Chapter 1

On this day, the goose feather like snow was wrapped by the north wind and fluttered around in mid air. It was scattered on the earth and made a fine and inaudible rustle. When the world was shrouded in a vast expanse of white, Shanxian sent away the last cold season of the 24 solar terms.

Shanxian County is located in the south of the north of the Republic. During the cold weather in previous years, it was mostly dry with little rain and snow. When there was no need to absorb heat and turn it into water, the temperature naturally could not be much lower. Of course, this idea only existed in the memory of Zheng Jianguo in his previous life. At present, he was wearing cotton trousers and cotton padded jacket and still wanted to hold the stove in his arms, Although the stove kept emitting a strange smell mixed with carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and other nameless things, it couldn't stand his cold.

Zheng Jianguo hasn't felt so cold for a long time. Especially when he thinks of the heating and air conditioning in his office or home in his memory, he feels that his body seems to be cold again. He feels that it has evolved from cold to cold, and his feet in big cotton padded shoes seem to have lost consciousness.

Cool, just one word.

In Zheng Jianguo's memory, the word "cool" was used to describe the body temperature. In his previous life, as the director of the emergency department of a township hospital, his daily business volume was much less than that of his peers in the city, but it's not to say he hasn't seen it. After all, the iron rice bowl that he worked for more than ten years from a barefoot doctor belongs to the category of having never killed a pig and having seen a pig walk, Now he felt like those hard bodies.

The cold wind outside the house roared through the heavy snow. The mud stove with peculiar smell heated the kettle on the forehead with the energy of burning inferior coal in the stomach. It gave warmth to the educated youth nearby while emitting bursts of smoke like smoking hookah. This is also the reason why Zheng Jianguo couldn't get close. It's because everyone is very cold in the cold season, As Shanxian County is located in the south, you can only see the shadow of the hot Kang hundreds of miles to the north. The reason for this is that even if there is a Kang over there, it is mostly cold.

The winter battle is suspended under the storm. During the time when educated youth and members concentrate on learning during the day, even Dongshan province will not burn the Kang. The latest document learning is divided into several classes, and a group of educated youth and members are three waves.

At this time, Shen Jianguo is looking forward to the early end of his study. This does not mean that he has low consciousness, but that under the condition of so many people, he can't get close to the stove surrounded by the inner and outer three floors. Only when the educated youth and members of the club go, can he feel the warmth brought by the burning of carbon fire in the stove, as well as the occasional potatoes and sweet potatoes on the side of the stove——

Unfortunately, not today. Secretary Qu of the commune has a long face, wearing four pocket cadre clothes with a standing collar and a green woolen coat. At present, standing on the sack stack of the warehouse, his eyes are wide eyed, a pair of black and thick eyebrows are raised high, and two big words of dissatisfaction are written on his dark face: "your sanlibao (waterfall) brigade is relatively close to the county, It's closer than the residence of the commune, but you can't be arrogant after the road has been repaired and the ground has been turned over? I was even wondering if your brigade didn't study enough and couldn't keep up with the development of the situation. When other brigades were racing against time for large-scale construction -- "

Sanlibao, as the name suggests, is located in Sanli, just west of Shanxian County, while the affiliated Kansai commune is located more than three miles to the West. In Zheng Jianguo's memory, ten years later, with the continuous development of the city, it will become the Kansai street of Shanzhou city after Shanxian County withdraws from the county and builds the city. At present, it belongs to the junction of urban and social communities.

Shanxian County is located in the south of the Qinan plain. Geographically, there are no mountains and no water. Since the beginning of the winter battle in the last decade, the road has been built and the ditch has been dug up at the beginning of 1977. The winter battle after the autumn harvest is all about dredging ditches and land.

However, the situation this year is different from that in previous years. The old Party branch secretary lived in the regional hospital more than half a year ago and hasn't come back yet. Guo binghe, the deputy party branch secretary, lit a fire and just finished the ditches, repaired roads and land to be turned over in the whole winter of previous years.

Although Da Han has left, it is still more than half a month away from the Spring Festival of Ding Si year. The educated youth members who originally wanted to have a good rest after working hard have a cold heart after listening to the tone of secretary qu. Guo binghe said that they had finished work and rested early. Some educated youth who were going home for the new year even asked someone to buy the long-distance tickets they wanted to grab.

Silence. In the short silence, Secretary Qu's voice swings in the warehouse. Guo binghe's a little ugly. He is 48 years old. He is short and small. He usually looks like a transparent person. He has lived in the hospital since the Party branch secretary more than half a year ago. The sanlibao Brigade, which originally thought it would be disorderly, is still as busy in summer and autumn as the old Party branch secretary was, As in previous years, his deputy branch secretary did not seem to exist until the beginning of the Winter Conference. When an educated youth asked him for annual leave during the war, he felt that he had to work early anyway.

"I'm doing badly?"

Guo binghe worked all the way from the team leader to the deputy secretary. He listened to Secretary Qu's instructions for more than ten years. When he heard this, he seemed to be hit on his head with a top bar. Suddenly, his deep cheeks trembled, and his mouth opened. Unexpectedly, he didn't make a sound, so as to ensure that the members could complete their goals, He had long promised the members to have a good rest after they finished their work, and even granted annual leave to several educated youths. Not to mention that they said they would go back to their homes in the provincial capital for the new year several months in advance. At this time, they even ran out of "forgotten" industrial vouchers.

What can I do now? Eat what you vomit back?

At the moment when Guo binghe was at a loss, Secretary Qu's voice echoed in the warehouse completely disappeared. His condescending eyes swept over several people under his eyelids. Since he came to Guanxi commune from the region 13 years ago, he has moved all his homes. For many team leaders below, he has touched the bottom for more than ten years, I know that the deputy secretary who has worked for more than ten years, in addition to being a little clever, doesn't have much ability: "I said binghe, your old party secretary is not here, you have to shoulder this burden when necessary. Your brigade can't drop the chain for me in this matter --"

Secretary Qu retired from the old Red Army, worked as a little devil and fought against foreign devils. He has fought with bayonets for many times. Although he has been discharged from the army for almost 20 years, at this moment, he stared at Guo binghe, his mouth opened, and said, "yes, yes, Secretary Qu has hot eyes and manages everything every day, I'm relaxed in my study. I didn't intend to today -- "

"Don't plan. Since it's snowing outside now, organize study during the day and let educated youth and members rest early in the evening. If the snow stops tomorrow, follow me to Baihe reservoir at two o'clock. If it's still snowing, start at seven o'clock in the morning -"

After that, Secretary Qu nodded his head at the nearby brigade leader and the women's director accountant of the militia battalion commander, buttoned the button of his coat, put down the ear guard of the cotton hat, pulled the gray neck around his neck, tied the rope on the ear guard on his chin, turned around, opened the wooden door cover of the warehouse, put on his gloves, and walked into the wind and snow outside.

"Guo Zhishu, you can't talk without counting -"

"Guo Zhishu, you --"

"Guo Zhishu -"

When the open wooden door was closed, the educated youths in the warehouse blew up. They stood up and surrounded Guo binghe at the door with red faces. After you and I finished, they saw that the closed door was opened again. Even Guo binghe, who was swallowing his saliva and didn't know how to deal with it, turned and looked over. They didn't want to be fixed with this look: "Xiaolian, What are you doing here when you're not home to take care of your mother? "

"Dad, my mother, the second sister said she was going to have a baby. Let me come to you -"

The girl is three years younger than Zheng Jianguo. She is the youngest daughter of Guo binghe. She is covered with a wide jacket on her snowy body outside. Her two sleeves are shiny black. At this moment, her little face is frozen white and shivering. Her feet seem to step on charcoal fire and bump her feet: "let's go back quickly -"

"Lao Zheng tou - well, Chunhua and Guli will go with me. Ma Daya will prepare the donkey cart. My old Guo is going to have a son!"

Guo binghe blushed and greeted Zheng Fugui, an old barefoot doctor in the far corner. He immediately remembered that this was a man. If his daughter-in-law was born at home and delivered by a man, he was afraid that she would be the topic of conversation by those old women. He immediately swallowed the second half of the sentence back, looked in the crowd and found Zheng Chunhua, He also called Guli, the barefoot doctor in the educated youth. One guy called away three of the four barefoot doctors in Sanli castle. Then he looked at the educated youth around him, spread his hands, smiled and said, "you see, I really want to give you a holiday, but I can't stand it. This is secretary Qu's order, It was given to me in front of you. Can you tell me I can resist? Ah! Obey the overall situation, obey the overall situation. In the future, I Lao Guo will not treat you badly. Let's look back. We can't just focus on me. I'm going to have a son -- "

"Why?"

The tall Zheng Chunhua wrapped her scarf tightly and turned to greet Zheng Jianguo. I don't know when she squeezed into the stove. When he shook his head, his father Zheng Fugui's voice came over: "Chunhua, what do you ask him to do? You can just go about the old lady's business, secretary. You'd better send someone to call Mrs. Yu -- "

As soon as the people in the warehouse heard that Guo binghe's daughter-in-law was about to give birth, they were ready to pinch their waist to say that Ding Mao was Ding Mao. They could only watch him leave with a few people with their mouths slightly open. A few people quickly looked at Zheng Jianguo, who was baking his hands next to the stove, and Zheng Fugui, who was muttering to the accountant. They turned their eyes for a few times and didn't know what they were thinking.

Zheng Jianguo naturally knows what these guys are thinking, but as the third generation single biography of the old Zheng family, he also has four sisters. Zheng Chunhua, the eldest sister who just went out, started in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and came to him 15 at the age of 22, 20, 19 and 18. The situation of Guo binghe's family is similar to that of his own family. Now he is also four girls. If he remembers correctly, The young master below Guo Lianhua should be the future Kansai bully - Guo Shengli, who was pulled to hit the target.