Chapter 16 Chapter Thirteen

1 The ice and snow along the coast of Laoxie Bay melted, making Beilong Port look like a giant dragon with a spine, shaking off the mud armor all over its body, and waking up together with this ancient ice-free sea.This is the awakening of the ebb and flow, the awakening at the intersection of history and reality, the awakening from pain to joy, and the awakening to welcome the new century.The No. 1 and No. 2 piers of Beilonggang are neat and magnificent, and a national flag is fluttering in the wind in the sea breeze.In the mountains of Mingguo County in the northernmost part of Beilong, although the footsteps of spring come later than those along the coast, due to the opening of the Beigang Railway, I opened my sleepy eyes with a smile.Zhao Zhentao drove from the mountains to Bohai Bay, and drew a diameter on the entire 35,000 square kilometers of land in Beilong.He saw the shadow of the trees in Old Crab Bay that he had never seen before, and saw the old boat that the shadow of the trees could not hide.Looking at the scenery, he asked himself why he couldn't get enough of it?Even the crown of Ailanthus ailanthus suddenly brightened.

Three days later, the port will open to navigation, and Old Crab Bay is calm. There was continuous spring rain in the sky, Zhao Zhentao and his daughter, Nan Nan, were sitting in the car, and Nan Nan stretched out his palm from time to time to catch a little rainwater and put it into his mouth to drink.The daughter felt that the spring rain was very soft, like it was made of cotton. It wet down obliquely in the wind, splashing bits and pieces on the glass.Zhao Zhentao asked his daughter why he likes the rain in his hometown, and the man said innocently, because my father likes me so much.Zhao Zhentao asked her, where does mother like rainwater?Nannan said without hesitation that his mother likes rain in foreign countries.Zhao Zhentao was amused by the man's words.In the morning, Nannan called his mother who was far away in Australia, and told her the good news of the opening of Beilonggang.The mother didn't take it seriously, she told the boy not to run with his father, a child's excitement moved to the port, can he still have good grades?When it comes to homework, Nannan proudly said that she has already ranked sixth in Beilongyi.Today, she wants to let herself have a good rest, and she also wants to ask Uncle Zhao Xiaole to take her to the sea to appreciate the majesty of the sea.Dad also didn't want Nannan to become a frail scholar.Nannan told his father that anthropologists recently said that life did not originate from ape-dwelling caves, but from the sea.Nannan said she aspires to be a future oceanographer.

Zhao Zhentao originally wanted to take the man to the port for a tour, but Xiong Dajin called urgently. There were difficulties in the preliminary preparations for the navigation, and the mayor needed to make a decision.Zhao Zhentao sent the man to his grandfather and hurried to the port. Nannan and grandpa couldn't play together, so they yelled to find Uncle Xiaole.Zhao Laogong told Nan Nan that Uncle Xiao Le went to Beilong City to hold an art exhibition with your Aunt Xiao Le.Nannan regrets not being able to see Mi Xiuxiu's art exhibition.She must have painted many landscapes of the sea and ships.

Zhao Zhentao walked into the newly renovated port office building, and the spring rain stopped.When he came to Xiong Dajin's office, he saw Xiong Dajin, Huang Guolin and others sitting there with sad faces.Seeing Zhao Zhentao's arrival, they all stood up at the same time.From their abnormal expressions, Zhao Zhentao could already see that something went wrong in the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the maiden voyage. Xiong Dajin faced Zhao Zhentao with a blueprint and said anxiously: "Mayor Zhao, there are two unexpected problems that may turn the happy event of the inaugural voyage ceremony into a tragedy. This is the inaugural freighter Zhongshan sent by the provincial shipping company. The cross section of the ship shape of the "Zhongshan". The biggest problem is that our harbor channel is only five meters, but the hull of the "Zhongshan" is three meters wide, and the distance between them is only two meters when sailing. Who can guarantee that the inertia of the hull is not in this position? Collision with the waterway within a dangerous distance? By convention, the waterway must leave an appropriate safety distance for the hull, and it is called the risk zone if it exceeds five meters!"

Zhao Zhentao's heart hung up: "Can't the ship be changed?" Huang Guolin said: "I just came back from the province, and there is only this ship, or we changed the date of the first voyage." Zhao Zhentao's head seemed to explode, and he sat slumped on the sofa, his forehead dripping with cold sweat.After a while, he said: "The time of the maiden voyage must not be changed! Our invitations have already been sent to the province and Beijing. Secretary Pan of the Provincial Party Committee called me personally, and he also invited a vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee to attend Cutting the ribbon. You must not move at this time. Don’t you remember the last time? Secretary Pan and Governor Fu are both going to cut the ribbon for the cross-sea bridge, and how much face we lost in Beilong?”

Xiong Dajin frowned and said: "Mayor Zhao, there is another problem. There are no buoys in the waterway. These are the water marks of the waterway. It costs at least 90,000 yuan to arrange one buoy, and 900,000 yuan to set up ten buoys. Right now we don't have such a buoy." expense." Zhao Zhentao asked: "Is there any other way to replace it?" Xiong Dajin turned his head and said: "In Weihai Port, we encountered such a problem. We asked local fishermen to replace them with fishing boats. But this is extremely risky. When there was a high tide, two fishing boats were knocked over by giant ships."

Zhao Zhentao took a deep breath: "I'm not afraid. The fishermen in Weihai can do it, and the fishermen in Laoxie Bay can do it too! Let the Yanhua County Government organize and arrange this matter!" He turned his head and called his secretary, Zheng Zheng. Jin: "Go and call the county magistrate Xu of Yanhua and tell him to come to the port to find me immediately!" Zheng Jin went to another office to make a phone call. Zhao Zhentao looked up at Xiong Dajin and said, "The former problem is the most serious. The shipping company must send the best helmsman. And we need the best ground navigation personnel! Who will take care of it?"

Xiong Dajin looked at Zhao Zhentao, then at Huang Guolin, finally nodded and said, "Then let me try it!" Huang Guolin asked worriedly: "Old Xiong, is your body able to handle it?" Zhao Zhentao asked blankly: "What's the matter? What's the matter with the old bear's body?" Xiong Dajin said dully, "No, it's nothing!" Huang Guolin said loudly: "Old Xiong is so tired these days that he has suffered from old illnesses, Meniere's syndrome. He fainted two or three times on the construction site!" Zhao Zhentao complained, "Why didn't you tell me? Stop navigating!"

Xiong Dajin shook his head slightly and said, "I'm really worried about changing to someone else!" Zhao Zhentao said: "From now on, you will not be able to work. Get treatment immediately, rest, and wait for that extraordinary moment. Mr. Huang will take on all your work!" Xiong Dajin resolutely refused: "No, how can I stay? Let's not talk about this, Mayor Zhao, the Shipping Bureau requires us to sign at the seaport. If the ship has an accident, the loss will be fully borne by us! Do you want to sign or not? " Zhao Zhentao gritted his teeth and said, "There is no way out, I will sign!"

After Zhao Zhentao assigned work to the county magistrate Xu of Yanhua, when he was about to leave, he forced Xiong Dajin to be admitted to Haigang Hospital for treatment.Xiong Dajin was forced to lie down in the hospital ward, and after Zhao Zhentao left, he slipped out of the hospital quietly. Coming out of the reception room of Yanhua, Zhao Zhentao suddenly thought of Gao Huanzhang. After Gao Huanzhang returned to Beilong after the operation, even though he lost less than a hundred catties, he still went to the office every now and then to deal with some daily things. No one persuaded him. No, he said he would work until September 13th, when he really expired and retired.Gao Huanzhang's fearless demeanor towards the god of death may have helped Zhao Zhentao a lot.Zhao Zhentao wanted to report to him about his work, and asked him to say a few words at the maiden voyage ceremony, fulfilling his long-cherished wish for many years.Gao Huanzhang's ability to overcome the illness and persist until the day of the maiden voyage has given Zhao Zhenshi some comfort.

Unexpectedly, things are always changing, and many things that are particularly sure will change at the last moment.I just received a call from the Secretariat of the Municipal Party Committee Office, saying that Hao Tianyu, deputy director of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, rushed to Beilong urgently and had a very important appointment and removal of cadres to discuss with Zhao Zhentao.Zhao Zhentao couldn't sit still in the car, and his heart was full of uneasiness.He was guessing, could it be the same as last time?When he was about to report to the Central Party School, he was appointed mayor of Beilong City.This time, at the critical moment when Beilonggang is about to make its maiden voyage, the provincial party committee has appointed him a new appointment?Or did someone tell him off?He rushed to the Beilong Hotel with wild guesses, and the result surprised him even more.He could hardly believe his ears. What was the Provincial Committee thinking?During Gao Huanzhang's serious illness, at the critical moment when Beilonggang and Beigang Railway were about to cut the ribbon, Gao Huanzhang was removed from his post as secretary of the Beilong Municipal Party Committee and received a serious warning from the party. Zhao Zhentao's heart is very heavy, and it is difficult to accept this reality from a personal emotional point of view.But this tragic ending, he had also thought about it in the past.Gao Huanzhang was wrong when he intervened in the bidding contract of the cross-sea bridge and caused huge property losses and corruption cases. Lei Juan explained this very early on.But the news arrived at the wrong time. Can Lao Gao accept this reality?Can Lao Gao's body withstand such a blow?Zhao Zhentao had a sore nose, tears welling in his eyes. In fact, Zhao Zhentao felt that Gao Huanzhang had already reached the last scene of the drama of his life. No matter what was said on the stage, no matter how enthusiastic the applause was from the audience or whether it was silent, he could walk off the stage safely.But Zhao Zhentao still felt cruel. He pleaded repeatedly with Minister Hao of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. Since the Provincial Party Committee had made a decision, he, as the mayor of Beilong, would carry it out. Is the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Longgang and Beilong Railway over?Minister Hao refused embarrassingly, because the provincial party committee's handling of Gao Huanzhang at this time was to educate the cadres of the whole province: how to protect the place?How to face large and medium-sized projects?How to study the law and enforce the law!When Zhao Zhentao said this, Minister Hao told Zhao Zhentao that they had already talked to Gao Huanzhang. After all, Comrade Gao Huanzhang was a veteran cadre trained by the party for many years and could understand the decision of the organization. He also said that he should seriously reflect on himself and write a written inspection to the organization.Zhao Zhentao couldn't believe his ears. He couldn't hide his inner dissatisfaction and anger, and said loudly that doing so would damage the image of the organization. Gao Huanzhang poured blood on Beilong. He not only has hard work, but also credit!Can't just deny it because of his mistake?Minister Hao said that Comrade Gao Huanzhang's achievements were fully affirmed and appreciated by the leadership. According to the seriousness of Comrade Gao Huanzhang's mistakes, he should be investigated for crimes in this position, and the provincial party committee has already considered it.Zhao Zhentao wanted to say something more, but when he thought of the people in front of him, it was useless to say anything. He had to wait for Secretary Pan of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor Fu to pour all his complaints on them—— Zhao Zhentao came out of the hotel and asked the driver to drive the car to the municipal party committee compound. His greatest wish now is to see Gao Huanzhang.In the car, Zhao Zhentao became irritable from anger, and the irritability crawled all over his body like ants.He made a phone call to Secretary Pan, and the call went to his secretary Zhang Lixin. Zhang Lixin said that Secretary Pan was accompanying a vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to inspect the housing project. Then, Secretary Pan accompanied the leaders of the central government to cut the ribbon for Beilonggang.Zhao Zhentao put down the phone and called Lei Juan again. He asked her angrily, why did Secretary Gao be dealt with before the final trial of the cross-sea bridge bribery case?How did you do it?Lei Juan told him very calmly that someone had privately reported Secretary Gao’s materials to the Provincial Party Committee’s Inspector’s Office, and the Inspector’s Office happened to have an investigation team in Beilong to investigate your “insulting” Hong Kong businessmen, but they failed to find out your big problem , Turn your energy to Secretary Gao.The Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection also received the same letter of appeal, which also sued the city government for not including the profits of the Jinshan Cement Plant in its finances.Zhao Zhentao's heart tightened for a while, and he immediately thought about Mrs. Ge and the group of forces that Mrs. Ge had won over. They didn't even let an old leader who was about to go to the grave?Sure enough, just as Gao Huanzhang expected, a life-and-death storm has not ended, it has just begun—— Zhao Zhentao rang Gao Huanzhang's office.There were rustling noises in the room, but the door was not opened.Gao Huanzhang's secretary, Xiao Lu, came out of another office and said that Secretary Gao was cleaning up his desk and he didn't want to meet guests now.Zhao Zhentao knocked hard on the door a few more times, shouting loudly: "Old Gao, open the door, I'm Zhentao!" When Gao Huanzhang heard it was Zhao Zhentao, he immediately opened the door. Zhao Zhentao grabbed Gao Huanzhang's hand, looked at his sallow and thin face, and said excitedly, "Old Gao, what are you in a hurry for?" Gao Huanzhang looked very calm, and said with a smile: "Zhentao, at this critical moment, why don't you go to the port and come to see me?" Zhao Zhentao's chest heaved violently: "Old Gao, don't lie to me, Minister Hao has already talked to me. I made a fuss with them, and when Secretary Pan comes, I have to tell him that the Provincial Party Committee can't do this. What are you doing, who will work like you, Gao Huanzhang, in the future?" Gao Huanzhang smiled: "Look, look, you don't like to hear that you are immature, I think you are just immature! I, Gao Huanzhang, have already expected that such a scene will happen sooner or later. You know, we can't Complaining about the provincial party committee, the leader told us to do a good job, how long did he say that you are allowed to make mistakes? A good man is a good man in doing things, and I, Gao Huanzhang, have to admit that I have made a big mistake. Alas, after decades of hard work, I ended up like this The ending was a bit miserable. But who told me not to do something to shame me?" Zhao Zhentao said unconvinced: "Can't they wait for a few days?" Gao Huanzhang gasped and said, "What are you waiting for? I, Gao Huanzhang, think that the top chair under the buttocks is not worth much. No matter how tall a person sits on it, I say it is not worth much! To say it is valuable, it means that the people who make the chair sincerely do something for the common people. The truth! It’s enough for me, Gao Huanzhang, to be worthy of my own conscience! What else do you want? Just because I, Gao Huanzhang, has cancer, I escaped from the organization? Just because I, Gao Huanzhang, did something for Beilong, just—” he said I can't go down.The mediocrity, indifference and easy-going expression on his face has a kind of sigh of a hero who has gone through the sea. Zhao Zhentao raised his face and rubbed his painful temples, his mind went blank.He didn't say a word, just sat there in silence. Gao Huanzhang said: "Brother Zhentao, cheer up quickly. I, Gao Huanzhang, just flipped over this page! It will be up to you in the future! Although your secretary is not specified now, but if you take the lead, it is almost the same. It's a big break!" Zhao Zhentao suddenly remembered something, and held Gao Huanzhang's hand tightly: "Old Gao, I have a request, you must agree to me! You must attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony the day after tomorrow!" Gao Huanzhang said: "Forget it, I'm going, it's easy to remind Secretary Pan of the last time! No matter how you say it, the cross-sea bridge collapsed in my hands, Gao Huanzhang!" Zhao Zhentao's eyes were red: "Old Gao, don't think so much. You said that you are not doing your work for any leader, but for the party and the people, for the people of Beilong, and for your own conscience! You old man, come and go in the wind and rain, work hard, don’t you just wait for this day? A train loaded with exported cement from Jinshan Cement Plant arrived in Beilonggang, and a huge ship "Zhongshan" loaded our Laoxie Bay The raw salt is sailing to Japan! You have to see it, you must see it! For me, Zhao Zhentao, you have to see it too!" Gao Huanzhang's eyes twitched, he grabbed Zhao Zhentao's arm, choked up and couldn't speak. With tears in his eyes, Zhao Zhentao said: "Old Gao, let me tell you the truth, I didn't expect you to make it to this day. I want the ships and trains to mourn with you, and let you, Lao Gao, be under the nine fountains." Listen, it’s a good news for you! But your life is hard enough, you’re still alive, why don’t you take a look? If you miss this opportunity, you’ll be crying, and you won’t be able to repeat it for you!” Gao Huanzhang cried out loudly: "I'll go, I'll go—" 2 The dredger has landed, because the No. 1 harbor basin is about to be completed and is waiting for navigation. Zhao Xiaole was in a good mood, and Mi Xiuxiu's oil painting exhibition opened at the Beilong City Group Arts Museum.Zhao Xiaole accompanies the woman to Beilong City in a high-spirited manner. On the morning of the opening, Mi Xiuxiu was as happy as a child, waiting for the guests at the entrance of the exhibition hall with a beaming face.Zhao Xiaole took a mop and followed the staff to wipe the floor of the exhibition hall again, and then went to the mirror next to the toilet to wipe the sweat off his face.He was satisfied with how he looked in the mirror. He was dressed brand new, his hair was well-cut, and there was a pen in the pocket of his jacket.He seemed to feel that he was living a human life.He was secretly proud of the woman, and he turned his back on it. Without this opportunity, there are so many smart people, celebrities and people with lofty ideals, and it's not just seeing them.He watched them shake hands with Mi Xiuxiu in congratulations.Mayor Zhao Zhentao and Deputy Commander Xiong Dajin also came to see it, but left in a hurry because they were busy cutting the ribbon for navigation. The Minister of Culture and old painter Hu Shi cut the ribbon for the exhibition.Zhao Xiaole stood in the crowd not far from Mi Xiuxiu and watched, poking her wax gourd head from time to time, and was scolded by the staff who raised the lamp: "Stay back!" Zhao Xiaole wanted to say that I was her man several times but didn't Shouting out, he was afraid that his ignorance would embarrass her.As long as Mi Xiuxiu thinks about him, that's fine.However, Mi Xiuxiu talked eloquently, from the sea to painting skills, but did not mention him a word.How much Zhao Xiaole wanted to stand with her and say a few words from his heart, so that the people in Laoxie Bay could also see it.He mumbled his mouth and deliberately coughed out a sound to remind Mi Xiuxiu, but Mi Xiuxiu still didn't look at him, no.He is not in her sight at the moment, no matter how hard he tries, it will be futile.Zhao Xiaole lowered his face in annoyance, staring blankly at the glamorous appearance of the women and everyone, and escaped from all feelings in his heart. Mi Xiuxiu was wearing a light blue windbreaker, with slim lines, and her face as thin as fat gleamed with a dignified and charming luster like jade porcelain in the shadow of the lamp, making her look noble, quiet, elegant and gentle.Not only is she convincing with her paintings, but her image also amazes the audience.Looking at her, Zhao Xiaole felt that the fairy spirit in her body was heavier, and she was moved inexplicably.He understands her, she can't mention him, it seems that the word money is pasted on his forehead.Apart from making lamps for Mrs. Ge, the money was borrowed from Siju.Of course Mi Xiuxiu didn't know.I, Zhao Xiaole, have to act if I am not a model.When art exhibitions are mixed with money, they are like fucking goods, all of which have dropped in price and are all tasteless.Although Zhao Xiaole's money supported her today's glory, she couldn't make it public. He could only act as an outsider who had nothing to do with Mi Xiuxiu.As he thought about it, his nose was a little sour, and he faintly felt a kind of humble desolation, slowly flowing into his bone marrow.He was cold all over, no one paid attention to him, let alone talked to him, so he walked out of the noisy exhibition hall sleepily, squatting at the door like an urn, shrinking his neck and smoking a cigarette.He was ashamed to feel very tired, he sucked his teeth and puffed out smoke rings boredly, his face was green and dull with ashes.He leaned against the wall and looked in the direction of Old Crab Bay silently for a long, long time as if in a daze. At noon, a comrade from the Municipal Artists Association conveyed Mi Xiuxiu's "important instructions" to Zhao Xiaole: Because there were many audiences at noon, the museum would not be closed, and Zhao Xiaole was wronged to be on duty.Finally, he hasn't completely forgotten me, he thought, his chest felt hot.People flocked Mi Xiuxiu to the hotel for dinner like a queen, and there was a temporary tranquility in the magnificent exhibition hall. He sat wearily on an electroplated chair in the middle of the hall, flipping through Mass guestbook.He didn't know many words, but he saw the word "good" that popped up every now and then.He looked at it over and over again, thinking that a woman would do it, and this little thing did.He swallowed a mouthful of dry saliva, and his stomach growled.He doesn't feel aggrieved. Others are just guests about his own affairs. If he is not on duty, who will be on duty?The picture hanging high on the wall was like a hazy black shadow in his eyes. He couldn't understand it, so he just sat there and passed the time.After a while, wave after wave of visitors came continuously.Zhao Xiaole was amused to see how serious and adoring they were, so he put on the master's posture and straightened his back, examining each visitor's message like a teacher monitoring a student's answer sheet.A few visitors seemed to have not written enough in the guest book, throwing down their pens and shouting and chatting. "It's so good, it's delicious!" "Western painting and meticulous painting are combined." "Yes, that's how delicate and charming it is!" "The breath of life is so thick that it can't be melted." "It's just a little lack of strength, oh, I heard it's a female painter." A fat, white man asked Zhao Xiaole: "Comrade, are you on duty?" Zhao Xiaole nodded with a hmm. "Mi Xiuxiu, are you familiar with it?" Zhao Xiaole had a rare look on his face and said, "Of course, she is my wife!" The fat man searched Zhao Xiaole's body suspiciously, with a look of contempt on his face: "Don't be funny, buddy. Seriously!" "Who's kidding with you! I'm her man!" Zhao Xiaole said. "Then, tell me, did she ever study abroad or have a foreign teacher?" the fat man asked. "The whole bastard who worships foreigners!" Zhao Xiaole cursed inwardly, gave the fat man a contemptuous glance, and said, "I'll tell you, brother, don't stare at foreigners, Chinese people can't draw Chinese paintings well, stay here and do it." What? My wife has neither studied abroad nor worshiped a foreign teacher, I am her teacher! Don't you believe it?" "You, are you her teacher?" People gathered around. The fat man smiled, and asked, "Tell me, teacher, what kind of painting is this?" "Chinese painting, referred to as Chinese painting." Zhao Xiaole said as if showing off his knowledge.People laughed coquettishly. "Rustic air in the crock is an international joke!" The fat man laughed shyly, making the exhibition hall buzz. Zhao Xiaole panicked, but still not convinced: "You say so stupidly, what are the Chinese people painting if they don't paint Chinese paintings?" "Oil painting!" The fat man widened his eyes. "Oil painting?" Zhao Xiaole asked, poking his neck. "Western painting is a kind of school, born in the Netherlands." Fatty said. "Yes, yes, yes, yes!" People clapped and shouted. Zhao Xiaole was stunned, and immediately collapsed. "There are all kinds of people, men who can't even tell the types of paintings, and pretend to be female painters!" Hee hee hee, how boring!The fat man began to scold the monk for being bald. "What are you laughing at?" Zhao Xiaole became angry. Others hurriedly stopped him: "Go and carry your back!" Zhao Xiaole had never eaten this kind of suffocation, and he felt that his face was torn off bloody.The nameless bitterness and humiliation did not find comfort and balance from Mi Xiuxiu, but made him even more pitiful and humble.His face was blushing, and he lowered his head, wishing he could put his head in his crotch.People looked at him like looking at a clown and a liar. He couldn't bear it anymore, and his whole body was shriveled and wilted like an umbrella with a broken bone.After Fatty and his group left, he no longer dared to sit on the galvanized chair and pretend to be gentle, so he quietly ran to a corner of the exhibition hall, scanning the oil paintings that had brought him shame from time to time. He crouched down next to a large painting with his head bent. It's strange, there are many people buzzing around Zhao Xiaole, and people stay here the longest, like a flower attracting bees.Zhao Xiaole raised his face and looked left and right, but couldn't figure out what was wrong inside.When people praised the painting titled "Storm", he knew that this painting was good.He turned his head to look at the painting with great effort, and saw some familiar faces: a wave of storm surge and a fisherman with a pipe in his hand.After marriage, he never looked at Mi Xiuxiu's paintings, but he was destined to have seen this one, the one he smashed.The paintings in his eye sockets are tall and big, and his breath is deep and dignified, like a heavy yoke tightly restraining him, making him sweat and suppress his blood, and panic gives birth to fear.What are you afraid of?He couldn't say it, he just felt that the picture sucked his energy and made him discouraged.The high and surging waves seemed to cover the sky and cover him, and the boat on which the fisherman was sitting suddenly became unfamiliar, like a monster, revealing wise words from time to time.Looking at the weather-beaten fisherman again, he suddenly felt a bit like his father Zhao Laogong.The old man had sharp eyes, glared at him angrily, and scolded him for his unworthy son.His eyes were blurred, as if suffering from an eye disease, and he was lying on the ground like a hungry little beetle.In an instant, round after round of sacred colored light circles spread, dazzled his eyes, made him dizzy, and his heart ached, as if there was a fire burning vigorously on his body, filling his entire chest with flames.During the burning, he felt himself shrinking little by little, and his tough skeleton collapsed as if engulfed by the flames... After standing for a while, Zhao Xiaole escaped from the "storm wave", moved little by little under a painting of Beilonggang, squatted down, and was very sad in silence.He wanted to stand up, to stand up with dignity like a Liuzi rushing through the sea, but he couldn't stand up himself after all, and he couldn't create a satisfactory image for himself.His legs were sluggish, his face was numb, and the hot air in the exhibition hall made his brows droop.Sleepy God tossing his face, what else is he struggling for?What are you scratching at?He lost his mind for a while, he lowered his head, slowly closed his eyelids, and unconsciously inserted his hands into the sleeves of his jacket.He had a dream, and his soul ran away. He often lost his soul in his dreams. Old Crab Bay, back to Old Crab Bay. The high tide at dusk swayed a piece of pure dark blue in front of Zhao Xiaole's eyes.He flashed and staggered towards the sea, the tide was rushing under his feet, and his ears were filled with the roaring sound of the tide.The waves were like countless whispering mouths calling out to him emotionally. He fell, and his belly touched the breast of the sea, feeling the trembling pulse of the sea beating.He listened quietly.It was getting dark, and under Bai Qiuqiu's moon, he saw Zhu Zhu.Zhu Zhu was wearing a white skirt, looking at him coquettishly like a big white goose. "Zhu Zhu, are you still waiting for me?" He hugged her tightly, and they rolled into a ball on the moon beach with endless joy.The moon plate was reflected in the water, and was bitten by the criss-crossing waves, like a tengu biting its edge.Little do they know that the incomplete moon can also reflect happy and beautiful things.After a while, the darkness around him suddenly brightened, and Zhu Zhu disappeared, slipping into an unclear place like a big clumsy white goose. "Zhu Zhu—" he shouted emotionally, his mind was blank.He smiled, like an out-and-out drunk, and the big beach in his eyes sank in whole, deep, like an empty pool.Two emerald gulls flew up from the pool. He woke up to find himself crying.He suddenly decided to break up with Mi Xiuxiu and go home to find Zhu Zhu.Zhu Zhu is no longer the original Zhu Zhu, nor is he the original Xiao Le.He loves Mi Xiuxiu, but he knows that Xiuxiu and Mi Xiuxiu are not on the same road.Mi Xiuxiu is contributing.The value of a person does not depend on what he gets, but on what he contributes to others.Is Xiuxiu not good?Xiuxiu told him that the most glorious moment for a woman is when she worships the man she loves as an idol.It was Xiuxiu who told him how to live.He wants to return to the harbor and start all over again. Zhao Xiaole went home alone and saw Zhao Laogong talking with the man.Seeing Zhao Xiaole's gloomy look, Zhao Laogong asked Mi Xiuxiu.Zhao Xiaole didn't answer.The man and the man chased Uncle Xiao Le, saying that you promised me to play in the sea!Zhao Xiaole took the man's hand and said, okay, come with me!The man bouncingly followed him away.On the way, Nannan said that she was waiting for the opening of Beilong Port tomorrow, and her father would take her to the ship.Zhao Xiaole said with a smile that in the future, my uncle will not drive fishing boats, but will also drive large ships.Uncle will take you abroad by then, okay?The man smiled. They first came to Zhu Zhu's hair salon.What surprised Zhao Xiaole was that Zhu Zhu's salon was closed.What did Zhu Zhu do?He muttered in his heart, and took the man to the beach.No one knew that Zhao Xiaole was going to divorce Mi Xiuxiu, and he wanted to marry Zhu Zhu.Are people repeating strange circles?Who knew that Zhao Xiaole was experiencing an unusual storm in his heart?The sea breeze raised Zhu Zhu's long hair, which was a lily in the storm surge. On the boat, Zhao Xiaole saw that the weather was very cloudy, and said, man, there are storms, are you afraid?The man shook his head and said, don't be afraid, I like exciting things!Zhao Xiaole patted her on the shoulder and said, I didn't expect you to like white stubble boats too. Zhao Xiaole drove away from Laohekou.The man and the man looked very happy dancing on the boat, and she appreciated Zhao Xiaole's strong and wild spirit even more. Zhao Xiaole steered the boat steadily and calmly, his two sore arms made soft sounds, he hummed a wild song, and his fiery eyes revealed a distant longing.I work in the harbor and haven't tinkered with boats for a long time.He looked at the harbor dam again, and said to the man, it was rebuilt under the leadership of your father!Men and women disagree.The wind rose, and the wind was so wild and hard that the sea was trembling, and the big waves rushed to the sea wall in a pattern.The canine-toothed wavers bit down everything on the sea surface, and the erratic sound swayed from a distance.The shadows of the sails and the ship were blurred, and the breath of the storm surge walked faintly on the sea at dusk.The sea was agitated and restless, and the mysterious rumbling soon turned into a dry and dull thunder, rolling heavily to and fro.Zhao Xiaole smelled a strong storm surge, and the wind blew his heavy panting to the sea.He poked his head out and saw all kinds of seabirds flying wildly in the sky, swung his arm, and made a series of cold swishing sounds in the air: "Man, the storm surge is coming, let's hurry back! " Nannan nodded, she was stunned by the tragic scene in front of her, she was afraid of the storm surge, but it seemed to be against her at this moment.The surface of the sea seemed to be sinking in groups, deep and black, very much like a terrible pool.All over the sky, big and small waves of foam fell towards the old boat like rain.Mennan was soaked in semen, she swayed her legs tremblingly and crawled into the cabin.Zhao Xiaole yelled at her: "Come into the cabin quickly! Don't be afraid!" The boat bumped into a dead end and fell into the vortex, as if there was a huge suction force at the bottom of the water, and it seemed to drag the boat into it.The hull was stern, and the sails had only the opposite effect.Hearing Zhao Xiaole's yelling, the man and the man tried Tantan not to get out of the cabin, for fear of being thrown into the sea like rushing into the yellow dragon tide.Zhao Xiaole yelled Luofan!He walked out of the rudder tower and staggered towards the brig.The rope soaked in seawater was slippery and could not be untied, and the old sail could not fall down no matter what.Zhao Xiaole shouted: "Throw the ax quickly!" The man handed over the peace axe.Zhao Xiaole took the peace ax and swung it up.The old sail fell down with a puff.As soon as the sail fell, the situation of the old boat became much better. The man and the man heaved a sigh of relief, bent down and ran back to the rudder building.Zhao Xiaole drove the boat out of a vortex, and tried his best to turn the hull around.The old boat was bouncing up and down, moaning, and jumping in the crazy sea, and the water curtain was falling from all directions, making the man and the man feel the water demon grinning at him no matter where he looked.Even Zhao Xiaole didn't know how the old boat swirled under the harbor tidal dam on the east side of the old river estuary in a daze.He poked his waterlogged head, and was stunned by a loud bang.He saw that the tidal dam was torn open by the waves of the thieves, and the two ends were collapsing and shattering. The rumbling sound was so shocking that it could be heard ten miles away.Zhao Xiaole's heart rose to his throat, he knew that if the gap collapsed, it would not be so easy to block it, the harbor basin would be finished, and all the plans of the eldest brother and Xiong Dajin would be in vain.Sea water will loot everything, including the bridges that are being built across the sea.Cold sweat broke out in his heart.There was a flash in his head, and he yelled: "Men, stay still, I'm breaking into the dam!" The man hugged Zhao Xiaole tightly in fright.Zhao Xiaole overestimated his boating skills, and always thought it was okay, so he tried his best to break the dam with bloody eyes.He stared at the opening, and moved the tiller left and right with his big palm, and the old boat made intermittent crackling sounds.Zhao Xiaole's teeth rattled, and a lump appeared on his brow.His mind was blank, and his whole body was focused on the gap.He couldn't see anything, only a black hole.There was a dull bang, and the white stubble boat grew impartially on the gap.Rows of waves slapped the crooked white stubble boat, and the black rudder tower was smashed into pieces by a big wave.Zhao Xiaole drooped his head, his bloody chest pressed against the tiller.It took a long time for him to be woken up by the waves. He moved his body with difficulty, and saw the seawalls on both sides of the ship that continued to collapse. His heart tightened. He wanted to shout, but he couldn't.Another quarter of an hour later, a crowd of black crows rushing to rescue the seawall.Because Zhao Xiaole bought time for the rescue, the flowstones at both ends of the old boat were quickly blocked.People dragged the bloody Zhao Xiaole and shouted: "You are such a good boy!" Zhao Xiaole opened Ziqing's eyelids, and snorted and said, "Go and find... the man!" People bounced back and forth After searching for a long time, I finally found Nannan in the mud dam. She followed the waves up and down.People hurriedly dragged her up and found her dead.Zhao Xiaole died on the way to the hospital.Before he died, he said sorry to the man! Crazy Sea is still going crazy. 3 There was no sign of the tragic event, and the deaths of Zhao Xiaole and Nannan were purely accidental accidents.Old Crab Bay was shocked, and Quan Beilong was shocked.In the harbor office, Xiong Dajin hugged Zhao Zhentao's broad arms tightly, crying and said, he asked the meteorological station all the time these days, why did the eight-level storm surge suddenly roll up without strong wind and waves?What Xiaole and the others are blocking is an unreinforced damp-proof dam!This section is only four meters, and the workers were transferred back in order to busy the maiden voyage!He was explaining to Zhao Zhentao with self-blame, and he was mourning for his niece Mi Xiuxiu.她是被人从北龙接回来给丈夫守灵的。任熊大进怎么哭诉，赵振涛呆呆地什么也没说，也没有眼泪。他是到熊大进的办公室亲自为女儿来取轮船模型的，前几天，熊大进曾答应过要送给男男一个轮船模型，只因太忙，还没有带女儿来。现在，他要把漂亮的轮船模型，放在男男的尸体旁边，让女儿的灵魂乘船远航。 悲剧发生的时候，赵振涛正在跟高焕章谈话，接到熊大进的电话，赵振涛脑袋轰地一响，像是有什么东西炸开了个洞，身体内的五脏六腑都从那个洞里流出去了，只剩下一个空空的壳儿，泥塑木雕似的戳在了地上。高焕章看见他的脸白了，惊慌地问他出了什么事？他没有跟高焕章泄露实情，只是把身体靠在办公室的墙上，闭上眼睛，竭力不让自己的身体一点一点地坠滑下去。 第二天上午，赵小乐和男男的尸体在盐化火化场火化。赵振涛搀扶着赵老巩，把赵小乐和男男的骨灰盒抱到家里。两个又黑又沉的骨灰盒几乎压折了赵老巩的脊梁。赵老巩不让别人抱着，都拢在他一个人的怀里，嘴里默默地念叨着：“小乐，男男，在咱家里就数你们两个调皮，俺知道，你们跟家里捉迷藏呢，吃饭的时候，你们就会都坐在饭桌前边抢食儿吃！”说着，赵老巩几次晕倒，被四菊和赵海英千呼万唤地喊过来。白发人送黑发人的揪心场面，谁见了谁掉泪。 赵振涛整个身心都在本着，从火化场回来就到港口去了。对弟弟和女儿的祭奠，只有等通航以后，等妻子孟瑶从澳洲赶回来再说。通航庆典迫在眉睫了，不容他分心，不容他在这个时候垮掉。港口方面向赵振涛提出召开一个追悼大会，都被赵振涛拒绝了。他要不停地开会，不停地布置工作，不停地讲话，高负荷地运转起来，他的心才能稍稍平静一些。可是他的整个身体像是泡在海水里，沉沉浮浮地没有根基。 但有一点是值得赵振涛欣慰的。冲垮跨海大桥的是六级风暴潮，而今天的八级风暴潮却使北龙港安然无损。事实证明，老蟹湾告别百年风暴的日子到了。人类对灾难的回答是坚韧的征服和不渝的索取。如果大坝不留工程尾巴，该多好！ 整整一夜，赵振涛没有合眼。天还黑着，他就爬起来，只身走到港口的平台上，沉重地坐下来，扭头朝远海张望了很久很久。海风猛烈地刺进了他的眼窝。波涛涌起的声音，如合唱的颂歌，庄严、神秘而无限虔诚！ 码头平台可以鸟瞰整个北龙港，不论是竣工的两个港池，还是正在施工的七个港池，他此时都能看得见。灯光很亮，闪闪烁烁的一大片。在模糊的暗影里，灯光像金刚石一样闪闪发亮。忽然，灯光怎么跑到海里去了？海水里叠印着无数个星星一样的小亮点儿。他扭回头，猛吃了一惊，他的身后，熊大进正与几百名海港工人默默地望海站着，他们很自然地排成一个弓形，每人手里都举着一支小蜡烛。是蜡烛的光亮反射到海水里的。 他们就默默地站着，没有人说话。 赵振涛再也抑制不住自己，眼泪在他的眼里越聚越多，终于像两条小河一样哗哗地奔涌而出。 It was getting brighter.人们就一直站到天亮。 白天里，赵振涛只有上午的时间在北龙港，下午要回到北龙迎接各地来宾。他看见盐化盐场的原盐运到北龙港二号码头，不久运煤车队也隆隆地开进了北龙港。这时盐化的许县长给熊大进打来电话，说当做浮子的渔船只筹借到七艘，距离海港要求的还差三十八艘。原因是有的船家出远海打鱼了。另外，由于赵小乐的事故，还有一些船家有顾虑，悄悄把船藏起来。熊大进把这个情况跟赵振涛汇报了。赵振涛一句话也没说，就钻进汽车里奔蟹湾村去了。 蟹湾村村长老座子在县长和乡长面前丢了份。这个渔业大村，拥有八十多条渔船，竟然凑不上三十八艘渔船，真是让他上火。时间不等人了，明天就是海港首航的日子，急如热锅蚂蚁的老座子憋足了全身力气，再次敲响了村头的那座古钟。钟声响起来的时候，村人们纷纷往钟下聚拢。去年冬天，雪灯会的时候，朱全德老汉敲响了古钟。古钟还是有些威严的，听见古钟响都要去的，这是祖上规矩。不一会儿，全村的老少就涌来了几百口子。赵老巩听见钟声，迷迷糊糊地睁开昏花的老眼，问女儿海英，海英说是村头的古钟在响，让他继续躺着。不一会儿，朱全德就过来看望他。赵老巩挣扎着爬起来，从朱全德嘴里知道村里遇到了麻烦事。赵老巩拉着朱全德的手，摇摇晃晃地往外走。朱全德觉得人死不能复活，还是让赵老巩出屋走走的好。赵海英不放心老爹，就颠颠儿地追了出来，一直追到古钟底下。 赵老巩他们赶到时，村长老座子刚刚讲完话，赵振涛、许县长和乡长们都在。渔民们闷着不吭声，他们害怕自家的渔船被轮船掀翻，船毁人亡，海港就是给钱赔偿，也是不如有个人好哇。这个赵小乐不就是个例子吗？如果海港不赔偿，他们还要找轮船，那可是打不完的罗圈官司哩。老座子又走上台说：“瞧瞧你们的尿样儿，用你们一回船，就好像拉你们上刑场似的，你们想想赵小乐，那才是咱老蟹湾的英雄呢！他闯海流子是咱这里闻名的硬手，风暴袭来，他不是闯不回来，他是为了海港，为了国家财产，才拿自家的新船堵大坝的！” 一提赵小乐人们更蔫了。 赵老巩就怕别人说起小乐的事，一往上面想就天族地转的。朱全德看见赵老巩的脸色变了，就赶紧扶住他。 老座子眼睛红着说：“我是让你们学小乐的精神，不是让你们送命，这个当浮子，不像传说的那么危险，驾船的人机灵点，万一有险情，就往海里跳，村里每人配给救生圈。” 老座子的话更加剧了渔民的恐慌。 赵振涛把老座子叫到一边说：“大叔，您的讲话方式不对头，不能总说凶啊险的。要从给海港做贡献的角度动员！” 老座子为难地说：“从昨天起，我把村里的喇叭都喊破了，啥话都说尽了。这个分船单干就是这个弊病，不好组织事儿——” 渔民们都缩头缩脑地站着，有些人开始蔫溜。 这个关口，谁也没有想到，赵老巩颤颤巍巍地走到前台来了。赵老巩走了几步，身体有些趔趄，险些摔倒。赵海英跑上去扶住赵老巩惶惶地问：“爹，您要干啥哩？” 赵老巩没理睬女儿，抬起头说：“俺船场的两艘白茬船，能下水啦，俺报个名，俺驾一艘去给轮船当浮子！” 全场的人都惊呆了。 赵海英担心地说：“爹，您就别给人家添乱啦，您能干什么呀？” 赵老巩哆哆嗦嗦地说：“俺能，俺不会草鸡！俺的小乐和男男都走了，俺个老头子怕啥？” 赵振涛心腔一热，激动地望着老爹。 这时，朱全德挤进人群里，扶助赵老巩说：“老哥，俺家没养船，您就把那艘让给俺，俺也驾驶大船给海港当浮子！乡亲们哪，当浮于不是当俘虏！你们拍拍胸脯的四两肉，问问良心？老巩大哥刚刚失去儿子和孙女，他都要出海了，你们的良心都让狗叼去啦？海港通航了，谁沾光？是咱老蟹湾人哪！海港眼下用着俺们啦，别说让咱们给当当浮子，就是让咱下火海，也不该——” 赵老巩喊道：“乡亲们，咱渔家汉子的血性哪？啊？” 终于有人响应了，有个大胡子渔民站出来说：“听老巩大伯的，俺有个双桨槽子船，愿意拿出来当浮子！” 人们的情绪鼓动起来了，一个个报名当浮子。 赵振涛和许县长等人上前围住赵老巩和朱全德。赵振涛紧紧抓住赵老巩的手，哽咽着说：“爹，挺得住吗？” 赵老巩点点头说：“振涛哇，万般都是命哩，俺不怕，小乐和男男在海里等俺呢！俺去找他们！”