shulan pushed the clay pot in her hand toward him in a flattering manner, smiling, "I'm doing this for Xiaomin's sake. She's at a critical stage in her painting studies. After a while, these teachers will all leave. I can't let Xiaomin go back to Beijing with these people, can I? She's still in school."
Qian Weihan had nothing to say and could only leave with the casserole in his arms.