In 1960, the disaster of the Chinese came. The industrial and agricultural production declined by a large margin, causing the supply of grain and non-staple food to be extremely tight. In addition to urgently transporting the country's grain reserves to the most difficult areas, the government also took a variety of measures, such as reducing the average ration of civilian cloth, lowering the ration standards of urban residents and the ration of edible oil, and promoting the production of substitute food. Even so, news of people starving to death continued to spread from all over the country, and hunger shrouded the country like a dark cloud. Even Li Yunlong's family was threatened by hunger. The army had a new rule. The standard of rations for officers was reduced to 27 catties per month. From the 27 catties of rations, 5 catties would be deducted to support the national treasury, and another catty would be deducted to support the disaster area, so there were only 21 catties left. Li Yunlong usually did not care about the daily expenses of his family. He had lived in the army for most of his life and had no concept of family expenses. He was very indifferent to money. His monthly salary was collected by Secretary Zheng and handed over to Tian Yu. He rarely spent money, not because he was thrifty, but because he couldn't think of anything else that needed to be spent except buying cigarettes and alcohol. Tian Yu was in a difficult position. She only had 21 catties of rations left. She also had two sons. Her eldest son, Li Jian, was already eight years old, and her youngest son, Li Kang, was only two years old. They were both growing, so the rations of the two sons added up to only 10 catties. What was worse was that there was a nanny at home, Auntie Zhang. Auntie Zhang was an old widow with no children. She came from a rural area in Shandong Province and did not have a city hukou. Without a hukou, there would be no rations. It did not matter during normal years. However, this year of great hunger was difficult for Tian Yu.
Auntie Zhang doesn't have any children. She doesn't even have a house in her hometown. Can you let her go? However, it would be difficult to keep her. She did not have any food, and the whole family only had this much food. Tian Yu was so anxious that she had no choice but to discuss with Li Yunlong if she could tell the organization about the difficulties and take special care of them. As long as there were 15 pounds of rations, the whole family could pull their belts and go over. However, Li Yunlong's eyes widened when he heard that. Which family didn't have difficulties? Would the organization be able to take care of everything? To think that you could think of that. Tian Yu said awkwardly. Then what do you think we should do? Auntie Zhang has been working in our family for several years. Do we have the heart to chase her away? Besides, if he asked her to leave now, wouldn't he be driving her to her death? Li Yunlong said," Auntie Zhang is also a member of our family. Of course, we can't chase her away. If there's food, the whole family will eat. If there's no food, the whole family will starve together. The situation can't always be so bad. It will slowly get better." Tian Yu said, but she couldn't go on anymore. Li Yunlong was injured. He didn't expect that his family would also be in danger. He was silent for a while before saying that he had no choice but to tighten his belt again. Originally, Li Yunlong was a big-bellied man who could eat three to four steamed buns in a meal. In the past few years, he had been less active, and his stomach was slightly bulging. He was called the General's Stomach. After this conversation, he re-set the standard of rations for himself. Half a catty of food a day. If he was really hungry, he would secretly drink a big bowl of cold water. In less than two months, his general belly was flat. Later, it gradually sank in, and his ribs protruded one by one.
Once, he took Secretary Zheng and a few staff officers to inspect the artillery positions at the front. He could not climb a small hill. He saw stars and was sweating all over. Secretary Zheng quickly helped him sit on the hill. Li Yunlong said self-deprecatingly,"No, age is not forgiving." His words made the young officers cry. In fact, who didn't know that the commander was hungry? Although the relationship between Tian Yu and her husband had long cracked, in this difficult situation, the past feelings of gratitude and resentment seemed to be ignored. Especially from this incident, she saw Li Yunlong's kind and forthright side and his sense of responsibility as a husband. In fact, she ate less than her husband and was already beginning to swell, but she couldn't care about herself. Seeing Li Yunlong lose weight every day, Tian Yu felt as if her heart was cut by a knife. She took the initiative to move into her husband's bedroom, wanting to give her husband some gentleness and comfort, but she was disappointed to find that Li Yunlong seemed to have become a wooden person without any desire. He was indifferent to his wife's intimacy.
That winter, a series of disasters befell this family. That day, Li Yunlong received a phone call in his office. It was from his old comrade, Kong Jie. Kong Jie, who usually had a loud voice, had a very low voice today. He also stuttered when he spoke. Due to the distance and the noise in the line, Li Yunlong took a long time to understand. Kong Jie told him a piece of shocking news. General Ding Wei had been arrested. When Li Yunlong heard this, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time. His mind was blank. At the Lushan Conference, the marshals and party elders who had made outstanding military achievements were designated as anti-party groups and right-wing opportunists and were purged. Li Yun Long had already read about these things from the documents, but he never thought that this matter would implicate Ding Wei. Originally, Ding Wei had nothing to do with these big shots, but Ding Wei's personality made him unlucky. He never hid his views and had to say what was on his mind. When he held an anti-Right deviation conference in the military region, Ding Wei, the chief of staff of the military region, stood up to defend Peng Dehuai in public and claimed that he did not intend to change his views. After all, the black veil on his head was not big. He could take it off if he wanted to. He would not be satisfied even if his head was cut off. Ding Wei's resistance caused an uproar. He was immediately stripped of his military rank and arrested. Ding Wei was very tough when he was handcuffed. He shouted at the hundreds of senior officers in the venue, Comrades, our party and army are in danger. This kind of atmosphere is too abnormal. Even a marshal with outstanding military achievements has been labeled as an anti-party member according to the organizational procedures. If this continues, everyone in the party will find it difficult to protect themselves in the future. There will be fewer and fewer good people and more and more villains. What hope does this party have? If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have joined the Red Army or the Chinese Party.
It was said that the hundreds of generals in the venue were shocked when they heard Ding Wei's words. Li Yunlong pulled out a bottle of Moutai with an ashen face. He had left it for Ding Wei. He drank all the wine in one go and was completely drunk. He roared, Ding Wei, my good brother…You're a man…I, Li Yunlong, am not as good as you…You're a f * cking coward…Secretary Zheng was so scared that he quickly closed the door and windows. Tian Yu did not go to work that day because the military compound was distributing cabbages today. After she and Nanny Zhang moved the cabbages into the courtyard, they suddenly found some frozen cabbages scattered in the place where the vegetable cart had stopped. Tian Yu hesitated for a long time before finally making up her mind to take the rotten leaves home and wash them with water. Then, she and Nanny Zhang marinated them with salt. As she was busy, the doorbell rang. Tian Yu opened the door and found an unfamiliar middle-aged man standing outside. This man's face was bronze and his face was full of wrinkles. It was obvious that he had been working outdoors for many years. Are you Tian Yu? the stranger asked.
Yes, who are you? Is there something you need? Tian Yu asked suspiciously. Can we talk in private? Don't let anyone else be present. Tian Yu brought the stranger into the living room and said," There's no one else here, you can speak. I'm from the Northeast's Xingkai Lake labor camp. I won't say my name, but others call me Old K. I'm a criminal. In 1954, I was sentenced to three years in prison for theft. After serving my sentence, I found a job at the Xingkai Lake farm. Your father, Mr. Tian Moxuan, was in the same labor camp as me…Tian Yu's body trembled as she asked anxiously, How is my father now? Tell me quickly. Old K lowered his eyelids and said after a moment of silence," Your father passed away a month ago. Tian Yu froze as if she had been struck by lightning. Her wife's mind went blank. She stood in the middle of the living room, motionless for a long time. She had lost the concept of time and space. In a trance, she seemed to be standing on the bank of a long river in the universe, watching the waves rolling and surging. The gentle wind carried a soul towards her. In the depths of the sky, a voice like metal floated slowly, curling like the sky…Child, human history is just a little bubble in the waves. Suffering was the touchstone of human character. Only by putting people in the purgatory of suffering could one see the true essence of human nature and the magnificent sight of the lightning in the heart. Tragedy pushed the good and evil of life to the extreme, and the philosophy of life and historical lessons it provided were unparalleled. Human nature was too complicated. It had a huge tolerance, a fanaticism that made people lose their composure, a despicable nature that made people gnash their teeth, a cowardly nature that made people feel sorry for themselves, a tactful and worldly nature that made people despise them, and a corresponding risk-taking attitude, a backbone, and a character that remonstrated with others. The entire country was their enemy, and they did not change their attitude. This was the dual nature of human nature. Everything in the world was inseparable from its origin. For example, the sun. Since humans had accepted the magnificence when it surged and the vigor when it rose, you had to accept its arrogance and blazing heat. That was given to you at the same time.……In the vast twilight, on the bank of the universe's long river, Tian Yu had a deep sense of life and death and the desolation of the universe. However, despite the desolation, she was not sad. The breeze carried a soul away…Tian Yu was surprised to find that she had no tears. She quietly looked at Old K and said softly, Please tell me more about my father. Old K said,"To tell you the truth, I've already informed a few family members of the deceased when I came out this time. Every time, they cried so hard that it was earth-shattering. I had to wait patiently for the family members to cry enough before I could talk. There was a professor's wife who went into shock on the spot when she heard the news of her husband's death. I had to send her to the hospital. Actually, I escaped from a labor camp. I don't have a household register, money, or rations, but I have skills and can steal. I won't starve to death even if I go all over the country, but I shouldn't show my face in public." It would be troublesome if the police checked their documents. I thought about it for a few days. Was it worth it to bother about informing the family members? If there was another matter of sending the patient to the hospital, I would be in trouble. It was the first time I had seen someone as calm as you. You won't tell on me, will you? Looking at your family, you seem to be a high-ranking official. I'm puzzled. Mr. Tian Moxuan has a high-ranking official in his family. Why can't he be saved? How could he watch the old man suffer like this? Forget it, let's not talk about this. But before I say it, I still have a small condition. I just told you that I'm penniless now. Although I know some skills, it's not easy to steal these days. Everyone is poor. If they have some food, they want to lock it in a safe. Without food stamps, it's useless even if you have money. I can give you more money, but I can only give you ten catties of food stamps. I really can't take out more. Enough, enough. Who doesn't treat food stamps like their lives these days? Ten catties isn't a small amount. You're really a Bodhisattva. I, Old K, am eternally grateful. Let's get down to business. I served my sentence in 1957. For someone like me who had no family, no job, and knew some skills, the labor camp would not let me go. To put it bluntly, they were afraid that I would go out without food and steal again. Therefore, after my sentence was over, I moved my bedding roll from the prisoner team to the employment team. I still had to work. It was just that I had a salary of more than 30 yuan, but I still had to pay for my own food. The prison uniform was also not issued. If you didn't want to be naked, you had to buy your own clothes. In short, the end of the sentence was almost the same as serving a sentence. In November of that year, a large number of right-wingers from all over the country arrived. I've never seen so many cultured people in my life. I don't know what the Rightists are. It gives me the feeling that the country seems to have a grudge against cultured people. The more cultured they are, the greater the grudge. The disciplinary officers usually don't like us criminals and call us scum. Although our brothers don't care about others scolding us, they also understand our status. Since the Rightists came, we criminals have been shaking. The appointed team leaders are all criminals. The uncultured ones are in charge of the cultured ones. Speaking of which, in that kind of place, cultured people were useless. Each of them had delicate skin and tender flesh. They wore glasses, and when they did work, they were even worse than a woman. This was not all. The fucking right-wing team was a lot of trouble. Although they were not good at work, there were many snitches. They especially liked to write thought reports. They wrote more than 20 pieces of paper, scolding themselves as if they were worse than bastards. They were more active than the last when they held criticism meetings. For example, if a pack of wolves were locked in a cage and starved, everyone would wait to see who would be the first to starve. As long as one of them couldn't stand it anymore, the pack of wolves would pounce on the wolf that was the first to lie down and eat it. That's why we criminals look down on these right-wingers. When we steal things, we still talk about the morals of thieves and the loyalty of the martial arts world. But once they reach this point, they don't care about any rules. They just want to choose themselves and push the blame on others. When the disaster year came, the ration of food for the reform-through-labor team was reduced again and again until it was finally reduced to seven taels of grain a day, which was food with skins. No Rightists dared to complain about hunger. If anyone said the word hungry, someone would immediately report that seven taels of grain was enough. We had committed a crime against the Party and the people. The Party and the people were lenient to us and gave us food to eat. If you still complain about hunger, wouldn't that be discontentment with the society? Wasn't this a wild counterattack against the party? Look, he could say so much about this little thing. Otherwise, how could he be called a cultured person? Of course, there were also tough men among the educated people. Your father, Mr. Tian, was a tough man. There were more than two hundred people in the Righteous Team, but only five of them refused to admit their crimes. He was one of them. Ever since the day Mr. Tian entered the reform team, he refused to admit that he had committed a crime. He told the disciplinary officers that he would never admit his crimes, change his views, or hit people when they were down. F * ck, even we criminals admire the old man's tenacity. Because of this, Mr. Tian suffered a lot. The general assembly approved the small battle, closed the account, increased the quota for work, and canceled the communication rights. Mr. Tian did not say a single word. The labor reform farms did farm work and planted wheat. Outsiders thought that the most tiring and bitter work was pulling wheat, but in fact, pulling wheat was not the hardest. The labor reform prisoners were most afraid of digging frozen cubes in winter. The winter in the northeast was-30 to-40 degrees Celsius, and the ground was frozen harder than stone. Every pick would leave a white mark. They had to use a steel drill and an 18-pound sledgehammer to drill holes into a row. Then, they had to use a steel drill to pry the holes. That work was not done by humans. Rightists would suffer if they did that kind of work. Not everyone could swing the sledgehammer. It was useless to use too little strength, and it would be inaccurate if they swung it around. No one dared to hold the drill rod. It was not a joke. If an 18-pound sledgehammer was swung to the head, the head would explode. If it was swung to the hand or arm, the bone would be shattered. Several people in the entire farm were killed in this way. Mr. Tian could be considered an unrepentant right-wing. He needed to be reformed, so he was assigned the job of holding a drill rod. The old man was a fortune teller, but he only broke his hand. After bandaging it, he still had to hold the drill rod. Sigh, he had suffered greatly. In the first two years, they were not short of food. They could still handle this kind of work, but when the disaster year came, it would be over. Think about it, seven taels of food was just enough to fill the gaps between the teeth. Not to mention working, it was also difficult to lie down. Everyone was swollen all over. It was as if they were stepping on cotton. They swayed left and right, breaking out in cold sweat, and seeing stars. The construction site is more than ten kilometers away from our dormitory. It takes more than an hour to walk one way. It's minus 40 degrees Celsius. Every day, a few people would fall down on the road. They would die after falling down. There was once when I fell down while walking. At that time, I didn't feel cold or hungry anymore. I only felt warm and comfortable. I couldn't open my eyes anymore. I wanted to fall asleep. I heard people say that you would be finished when you had this feeling. At that time, I understood it very well. I closed my eyes and made up my mind. F * ck, I'll do whatever I want. I'm going to die anyway. I'll suffer if I live. Let's end this once and for all. Guess what?
When I was about to die, someone broke off a piece of cornbread and put it in my mouth. My mouth is useless. I obviously don't want to live anymore, so why do I still eat it? But this mouth just won't listen to me. I only feel that the fragrance of the noodles is about to steal my soul away.
"I thought that it was worth it to chop off one of my legs if I could eat a piece of cornbread. At that time, I probably looked no better than a hungry dog. Half a piece of cornbread almost choked me to death. After eating this little bit of food, I actually recovered. You probably guessed it. It was given by Mr. Tian. I don't know how the old man saved this half a piece of cornbread. It's only seven taels per person a day. People are so strange. At a critical moment, half a piece of cornbread can save a life. This is Mr. Tian." If it was someone else, he would rather have one of his legs chopped off than give up half a cornbread. He was not afraid of being laughed at. He had traveled all over the world, had no family, no job, and had never been disrespectful to the world. His knees had never bent, and his head had never lowered. However, when I recovered my strength, my knees went soft. I knelt down in front of your father, Mr. Tian. He saved my life. Shouldn't I show that I can still survive in the martial world in the future? Guess what Mr. Tian said? He scolded me,"Useless. A man has gold on his knees. How can he kneel for food?" After saying that, he turned around and left without even bothering to respond. At that time, whistle…don't laugh at me. My face was covered in tears and snot. In my life, other than Mr. Tian, no one has ever treated me as a human. Only then did I, Old K, understand that people are really f * cking different. When a bad person is bad, they are so bad that oil flows out. When a good person is good, you really don't know what to say. When a good person is good, you really wonder how there are such good people in this world. After that, I treated Mr. Tian like my grandfather. If any bastard dared to go against Mr. Tian, I, Old K, would destroy him no matter what. However, Mr. Tian didn't like me. When he saw me, it was as if he didn't know me. He didn't talk to anyone and was alone. He ignored those who scolded him and hit him. He also ignored those who flattered him. From what I can understand, who is Mr. Tian? He is a great intellectual, a person with knowledge and status. Who am I? Rogue thief, scum, people look down on you. Anyway, no matter whether Mr. Tian thinks highly of me or despises me, I only have respect for Mr. Tian. No matter how bad you are, you can't help but admire a good person. Even a hooligan has a conscience. I still don't understand why a good person like Mr. Tian was sent to labor camp. The world seemed to be a little off. Since ancient times, people like us should live in places like prisons. People like Mr. Tian should be high-ranking officials. Good people should be officials and enjoy the lives of ordinary people. They should be honest officials, just like Bao Gong and Hai Rui. Forget it, let's not talk about this. I continued. To be honest, I look down on cultured people. Other than practicing their mouth, they are not good at anything else. Most of them are especially soft-hearted. They don't understand that since the government sent you to the reform team, it means that they don't like you and want to teach you a lesson. If you are like a dog and you are still wagging your tail at others after being whipped, it will be meaningless. They think that the more you wagged your tail, the more lenient they will be. Therefore, they desperately report, write thought reports, and criticize others. When one is fierce, the other is fierce. In fact, everyone's status would be leveled up after entering the reform team. No matter how good your performance was, no one would take you seriously. Logically speaking, when the disaster year comes, even his mother's stomach can't be full, so why are you still reporting? No, he still had to continue tormenting them. Criticize this and report that. Fine, the first ones to die were the ones who were jumping around happily. Think about it, seven taels of food was not given to you for nothing. You had to walk back and forth for three hours, and you had to do heavy work. This was already enough. If you were busy exposing others and criticizing others, your physical strength and brain power would be exhausted. It would be strange if you did not die first. People had been dying on the farm since winter. At first, one person died every few days, but later on, a large number of people died. At most, a team lost more than ten people a day. They couldn't even bury them. The ground was so frozen that it would take four people an entire day to dig a shallow pit. Even if they buried the dead, the living would be exhausted. At first, they even nailed a thin wooden box. Later, they used straw mats. In the end, the straw mats couldn't even be used, so they buried them naked. This time, the criticism meeting was no longer held, and there was no time to report. Life was more important. Everyone understood that if they wanted to live, it didn't matter how good their performance was. No matter how good their performance was, they had to die. They had to save their physical strength everywhere and not even use their brains. For example, if everyone were to lift the frozen soil together, they should have raised their voices and used less strength. To put it bluntly, they had to rely on cunning to survive. To be honest, that was how I survived. Otherwise, the ten Old K's would be finished. Criminal criminals have no self-esteem. They are just scum anyway. If they don't want to do work, they will fall down and pretend to faint. It's easy to pretend to be good. You just have to foam like a crab. If the disciplinary officers kick and scold you, you will treat it as a hypnotic song. You are already a reform prisoner. Are you afraid of scolding? What's the point of being shameless? If a person was starving to death, there would be no difference between their face and butt. "Of course, I'm talking about us. Generally speaking, educated people are more honest than us. Although they don't do much work, they really don't hold back. If you make him lie down and pretend to be dead, it's worse than killing him.
This was a common problem for cultured people. Mr. Tian was even more like this. Initially, no one was willing to do the work of holding the drill rod. They were afraid that the person who wielded the hammer would accidentally smash it, so Mr. Tian held the drill rod. Later, when the food supply decreased, no one was willing to wield the hammer anymore. That kind of work consumed too much physical strength. Everyone would rather be smashed to death than swing the hammer. Therefore, Mr. Tian was sent to wield the hammer again. I couldn't stand it and secretly told Mr. Tian not to be stupid. Others were bullying you. Mr. Tian said that someone had to do this job. A few days ago, I was also tired from holding a drill and swinging a hammer. It was time for a change. Sigh, do you think he's smart or stupid? How much food did you get a few days ago? How much is it now? Was that the same thing? I couldn't help it. A cultured person has his own ideas. Just like that, I watched as Mr. Tian's condition worsened day by day. In the end, he was so swollen that he couldn't even put on his shoes. I knew in my heart that the old man didn't have many days left to live. I secretly asked him, Mr. Tian, who else is in your family?
Is there anything you need me to do? I'm not afraid that you won't like it. You can't hold on much longer. If you have something to say, say it quickly, or it'll be too late. The old man thought about it and said that his wife had also come in. She was on this farm. He didn't know if she was dead or alive. He even had a daughter who was married. Forget it. Old K, I appreciate your kindness. I have nothing to do. People come from and go to their destination. There is a destiny. The living are like passers-by, and the dead are like people who return. They come and go naked. Life should be open and honest. After I die, take away my cotton-padded jacket, pants, and blanket. Just leave me a pair of underpants and a vest. I'm not afraid of the cold anyway, so don't waste my things. When I heard that, my tears fell. I couldn't speak for a long time. F * ck, what the f * ck is this? Why couldn't good people stay in this world? You should at least leave a few words for your daughter, right? Don't worry, I'll definitely pass it on. Mr. Tian shook his head and said," Since it's a class society, there must be people who are untouchables. My wife and I are already untouchables. This is called eternal damnation. Why should we put our daughter in trouble?" After he finished speaking, he closed his eyes and didn't say anything. No matter what I said, he didn't say anything. My guess was right. Mr. Tian left two days later. The old man left without a sound. He fell asleep at night and did not wake up. The next morning, he found that his body was stiff. I brought a few brothers with me and worked for an entire day before digging a pit that was more than one meter deep. I wanted to bury the old man deeper so that he wouldn't be dug out by wild beasts after he melted, but the frozen layer on the ground was two meters thick. The brothers really couldn't dig it out. I didn't take Mr. Tian's cotton coat and blanket. If that really happened, would I still be considered human? The old man was buried with a blanket and was dressed neatly. That day, when I chased my brothers away, I sat by the grave and cried to my heart's content. I've only let others cry since I was born. When have I ever cried like this? Mr. Tian, you're a good man. There are many people who deserve to die in this world. Why did you let Mr. Tian die? Damn it…After a few days, I broke into the disciplinary officer's kitchen, got some food, and escaped overnight. I've already served my sentence. When did it change to life imprisonment? Alright, I've told you everything about Mr. Tian. I should go now…Old K looked at Tian Yu eagerly, hoping that she would fulfill her promise. Tian Yu sleepwalked to the cabinet and opened the drawer. She took out 20 catties of food stamps and 500 yuan and handed it to Old K. Old K was shocked and said, I said I'll give you ten catties. Why are you giving me so much? He couldn't pass? No, no, I only need 10 pounds…Tian Yu looked at Old K in a daze and suddenly knelt down to Old K. Old K hurriedly went to help her up, but Tian Yu insisted on not standing up. Her face was pale as she stared at Old K and said word by word, This unfilial daughter of mine thanks you on behalf of her father. Thank you for letting him wear warm clothes on his journey. Thank you for burying him so that he could maintain his dignity until he died. Thank you, thank you, thank you…She kept saying this and kept knocking her forehead on the floor. She seemed to have lost her mind and turned a blind eye to everything in front of her. Even Old K, who had been in the martial arts world for a long time, was frightened. He picked up the food stamps and money and looked out the window to see the movements around him. He cupped his fists at Tian Yu and said, See you again.
After saying that, he dashed out of the door and disappeared. Tian Yu didn't seem to notice Old K's departure. She suddenly let out a miserable scream.
Dad, Mom, don't leave me alone. I beg you…She collapsed to the ground and tears immediately fell like rain…
Old K, who had just run out of the door, suddenly bumped into someone. Old K looked at him and was instantly scared out of his wits.
This man was wearing a yellow woolen military uniform with the rank of major general on his shoulder. Oh my god, Old K had never seen a general face to face like this before. He was so scared that his legs went weak…Li Yunlong had just woken up from his drunkenness and wanted to go home and lie down for a while. Before he entered the living room, he heard Old K's narration. He listened for a while and his face turned pale. He coughed all over and froze there like a statue…He glanced at Old K and said briefly, Please follow me. Then, he walked straight into the living room, took out ten catties of food stamps from the cabinet, grabbed a bunch of money, and stuffed it into Old K's hand without even looking at it. He waved his hand to signal Old K to leave, and then went upstairs to lie down in the bedroom without looking back. Old K froze there, unable to recover for a long time. Li Yunlong was lying on the bed. He felt a splitting headache. Ding Wei's arrest had already made him feel extremely bad. In addition, he was shocked by his father-in-law's bad news. He felt like his whole body was on fire. The suffocation in his chest seemed to have solidified into a hard lump and was blocked there, making it difficult for him to breathe. The blood vessels in his temples seemed to be throbbing and he was feeling uncomfortable. When he saw Secretary Zheng come in, he said a few words to him softly, Li Yunlong suddenly jumped up from his chair…It turned out that his son, Li Jian, had caused trouble again. Li Jian was already eight years old and was in the second grade of primary school. When he came home from school in the morning, he saw his mother and Nanny Zhang washing the rotten vegetable leaves. He had an idea. He knew that it was a difficult time now and everyone was starving, so he wanted to go out and see if he could pick up some vegetable leaves. In the end, he went out and walked for a long time, but he did not pick up any vegetable leaves. However, this little fellow was unlucky. He was caught after taking two steps. In this day and age, people were not interested in anything else. They were only extremely sensitive to things that could be eaten. A cabbage was heavier than a millstone in people's hearts. How could this be? When Li Yunlong found out about this matter, he was struck by lightning and felt extremely humiliated. He thought that he could no longer be a commander. His son had done such a shameful thing, so how could he still have the face to be number one in the military compound? He rushed home in a rage, grabbed his son, tied him to the bench, took off his pants, and whipped him with his cowhide military belt. Because he was angry, he hit him too hard, causing Li Jian to scream repeatedly. He was so scared that Nanny Zhang knelt on the ground to plead for Li Jian. Li Yunlong didn't even listen to him. He just kept on whipping. He said that he was going to whack this bastard to death. He pretended that he didn't give birth to him and whacked his father to death to pay with his life. He had learned to steal at such a young age. Who knew what bad things he would do when he grew up. Now, he was going to get rid of the evil for the people. When Tian Yu heard her father's bad news, she was greatly affected. After crying until she was dark, she fell asleep in the bedroom. Her son's cries woke her up. When she rushed downstairs, Li Yunlong had no intention of stopping. Tian Yu could not care less about arguing with him and leaned on her son. Li Yunlong could not stop at that moment. A belt whipped Tian Yu's back. He threw the belt away hatefully and scolded his wife with anger, Look at your son, he's all spoiled by you. He had a habit. If his son had anything to show off, such as getting first place in an exam, he would proudly brag about it everywhere. Look, my son got first place in the exam and is the son of our Old Li.
If his son got into trouble, he would tell his wife," Look at your son…It seems that Li Jian has become Tian Yu's son. Tian Yu had just recovered from her state of grief. When she saw her son's bloody butt, she immediately lost her rationality. She shouted hysterically, Li Yunlong, I'm going to kill you... After saying that, he bumped into Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong panicked. He had never seen his wife become so crazy. He couldn't help but feel guilty and secretly regretted that he had hit her too hard. He grabbed his wife and said stubbornly, He dares to steal, if I don't discipline him, I won't be able to control him in the future…Tian Yu hugged her son and burst into tears. She said to Li Yunlong hatefully, You're not disciplining your son. You're trying to kill him. I've never seen a father like this who dares to do such a vicious thing to his own son.
She turned to scold her son." Child, why are you so disappointing? Even if you starve to death, you can't steal. Look at how you've been beaten up…" She burst into tears. Li Yunlong also realized that he had gone too far. He hurriedly called Secretary Zheng and asked him to send his son to the hospital. He then went out to hide. Li Yunlong's family was already chaotic enough, but the heavens seemed to think that it was not enough. Before one wave had settled, another wave had risen. After Li Jian was beaten up, the more Nanny Zhang thought about it, the more she felt sorry for the Li family. She believed that she was the root of all the disasters. If she did not have a household register and rations, the chief's family would not have caused such a scene and caused the children to suffer so much. The Li family only had two children. Other than the youngest son, Li Kang, who was staying in kindergarten to ensure basic supplies, the whole family was starving, especially Li Jian. He was so hungry that his neck was thin. It seemed that he could not even support his head. The rations for three people were for four people. It was all because of him that the Li family was dragged down. The more Auntie Zhang thought about it, the more desperate she became. She was a very self-respecting rural woman and felt that she should not drag the Li family down anymore. From that day on, Auntie Zhang refused to eat. She hoped that she would die soon. She changed into her cleanest clothes and lay quietly on the bed, waiting for death to come. No matter how Tian Yu begged, she did not say a word. The old lady was very stubborn. After Li Yunlong found out about this, he was so regretful that he hit his head. He knew that the trouble at home had something to do with him. Although his son should be disciplined, he fainted in anger that day and hit him too hard. He did not consider what Nanny Zhang would think. This self-respecting rural woman ate very little every time. According to the guard Wu Yongsheng, there were a few times when he saw Nanny Zhang secretly crying. Li Yunlong did not bother to persuade her. This time, he felt that the problem was a little serious and had to be solved properly. He brought his youngest son, Li Kang, home from kindergarten and instructed the whole family to stand in front of Nanny Zhang's bed obediently. The husband and wife had said everything they needed to say, but Nanny Zhang still closed her eyes and did not say a word. It seemed that she was determined to die. Li Yunlong was so anxious that beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He said, Auntie Zhang, the whole family is kneeling down for you. After saying that, she knelt down with a thud. Tian Yu hesitated for a moment before silently kneeling in front of the bed with the two children. Li Yunlong said emotionally," Nanny Zhang, you are more than ten years older than me and are my elder. According to seniority, the whole family should kneel and beg you. I, Li Yunlong, am not a chief. I am also a poor boy from the countryside. I have known the taste of hunger since I was young. During the disaster year, my mother also led me to beg for food with a dog baton. It was difficult to beg for food during the disaster year. We could not even get a bite even if we walked ten miles. That year, we were so hungry that we could not walk anymore. An old woman from Henan gave us the only cornbread. That old lady was also poor. I still remember her appearance. She was about the same age as you are now. She had a head of white hair and a kind face. My mother wiped her tears and said to me,"Child, when you are successful in the future, don't forget that you are a poor villager. Don't forget that you are also a child of a poor family." After that, I joined the Red Army. I didn't become a Devourer on the battlefield. The more I fought, the harder my heart became. But there was one thing. Whenever I met an old lady from a poor family, it was as if someone was tugging at my heart. It reminded me of the old lady who had saved my mother and my son back then. I also thought of my mother. I couldn't help but want to cry. My mother didn't live a comfortable life. She died too early. I really didn't have the chance to be filial to her. Auntie Zhang, you've been in this family for a few years. The whole family has long treated you as one of them. We're a family. We share happiness and hardship together. If I, Li Yunlong, have a bite, I won't leave you half a bite. If you don't eat now, you're treating me as an outsider. Aren't you slapping my face? How can I still have the face to live if I carry the bad reputation of being disloyal and unfilial? He then said to his two sons,"My sons, listen up. There are five people in our family. This is your grandmother. If your mother and I are not around in the future, you will have to support the old lady in her old age…" Nanny Zhang finally couldn't help but burst into tears. Stop talking, Bureau Chief. Your family is all good people. From now on, I will treat this place as my own home. I am lucky to meet you…Tian Yu and the children couldn't help but cry. A strange thing happened in the military compound. Although it was not a big matter, it was a headache for the security department. A vertical water pump in the logistics department was inexplicably lost. There were many open spaces in the courtyard. Since the food supply was tight, all the open spaces in the courtyard were planted with corn and vegetables. This vertical water pump was usually used to water the vegetables. The wall of the military compound was three meters high. There were two guards at the gate, and there were mobile sentries inside and outside the wall. The vertical water pump was more than four meters long and weighed more than 100 kilograms. It was not easy for one or two people to move it, let alone in the heavily guarded military compound. The security department searched for a long time without any clues. There were no clues left at the scene. The security chief and a few security officers, out of their professional habits, thought that this was likely a political incident created by hostile forces.
When the matter was reported to Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong was furious. He slammed the table and said rudely, What is your security department doing? If you can't solve the case for a long time, it means that you're idiots. In my opinion, from the security chief to the officers below, you should take off your military uniforms and change jobs. The army doesn't raise trash. Political commissar Sun Taian said to the security chief," How are you going to solve the case?
He couldn't possibly go to the local police station for assistance, right? Wouldn't that make people laugh their heads off?
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