This was recently posted on the Internet. It is said that someone went to Mo Yan’s hometown, Gaomi, and also went to Mo Yan’s village to listen to what the elders in their village said. The original story goes like this: The 78-year-old secretary had never heard of the fact that

This was recently uploaded on the Internet. It is said that a person went to Mo Yan 's hometown Gaomi , and also went to Mo Yan's village to listen to what the elders in their village said.

The original words are this. The 78-year-old secretary had never heard of the fact that Mo Yan’s mother was beaten after picking up wheat ears. Moreover, Mo Yan's family is relatively wealthy, and everyone in the family is capable, and no one dares to bully them. Also, in Mo Yan’s village, there was no news of anyone going hungry.

According to what Mo Yan said at the time, the beating of his mother should have occurred around the 1960s and 1970s. After all, land began to be contracted to individuals after the 1980s, so the beating should have been during the Cultural Revolution, so it is possible. After all, Their family was in good condition at the time, so you can imagine the situation.

The 78-year-old secretary in Mo Yan’s village said he had never heard of it. Mo Yan was already over 60, so this old secretary was more than ten years older than Mo Yan. How could he be a secretary at that time? How much could his teenage children know? Just like many children nowadays, they follow what everyone else says and have almost zero ability to think independently.

So there is no more evidence as to whether Mo Yan’s mother was beaten, but Mo Yan said it, then we have no reason to doubt it. There is a saying in law, “Whoever suspects must provide evidence.” Since it cannot be proved, then it cannot be said that it is not true. And in those days, it was basically difficult to eat enough. I was from a rural area in northern Jiangsu. At that time, my grandmother was still a women’s team leader and my uncle was the village accountant, but he often didn’t have enough to eat. Wild vegetables and sweet potato vines were ground into powder. They had porridge to eat, and there were all kinds of leaves. Everyone was poor, not just one or two. So, what Mo Yan said I got from my relatives was basically the same.

So I have never experienced it. You can ask more elderly people in rural areas. If you ask people in the city, the answer will basically be negative. After all, you are asking the wrong person.