Chapter 20 19 Dedication

When Li Zhixiang woke up, it was already broad daylight, and he heard someone rustling outside the window.He looked out through the hole in the torn paper, and heard his wife whisper, "Did your father-in-law agree?" "No, the old man didn't say a word, he picked up the hoe and left." It turned out that the one standing with his back to the house was Li Zhixiang's sister, Gu Yong's daughter-in-law.She went on: "I didn't come back all night, and my mother-in-law was crying." "Originally, the land was purchased on an acre-by-acre basis. Now, how can he be willing to take out a large piece of land? What do you guys say?"

"Uncle didn't dare to say anything in person, and he was arguing behind his back that he wanted to separate." She asked softly again: "Sister-in-law, what happened, what did you say at the meeting last night?" "We don't plan to go to the meeting anymore , boring." Dong Guihua only brought back unpleasant memories of last night. "You didn't say you wanted to fight our father-in-law last night, did you? Our youngest, Gu Shun, said that Murakami was suspicious of us, and that he was afraid of fighting." "No way! I didn't hear that you were going to fight your father-in-law last night. Comrade Wen also said that people who work hard on their own are rich, and they don't divide their land. How could they be suspicious of you? Murakami is these people, who I don’t know who? There’s been a lot of talk in the village these days, and I don’t know who to listen to. Who do you listen to?”

"Do you know where the third child heard it from? I didn't ask him to attend the meeting yesterday. He was always there in previous meetings. He is the deputy director of the Youth Federation. I also heard that we are, what is it, 'gold and silver' (Operation) Landlord, really, God knows! Our family has a few more acres of land, but there are so many people. If you want to talk about gold, you have never seen it. Let's talk about silver. The daughters-in-law don't even have a bracelet, just a few pairs of silver Ring, what kind of 'gold and silver' landlord is this?"

"Your family has a lot of land after all! Just be honest, not those who are domineering; if you want to fight against you, we don't think so, don't be overwhelmed." "Sister-in-law, our house is already in trouble. You can go to our house to have a look, and learn from what Comrade Wen said last night, so that the old man can feel at ease. You don't know, it's better to donate the land, if The old man can't bear to fight, and he will die if he doesn't die." "Let's go later, your brother hasn't gotten up yet." "Why, you haven't woken up yet?"

At this time Li Zhixiang called them.The girl was also like his wife, with disheveled hair, a sallow face, and swollen eyelids. Li Zhixiang then asked about what they had just talked about. It started like this: the old man and his two brothers were in the yard, discussing to send Hu Tai's car back.The younger brother said that it was entrusted by others, and he could only wait for others to pick it up.The elder brother said: "The mud bodhisattva crosses the river. It's hard to protect himself. It's better to send it back." It happened that the second girl Gu came back to her mother's house to visit, and after hearing their discussion, she asked her father whether she would sell the sheep or not.She said that their family was selling sheep, and if they didn't sell it, it would be for nothing.Her father-in-law also said that this reform will turn the whole village into poor people, and whoever wants to have a little bit will be unlucky. In today's world, it is the third generation of poor people.

The women stood in the yard uneasy, and the two old men remained silent.It's not easy for them to drag them together for a lifetime. It's very easy to get into trouble with the current family, but it's about to cause communism.Let's work together, they can't help it, but they are reluctant to sell the land, and they don't want to separate.They don't have many sheep, only five or six, so it's not a big deal.Although they were worried about being photographed because of this rumor, they were even more unhappy, feeling naive and not good-looking.Later, when the gong was beating on the street to call for a meeting, their Gu stopped by to inquire, and when he saw that someone from the Youth Federation was also there, he ran too.The militiamen on guard did not let him in, and he said he was also a village cadre.Someone nearby laughed, "Your family has so much land, and you are about to reform you, but you fell by yourself." Another person next to him said, "How about the village cadres? Even the village chief is not allowed in, so you just want to come and listen to the meeting." Already?" Then he whispered to people: "It's all about asking for news." Gu Shun was young and his skin was tender, he immediately felt unable to stand, and walked away quietly, but he felt very uncomfortable.He is a primary school graduate, a well-behaved young man who has always been respected in the village.He joined the Youth Federation and was also very enthusiastic. Sometimes he had to write slogans, so he went to the cooperative to buy paper, pens, and ink on his own account.He thinks the Eighth Route Army is very good, he supports it, and often writes to his brother, encouraging him to be a glorious soldier and telling him not to miss home.He felt that he was wronged and ashamed that he could not attend the meeting.What's wrong with him?He wanted to blame others, but he didn't know who to blame, but gradually he became dissatisfied with his father.He thought it was his father who hurt him.Why does my father like to buy land so much and is so greedy!It would be better if we bought less land.It would be better if he was just a peasant with little land, like Li Chang.What made him feel especially embarrassed was that they appointed him as a spy, and he only went to the meeting to get information. He was not a reactionary, so why would people think of him like that?He couldn't think of a reason himself, and walking home angrily, he ran into what his sister was talking about about gold and silver landlords.Miss Gu usually hated her father-in-law, but this time she became his faithful messenger.She heard her father-in-law say that if there was a struggle in the village this time, it would be Gu's turn. She was frightened to death, and felt that she would be a heartless person if she didn't pass on these words to the family.Seeing his sister say that, Gu Shun suddenly thought of another question.He said: "Go back to your house and don't have anything to do with us. If you run around for three days, we will not be washed away even if we fall into the Yellow River. We have a relative in your family. It's really bad luck." Only the old man in your family likes to inquire about this and that. Go back, or leave, we will talk to our comrades and ask your family to pay for our pear tree." When Miss Gu heard this, she burst into tears Got up, cried and cursed: "With this kind of relatives, we didn't run away by ourselves, because you were afraid of others' power, so you lost us? Now the Communist Party wants your land, you deserve it, who told you We have land! If you don’t want to, go talk to the village cadres, there’s no point in chasing us down..." Gu Shun said to his father again: "You old man has to think about everything, and let others fight in front of everyone, it’s better to be yourself Take it out first, we can eat enough for ourselves. As long as father and uncle have a word, we will go to Zhang Yumin, which will save face." Gu Yong didn't say anything about his son, and didn't agree, he picked up the hoe and left.Uncle is a nice guy, so he doesn't make any noise.The boss said: "Let's separate. We have a lot of family members. Once we separate, it won't look good. Whoever wants to give it away, let him give it away." Gu Shun also jumped on his feet and scolded: "The whole family is stubborn. They are all backward elements. Struggle, you deserve it. In the future, when everyone wears tall hats and parades in the streets and gets beaten, we can't be like you. If you are stubborn, we will go to the second brother, put on a two-foot-and-a-half foot suit, and don't want anything. Those days The mu land will go into the coffin with you..." What he said only made everyone more confused, the old woman also cried, and tried to persuade the frustrated daughter.The house seemed empty, as if someone had died.Everyone held their breath, everyone seemed to have hatred with everyone, and they just passed the night in panic.Later, the old woman thought of Dong Guihua. She was the women's director and a relative, so she always knew something.She asked her daughter-in-law to ask and see what was going on, so they could have a plan.Alas, in this kind of year, what a new daughter-in-law is sitting in a bridal sedan chair, being at the mercy of others!

After hearing what his sister had said, Li Zhixiang couldn't come up with a good solution. He thought it would be a good thing if he was really willing to give the land away.Originally, his family couldn't grow it by themselves, and they always hired short-term laborers. It was enough for one person to eat, so why did they need so much land?If you want to fight against a family like his, that shouldn't be the case. He just said: "Your youngest is still enlightened and has a brain. What kind of people do you go to in the world? Now it's not fashionable to have the kind of energy that oppresses people with money and power." .If your father-in-law can really listen to him, that would be great. People are good and others are bad, but they can still wrong good people! Don’t do bad things to others, don’t be alarmed when you knock on the door in the middle of the night, and don’t be afraid to fight. Advice uncle two Don't be anxious, the road will always turn when it comes to the end, and things will be cleared up one day. Your man has already become a soldier, so what are you afraid of? You won't be able to trouble yourself. Don't worry, go back first, and wait until you have eaten Ask your sister-in-law to take a look."

When his sister left, Dong Guihua started a fire, and she didn't say anything to her man. She felt a little confused, if Gu Yong's family was also fought, wouldn't there be no An Sheng?