Chapter 16 Two "Best Stories of Passing the Scriptures"

Strange things in strange times.But these things did happen in the land of China, all over the world, and they were so solemn, sacred, and solemn.Readers born in the new era will definitely find it incredible and regard it as heresy.And yet this is the last chapter in a sad page in our nation's history. Wang Qiushe, secretary of the party branch of the Furong Town Brigade, joined the prefectural and county agricultural tour groups and came back from the north to learn Buddhist scriptures. This is really an earth-shattering event in the remote hinterland of the Wuling Mountains.I heard that when the tour group set off from the county to the local area, they took a special car tied with red silk and colorful flags, and they were greeted with firecrackers and drums along the way.A grand farewell ceremony was held when departing from the train station where the region is located.Come and go are special trains.What are special cars and special trains?The residents of the mountain town had never traveled far, so they had no choice but to ask Qin Shutian, the iron hat rightist.The iron hat rightists have read so many books with the blood and sweat of working people and seen so many worlds, as if they know everything.He has the responsibility and obligation to answer everyone's questions.He said that a special car generally refers to a small sleeping car for the head of state to take alone, and also generally refers to a large car chartered for important meetings.In the past, it was said that the master looked at the sedan chair, and the sedan chair had a rank of nobility, from the dragon and phoenix imperial driver to the first-rank court, to the seventh-rank county magistrate.Now when the chief inspector looks at the car, there are nine grades in three grades.County-level leaders ride in jeeps with yellow cloth tents. "Listen to this guy, the stones in the latrine are smelly and hard! Ask him something, and he uses it as a pretext of imparting knowledge, and never forgets to attack socialism!" Someone scolded loudly and pointed it out in time. "If you don't understand, you like to ask again. When I explain it, it's slandering and attacking again. Alas, from now on, don't ask what you don't understand, and don't talk about what I understand, lest disaster come out of your mouth..." Qin Shutian frowned bitterly, Make a pitiful face. "What about the special train? What kind of car is called a special train?" Someone still asked.Qin Shutian had no choice but to answer again, the special train is a train, and a passenger car with eleven compartments can originally hold more than a thousand passengers.In order to ensure the convenience and safety of great people like Deputy Commander Lin, this special train only takes the chief and staff, medical personnel, and security personnel.You can work, hold meetings, board and lodging on the train.Station crossings, transportation hubs, bridges and tunnels all give green light for it.The passing vehicles must give way and avoid... Later, the trains chartered by some important visiting groups and conference representatives are also called special trains.So this time, Wang Qiushe, the branch secretary of the brigade of the town, went to the north to get the agricultural scriptures. He got on a special car and a special train.

The residents of Furong Town also heard that when party secretary Wang Qiushe got off the train in the area, he faced the revolutionary masses who came to welcome the visiting group to return from the experience, faced drums, music and firecrackers, and held a pocket red book in his hand. The top of his head kept shaking; everyone knew that he had learned this movement from the deputy commander in a movie.He was still shouting loudly and in time with the rhythm: "Long live the red sun! Long live the red sun! Long live the red sun!..." It is said that the county revolutionary committee sent a special car to the train station to meet him.After he got into the jeep, he kept shouting "Long live, long live" on the way home more than a hundred miles away.The jeep drove into the County Revolutionary Committee, and the director and deputy director came to meet and shake hands. He also softly shouted "Long live, long live".After eating lunch at the County Revolutionary Committee, the jeep drove him all the way to Furong Town without saying "Long live, long live".It's just that his voice is already hoarse and windy.

The days in winter are short.When it was dark, the Diaojiaolou was brightly lit.Some of the cadres and commune members of the town brigade came to invite An Daoqi, some came to report the situation and ask for instructions on work, and some just came to join in the fun and see what happened.People left one after another.Another family donated a large vat of freshly roasted sweet potato shochu and several appetizers because their daughter was waiting for the brigade's recommendation to recruit workers.Wang Zhishu was also in high spirits, forgetting about the fatigue of the journey, and whenever the town cadres and poor and lower-middle peasants came to visit him, he would let him drink a small glass of sweet potato wine with him.As for middle peasants and wealthy middle peasants, he just smiled and nodded as a greeting.Therefore, people who are qualified to drink sweet potato shochu raised their wine glasses one after another, borrowed flowers to present Buddha, and warmly congratulated Wang Zhishu on his successful return from studying the scriptures in the north: "Wang Zhishu! I heard that your old man took a special car and a special train, and ate a special stove. Thousands of miles, come and go for a month, only missed the plane!"

"Yes, yes, the only difference this time is not to fly. However, I heard that it is not safe to fly, and I am afraid that the three wheels will not fit. Now the leaders prefer to take special cars and special trains..." "Your old man has traveled far this time, has seen the great world, and learned the treasures, so you have to convey it to us!" "He is the red flag of agriculture, and the whole country must learn from it, with one set of experience after another. When I come back from learning, of course I will pass on the scriptures and treasures to everyone, and make our Furong Town a model!"

"One dynasty, one law. In the past, Tang Monk rode a white horse to learn Buddhist scriptures in the West, and only brought three apprentices, Sun Wukong, Zhu Wuneng, and Sha Wujing, and went through ninety-nine and eighty-one hardships...Now our Wang Zhishu is going to the north to learn Buddhist scriptures. Mechanization opened the way, and tens of thousands of people went, people from all over the world went..." "What? What? Your old man drank sweet potato shochu and talked about wine. How can you compare it with Tang Monk going to the west to learn Buddhist scriptures? That's a feudal superstition. We are an agricultural revolution! You must make your superiors listen to your words, hehe..."

"Secretary Wang, the world is so big, we in Furong Town are just a small fingernail..." "The world is big, and our Furong Town is not small, and it is very important. Among the people in the county who went to learn Buddhist scriptures this time, there are only three leaders at the first level of the brigade..." To these warm greetings and praises, Wang Qiushe sipped sweet potato wine with a smile, chewed delicious fried peanuts, and answered them one by one with a hoarse throat. "Wang Zhishu, I heard that from all over the country, tens of thousands of people go to that place to visit and study every day?" At this time, a young man with green skin came in and asked.

"That's right, all the ethnic minorities in Yunnan, Xinjiang, and Tibet go to study. Schools, auditoriums, and guest houses are all fully occupied. The guest house alone may be as long as Qingshiban Street in Furong Town." .” Wang Qiushe replied. "Then, do they still use chemical fertilizers?" Qingpi asked again. "The model of the whole country, the red flag on the head, of course the country will guarantee the supply." Wang Qiushe didn't know the intention of the young man's question, "Speaking of which, he mainly relies on self-reliance..."

"I did the math. If 10,000 people visit, learn from, and study every day, even if each person only stays for one night, and each person poops once and urinates twice, how many people's feces and urine will be left by 10,000 people every day? Eight or nine hundred acres of land, if it is over-fertilized, it will fall in the breeze, and it will not produce millet and only grow seedlings, so what chemical fertilizers are needed!" Qing Pi's young man's words made everyone in the Diaojiao building burst into laughter. Wang Zhishu was about to put on a serious face and give a severe lesson to this young man with good background but bad thinking, when he saw Li Mangeng, secretary of the brigade, come into the building.According to Li Mangeng's mistakes, the working group in the "Four Cleansing" movement originally wanted to expel him from the party. Later, because he voluntarily handed over the 1,500 yuan of stolen money hidden for the new rich farmer Hu Yuyin, he had a good attitude of admitting his mistakes and confessing his guilt. Received lenient treatment, retained party membership, and was demoted to brigade secretary.

"Secretary Li! Why did you come at this hour? Is your mother-in-law dragging you away? If you don't come, I will send someone to invite you!" Wang Qiushe blushed, did not get up, and said in a tone.He pointed to a stool next to him and poured a glass of sweet potato wine: "I have been to the north for a month, and nothing happened in the town, right?" Li Mangeng is now Wang Qiushe's subordinate.But he used to look down on Wang Qiushe, the slack landlord.Therefore, he always felt uncomfortable and uncomfortable when the position was changed up and down.But he can't be a cadre.He is no longer the simple-minded demobilized soldier he was more than ten years ago, but a man with a family.He briefly reported to Wang Zhishu the work of the town brigade in the past month, such as the situation of the "daily reading" held by each production team, how many members of the commune can recite the "old three articles" How many "highest instructions" have been written down, how many glorious images have been drawn, and so on.

"However, I think the minds of the people in the town are a little messed up." Wang Qiushe gave Li Mangeng a serious look, "It's not enough to emphasize politics! Just now someone here compared me to the north to learn Buddhist scriptures, and compared it to a Tang monk who went to the Western Paradise to learn Buddhist scriptures, which is annoying. Not annoying? Some people say that the national agricultural red flag does not need to buy chemical fertilizers. More than 10,000 people visit and study every day, and the excrement and urine they pull down will fertilize corn and wheat. Is it funny? Although these are all from poor and lower-middle peasants But are there five types of elements and class enemies fanning the wind? This is a new trend in class struggle! We are not fighting class enemies, but class enemies are fighting us.”

Wang Qiushe said something, and Li Mangeng nodded.Some of the people sitting beside them nodded, while others winked and smiled secretly. "Old Party Secretary Wang, what valuable experience did you gain this time?" Li Mangeng asked after all not getting used to Wang Qiushe's class struggle verses, so he changed the subject. "What scriptures? It is very rich, enough for us people to benefit from for several lifetimes. There is one item that everyone has never heard or seen! If I hadn't opened my eyes this time, I would never have dreamed of it!" Wang Wang Qiu She took another sip of the sweet potato wine and said. "Hehe, Branch Secretary Wang, please tell everyone!" Li Mangeng accompanied him with a wine glass and chewed two peanuts. "It's called 'Three Loyalties' and 'Four Infinity', a whole set of rituals!" Wang Qiushe stood up with his eyes bright and excited, and took out a red treasure book from his pocket with his right hand, and pressed Putting it on his chest, he seemed to have entered a holy realm immediately, and even a halo of the Holy Spirit seemed to appear on his head. "I have thousands of experiences, highlighting politics is the first one. I have to hold ceremonies in the morning and evening, called 'early request' and 'late report'. Trains, bus stations, government agencies, schools are doing it..." Wang Qiushe's words immediately attracted everyone in the room.This is really something that people in the mountains have never seen or heard. "Your scripture, when will you arrange to implement and convey it to the cadres and the masses?" Li Mangeng also asked with great interest. "The revolution waits for no one, and it can't be communicated overnight! I don't think this time we will engage in the old-fashioned 'inside the party first, outside the party' or 'cadres first, then the masses'." Wang Qiushe gritted his throat, and decisively arranged for Li Mangeng. After work, "Old Li, you go to the brigade to play the radio, and immediately hold a meeting in the polder. All members of the commune must bring the red book, and the five types of members and their families are not allowed to participate!" "You have worked hard on the road, and you just had a drink. Could it be another day..." Li Mangeng hesitated and did not leave. "Secretary Li! Politics is more important than everything else, before everything else! It won't last overnight. Tell everyone to bring the Little Red Book!" Wang Qiushe stared straight at Li Mangeng, repeating his order majestically. More than an hour later, bright white gas lamps were hung on the ancient stage of the polder.Under the stage is a mass of black human heads and a speck of fire.It was the members of the commune smoking pipes, cigarettes, or "loudspeakers."In recent years, the people in the mountains have also become accustomed to being alert to the wind, day and night, whenever they are called, to participate in various urgent and important mass meetings, to hold all kinds of warm cheers, and to wholeheartedly support the publication of a certain "two newspapers and one magazine" editorial. , A celebration parade issued by a certain "latest instruction"... Accompanied by several brigade cadres, branch secretary Wang Qiushe stepped onto the stage and sat on two rows of benches one by one.This is the rostrum of the first-level specification of the brigade.Secretary Li Mangeng stood under the gas lamp, calling the names of the production team leaders one by one, and counting the number of team members participating in the meeting.Secretary Li announced the start of the meeting until all the members of the production team that had traveled the farthest had entered the arena. Members of the prefectural and county agricultural tour groups and secretary of the party branch of the brigade, Wang Qiushe, taught the poor and lower-middle peasants and the revolutionary masses. Amidst the warm applause, Wang Qiushe stood in front of the stage solemnly, beckoned to everyone reservedly, and nodded.After the applause subsided, he spoke in a hoarse voice: "Comrades, poor and lower-middle peasants, revolutionary comrades! After listening to the radio announcement, everyone is here for a meeting. Have you all brought your little red book?" Immediately, there was a rustle of fumbling pockets from the audience.Then many people answered loudly: "Bring it! Bring it!" "We still have a big quotation book!" "We strongly demand that the brigade give each member a pocket book!" "Okay! Now, those who brought the little red book, please hold it up!" Wang Qiushe scanned the entire venue.Members raised the Red Book above their heads one after another. "Okay! This is the Red Ocean! From now on, we must develop the habit of carrying the Little Red Book with us no matter when we go to work or when we have meetings or conferences! This is called never leaving the Red Book, never leaving the Red Sun! When singing, we must sing quotations." Song, you must read the Little Red Book when you read!" Wang Zhishu's opening remarks immediately silenced the entire venue, presenting a solemn atmosphere. "This time, I was honored to participate in the prefectural and county agricultural tour group. I went to the north to learn Buddhist scriptures. I went up and down thousands of miles and went back and forth for more than a month. They are the red flag of the whole country and a model of agriculture. I go to learn from all corners of the country, at home and abroad. One set of valuable experience after another, thousands and thousands. For example, recording political work points and holding political night schools. For example, poor and lower-middle peasants manage schools, supply and marketing, health, culture, sports, cancel private plots, cancel market trade, etc. .Thousands of articles, highlighting the first article of politics! Class struggle is the foundation, reading the "old three articles" every day is the key, and loyalty to the leader is the standard. Among these experiences, the most important item is six words: "Three Faithful to', 'Four Unlimited'.What are 'Three Loyalties' and 'Four Unlimited'?Our Furong Town is a deep ditch in the mountains. No one has heard of it, let alone seen it.This time I came back from reading the scriptures, so I can tell you about it, and show you how to do it. Everyone should learn from it.Learn to follow suit, and engage in 'early request' and 'late report'. " The more the members listened to it, the fresher it became, and the more they listened to it, the more magical it became.At this point, Wang Qiushe paused.He turned his head and saw that there was nothing on the front wall of the stage, and asked Li Mangeng very angrily: "What's the matter? Why isn't there a glorious image on the stage? Go and get a glorious image! There is one in the elementary school. The sooner the better! As a secretary, such a big event is not prepared in advance!" Li Mangeng knew the importance of the matter, so he immediately jumped off the stage and rushed to the elementary school.Wang Qiushe continued with a hoarse voice, explaining in detail the content of the "Three Loyalties" and "Four Infinities", and the ritual procedures of "early request" and "late report".After a while, Li Mangeng came back sweating, dusty and panting, holding a glorious image in both hands.Because there was an urgent need on the scene, and he couldn't find the paste and thumbtacks temporarily, Wang Qiushe ordered Li Mangeng to hold his glorious image in both hands, and stand still in the center of the stage in a respectful and respectful manner. "Now, comrades, please hold the little red book in your hands, face the red sun, and stand up!" Wang Qiushe announced loudly.Everyone in the venue immediately stood up as he said. Wang Qiushe went on to perform the demonstration gestures and movements, but saw him standing at attention, with his chest up and his head up, looking straight into the distance, with his left hand drooping and his right arm half-bent, holding the little red book close to his chest Go up, then turn sideways at forty-five degrees, facing the glorious image obliquely, and recite in his mouth: "First of all, I wish our most beloved great leader, great mentor, great commander, and great helmsman, the reddest and reddest red in our hearts. Longevity, the sun! Longevity! Longevity! I wish Deputy Commander Lin good health! Always be healthy! Always be healthy!" When Wang Qiushe recited "longevity without bounds, long life without bounds" and "eternal health, eternal health", the little red book in his hand was raised above his head, shaking back and forth like a rhythm. ... After Wang Qiushe taught this worship ceremony to the masses, he was really full of pride and excitement, his throat was hoarse, and tears filled his eyes.He felt immensely tall, immensely proud, and immensely powerful.He is like a saint who has practiced for thousands of years and attained enlightenment once, indulging in his own unparalleled happiness and joy.At this moment, even if you ask him to cross the mountain of swords, go into the sea of ​​fire, throw his head, and sprinkle blood, he will not hesitate to do it... Then he also delivered a passionate speech, calling on the poor and lower-middle peasants, the revolutionary masses, and cadres to take action immediately, and every household should do it. Loyalty card, set treasure book table.Every production team has to engage in "early request for instructions" and "late report", and work hard to turn the Furong Town Brigade into a bright red and bright revolutionary university... This time it was Li Mangeng who suffered a lot. He held up a glorious image and his hands hurt My legs are sore, but I dare not move: loyal or not, it depends on the action. Wang Qiushe, branch secretary of the brigade of Furong Town, retrieved this scripture from the north, and within a few days, the commune's reform team reported it to the county's reform team.The person in charge of the county's reform fund has a very keen political sense, and understands that this is the latest thing that emerged during the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution".Immediately, the county's reform committee made a decision to promote Wang Qiushe as a pacesetter for active learning and application in the whole county.Then a special jeep was sent, equipped with a three-purpose machine, to all fronts, districts and communities in the county to give lectures and impart scriptures and treasures.Wang Qiushe became a well-known and well-known figure in the whole county... But at this time, his head was swollen and carried away, coupled with his limited education level and political experience, he misjudged the situation, and he actually parroted the situation in various places. He denounced the capitalist roaders relentlessly, and criticized Yang Mingao, the former secretary of the county party committee, and Li Guoxiang, the former secretary of the commune, who had already stepped aside.This is a later story. As I write this, I want to make a statement: The flood of modern superstitions that has appeared on the land of China is a product of history, a metamorphosis and variant of thousands of years of feudal ignorance.The blame cannot simply be placed on a single revolutionary leader.Don't go beyond the specific historical environment to promote the style of Wei and Jin Dynasties and talk about it.What is needed is in-depth, meticulous, calm and objective research to find out the root cause of the disease and try to cure it.As for when and when the various forms of modern superstition began, in which state and in which prefecture, it is not necessary to do cumbersome research.Wang Qiushe, the homeowner of the Furong Town Brigade hanging on the feet, performed every step of the way, which is left for questioning.