After rebirth, I still experienced a mess

214 Encountering an Enemy

At noon, I actually got six pieces of braised pork, each weighing about one or two ounces, as well as a bowl of stir-fried vegetables, two bowls of carrot rice, and a bowl of tofu and cabbage soup.

Little Shulan was drooling at the sight, so Sister Tang tactfully pulled her daughter out.

Xiao Wei kept praising the meat for being well cooked: "Small pot of vegetables and big pot of meat, it's true, it's better than the one in the hospital."

Yongzhong disagreed: "Shencheng taste is sweet, of course girls like it."

Xiao Wei ate two large pieces of meat, a few bites of vegetables, and half a bowl of rice.

In line with the principle of diligence and thrift, only two pieces of meat were left, which were placed at the bedside of the mother and daughter, and the rest were all eaten by Yongzhong.

The mother and daughter who were called in expressed their gratitude and then sighed: "You are really willing to give."

Xiao Wei smiled and said, "Eat everything you want and spend everything you want. You'll be healthy and there's no need to put yourself in a difficult position."

Shu Lan handed over four candies, which made Xiao Wei feel good. Then he remembered that he also had a lot of snacks, so he asked Yongzhong to take them out of his bag and put them on the inside of the bed close to the wall so that he could take them whenever he wanted.

After teaching May about fate two or three times, Xiao Wei yawned and curled up in the quilt for a nap.

In a trance, the cruise ship entered a port. Passengers getting on and off the ship made sporadic calls, and there were chaotic footsteps in the corridor. Then two men were arranged into the room. Their hometown accents in Xicheng instantly made Xiaowei lose all sleepiness.

The passenger ship had undoubtedly stopped at the ferry port outside the town.

After being busy for two or three minutes, the two middle-aged men started talking to Sister Tang, and Sister Tang was quite impatient and obviously looked down on the two Jiangbei guys.

Sister Tang was not enthusiastic, and the two middle-aged men stopped pestering her and simply chatted in their pure hometown dialect.

Xiao Wei didn't care at first, but soon found something was wrong.

One of the two men was in his forties, with a rough voice, while the other was in his thirties, speaking softly and cautiously. They were obviously not from the same village, and Xiao Wei felt like they had seen them before.

"Do you think that little bitch was really shot?"

"I heard that there was no news about her after she was arrested. It's probably true."

"I always feel that it's unlikely. Her godfather and her lover were detained for a few days, then released and reinstated. It shouldn't be that serious for a little bitch."

"Hey. She hid grain and charged high interest. She also teamed up with the city committee's minions to force several people to death. This crime cannot be light. I guess she confessed to all the crimes and her family was released."

"That's right. If she was fine, she would have been released long ago. How come there is no news until now?"

"Even if we don't die this time, we will be skinned alive. When we get to the provincial capital, we must insist that she wronged us and never let anything slip."

The younger one was still worried: "They say that little slut has many mistresses, makes friends a lot, and is very ruthless. I always feel uneasy."

The older ones didn't care: "Don't worry. We are not targeting her. She was just following orders from her superiors and she wasn't corrupt. What's wrong with that? Why are you labeling us as extreme leftists? The execution of the little bitch gives us a reason to denounce her."

"Take some time to discuss this with the five of them and improve the appeal materials."

"Going right now."

After the two left, Xiao Wei tried hard to recall for a moment and was sure that they were the people who were punished when he and Guixiu went to the countryside for the first time to conduct random inspections and rectifications.

To be honest, deep plowing, intensive sowing and excessive taxation are indeed obeying orders and being responsible to the source of power. To them, the lives of the people are not worth considering too much.

This is a question of stance and world outlook, and it will be difficult to define right and wrong for a long time afterwards.

Xiao Wei knew better that the current contracting was just a compromise after the national economy fell into serious difficulties, and it would be stopped as soon as life got a little better. The practice of falsely reporting production and enthusiastically handing in taxes in rural areas would continue for at least another 20 years.

In other words, these cadres who were dismissed by themselves are very likely to come back to power and benefit future generations.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wei, who wanted to warn him, immediately became discouraged and gently pulled the bed sheet over his head, covering his entire face.

Yongzhong, who was sleeping on the upper bunk, also woke up. He must have understood what these people meant. He jumped down and leaned close to Xiaowei's ear and asked, "Are you from town?"

Seeing Xiao Wei's affirmation, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Little slut, you can even encounter this, you are really a nuisance."

"Having enemies everywhere means I'm capable of causing trouble."

"Would you like to change rooms?"

"There were six or seven of them, spread out in various rooms. There was no way to hide."

Even so, Yongzhong secretly took out Xiaowei's pistol and stuffed it under her pillow, making Xiaowei laugh and cry: "I can't move my left hand, so I can't shoot."

"It's good to scare people."

Seeing the two people whispering, Sister Tang asked suspiciously, "Are these two Xiao Wei's fellow villagers?"

Xiao Wei was shocked: "How did Sister Tang know?"

Sister Tang smiled and said, "My hometown is Beixian, and your accents are similar."

Xiao Wei smiled and said, "Sister Tang is smart."

Sister Tang said: "These people seem to have been wronged and went to the provincial capital to petition."

Xiao Wei agreed: "Yes. I was beaten by a criminal, I don't accept it."

"It seems that the one who harmed them was a woman, probably very young. Only after she was executed did they have a chance to come out on top. You should be aware of this, right?"

"Of course it's clear."

"You are a skilled person, do you think their petition will be successful?"

"Not yet."

"why?"

"Because the woman was not dead yet. When she was shot, the bullet only hit her left shoulder and missed her vital parts."

"Didn't you shoot again?"

"The gun jammed."

Sister Tang laughed: "Miss Xiaowei is really good at joking."

Xiao Wei also laughed and changed the subject: "Sister Tang is also going to petition, right?"

Sister Tang's expression immediately changed, and she hesitated to answer, "Not entirely. Mainly visiting relatives."

At this time, most people who traveled on business were men. There was a railway from Shanghai to the provincial capital, so few people would take a slow passenger ship. Sister Tang was particularly concerned about the petition, and her purpose was obvious.

Xiao Wei continued to ask: "Are there any relatives who were labeled as right-leaning?"

Sister Tang finally nodded: "My dad is imprisoned in your city."

Xiao Wei sighed, "It's not that easy to redress an injustice."

"Yes."

At that time, there was no regulation prohibiting petitioning to higher authorities, and the anti-rightist movement was no longer as strong, but it was extremely difficult to overturn the verdict. After all, the previous mistakes had never been acknowledged.

Xiao Wei didn't want to get involved, so she stopped asking. When Yongzhong went out to order dinner, Sister Tang asked carefully, "Miss Xiao Wei, have you really committed a crime?"

Then he added: "I saw that kind of clothes in your bag."

Xiao Wei did not hide it: "Yes. He should be in the same prison as your father."

The prison uniform had no buttons and was loose. Xiao Wei liked it very much and couldn't bear to throw it away.

Sister Tang reminded: "If you come out, you have to throw away the clothes. It's unlucky."

Xiao Wei chuckled: "I just came out to recuperate, I have to go back."