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"The post office is 500 meters past the fork in the road on the right."

Under Qiaoqiao's influence, Zhou Wenhui automatically directed the route.

Turn right, and a group of young people will come towards you.

They marched past in neat formation, waving red flags and chanting slogans.

Qiaoqiao was so frightened that she quickly pushed Zhou Wenhui aside, her face turned pale and she was sweating profusely.

In the crowd, there was an old man wearing a tall white hat. Qiaoqiao immediately thought of her grandfather, and her heart clenched.

After the line had passed, Zhou Wenhui turned to him and asked, "Are you scared?"

"If your closest loved one were inside, would you be afraid?"

"Your grandfather?"

"Yes, my grandfather was just a private tutor in the 1930s and 40s, and he was often dragged out of the streets to be paraded. I would get nervous whenever I heard those slogans."

This was a ingrained fear, especially during the first two years of the revolution, when my grandfather was often taken away in the middle of the night and sent to the county.

Seven years have passed. Grandpa's back is hunched, he has lost his energy and spirit, and he is terrified.

They lived a life of hiding their heads and barely surviving in the village.

"The situation will gradually improve, and mistakes must be corrected." Zhou Wenhui's eyes were firm.

"You mean, the sports meet is over?"

"certainly."

"Oh, ptooey, don't talk nonsense. Just tell me. If someone overhears us, we'll both be in trouble."

Qiaoqiao pushed the wheelchair forward, her eyes scanning the surroundings, afraid that passersby might overhear their conversation.

"What are you afraid of? A large number of veteran comrades in the military region have had their reputations restored."

"Restore reputation? It's possible? Could my grandfather do that too?"

"Of course, it's possible, but in local areas it might be a bit slower than in the military."

Qiaoqiao's mind couldn't process it. She thought this world would continue indefinitely, but it turns out it can be corrected.

They arrived at the post office quickly. Qiaoqiao didn't rush to mail the letter. Instead, she asked the postman for a pen, cut the sealed letter open with a knife, and wrote in the last blank space: "Grandpa, Zhou Wenhui told me that it won't be long before our family can live a normal life."

Zhou Wenhui, watching from the side, asked with amusement, "Why don't you write it in more detail and tell your grandfather that the chaos will soon be over?"

Qiaoqiao jumped up and quickly covered Zhou Wenhui's mouth, saying anxiously in a low voice, "Don't talk nonsense, there are too many people here. I dare not write in such detail, Grandpa will be frightened."

This was Zhou Wenhui's first real contact with Qiaoqiao. He blushed and scolded, "Let go of her hand."

Qiaoqiao quickly let go, put her hands behind her back, and blushed: "I...I'm sorry, I was too hasty."

He hurriedly sealed the envelope and handed it to the postman: "Comrade, these are two letters. Please don't lose them."

"It won't get lost, don't worry."

The postman smiled warmly, glancing occasionally at Zhou Wenhui in his wheelchair.

After leaving the post office, Qiaoqiao pushed Zhou Wenhui in a wheelchair, and neither of them spoke.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhou Wenhui asked, trying to start a conversation.

"Ah... I was thinking... how happy my family would be if Grandpa were to be exonerated." Qiaoqiao tilted her head and smiled.

"It's not a big problem, so why is it affecting your family so much?"

Zhou Wenhui's family was a revolutionary family with impeccable revolutionary credentials, and he did not understand the cruelty of life.

"Even toddlers who are only a few years old can spit on us and curse at us when we walk down the street, and we don't dare to talk back. My brother had excellent grades in high school, but no one recommended him for university. He wanted to teach in a primary school, but they didn't agree to let him go," Qiaoqiao said sadly.

"If your family hadn't suffered these grievances, would you still not have married me?" Zhou Wenhui asked calmly.

"Maybe. If my family were poor farmers, my brother could have gone to university, and I could have gone to high school. Maybe we could have been recommended to work in a factory. Your parents wouldn't have come looking for my family then," Qiaoqiao said truthfully.

"I understand, you bought me for the benefit of your family." Zhou Wenhui said, somewhat annoyed.

"Hey, wait a minute, what did you say? I'm buying you? How come I'm buying you? You've got it backwards!" Qiaoqiao stopped and asked.

If it was a purchase, then it was the Zhou family that bought her.

"What's wrong with that? You thought there was a profit to be made, so you bought me."

"Hey, Zhou Wenhui, I think you're good at labeling people randomly."

"Did I say something wrong? If I were worthless, would you buy me?"

"You...you..."

As expected, everyone has their own opinion on Daoli District.

They were both angry and stopped talking.

When they arrived at the grocery store, there was another uproar, as if everyone knew Qiaoqiao.

"What would you like to order today? There aren't many dishes left this afternoon, so come in the morning for freshness," said Sister Liu, Qiaoqiao's good friend, enthusiastically.

"The vegetables in my garden are all sprouting, they're lush and green, I don't need to buy any. I'll buy two blocks of tofu, a pound of meat, and a fish, see how many vegetable coupons I need."

"A pound of meat costs seven cents, or half a pound of meat coupons. If you don't pay, you can buy a pound of meat with a pound of meat coupons. Fish can also be bought with half a pound of meat coupons, which costs three cents a pound. A fish weighs two or three pounds, and you only need to pay half a pound of meat coupons, which is a great deal," Sister Liu said enthusiastically.

Qiaoqiao nodded: "Okay, I have enough meat coupons, but I'm out of tofu coupons. Could you buy me two?"

"Tofu is in high demand. I'll lend you a ticket; you can pay me back next month when you have some."

"Okay, Sister Liu, thank you so much. How much is it in total?"

Sister Liu caught a fish, weighed it, and it weighed three pounds and six ounces, costing eighty-four cents.

"A pound of meat costs seven mao, fish eight mao four jiao, and tofu one mao. That's a total of one dollar and six mao four jiao."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Sister Liu."

Zhou Wenhui listened from the side. Didn't she say she couldn't calculate it? She calculated it very well. The people buying vegetables were also very enthusiastic. How could she have embezzled her vegetable tickets?

After buying the groceries, Qiaoqiao was about to leave when Sister Liu grabbed her and said, "Qiaoqiao, could you exchange your meat coupons for a pound next month? My old lady isn't in good health and keeps asking for meat soup. Where am I going to get so many meat coupons?"

Bones on the edges and corners are cheap; one pound of meat ration coupons can buy three pounds, enough for her to eat for a month. My family only gets half a pound of meat ration coupons per person per month, and the kids are growing.

"Okay, then I'll give you a pound of meat coupons next month."

"Oh, Qiaoqiao, thank you so much! Thank you so much!" Sister Liu said, expressing her deepest gratitude.

After leaving the grocery store, Zhou Wenhui asked curiously, "My family eats meat often, where did you get extra meat coupons?"

"The logistics department said that each person in my family gets three jin of meat coupons. You and I have six jin each. I eat less, but aren't six jin of meat a month enough for you?"

Qiaoqiao hardly eats meat; she's happy as long as she's full. She couldn't bear to eat meat every day.

"Your parents also have sex ration coupons, why don't you use them?"

"My parents are my parents; they're in the army and need to eat more meat. I won't skimp on myself. Look at this fish. Tonight, we'll stew the fish head with tofu, marinate the tail overnight, sun-dry it for a couple of days, and then pan-fry it until golden brown on both sides. It'll taste even better than meat. Fish is cheap; half a pound of meat coupons can buy more than three pounds of fish. Sister Liu is really taking care of me."

"Didn't you say she bullied you and took advantage of you?"

Did I... say it?