Mei Yu's Bad Luck Begins
In August, when Yueyang County was still collecting grain, the party committee began to arrange another task, which was to eliminate bandits and fight against hegemony.
Who was a bandit and who was a tyrant? It was really hard to say. The county party committee secretary said at the county's cadre mobilization meeting,"Bandits are bandits, tyrants are bullies. The anti-hegemony campaign was launched by our party. The purpose of this campaign was to cooperate with the War of Liberation, clear our rear, and advance our party's cause. Some people say that there are no bandits or bullies in Yueyang County. I don't think so. Although we don't have as many bandits here as in Xiangxi and Guangxi, there are. They don't gather in the mountains and forests, but hide among our people. Everyone knows that during the Japanese occupation, there were many guerrilla plainclothes teams in Yueyang County. They were all armed by the Kuomintangs. These people fought against the Japanese army and had outstanding military achievements. However, they also did bad things and harassed the people. These troops were disbanded after the victory of the War of Resistance. Their people are still here and scattered all over the country. They are some dangerous elements. We will arrest them now and eliminate them. Our goal is to eliminate them. Do we need a reason? If he needed a reason, he would find a reason. Was harassing the common people a reason? Was it not a reason to force the common people? These were all reasons. He would use these reasons to arrest them. Majesty Kang's Hu Chuntai and Hu Kun were to be arrested, as were Sun Yunqing and Liu Meiyu, who were at the Lotus Pond.”
"Regarding the definition of a bully, we have to pay attention to the policy. Everyone knew that there were two kinds of people who were tyrannical in the countryside. One was the possessor class, and the other was the proletarian class. The possessor class relied on their own property. They relied on their wealth to give orders, tyrannize, and disregard the poor. Those who did not have any property were basically hoodlums and rogues. The reason why they ran amok in the world was that those who wore leather shoes were afraid of those who wore straw sandals, and those who wore straw sandals were afraid of those who were barefoot. Everyone was a piece of meat. We can't punish these people. We can only reform and educate them so that they can become the objects we rely on. There was only one reason for this, and that was that they belonged to the proletarian class. Having no property was their identity, and having no property was their glory.”
The contents of the county cadre meeting were supposed to be kept secret, but there was no such thing as an airtight wall. The news of the arrest immediately spread throughout the county, making those who had previously participated in the plainclothes team panic all day long.
Mei Yu had naturally heard the news. Not only did he know, but his family also knew. " I told you not to join the plainclothes team," she nagged at home." Why did you go fight the Japanese soldiers? The country has so many troops. Fighting the Japanese soldiers is naturally their business. Why did you join in the fun?" Now, not only did you fail, but you also committed a sin. You really reaped what you sowed.”
Mei Yu's wife, Pan Shi, said,"What should we do? A great disaster is coming. Run quickly. When you have a day to stand out in the future, quietly come and take our mother away."”
"You heartless woman, you only took your mother and son away. What should I do?" Is it easy for me to take care of him? I'm old, so you don't want him to care about me anymore, right?”
Madam Pan said," I'll just give you money. You're so old. How can you walk?”
"My son carried me when I couldn't walk. Shouldn't he carry me?"”
Mei Yu said,"Alright, alright, stop arguing." I'm not going anywhere. I'm just waiting at home for them to catch me. I don't believe that it's a sin for me to beat up the Japanese.”
"Are you stupid? Didn't your plainclothes team also harass the villagers? They arrested you because you beat up the Japanese. They will arrest you for harassing the villagers."”
Mei Yu said," How is that harassment? The plainclothes team needs food and use, but the government doesn't pay for it. It's all up to us to raise our own funds. We can only go to the rich families to ask for it. If the rich families don't give it, we can't help but resort to some tricks. How is this harassment? Wasn't that what the party had always done? Now, everyone was even sending a stone of grain to collect food. What could they do?”
" You are really a stupid treasure," said Peng Huanhuan." Since ancient times, the winner is king and the loser is a bandit. Now that the party has achieved great things, his actions are the reason. Who are you going to reason with?"”
Mei Yu did not make a sound. He only looked at the child in his hands silently. He thought that this child was only two years old, and the Pan family was only in their twenties. If he was captured and killed, what would happen to the mother and son? The Pan family was still fine. He could just marry another person. As for Yan 'er, who would he rely on? How would he grow up?
At night, Nan Heng and Chun Yan came. Nan Heng said to Mei Yu,"You'd better leave. The further you go, the better. If you don't leave, your life will be in danger.”
Chun Yan said," Yes, Sun Yun Qing has left. He went south. I heard that he has arrived in Hong Kong." Go to Hong Kong and find him. He won't leave you alone.”
Mei Yu said," How can I leave? I have an old mother, a young son, and a beautiful wife. Can I leave them behind? Besides, I've never killed anyone from China, and I've never hit anyone from China. The government might not kill me!”
Nan Heng said," You're really silly and cute. We also know that you only killed the Japanese. We also know that you're a person who has made contributions to the nation, but who are you going to reason with?" We don't have to leave, but you have to leave. The government's policy is to punish the culprit and not to punish those who are coerced. The few of us are just ordinary team members. You're the leader. Killing you can intimidate us.”
Mei Yu said,"I'm not leaving. I'm determined not to leave. It's useless no matter what you say." If I go outside, I don't know anyone, I can't read a few words, and I don't have much money. How can I survive?”
Chun Yan said," You're really afraid that your belly will rot even though you're not dead yet. You're such a smart person, and you're still afraid that you won't be able to survive?" The world was big, and there were roads everywhere. If you had a pair of hands, your hands would be the road.”
Mei Yu said," Our group of people is really pitiful. When the Japanese came, we put down our future and didn't find a woman to start a family. Instead, we picked up a knife and a gun to attack the Japanese. After the Japanese left, we returned home and found a woman to be our wife. Now, each of you has a daughter and I have a son. I originally wanted to live happily with my family for the rest of my life. Who knew that this life would be interrupted.”
Nan Heng and Chun Yan left with tears in their eyes. Mei Yu thought about their words and also her mother's words. She put her thoughts together and felt that it was right not to leave. A man should dare to take responsibility for his actions and take responsibility for what he had done. What was the point of hiding?
Not long after Nan Heng and Chun Yan left, Mei Mao and Chao Fan came over. They were also here to persuade Mei Yu to leave. Chao Fan said,"Mei Yu, you should leave. If you don't leave, we will be afraid."”
Mei Yu said," You guys don't have to persuade them. Nan Heng and the others have also come to persuade me. I've already made up my mind. I'm not leaving. Let's see what they do to me!"”
"Why don't you lead us to fight the Chinese government with real weapons?" asked Mei Mao.”
Mei Yu said," You really can't spit out any ivory from your dog mouth. We didn't oppose the commies, but they still wanted to kill us. If they really did oppose us, they would chop us up and feed us to the dogs."”
"Don't listen to Mei Cat. He's just a cat that doesn't catch mice."”
"I'm just joking, don't listen to me!" The Party is the true Son of Heaven and cannot be rebelled against. We have to listen to the Party to survive, or we will die.”
Chao Fan said," Mei Yu, you should go. You can go alone or with your wife and children. No matter how you go, you won't be a burden." I'm different. There are seven of us and five children. If I leave, they will starve to death. If I don't leave, will I implicate them?”
"Don't think too much. You're just a member. Why are you leaving?"”
The Plum Cat said," I'm not leaving either. I can't read a word. How can I survive outside?" If someone else sold me, I'm afraid I'd still help them count the money.”
Mei Yu said," We won't leave, we won't leave. We'll just let the commies clean up."”
That night, Mei Yu spent her time in a state of unease. Although she had to force herself to speak, she was still a little afraid in her heart. Not leaving was his final decision. What would happen if he didn't leave? Would he be tied up? Where would the commies imprison him? Would they kill him? Where would they kill him? Mei Yu thought about these things over and over again, but he still couldn't think of a solution. Mei Yu thought about it as she flipped over and over again. Pan Shi said,"I think you should escape. Go now, head south. No matter how difficult it was, he would always be able to keep his life.”Mei Yu did not reply. He had obviously heard her, but he pretended not to hear her, and even started snoring slightly. "Don't pretend, I know you're not asleep." If you don't leave, you will die. If you leave, perhaps we can meet again in the future.”
Mei Yu could no longer pretend to be asleep. He said," I'm not going, I'm not going. What does a woman like you know? Just follow me. Don't let the hen crow before the rooster crows."”
Madam Pan fell silent and fell into a deep sleep. In her dream, she dreamed that a group of soldiers had come and escorted her husband away. Her husband's face was bleeding, and she did not know if it was from his nose or his brain. Her husband didn't say a word. He didn't say goodbye to his wife and children. He left without looking back. He was very strong. She was so scared that she cried out, and then she was covered in sweat.
Mei Yu said,"What are you shouting about in the middle of the night? You scared me to death."”
Madam Pan told Mei Yu about her dream and said,""My dream is very effective. You'd better leave quickly. After you leave, I will have a good sleep.”
Mei Yu said," Why are you leaving? Go to sleep, go to sleep. I still have to go play the role of a panther tomorrow."”
The next morning, Mei Yu went to the fields to harvest the crops. He was hungry and came home to eat. As soon as he picked up his bowl, Captain Feng brought a few men with guns to his house. Captain Feng said,"Mei Yu, I am now under the orders of the county committee to arrest you.”
Mei Yu said,"I've been doing all this morning, so I'm hungry. Let me finish this bowl of rice."”
Captain Feng said," Alright, alright. Just eat. This request is not too much."”
Mei Yu calmly finished the bowl of rice. Captain Feng said,"Have another bowl. I don't know if there's enough food in prison. Don't be a hungry ghost.”
Mei Yu ate another bowl, then wiped her mouth and reached out to Captain Feng."You guys can roast it."
Captain Feng and the others escorted Mei Yu out. They passed through the ice house, the entrance of the Z-shaped alley, and the main house. As soon as they reached the middle house, they were surrounded. Mei Shang stood in front of Mei Yu and punched her face. Mei Yu's nose immediately bled. His head tilted and blood flowed down his neck. Fei Zhang went up and kicked Mei Yu in the stomach, causing her to bend over in pain. She stared at Fei Zhang with wide eyes, not knowing why the uncle and nephew were hitting him. Just as she was thinking about this, Xigui came up and punched Mei Yu's back again. This punch made Mei Yu stagger a few steps.
Captain Feng stopped them and said,"Alright, alright, stop fighting. Leave it to the government!”
Mei Yu was locked up in prison, where he met a former plainclothes squad leader from the Upper Lotus Pond. The two of them talked about their experiences. The squad leader said that they had run away when they still had a squad leader. When they ran, they even asked him to run with them. He refused, saying that he would rather go to jail than escape. It was so hard to escape. Mei Yu said," That's what I thought too. I can't read a few words and I don't have much money on me. How can I survive outside? I'll either starve to death or freeze to death. Rather than that, it's better to let them die. At least I can save a whole corpse and bury it in the ancestral grave mountain."”
This was a house without windows. There were a few windows above the door to let people breathe in. There were a few straws on the ground for people to sleep in. There was also a toilet in the corner of the house. Mei Yu and the others ate and defecated in this room. When he defecated, he would wipe his butt on the grass. The stench lingered in the room, mixing with the fresh air. After squatting inside for a long time, his nose became ineffective. He thought that the air was just like the air outside. They needed to let out the wind once every three days. When it was time to let out the wind, the two of them would carry the toilet bowl to the toilet to empty it.
Half a month later, there were a few more people in the room. They were Mei Yu's original team members, Nan Heng, Chun Yan, Mei Mao, and Chao Fan. Mei Yu looked at them and said,"Why are you guys here? You're just ordinary members. You can explain it to them!"”
Nan Heng said," We told them, but the government said that we should arrest them first. It won't be too late to release them after confirming that we're fine. This way, we won't miss out on bad people."”
Chun Yan said," What a joke. We've become bad people. Are there any bad people who resist the Japanese?"”
Chao Fan said," You don't know this. If you followed the commies to fight the Japanese, then you would be a hero because the commies are the ones who have taken over the country now. If you follow the KMTs to fight the Japanese, then you are a bad person, because the KMTs have now lost their country.”
"What kind of logic is this? Where did this logic come from?" asked Plum Cat.”
Chao Fan said," You asked me where the logic came from. Then I'll tell you. It's the logic of the Party!”
The cat said," You're not a commoner. What do you know? Squat aside."”
Nan Heng said,"It's really regretful. That night, the few of us ran away together. They were all strong and strong. They were not afraid of not being able to run out. Let alone Hong Kong, even going to Taiwan was not a problem.”
" You know about Taiwan?" Chun Yan asked." Let me ask you, where is Taiwan? How big is it?"”
Nan Heng said," You can't stump me. When I was still studying in Mr. Rain's private school, I knew that Taiwan was very, very far away. It was in the western sea. It was a small island, bigger than Maple Ridge.”
Mei Yu said,"I've implicated you. I'm sorry, I apologize to you!"”
The Plum Cat said,"This sissy's words sound boring. Don't say it." We don't regret it, what's there to regret about fighting the Japanese? Back then, at the Shang and Xia Lotus Pond, we were amazing!”
Mei Yu then asked him about the situation at home, whether his mother was still healthy, whether the Pan family was well, and whether Yan Er was obedient. He had only sat here for half a month, but he thought it had been a thousand years. Nan Heng and the others were also very surprised. How long had they been here? What could have happened to the family? If there was any change, it was that they had been arrested.
At this time, Mei Yu was indeed a little regretful. She should have run that night. The party had just taken over the world, and order had yet to be established. It should not be difficult to run out. It didn't matter if he couldn't read a few words. He was running south anyway, because the commies were coming from the north. It would be even better if she took Nan Heng and the others away at night. With a group, she would have the courage to go out and discuss whatever she did.
However, there was no medicine for regret in this world. Reality was everything.
Mei Yu was taken away, and Peng Xi Xi cursed at home. She scolded her daughter-in-law, Pan Shi, and said,"You are a jinx, a jinx. Our Meiyu Yazi was captured because of you. If it wasn't for you, who would have come to capture him?”
Madam Pan said," Mother, are you still being reasonable? How am I a jinx? How am I a jinx? I married into your family, worked in the fields during the day, spun and weaved at home at night, and even gave birth to a son for your family. I brought good fortune to your family.”
"You're a jinx. If you hadn't married into my family, would Mei Yu have been captured?"”
"Mei Yu was captured because he fought the Japanese soldiers, not because I married him." This Meiyu was too much. If the Japanese came, you could just run. Everyone was like this. Why would you go and fight the Japanese?”
" What a rare sight," said Peng Huanhuan." The Japanese are fighting right in front of our door. They only know how to hide and run. Mei Yu is a man of blood. His crotch is hanging like a belly, unlike you."”
Peng Huanhuan's vulgar words made Madam Pan laugh, but she couldn't go back and scold her mother-in-law, so she pursed her lips and smiled. As she smiled, she spun the yarn into a lump and had to start again.
" You're such a joke," said Peng Huanhuan." You don't know how to be sad when your husband is taken away. You have to think of a way to see him and save him. You can't just watch him die."”
Madam Pan stopped spinning. She put away the spinning wheel and went to Gaoshan Temple to ask Mister Rain about the situation. She wanted to see if Mister Rain could save her husband.
Mr. Rain said," What can I do? I'm not familiar with the party at all.”
Madam Pan said," Everyone says that you know how to fight a lawsuit. Everyone says that your complaint is well written. Why don't you help me fight a lawsuit and write a complaint to save my husband? When the time comes, I will definitely come to thank you."”
Mister Rain said,"My lawsuit is a thing of the past. It's different now." Now, even if you wanted to file a lawsuit, there was nowhere to go. The officials of the party were the judges, and whatever they said was true. No matter how much reason you had, it was useless.”
Madam Pan said," Two years ago, you fought a lawsuit for Maple Ridge. With just a pen, you prevented the cattle of Yan Village from grazing in the north. You broke a tradition left behind by your ancestors. How amazing! Please try again and show your manliness. If you save my husband, I will definitely thank you heavily.”
Mister Rain said,"I'm a timid person. I don't dare to take over this matter. I know that your husband has only killed Japanese people, not Chinese people. The reason why the Chinese government wanted to capture him was because his troops harassed the people. I also know about such things. Back then, they beat up a few people in Maple Ridge and forced some silver coins. I also know that they had no choice but to do so, but the problem is, who is going to reason with you?”
Madam Pan left unhappily. She knew that she couldn't blame Mister Rain for this.
After Nan Heng and the others were captured, the wives of the families ran to the Pan family to cause trouble and asked the Pan family to compensate their husbands. Pan said,"Are you guys being reasonable? If you want me to compensate your husband, who will compensate our husband? If you have the guts, we'll go to the county government together.”
"You guys aren't good goods. You're asking for compensation from our family. We haven't even gone to your family yet!" Back then, our Mei Yu stayed in the house and didn't come out. It was your husbands who caught Mei Shang and beat them up and demanded money. I know all about it.”
Nan Heng's wife said," Although I didn't marry into the family at that time, I found out later that your Mei Yu was the mastermind behind the scenes. The person who beat her up wasn't our husbands. They were all people from the outhouse. Our husbands only provided the characters.”
"That's right, we're still the same," Peng said."We should all go to jail in the Party, get shot, and be hacked."”
Chun Yan's wife said," Alright, alright. You old woman, don't curse anymore. We won't ask you for him." Let's go to the county government and ask the county head why he wants to capture the anti-Japanese hero.”
In fact, this group of women had not gone to the county government. They did not have the courage or knowledge to do so. They returned home dejectedly, burning incense and praying, hoping that their loved ones would come back early to reunite. They just didn't believe that their loved ones would be cut by a knife, saw, and axe.
On the 15th day of the 10th month of this year, Yueyang County's first meeting of people from all walks of life was held in Yueyang. What was discussed in the meeting, what the secretary and the county head said, and what the final decision was made, Mei Yu and the others in prison did not know at all. Not to mention that they did not know the contents of the meeting, even if it was just a meeting, they did not know.
They felt as if every day was a year. Here, they could only see the dark walls, smell the stinky air, eat the sand rice that hurt their teeth, and hear the fierce threats. It was already late autumn, and they could only rely on their own body temperature to keep warm. When can I get out, or when can I be shot?
After another half a month, the Yue-Han railway, which had been interrupted for a long time, was reopened. The pace of the war was getting further and further away, so much so that it was almost at the end. The weapons were about to be put into storage. The Chinese government had achieved a decisive victory in the mainland of China. They had established their regime on this solid land.
Mei Yu and the others did not feel anything as they sat in the prison. The prison guards would not tell them about it, and the officers would not report to them. They could not see or hear any relevant information. When they fell asleep at night, they would enter their own dreams. When they woke up in the morning, they would talk about their dreams from last night. When they repeated their dreams, they would constantly make various modifications to the dreams to please others. This was how Mei Yu and the others passed their days.
After another half a month, the county government issued a notice on the prohibition of silver, gold, and silver. Those who read the notice were all curious and amused. Gold and silver were used as currency in circulation, not only in China, but also in the world. It had been like this for thousands of years. The Chinese government is here to ban the circulation of money. Can you stop it? If you ban it, will it stop circulating? Will it lose its value?
Mei Yu and the others obviously didn't know about this notice. They didn't have any gold or silver on them. Not only did they not have it on them, but they also didn't have it at home. If they needed to exchange for some cloth and salt, their families would bring the grain to Xiushui Market, or to Antler Street or Xinqiang Street. They would barter for it. Gold and silver were luxury goods to them. Even if they were forbidden to use them, they would not lose anything.
During the twelfth lunar month, Mei Yu and the others were released and sent home. On the day they were released, the warden talked to them. The warden said,"Letting you go home doesn't mean that you're not guilty. Your crimes can never be erased. Our party is magnanimous. Considering your past contributions to the war against Japan, we will temporarily pardon you. "But you must remember that after you go back, you must reform yourself and turn over a new leaf. When the government summons you, you must be at their beck and call. You are not allowed to escape. Do you hear me? If you escape, you will be punished and can be shot at any time. I'm not scaring you. Remember this!”
Mei Yu and the others were confused by the release. Why had they been captured and why had they been released? Mei Yu could not figure it out. Were they innocent to begin with, or were the crimes added to them not enough to kill them? Mei Yu couldn't figure it out either. In short, they had returned to Maple Ridge in a daze.
As soon as Mei Yu returned, Pan Shi hugged him and cried bitterly. "Why are you crying? Your man isn't dead, what are you crying for?" You should be happy that your man is back.”
Madam Pan immediately wiped her tears and said,"Mother is right. I should laugh."”
Mei Yu took a bath at night and went to bed early. He also told Madam Pan to go to bed early. Madam Pan took a bath and prepared to go to bed. She was very happy and smiled as she took a bath.
Peng Xiaoxi said," You must be dying of laughter. You must have gone crazy thinking about men. You must have been itching for a few months without touching a man's body!"”
Madam Pan didn't reply. She couldn't reply, nor could she. She was her mother-in-law. She could say whatever she wanted to say. After washing up, Madam Pan took off her clothes and buried her head in Mei Yu's arms. Mei Yu hugged her and started gnawing on her. Madam Pan's face and chest were covered in Mei Yu's mouth marks. After a while, Madam Pan said,"Alright, alright, let's do something practical. I haven't tasted it in months.”
Mei Yu flipped over and climbed up. As he did his homework, he thought that it was very difficult for this woman to keep her chastity. If he was shot by the government, would the Pan family remarry? She was only in her twenties. Why should she be a widow for him? After she remarried, which man would sleep on her body and poke into her body? Madam Pan is so beautiful. I am Lotus Pond, and I am definitely a first-class beauty. Now that I have a son, not only did it not damage her figure, but it also made her even more charming.
As Mei Yu thought about this, his subconscious became even more motivated. That iron spear was incomparably hard. He stabbed and pulled it out again and again, stabbing deeper and deeper. He didn't expect that he would still have such a time. He didn't expect that he could still have such a beauty. He only wanted to kill her this time. If she died, he would also die. In the underworld, they would still be husband and wife and could still do their homework. If he died and she was still alive, she would no longer belong to him. She would belong to someone else.
Mei Yu's thoughts ran wild on Madam Pan's body, her movements getting heavier and heavier. Madam Pan asked in confusion,"Meiyu, what's wrong with you? You're not normal. Is it because you haven't eaten fish for a long time?”
Mei Yu said,"It's nothing. I'm just thinking about it, thinking that you're someone else's."”
"What are you talking about? I'm your man in life and your ghost in death."”
After saying that, Madam Pan hugged Mei Yu's waist tightly and said,"I don't want you to come down. I won't allow you to come down. I told you to keep doing it.”
Mei Yu said," You're right. I'm going to do it seriously. It'll be fine if I have another child. Our family will have two sons. Even if the government kills me in the future, it'll be worth it. My descendants will grow healthily."”
The next night, Nan Heng and the others came to Mei Yu's house again to discuss the matter. Nan Heng's opinion was still to run away, and to run away forever, never to return to Maple Ridge again.
" Yes, yes, yes," said Peng Huanhuan." That's my opinion too. Escape is more important. It's best if you can take me with you. It doesn't matter if you can't. I'm an old woman anyway. The government won't do anything to me."”
Nan Heng said,"That's right, that's right. Peng Xiaoxu's vision is far greater than us men."”
Mei Yu said," When we came out, didn't the warden tell us not to run away? If we were caught, we would be shot. We have to listen to the government."”
Chun Yan said," You only know how to be obedient. The warden also said that letting us go is only temporary. That means that when the government is unhappy, they will come and arrest us again."”
"Of course I heard it," Mei Yu said."I also know what it means." Because of this, I don't want to run. I want to prove myself.”
Chao Fan said," You are really pedantic. How are you going to prove yourself? Who will believe your proof?" Are you saying that if you don't run away, the government will think that you are obedient and law-abiding?”
Plum Cat said," Brother Mei Yu, let's just run. We don't want our wives anymore. They won't starve to death. Others will want them. They will live a good life with others. At least they won't have to worry."”
Mei Yu said,"You can't run, you can't run, and I can't bring you with me." "The government caught you to scare you. If I take you away, you'll really be guilty. If the government catches you again, you'll really be beheaded.”
Everyone parted on bad terms. Nan Heng and the others were very dissatisfied with Mei Yu's stubbornness. Without Mei Yu's support, the four of them would not band together and escape. This was because they did not have a backbone. If they could not band together, their opinions would not be the same. That would be a plate of loose sand, and they would not be able to accomplish anything.
Madam Pan was very worried. After Nan Heng and the others left, she said to Mei Yu,"Do you really not want to escape?”
Mei Yu said," I won't run away. Let's be serious and be a son. If you give birth to another son, it'll be worth it even if the government kills me."”
Madam Pan said,"Do you think you can have a son just because you want to? You're so happy to be poor!"”
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