Return To 1977 Chapter 144: Rescue
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Not wanting to take another look at the couple and the yellow cake, Hong Yanwen hastily swallowed the two buns he bought before getting on the bus. He didn't even drink boiled water and ran to the connection between the carriages to smoke.
He was blowing out smoke from the car window and looking out. Outside the window was a piece of yellow land, full of ravines in the dazzling sunshine. Here, their generation of educated youths have been working hand in hand with local farmers for nearly ten years. , but still the desolate appearance has not changed at all.
Can you really make a difference here? Is it really worth keeping people's lives together, never to be separated in this life?
Hong Yanwen actually had a clear answer in his heart. He exhaled a long puff of smoke, lowered his head and stamped out the cigarette **** on the dirty, earth-red floor.
Indeed, the "Going to the Mountains and Going to the Countryside" movement created a few "human-like" elites among the educated youth, as well as agricultural models like "Dazhai". But don’t forget, that’s just the top of the “Mei Cai Pork”, which is a unique show of meat. From a practical point of view, most people and most regions still consider the meat as the next most important dish, which is a dry foreshadowing.
He himself is undoubtedly one of the "Pumegan Cai" kind, a piece of grass among all living beings, with a name that is so ordinary that people can't remember it, so let alone changing the world, it is already very good to be able to live a good life with all his beards and tails. It's not easy anymore.
These words are not false at all, because since Lu Yanhua got married, not to mention his initial spirit of "being unable to be beaten," "being crushed," and "having the courage to fight against heaven and earth" have all disappeared. Even he and The friendships among other educated youth companions that they thought would never change were completely broken down by this incident, and could even be said to have turned against each other.
The period from 1976 to 1977 was the most difficult time since he went to the countryside. After coming back from work, I just sat there, looking at the beautiful sunset in the west, thinking about my own thoughts. He became taciturn. Because of Lu Yanhua's incident, he could no longer trust Lu Yanping, Li Weiguo and Liu Yangping even a little bit.
The three of them treated him the same way. Whether out of guilt or guilty conscience, they all stayed away from him, no longer communicated with him, and separated from him in work and life, isolating him and becoming a different person.
In addition, the situation at home is not optimistic, and his father's illness has become a mountain in his heart. Every night, as long as he thinks of his mother's sad face and his father's moans of pain, he can't help but run out of the house, kneel and kowtow toward the capital, and look at the stars to pray for his father and his family.
But having said that, there was one thing he really didn't expect. The son of the village party secretary treated Lu Yanhua really well and seemed to really like her. She was not allowed to do any heavy work at home, and the best things at home were always for her use. For her sake, she even pointed out the only job recruitment opportunity in the village to her younger sister, making Lu Yanping the first person to leave "Gadaling". Two educated youths.
On the other hand, out of a man's instinctive precaution, the village party secretary's son also took Lu Yanhua's interpersonal relationships very seriously. Not only was she not allowed to return to the educated youth center, but because she knew their past affairs, she was never allowed to work together in the fields.
So for a long time, even if he and Lu Yanhua occasionally met in public, they never had a chance to talk. It wasn't until the beginning of 1977, when Lu Yanhua's belly bulged, she became pregnant, and she completely married a poor and lower-middle peasant that the village party secretary's son relaxed his guard. As a result, he and Lu Yanhua finally had the opportunity to meet in private.
After the Spring Festival in 1977, as soon as he returned from the capital, Lu Yanhua took the initiative to find him. For no other reason than because she heard from the village party secretary that the county would soon open up opportunities to recruit workers, so she came here to tell him the news.
According to her, Li Weiguo and Liu Yangping almost asked the village party secretary to kiss his father on the spot because of this matter, so he should also find a way to give some gifts, win this place, and leave here as soon as possible to return to the city.
Lu Yanhua also said to him, "Although we are not destined to be together, I know best that people like you should not spend time here. If there are two people in this world who believe that you can do something good, One is you and the other is me." When they finally broke up, she left him a photo of herself as a permanent souvenir.
He was naturally extremely moved by Lu Yanhua's friendship. It's a pity that it's not up to him to decide whether he can go back or not.
They themselves knew their family's difficulties. All he had with him was the twenty yuan that his parents had tried every means to raise for him. He was really reluctant to invest in such an uncertain speculation.
What's more, he and Lu Yanhua are deeply disgusted by the village party secretary's son. So he realized at that time that he couldn't compete with Li Weiguo and Liu Yangping. I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to leave even if they both left.
What he didn't expect was that he couldn't keep even the token of final farewell given to him by Lu Yanhua. One day in early April, the son of the village party secretary led someone to find him and asked him for a photo of Lu Yanhua. He didn't want to admit it at first, but later the son of the village party secretary actually asked Li Weiguo and Liu Yangping to correct him. Only then did he realize that it was the two people in his room who betrayed him again.
It's too late to regret. I can't hide it no matter how much I want to. I had no choice but to hand over the photos. The son of the village party secretary was very angry after receiving the photo. He ordered someone to beat him again on the spot and warned him not to see Lu Yanhua again in the future.
After this incident, he became seriously ill. He had a high fever, alternately hot and cold, was confused, and refused to eat or drink. Since Li Weiguo and Liu Yangping, two fellow travelers from the capital, did not hesitate to stab the village party secretary's son in the back, they did not help him at all.
So when he finally got over it, he didn't even believe it himself. Because he really felt like there was a layer of paper between him and the Lord of Hell, and he felt that he was literally under the eyes of the Lord of Hell. It was probably just luck that he was napping when he caught up with the Lord of Hell, so he didn't open his eyes.
Even though he was alive again, he didn't have much to be happy about. Because love is shattered, friendships are broken, the future is dim, relatives are trapped by illness, and even their own meager dignity cannot be maintained. This situation made it really difficult for him to feel any hope or interest in life.
He himself even thought for a time that he would go back even if he didn’t recruit workers, he would go back even if he didn’t have a registered permanent residence, and he would go back even if he didn’t get approval. Even though you will become a "black" when you return to the capital, and "black" means no salary, no food stamps, and no future, it is far better than here.
But as soon as this thought came to his mind, he then thought of the situation at home, and had to give up the idea. Because if he really takes this step, his shaky and leaky family will simply not be able to bear it anymore.
Forget it, just stay here. No matter how cowardly you are, it is better than going back and dragging down your parents and relatives.
Just like that, in the days that followed, he was so confused that he was like a zombie. The split between heart and body made the villagers think that there was something wrong with his nerves, and almost regarded him as a semi-madman.
But fate is so wonderful. It is true that if you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later. Just when he was desperate, an unexpected turn of events suddenly appeared in his life.
His younger brother Hong Yanwu came to "GeDaling" on May Day, which completely saved him from all the misery.
He clearly remembered the scene of their meeting that day, and would never forget it in his lifetime.
When he was taking a nap in the sun like a real beggar at the entrance of the village, three figures blocked the sunlight in front of him. When he opened his eyes again, he never expected that his brother Hong Yanwu, who in his mind should still be in a labor camp, would appear in front of him.
And just when he was stunned in disbelief, a concerned question like "Second brother, how did you become like this?" made him burst into tears that he had been holding back for many days.
After crying profusely, he didn't care about anything else. He couldn't control himself and first expressed all the grievances in his heart. This directly aroused Hong Yanwu's anger. He was accompanied by Chen Liquan and a half-year-old child named "Xiaobaizi". The three of them asked him to lead the way without a few words of discussion, saying that they would find their enemies to vent their anger on him.
At that time, he thought that they just wanted to teach Li Weiguo and Liu Yangping a lesson, so he simply agreed. Unexpectedly, when he entered the village with these murderous "rescuemen", what followed turned out to be a full-scale conflict with a lot of fighting.
Li Weiguo and Liu Yangping, two despicable villains, naturally bore the brunt and were knocked to the ground by Hong Yanwu first. Not only did they receive a nasty beating, but they were also stripped of their clothes and kicked out of the house one by one.
Hong Yanwu drove them all the way to the Loess Ridge before he gave up. As a result, the two boys were left naked and freezing outside all night and did not dare to come back.
Hong Yanwu didn't stop there and directly targeted the village party secretary for revenge.
At that time, he did not agree with Hong Yanwu's suggestion and tried his best to dissuade it. Because in his opinion, there are militiamen and dogs in the village. They are definitely no match. Don't harm his brother again.
Unexpectedly, even he couldn't stop things at this point. No one could dissuade Hong Yanwu from his violent temper, and the destructive power of such a willful act was completely beyond his imagination.
It is said that bandits came to "Gadaling" during the Republic of China. They saw that the place was too poor, so they not only didn't steal anything, but even gave away a piece of steel to the family. In 1940, Japanese soldiers also came here. They didn't enter people's homes. They just shouted and caught a few chickens along the street.
But Hong Yanwu and his group, no matter how much they looked at them, were really red-eyed. They went straight to the village party secretary's house. Along the way, they beat anyone who dared to stop them, and they beat dogs if they dared to bite them. After a while, there was such a commotion that everyone was forced to close their doors. It's really like the scene in "Water Margin" where Lu Zhishen gets drunk and knocks on the mountain gate.
What about the militia?
There were only about thirty households in the village, and a dozen strong men with hoes and iron picks in their hands were completely vulnerable to the fists and feet of Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan.
What about vicious dogs?
The slingshot called "Xiaobaizi" was so magical that the dozen or so vicious dogs that rushed up to bite these uninvited guests were all injured in the nose and eyes by his slingshot. In the end, like a chased rabbit, they fled in all directions while howling miserably, running all over the mountains and plains.
Of course, the son of the village party secretary was not spared either.
In the courtyard of the village party secretary's house, the boy who had been beaten black and blue several times in the past was beaten to a pulp by his angry and invincible younger brother in public.
No one dared to stop him, no one could stop him. All the young people in the village were shocked by the wonderful "foot splashing", "neck hugging" and "pocket picking" one after another.
Even He Sankui, the village party secretary who hurried home, was helpless. Because on this occasion, not only did the official status of the village secretary lose its deterrent effect for the first time, but he was also no match for reasoning.
Hong Yanwu glared and made He Sankui feel guilty and hesitant with just one sentence.
"Your son used a dog as an excuse to forcefully marry someone else and beat him up. This is riding on someone else's neck. Can't we even ask for justice now? What do you think? Is he black? What kind of village party secretary is that?"
And when He Sankui finally managed to hold back the sentence "You are ruthless enough, aren't you afraid that the government will hold you accountable?", he did not expect that Hong Yanwu would even refute him in a righteous manner.
"Should the government pursue it? Then I want to ask you first, where did the educated youth's housing construction funds go? Do you know what the crime is of embezzling the educated youth's housing construction funds, beating educated youths, and seizing and forcibly marrying female educated youths? ? How about we go to the county and talk about it together? ”
This hat was big enough. Not only did He Sankui become mute on the spot, he was also speechless. Even he himself admired his younger brother inexplicably, and even felt a little ashamed. Because although he was an educated youth himself and claimed to be quite educated, he did not understand the policy of educated youth as well as his unlearned younger brother.
To put it bluntly, judging from a series of documents issued by the Communist Party of China, the current policy for facing educated youths who jump in the queue actually only has one policy left: stabilization and comfort. It is also conceivable that for government agencies at all levels, the work of educated youth is becoming more and more like a hat with steel pins inserted all over the head, and the silver light shines on the head.
From his perspective, although he is very clear about this, there is one aspect that he has never thought of. Today, it was only because of Hong Yanwu's reminder that I realized that those violations in the past have now become crimes. Once they are found out, the person involved will not be able to eat and walk around, and it is appropriate to go to jail. Therefore, these words undoubtedly captured the sore point, and He Sankui could not help but be dissatisfied.
The resolution of this deadlock ultimately came down to Lu Yanhua. She had just rushed home with a heavy belly. When she saw the scene in front of her, she threw herself on the son of the village party secretary without saying a word, and tried her best to protect her husband with her arms.
This unexpected scene was something he never expected. At that time, he felt an unspeakable sourness and dizziness.
Yes, Lu Yanhua is a woman who loves him deeply, but now besides being someone else's wife, she is also a mother. They are indeed destined to have no connection with each other. The only things that still exist are the bits and pieces of the past and the tender affection they once had for each other. However, these are not enough to change the relationship and destiny of the two of them in the future. .
No matter how wronged he was and how unwilling he was, he could never force Lu Yanhua to abandon his husband and son and follow him. Therefore, in the face of this fait accompli, this revenge should end here.
Just like that, with mixed feelings of distress, he not only took the initiative to stop Hong Yanwu, who was still reluctant to let go, but also personally helped the couple on the ground.
He Sankui, the village party secretary, witnessed this scene and couldn't help but let out a complicated lament...
However, this matter is not completely over here, there is still an end to it.
That night, after he prepared dinner with noodles, canned food and other foods brought by Hong Yanwu and others. His younger brother actually came back from outside and showed him a "transfer" certificate that had been stamped by the village party secretary He Sankui. He also formally told him that he could go home openly from tomorrow, and he would no longer have to sit here and suffer.
At that time, he couldn't believe it at all. He held the certificate in his hand and read it for a while, but his mind was still confused. First, he didn't expect how his family would have so much energy to obtain this certificate, and second, he didn't believe why the village party secretary was so magnanimous.
However, Hong Yanwu's subsequent words cleared up his doubts, and he realized that his younger brother had obtained this certificate through a son of the director. It was not surprising that the village party secretary gave him the seal of approval. According to his brother, the people in the whole village who were most looking forward to his departure were probably the village party secretary and his son. If you think about it carefully, this is indeed a very reasonable explanation.
On this night, he was extremely drunk, not only for the ups and downs and twists and turns in the past six months, but also to commemorate the wasted youth and shattered love here.
But early the next morning, an extremely incredible situation occurred. The son of the village party secretary who had just been beaten took the initiative to take Lu Yanhua to the educated youth point to see him off. The two of them took the group all the way to the foot of the mountain.
Especially when parting, the son of the village party secretary not only promised him that he would be good to Lu Yanhua in the future, but also sincerely apologized to him for the past.
At that moment, for some reason, he did feel a little relieved.
So, he not only shook hands with the son of the village party secretary for the first time, but also solemnly pointed to Lu Yanhua’s big belly and said, "Tell the child that I am his uncle. When the child grows up, you will let him The child went to the capital to find me..."
Halfway through the conversation, he and Lu Yanhua both cried...
Towards evening, the train finally entered a building, and then slowly entered Yongdingmen Railway Station. There were people on the platform picking up passengers and people pulling luggage. Although the station was old and messy, in Hong Yanwen's eyes, everything was friendly and cute.
To be honest, the moment the train stopped at this station was an extremely perfect moment for him. After all, he set out from this station and came back from this station.
It feels so good to be home, and it feels even better knowing that I will never leave home again. Although his family didn't know about his return and no one came to pick him up, he finally stepped on the soil of the capital again.
The moment he walked out of the train station, his eyes were not focused on the crowds or looking for bus stop signs, but first on looking for the trees on both sides of the square.
Because during the second half of the train journey, he had actually been thinking about what his younger brother Hong Yanwu had told him.
"Brother, don't worry about me going to find medicine for dad. Your main tasks when you return home are, first, to help take care of the house. Second, study hard and review to prepare for the college entrance examination."
"How is it possible to take the college entrance examination? Why didn't I hear anything when I went home for the holidays?"
"You have to believe me, I can get the 'transfer' certificate, and I can know the information that others don't know! The exam will start in the second half of the year, and there is not much time."
"...What about family status? What about the incident I reported to the Jiugong Brigade?"
"Don't apply for a brand-name university. The political review of ordinary universities will be relaxed. Don't take it as a burden to 'transfer'. This is three hundred yuan. You keep it and don't need to give it to your family. After the report, you go The brigade leaders won't make it difficult for you to buy cigarettes, alcohol, and dinner. As long as you stay at home for half a year, you will definitely become a college student. Listen to me, you are the only one in our family who is qualified to be an official. At least you will be in a good position. If you go to college, Maybe we can go further..."
"Where did you get this money? Are you still in the right place? Why do I sound like I am daydreaming..."
"Don't ask about money. If I can come to you, don't you think it's just a dream? Second brother, don't worry about anything, just listen to me. To tell you the truth, that one It’s about to come back. You’ll know it when you go to the capital and look around. It’s different now than it was during the New Year. There are small bottles tied to the trees everywhere, which shows that everyone is united.”
"Little bottle?"
That's right, a small bottle!
All kinds of bottles!
There are them on almost every tree around the square, dancing with the wind, mighty...
Hong Yanwen has indeed seen it with his own eyes. Now he is full of glory and hope!
Yes, he believed it. He now believes every word and word Hong Yanwu said!
He thanked his younger brother from the bottom of his heart, not only because he pulled him out of the quagmire at the critical moment and allowed him to regain his self-esteem, but also because Hong Yanwu also brought him hope, a hope that was like a new life. !
At 19:00 in the evening on May 2, 1977, Hong Yanwen stood on the edge of the square of Yongdingmen Railway Station.
At this moment, his heart was filled with warmth, and he felt that even the howling spring wind in the capital had become much softer. It made him feel happiness and comfort that he had not experienced in many years.