Chapter 6 Chapter Six

1 Point to surface is the most common working method, but also the most practical.The point of Beilong City is not to find out a few corrupt elements, expose them to the public, and let the common people vent their anger, but to develop the economy to the maximum extent.The real point is Beilonggang.The area of ​​Beilong City is the ten counties and four districts radiating from Beilong Port to Beilong City.It is not enough to have a port alone, but also to have a dense transportation network leading to the port. The design and planning of the Beigang Railway that traverses the north and south of Beilong is imminent.This is what Zhao Zhentao and Secretary Gao Huanzhang came up with when they went to the three counties in the northern mountainous area to investigate.

Gao Huanzhang brought both the Director of Civil Affairs and the Director of Finance with him on this trip, and he also brought Zhao Huaicheng, a well-known writer in Beilong City, and wanted Zhao to write a big article on Beilong's poverty alleviation.He told Zhao Zhentao without any hesitation that he heard that the Ministry of Civil Affairs held an on-site experience exchange meeting on poverty alleviation in hundreds of counties. Zhao Zhentao thinks it is good to have some funds, "It is hard to live without money, but if you want to really change the face of the northern mountainous area and alleviate poverty at its root, you still need to build the Beigang Railway, then the day when the northern mountainous area will take off will come. "

Gao Huanzhang slapped Zhao Zhentao on the shoulder: "My Mayor Zhao, where are you blowing sugar? Beilonggang was stopped due to funding problems. You still want to build a railway?" Zhao Zhentao said: "Funding is a big problem, but it is not the fundamental problem. The main thing is to emancipate the mind, make bold reforms, and thoroughly challenge the status quo of poverty and backwardness!" Gao Huanzhang was not indifferent, he said lightly: "I really never thought about building a railway, it's not that I couldn't think of it, it's that I didn't dare to think about it! A lot of money was thrown in Beilonggang, and the people have already complained. If we build another railway, we will But I can’t take it anymore!” The construction front line is too long——”

Zhao Zhentao said: "We have to dare to think and dare to do it. Otherwise, after the completion of Beilong Port, it will be half a beat late to start the Beigang Railway! This is a basic project. If we don't do it today, we have to do it tomorrow! We Don't miss this great opportunity!" Gao Huanzhang couldn't keep up with Zhao Zhentao's fast and active thinking, and beat him repeatedly. When they arrived in Mingguo County, when they visited the newly built Jinshan Cement Plant, a new idea came to Zhao Zhentao's mind.Jinshan Cement Plant is a large-scale modern enterprise with an annual output value of over 100 million yuan. It was started by Gao Huanzhang's predecessor, Secretary Ma Tianshui, and put into operation when Gao Huanzhang took over.Why is the factory built here?Because there are rich ore resources here.The cement here is exported to Japan, Thailand and South Korea, and it is a major export earner of Beilong. However, due to transportation restrictions, it cannot expand production anymore.Zhao Zhentao put forward a bold and difficult idea to Gao Huanzhang and the directors of the factory: to reform and open up at one's own expense, can the profits of Jinshan Cement Factory not be included in the municipal finance for the time being, and use the money to concentrate on building the Beigang Railway!If it can be used as an early investment, the current hurdle can be passed!

It was a whimsical idea, Gao Huanzhang was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a while, and even wanted to touch Zhao Zhentao's head with his hand to see if he had a cold and a fever?Then he laughed loudly and said: "You dare to speak out, boy! This way, the city's finances will lose a very considerable amount of revenue. The city's fiscal revenue will drop. I, Gao Huanzhang, am not afraid of anything. Can you, the new mayor, bear it? Even if you If you can bear it, the province will not agree! The provincial finance also lost a sum of income! Governor Bo can rely on you?"

Zhao Zhentao said boldly: "It's human effort! Let's talk to Secretary Pan and Governor Fu!" Gao Huanzhang shook his head and said, "I think you're looking for scolding! It's no wonder Secretary Pan didn't scold you for being a bloody sprinkler! I don't want you to be a short-lived mayor!" Zhao Zhentao said: "I'll talk to them! Opening your mouth will cost you three points, but if you don't, it's worth it!" Gao Huanzhang does not believe that this can be done, but there is still hope that the "Hundred Counties Poverty Alleviation" on-site exchange meeting can be won.He made a special trip to listen to the poverty alleviation reports of various counties, and when he returned to Beilong, he asked Da Zhao to write the materials and planned to take the materials to the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Beijing.Before leaving, Gao Huanzhang said to Zhao Zhentao: "Don't talk about the Jinshan Cement Plant's non-payment of finances you proposed. If it doesn't work out, some people will laugh at you. You should go to Beilonggang more often. Next spring we will have a Beijing holds a business promotion conference to attract foreign capital! The Beigang Railway, you really convinced me, I came back and thought about it carefully, it should be built, it should be built!"

Zhao Zhentao didn't want to give up this idea because of Gao Huanzhang's dissuasion, he was still looking for the opportunity, and many impossible things became possible under very good timing.He also felt that many things that were unthinkable in the past had to be put on the agenda in a very specific way. In the past few days, Mrs. Ge and Sun Yanping came to the hotel to look for Zhao Zhentao again, but Sun Yanping sat in his room and did not leave, crying, which made Zhao Zhentao helpless.Sun Yanping even said to him in a threatening tone: You kept saying thank you to my mother, but something happened, and you didn't speak for us.Let me tell you, Zhao Zhentao, there are still people above us, we have money, and money can turn ghosts around!I was afraid that at that time, you, the great mayor, would be passive!understand?It was only at this moment that Zhao Zhentao realized that he was very incompetent in dealing with women. He really wanted to scold her: Who do you think you are?Do you have the money to buy out the laws of the country?But he looked at her a little pitifully, so he held back.

Zhao Zhentao asked Secretary Zheng to tidy up the house assigned to him, then moved out of the hotel, and moved into the compound of the military sub-division. He also told the people in the office to keep his house phone number secret.But he avoided Sun Yanping, and when he was free, Sun Yanping's alluring figure appeared in front of him again.He couldn't help calling Director Lei to ask about the progress of the case. Li Guanghan was not as easy to interrogate as Lei Juan expected. The big 200-watt light bulb shone on the fat man day and night, making him sweat all over his face. He still didn't say anything, not even Lu Guoying's confession about his bribery. , he also flatly denied it.He said that the 160,000 yuan Lu Guoying gave him was used to build roads in the salt field.Is the big fish behind Li Guanghan so easy to pull?If you don't pull it well, you will be bitten by that big fish.Zhao Zhentao sweated for Lei Juan.

As for his own work, facing the serious situation of weak market and economic downturn, Zhao Zhentao and Gao Huasheng, the deputy mayor in charge of the company, proposed the twelve-character policy of "increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, reducing costs, and expanding the market".Rectifying the work style of government agencies is carried out according to the idea of ​​"small organization, large service". Zhao Zhentao proposed at the city-wide cadre meeting attended by 2,000 people in the city: "To emancipate the mind and forge ahead, the documents of the Party Central Committee must be The spiritual understanding is clear and melted in everyone's actions. The current governance and rectification, the solution to the problem of economic overheating, and the problem of excessive capital construction, are not in full retreat like in 1960. From the perspective of Beilong's economic development structure, the strengthened There are many parts, but few parts are compressed. Like Loutang Museum, it needs to be suppressed, like Beilong Dagang, it needs to be developed, and there is also Beigang Railway supporting Beilong Port, we have to organize and launch it!" There was a discussion among the audience. Unable to agree, Zhao Zhentao quietly streamlined the organization of the city government amidst the discussions.Right now, the counties and districts are conducting general elections, and by the end of the new year, the general elections in Beilong City will also begin.Zhao Zhentao doesn't want to fill his government work report with empty slogans, what he needs is political achievements——

On the eve of the county general election, Zhao Zhentao couldn't understand or even couldn't stand the behavior of running for office in private. Although he lived in the compound of the military division, the county and district chiefs still had a way to find him.He simply hid in Beilong Jinhao Hotel to work.Those who couldn't find him even ran to Zhao Laogong in Laoxie Bay, begging the old man to intercede with them.Zhao Laogong has a stubborn temper and will not accept gifts.This was too busy for Zhao Xiaole. He used the car of Liu Lianzhong Paper Factory to return the things sent by others one by one.

Zhao Zhentao didn't dare to go to Beilonggang and Yanhua, because he wanted to wait until the election was over before going.That night, his wife, Meng Yao, called from the provincial capital, saying that Haiying couldn't find him, so she called her, and repeatedly urged her man, Qi Shaowu, not to make mistakes when the time came.Zhao Zhentao had actually approached the organization department about the candidate for Qi Shaowu's deputy county magistrate in advance, because it was a competitive election, and the rest depended on Qi Shaowu's popularity in the county.Why does he care about Qi Shaowu's affairs?In addition to this relationship with Haiying, it was also because of Qi Shaowu's performance in this storm.Sure enough, Qi Shaowu was very embarrassing and won a lot of votes in the election process.This made Zhao Zhentao more confident in Qi Shaowu. Qi Shaowu will have a future in the political circles of Yanhua or Beilong in the future. After all, he is a young man of thirty-five years old. Just after the election, Qi Shaowu called Zhao Zhentao and told him the good news.As soon as Qi Shaowu's phone was dropped, Secretary Chai Defa of Yanhua also called to announce the good news.Zhentao heard from Chai Defa's tone that the reason why Qi Shaowu got such a high number of votes was because he had done a lot of work among the representatives in advance.He just wanted to buy a good one from Zhao Zhentao, but Zhao Zhentao stammered calmly, acknowledging it, but he still didn't like this Chai Defa from the bottom of his heart. Finally, Chaidefa also talked about an unexpected incident and asked for his opinion.Before the election, when Qin Bengui, a deputy to the People's Congress of Huangjindong Village, Dongli Township, Yanhua County, was filling out a proposal for the People's Congress at the village committee, he saw a fire in the elementary school next door.This old party member was a propaganda committee member in the village. Not only did he die with honor, but he also had many touching deeds in his daily life.At present, the whole country is focusing on the construction of grassroots party organizations with great fanfare, and digging into Qin Bengui's spiritual world can be regarded as a model for promotion. Zhao Zhentao's political sense was sharper than that of Gao Huanzhang, who had been doing party affairs for many years. He immediately instructed Chai Defa to sum up the materials as soon as possible; he used all propaganda tools to create momentum. When Zhao Zhentao, Gao Huanzhang, and Wang Jiandong, the Propaganda Director of the Municipal Party Committee, drove to Huangjindong Village, Dongli Township, Yanhua, Secretary Chai had already arranged Qin Bengui's exhibition room.Originally, the secretary of the Communist Youth League of the village was the explainer, but Chai Defa rushed to introduce it to the leaders.Chai Defa usually doesn't talk much, but when it's time to speak, he is absolutely unambiguous. When he explained Qin Bengui's advanced deeds to the city leaders, he was surprisingly eloquent. The scene of the funeral. Farmers are sincere, and they will shed precious tears on whoever they want to respect. Almost every family in the village came, and almost everyone shed tears. The funeral procession of men, women and children lined up for a whole mile. From here A passing seaport worker said: It’s such a big scene, what important person died in the village? The villagers said emotionally: It’s not an important person, but an old party member. Is there such a party member? Is he very rich? The villagers shook their heads: He had no money. When he died, he only had a sheepskin mattress, a walking stick, a dog fur jacket and RMB 23.97. This is an old man Twenty-three and ninety-seven yuan was paid by the old man as the final party dues." Chaidefa raised his hand again and wiped his eyes. Zhao Zhentao, Gao Huanzhang and others were all shocked, and Zhao Zhentao couldn't help asking: "The villagers came to the funeral, didn't the village committee organize it?" Chai Defa said: "Mayor Zhao, it's all voluntary. The county leaders and I rushed here without saying hello, just in time for the end. Qin Bengui's coffin was transported to the cremation site by a small four-wheel tractor. At the entrance of the village, there was an old lady who set up a table for the Eight Immortals in front of the door. On the table were wine pots, tea and cigarettes. When the hearse arrived, the old man picked up the wine glass and said solemnly: "His uncle, you helped me make it." For so many years, I didn’t even take a sip of water! You’re so tired, drink some water, smoke a cigarette, and then go on the road. Then you cried with snot and tears. Those who were rescued by the old man from the fire The kid was crying after the hearse! It was unbearable." Zhao Zhentao's eyes were also astringent, and he also had red eyes when he saw Gao Huanzhang. Chai Defa observed the leaders while talking, and seeing that it really worked, he continued to say emotionally: "Old man Qin Bengui was born in 1919. The struggle life in the old revolutionary base has honed his arrogance. He has served as the leader for decades The director of the village peasant association, the security director, the custodian and the publicity committee, etc., and—” When Gao Huanzhang saw that Chai Defa started playing with an official tone, he pulled Chai Defa for a while, and said with a low face, "Secretary Chai, let the comrades in the village talk about—" Chai Defa nodded in embarrassment, and asked the branch secretary of the girl group to continue.Zhao Zhentao followed the explanation pole of the party secretary and saw the photo of old man Qin Bengui.This is a kind and kind face, and the curved wrinkles on his pale old face are like a pile of burnt tree roots.This face told him that what dies is life and what lives is legend, but this is not a legend. This ordinary and simple old man is very close to us.When he received the call from Chai De, he didn't take it seriously, he just thought that he could find a model to cover up the ugliness of Beilonggang, and find a breakthrough for Beilong's work tomorrow.But now, he has a kind of awe for the old man, and he is ashamed of his previous thoughts.He listened with the utmost seriousness. The Youth League secretary said in a crisp and mellow accent: "The third uncle joined the party during the Anti-Japanese War in 1945. At that time, he made a living by selling shadow puppets. He wrote scripts for the Eighth Route Army to promote anti-Japanese war. Later, he was killed by the Japanese devils. He was arrested and imprisoned. After the devils surrendered in 1945, the third uncle engaged in an underground struggle in Yanhua City and organized a shadow puppet troupe. That year, the storm surge in Laoxiewan drove the hungry people who had left their homes and pushed their wheelbarrows through the Guandong, and people in the village died Angrily dragged him to cross the Guandong, the third uncle refused to leave, saying that he would stay and fight to welcome the liberation and build a homeland. In the autumn of 1948, when Saltification was liberated, the district cadres handed him a copy (Outline of Land Law), saying that the village The party members let him know how to read and write, and asked him to publicize to the masses. The third uncle happily agreed! Since then, the third uncle has supported the burden of propaganda work. In 1965, he was named an excellent propagandist of the party by the Propaganda Department of the Beilong Prefectural Committee He lived in the village committee all year round. For decades, in order to cooperate with the party's central work, he promoted cooperatives, marriage law, learning from Lei Feng, and family planning, until the reform and opening up in the 1980s. For more than 40 years, he has written a total of A propaganda draft of more than three million words. In the 1950s and 1960s, he used a self-made iron speaker to go through the streets to make publicity. Later, the village committee had a cable broadcast, and he broadcast it in the brigade. Without his voice, there will be nothing. With his propaganda, no one in the village has entered the detention center these years, and thieves, gamblers, gods, and witches stand in awe at the head of the village; village. He also did countless good deeds for the villagers—" Zhao Zhentao was most impressed by three touching details of the good deeds done by the old man Qin Bengui.There was a family in the village, four sons did not take care of their mother, so the old lady was forced to jump into the big pit at the head of the village, and was rescued by the old man Qin Bengui.The old man scolded these unfilial sons, seeing that he couldn't persuade them, he took the old lady to the township court to sue, and solved the old lady's pension problem.The other one was that the brick kiln in the village took soil randomly and dug up the farmland in the village. The old man Qin Bengui lay under the soil truck and stopped them in a daze.Not long ago, he was in charge of entertaining the comrades at the township cultural station who showed movies. He bought a pack of Shilin cigarettes with public funds. After the projectionist finished smoking, there were still nine cigarettes left. He kept them again, and he was only discovered after his death.The Communist Youth League secretary said emotionally: "The third uncle loves smoking the most, but he doesn't smoke a single cigarette in the village. He said that if he smokes the public cigarettes, his mouth will rot!" The taste came up.He felt that he should tell Lei Juan to call all those corrupt elements here, and let them face the soul of this old party member to repent!There was a corruption case in Yanhua, and at the same time this Qin Bengui also appeared. Doesn't this make our ruling Communists think deeply? Gao Huanzhang blinked his wet eyes and said: "This is a good teaching material. The salty sea-crossing bridge was washed away by the storm surge, but today old man Qin Bengui erected a spiritual sea-crossing bridge for us! The old man didn't do it. What earth-shattering event happens, but these little things can test a Communist Party member! The Yanhua County Party Committee has seized a living and good teaching material, and wants to publicize it to the whole city and the whole society! Learn from Qin Bengui and cultivate righteousness in the world! " When I walked out of the exhibition room of the village committee, there was a village woman at the gate who was arguing with the village cadres, and the village cadres wanted to stop the village woman from letting her in.Zhao Zhentao and Gao Huanzhang couldn't help but turned their heads to look. Secretary Chai was a little flustered, and hurriedly asked the village head what happened?Before the mayor could react, the village woman came jogging over, yelling that she wanted to see the high officials in the city.Gao Huanzhang walked over and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm Gao Huanzhang, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. What's the matter with you?" The village woman begged and said: "Secretary Gao, my name is Qin Cuimei, and Qin Bengui is my father. My mother asked me to come to the high officials, please don't take my father as a model, he is not a typical person, he is just such a person, and he is willing to do these things." thing." Zhao Zhentao was stunned: "Ah? Why don't you two want your father to be a model? This is a good thing! What's wrong with letting others learn from him?" Qin Cuimei said: "My mother said that the rafters will rot first! There are not many people who are as stupid as my father these days. If they spread it out, no one will believe it! The more important thing is that my father does not do good things only when he is praised by others! He is willing to do good deeds in his bones. If he knows about it under the Nine Springs, he won't blame us to death!" Gao Huanzhang raised his face and smiled: "Interesting, interesting! Comrade Qin Cuimei, take me to see your old mother! Okay?" Qin Cuimei shook her head and said, "No, no!" Chai Defa smiled and said, "Cuimei, you're welcome!" Qin Cuimei said relentlessly, "No, I'm not being polite. My mother doesn't welcome you!" The leaders stood in embarrassment, and the village party secretary got anxious and grabbed Qin Cuimei's arm: "Cuimei, why are you so ignorant? The leaders in the city and county are so busy, we can't invite your father You advise your mother, let’s go for fun!” The village chief asked the village chief to take the crowd away. Zhao Zhentao was filled with emotion as he walked.Nowadays, many people don't believe that there is such a good person as Lei Feng. Judging from Qin Bengui's deeds, this old man is real.But don't the prayers of his family make people think deeply?Qin Cuimei and her mother may have heard some gossip, and they cannot be blamed, but should be questioned to what extent has social morality degenerated?When he faced the intermittent crying of Qin Bengui's old wife, his heart was even heavier. Back at the Yanhua Hotel in the evening, Gao Huanzhang and Zhao Zhentao met with comrades from the audit team of the cross-sea bridge sent by the city.Gao Huanzhang was still inspired by Qin Bengui's advanced deeds, and said impassionedly that you should use Qin Bengui's spirit to do a good job in this audit.Zhao Zhentao was very calm, and had a premonition in his heart that the propaganda for Qin Bengui would not be long-lasting, but it would be enthusiastic and stormy, and it might be another storm that would soon sweep across the land of Beilong—— Later, the development of the situation was beyond Zhao Zhentao's expectation. The storm surge of learning from Qin Bengui not only swept through Beilong, but also quickly spread to the whole province and the whole country. 2 Since Zhao Laogong and his apprentices withdrew from Mrs. Ge's shipyard, the scene of Mrs. Ge's shipyard suddenly declined, and the shipyard was deserted.When Uncle Li Guanghan fell, almost all her businesses were in failure, and the fleet of thirty salt trucks also lost their money, so they had to rent the cars out.Zhao Laogong felt that his own shipyard had taken the work from Mrs. Ge, even though he fell when the big boat was being combined, and his waist and eyes were dislocated, but he was in a particularly happy mood.God must kill old lady Ge's prestige, otherwise this old flirt will become a genius.Zhao Laogong was lying at home taking medicine, and Zhao Zhentao brought a chiropractor from the city to give him massage every day. Unable to turn over and turn around, Zhao Laogong lay on the kang to receive relatives and friends who came to visit, and calmly accepted the sincere greetings and comfort.Siju wiped his weak body every day.Zhao Laogong was lying on his back, his eyes fell on the ax on the wall again.This is the "Tai Chi Ax" handed down from the ancestors. There are two Yin and Yang axes. The shadow ax made of black iron is now buried in the grave of the Zhao family ancestor at the head of the village.That was a long time ago. At that time, Zhao Laogong was only six years old, and his parents called him Xiao Gong.There was a flood on the bank of the Yellow River, and his father pushed him in a wheelbarrow to escape with his tribe, and the flood swept away half of the tribe's lives.During this forced migration, they accompanied their ancestors for a hundred and seven days, and walked into the endless Daludang in the Beilong Plain in a daze.This is the junction zone between the sea and the land, and they seem to have encountered a ghost hitting a wall.The ancestor really can't move anymore, is this the end of the family of carpenters in the Megatron Central Plains like this?The ancestor is not reconciled.At dusk, the ancestor sat there like a clay sculpture and wood carving, surrounded by three clansmen kneeling, Xiao Gong didn't know what happened, and followed his parents to kneel towards the ancestor.They all hope that the ancestor will point out a way out for them at the last moment.However, even the ancestors did not open their eyes even when the people kowtowed, kowtowed and chanted.The patriarch's pale face is like the sun-faced ax of an ancestral Tai Chi axe, and the red and swollen blood vessels on his face are like the spots on the axe, tense as if they have been air-dried.At the last moment when the sun was setting, the ancestor asked Xiao Gong's father to bring three pairs of Tai Chi axes, wrapped them in red silk, his withered lips trembling and wriggling: You go in three directions, from now on No matter where you go, those who have this Tai Chi ax are the blood of our Zhao family!I see you off!As he said that, the ancestor picked up a shadow ax and slashed at his own neck.The blood was pouring, and the ancestor's blood turned out to be blue.The blue plasma dyed the reeds in the reeds to lose their green color, and the small whirlwind overwhelmed the reeds one by one, and the ancestor fell straight. Xiao Gong cried loudly with the clansmen, prostrated himself on the ground, and took turns kissing the blue bloodstains on the ancestor's face.This blue blood gave Xiao Gong's father a hint: go to the blue place!Although he still doesn't know what the blue place looks like.When the dawn came, the tribe buried the ancestors and said goodbye to each other, and the three groups ran in three directions.Xiao Gong followed his parents, pushed the wheelbarrow, and walked south with great difficulty.In the reeds that covered the sky and the sun, they rammed like wild animals. There was no food on the wheelbarrow, only two Tai Chi axes, an old saw and a plane.When they walked into a puddle, the three of them couldn't move anymore. Mother said to father, let's resign ourselves to our fate!After drinking enough water, we will hug each other and die.The father touched Xiao Gong's gourd head, feeling sorry for his son.He said, Little Gong Niang, for the sake of Little Gong, we have to try again.Xiao Gong and Niang looked at their father blankly.Father struggled to climb in front of the wheelbarrow, and slowly unwound the Tai Chi ax wrapped in red silk.My father said, I will throw the Tai Chi ax handed down by my ancestors into the air, and we will walk for a while if the positive ax is facing upwards, and if the negative ax is upwards, we will accept our fate!Kill yourself with this ax like the ancestor did!The mother nodded, hugged Xiao Gong's head tightly and sobbed.She and Xiao Gong knelt down, and her father knelt down after throwing the Tai Chi axe.The sound of the Taiji ax falling to the ground was so loud that they didn't dare to raise their heads, and their hearts trembled, not knowing whether it was good or bad.Suddenly a blue light flashed, the dark clouds were driven away by the blue light, and the thunder rolled in the distance, getting farther and farther away.It was Xiao Gong who raised his head first, and he saw that the Tai Chi Ax was facing the sun at a glance, he shouted ecstatically, and rushed over.Where the sun-faced ax crossed the air, a beautiful rainbow arched, and they walked in the direction the sun-faced ax struck.The Tai Chi Ax is really a magic axe. They struggled in the dark for seven days and seven nights, and finally heard the sound of the tide in Laoxie Bay, and saw that the sea water in Laoxie Bay was like the blue blood flowing on the body of the ancestor. Since then, their branch has set up camp in Old Crab Bay.After a month, they still haven't heard from those two people.Later, my father heard from the locals that the reeds were called the Eighteen Devils, and it was a miracle that people who entered the Eighteen Devils could come out alive.The more my father heard it, the more frightened he became. Led by a local fortune teller named Shibake, he went to Shibamo to find his relatives.What they found were piles of bones, a total of nineteen people in two groups!The flesh of the corpses was taken away by the eagle, and the father symbolically picked up their bones and buried them. Tai Chi axe, the life-saving ax of the Zhao family!The legend of the Tai Chi Ax has been widely spread in Laoxie Bay. People want to see it, touch it, and get its blessing.When my father was building boats in the early days, he used the sun-faced ax of the Tai Chi ax to open the first board.Some families even call their fathers when they have a child with dystocia, and swing the Tai Chi ax a few times, firstly to bring strength to the mother, and secondly to make the newborn's life easier. A person who kills and steals goods is not worthy of a Tai Chi axe, as the ancestor said long ago.Later, Ge Jiahaiba took a fancy to Tai Chi Ax and snatched it away.Thinking of the Ge family, Zhao Laogong couldn't get angry at all. The grievances and grievances here can't be finished for days and nights. The feud between the Zhao family and the Ge family was firmly planted in his heart, and it was the revenge drive that drove Zhao Laogong to capture the Ge family who had fled to the sea.Mrs. Ge will never forget that her hatred is in her bone marrow. When he recovered from his illness, the first thing Zhao Laogong did when he went out was to take the Taiji ax to the blacksmith's shop to re-harden and polish it. After all, it is a sun-faced axe!A sun-faced ax should not be full of rust.Also, Zhao Laogong is looking forward to the Dragon Sail Festival next year. The scene of the Dragon Sail Festival wielding a Tai Chi ax to cut off the cables is very grand.Zhao Laogong went to the blacksmith's shop proudly carrying the Tai Chi axe. When Tiesmith Sun was polishing the axe, a piece of iron filings flew into the old man's eyes.The old man didn't roll his eyelids, he thought it was a warning from his ancestor.The Tai Chi Ax has a god, and future generations must not desecrate it—— Zhao Laogong was still struggling to work at the shipyard, so the apprentices let him sit and direct, saying, it is our blessing that you are in charge.It's just weird, when Zhao Laogong was sitting on the old embankment smoking, someone came to order.He wears a small felt hat, and in the brim of the hat are scattered scattered rows of trumpet dry tobacco wrapped by himself.The smoke was wrapped in khaki burnt paper, and the old man smoked it like a big boss smoking a thick tube of boss cigarettes.The old man looked at Mrs. Ge's boatyard on the other side of the river from time to time, and stood silent for a while, as if resting his feet or expressing something.The sun shone down, and the shattered shadows leaked through the tree umbrella shaken by the wind made his eyes blurred.When Zhao Laogong was tired from standing, he sat down while supporting the tree trunk full of boils—— "Old Gongtou, where are you building ships again?" Pedestrians greeted him. Zhao Laogong responded: "Ah, I heard that there is a model in Huangjindong Village?" "Yes, his name is Qin Bengui, and everyone should learn from him! I think we should learn from you, Zhao Laogong! Everyone builds a big ship with his heart!" Pedestrians shouted with a smile. "Go play!" Zhao Laogong cursed. The passer-by said: "Your old man has something to boast about. Your son is the mayor and the third uncle is the county magistrate. I think your family has contracted out all the official positions!" "That's none of my business!" Zhao Laogong waved his hand. At sunset in the evening, Zhao Laogong was tired from sitting, so he walked towards Laohekou, looking for Zhao Xiaole's motor sailing boat.In the evening tide, the chants of the boats are endless, and the old estuary is full of fishy smell. Many fishmongers swarm up like ants, and the noise is full of the joy of trading.The old man could hardly see where Xiao Le's boat was.When all the street lights were on, Zhao Laogong finally saw that his son Xiao Le was talking to a girl who was carrying a green splint behind her back.The girl took a bag of crabs from Xiaole and left with a smile on her face.This girl is not Zhu Zhu, Zhao Laogong doesn't know this girl.Could it be this kid's new target? "Xiao Le, Xiao Le!" Zhao Laogong cried out with trembling eyes, smiling innocently on his deep old face. Xiao Le didn't hear it, and lay listlessly on the deck, writing a large character upside down.Zhao Laogong saw that the white stubble boat was under the boat, there was a surge of tide, the boat seemed to be crushed by the waves, and the erratic sound of the water was whistling and moaning.The old man urged Xiao Le several times to paint the boat with dark gray tung paint, but Xiao Le refused, saying that a female painter liked to paint this white stubble boat, and the old man scolded him for several days in anger.Zhao Xiaole felt that it was worthwhile to be scolded by the old man, because these days he got to know Teacher Mi Xiuxiu very well, and he still had some feelings.But it's not love, Xiao Le knows it's not love.This girl is not only educated, has a woman's charm, but also has a woman's tenderness and sentimentality. He dare not expect Teacher Mi to become his wife.Then treat Mr. Mi as a wine and meat friend.No, she doesn't like to eat meat and doesn't like to drink, how could she become friends with wine and meat?In any case, God did arrange for him a good opportunity to get close to her. The weather was bad that day, so Mi Xiuxiu followed the scientific research team in the harbor to the distant Wuti Island.She does it for painting, while her uncle Xiong Dajin does it for deciphering the storm surge.Gao Tianhe, a seaport technician, also went to the island at that time.I heard that Mi Xiuxiu was a girl from the mountains of Mingguo County before graduating from technical secondary school. Zhao Xiaole understood the saying that a beautiful bird comes from a deep mountain.The girl who came out of the mountains is really brave, Xiong Dajin repeatedly told her not to go to the water, but she got tired of painting on the island.He climbed into a sampan boat alone.At first the sampan did not move, but the waves washed it away bit by bit.At noon, when Xiong Dajin went to the beach to bring her a boxed lunch, he suddenly found that Mi Xiuxiu and the sampan had disappeared and had been washed into the open sea.Xiong Dajin and the people in the scientific research team asked the harbor for a motorboat to search around, but Mi Xiuxiu was nowhere to be seen as it was getting dark.When night fell, people in the research team were still looking for it. When Zhao Xiaole was catching the night tide, he accidentally found Mi Xiuxiu's sampan boat.When he approached Mi Xiuxiu, he heard Mi Xiuxiu's desperate cry.Due to the wind and waves, Xiao Le's motor sailboat can't get close to her sampan boat.I don't know whether it was his big boat that capsized her sampan or the wind and waves that capsized her sampan. In short, Teacher Mi was caught in the water. Zhao Xiaole jumped into the sea and dragged her onto the boat. He was a bit of a hero to save her. The pride of beauty.Later, when Xiong Dajin knew that Zhao Xiaole was the younger brother of Mayor Zhao, he called Zhao Zhentao to express his gratitude.When Zhao Zhentao went home to see his injured father, he was about to praise Xiao Le to his father, but Xiao Le blinked at Zhao Zhentao, and Zhao Zhentao swallowed it.When talking with Xiao Le alone, Zhao Zhentao felt that the younger brother who worried the family the most had unknowingly changed. Zhao Xiaole really didn't see his father, he only had Teacher Mi in his heart, and when he closed his eyes, he could see Teacher Mi smiling faintly at him, so charming.His stomach growled, and he immediately felt a sense of hunger and emptiness.Just now he was watching Mi Xiuxiu go home with the crab he gave to find her uncle.Lying on the deck of the ship, facing the dark night, he roared like venting: The sky is yellow and the sea is vast Catch the Sea Lord, Lover Wait for my sister, there will be a shrimp shortage dry mouth, cold heart Itchy thighs Wake up from the dream, ask for a wife 3 In late September, Mr. Li Kedong, president of Singapore Weitian Foundation, and his wife and subordinates visited Beilong. The Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government organized a reception team headed by Mayor Zhao Zhentao to be responsible for all the activities of Singaporean guests during their stay in Beilong.The Singaporean guests were introduced by Secretary Pan of the Provincial Party Committee to inspect Beilonggang.Prior to this, Secretary Pan and Governor Bo accompanied the central leaders to Beilong to visit the exhibition of Comrade Qin Bengui's deeds, and spent a whole day listening to Gao Huanzhang and Zhao Zhentao's report on Beilonggang. The Provincial Party Committee agrees with Zhao Zhentao's strategy of seeking stability and being pragmatic.The team of experts who deciphered storm surges have come up with new governance options.When will Beilonggang start up again?Up and down eyes were all looking at Zhao Zhentao.Zhao Zhentao accompanied the Singaporean guests to see Beilonggang, and introduced the investment environment of Beilonggang and the preferential policies of the municipal government to the guests.President Li Kedong was very interested in the port and personally visited the suspended port basin.He asked Mayor Zhao why such a large project stopped?Zhao Zhentao was unable to answer directly for a long time.Speaking of storm surges?Talk about compressing the construction scale?Or simply say no funds?When Zhao Zhentao was in a dilemma, Mr. Li Kedong smiled tacitly.Zhao Zhentao didn't understand what President Li meant, and continued to introduce the Beigang Railway project that had just been planned.President Li waved his hand and said that the prospect of Beilonggang is unparalleled, but Beilonggang has not been implemented yet, so what about the railway?He didn't go further, but expressed deep concern about the current investment climate, and was also deeply puzzled by the Chinese people's imitation of an old man Qin Bengui with great fanfare.Zhao Zhentao made the necessary explanations to President Li, but the Singaporean guests still left with regrets. They believed that the natural climate and construction climate of Beilonggang were immature. The weather is getting colder every day, but the salinized Secretary Chai Defa is getting more and more beautiful every day. He takes Qin Bengui's family members and insiders to give speeches everywhere. The provincial TV station also sends the "Good Man Qin Bengui" TV series. Zhao Zhentao and Gao Huanzhang also often receive Study tours abroad.盐化终于招架不住了，参观团经常是一天来三到五拨儿，县宾馆的招待费严重亏空。常务副县长齐少武十分焦急地对赵振涛诉苦，再这样学下去，又要把一个跨海大桥吃掉了。赵振涛开始与高焕章商量这个问题，这场学习风暴还是很见成效的，干部群众的精神风貌有了改观，大大提高了北龙的社会知名度。但也有一些负面的声音：北龙历来出经验不出效益。这声音让赵振涛怦然心动，胸中就像有一个气团堵得难受。他们心自问：你赵振涛跑跑颠颠地都忙了些什么？还有一个使他惶惑的事情，那就是给盐化造成了一俊遮百丑的局面。跨海大桥的审计被柴德发完全控制，草草收场，卢国营和李广汉腐败案也没有进展。雷娟对赵振涛说，这是她办案过程中最无奈的时期。葛老太太还真扳动了北京的老部长马天水。马天水是北龙的老书记，是盐化人，与葛老太太有着二厘五的亲戚关系。马天水直接找高焕章说话，因为是他把老高从煤矿提拔上来的，高焕章就向雷娟施压。因为雷娟照样起诉了李广汉，尽管他那十三万元无法落实，可落实了他五千元的罪恶。她估计他可能被判有期徒刑两年监外执行。赵振涛在关键时候支持着雷娟，终于将李广汉的案卷提交了市检察院。赵振涛忽然发现了雷娟的一个秘密：卢国营的案件依然不结。这个铁女人很可能是有秘密行动。 第一场凛冽的寒风扫过，就把老蟹湾带入了初冬的季节，海湾一夜之间就消瘦了，封海的渔船也露出了一条条弯弯的脊骨。赵振涛顶着寒风赶到老蟹湾的时候，天空就落下今年的首场小雪，小雪使大海变得纯粹和宁静。赵振涛路过赵老巩的船场，让司机停下车，独自朝船场走去。船场空空荡荡的，船垛被大雪披满了，远远近近都是一个白。几只野兔溜着船缝儿跑来跑去。他在船下站了一会儿，没有任何目的，没有什么明确的想法。 后来，他又来到北龙港，当他看见被白雪覆盖的港池和挡沙坝时，心里就沉重多了。这里不愧为不冻港，还能听到迟缓厚重的涛声。他想起自己与妻子孟瑶恋爱时来到老蟹湾，好像就在这个地方，孟瑶天真地朗诵着普希金《致大海》的诗句：“为自由之神所悲泣的歌声消失了，他将自己的桂冠留在世上。阴沉的天气激荡起来吧，大海呀，是他曾经将你歌唱——”他这时才真正觉得，北龙港的现状使他没有资格歌唱大海了。他给孟瑶打电话时就这么说的。孟瑶知道他近来心情低落，是因为北龙港的资金问题。尽管高焕章不抱指望，可赵振涛还是把金山水泥厂利润暂不纳入财政的请求跟省委潘书记和博省长说了，当时省领导就哑了口。后来，潘书记说这个你要找傅省长，傅省长说回去再研究吧。他真正给省领导出了个难题。如果不是他赵振涛有老岳父的那点背景，谁敢这样跟省领导讲话？一向胆大的高焕章都为他捏着一把汗。赵振涛决定为此事再到省城跑一跑。 “赵市长，大雪天，你怎么来啦？”熊大进听说赵振涛来了就赶过来了。 赵振涛见是熊大进，笑着说：“熊老总，你是不请自来呀！我正要找你呢！” “赵市长，明年开春，工程能不能重新开工？这样拖下去，解冻后的淤沙，会使我们前边的工程毁于一旦哪！”熊大进一脸的焦虑。 赵振涛没有马上回答，两眼紧盯着熊大进，说：“老熊，我今天还是要问你，风暴潮的问题到底解决了没有？” 熊大进说：“怎么跟你说呢？上次的报告，还不全面。我们又有了新的突破！” 赵振涛眼睛一亮：“你快讲！” 熊大进擦了擦被雪花挡住的眼镜片，呼着哈气说：“我的大学专业是学的地球物理。形成风暴潮的原因，是海上风暴造成的，就像北部的沙暴。老蟹湾的地理条件属于恶劣顺风带。当年孙中山先生考察时，并没有形成这样的顺风带。我们不能怨古人。这个八十海里以外的雾抬岛，与雾抬岛相对应的蛤蜊湾形成了顺风带，而我们的防潮大坝，设计出现了错误，误导了顺风带，使顺风带在老蟹湾形成了一个潮漩儿，在跨海大桥的位置上犹为强烈！” 赵振涛有些气愤，问：“连这个都没弄清，违反自然规律的工程，还能不受到惩罚？有治理潮漩儿的好办法吗？” 熊大进说：“我是胡市长从威海港挖来的，胡市长与我是朋友。我来的时候，北龙港的勘查设计基本结束啦！现在看来，我们是犯了一个错误，一个不小的错误！解决这个潮漩儿的办法，是在雾抬岛设立海洋气候观测站，还要在岛上种树，在蛤蜊湾砍树，再挖出一个人工泄潮的浅河，直通大凌河，往北部山区泄潮。不知这个工程，市政府能不能批准？” 赵振涛踌躇满志地说：“为了北龙港，我们还有什么可犹豫的呢？现在所付出的代价，是为了将来——” 熊大进有些激动地说：“赵市长，开始我想调走，一是胡市长的感情，二是我怕你这个新市长在北龙港上下不了决心！你记得吗？那天的协调会上，我熊大进一句话也没说。是你说服了我，你虽说不懂风暴潮，可你懂得人心里的风暴潮。我所接触的地方干部，大多是既得利益者，目光短浅，只管自己任期这两年。你就不同了，一个全新的北龙港会在你手里立起来的！” 赵振涛说：“不，不能说我，是我们——”熊大进微微地笑着。 赵振涛听雷娟说过，她在办案时私下里做过一个调查：施英民所负责的工程，因所进材料不合格，在风暴潮里垮掉了；而施英民所主管的工程基本无损。这就把人格的卑微与高尚截然分开了。 米秀秀穿着红色羽绒服正在雪地上写生，不时朝姑夫熊大进挥着手。赵振涛望了米秀秀一眼，说：“她就是我们小乐救下的你的侄女米老师吧？” 熊大进点点头说：“是啊。她多亏了你这大市长的一支笔呀！已经算是海港小学的正式教员啦！女孩嘛，当个老师也是不错的，可她不安心做教师，一心想当画家。画画消遣可以，当画家就没那么简单啦！” 赵振涛说：“你可别小瞧了人家，她在这样的环境里，说不定就能有独特的创造呢！你在北龙港创造奇迹，人家为什么不能？” 熊大进见赵振涛对侄女一番夸奖，就朝米秀秀招招手：“秀秀，你过来一下！” 米秀秀大大方方地跑过来了。熊大进说：“秀秀，这就是我跟你说的赵市长，你的工作就是赵市长的一支笔签来的。他还是救你的赵小乐的大哥。” 米秀秀笑着说：“谢谢赵市长啦！” 赵振涛鼓励她说：“秀秀，刚才我跟你姑夫说了，要支持你。希望你能成为咱老蟹湾的大画家。你别光画海啊船啊，还要画一画咱北龙港的建设工人，从他们身上挖掘劳动和创造的美。这里张扬着生命的诗意和激情啊！” 米秀秀点点头，腼腆地笑着。 熊大进说：“你都听见啦？” 米秀秀说：“我记住啦！” 熊大进说：“你继续画吧！” 米秀秀蹦蹦跳跳地跑了。赵振涛望着她远去的影子，就像一个红红的火球在雪地上滚动。这红，瑞雪里的红，是不是严冬的一个好兆头呢？ 凉风裹着雪粉，猛砸着他的眼镜，他闭着眼睛却落泪了。他也有了风泪眼，眼泪一次次翻涌上来，又一次次地咽回肚里。他忽然想起了什么，擦擦眼睛问：“老熊啊，我想了解一下你的个人生活，你可以说，也可以不说！” 熊大进叹了一声，拉着赵振涛进了窝棚。 窝棚里生着煤炉子，炉火挺旺，烤得人脸很舒服。熊大进想起赵市长的司机，就让人把司机叫到办公室喝茶，他也给赵振涛沏了一杯茶。赵振涛觉得熊大进的脸相越来越老了，他有着与高焕章一样的大脸膛，黑瘦，大嘴岔，鬓角上的白头发遮着青筋。他知道熊大进一辈子没有结婚，为什么？这在他心中一直是个谜。他曾忽然间产生过一个有趣的想法：熊大进比雷娟大五岁，能不能把这两个人撮合撮合呢？雷娟在办案中对熊大进的印象极好，这不正是个好机会吗？ 赵振涛试探着说：“老熊，人这辈子光拼命干工作是不全面的，还得成个家呀！容我冒昧地问一句，你是不是生理上不行？” 熊大进望着窗外的白雪，心里被这白色逐渐充满。 赵振涛以为熊大进生气了：“老熊，你可别生我的气呀！” 熊大进收回目光，摇了摇头说：“我不生气，生哪家子气哩？我得先告诉你，我在生理上是正常的，而且十分的正常！年轻的时候，我有过一段爱情的坎坷，说给你也无妨啊。” 赵振涛说：“谢谢你的信任！” 熊大进从抽屉里掏出一个发黄的半截火车票递给赵振涛看，微眯的眼睛红了。半年多来，赵振涛经常看见他这熬夜熬红了的眼睛。他这双眼和这张脸，是多么的熟悉？他工作起来是不要命的，常常是通宵达旦，疲倦了就歪在沙发上打个盹儿，分不清睡着了还是在思索。 熊大进平静地说：“这张火车票是十六年前北龙大地震留下来的。那年我三十二岁，刚刚从知青点返城，跟我同是知青的王秀荣也一同返城。我与王秀荣在那个小山村里就谈恋爱了，我不跟你说虚话，我们爱得很深很深。地震的前三天，我们领了结婚证，秀荣虽说是北龙人，可她是在山东威海的姥姥家长大的，她提议要到威海旅行结婚。我答应了。她是个好女人，她向我提什么我都会答应！前往威海的火车票买好了，还没上车，我们的心就飞往那个城市啦！因为是从吉林通化开来的路过车，在北龙上车是后半夜四点，就还差二十分钟，火车没有进站，地震就发生了。我们被砸在候车室里，记得在那一刹那，她扑向了我，她是为救我砸成重伤的。在废墟里，我俩挤在一个很小的空间里，喘不上气来，她为了把仅有的一点空气留给我，自己屏住呼吸憋死了。挖出她尸体的时候，我发现她手上还摸着两张火车票。我悲痛地扑向她，想取下她手里的车票，可我取不下来，她依然攥得紧紧的。最后我将车票撕断了，掩埋了秀荣。我只身来到威海，继续完成了我们的结婚旅行。”他轻轻地叹息着，又像是在无声地呼唤。 赵振涛尽管没有被砸在北龙的废墟里，可他对地震有一种条件反射的恐怖。这使他又想起了他与孙艳萍的婚姻变故。 熊大进完全沉入到对往事的回忆中去了，没有在意赵振涛的表情，继续说下去：“我本来是想在威海呆到我们震前的约定时间，十二天。可到了十二天的夜里，我梦见秀荣朝我走来。她什么也没说，只是朝我笑笑就消失了。我恍惚觉得，秀荣已经到威海啦，我也就不想走了，不想走了——” 赵振涛见他不说了，呆呆地吸烟，就有了想跟他说说自己与孙艳萍的婚事的欲望。他讲完了一切，熊大进忽然就笑着说：“咱俩的情况不一样啊。你活得多实际，多潇洒？可我总是走不出秀荣的阴影，恐怕这辈子就交给她啦。我是个傻子，没有懂得爱就去爱了，可懂得爱了就不去爱了。这就是我的命，没有人比命跑得更远——” 赵振涛说：“老熊，你们的情感真让我敬佩！不过，你都到了这把年纪，心里不忘秀荣是对的，可也该成个家啦！你建了几十年的港，还不知道这个道理？家就是咱男人的港！” 熊大进说：“我不配有港，命里就该这么飘飘荡荡的！” 赵振涛摇了摇头说：“不，你听我的，我很想给你老兄保个大媒！这个女人厉害，可她是个好女人！” 熊大进间：“谁呀，得到你这么高的评价不容易呀！” 赵振涛说：“这个女人你认识，是雷娟，好吗？” 熊大进说：“赵市长，原谅我不会给你面子！” 屋外的雪下疯了，冰天雪地里才会知道炉火和女人的臂弯是多么重要。赵振涛还想要再说服他，简易窝棚的电话响了。是海洋科研小组的小许从工地打来的，他急切地告诉熊大进：工地上提供科研数据的井管儿给冻住了，眼瞅着就要报废。这可是几十万元的损失啊。技术员高天河带领几个人用火烤化了井管儿，还用防冻瓦围住了，可当高天河拧开阀门想提取数据的时候，井口突然喷起了黑沙子，一下子把高天河的眼睛喷坏了。熊大进放下电话，将情况跟赵振涛一说，赵振涛就要求跟熊大进一同到工地的现场看看高天河。 大雪纷飞，狂风怒号。今年的大雪出奇的慷慨，慷慨得过分了，让人抱怨甚至忍不住要骂几句牙碜的脏话。赵振涛和熊大进坐着汽车来到工地，走着走着汽车就无法开了，因为前面是一条羊肠小道。熊大进和赵振涛下车在雪地里挪着碎步走，一会儿就看见几个小伙子抬着高天河急匆匆地往这里跑。到了跟前，熊大进问了问伤情，赵振涛就让汽车把伤员送到盐化医院去。望着工人们把高天河送进自己的汽车，赵振涛说，这个高天河名字怎么这么熟呢？熊大进说这孩子是个孤儿，海洋大学毕业后就分到水产局，现在调到海港指挥部了。这孩子很聪明很敬业，这次的科研成果，他立下了汗马功劳呢。 赵振涛马上想起四菊说过高天河。朱朱退亲的时候，小乐误以为高天河抢走了朱朱。后来高天河在盐化县科委搞了一个海洋与养殖培训班，四菊参加了这个培训班。四菊的养殖场还聘请了高天河作技术顾问，帮了四菊不少忙。海港与老蟹湾百姓的亲情关系是值得提倡的。赵振涛想马上给四菊打个电话，告诉她高天河眼睛受伤了，让她抽空去盐化医院看看他。 赵振涛临离开港口建设处，与熊大进分手时，熊大进一再叮嘱他不要把他讲的婚事说出去。赵振涛满口答应，同时感到他无法改变熊大进的生活。他把米秀秀带到海港就是对自己的养老做了准备。赵振涛相信这个世界有真正的爱情了，刻骨铭心的爱情，却不浪漫。 临走时，熊大进说：“赵市长，今冬过去，我就等着大干一场啦。雪天就是歇着睡觉的好时候，我就喜欢睡觉做梦。岁数大了，争不过了，就做个梦安慰安慰自己吧！” 一句话说得赵振涛有些伤感，他说：“老熊，别大悲观，我们老蟹湾的渔民有句土话：风暴时抛锚，风和时扬帆！” 熊大进没再说话，雪落满了他的头。 赵振涛冒雪步行来到家里，看见赵老巩正在用柳条子做灯笼。雪花一飘，赵老巩心情就好，老人很有兴致地告诉赵振涛：大冬天的没事情，村里组织一个雪灯会，到时你把男男也从省城里接来看灯吧。赵振涛点着头，想起小时候闹灯会的情景，恍惚就在眼前。老蟹湾是个喜灯的地方。他听父亲说过，当年日本人到老蟹湾建港，是因为老蟹湾芦苇荡北边的土地能种稻子，日本人想建设后方粮食基地。村里好多人都被抓去做劳工种稻子。渔民哪里会种稻？日本鬼子找来农民指导，渔民就学会了种稻。风暴潮把日本人打懵了，再也不敢建港，可渔民们的稻子却长势喜人。赵老巩他爹是拿灯抗日。一天夜里，他们做了无数的灯笼悄悄挂进稻田里，夜半时分统一点起来。灯笼一亮，螃蟹就都爬上来，就像老蟹湾历史上的蟹乱。河蟹海蟹忽忽涌涌上来了，一夜之间，齐刷刷的稻子就被螃蟹咬平了，气得日本鬼子举着战刀将螃蟹劈成了螃蟹酱。 赵振涛边想着边看爹做灯笼，一边在家里等着司机。不一会儿，赵小乐抱着一个乱哭的孩子走进来，伴着孩子的哭声埋怨道：“真倒霉，偏偏碰上四菊，大雪天给人家看孩子！” 赵老巩问：“谁家敢让你小子看孩子？” 赵小乐看见赵振涛，打着招呼，就把孩子放在炕头。孩子包裹得很严实，小乐解开孩子的小被说：“小狗日的，你可别尿啊？爹，你说四菊这人有意思不？她听说海港高天河那小子眼睛被沙子喷坏了，就把邻居二嫂子叫到县医院去了。她说娘们儿的奶水能洗好眼睛，这不，把二嫂子的小崽儿扔给俺啦！” 赵振涛笑着说：“我知道，高天河眼睛被沙子喷了，是我告诉四菊的，那小伙子不是四菊的顾问吗？哎，我还刚知道，奶水能治眼睛？” 赵老巩说：“用奶水洗眼，特别是洗咱老蟹湾的黑沙喷坏的眼睛，是再好不过啦！” 赵振涛说：“四菊还挺行啊！” 赵小乐撇着嘴说：“行啥？人家刘连仲都吃醋啦！俺看四菊是喜欢上了姓高的那小子。” 赵老巩瞪了小乐一眼：“你胡说啥？”