Chapter 55 Li Siming's Spring
No one can know what Li Siming was thinking in his heart when he was in the labor reform farm. Many times, Li Siming didn't even know what he was thinking. Although he firmly believed that the future was bright, just one year of labor reform life made Li Siming, who was once optimistic, often think that he really committed a crime.
From the beginning to the end, Li Siming believed that he was just an inconspicuous member of the millions of injustice. Fortunately, he had only been in the cage for two or three years. Compared with those "old reactionaries" who came here since the late 1950s, he was too lucky.
"When God is about to give a great responsibility to this man, he must first suffer his mind and mind, exhaust his muscles and bones, starve his body and abdomen, and lose his body, and act and disturb his actions. Therefore, he will be moved and endure his nature and increase his ability." Li Siming copied this passage of Mencius's quotation in his study notes to encourage himself.
1975 soon passed by Li Siming's self-comfort. Among the political events that occurred during this period, the most eye-catching thing was that after the first session of the Fourth National People's Congress, * came back and presided over the work of the Politburo, the State Council, and the Military Commission. Some people were frightened and uneasy; on April 5, the old rival of the Communist Party of China, Chiang Kai-shek passed away; on September 2 of the same year, the People's Daily published an editorial to criticize the Water Margin.
For Li Siming, 1975 had nothing changed except one year older. Compared with the dullness of 1975, 1976 can be said to be the most worthy of study in Chinese history, and it was also the most eye-catching political event year. On New Year's Day, the People's Daily, the Red Flag magazine, and the People's Liberation Army Daily published the New Year's Day editorial "Nothing in the World, As long as you are willing to climb", conveying the accusation that * was proposing "three instructions as the main point", and set off the so-called "criticism of Deng Deng and counterattacking the right-wing reversal" trend. The people who just saw were disappointed again.
1976 was also the most sad year in Chinese history.
On January 18, Zhou Enlai, the good Prime Minister of the People, passed away at the age of 78. On the Qingming Festival this year, people from all walks of life in Beijing spontaneously came to Tiananmen Square to present flowers and write poems to the Prime Minister. The "Gang of Four" characterizes this incident as a counter-revolutionary incident, but this is also the final performance of the "Gang of Four".
On July 6, the founding father, one of the founders of the People's Army, Marshal Zhu De, and the kind elder, completed his last journey in Beijing.
On July 28, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in Tangshan, Hebei. Tangshan was razed to the ground, killing more than 240,000 people, and direct economic losses exceeded 10 billion. This made the disaster-stricken 1976, and rumors spread everywhere among the people.
On September 9, a great man, Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Honorary Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, died in Beijing due to illness at the age of 83. This day was exactly the 49th anniversary of his leadership of the Autumn Harvest Uprising.
On October 6, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee represented by Hua Guofeng, Ye Jianying and Li Xiannian took decisive measures and quickly smashed the "Gang of Four" group according to the will of the people. In the same month, millions of soldiers and civilians in the capital held a rally in Tiananmen Square to solemnly celebrate the great victory of the struggle to crush the "Gang of Four". In October of this golden autumn, the "*" ten-year catastrophe ended, and China entered a new historical period.
In the labor reform farm where Li Siming "during temporary residence", the atmosphere seemed a bit "weird" since the first half of 1976: some people secretly circulated "secret documents", some whispered to each other in the corner, and some people turned the newspapers to study the political trend. In the second half of 1976, the political situation gradually became clear, and the "intellectuals" who used to be human beings with tails began to have the confidence to speak, no longer whispered and complained, but began to have the meaning of "turning over serfs and singing". With the courage to criticize the "Gang of Four", they vented their dissatisfaction with their own experience.
Although there are still disciplined cadres in labor reform farms who are unwilling to give up their authority, the treatment of labor reformers is getting better day by day, as if they have changed a new world overnight. Some people are afraid of the revenge of these labor reformers. Their voices and emotions in the past have been replaced by kindness and care. Do you want to read books and newspapers? No problem, you can just enter the reading room and write reflective materials? No problem, I will mail you for you! Want to cure your illness? I recommend the best hospital to you. Suddenly, the conditions and treatment are improved, and the labor reformers can't adapt for a while. What if the political trend changes again? Both sides are coming and going, respect each other as harmonious and united, and have a great situation.
The fifth company of educated youth on Daxing Island are also exercising. Various gossips and rumors every day make people have different ideas in their hearts. After the fall of the "Gang of Four", the deputy instructor Xu Xueqing was in panic all day long. He locked himself in the office and studied Maoxuan. He didn't see anyone in two days and had no meals. He wanted to find the answer from Maoxuan whether there was anyone in the central government to counter-revolution.
Shuai Xu, Zhang Hua and others did not let him go. Zhang Hua fired a fire at him. He wrote a "big-character poster" on the newspaper reading column, which said: "Why didn't Xu Xueqing change his name?" As for why Xu Xueqing was called Xu Xueqing, everyone in the company knew. In the past, this name could bring unexpectedly inappropriate political capital, but today it was a proof of guilt that he could not escape even if he wanted to. Back then, he offended too many people, and everyone rushed to criticize him. This was his own "living" in the past.
"It's really thirty years from Hedong and thirty years from Hexi. I didn't expect that he would be today, but these thirty years are still there, right?" the monkey sighed.
"The feng shui changes. Today, let him try the methods he used to deal with Amin." Zeng Zhi was criticized for a full ten years, and this time he also tasted the taste of criticizing others.
"Let's ignore anything else. He must admit his false accusation of Amin. If he asked him to write confession materials one day earlier, Amin can come out earlier!" said Shuai Xu.
So, Shuai Xu, Zhang Hua, Zeng Zhi and Monkey actively participated in this critical action, writing big-character posters, distributing leaflets, and submitting materials to superiors. The four of them also wrote dramas, ran to the regiment headquarters to set up a stage, and wrote and performed themselves. During their time as educated youth in Daxing, they had never been as active as they are now, which was shocking.
Xu Xueqing was forced to write materials to overturn the case for Li Siming. Anyway, he was already "inflicted crimes", but he still retained a little sense of self-protection and pushed the responsibility to the "Gang of Four", saying that he was confined to the political situation, deceived by bad people, and was just an executor, etc. After "*", everyone can push any unjust, false and wrong cases to the "Gang of Four".
The labor reformers in labor reform farms also write materials every day to clear themselves of their crimes. Every day, various materials are sent to all parts of the country like snowflakes.
Li Siming received a letter from Yang Yue almost every week. Each letter was made by Yang Yue, telling himself about the latest news in the military camp, and without exception, he wrote the words at the end why he didn't reply. Li Siming had never replied, because Li Siming felt that there was nothing to write, and every day was nothing more than labor, eating, political study and sleeping, which was more boring than in Daxing. Finally, Yang Yue scolded him in the letter, and he replied, and made up a few small jokes to get rid of the matter.
Yang Yue was very happy to receive the letter. The reply was obviously much thicker, and she also held a photo of her wearing a military uniform. She was graceful and smiling. She said that her father and his old comrades were liberated and would definitely help Li Siming clear his grievances.
In the labor reform farm, there was joy and people left here every day. In Li Siming's memory, whenever someone left here, everyone in the farm knocked on the washbasin and gave it to him. The rest were full of envy without exception and decided to write and hand over the materials repeatedly. The people who left, without exception, were finally found their way home.
Shen Li, the doctor on the farm, is leaving. His problem is very simple. Besides, his sentence has passed long ago. He is one of the kind of people who are forced to stay on the farm to work. He is the first person Li Siming met on the farm, so Li Siming naturally wants to see him off.
"I said, you kid, why are you not in a hurry at all. You run around every day. Do you want to stay here for the rest of your life?" Shen Li said a little disgusted.
"My comrade-in-arms said that there are too many unjust, false and wrong cases now, and there are a lot of old accounts. I already know about my affairs and will be resolved in a while." Li Siming explained.
"You must tell me then. By the way, I will go back to my original hospital this time and continue my career. If you go back to Beijing, remember to find me!" Shen Li reminded.
"Old Shen, aren't you cursing me to be sick? No, we'd better leave forever."
"You boy! Goodbye!" Shen Li rolled up the car with his ragged luggage.
"Farewell forever, Stu Leiden!" Li Siming shouted from afar.
"Stupid brat!"
Back in the cell, Jiao Cheng, who was once a university professor, was still lying on the bed writing materials. Li Siming remembered that in the middle of the night when the "Gang of Four" was knocked down, he crawled out of the quilt and ran to the yard, shouting wildly: "It's dawn! It's dawn!"
"Old Jiao, are you still writing?" Li Siming asked. Jiao Cheng was fully focused and didn't pay attention. The scar face on the side was unhappy. During these days, looking at a group of "cultural people" who had enjoyed the same political treatment as him, he suddenly became free and felt an extraordinary imbalance in his heart.
"Damn it, I've written it for the fifth time!" said Scarface.
"I'm happy, I'm happy, do you care? Are you envious?" Jiao Cheng heard this and looked disdainful.
Chapter completed!