Rebirth: 1977

After Sikongkong asked, he saw Captain Zhuang's nervous face relaxed a little.

“Remember, because it’s a big deal for a woman to have a baby, and she’s a woman from a big city.

At that time, the whole village was alarmed and the best lady (midwife) here was invited to deliver the baby.

Alas, I heard that the birth was very difficult and the mother fainted.

We are men, and we will stay away from anyone who has children.

It is said that if you smell the blood, you will be unlucky. "

Sikongkong was happy and angry.

Asked all at once?

I thought it would be difficult.

However, what does it mean to be unlucky when encountering a pregnant woman giving birth to a child?

Nonsense!

But Sikongkong is stuck, what should I ask next?

He looked at Qiao Ming.

Both of them were present when I accepted the assignment.

Qiao Ming didn't know what Sikongkong was thinking. When he saw that he didn't continue when he asked the key point, he spoke:

"How many women gave birth to babies in your village that day?"

"How many pregnant women? There are not many. She alone made that old lady anxious to death.

Saw her running in and out several times.

At that time, people in the village were still worried about whether the mother would survive and whether the child would survive.

Many rural women have lost their lives because of childbirth.

At that time, the women in the village who had given birth to children were experienced and enthusiastic and went to help.

Thanks to God's blessing, mother and daughter are safe. "

Why does Captain Zhuang remember the past 20 years so clearly?

It's simple. He was just in his twenties and not yet married.

Although Wen Yujie is pregnant, she comes from a big city and is pretty, fair and tender. A young man will remember her for a lifetime just by looking at her.

Moreover, the birth of a child made the whole village go crazy, and he would not forget it in 20 years.

Sikongkong grasped several key points in it, one of which was that ‘the midwife ran in and out several times. ’

Also, there are women in the village who have given birth to children to help.

Is the woman who goes to help really ‘warm-hearted? ’

Was the midwife really anxious so she ran in and out several times? ’

"What's the midwife's name? Where does she live?"

Sikongkong asked eagerly.

When Captain Zhuang saw Sikongkong's face suddenly turned cold, his heart was pounding. He didn't know what he said wrong.

He cautiously replied: "That old lady got sick and died a few years ago."

"died?"

Sikongkong and Qiao Ming couldn't help but raise their voices.

How could he die?

After finally asking this question smoothly, Sikongkong even felt that there was something wrong with the midwife.

As a result, people have died.

No matter how big the problem is, what can we do with a dead person?

"Leader, what happened? The midwife was almost 60 at that time and over [-] when she died. She was considered 'on the road' in the countryside. Could it be..."

Captain Zhuang held back what he wanted to ask.

He couldn't understand what would happen. Couldn't it be just giving birth to a child here?

At the beginning, everyone contributed as much as they could, and his family even took out a little bit of brown sugar that they were reluctant to eat.

You can’t ask, since neither you nor your family has done anything wrong!

Captain Zhuang tried his best to comfort himself.

As a small leader of the Inspection Section, Sikongkong already has his own set of methods for investigating cases.

He calmed down and continued asking:

"The villagers who went to help that time - how many women in the village had given birth to children? Do you still remember?"

Captain Zhuang is a little vague on this question.

It was said that many people came to help. It was only spread by others. There were definitely not many people who actually saw it with their own eyes.

In rural areas, families who give birth to children generally don’t pay higher fees.

He shook his head apologetically:

"This, I don't know."

How can it be ‘unclear’?

Sikongkong and Qiao Ming were both a little angry.

"If you think about it carefully, how many women were pregnant with children in the village during that time?

Don't worry, I know that after 20 years, I will indeed forget it.

Think about it again, or you can ask people who had children in the village at that time. They may be able to remember it.

Children born at that time would be 20 years old now.

Yes, please count, how many 20-year-old children are there in your village and the surrounding villages?

Both men and women are included in the statistics. "

Captain Zhuang also looked serious.

He felt that things were not as simple as he thought. After 20 years, he specially sent leaders to "investigate"-it was obviously an investigation.

Does that mean what happened to the woman when she gave birth?

Captain Zhuang thought of that beautiful woman. Her man drove a jeep to pick her up before the baby was one month old.

The man was young, handsome, tall, wearing a military uniform and majestic.

Only a man like that is worthy of a woman like that!

"Leader, you are asking this, and I am also confused. Did something happen to Lao Wen's daughter?"

Captain Zhuang’s attitude is very sincere:

"If I can help you, I will do my best to help you!"

He remembered that day, the woman screamed in the cowshed, and he leaned against a tree farther away and didn't eat all day.

It wasn't until he heard his mother shouting, "It's happening, it's happening," that he softened and sat on the ground.

June NO.1960, 20, a good day!

Sikongkong himself didn’t know what happened?

Why did Director Su want to investigate this matter after 20 years?

"Go and find out for me, which children were born together that year? Find out all for me!"

Director Su's words were cold and decisive.

He was not stupid, he just didn't dare to express his guess.

Unless the director tells him personally!

"Captain Zhuang, I'm sorry for causing so much trouble to you when we came here.

We just want to know, in the few days before and after Principal Wen’s daughter gave birth, how many women in your village also gave birth during that time?

Please help me ask clearly. "

He thought for a while, there might be something fishy about this matter, so it would be better not to make a big deal about it.

"Captain Zhuang, I don't want too many people to know about this, do you understand?"

"understand."

Captain Zhuang replied repeatedly. He actually understood that this was the leader's matter and didn't want others to know.

why?

He couldn't ask and wouldn't ask.

Although the policy is now much more relaxed, he still knows how to be cautious in his words and deeds.

"Well, leader, I mean you must be tired after traveling all the way here.

The room has been arranged for you, so go and rest for a while.

I went out for a while and thought about who in the village was pregnant at that time.

I couldn't remember, so I asked my sister-in-law. She had already given birth to two children at that time.

Women may have better memories of who was conceived and when. "

Si Kongkong listened to Captain Zhuang's sincere words, and he did feel tired.

You can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry, and you can’t expect to figure out what happened 20 years ago on the first day!

Now that I've asked about these, it's pretty good.

The two of them lay on the bed and talked for a while, and then fell asleep.

When I woke up again, the sun was already setting and smoke was coming from the chimneys of every house.

The two of them walked out of the door and looked at the smoke floating on the rooftops. They felt like they didn't know what year it was today.

After dinner, Captain Zhuang went to the room where Sikongkong and his friends lived and sat in front of the two of them.

With a straight face, he began to tell the two young leaders in front of him what he had asked.

What's the name? He hasn't asked yet.

It does not matter.

“Leader, you can see now that our village is a little wealthier than many places.

The main reason is that we have factories run by communities and factories run by teams. During the slack period, young people go to work in the factories.

There is no shortage of food. Ever since we were able to grow potatoes in [-], our life here has gradually become better.

But in 1960, many people here were hungry.

Some families have children one after another, but their families cannot afford to raise them.

There was no way around it. At that time, there was no family planning. Only later did women get IUD and men get sterilization.

Therefore, some families give away their children.

No one cares about this kind of thing, just close your eyes and pretend you don't know. "

Sikongkong and Qiao Ming felt a little uncomfortable when they heard this.

But he didn't interrupt him.

“I asked my sister-in-law that there was indeed a woman in our village who gave birth to a child during those days.

At that time, it was said that the child did not survive. My sister-in-law thought about it and found that no one had heard how the child was treated.

Also, most people would be sad for a period of time if their child died, but no one in their family was sad.

She is the biological mother of the child, the woman who enthusiastically helped your leader.

So, I guess, their family gave away the child they gave birth to. "