Fantasy world

Today is a rest day. In the vast fields, except for some scattered children looking for pigweed, there are no more fiery scenes or figures of labor.

However, there was only one person in the whole team, who worked tirelessly and non-stop to and from the fields from morning to night, rain or shine. He is Mr. Wu, a rightist.

Old man Wu’s name is Wu Jingxuan, and he was originally a university professor. It is said that he is a very stubborn and vicious type of rightist. Earlier, I was locked up in a"cowshed" for a long time. After repeated education and transformation, I finally became honest. Only then was he sent here to continue his transformation. Wanzi didn't know much about Old Man Wu's past history and family situation. All the talk is just hearsay. Some said it was because he was labeled a rightist and his family was ruined, while others said he ended up in his current situation because his wife was implicated. In fact, the main reason for all these speculations and rumors is that when he was sent here to undergo labor reform, he saw no other family members except a little girl. Now, this little girl has reached the age of sixteen or seventeen to go to work. It was natural for him to become a member of the production team.

The job of picking up dung is not a hard and tiring job in the countryside, but it is too dirty and smelly. Therefore, country people would rather do other strenuous work than do this disgusting job. As it happens, Captain Qingyuan handed over this disgusting matter to the rightist Old Man Wu. This old man Wu also performed well. No matter it was windy or rainy, or whether he started work or finished work, he was like a tireless machine, never stopping to go back and forth on the country roads.

In fact, Old Man Wu lives next door to ours, just because there is an empty terrace in the middle, and a tall and large willow tree grows neatly, as if he intentionally builds a barrier between the two families. It also opened the distance between the two families very well. What I learned about this rightist was from Michelle. Despite her young age and still studying, she really knows a lot about the big and small things in the bay. Moreover, she is the only one in our family who seems to have some contact with this neighbor who is separated by a forest. She called the neighbor's black girl Sister Wenyan, and she called her very affectionately. She didn't seem to be so biased or prejudiced.

Michelle and I have been practicing for a while since we came out, and she is quite familiar with the task of finding hogweeds, and she found a basket full of them in no time. As usual, she continued to be busy in the fields, and I had to go home to deliver the goods in advance and then come back to see her.

I carried a bamboo basket full of pigweed and rushed back, but it was quite strenuous. I walked and took breaks along the way without paying much attention to the front. Suddenly, I was almost nauseated by the smell of excrement. I raised my eyes suddenly and saw old man Wu walking up carrying the excrement.

In those days, right-wingers were classified into the Black Five Categories and were considered an alternative in the countryside. They were enemies of the vast number of poor and lower-middle peasants in two camps. I am an educated youth, and of course I belong to the camp of poor and lower-middle peasants. Now I suddenly encountered a class enemy alone. I don’t know why I am so panicked and confused. I don’t know whether I should turn a blind eye and turn around, or nod and greet them. Just when I was in a panic, Old Man Wu actually lifted the burden off his shoulders and stood in front of me calmly and kindly.

"Hello! Are you still helping to find pigweed?"

"oh! Hello Hello! I——just help Xueer twist a basket! You are resting today, are you still busy?"

"I am undergoing transformation, how can I be like everyone else?"

"Get a makeover! So are we! Just like you!"

"Well! Old man Wu looked nervous and looked around:"Don't say this nonsense!""Old man Wu quickly picked up the pole and bent down as if he was about to leave. He hesitated a little and straightened up while holding the pole.

"Your name is Hao Bin, I will call you Xiao Hao. You are an educated youth and you are still young! When you first arrive in an unfamiliar environment, you still need to be cautious in your words and deeds. Never heard that walls have ears, so trouble comes from the mouth?"

"oh! Yep! I have to learn from you!"

"Xiao Hao! I've been getting makeovers here for years! The cadres and masses in our team are relatively good. Captain Qingyuan and the Lao Mi family you settled in are all rare good people."

"Yes Yes!"

Old man Wu squatted down again, ready to pick up the dung bucket. As if he suddenly remembered something, he looked at me again with the pole in his hand:"That's right! I have a little thing, and I just want to ask you for help. I don’t know if you will mind, if you are not afraid of getting the bad luck from an old man like me. I hope to have some free time someday and come to my house for a visit"

"I——"

Old man Wu didn't seem to expect to see my attitude or reply. After he finished speaking, he bowed his head, picked up the burden, and left quickly. I was left standing there alone, feeling incredible and thinking about it for a long time.

After I twisted the basket of pigweed home, I took the empty basket with me and returned to the field along the same route. I quickly found Michelle. As soon as Michelle saw me, she got angry and asked me why it took so long to go home. I told her about meeting Old Man Wu on the way.

"You mean Uncle Wu? When Uncle Wu met people, he would just nod and bow, and never say a word. I just met you, and I'm still talking about random things?"

"How can it be? I think he's pretty eloquent. He stopped me from rambling on and even scolded me."

"Then you have enough respect. Uncle Wu is a university professor. He doesn’t bother talking nonsense to others. He teaches you well because he thinks highly of you."

"From what I heard you said, Uncle Wu seems to be quite close to you. Don't forget your class position"

"I am still a student, I don’t have any class or position, I only see good people and bad people. I think Uncle Wu and Sister Yan are not bad people, they are quite pitiful."

"Yo! You are quite independent at a young age? Is this what school teachers teach you? So do you think I am a good person or a bad person? Am I pitiful?"

"You! Not a good person, but still very pitiful!"

"Yeah?"

"Isn't it? Originally, I had a good education, I was born in a big city, and I had no worries about food and clothing, but I just happened to be lucky enough to be driven to the countryside and follow us to eat braised vegetables, and to go through the wind and rain. I feel pitiful when I look at it. They are no better than Uncle Wu and the others!"

"Wow - I'm so pitiful! Sister Xueer! Have pity on me, don't let me accompany you to hunt for hogweed again! OK?"

"Hate, hate! I didn’t ask you to accompany me, you were the one who followed me shamelessly!"

"That's it! I'm used to it here, and I don't feel pitiful at all. I go to work every day and finish my work. If I have time to look for pigweed with you and teach you how to play the violin, I think it’s good to stop!"

"elder brother! Have you really adapted? Are you happy every day?"

"yes! Of course we are very happy living together as a family!"

"elder brother——"

Michelle's eyes suddenly blurred, and she shrank into my arms affectionately:"Brother! If only you weren't an educated youth, we would be together as a family forever, and we would always be so happy and happy!"

"Cher! Even though I am an educated youth, I will always be with you!"

Michelle was not talking, she just snuggled in my arms quietly, enjoying this happiness quietly.