The wind above the earth seemed to stop for a moment. But then, the flowing clouds changed, the moon and stars overlooked the eternal earth, and the footsteps of night still flowed forward indifferently amidst the changing waves.

As the stars move and the moon changes, the light of the sunrise gradually takes over everything on this land, and billions of creatures on the earth start a new day of work. In a corner of the southwestern land, near the village called Xiaoye Village, the sun once lit up

Light and fire will not interrupt people's lives. After the explosion that occurred in 223 at night, the slight disturbance caused gradually calmed down the next day.

Except for some new things that people added to their work and life soon after, the few changes were probably in Wenpu Town, which is about ten miles away from here. In the past, the Chinese who used to squat and buy excrement from night-scented women every morning

The members of the army did not return here for a long time. More than ten days later, a new member came to take over the job. They even hung a sign next to it saying that it was a private literacy school with serious teachers.

He came to take over the children of many night-scented women or their relatives for him.

The new teacher no longer read the newspapers bought from outside, but distributed unified elementary school textbooks step by step. This kind of education continued peacefully after that. After half a year, only a very small number of Yexiang women knew how to do it.

In occasional conversations, I talked about the former "Master Tang". And even many years later, people who have already become talented people come back here and talk about the magnificent years that grew from nothing to the past.

The man who was the first manure collector to teach Ye Xiangfu's children here, people basically don't have much impression of his identity and name. It seems that with the waves of time, he has melted into the flow.

In the golden years...

There was a slight lag in the land reform process in Erqing Village, but not many people knew the reason. Soon after, everything was back on track again.

Only in the most hidden places, the involvement of cause and effect is quietly extending to larger and farther places...

On March 14th, when midnight was approaching midnight, Hu Tai, the second-in-command of the Wenpu County police system, rushed to the top of the mountain behind Xiaoye Village and started a confrontation with Fang Lu, who had already pointed his bow and arrow at Tang Minjie. He came from the battlefield

The veterans who retired are now part of the security system led by Hou Wu. Due to injuries on their bodies, they will definitely not be able to defeat Fang Lu and others with their martial arts skills. However, when things develop to this point, violence can no longer determine the direction.

"...I already know what you have done, and I have been entrusted to investigate. It is meaningless for you to kill people and silence them now... If the matter is not confirmed, he is alive and you are fine. If he is dead, there will be more investigations

Continue; if the matter is true, kill him, and your sins will be increased..."

"...My brother is dead! I am Fang Lu, the staff officer of the Third Division of the Fifth Army. My brother is dead! What qualifications do you have to come and stop me——"

"...You are of no use to anyone. If you kill people and silence them in front of me, you will not be able to escape your guilt——"

"...My brother is dead and no one can stop me from killing him——"

The confrontation between the two sides in the night was hysterical. The young soldier covered in blood even screamed and rushed towards Tang Minjie - his hands were not bound, otherwise he would probably kill someone with a knife. The fight at this time was also for Fang Minjie.

Lu provided the last chance, while Hu Tai held a musket and Fang Lu raised a strong bow. The two sides faced off fiercely...

Until Chen Cirang came around with more people...

The next day, someone came to the Wenpu County Government to smooth things over and intercede, but in fact the whole thing could not be stopped. On the night of March 14th, Hu Tai had already sent a letter to a larger system.

, At the same time, because the methane explosion in the 223 Research Institute could not be covered up, on the afternoon of the 15th, along with Chen Cirang's preliminary report, some of the ins and outs that could be told first were sent to the center.

The matter fermented for several days, but the subsequent feedback was far more serious and severe than Hu Tai imagined. On the morning of March 17, he saw Tang Minjie's injury at the 223 Clinic and relayed the preliminary details of the matter to him.

After coming out of the development, he saw the soldiers and convoys coming here silently. After that, he saw the No. 1 leader Ning Yi, who had no idea why he was here no matter how he imagined it.

Theoretically speaking, the development of land reform is in full swing, and Ning Yi will sit in the center of Chengdu no matter what.

, will not leave easily. On the other hand, no matter how complicated Tang Minjie's identity is, it is not worth making the other party make a special trip to Wenpu's little corner - he can completely summon Tang Minjie to Chengdu. Ning

The appearance of Yi can only mean that he arrived near Wenpu due to certain things.

Of course, these are not things that Hu Tai dared to think deeply about. After receiving the interview, Hu Tai told everything about his previous relationship with Tang Minjie, his understanding of him, and his understanding of this matter: he paid attention to Tang Minjie,

It was because of a request from Peng Yueyun that he came here one day last year. However, he did not know the specific identity of Tang Minjie. Since then, he has only received one request from the other party in a long time, that is, he hoped to pass Hu Tai's request.

I went to Chengdu regularly to order some newspapers, which was not a taboo matter. Hu Tai helped me, and later I heard that the newspaper was used to educate the children of a group of night-scented women.

On the morning of March 14th, Tang Minjie came to him, hoping to secretly treat a landlord in Erqing Village through him. Under Hu Tai's questioning, Tang Minjie seemed to think it was necessary, so he also treated the landlord secretly.

Erqing Village made a report and preparation for some questions: He currently has doubts about the whole matter, and does not want to casually hurt the staff there, so he also asked Hu Tai to conduct a simple investigation, and

I emphasized that this is a private request, and I hope that it will not enter the process for the time being and not cause unnecessary trouble to the other party.

By the afternoon of March 14th, Hu Tai found out Fang Lu's identity, background and part of his behavior. Soon after, he heard the news that Fang Lu had left Wenpu County in a group. Out of his keen insight, he thought about it and took a gun with him.

Chasing to Xiaoye Village overnight...

When Ning Yi asked, he recounted these things piece by piece without any modification. Later, he was asked about various details, including how the other party opened a school for Yexiang woman and her children, and

The confrontation that night.

On March 17th, at the end of the afternoon, Tang Minjie met Ning Yi who came here...

…

Spring is in full swing.

Even in Xiaoye Village, which is close to the barren Liangshan Mountains, you can see wild flowers blooming everywhere in this world.

People in the village have passed the busiest period of spring plowing, but many figures are still busy outside. Near the retting field of 223 Research Institute, the traces of the explosion have not been removed. Tang Minjie, who was bandaged, followed

Ning Yi walked around this place and walked towards the mountain nearby.

He didn't understand why Ning Yi came here.

But Ning Yi then told him about Fang Lu's ending.

"...just last night, after Fang Lu took care of all the questions in the confession, he stabbed his throat with a stick and committed suicide."

Tang Minjie's body shook and he couldn't speak. After a while, Ning Yi took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket: "This is the confession of the young man named Yu Jue who was held hostage by you. I have also read it.

Yeah, it’s basically consistent with your statement, and it’s a retelling of what you talked about that night..."

Ning Yi handed the paper to him: "Look, is there anything you need to add?"

Tang Minjie spread out the confession and read it. He blinked and thought for a moment: "This... young soldier is decisive, adaptable, and not afraid of death. Even... he is willing to sacrifice his life for his companions. If... if it weren't for this

He is a very good warrior..."

Ning Yi nodded and sighed: "...What he said is also very inspiring, right?"

Tang Minjie shook his head: "These statements are not worth refuting, but if... there are many such voices inside..."

"There will always be such and such voices inside, especially extreme voices. Moreover, once people who want to make money have a legitimate reason, they will feel more at ease." Ning Yi waved his hand, and then

He said, "According to... Yu Jue's confession and some of Hu Tai's narrations, you don't really want to live anymore. After the accident at the composting farm, it was determined that they had a problem. You could obviously go to the research institute or a crowded place in the village."

The matter was solved by yelling, but instead of doing that, you turned around and ran to the mountain... What did you think about it?"

The two of them stood by the stream where Tang Minjie fought with Yu Jue on the night of the 14th. Ning Yi looked at him. Tang Minjie thought

One thought: "I'm afraid that because there are so many of them, they will take risks and harm the entire institute."

"Well..." Ning Yi nodded, "If they hadn't said that you let go of Yu Jue in the end, and pointed at Fang Lu and shot you to death with an arrow, I would have believed your reason."

Tang Minjie remained silent.

"But you were ruthless enough. You identified the problem and decided that you wanted to die. At that point, you still lied to Yu Jue and said that Qiu Zishu died when he came out of the excrement bucket. In fact, he was treated by Hu Tai before he arrived.

He finally died on the night of the 16th, how cruel... Even if Fang Lu went out to kill you and breathed a sigh of relief, they didn't know that Qiu Zishu was still alive, and even had Hu Tai as a double insurance, so even if you gave

They said good things and thought Yu Jue was a good person. When death was imminent, except for borrowing their swords to kill you, you didn't show any mercy to them. You are like this...what do I think of you, Tang Minjie?"

On the hillside, Ning Yi looked at him, with complex and even pitiful expressions in his calm eyes. But Tang Minjie did not notice this scene.

"I didn't think about it that much," he said.

Ning Yi stopped entangled, and they looked at the village below the hillside. After a while, Ning Yi finally spoke.

"After defeating the Jurchens, the Chinese Army was in the limelight. On the surface, the Seventh Army controlled the trade routes out of Sichuan, and took advantage for a while. Later, it was subject to a major purge. In Chengdu, many merchants and heroes from outside came.

I am very willing to make friends with members of the Huaxia Army. We are doing containment and investigation of this matter every year, but there must be a lot of people who slip through the net. Just like people like Fang Lu, Yu Jue said in his confession, Fang Lu took

It is true that he used the money to support more than a dozen orphans of his comrades, but on the other hand, he had a generous personality and had a wide circle of friends. He was loyal to his friends and had high requirements for his own life. Part of the money was spent on dead people.

Part of the money from his comrades was used by his living comrades to spend money like crazy... This man had no money left. As long as he got money, he would spend it with his comrades and friends. Even if someone borrowed money from him, he would not hold anything back.

Tang Minjie, do you want to have such a friend? Frankly speaking, I want to have one."

"This kind of timely rain, brother Jianghu, has always been the most popular outside. There are also some brothers who are willing to help him fight. But where does his money come from? In the past two years, he has helped some outside heroes.

A kind of matchmaking, and these heroic men from outside are smart and know that as long as they have power, they can cash in anything, so they have been friends for two years. Since the news of land reform was released half a year ago, they have already made various calculations

And preparation..."

"When the land reform officially started, I was personally responsible for the initial 100-village pilot project, so there weren't many problems. But once the 100-villages spread to larger areas, I couldn't really catch it, and they couldn't really catch it.

It was at this time that they started their own plan. Even taking advantage of internal differences of opinion, they could have their own ideas and slogans... So at this time, Tang Minjie, do you still sympathize with them?"

The wind blew over the mountain ridge, and Tang Minjie said nothing. Ning Yi said: "The land reform is going well. Over in Chengdu, discussions about the four peoples are slowly starting to take hold. Everyone talks about it, and it is no longer the same as before.

This is just empty talk from young people. But if this reform continues, where will the biggest problems arise? Do you know?"

"Inside." Tang Minjie said.

"Yes, internally." Ning Yi nodded, "The principle behind the operation and collapse of all social models, to put it bluntly, is that unfair profit distribution methods will eventually accumulate to the point of collapse under long-term operation. Slogan

We can pursue ideal fairness, but in actual operation, we have to find an operation model that is feasible and better than the previous method to extend this time as much as possible. To put it bluntly, this is civilization

The process of progress... In the past, the rural sages had distribution power at the grassroots level, and they had a distribution ratio. Now that we want to replace this distribution power, we must ensure that the actual ratio will be better than theirs."

"If the land reform is implemented, the control and mobilization of grassroots forces will increase tenfold than before, and the civilization of society will be much more advanced than before. But people have a tendency to self-destruct... Fang Lu, Yu Jue, these people

Just think that their self-destructive tendencies are revealed.

Minjie, if the land reform can maintain benign results for ten or twenty years, everyone in future generations will feel that such equality and human rights are natural. By then, the discussion about the four peoples may become a

This is common sense, so no matter what, we must maintain its healthy development for at least twenty years, and we must find ways to curb the self-destructive tendencies within us that are disguised as "human nature"..."
To be continued...