Chapter 10 Chapter 9 (2)

Zhao Xiaole was so frightened that he shuddered and dared not move.Zhu Zhu held the red envelope, tears came down.She didn't dare to cry loudly, she just had a choke in her throat: "Xiao Le, I know you don't have me in your heart, but I'm here too! You have money, you don't need anything, and I don't have anything to give you. This is The red envelopes I sew stitch by thread are a little bit of my heart!" After she finished speaking, she covered her face and cried, and stumbled away. Zhao Xiaole was stunned for a moment, then slowly opened the red cloth bag, and saw that it was stuffed full of lumpy red dates and chestnuts. "Zao Li Zi" is a homonym of "Zao Li Zi" in Laoxie Bay, which is a simple and practical wedding blessing.This wild girl's heart is not bad, his nose was sore when his eye sockets trembled, and tears welled up in the deep sockets of his eyes.Holding the red envelope in his hand, he hurriedly chased him out the door. Zhu Zhu had long since disappeared, only the sound of tapping footsteps gradually fading away in the dark.

He yelled: "Zhu Zhu—" and stood silently for a long time in the dark night. When the red tide broke out, Mi Xiuxiu drew a good picture. This is the best oil painting that Mi Xiuxiu has painted since she arrived in Beilonggang.The sea water is red. The red sea water looks like red maple leaves falling on the ground, and it also looks like blood splashed on the ground. It has a kind of grim beauty of human beings fighting disasters in natural disasters.Her paintings were affirmed by her uncle who didn't know how to paint. After she got married, uncle Xiong Dajin told her clearly that he is still working now, and when he is too old to move, he will move in with her and Zhao Xiaole.Mi Xiuxiu respects her uncle very much, and she admires her uncle's loyalty to love, which is only achieved by that generation of educated youths.She sometimes makes fun of Xiaole, one day I die, can you be like my uncle?Zhao Xiaole hugged her tightly and swore that I would not live if you died.Mi Xiuxiu smiled and said, I don't believe it, if I go ahead, Zhu Zhu, the owner of the hair salon, should come on top.You Zhao Xiaole, so many women are chasing you.

Zhao Xiaole made time to talk to her, and the work of running the boat back and forth on the construction site was tiring enough.Sometimes he thought, he was a port worker in name, but he was still driving his own white stubble boat, so what was the difference from being a fisherman?He told Xiong Dajin that the harbor has been built, so I need to get a decent job!Xiong Dajin asked him with a smile, what makes him decent?Zhao Xiaole turned to ask Mi Xiuxiu.Mi Xiuxiu said, you have a good voice, and it would be great to be a dispatcher in the future!Zhao Xiaole said, I will be a dispatcher!As he spoke, there was fascination in his eyes.

That night, father Zhao Laogong and his apprentices went to live in the shipyard. When Zhao Xiaole came home, Mi Xiuxiu was going to work the night shift at school. She told him to close the window when it was raining so that her paintings would not get wet.Zhao Xiaole agreed wholeheartedly, but was not in the mood to look at her paintings.He couldn't understand it more and more. There were only a few paintings of harbor construction workers among her paintings, which looked alike to him.Zhao Xiaole lay on the bed, raised his sea-smelling face, glared at the woman and walked out.Her body is not rigid at all, her waist is soft, she has read a lot, and even her walking posture is still alive.She floated away like a group of illusory white shadows, leaving behind Zhao Xiaole, who had just returned from sea, to stay through the long night alone.

Mi Xiuxiu has been busy pressing gourds here and there all day long, completely sinking into her art world.An empty room in the front yard used to be the room where my father hung the Tai Chi axe. Now it is used as her studio, where the paintings she created are filled to the brim. Zhao Xiaole feels awkward when she walks into the studio, and looks dull when looking at the paintings. Son.He wondered if Mi Xiuxiu had added another annoying problem, kissing the painting thief, seeing that he rarely even farted.I rushed back from the construction site in such a f*cking manner, isn't it the hot bed of the lovers?It's good for her, she doesn't draw half the night, or she is on duty, and she is so fucking boring even when she wakes up!Zhao Xiaole cursed bitterly in his heart, flapping his nostrils open and closed, and soon his eyelids closed, and he fell into a sleepy snoring.

On the night of the fourth night, there was thunder and rain, the thunder was scorched and dull, and the rain was wet and heavy.With a click of lightning, he stabbed God in the stomach, and then picked out a thunder and threw it down. Zhao Xiaole trembled from the thunder.The cool wind blows in, and the curtains bulge like angrily.He rubbed his soy-colored eyes, and saw that the rain was splashing outside the window, and the rainwater could not hold on the roof, and flowed down, forming a wide, thin and bright water curtain in front of the window.Roads of flashes split the sky and the ground, reflecting the rain in front of the window like a whip. "It's raining." He took out the flashlight and came out wearing big pants, the courtyard was already full of water.He grabbed a piece of plastic cloth, got into the wing room, turned on the light, and he was dumbfounded.The ankle-less water in the house almost floated Siju's motorcycle.

The door of the wing room was expanded and repaired after buying the car, and the door sill is movable.The old sow who was against the door the day before yesterday sneaked into his yard and broke the door of the wing room. It happened that Zhao Xiaole entered the yard and beat the pig away with a stick, otherwise he would have to "gnaw" the car, the door sill He forgot to be safe, and the rain came in suddenly. "It's his grandma's!" I don't know if he was scolding the pig or himself, so he hurriedly moved some loose bricks, and erected a brick wall at the door tightly, and then brought fine sand to seal the brick joints with mud, inside and outside the house. The water is completely separated.He shook his waterlogged head, grabbed a dirty and broken basin, and clattered out for water.

By this time it was broad daylight, the rain had stopped, and the wind was still roaring.Mi Xiuxiu came back in a panic: "Xiao Le, are the studio windows closed?" Zhao Xiaole stood in front of the car with a wooden face and a nervous heart. "Are you deaf and dumb?" she asked. "The wing room is in trouble, who can take care of your studio?" Zhao Xiaole felt that he was wrong, but he was so angry that he dared to choke her. Mi Xiuxiu ran into the studio briskly.The windows were wide open, raindrops were dripping, and the house was in a mess.The ground was not very warm, but the five oil paintings by the window were all washed by the rain, and the pictures were blurred and almost lost their appearance.These are new paintings, "Red Tide" is the one she is most satisfied with, and she purposely opened the window to blow it because it was not transparent.Now that the calculation was over, Mi Xiuxiu's knees softened, and she squatted in front of the picture, touching the frame with trembling hands, her chest heaved and her eyes suddenly became wet, she couldn't speak.After a long time, she yelled harshly: "Xiao Le, come up to me!"

Zhao Xiaole came up unsteadily, looking embarrassed.Mi Xiuxiu stood up and shouted: "Look, the painting is soaked! Why did I tell you last night?" "Isn't it just a few paintings, as for? Let it dry on a sunny day! The motorcycle almost drifted away! My aunt!" Zhao Xiaole said. "Let's hang in the air, let it dry out!" Mi Xiuxiu was very angry. "Then paint again!" he said. "Painting, is it so light? You're really useless, it's just a matter of closing and closing the windows..." This time she won't let her go. "Who put you on the night shift? I don't have time to talk to you, I have to get on the dredger!" Zhao Xiaole turned away anxiously with a pale face.

"Stop!" Mi Xiuxiu's face was bloodshot: "You still beat me up? Are you justified?" Seeing her fierce appearance for the first time, Zhao Xiaole panicked, and she didn't want to lose the "part" of the old man: "Don't give me a hard time! It's good to teach me a lesson, don't be on that night shift from now on. Son! We don't care about the subsidy for the kernels, melons and jujubes!" "Don't fart for me! Do you think I'm greedy for petty money?" Zhao Xiaole glanced at the Tai Chi axe hung on the wall in the painting room, which is admired by fishermen. Under the axe, there was a plaster statue of David used by Mi Xiuxiu for sketching.He swallowed his anger back forcefully, and said, "I won't quarrel with you in front of Mother Long and Grandfather Tai Chi Axe!" He turned around and left.

Mi Xiuxiu's eyes were red, and tears pooled in her: "You..." She yelled violently, got angry, grabbed two dirty picture frames, and threw them on his back.The aluminum alloy frame hit the door, bounced back, and hit the Tai Chi ax on the wall.With a bang, the Tai Chi ax fell down, knocking down the plaster statue with a rumbling noise.With a bang, David's head hit the terrazzo floor, and it exploded into pieces, causing smoke to rise everywhere. "Ah?" Zhao Xiaole was dumbfounded when she turned her head, and rushed over angrily, cursing, "What a crime!" Mi Xiuxiu also turned pale with fright.She was shaken a few times by Zhao Xiaole who rushed towards her, knocked her down and fell to the ground.Zhao Xiaole knelt on the ground as if she had lost her soul, held up the Tai Chi axe, and kowtowed, with a buzzing sound in her throat.Mi Xiuxiu didn't understand that the falling Tai Chi ax actually ruined a tough guy alive. She shrugged her frail shoulders and cried. Infected by Zhao Laogong, Zhao Xiaole believed in Tai Chi Axe more than others. He felt that he was able to conquer the world alone because of the blessing of Tai Chi Axe.He hurriedly called his father.Zhao Laogong turned pale with anger, and it was difficult to say anything about Mi Xiuxiu.He tossed about in the studio in a ghostly manner for a while, and then came up with two broken methods: one is to splash fresh fish blood on the ground, and the other is to drink a bowl of boy's urine to the woman who smashed the Tai Chi axe. Zhao Xiaole finally got a fresh fish online, and when he entered the house, he chopped off the head of the fish with a knife, and splashed the purple blood of the fish on the ground.Then he said: "Xiuxiu, kneel down and kowtow to the Tai Chi axe!" "I don't kneel!" Mi Xiuxiu arranged the canvas. "Why?" "I don't believe in God!" "You..." Zhao Xiaole turned into a monkey face with annoyance: "Small, don't kneel if you are not fragile, that bowl of boy pee is enough for me to drink!" After Xiao Le kowtowed, she called Mi Xiuxiu into the room, holding a bowl of clear yellow boy's urine, which reflected the chaotic and dull days. "What is this?" Mi Xiuxiu's face was so dark that it was about to rain. "The catastrophe-breaking boy's pee! It's hard to find!" "I don't drink!" "If you don't drink, you won't get it!" "Don't drink!" Zhao Xiaole shook away as if caught in a chicken paw: "I don't know why, I'm here to avoid evil and disaster for you! I beg you!" "Avoiding evil? It's all superstition! You are really stupid. Dad believes in crookedness when he is old, and you believe in it when you are young... Tell you, don't give a damn to your face! Please also respect me and throw the urine away! "Mi Xiuxiu showed coldness in her stubbornness. A gust of blood hit Zhao Xiaole's heart, and he shouted: "I don't understand that nonsense, let you drink it, I respect you!" "Give me less poverty!" Zhao Laogong moved into the room tremblingly, knelt down and said, "Son, drink it, it will bring you wealth and avoid disaster... Daddy kneels down for you!" Mi Xiuxiu closed her eyes, and teardrops oozed out one by one.She took the bowl tremblingly, held it steady, moved it up bit by bit, and opened her eyes when it was almost to her lips.Seeing the humiliation on her face in the urine, she turned her face away, slammed the bowl into pieces, turned around crying, stepped on her feet, and ran out sadly. Zhao Xiaole scolded: "Son of a bitch! I don't know what to do!" Zhao Laogong burst into tears. The family has been awkward for a few days.Zhao Xiaole couldn't catch Mi Xiuxiu, so he fell into the water and acquiesced, but his father quit, and if the old man got sick, he would be splinted on both ends.He thought, he is afraid of Mi Xiuxiu, what is he afraid of?She is the woman in my house, and I have the power to settle her.He cheers himself up. One day, Xiao Le lost his mind and secretly spilled the boy's urine into Mi Xiuxiu's soup bowl while eating. Mi Xiuxiu drank three bowls of seaweed soup in a row.Zhao Xiaole dropped a stone on the ground and told his father, both father and father felt at ease, as if in this way, even if there is a disaster, it will not be a disaster.That night, Zhao Xiaole drank some wine and kicked on the woman. Apart from endless donkey energy, he had the courage to dare to fuck the sky. He was happy and revealed the secret of the boy's urine.Mi Xiuxiu was clenching her teeth to get through that time, when she heard that she would explode after drinking the boy's urine.She crazily pushed him out of the bed, blasted him out of the room, and slammed the door shut, even Zhao Xiaole's endless calls were in vain.Zhao Xiaole glanced at the waning moon in the sky, and sighed with self-pity: "Why am I talking so lightly?" Sighing, he walked to the wing room for the night, got up listless in the morning and went to the construction site with a sore back and sore legs... 4 That night, Gao Huanzhang suffered from insomnia completely. He tossed and turned on the wooden bed in the shed, unable to fall asleep. What happened during the day was always flashing in front of his eyes, and the miserable faces of the common people came before his eyes in the darkness. .When he couldn't sleep, he often suffered from old stomach problems. If he got sick on the construction site, it would cause trouble for Feng Heping and the others. He turned on the light, took out the medicine he carried with him from his bag, and took it.I still can't sleep after taking the medicine.So he put on his clothes and walked outside the shed. The mountains quietly overlook the construction site.A flock of mountain pigeons fell asleep.The suffocating tension and burning heat during the day were finally relieved in the middle of the night.The two railroad tracks that had just been laid during the day were also quiet, distorted by the light.A group of large mountain mosquitoes surrounded the light, densely packed, blocking the light dimly.Gao Huanzhang saw a cloud of smoke under the railroad tracks, which may have been a bonfire lit by workers enjoying the cool.The campfire had been extinguished, and he sat beside the smog and lit a cigarette.He didn't avoid the thick smoke, but let the smoke wrap around his head, tighten him, and let out a few bitter tears, which made him feel better.He looked up at the opposite Camel Peak. On the south slope of the Camel Peak was the Camel Village.There are no trees on the mountain, and it is as bare as a silly camel. Hearing from Feng Heping on the construction site, Guo Laoshun, the old branch secretary of Luotuo Village, had visited him several times at the construction site. Today, he proposed to the leaders of Mingguo County to visit Luotuo Village during the day.County Magistrate Han of the Ming Dynasty said that the road was difficult and it was difficult to reach Luotuo Village.Gao Huanzhang remembered that when he divided the poverty alleviation points, he repeatedly asked the county magistrate Han to make Luotuo Village the county magistrate Han's package village.Gao Huanzhang climbed the mountain road for most of the day, and he was shocked when he arrived at Luotuo Village. Today's Luotuo Village is so poor that it is almost beyond his imagination.There are fifty-three households in the village, more than two hundred people, and there are thirty-six bachelors. Those dilapidated houses are no different from those after the devils have raided them.There is no electricity in the village, no TV or radio.Later, I found out that it was because there was no road. There was one incident that almost brought Gao Huanzhang to tears. An old man named Wang Laokui in the village had to walk a mountain road of more than 30 miles to carry water. On the road, he met a group of Japanese soldiers wearing steel helmets. The Japanese devils chased him and shouted, scaring him. Throw down the bucket and drill into the woods, making the Japanese devils laugh.While running, he shouted: "Folks, the Japanese devils haven't left yet!" Only later did he know that it was a film director from Beijing who was making a movie in the mountains.Jokes about Wang Laokui have been circulating in the village, but last year he ruined his family because of a bucket of water.His son Wang Yuangui married a daughter-in-law from the other side of the mountain, which was a big deal in the whole village.After the son got married, the old man Wang went to the mountain thirty miles away to fetch a bucket of water. one place.The son scolded his daughter-in-law, and the old man Wang squatted on the ground crying with his head in his arms. It was not easy to carry this bucket of water to the village!The daughter-in-law was so angry that she committed suicide by jumping off a cliff when she couldn't think about it for a while.When the son found out, he ran like a madman on the mountain, calling his wife's name.He's crazy.Old man Wang hates his right foot if he doesn't hate others!Every day he took the pole and beat his right foot so hard that the pole knocked off his toes.After Gao Huanzhang heard what the village head Guo Laoshun said, he insisted on asking him to take him to Old Man Wang's house.When old man Wang saw Gao Huanzhang knelt down to him, he begged tearfully, "Secretary Gao, in view of your father's friendship with us in Luotuo Village back then, please be merciful and help us in this poor mountain valley!"With tears in his eyes, Gao Huanzhang helped Old Man Wang up and said, yes, yes!Before I, Gao Huanzhang, retired, I must dig wells and build roads for the village.Old man Wang kowtowed to Gao Huanzhang three more times.Gao Huanzhang took out 500 yuan from his pocket and donated it to Old Man Wang, asking him to go to the hospital to heal his foot. On the way back, Gao Huanzhang got angry at County Magistrate Han of Mingguo County: "Do you still want to be the county magistrate? Huh?" County Magistrate Han explained: "It's not that we don't want to come, it's that cars can't get in here at all!" Gao Huanzhang said angrily: "Do you need to help the poor where there are cars? Tiananmen is convenient for cars, so can you help the poor? Hurry up and find a way to let the people in Luotuo Village get rid of poverty as soon as possible!" The village chief, Guo Laoshun, saw that Secretary Gao scolded County Magistrate Han so much that he couldn’t get down from the stage, so he shouted, “Secretary Gao, County Magistrate Han often calls us to guide our work. Doesn’t the village committee have a phone call?” ?" Gao Huanzhang became even more angry, and said loudly: "What kind of poverty alleviation is that calling? Nobody cares about what should be managed, and what should not be managed is strictly controlled! This trend cannot last! Some of our cadres keep calling for serving the people." It’s not enough to just shout at the people, where are the people? The people are not in the mouth, not in the newspapers, but around you, they are the fathers and folks around us!” When county magistrate Han blushed and confessed his mistake to Gao Huanzhang, Gao Huanzhang began to reflect on himself and said solemnly: "Magistrate Han, I am not only referring to you, I also have this problem with Gao Huanzhang! The emotional project of the relationship between cadres and the masses allows our leading cadres to work with emotions! Why do we bring up emotions again? It is because our relationship with the people has a crisis! I heard a few days ago that a township head in a certain county in Beilong , There was a car accident on the road! People were burned in the car, and the people came from the fields to save people. First, they asked if the people in the car were officials. The village head was on fire and said that he was the head of the town. The people who rescued people, He turned his head and walked away! He thought the head of the township was superior to others, but the common people have opinions on corrupt cadres! Of course, our cadre team as a whole is good! It was a mouse that spoiled the pot of soup! Therefore, we must start from Do it yourself!" After he finished speaking, he imagined how to get rid of poverty in Luotuo Village as soon as possible. This question troubled Gao Huanzhang and kept him awake at night. The light illuminated Gao Huanzhang's wrinkled, baggy, haggard and bewildered face.His voice was hoarse, not as crisp and clear as before.In nature, the seasons change, and there will be spring after spring, but people can't do it, they only change in one direction, become old and ugly, and become a few bones put in an urn.He suddenly felt that his time was running out, not his life, but his time for political power.He has to get things done for Luotuo Village quickly, otherwise, if he meets his father in the underworld, his father will also slap him!credibility?What about your reputation?Although reputation is weak compared with politics, power can guarantee you to do what you want to do.At this moment, a flash came to Gao Huanzhang's mind: I can't allocate money to Luotuo Village, maybe I can give them a project, let them earn money, dig wells, build roads, and engage in fruit development. Gao Huanzhang couldn't sit still any longer, so he went to the work shed of Feng Heping, the deputy director of the project, and pulled the sleeping Feng Heping up: "Old Feng, I have something to discuss with you, get up!" He looked like an old urchin. Feng Heping rubbed his sleepy eyes: "Secretary Gao, which play are you singing? Why are you looking for me half the night?" Gao Huanzhang said excitedly: "Didn't you go to Luotuo Village with me today? I think the best way to help them is to distribute some of the projects to them! Let them earn some money! The people in the village have enough strength, let them go on the road Lay stones!" Feng Heping said in embarrassment: "Secretary Gao, why did you stay up all night? The amount of stone-threshing work is running out, and you can't earn much money! We can't embezzle construction funds and give them for nothing!" Gao Huanzhang said with a sullen face: "The system is dead, but you are alive! Think about it again! We can't let the common people beg for food with the golden rice bowl?" Feng Heping put on his clothes and turned on the ground: "Secretary Gao, don't disrupt my whole plan! The project contract has been signed with the construction unit, so it's not appropriate to squeeze out any party? You said it earlier. Alright!" Gao Huanzhang said angrily: "Mr. Feng, I, Gao Huanzhang, never begged you like that, did I? I became a beggar at the fifth watch. Are you the commander-in-chief or am I the commander-in-chief? A contract? A contract is determined by people." Yes, you can change it!" Feng Heping sighed and said, "Secretary Gao, only the tunnel project at Luotuofeng can make some money, but it was contracted to the army engineers. I was afraid that the farmers in Luotuo Village would not be able to do this job!" Gao Huanzhang said with a smile: "That's it. The project is given to Luotuo Village. When the canal was built, Luotuo Village learned the spirit of Henan's Hongqi Canal and dug a few caves! It's a pity that no water is brought in! As for the troops, I Come to find their Ma Commander! The troops should carry forward their style, otherwise, I will give them the task of poverty alleviation in Luotuo Village! Let's see which one they choose?" Feng Heping still had a sullen face: "I'm afraid they won't be able to do it!" Gao Huanzhang said: "Look at you, who was afraid of wolves and tigers? Go and tell the branch secretary Guo Laoshun of Luotuo Village, if you can do it, you can do it. If you can't, you can only pick up some odd jobs. " Feng Heping nodded helplessly. It could be seen that he not only admired Gao Huanzhang's character, but was also embarrassed by the change of this matter. Gao Huanzhang went back to the shed and fell asleep. Just after falling asleep, it was dawn.When he sleeps, his eyes are always open, and his snoring is so loud that all the resting mountain birds around him fly away in panic. As long as Gao Huanzhang lived on the construction site, the county party secretaries of the four counties would also accompany him, living in several work sheds not far away, waiting for Secretary Gao's orders at any time.But Secretary Gao Huanzhang was sleeping, and they could all hear his snoring.The construction site was full of traffic again, and the scattered stones made a crisp sound in the morning.The secretary Xiao Lu didn't know that Secretary Gao was sitting outside last night, so he told the county party committee secretaries that I would call Secretary Gao to get up immediately.Feng Heping stopped him and said, don't, Secretary Gao didn't close his eyes all night because of the Luotuo Village, let him sleep for a while!The county party secretaries were very moved, and they all said that they would rather wait for Secretary Gao to sleep a little longer. They could barely keep up with Gao Huanzhang's pace. He managed the construction site so meticulously that he even had to intervene in the scheduling of personnel laying the road foundation.The railway embankment was almost contracted to the four counties, but the laying of the steel rails was still done by Beilong Railway workers.In order to save some money for the construction site, he personally went to the railway to drink with the section chiefs. His face was yellow from drinking, he was so thin that he was out of shape, his beard was unshaven, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and he lost all confidence in speaking.Seeing Gao Huanzhang's hard work, the county party secretaries felt distressed and tried their best to keep up with themselves so as not to be scolded by Secretary Gao. The secretaries sat by the small river next to the roadbed, waiting patiently for Gao Huanzhang to wake up after a good sleep.The small river is so clear that it can see their respective faces. In ancient times, some people called this river "Human Face River", which means that its clarity can reflect people's faces, and one can see one's heart when one looks at one's face.Legend has it that in ancient times, when trying cases, the prisoners were escorted to the side of the river, and the prisoners were allowed to see their faces in the river and peep into their hearts.The small river runs parallel to the Beilong Railway, and it will flow to the sea along with the railway. The sun always shines on the small river that flows to the sea.A secretary of the county party committee suggested that the small river be dug wide and turned into a canal, and the waterway and railway should be combined. Will there be better results?The proposal of the secretary of the county party committee quickly aroused everyone's ridicule. Some people said that this small river made ninety-nine bends from the bottom of the mountain. Does your transport ship follow suit?Everyone laughed.At this time, Secretary Gao Huanzhang came out of the tent, wiped his face with a towel as he walked, and said with a smile: "Who is making nonsense by the river? Will building a canal pour cold water on our Beigang Railway?" The secretary of the county party committee quickly said: "Secretary Gao, I can't afford it. I'm just waiting for you, just guessing!" Gao Huanzhang waved his hands again and again: "I'm just joking, everyone is welcome to free your mind, use your brains, and offer suggestions! Also, in the morning, we took a photo of our own faces by the Renmian River to see if there is anything that is not enough! Check it out. !” He laughed. The county party secretaries laughed. Gao Huanzhang looked at the river and said, "My name is Gao Huanzhang, a native of Beilong Mingguo. I participated in the revolution in 1953, and now I am Beilong—" At this time, they saw Feng Heping leading Guo Laoshun from Luotuo Village over.It is difficult to distinguish Guo Laoshun from the color of the land. His khaki face, covered with deep wrinkles, is the same color as the land under his feet.Guo Laoshun bowed to Gao Huanzhang when he saw Gao Huanzhang: "Secretary Gao, I, Guo Laoshun, thank you on behalf of the whole village! I heard from Mr. Feng that you didn't close your eyes all night because of our business!" Gao Huanzhang said with a smile: "I didn't close my eyes, it's nothing, I'm ashamed of the folks! I, Gao Huanzhang, have no money, so I can only find you some work from the construction site! Can you do it?" Guo Laoshun continued to bow: "It's done, it's done! We will never embarrass Secretary Gao! We will repair the road first when we earn money! Drill a well." Gao Huanzhang said: "Secretary Guo, if you want to get rich, plant more trees. Look at your hilltops. Are you bald? You want to plant fruit trees! At dawn, I had a new idea—" When Feng Heping heard that Gao Huanzhang had a new idea, he couldn't help beating his heart. Gao Huanzhang said: "I think, set up a small station here at Beigang Railway Luotuofeng, and build a mountain fruit base here in the future, and the mountain fruits can be transported to Beilonggang and become wealth! I heard that our Luotuofeng There is a surplus of mountain plants every year, and a large number of them rot on the mountain. Is there such a thing?" Guo Laoshun nodded, and sighed: "Yes, the mountain fruit is thrown on the mountain, and it cannot be transported out. There is no place to set foot on our mountain. Feed pigs, and pigs will feel sour!" Gao Huanzhang threw a towel with river water and said, "After the railway is completed, this problem will no longer exist!" Deng Shishi, secretary of the county party committee of the Ming Dynasty, smiled and said, "Well, welcome, there is another small station!" Gao Huanzhang smiled and said: "Secretary Deng, you got a bargain, and you have a treat from the Ming Dynasty at noon!" Secretary Deng said: "I invite, I invite! Camelback stand, can't you go back on your word?" Gao Huanzhang said, "That's it!" Feng Heping sucked his teeth and said: "Secretary Gao, there is no such small station in the construction design! The foundation work here is almost finished. In that case, some of the here-" Gao Huanzhang said decisively: "Then demolish it, and the small station must remain!" Then Gao Huanzhang called the designer to walk around the foot of the mountain and selected the site of Luotuofeng Station.Secretary Xiao Lu quietly walked up to Gao Huanzhang and said, "Secretary Gao, Mayor Zhao Zhentao called and said he would come to the construction site and discuss something urgent with you!" Gao Huanzhang didn't expect how urgent the matter would be, and still joked: "Isn't Mayor Zhao going to the construction site? In the past, I invited him to come and he didn't come, but now he wants to come, and I, Gao Huanzhang, added additional conditions Well. You call Mayor Zhao and tell him that he can come, but he must pay for the Luotuofeng Station! If he doesn’t agree, just say that I, Gao Huanzhang, won’t let him come!” Then he laughed.The county party secretaries laughed. Secretary Xiao Lu dialed Zhao Zhentao's office with his mobile phone, and as soon as Gao Huanzhang said the original words, Zhao Zhentao agreed impatiently, and asked Gao Huanzhang if he could go back to Beilong?Gao Huanzhang took the mobile phone with a smile and asked: "Zhentao, we still have work on the construction site. I have to wait for Secretary Guo to start the work in the cave! I have to go to the army to coordinate the project in the afternoon! You Come here! Also go to Renmianhe to take care of yourself!" Zhao Zhentao said, "Okay, then I'll go there!" Zhao Zhentao prepared a full stomach of angry words along the way, and wanted to release them to Gao Huanzhang heartily.He read all the materials that Lei Juan gave him overnight, and he was so angry that he didn't even take a bite of his meal when he got up in the morning.He put the materials in his briefcase, ready to take it out when Gao Huanzhang didn't believe it.In the past, Zhao Zhentao was a person with clear grievances and grievances. His father-in-law said that he was a bit like his adoptive father Zhao Laogong in this respect.However, due to some complicated reasons in his work, he couldn't tell everything clearly. Now, facing the big corruption case of Salt Chemical, his conscience would not let him not be clear about black and white.He secretly told himself that no matter what kind of leaks Comrade Lei Juan had in handling the case, no matter what pressure he encountered, he should stand by Lei Juan's side and the side of justice.Even Gao Huanzhang, who has a deep relationship with him, can't compromise at all.A slight slip-up in this matter, and he will condemn himself for the rest of his life. In the shed, Zhao Zhentao had a serious face when he saw Gao Huanzhang. No matter how Gao Huanzhang joked with him, he couldn't smile as he used to.Gao Huanzhang thought that he had encountered difficulties in the southern line project, and he was in a heavy heart. He comforted him with the unstoppable Flame Mountain, which made him feel that Gao Huanzhang was amiable as a big brother.Zhao Zhentao called Gao Huanzhang to the small river outside the work shed, looked at the human face river, smelled the bitter aroma of the loess under his feet, and began to talk to him solemnly.But when his eyes met Gao Huanzhang's, he felt a sense of fear.Lao Gao's eyes are gray, not bright at all, it's clearly the eyes of people when they return to the light!what happened?It's only been half a month, where is the sharpness in Lao Gao's eyes?Looking at Lao Gao's face, it was as yellow as the loess by the river, his hair had fallen out a lot, and his normally puffy stomach was as flat as if it had been sliced ​​by a knife.His back slumped deeply.Looking at the river, Lao Gao always squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was about to fall asleep.Zhao Zhentao felt sore in his heart, he opened his mouth for some reason, tears almost fell down.He suddenly decided not to talk to him in the morning, but to try to mobilize him back to Beilong City.Or after his lunch break. Zhao Zhentao saw fragments of sunlight superimposed on the small river, and there was a splashing sound when the sunlight was broken.Why did the great sun in the sky shatter in the river? Gao Huanzhang actually took a nap by the river.Zhao Zhentao asked Secretary Lu to help Gao Huanzhang to sleep in the shed for a while, and then talk about Lao Gao's spirits.He asked Deputy Commander Feng Heping to take him to the construction site to have a look. The hot construction site moved Zhao Zhentao as much as Beilonggang. If there was any difference, it was Gao Huanzhang's full-line general battle: dense crowds, stones flying like mosquitoes.Rolling traffic, noisy, roaring, coming and going like a storm.Feng Heping told him that this was the case on the 60-kilometer railway line north of Beilong.He had seen this scene when the Haihe River was being eradicated, but he hadn't seen it for many years.Zhao Zhentao asked if the quality can be guaranteed?Feng Heping paused and said that there may be some problems on some sections of the road, but it will not be too bad.Zhao Zhentao immediately remembered that he had dismissed Feng Heping, and apologized to him.Feng Heping smiled kindly: "No, I don't blame you, it has to be serious on that occasion! What's so good about Weiyuan Chemical Factory? It's insolvent! I just can't bear to part with my profession! There are more than 4,000 workers in the factory! It's over, what do they eat? I heard that 40% of the salary has been paid now!" Zhao Zhentao said, it seems that you have feelings for Weihua. After the project is over, are you still willing to go back? Feng Heping said: "If the factory is still there, I would like to go back!" Zhao Zhentao said: "I will meet your request! However, if the project is not completed, you will not be able to get away. Secretary Gao can praise you so much!" Speaking of Gao Huanzhang, Feng Heping said with tears in his eyes: "Secretary Gao is a good man, but he may not be a good official!" Zhao Zhentao immediately became interested: "Tell me about it. Why?" Feng Heping said with red eyes: "Mayor Zhao, Secretary Gao has been kind to me. I'm not saying bad things about him behind his back. I just feel sorry for him. His health is exhausted from the project! He only eats two bowls a day. Congee, a small piece of steamed buns. Yesterday he went to the Camel Village behind the Camel Peak, and he fainted, and he didn’t sleep all night when he came back, thinking about finding some engineering jobs for the village and building roads for the village! Blessings will not be enjoyed, You said, how can there be such a good cadre nowadays? This morning he asked us to open a small station in Luotuofeng! Engineering and poverty alleviation are always mixed together, and his method is wrong! The entire project plan has been disrupted. ! Stop talking, stop talking—" Zhao Zhentao nodded: "That's right, Lao Gao!" Feng Heping almost begged and said: "I'm not afraid of trouble or suffering, really. I beg Mayor Zhao to advise Secretary Gao not to waste time here, his body will wear down. I'm not that kind of person, the leader is not here , we will do better—” Zhao Zhentao said heavily: "Yes, I came here today because I had some urgent and important matters to discuss with him. Seeing his appearance, I couldn't bear to tell him! Of course, it's impossible not to talk, so I had to wait for him." Sleep for a while and talk about it." Feng Heping said: "Secretary Gao is a tough guy, but his body doesn't make faces for him. In order to borrow a stone crusher from the army, he drank with the army officials. He has a bad stomach, but there is almost nothing else in his stomach except wine. Things, come back and even spit out blood!" Zhao Zhentao's heart felt hot and he moaned. After Gao Huanzhang woke up, he asked Xiao Lu to greet Zhao Zhentao.Zhao Zhentao walked into the work shed and saw that Gao Huanzhang's energy had recovered a little, so he finished his lunch. Gao Huanzhang only ate a little bit again, no matter how much Ren Zhao Zhentao persuaded him, he ate that little bit.After Gao Huanzhang asked his secretary and Feng Heping to go out, he wiped his lips and said, "Zhentao, I'm sorry, why did I fall asleep by the river this morning? It doesn't care about our relationship. Hu Yong, little报告早打到省里啦！骂我高焕章不成形！我们谈工作吧！我从你的眼神里看出，你要跟我谈很重要的事情！对吧？” 赵振涛坐在高焕章身边说：“老高，你猜对啦，可你不会想到事情重要到什么程度！我想咱们回北龙谈吧？” 高焕章愣了一下，皱了皱眉头说：“天塌不了，我高焕章在北龙那年的大地震中，死四口，伤两口，天塌地陷哪，不还是挺过来了吗？今天有个蚂蚁挡道，翻不了大车！你说吧！” 赵振涛镇静地说：“好，我们向来都是直来直去的，就别破坏这个老规矩啦！我很气愤地告诉你，盐化出了大案！卢国营一案有了新的情况，盐化县委柴书记和白县长分别受贿二百万和八十万！雷娟掌握了全部证据！令人震惊的是，这些受贿款，都是从跨海大桥工程中索取的——”他停下看看高焕章的反应。 高焕章被撼天雷击呆了一样。 赵振涛说：“老高，你要是不信，这里有材料！” 高焕章摇了摇头，想站起来，却又跌在板凳上。他想说话，嚅动了几下嘴巴，却又喊不出来。剧烈的颤抖，使他发出嘶哑的呻吟。赵振涛上前扶住他，可是高焕章使劲拨开赵振涛。他的身体支撑不住了，就慢慢让僵硬的身体弯下来，蹲在地上。赵振涛发现他蹲在地上的时候，额头冒汗，浑身抖得还是那样厉害。赵振涛知道高焕章是非喊出来骂出来的人，一旦他说不出话来了，就是到极限了—— 高焕章栽到在地上。 当高焕章苏醒过来的时候，已是第二天的中午。高焕章睁开眼睛的第一句话就是：“把那两个兔崽子给我抓起来！”赵振涛随后就把在外等待的雷娟叫了进来。雷娟走进来，安慰了几句。高焕章的突然消瘦也使她很吃惊。高焕章缓缓抬起了手，有气无力地说：“你不要跟我汇报什么了，依法办事！”雷娟看了赵振涛一眼转身走了。赵振涛一句话也没说，一直守候着高焕章。他身体表现的异常，使赵振涛怀疑老高有了别的病。他让医生给高焕章的身体做了个全面检查，检查结果证实了赵振涛的不祥预感。 高焕章患的是晚期胃癌。 按照一般惯例，这种病要跟高焕章保密，可赵振涛知道，高焕章在这方面是很精的，一般很难唬住他。赵振涛叮嘱医生和护士都严格保密，能瞒一天是一天。高焕章的家人也是这个意见。医生郑重地告诉高焕章，他得了严重的胃劳损，以及由胃劳损引发的胃体综合症，需要手术治疗。 高焕章打量着宽大而空寂的病房，脑子像是被人掏空了，痛苦扭皱的脸上，爬着两滴泪痕。他对自己的身体并没有往深里想，他是还没有从柴德发的受贿案里挣扎出来。高焕章是经过大风大浪的人，人世间的好多事情都装在他的心里，他从没有看错过人，可这次偏偏看错了柴德发，柴德发把他坑得好苦哩。他觉得无法向柴德发死去的老爹交待。他答应过老人的，把德发当成自己的儿子，好好扶植他成为国家有用的栋梁之才。柴德发无才吗？他有才啊，这才没往好地方使啊！他在心里无数次地向死去的柴师傅认罪。赵振涛本以为高焕章会帮柴德发争辩几句的，可他一句话也没说，也许是他已过早地有了思想准备吧？卢国营一案暴露的时候，高焕章就曾悄悄地把柴德发叫到盐化宾馆的房间里，问他与此案有没有牵连？柴德发一口咬定没有，高焕章信了。可他太天真了，就是有他能告诉他吗？柴德发的堕落速度是可怕的，是魔鬼的速度。财富和野心竟会在一夜之间像爆米花一样膨胀起来。他终于忍不住把内心独白说出了声：“我高焕章护着你，是让你搞腐败的吗？”他的声音从灵魂里飘出，像一缕轻烟。 赵振涛怔怔地看着他。 高焕章一把抓住赵振涛的手，赵振涛感到高焕章的手在不住地颤抖。高焕章吃力地问：“振涛，我的好兄弟，你相信我会跟柴德发有肮脏的东西吗？”他是期待的眼神。 赵振涛很痛快地摇摇头：“我不信，从来没这么想过！” 高焕章安稳地躺下了。他的身子一沉，就突然感到身体陷下去，陷下去了。他任凭泪水混合着疲倦与委屈，纵横涌流。 赵振涛又握紧了高焕章的手：“老高，北龙老百姓心里有一杆秤啊！你高书记是什么样的人，谁还不知道呢？” 高焕章哆嗦着说：“不知道，不知道啊。人变得太快啦！人都不像原来的人啦！不管人们怎么议论我高焕章，我都不怕，我这心里无愧，无愧哩！”他说着眯合了眼睛。 赵振涛安慰他说：“老高，你得好好养病，别再想那个畜生啦！他是自作自受。你当长辈的已经尽心啦！老高，世上有哪一样东西完全属于你自己？是你的身体。是糟践它，还是保护它，只有你自己决定了，谁也替代不了啊！” 高焕章说：“身体？我高焕章是不怕死的，大地震里从死人堆里爬出来，就白捡这二十来年儿啦！我高焕章最怕的是老百姓指着后脖梗子骂街呀！” 医生进来会诊，赵振涛悄悄地走出病房，走到走廊里，竟忍不住掏出手绢擦了几下眼泪。自从高焕章把他要到北龙来，他与高焕章尽管也时常发生口角，两人争执得脸红脖子粗，但哈哈一笑就过去了。在领导干部中间特别是一二把手之间，有这样情感的真是不多。记得，北龙港再度上马的时候，因为工程承包招标，他与高焕章意见分歧很大，两人争执了一个礼拜。赵振涛没有妥协，高焕章气得险些背过气去，一连几天不跟赵振涛说话，赵振涛也不搭理他。有一天，赵振涛买了些东西到高焕章家里去看望他的八十三岁的老母亲。进了屋子，赵振涛也不理高焕章，独自走进他老母亲的房间，问寒问暖。高焕章是个大孝子，他终于撑不住劲儿了，一把抱住赵振涛，流着眼泪说：“好兄弟，好兄弟呀！这才是真正的朋友，就是到死，你振涛老弟也是我高焕章的好朋友，真正的朋友！”赵振涛逗他说：“你别理我呀？你永远别理我呀？你放开我，我是来看大妈的！”高焕章拍着自己的脑袋说：“好啦，你的方案我同意，同意还不行吗？”赵振诗给了高焕章一拳头，笑着，脸上还带着受宠若惊的表情。但此时，坦坦荡荡的高焕章却面临着两个事情的威胁：一是他的病；再一个是跨海大桥案件完结后，他还将要担负很重的责任，很可能是一个悲壮的结局。而他赵振涛也马上将失去一个能够交心的老大哥，掐指算一算，北龙还没有人跟他铁到这个地步。我赵振涛最幸运，也最悲惨，这命运的两头，都让我给摊上了。 生活真是残酷。赵振涛有一种如履薄冰的感觉—— 5 四菊管不住刘连仲了，却也没再搭理他。四菊盼着别人能把刘连仲管住。赵老巩在家中听四菊嘟囔有赤潮时，并没有很在意，可当他去海里寻找捞海藻的朱全德时，就发现了不妙。 赵老巩在海里，并没有见到朱全德的影子。 赵老巩不造船了，再造船也高不过小乐的那条白茬船了，他只是想到海边来。老人是喜爱海的，皆因造船使他远离了海。“文革”不让造船那阵，他与朱全德还一同守海呢。 越往东瞅，天光愈烈，日头红得越是本色。浮游的氤氲里一个俊脸男孩儿在浅水里捞海藻，光光的小脑袋在红晕里闪着一片青光，格外有生气。汤汤水水的红海藻被小孩拖拽出的声音如无数只老鼠在暗处磨牙，被堆起的海藻堆很快就肥起肚子，远远看去像歪歪斜斜倒扣着的旧船，渔人男女有趣的故事就扣在晒干的藻垛里面。海藻垛慢慢在老人眼里掘出黑窟窿，陡然振作了守海人的威严，他摇摇晃晃奔孩子去了，肥大的裤管像两面大帆猎猎抖动。赵老巩腰扎一圈草绳，扣在后脊上的草帽儿显眼地在颤抖。老人在红藻垛旁站定，拿大掌托一络海藻，点点滴滴地瞧，挑出几丝红海藻就阴眉沉脸扭头朝孩子吼：“你小狗日的又犯忌！”孩子发怵了，他觉得老人深黑的眼骨窝像两口潭，说不上有多深。明眼人才看得出那是积了很久的心火灼深的。他认出孩子是朱全德的孙子，孩子送他爷爷先回去了。赵老巩喉咙呼噜呼噜响，天还没暖和起来，他喘气就不那么顺畅。他望一眼孩子，愈发觉得内心无法收理，就自顾自冲着大海念叨：“莫不是海坏啦？”老人一世也没见过一夜坏死这多的红藻。红藻丝还在浮浮浪浪往滩上拱，他瞪大浊眼看海，看红藻沉浮，看浪头变换流转，努力想把海看懂。老人又拍了一下孩子的天灵盖：“喊你爷爷去！”然后老脸肃肃的，独自奔泊在那里的老船去了。 海胆似的日头照下来像流摊的蛋黄，赵老巩瞅瞅天景儿，没啥不对劲的。He loved the sound of bang bang that stretched muscles and bones on the old boat.老人摇着船追着日头走，鸥鸟旋着小船飞。船一动，他的情绪就好些了。大橹碾出的呀呀声贴着水皮滚，一群密密麻麻的白海鸟追来凑热闹，给大海添了不少颜色。海鸟对他套近乎来了，叽叽喳喳地落下来，稠得老人眼前没有空隙。平时，老人会亲呢地对着海鸟打一阵口哨，这会儿老人惦着红藻，鸟群搅得他眼神没个着落，烦得他脑仁疼。 老人瓮一样蹲下来，腾出一只手，轻轻抓一绝红藻，抚弄好一阵子，嘴角渐渐浮了笑影。浪有些大了，银珠玉玑似的浪花在老人身上手上扑咬，老人想站起来，轻轻一带，一嘟噜红藻就浮上来。细瞅，颜色也紫黑紫黑的，老人心里打个冷子，陡地惊住：死藻，怎么好好的就死了呢？再拽，又是一嘟噜海藻，流着红红的血水，老人后脊便淌下一注汗来。老人惴惴地扭头看海，海也一疙瘩一块地变了颜色，不时浮出翻白的棒头鱼。随着日光变暖，海冒着腾腾臭气，一股一股冲他的脑浆子。老人的脸木在半空，心沉下去就没个底儿了，他所看到的是偌大的一轮青紫色的神神鬼鬼的怪圈。海再也没有看头了，耷拉眼皮子的海，病殃殃的哈欠连天。 “这乌海，”赵老巩说，“对不住人哩！” 老人料想是闹赤潮了，四菊说的是对的。前些年闹赤潮的时候，海水就一片一片坏掉，红藻蔫死不少。赤潮水毒毒的，老人为把坏水搅散，浑身被海水蜇得惊惊颤颤地肿胀了。 赵老巩恼着等了一会儿朱全德，朱全德还是不来，他就拽了一束死藻，摇着船往回走。他碰上海港的挖泥船，见到了儿子小乐。他说起闹赤潮，让正在化验水样的高天河给验验手里的死藻。高天河说，这回赤潮是沿海污染造成的，比如纸厂、化工厂的污水。赵老巩终于明白了，他要替四菊和那些养殖户们说话。过去他看见不平就要管，自己儿子当市长了，他更要管管。他没有回家，直奔村长者座子家里去了。 赵老巩走到村长家小楼前，刚要抬手摁门铃，村长就看见他了。 “巩爷，请进，稀客哩！”村长老座子从二楼的窗里探出头来，然后下楼出来。 赵老巩说：“你眼真神，没敲门就知道啦？” “俺眼皮子跳啦。”村长仰脸望望天儿。 赵老巩站在门口说：“村长，俺跟你说个事儿。” “屋里说吧。”村长说。 “不啦，俺狗屎上不了台盘。” “瞧你说的，嘿嘿嘿……” 赵老巩沉下脸来，说：“村长，海污染得厉害，红藻成群死呢！” “唉，俺他妈早就料想着会有这天。” “你得管呢，村长！”赵老巩眼眶子一抖。 村长叹一声：“唉，这会儿村规比那时还多，急不得，也恼不得。你知道咱过去在船上混，对海是有感情的，眼瞅着海大片大片坏掉，俺不心疼么？但如今世道变啦，上头号召村村上企业上规模上水平，咱想不通也得通啊！人随势走吧……” 赵老巩恼成一张猴腚脸：“老座子，老座子，你是个属老座子！当村长五迷三道能成？海都不要啦，良心还要不要？俺问你，上头也号召你们把海都毒坏么？罪孽，真格的罪孽哟。” 村长依旧笑咧咧的：“别气，老巩叔，俺不是没管过，可俺这村长也不得烟儿抽啦！自主权在企业，人们两眼盯着钱，眼都盯绿啦！这阵儿开个会都得拿钱买。俺为污染问题找过环保部门，他们来一车人，比划比划，吃饱喝足，带上几筐鲜货，屁也不放啦！这些工厂除了承包就是个体，厂长都是渔花子，没上过学，胆子大得能操天。敢干的都发啦。这些鳖羔子们，哪管你污染不污染！” 村长的一通煞风景的话，将赵老巩的锐气挫下去了。老人的身子慢慢堆下来蹲在村长家门口，脑子里胡想一气：“这海就眼睁睁地没救了么？”他沮丧着，心血便一拱一拱地有了莫名的力气：“俺管，豁出这把老骨头！” 村长老座子望着赵老巩的锐气挫下去了，忽地生出一些想法来。几十年了，他从船老大、民兵连长、村革委会主任、大队长熬到今天村长兼村支书的位子上，是费了一番心计的。他有过上上下下都圆满的辉煌日子，他是小村的核心，谁不敬他，哪家有个红白喜事都将他请到酒桌上。他的赢人之处是会用权力，他从来没有看错过人。然而，他偏偏就看错了一个人，那就是刘连仲。那么多的年轻厂长都是老座子一手培养出来的，刘连仲不是，他是在老座子看不起他的时候，自己杀出来的。他溜过了村长的这双慧眼。他怎么就成势了呢？刘连仲你还嫩呵，这八仙过海的年头，人炼人，海也炼人呢。他想让刘连仲过一过赵老巩的这道“海关”。弄深了，他的工厂得关门；弄浅了，他得求村长来说情。他想着，有些沉不住气了，对赵老巩说：“老巩叔你儿子是市长，治治刘连仲！” 赵老巩感动了：“你就吩咐吧，老叔是船师，谁敢不听？” “咱村污染最严重的企业就是造纸厂。” “造纸厂，记住啦。” “是刘连仲的厂长。” “这狗日的，尽胡来！” 赵老巩像头拉磨的老驴，在西海滩泥岗子上的造纸厂外转了一圈又一圈，他真没想到刘连仲会有这份能耐，虎虎生生地鼓捣起工厂来。工厂很简陋，周遭儿堆着白花花的草垛，没有院墙，是用石棉瓦围起来的，里头隆隆的机声被老人听串了就像涨潮的涛声。老人望一眼烟囱直直摇入蓝天的黑色烟柱，就骂一句：“横糟呢！”然后鼻腔里引发出喷喷的声音。老人一辈子也没见过工厂是啥样子，他以为工厂是城里人的事。 大海坏掉的情形是很吓人的，他被迫卷进来了，闹不清自己的对手是谁。但谁糟践大海他就跟谁没完，他想着。熏风已经充满了酸涩的气味儿，他已唤不到大海的原本气息了，老人忍不住猛猛地咳嗽起来。找到水道口，老人瓮似的蹲下来，瞅着黄浊的流水，心情坏透了。他愣了一会儿，将右臂的袄袖卷起来，把胳膊攮进浊水里，一搅一搅的，半天才抽出来。他看见瘦瘦的胳膊上现出了癞病似的黄白颜色，慢慢就热了，之后便蜇得慌。他甩了甩胳膊，站起身，一撅一撅地顺着水流走了。他不错眼珠地盯着黄浊的水流，入渠，转弯，爬滩，入海。When he got to the beach, he saw that the yellow water turned into purple circles bit by bit when it merged with the sea water.他勾着老腰，看了好长时间，心里惴惴的喘不上气来了。胳膊肿胀得疼了，他方省过神来，弯腰将胳膊在水里涮了涮。然后，老人背着手沿水流走回来，一副要吞人的样子。 他在造纸厂门口站定了，充满愤怒和挑衅地吼了一句：“刘连仲，你出来！” 赵老巩连吼了好几句，竟把小厂子吼懵了。过了好半天，他看见有两个人走出来，他眼拙看不出来，两个人的身影像团火，窜上他的眼帘子。赵老巩等着来人走近一些，就认出是刘连仲和一名小工人。刘连仲穿一身干干净净的灰西装，手提大哥大，见赵老巩老脸阴着，就眉眼讪笑着叫道：“大伯，您老来屋里坐呀。” 赵老巩回过眼，剜他：“瞧你穿得人模狗样的，工厂就咋不好好弄弄哩？” “出啥事啦？”刘连仲装糊涂。 “别问俺，你自个儿看！” 刘连仲漫不经心地笑笑：“俺看啥？” "ocean!" "What's the matter with the sea?" "The sea is broken!" “咋坏的？” “别给俺打哑谜！” 刘连仲的瘦脸阴沉沉的，故意说：“您老别听四菊瞎说，她是叫海港姓高的小子迷惑啦！您老又不是环保局的，别费这份神啦！留口唾沫暖自己的心窝子吧！” 赵老巩瞪大的眼里闪出骇人的光，腮上的干肉抽抽地抖了：“刘连仲，你别攀别人，咱都是海养大的，手心手背沾着腥，打断骨头连着筋。现今年轻人啥都不懂啦，不懂，也就掂不出轻重，大伯不怪你，但你从今日起得想招子治治污染啦！” 刘连仲听着老人的热肠子话，声气就软和下来：“大伯，您的心情俺懂，其实，俺也怕失去大海。俺爹说瓜菜代的年月，海藻救过俺的命。过去俺也搞养殖，俺能眼睁睁地……唉，俺想，等赚够了钱，添个净化污水机！这会儿，俺还买不起！说真的，底子薄哇。” 老人不是屈尊俯就的人，可他见刘连仲不跟他穷横，也就知足了，说：“你个鬼小子，总算讲道理啦！别一杆子支太远。限你十天内拆东墙补西墙，也要把那个机添上！记住啦？” 刘连仲心里觉着屈，没言语，只能用一张无语的冷脸来抵挡，挡老人，也挡自己的心。 朱全德立足的海滩，旱了熬盐涝了撑船，不旱不涝的时候就是晾晒海藻的季节，几天来，他晒了一大片死藻。日光很好，远远近近弥漫着新鲜的藻腥味儿，他看着海水推上来的红藻，拿叉子挑平摊开，觉得一时半会儿干不完。刚摊一小块，他就累乏得不行，眼前目眩迷迷的，以往摊一天也不觉累，这是怎么啦？他踏着乱蓬蓬的藻草，一摊散肉堆在那块泥坨子上，抽烟，看海，听不远处拢滩的渔人哼那些没皮没脸的骚歌。He saw the sun slanting up from the sea, and he could still see the strange circles of blue and purple.The sea fails to meet people's wishes, and the swaying is still the same.老人叹息着，将粗短油亮的烟斗衔在嘴角，瘪瘪嘴巴，有滋有味地咂巴着。 赵老巩终于找来了朱全德。这时的赵老巩像个怪物似的，纹丝不动地冲着造纸厂站着，鹰隼一般的眼睛，如两洞黑黑的枪口。 朱全德这几天也在为海藻死亡焦虑，自从他失去灯塔看守一职后，不能闲着，就干起捞海藻的营生。他让赵老巩找他当市长的儿子或是找当县长的姑爷。赵老巩说这点小事就不求他们了。 朱全德想了一个治刘连仲的损招子。天黑下来以后，赵老巩和朱全德就悄悄溜到纸厂的水道口，很吃力地搬来石块儿，再拿海藻堵缝儿，将水道口堵了个严严实实。第二天早上，刘连仲看见满院横淌竖流的污水，当下就炸了，工人们一阵紧忙活。起初，他们以为是哪个淘气的孩子干的，可是隔了一日水道口又堵了，堆放在库房里的卫生纸泡坏了不少，工厂里乱得像闹土匪。一连闹了好几天，找不到对手，气得刘连仲对着旷野骂大街。后来，他疑心是四菊找人干的，就派两个工人夜间蹲在树棵子里抓人。 那天天黑不久，赵老巩和朱全德又去了。他们知道刘连仲吃了瘪子对这事很上心了。上心就好，是大海跟你过不去，大海不瞎眼呢。两老人站在夜海的风景