Chapter 3: The Father Is Arrested
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"Your dad can be regarded as my life-saving benefactor, remember that time......" Leng Feng patted Gao Yan's shoulder lovingly, and his thoughts returned to more than forty years ago, that special era.
One night in the autumn of 1967, in a courtyard in Ningzhou City. The courtyard in Ningzhou, known locally as the "Old Wall Gate", was the most representative residence in Ningzhou City at that time. The old wall gate I am talking about is different from the general old wall gate, which is only composed of a circle of walls and a wall gate, and is a closed dwelling; The wall door I'm talking about is semi-closed. At the foreground is a large walled gate, a heavy wooden door that has survived the vicissitudes but is still strong: it is surrounded by a tall wall. Pushing open the heavy wooden door, there were slogans written on the walls on both sides, and I vaguely remembered that there were eight vermilion characters written on the left: unity, tension, seriousness, liveliness; On the right is written: Long live Chairman Mao! After walking a dozen steps, you can see a large patio, surrounded by two-story bungalows next to the patio, in the shape of "several"; A few steps further, there are three courtyards surrounded by walls, one on the left and two on the right, in the shape of "Pin", the wall is slightly lower than the outside, and then on the left, there is a large field; On the right is a gravel path that leads to the outside.
On that eventful day, people got into the bed early, not wanting to cause trouble. The whole courtyard seems extraordinarily peaceful, with Xiao killing in the tranquility!
A dark shadow slowly pushed open the heavy wooden door, and despite this, the wooden door still made a "squeak" sound, breaking the quiet night, but no one came out to visit! The shadow walked straight to a room and tapped the door three times. Softly and anxiously called: "Brother Chengzhi! Open the door! ”
The door opened.
Through the faint light, it can be seen that the person who called the door was a man thirty years away, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, dressed in a worker's attire, he was Zhang Haoshan's father - Zhang De; The one who opened the door was a middle-aged man about 40 years old, wearing a Lenin suit and looking like a cadre, and he was Leng Feng's father, Leng Chengzhi.
"Brother Zhang De! Please take a seat in the room! Leng Chengzhi hurriedly invited Zhang De into the house.
As soon as he entered the door, Zhang De grabbed Leng Chengzhi's hand and said anxiously:
"Brother Chengzhi! You'd better go out and avoid the limelight! Someone up there is going to do it to you! ”
"Joke! I am a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, and I am still afraid of those rebels! Leng Chengzhi waved his hand and said contemptuously.
"Brother Chengzhi! Stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood! Zhang De anxiously and helplessly persuaded.
"I have your heart! But I'm not going to hide! Leng Chengzhi said firmly.
"You'd better go early! I'm afraid I'm going to get to you! Leng Chengzhi gave an eviction order.
Anyone who has experienced that era knows that Zhang Delai had to take a great risk to report to Leng Chengzhi, although he was a small rebel leader at that time, but if he didn't get it right, he might become a "current counterrevolutionary", if someone found out and reported it.
"Then take care of yourself!" Zhang De shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.
The next day, Leng Chengzhi rode his old "Phoenix" bicycle to work as usual. When I came to the gate of the city hall, I felt that something was wrong, and the sentry at the gate was replaced by "Red Guards". And the "Red Guards" looked at him very unfriendly, as if he were a class enemy. Fortunately, he was mentally prepared, and he came to his office as if nothing had happened. The rebels in the office were already waiting there, and Zhang De was also standing there expressionlessly. A big fat man is still sitting in his seat!
Seeing Leng Chengzhi, the big fat man said in an official tone: "You should know why we are here!" ”
Leng Chengzhi glanced at him coldly, and replied without humility or arrogance: "I don't know what business you are doing here?" ”
"I heard that you have a great dissatisfaction with the revolution! So please come with us and make it clear! "The big fat man crossed Erlang's legs.
"I'm going to work now! I don't have time to go with you, I'll definitely visit when I have time! Leng Chengzhi endured the anger in his heart!
"I'm afraid you can't help it! Do you want to go with us yourself, or do you want us to do it! "The fat man is fierce!
"You dare!" Leng Chengzhi confronted him without showing weakness!
At this time, Zhang De walked up and patted him on the shoulder expressionlessly:
"Don't embarrass us too much!" Took advantage of the situation and pushed him.
Leng Chengzhi also knew very well in his heart that it was useless to confront them, and several of his colleagues were forcibly taken away by them!
In the evening, Zhang De's family was having dinner. A small square table should be the dining table, Zhang De sat at the top, and Zhang Haoshan and his mother sat on both sides. The meal is fairly simple, a bowl of pickled shredded pork, and the shredded meat is a pitifully few; a bowl of fried screws, the screws were still made by Zhang Haoshan's mother, who secretly fished them up from the river; A bowl of loofah soup, and there are a pitiful few loofahs in the bowl. People who have lived through that era know that because the war has just ended, it is really a waste to be rebuilt, and resources are naturally very scarce; Coupled with natural and man-made disasters, people's lives are naturally worse. On the table was a bottle of soju made from sweet potatoes, which was a luxury for those days. The soju was made from sweet potatoes by Zhang Haoshan's mother's rural relatives, and of course it was made secretly. In those days, everything was surnamed "Gong". Making your own soju, even if you make it with sweet potatoes, will be cut off as the "tail of capitalism" - confiscated.
Zhang De took a sip of soju and said to his wife, "Huifang! Brother Chengzhi was taken away by them, and the life of the eldest sister-in-law and sister-in-law will be a problem in the future, so let's try our best to help them in the future! Of course, it is not convenient for me to go, and they also know that we usually have a good relationship, and they are very defensive against me; Besides, it's not convenient for me to be a big man, so it's only appropriate for you to go on my behalf. ”
Huifang sighed: "What kind of world is this!" ”
"Even if Brother Chengzhi doesn't have an accident, we have to help them!" Huifang said sincerely.
"Hill! You will play more with your Leng Feng brother in the future and spend more time with him! Don't bully your Leng Feng brother with others! Zhang De said to Zhang Haoshan.
"How could I bully Brother Leng Feng! Whoever dares to bully him, I will ......" Zhang Haoshan shook his clenched fists.
Although Zhang Haoshan was only thirteen or fourteen years old at the time, he was tall and tall, and at first glance he looked like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old young man, so those little hooligans were also afraid of him on weekdays, let alone those big children.
Leng Chengzhi's family, Leng Feng's mother saw that her husband had not returned for a long time, and she was faintly uneasy in her heart. She asked Leng Feng to eat first, and she ate a few bites absentmindedly, and waited for her husband to return in the living room, and in order to kill time, she brought a few clothes to sew and mend. Leng Feng was in his room, secretly taking out a copy of "The Gadfly" from under the bed to read.
At that time, because some people advocated the "theory that reading is useless", the school was suspended, and many teachers and intellectuals were beaten as "stinky old nine"! How many precious books have been burned! Leng Feng was eighteen or nineteen years old at the time, a hot-blooded young man with strong blood, so he naturally couldn't get used to this kind of bad behavior, and naturally he was beaten! Those books were secretly left by him, in order to cope, he took the textbooks and handed them in, those extracurricular books were bought by him with his pocket money, so he was naturally reluctant to be used as firewood! Because Leng Feng was very hidden, the Red Guards came to search for it several times, but they returned in vain.
"Knock knock!" There was a soft, anxious knock at the door.
Leng Feng's mother was overjoyed and hurriedly stood up to open the door.
Standing at the door were Huifang and Zhang Haoshan, and Leng Feng's mother felt a trace of loss in her heart.
"Huifang! Come in and sit down for a while! Leng Feng's mother forced a smile.
"Auntie! Is Brother Leng Feng here? Zhang Haoshan asked Leng Feng's mother.
"He's upstairs, you go find him!"
Upstairs, Leng Feng was reading a book intently in his room.
"Knock knock!" There was a soft knock on the door.
Leng Feng asked vigilantly:
"Who?" At the same time, tuck the book under the pillow.
"It's me! Brother Leng Feng! Outside the door, Zhang Haoshan replied. At the same time, gently push the door open.
"It's you, Xiaoshan!" Leng Feng touched his chest.
"Are you reading again?" Zhang Haoshan grimaced.
Leng Feng smiled and didn't answer. The two of them usually have a very close relationship, and Leng Feng doesn't have to worry about Haoshan betraying himself.
"Brother Leng Feng! You close your eyes! ”
"Hill! What are you going to sell? ”
"You close your eyes, I'll surprise you!" Haoshan pretends to be mysterious.
"That's it! You can open your eyes now! ”
Leng Feng opened his eyes, and Haoshan took a "pistol" and shook it in front of him.
"Pistol?" Leng Feng looked at Haoshan suspiciously.
"This is what I made of wood!" Haoshan was triumphant.
"It's too similar!" Leng Feng couldn't put it down.
"Brother, if you like it, I'll give it to you!"
"How's that going to work?" Leng Feng handed the pistol to Haoshan.
"It's good for you to use this gun to scare and scare those who bully you! I can't be by your side all the time! ”
"Alright! Then I'll take it! Leng Feng felt that it was difficult to resist the hospitality.
Downstairs, Huifang was talking to Leng Feng's mother.
"Sister-in-law Ruonan! Tell you bad news, you have to hold on! Huifang got straight to the point.
"Say it!" Ruonan forcibly calmed down! I have already guessed eight or nine points in my heart!
"Brother Chengzhi was taken away by them!" Ruonan's body shook. Although I have been on guard for a long time, I still can't accept it when things really come.
"Sister-in-law! You okay! Huifang asked with concern.
"It's okay! I've thought of it for a long time!" Ruonan smiled sadly.
"If you want to cry, you can cry! Don't hold it to yourself! It's going to be a problem! Hui Fang earnestly persuaded.
"It's all right! With Brother Zhang De over there, he shouldn't suffer much! ”
"You can rest assured of this, my husband will do his best!"
Because Zhang De was up and down, and the rebels also knew that before this "storm", the relationship between the two of them had always been very iron, and everyone looked up and didn't look down, so there was no need to make the relationship too stiff, so they were also happy to be a favor, so they were very lax in their supervision of Leng Chengzhi. Leng Chengzhi did not suffer much in the "dry school". It's just that Leng Chengzhi's stubborn temper that refuses to bow his head makes Zhang De a little embarrassed.
On this day, Zhang De returned home and hurriedly finished dinner, and went to Leng Chengzhi's house with his wife.
When Ruonan saw them, he hurriedly got up and greeted:
"Huifang! Brother Zhang De! Please take a seat in the room! ”
"Sister-in-law! You don't have to be so polite! Zhang De moved a stool and sat on it.
"Brother Zhang De! How is he doing over there? Ruonan asked with concern.
"It's nothing, it's just that he's stubborn......" Zhang De smiled bitterly.
"He's just got this stinky temper! It bothered the Zhang De brothers! Ruonan said gratefully.
"It's nothing!"
"Sister-in-law! There's one thing I'd like to discuss with you. Zhang De paused and said.
"Say anything!"
"Now that many cadres and children have gone to the countryside to work, can you ask Leng Feng to go too? This will save you a lot of worry! By the way, you can also go to exercise to exercise your body and mind! ”
"I have this idea, too, he is as stubborn as his father, and he suffers no less here. Why don't you let him go to the countryside! Since you have brought it up, please bother to help me get a spot. ”
"Don't worry about this! Wrap it up on me! Zhang De patted his chest.
In those days, it was fashionable to "go to the mountains and go to the countryside". Every year, thousands of young intellectuals respond to the call of the great leader: "Young intellectuals go to the countryside and receive re-education from the poor and middle peasants!" ”。 Every spring, Ningzhou City holds a farewell meeting to "send young intellectuals to the rural areas."
In the spring of 1968, the farewell meeting of Ningzhou City was held in the auditorium as scheduled. The auditorium was crowded, and a middle-aged man who looked like a leader was giving an impassioned report on the rostrum, but no one was listening, and everyone was saying goodbye to their relatives. Everyone understands in their hearts that this farewell will not be able to see each other again for at least five or six years, so everyone is uncomfortable, and some have already cried, and this crying has brought up the emotions of the people next to them, and suddenly there was a cry in the venue.
Ruo Nanqiang held back his tears, pulled Leng Feng's hand and instructed: "When you get over there, listen to the captain's words, don't rely on your own temperament!" It's going to be a loss! Remember! ”
Zhang De stood aside and said to Ruonan: "Sister-in-law! When the child is older, he has his own ideas about some things! ”
He patted Leng Feng's shoulder again: "Xiao Feng! Listen to what your mother says! Parents are people who have come over, and what they say is based on experience! ”
"Well, uncle, I remember!" Leng Feng replied sincerely.
Zhang Haoshan took Leng Feng's hand and was reluctant to let go for a long time! Leng Feng patted his schoolbag and made a "pistol" gesture, and the two of them smiled knowingly.
"I'll take care of myself! You have to be obedient and try not to provoke others! When I get back, we'll continue to be brothers! Leng Feng said to Zhang Haoshan in the tone of an adult. After saying that, he jumped into the truck without looking back. He knew in his heart that as soon as he turned around, his relatives would be even more sad! Your heart will hurt even more! Only if you are strong, your relatives will rest assured! The truck departed with the concern and expectation of relatives......