The director of the Women's Federation realized that this trend of reporting was about to break out, so she specifically scolded Commander Yao. Although she did not find out who had submitted the anonymous letter, she learned from him who had handed the letter to Commander Yao.
The director of the Women's Federation said seriously, "I don't care which comrade wrote the anonymous letter. It is obviously wrong for Chunyu to hand you the report letter. This family discipline issue should be handled by the Women's Federation. How can it be handled by bypassing the level? You can't give you a report letter just because Comrade Gu Xiangqian is your subordinate. You should also hand over the report to the Political Department. Don't you think this makes sense?"
Who are you trying to embarrass by bypassing the Women's Federation and the Political Department and reporting it to the leadership
She snorted coldly, "Comrade Yao Chunyu is also confused!"
Yao Chunyu heard from his colleagues that the director of the Women's Federation went to see Teacher Yao, and it seemed that Teacher Yao was criticized. Sweat broke out on his forehead unconsciously.
Su Ye could actually persuade the director of the Women's Federation to go find Teacher Yao? The more Yao Chunyu thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He always felt that the development of this matter did not match the shadow of his previous life.
Gu Xiangqian did not quarrel with Su Ye. Su Ye was far from being the "lazy and greedy" or "shrewd and ignorant" person she had imagined. Yao Chunyu thought about it and felt something was not right.
Su Ye is not only not ignorant, but also has a sense of arrogance of a scholar. She always smiles when meeting people, and she neither talks behind the backs of the country wives nor makes friends with the city wives. She is not happy when others want to make friends with her!
It was not until the evening when Teacher Yao came back from get off work that Yao Chunyu's ominous premonition came true.
Commander Yao scolded, "You, you almost wronged a good comrade. Today I heard Director Zhang from the Women's Federation say that Xiao Su actively responded to the people in the disaster area and prepared food supplies for the poor villages. This good comrade was not even commended in time. Tell me honestly, are you involved in those rumors in the family compound?"
saw through her niece's thoughts at a glance, "How could you be so foolish! Bring a pound of pork and go to Comrade Su Ye's house to apologize."
Commander Yao was implicated innocently this time because he received a letter of accusation in private. The matter was discovered by the Political Department, and the rumors outside were so convincing that it seemed as if a verdict had already been made.
Yao Chunyu never expected that Su Ye was selling tea to raise food for the poor village. He was so shocked that he was speechless.
The moment she heard it, she stood up as if she had been electrocuted, with only one thought in her mind: How could Su Ye do such a thing? It was not that she looked down on Su Ye, but when did Su Ye's thinking become so progressive? Yao Chunyu racked her brains but never thought of this possibility.
She lost her voice for a long time, and finally found her voice again: "Su Ye raised money for poor villages? Is this true?"
It turned out that it wasn't Gu Xiangqian who did Su Ye a favor, nor was it that the director was protecting her... Even the military didn't find any problems with Su Ye, because there was no problem with her at all!
This sentence brought a scrutinizing look from Commander Yao.
Yao Chunyu realized that he had lost his composure and quickly explained, "What I meant is, I never thought that Comrade Su Ye was such a good comrade with progressive ideas! I have always believed in her.
Uncle, why do you think so? I can guarantee that I have never read the letter of denunciation. If I had read it, I would never have given it to you! I am not the kind of person who casually speaks ill of other comrades. "
Commander Yao lit a cigarette and remained silent for a long time before he said, "Forget it this time. Stay out of this kind of thing in the future."
Yao Chunyu's heart sank. She thought: I'm afraid that in the eyes of the Women's Federation Director, my act of helping to deliver the anonymous letter has been put on the same level as the whistleblower. What would Gu Xiangqian think of her
Many people suffered in the turbulent ten years that followed, including Yao Chunyu's uncle. Only Gu Xiangqian was able to protect himself and became the leader after ten years of turmoil. How could Yao Chunyu leave a bad impression on Gu Xiangqian
Since Su Ye was not engaged in profiteering, Yao Chunyu must distance himself from the matter.
She assured him, "I know you well, uncle. You will not interfere in this matter. It would be useless to give you the anonymous letter, so I accepted it. I never thought that it would spread like this. Uncle, please rest assured. I will make this matter clear to Comrade Su!"
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The other side.
After people in the family compound heard about Su Ye's speculation and selling tea leaves, many of them came to Su Ye's house to persuade him. Fortunately, Gu Xiangqian had no relatives in the city, otherwise Su Ye might not be able to cope with it.
Niu Cuihua, the military wife, advised earnestly: "Xiang Qian's family, I am older than you, so it is right to listen to me. Just admit your mistakes to the organization and write a self-criticism, and this matter will be over."
This was well-intentioned, and Su Ye could still listen to it with a smile. Some malicious "persuasion" and the gloating tone were unstoppable and made people unable to listen.
"Su Ye, as a military wife you should set an example! You are discrediting the military wives by doing this!"
"Speculation and profiteering is a crime, Comrade Su Ye, I advise you to think carefully about how to reform yourself and accept the organization's punishment in the next few days!"
Ning family.
Ning Xingdou was very uneasy when he heard about this. Before this, no one had thought that selling a few bags of tea was actually illegal. Su Ye was unlucky as he happened to be caught in the crossfire. He was being used as an example at this critical juncture and there was no way he could escape.
Why didn't Brother Xiang Qian say anything to his sister-in-law? Selling a few kilograms of tea for the fellow villagers was harmless. The other family members in the compound couldn't be said to be clean. Who hasn't taken some work privately these days
Even Mao Gang's sister-in-law brought fashionable handkerchiefs from Shanghai to others. Aunt Zhao and sister-in-law Liu also brought local specialties from the countryside to sell... But Su Ye sold more local specialties, which made her particularly eye-catching.
Mother Ning frowned and yelled, "You're walking around, making my eyes dizzy! Instead of thinking about this, you might as well think of a way for her."
She glanced at her husband, who was actually in the mood to drink tea, and the tea she was drinking was the tea that Su Ye brought. "Drink, drink, drink. You're so lucky that you still drink it. You should also think of a way for Xiao Su!"
Professor Ning took a sip of tea and said, "You all should be patient."
Although Ning Qian didn't know Su Ye's character, he was surprised when he heard his son mention that Su Ye had taught students to repair radios and watches and raised money to support poor students. How could such a conscious person be greedy for the money from speculation
He said calmly, "Didn't Xingdou say that Su Ye could repair watches and radios? She led that group of students to refurbish watches, and she could earn much more money every month than selling tea leaves. She didn't even take the money, but donated it all to students from poor families. How could they value such a small amount of money from tea leaves? You guys are just worrying about nothing, just wait for the follow-up—"
Mother Ning thought that this was also the reason. Regardless of Su Ye's character, the Gu family didn't need that little money at all. In the past, half of the shops on the street were owned by the Gu family. The most famous shops on the street probably had the word "Gu" in their name. Although they donated most of their family property, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Is it worth it to just take advantage of this little tea money
Ning Ma was worried that it wouldn't last long.
The Women's Federation Office acted very quickly and quickly posted a notice about the anonymous letter reporting Comrade Su Ye. The notice severely criticized the anonymous slander of Comrade Su Ye's reputation. Then the Women's Federation Office sought Comrade Su Ye's consent and posted the photocopied documents of the Qingxi County Revolutionary Committee's tea approval slip and the Shanggou Village Committee's thank-you letter and receipt. It was really a loud slap in the face.
The family members of those in the compound who regarded Su Ye as a "speculator" had been talking about the speculation and profiteering with Su Ye a few days ago with great relish. When they read the thank-you letter sent from the mountain village, they were dumbfounded by the gratitude and joy revealed between the lines.
My face hurts. It really hurts.
The other family members in the compound gathered at the bulletin board and said, "So that's what happened! Why didn't they investigate the matter thoroughly before accusing a good comrade of profiteering? Oh, what kind of thing is this? They are accusing a good comrade for nothing..."
Niu Cuihua was so excited that her face turned red. She said proudly: "I said Xiao Su is not that kind of person. She is a teacher. Look at how high her level of thinking is! Some people are like rats in the gutter. They can't see the light or the good of others. Why can't teachers eat meat? Just because you don't have meat at home, you can't allow other families to have no meat to eat?"
The wives of the soldiers who had gone to the suburbs with Su Ye to pick wild vegetables nodded and said, "We can't really blame Su Ye for the good food. Others don't know, but we saw it with our own eyes."
Su Ye is very lucky! She is like the goddess Guanyin sitting down to catch a koi boy. She can catch a bucket of fish with a broken fishing rod, and she can wait for the rabbit to come to her door by crashing into it. You can't care about these things when you are with her. Just caring about them can make you angry to death!"
They demonstrated the movements in a very realistic manner, and the family members who didn't know what was going on immediately became interested and started discussing it with them.
Not only that, the Women's Federation also bought 100 kilograms of tea from Su Ye and added it to the relief gifts.
The Women's Federation often distributes gifts to soldiers and martyrs' families during festivals, such as eggs, noodles, rice, peanuts, cooking oil, and now tea.
The leadership of the Women's Federation organized a thought report meeting for the wives of military personnel. At the meeting, the director said seriously: "I am here to criticize the behavior of some comrades who defamed the reputation of others.
Don’t always stare at other people’s every stitch and thread, food, clothing and daily expenses. Instead of competing with each other in material matters, the organization hopes that one day you can compare with each other spiritually, and see who has more progressive ideas and more valuable qualities! ”
If it weren't for the poverty and economic difficulties of the year, and the material rewards had to be used by the martyrs' families, the Women's Federation would definitely commend Comrade Su Ye and give her a bag of rice and a few pounds of pork. Although the Women's Federation did not have material rewards, Su Ye's "material rewards" came in the blink of an eye during the weekend -
A few villagers in tattered clothes came to the military compound carrying a few pheasants.
They handed in their letters of introduction and were happily led in by the young soldier.
The people in the family compound were all surprised to see these ragged, skinny rural people. The most surprising thing was that they were holding pheasants. After asking around, they found out that these people were from Shanggou Village.
Ma Gensheng said with a smile on his face: "We are here to see Teacher Su."
"Teacher Su? Is it Teacher Su Ye?" a family member asked.
We suddenly thought of the thank-you letter from Shanggou Village posted on the notice board of the Women's Federation. It was only a short time after the notice was posted, and the people came to the door right away. Could they be here to support them
Ma Gensheng nodded and said, "It's Teacher Su Ye. Our village is so grateful to her this time! The village has no relief food this year. If it weren't for her, I'm afraid I don't know how many people in the village would starve to death.
I was busy harvesting crops some time ago and didn't have time to come and thank her. As soon as I finished my work, I led people to thank her! She is the lifesaver of our entire village. If it weren't for the lack of travel expenses, many young people in the village would have wanted to come and thank her! We specially went to the mountains to catch a few pheasants for her."
He shook the chicken in his hand and asked, "How do I get to Teacher Su's house?"
Hearing this, the family members in the compound suddenly felt uneasy. The word "benefactor" was too heavy. They had just offended their benefactor, and the village cadres came right after. What kind of thing was this
It turns out that someone really gave Su Ye a chicken to eat... Su Ye said that the pheasant his family ate was given by a fellow villager, and it seems that the other person was not lying.
Ma Gensheng happily said a lot of good things about Su Ye, but after he finished speaking, he noticed that these people's expressions were not right, so he put away his smile and started questioning them all at once.
You don't know until you ask. Once you ask, you'll be shocked. We heard that Teacher Su Ye was labeled a "speculator" for selling tea leaves. A group of cadres' necks turned red when they heard this. Some time ago, that speculator was arrested and shot. The villagers also heard about it. Speculation is no small matter!
Our benefactors were wrongly arrested and made examples, what if they died
Several village cadres gathered under the notice board of the Women's Federation. The literate cadres looked at the document and read it aloud. Everyone in the group looked downcast and their faces, which were already dark from the sun, became even darker than the bottom of a pot.
The village party secretary said angrily: "Teacher Su is a very upright person. How can you just accuse a good person so casually?"
The women's director of the production team pulled a long face and said, "It is obvious that this informant did not even come to our village to investigate, but was busy accusing others. Bah, this comrade has no shame at all!"
Another one even asked three questions in a row: "How can you bully people like this? Do you look down on rural people? If we hadn't come, wouldn't Teacher Su have wronged us?"
Ma Gensheng was so grateful to Su Ye that he couldn't wait to let this go. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He handed the chicken to someone else and waved his hand, "Go give the chicken to Teacher Su. Uncle Zhuan, let's go ask their leader for an explanation."
The farmers were so happy one second ago, looking very honest and kind, the most simple and kind farmers. The next second, they looked ferocious, like bandit leaders!
The people in the family compound looked at each other in bewilderment as they saw several farmers angrily heading to the Political Department office.
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But on the other side, the Gu family.
Almost all the neighbors in the entire apartment building knew that Su Ye had done a good deed. Not only that, a group of farmers from the countryside came to send her pheasants and local products.
When Su Ye opened the door and saw the crowd of people blocking his door, he was stunned for a moment and quickly invited them in.
The village party secretary smiled and said, "Xiao Su, thanks to you! We are poor and don't have anything good to give you. Several strong laborers went into the mountains to search for a long time and found these two chickens.
There is not much food in the mountains, and the chickens don’t have much meat. You can kill them and taste them! Although the chickens are a little thin, the soil and water in our Shanggou Village are good, and the things raised in the mountains are all good things! "
Another person grinned and added: "Don't be fooled by their skinny appearance and lack of meat, they are old hens that have lived for several years. Everyone else didn't give up their own chickens to eat so they are left for you! There is nothing good in this remote area. If the weather is good next year and there is no shortage of food, I will definitely ship a truckload of rice to you!"
The front door of the Gu family's house was open, and all the neighbors on Gu Xiangqian's dormitory floor heard what was said.
The neighbors felt very complicated after hearing this. Although they did not add insult to injury when Su Ye was rumored to be engaged in speculation, they still felt hot on their faces.
Su Ye looked at the ragged villagers, all of them skinny, and they were probably hungry, but they came all the way here and brought pheasants. This kind of thought was enough for Su Ye to appreciate.
Of course, if the pheasant couldn't be eaten, how could Su Ye be without this piece of meat
She smiled and said, "It's a small matter, not worth mentioning. Don't spend so much next time. I'll accept these wild mushrooms, black fungus, wild vegetables and dried radish. You can take the chicken back! It's too expensive. It would be a waste to leave it for me to eat. It's more cost-effective to raise it for laying eggs."
Su Ye made a few cups of tea for people and took out the money he earned from selling tea to the Women's Federation. The money had just been received and was not even warm yet, so it was no longer fresh.
Considering that they were traveling together in a large group and there was no need to worry about being robbed along the way, she took out all the money that she had not had time to deposit in the bank recently. She put several thick rolls of Big Black Tens and Mao Zedong notes on the table, a total of 506 yuan.
Some time ago, Su Ye transferred 1,022 yuan to the village bank account. Together with the passbook he gave to her last time, he earned a total of yuan, exceeding the task assigned to him by Ma Gensheng.
Su Ye copied the bill and handed it to them, "Take it back to your village accountant. There are about a thousand kilograms of tea left. I've been busy with my students' entrance exams recently. Don't worry, I will definitely get you this batch of tea."
Several rural cadres felt ashamed when they saw this. Thinking about how Su Ye was almost labeled a speculator for selling tea, they couldn't help feeling guilty.
"That's enough! Three thousand yuan is enough to buy food. It doesn't matter if we can't sell all the tea."
"No hurry, there's no hurry for this matter! Teacher Su, just work hard."
The village party secretary said with emotion that Su Ye stuffed several thick stacks of banknotes into his hands, and he almost burst into tears. If Gensheng had not been smart and withheld the tea leaves and gave them to Su Ye to sell, how could we have the current situation
In previous years, according to the custom, every household was given 10 kilograms of tea. The villagers were uneducated and short-sighted, and they probably couldn't even make a dollar by selling tea in the city. How could they be as smart as Teacher Su, who had collected enough food money for us before the summer was over
"Teacher Su, have we wronged you?" the village cadres asked indignantly.
"It just so happens that we are here today. We, a few old bones, have helped you. I don't believe that with so many people in our village, we can't help you save face! You are a teacher, and teachers care about their reputation the most. How can you let these messy people slander you?"
Su Ye smiled and said, "It's okay, you should go back early, or you may miss the bus if you are late."
The village party secretary winked at the villagers who were traveling with him, and said cheerfully, "Okay, then Teacher Su, we'll go back."
After the villagers from Shanggou Village left, the neighbors came to Su Ye's house out of curiosity.
Our eyes fell on the room. The table was filled with wild delicacies: dried mushrooms, fungus, dried radish, jars of pickled cabbage, chili sauce, and dried shrimps. On the ground lay a pheasant with its feet tied.
Although Su Ye refused the pheasant the villagers gave her, after much persuasion, the villagers still left the fattest one for her. Su Ye had no choice but to accept a hen.
It can be seen that these country folks are not in a good situation at home. They can't even get enough food, but they still squeeze out these foods from their teeth. It can be seen that they know how to be grateful, which makes the neighbors even more moved. How much gratitude does it take for people to do this
At this time, there was a lot of food and mountain products in the house, which was very enviable.
Although the mountain products are not valuable, they are also a token of people's kindness. Moreover, it goes without saying how precious a chicken is at this time of year. For those who have not tasted meat for a long time, it is tantamount to an irresistible temptation.
"Teacher Su, are those the villagers from Shangou Village that you helped sell tea for?"
Su Ye nodded and said enthusiastically: "Yes, the tea you drink is grown by these villagers. It tastes good, right? The tea is sweet and fragrant. Two yuan can't buy a pound of rice or a piece of meat for us, but it can save their lives and fill their stomachs. That's why I want to help them."
"You bought the tea, which is a help to us. Thank you!"
Su Ye showed them his teeth and smiled gently.
When the neighbors heard this, not only did they feel hot on their faces, they also felt embarrassed and ashamed.
We can't help but think, if selling something is considered speculation, won't many people suffer in the future? Think further, if you can accuse someone of something by just writing an anonymous letter, won't the world be in chaos in the future
It’s a good thing that Su Ye was able to prove himself. If I put myself in his shoes, if this happened to me, wouldn’t I be unable to clear myself even if I jumped into the Yellow River