Stargirl's guide to life in the 70s

Old Bai was not vague either. He grabbed the broom in his hand and pretended to drive Yu Jiang out.

"Where did you come from, you busy man? My temple is small, it can't accommodate a big Buddha like you!"

Yu Jiang didn't even have time to take off the backpack on his back, and hurriedly slid down the rail to admit his mistake: "Teacher, teacher, don't be angry, I just came back to see you!"

When Grandma Bai saw her old man like this, she knew the little grievances and dissatisfaction in her husband's heart.

But the old man is a person with a hard mouth but a soft heart. Now he said it as if he wanted to kick out his little disciple Yu Jiang, but if Yu Jiang really left, I'm afraid the old man would cry for her on the spot.

In order to have a peaceful life, Grandma Bai took decisive action, snatched the broom from Old Bai's hand and blocked Yu Jiang.

"Stop, stop, stop! The child finally came back, old man, do you really want to beat the child?"

Old Bai looked at his wife who was protecting her son, and then looked at his disciple who was hiding behind his wife with a well-behaved and obedient face.

Row!

These two are his ancestors. This old man cannot touch any of them and has to worship them!

"Humph! Come into the house with me and let me see what you have learned from fooling around outside all this time!"

After saying this, Mr. Bai turned his head away in a very casual manner, with his hands behind his back and a haughty look on his face.

Just as Yu Jiang was thinking about following him obediently, he saw Bai Lao stop and turn around again: "You have your master's wife protecting you now, I can't touch you.

But if you don’t pass today’s test…”

Yu Jiang felt the undisguised threat from the other side, and even regretted coming so hastily today.

But my own teacher can’t help but come here.

Generally speaking, if you stick your head out, you will get hurt; if you hide your head, you will also get hurt.

Oh, my teacher is really something. Can’t he just tell me all the punishments at once?

It's really uncomfortable to keep people in suspense and be stuck in this way!

Five minutes had passed by the time Yu Jiang sat down again. At this time, she and Old Bai were the only ones in the room. Grandma Bai went to sort out the basket of things Yu Jiang brought.

Yu Jiang handed the pills he made in Beijing to Bai Lao, who did not hesitate to pick up one and began to smell and taste it.

then……

Old Bai no longer had any anger left, and instead enthusiastically discussed her prescription with Yu Jiang.

Yu Jiang: Little teacher, it’s easy to do!

Mr. Bai lost his temper and stopped pestering Yu Jiang. He started to get down to business, and their discussion became increasingly successful.

With Yu Jiang’s current level, he no longer needs to be taught knowledge by Mr. Bai like a primary school student.

Throw a book at her and Yu Jiang can study it all by herself. Finally, she can sort out the questions and discuss them with Mr. Bai. Not to mention that she can recite it by heart, but she can also apply it flexibly.

It was not until dinner time that Yu Jiang told Mr. Bai about his trip to the northwest.

However, Yu Jiang only said that he and Lu Beiyuan went to the northwest because of work transfer. Even though Bai Lao had some guesses in his mind about what they were doing, Yu Jiang still didn't say it out loud.

It was precisely because of these speculations that Mr. Bai finally did not tell Yu Jiang to stay and concentrate on studying medicine.

Hey, the child is a talented and thoughtful child. Why can't he concentrate on medicine?

Looking at the disappointment revealed on Mr. Bai's old face, Yu Jiang couldn't bear it after all and took out a letter from his backpack.

"I also received some good news when I went to Beijing this time." After a pause, Yu Jiang looked at the two bewildered elders in front of him and continued, "Thanks to the two previous prescriptions, they also said that they would send someone to take care of Uncle Bai."

When they heard that Yu Jiang was actually talking about their son, the old couple couldn't help themselves and didn't care about eating or anything. They just wanted to listen to Yu Jiang continue.

At the same time, as if they were connected by some kind of connection, both of them fixed their eyes on the envelope in Yu Jiang's hand, expecting that this was what they had been expecting.

Yu Jiang would not spoil the fun at this time, and continued: "The higher-ups turned a blind eye to Uncle Bai and even deliberately protected him. Although their life on the farm is not as good as at home, it is much better than before.

Mr. Lu also sent people to visit Uncle Bai and gave them a lot of supplies that could be used, so you don’t have to worry. "

As he spoke, Yu Jiang handed the envelope in his hand to the two elders.

"This is a letter Uncle Bai wrote to you. Mr. Tuolu passed it to you two elders. I just happened to bring it back."

How could the old couple bear it? They hadn't contacted their son for many years, and now they finally got news. They almost had a quarrel over who read the letter first.

Finally, the two of them took a step back, each holding the letter in one hand and began to read.

Yu Jiang had not read the contents of the letter, but she had learned a lot about Mr. Bai's son from Mr. Lu. When the two of them finished reading the letter and couldn't stop crying, Yu Jiang told them what she knew.

In fact, the two elders knew without Yu Jiang saying much that it was impossible for those who were sent down to the countryside to live a good life these days.

Although Fenghe Village, where Yu Jiang is located, is a relatively peaceful village that does not make things difficult for the transferred personnel and is even too lazy to hold criticism and denunciation meetings.

Whether it is Father Yu or now Father He, as team leaders they also secretly protect this group of people who have been demoted.

In short, as far as Yu Jiang knew, although the people who were sent down to the cowshed in Fenghe Village did live a harder life than ordinary country people and did more work than ordinary people, they always had a shelter that allowed them to continue living.

However, just because Fenghe Village treats the people who have been relocated well doesn’t mean that people in other places think the same way.

People in this world are vicious. Some people even take pleasure in suppressing the demoted capitalist intellectuals, thinking that it is a proud thing to see these high-ranking people being humiliated and made to kowtow and beg for mercy at their feet.

Although not everyone in the brigade where Bai Lao's son is located is radically hostile to the "bad guys" who have been demoted, their lives are indeed difficult.

Fortunately, with the secret protection of the people above, the situation of Bai Lao’s son can improve.

However, Yu Jiang did not intend to tell these heavy words to Bai Lao and the others.

"I heard that my uncle found himself a wife over there."

Grandma Bai nodded and said, "Your uncle also told us when he wrote to us that they were from the cowshed. Because grandpa and grandma were framed, they were betrayed by their close ones and were caught off guard. That's why they didn't have time to publish a notice in the newspaper to sever ties and were sent down together."

When Grandma Bai said this, she did not show any dissatisfaction towards the other girl.

They all knew in their hearts that in the face of such a disaster, they would save as many family members as possible. Although severing ties might sound cruel and ungrateful, anyone would do so if it could help preserve their family at a critical moment.

It's a pity that it happened so suddenly...

Yu Jiang continued to add: "I heard that the two of them were able to get together because my uncle Bai was a hero and saved the beauty, and that's how he got her."

A hero saves a beauty?

This was not mentioned in my son’s letter!

The old couple instantly became interested and, without caring about being sentimental, began to inquire about the cause of Yu Jiang's incident.

It turned out that the couple's surname was Lin. They were once red capitalists. They donated money and supplies to the war of resistance. Their only son even went to the battlefield and was heroically killed in the end.

My daughter-in-law died of complications during childbirth a few years ago, so after my son passed away, only the old couple and their young granddaughter were left at home.

As for being falsely accused and demoted, the reason why it caught them off guard was because the person who reported them was their daughter who had already married.

Speaking of the daughter of the Lin couple, she was also brought up in a spoiled manner in her early years.

At that time, people were more open-minded and families with the means would let their daughters study. The Lin family was not a family short of money, and they gave their daughter the best when raising her.

It’s just that the Lin couple were busy all day long because of the Anti-Japanese War in their early years. Although they were never stingy with material things, they inevitably neglected their daughter’s growth in the face of major family and national affairs.

By the time the two men realized what was happening, their daughter had already been coaxed by the family teacher and had eloped with the teacher, taking the family's money.

The two searched for him many times but to no avail. However, two years later, the daughter returned home with the child and the teacher.