Chapter 81 Police Arrive at the Door

Song Haodong asked Ye Jianguo:

"How can Captain Ye remember the time? Even Bai Wen'an himself doesn't remember."

Ye Jianguo scratched his head and said:

"After Wen'an left, I went back to my room to sleep. My wife complained that Wen'an and I had been talking for too long."

I glanced at my watch; it was exactly 8 o'clock.

Song Haodong learned about this family. The old lady had been arrested yesterday, and now it was just the couple and their child at home.

He glanced at Wen Tong, a beautiful woman sitting next to Bai Wen'an, who looked frail and delicate.

He then asked Wen Tong, "Comrade Wen, could you also tell us what you were doing there between 7 and 8 o'clock?"

Wen Tong looked up and said, "I'll definitely be sleeping at home tonight!"

Li Xinru immediately jumped up and said to Song Haodong:

"Officer, it must be her, arrest her quickly."

Wen Tong asked, "What crime did I commit while sleeping at home that I need to be arrested?"

Song Haodong said, "Please don't worry, Comrade Wen, I'm just trying to find out."

Wen Tong: "I don't know why the police officers came specifically to question my husband and me?"

Song Haodong had no choice but to explain:

“This educated youth, Li, was beaten up last night. She said she had some grudges with your family, so I came to find out more.”

Wen Tong gave a cold laugh:

"Li Zhiqing criticized so many people before, does he only have grudges against our family?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Li Xinru.

Li Xinru shouted:

“I’m criticizing capitalists, those stinking intellectuals, they all deserve to be criticized.”

Everyone else is in Beijing, only your father is here. If it's not you, who else would come to hit me?

Wen Tong said, "I'm just a weak woman, how could I possibly fight you?"

I believe the police still rely on evidence; it's not up to you to decide.

Song Haodong had a headache, knowing that he wouldn't get anything today.

He bid farewell to Uncle Bai and Ye Jianguo, and left with Li Xinru and Liu Aiguo.

Upon arriving outside the educated youth compound, he said to Li Xinru:

“Li Zhiqing, Bai Wen’an had no time to commit the crime, Wen Tong is a girl, and you have no evidence.”

We will continue our investigation, and we will notify you of any developments in the case.

After Song Haodong finished speaking, he left directly, and Li Xinru stomped her feet in anger.

Liu Aiguo was cold and tired that day. After the police officers left, he went back inside to warm up.

Li Xinru returned to her room dejectedly. She had been beaten for nothing and had spent the whole day running around for nothing. She felt terrible and couldn't stand anyone.

Bai Wen'an and his uncle, along with Ye Jianguo, left.

He then asked Wen Tong:

"Wife, did you do this?"

Wen Tong nodded.

Bai Wen'an sighed: "No wonder, when Second Brother came to tell us that the police were here, you looked off."

Wen Tong lowered her head and said, "Wen An, I was wrong. I won't beat her up next time."

The thought that my parents were arrested because of the whistleblower letter she wrote made me lose control of myself.

I was just too angry, so I taught her a lesson, but I didn't kill her.

Bai Wen'an couldn't very well blame his wife. As her husband, he felt humiliated for not being able to stand up for her.

He gently patted his wife's back and said to her:

"Honey, don't be so reckless in the future. What will happen to me and the children if something happens to you?"

Now that you know that Li, the educated youth, has a bad heart, you need to be careful not to let her find any fault with you.

Since Grandpa Cui is with your parents, you should visit them less often.

Since they don't have to work in the fields now, the two elders can focus on recovering from their injuries.

Pack up Mom's usual things, I'll take them to her in a bit.

Wen Tong felt panicked and disoriented at the thought of her parents' injuries, and the fact that she couldn't take care of them herself.

After hearing her husband's words, she hurriedly packed her mother's things.

Bai Wen'an then asked:

"Honey, do we have any money left at home? I borrowed 100 yuan from my sister to buy medicine."

Wen Tong simply gave him the money and asked him to deliver it.

Bai Wen'an happened to run into Li Mingyue at the gate, and the two went into the courtyard together.

Bai Xiaoyue is preparing dinner.

Bai Wen'an was worried about his wife, so he left the money and left.

After Bai Wen'an left, Li Mingyue couldn't wait to ask:

"Xiaoyue, I went to my parents' house yesterday, and I only heard today that Wen Tong's parents were arrested?"

Bai Xiaoyue nodded:

"Yes, a villain came to the village and wrote a letter of denunciation. The Revolutionary Committee arrested Uncle Xiang and Aunt Wen."

Li Mingyue asked indignantly:

"That wicked person did such a despicable thing, aren't they afraid of being childless and having no descendants?"

Bai Xiaoyue was very open with her friend, so she told her friend about what Li Xinru had done.

Li Mingyue frowned and said:

"I never would have guessed that such a pretty girl could be so vicious!"

Her father worked in the Xiang family's factory and lived off the Xiang family, yet he still did such an ungrateful thing.

From now on, I'll have to stay away from her. Who knows when that crazy person might suddenly go berserk?

Bai Xiaoyue nodded with deep feeling.

Because the weather was so cold, everyone stayed at home and didn't want to go out, including the people in the educated youth compound.

Li Xinru, unable to make a difference on her own, gave up any further ambitions.

It allowed everyone to have a period of peace and quiet.

In the spring of 1969, Bai Wen'an returned home and told everyone that the situation was significantly better than in previous years.

Although they still hold small meetings every three days and large meetings every five days, they are now able to work normally, and their main task is to vigorously promote production.

Spring has arrived, and spring planting is definitely the top priority. Everyone is going to the fields to work, including several educated youth.

After several months of recuperation, and with the help of Grandpa Cui's miraculous healing skills, Xiang Zhennan's health has basically returned to normal.

He also turned misfortune into good fortune, as his wife returned to his side.

Wen Xiya has been taking care of him all along, and now the two of them work in the fields together every day.

He was in a great mood, his back was straight, and his overall demeanor was completely different.

Wen Xiya never complains or says she's tired.

She works silently every day, seemingly with inexhaustible energy, which is completely contrary to her delicate image.

Wen Tong sighed inwardly, realizing that she had always thought her mother was a dodder vine, but it turned out her mother was a cactus.

Several educated youths went to work in the fields, and all sorts of things went wrong.

The men carried a load on a shoulder pole, their necks hunched, their backs slouched, swaying with every step.

If you only carry light loads, you might accidentally drop the carrying pole on your foot.

The three male educated youths took turns holding their feet, groaning and looking quite disheveled.

Li Xinru kept yelling and complaining that her hands and feet hurt, and that there were bugs and thorns in her hands.

Anyway, she kept talking, and cleared a small patch of wasteland in one morning.

Fang Wanzhi worked with a bitter face the whole time, and I didn't see her take a break.

However, they were stuck in the same place with little progress.

The petite and thin Luo Xiaowei, who worked silently and diligently, was quite impressive.

When she finished work, Li Xinru went home grumbling.

She caught sight of Xiang Zhennan and Wen Xiya, and her eyes widened in surprise.

When I saw the two of them being arrested last time, I thought they would be criticized and tortured to death.

As it turns out, the two of them are doing fine now, as if they haven't been affected at all.