Fan Shen experienced this a myriad of times. Often, to achieve anything one had to bribe a Party leader. Shen found this in Uncle Cricket. Early on, the Beijing Kids discovered that Uncle Cricket was sleeping with many of the village girls, including Big Quilt. Because of this, Big Quilt was given special treatment, and eventually sent away from the village, due to pregnancy. Uncle Cricket also manipulated Smoking Devil to stay in the village. Later, Fan Shen began to use the corrupt bureaucracy to his advantage. By working the system, Fan Shen was moved to a factory job, using his connection with Moon Face. He also used many connections later to get his passport and exit slip to escape China. Obtaining the exit slip, which usually took eight to twelve months, was only possible through bribery of three different department
Fan Shen experienced this a myriad of times. Often, to achieve anything one had to bribe a Party leader. Shen found this in Uncle Cricket. Early on, the Beijing Kids discovered that Uncle Cricket was sleeping with many of the village girls, including Big Quilt. Because of this, Big Quilt was given special treatment, and eventually sent away from the village, due to pregnancy. Uncle Cricket also manipulated Smoking Devil to stay in the village. Later, Fan Shen began to use the corrupt bureaucracy to his advantage. By working the system, Fan Shen was moved to a factory job, using his connection with Moon Face. He also used many connections later to get his passport and exit slip to escape China. Obtaining the exit slip, which usually took eight to twelve months, was only possible through bribery of three different department