Chapter 8 chapter eight

Ye Ziqiu stood quietly in the corridor.From a certain day on, she wanted to come and see her, but her body and heart never recovered.This morning, she felt that she was more energetic, so she called Lin Jingran and asked her to come with her.But Lin Jingran said: "Master, I really can't get away right now, why don't I wait until tomorrow, I will accompany you tomorrow." Ye Ziqiu didn't force her, she knew that Lin Jingran was busy, everyone was busy, only she was completely free down.No more fighting for anything, no more trying to grab something.What can be grasped, and what can be won?After putting down the phone for a long time, Ye Ziqiu was thinking about this question in a daze.This is really an incomprehensible question, and you can't expect to understand it in your life.She sighed, left the phone a little lonely, and walked around the house.Sister Yao, the nurse, asked worriedly: "Are you okay, why don't you go to bed and lie down."

"I can't lie down." Ye Ziqiu said this, and then went back to the phone. She had to go to the hospital today. If she missed today, even if she went, it would be meaningless.Ye Ziqiu is still a very serious person in essence, especially this matter.She has to be serious. I have to meet her, and I have to say a few words to her, otherwise, I can't relax my heart.Furthermore, in case... Ye Ziqiu shuddered, not daring to continue thinking about this eventuality.You can't curse her like that, bah, why would I have such a bastard idea.She is a good person, but also a hard-working person, a person who pays off other people's debts all her life.She'll be fine, no.She should be bigger than herself.She survived by herself, wouldn't God be kind enough to let her survive?

Ye Ziqiu's mood became more and more flustered, and he couldn't calm down for a moment.Sister Yao was panicked, she didn't know why the old lady was so crazy today, why couldn't she just stay in the room quietly for a while?Just as Sister Yao was about to open her mouth, Ye Ziqiu picked up the phone again, this time she called Xiao Yiwen. Soon, Xiao Yiwen brought the car over.After entering the door, Ye Ziqiu was dressed very vigorously, as if he was ill, and asked in surprise: "You are in a hurry to go to the hospital, why is it that you are not feeling well?" Ye Ziqiu looked anxious: "Take me there quickly, it's late, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time."

Xiao Yiwen didn't know what Ye Ziqiu was going to do, but she still took her to the hospital very considerately. "Take me to see your father, I want to say a few words to him." Ye Ziqiu said. "He has an operation in the morning, and he is probably in the operating room right now." "Going to the operating room so early?" Ye Ziqiu was somewhat disappointed, but then said: "Then take me directly to her ward." "She...?" Xiao Yiwen was startled, and suddenly, she understood, damn it, why did she forget this. Three days ago, she had talked to Ye Ziqiu that today was the day of Niuzaohua's operation.The operation should have been carried out a long time ago, but the middle father contracted a minor illness and was unable to perform the operation, so it was delayed.He didn't expect Ye Ziqiu to remember something she mentioned so firmly.

When I came to the ward, the nurse on duty said that the patient had been pushed into the operating room ten minutes ago.Ye Ziqiu heard it.Her expression immediately became paralyzed, God really didn't give her a chance.Later she sent Xiao Yiwen away, saying that she would stand here for a while.Xiao Yiwen was a little worried, Ye Ziqiu said: "Don't worry, nothing will happen, I won't go anywhere, just stand here." The corridors of the hospital are always lively, and this excitement is dyed with pain. The people who hurried to and fro have uniform expressions on their faces, and some have no expressions at all.Ye Ziqiu chose a secluded place, and stood with his back against the window.His eyes were always on the light in the operating room.

Once the light flickered, her heart beat once, flickering fast, beating even faster, she felt that her heart was gradually unable to bear it.She wanted to change places to avoid the lamp, but her legs were filled with lead and she couldn't move.God, is her safety so important to me?Didn't he curse her every day when he was young? Even a few months ago, when Zheng Dayuan was still alive, didn't he also curse the two of them with vicious words.Why is it that now, like a sister, her heart is being pulled, held, and hung on by her, and she can't let go?Could it be that those hatreds, those resentments, and those pains just passed away so easily?

Gone. really gone. But it's not easy, how can it be easy?Ye Ziqiu shook her head, thinking about the torment of these days, thinking about the pain she had experienced in her heart during these days, she knew that in fact, in her heart, it was still difficult for her to forgive her, but, but what?Maybe they are getting old, and Da Yuan left before them, so this grievance and hatred should be put aside. "I don't want to take it to the grave." Ye Ziqiu thought about it now. There are still so many people in the corridor, and the door of the operating room has been closed tightly, no one comes out, and no one goes in. How did it take so long? Could it be that her illness is really not getting better?

Ye Ziqiu saw that girl, it was Niu Yuyin, no, she should be called Yue'er, the name Yuyin is actually not as nice as Yue'er, nor is it as commemorative as Yue'er.But now her name is Niu Yuyin, and she is the daughter of the village party secretary in the desert.Absurd, absurd, how many things in this world are filled with absurdity, and how many people are being teased by the word absurd? She has grown taller and more beautiful. If you take a closer look, she looks a bit like her. Look at her nose, mouth, and eyes. How similar she is.Ye Ziqiu's heart tightened, as if he had been stabbed by something, it hurt very much.But soon, she relaxed.Besides, the child is innocent, and the child cannot be blamed.Thinking of this, she really wanted to go over and touch the child.What a good boy, sensible, filial, with an old man in his heart.She was responsible for all the things in the hospital. It's not easy, it's really hard for her.Ye Ziqiu reached into the handbag and fumbled for a long time. It was the money she had prepared when she came here, more than 30,000 yuan. She was thinking, should she give the money to the child in person?

It's better not to pay, but what to say?Yeah, what do you say—— Suddenly, Ye Ziqiu remembered that distant afternoon.That autumn afternoon with flying sand that drove her crazy. It was her first time to go to the desert. Thinking about it, her husband Zheng Dayuan had been dispatched to the desert for three years. Normally, her footsteps should have been sent to Tengger, and she could even stay together with her husband regardless of the consequences.But is it possible?Ye Ziqiu was very young and promising at that time.The Provincial No. 1 Wool Mill has designated her as a training object to make her stand out in this great movement.Although Ye Ziqiu is an ordinary technician, but because she has learned a lot of skills from her master Sister Hai, she is considered the most likely to enter the political arena among the sixteen development targets internally determined by the factory revolutionary committee.

Although she is the wife of Zheng Dayuan, a reactionary academic authority, disadvantages can sometimes be transformed into advantages, depending on whether you are willing to transform.Xiang Guozhong, who was in charge of the ideological and political work of the youth workers in the Revolutionary Committee, worked with her more than once, asking her to recognize the situation, make a decision as soon as possible, and draw a clean line from the reactionary academic authority Zheng Dayuan. "You are a representative of the working class, how can you be with him? Isn't this trying to smear yourself in the dark?" dangerous!"

Xiang Guozhong is the director of the Youth Work Committee in the factory and the deputy head of the factory's revolutionary production leading group. He can speak well. His father was a pig butcher in the street.My mother is a salesperson in a street store, and her typical roots are Zhengmiaohong.As soon as the movement started, he became active from the production line and soon became a celebrity in the factory.By this year, he had become the real power faction in the factory, and he also had a reputable position in Yincheng.To put it a bit more exaggeratedly, one word from him could decide someone's life.It's just that such a person with a bright future doesn't want to get married. There are so many girls in and out of the factory who want to marry him, but he vetoes them all. "Young people should put the revolution first, and talk about marriage. That is what the bourgeoisie pursues." His mother, a salesperson, a thin woman with a large freckle on her nose, would come to the factory every few days. Going down, with a mournful face, he said to Sister Hai: "Be more careful, my family's national revolutionaries are crazy, and they don't want to find a partner." Sister Hai didn't dare to answer, it was difficult to answer.The middle-aged Sister Hai has sharp eyes. Although she pretends to see nothing, she knows that she is teaching apprentices in the workshop all day long, but nothing that happens inside or outside the factory escapes her eyes. .That day she called Ye Ziqiu to her home, closed the door and asked, "Is he still looking for you to understand his thoughts?" Ye Ziqiu nodded with difficulty. "You...can't you find a way to distance yourself from him?" Ye Ziqiu shook his head, and said with a embarrassed expression: "I've thought about it and tried it, but it doesn't work. He always has a reason." Sister Hai suddenly turned cold: "I don't believe that a male dog can climb a wall if a bitch doesn't cross her legs!" After finishing speaking, she felt that the words were too serious, and she shouldn't hurt her apprentice with the vulgar words in the workshop. "Listen to the master's words, don't take those pacesetters, advanced, and overemphasized. You are a man with a man. When you have nothing to do, think about your man." "I can't miss him." Ye Ziqiu said. "Why not? If you marry him, he is your sky and your land. In this life, you have to fight with him, whether it is a mountain of swords or a sea of ​​fire." "I don't want to be a counter-revolutionary, and I don't want to draw a line with him. Master, I'm in trouble." As he said, Ye Ziqiu burst into tears.She was really in a dilemma. On the one hand was the voice of the revolution forcing her to break with the man, and on the other was the voice of her master and her family.What should she do? "I see you through. You don't have my cousin at all in your heart. How about this? If you really like that surname Xiang, you can tell me clearly, and you don't need to hide it. My cousin's sin, Let him suffer by himself, and there is no need to embarrass you. Divorce is fine, if you don’t want to say it, I will say it!” Sister Hai is an outspoken woman, she was the one who introduced Ye Ziqiu to her cousin Zheng Dayuan, Zheng Dayuan At first, he looked down on Ye Ziqiu, and didn't say what he disliked specifically, just said he was not satisfied. "Not satisfied, you are not satisfied with the girl I introduced to you? Don't think that after you have studied a little and are in the research institute, your heart will grow to the sky. What's wrong with other girls? You need looks and skills. Technology, I was afraid that people would look down on you." Just like that, she let her talk about the marriage.After all, Zheng Damai is a person who reads a little stupidly. He really lacks opinions on many things.Now Big Sister Hai really regrets it a bit, and feels that Zheng Dayuan's opinion was correct at the beginning, Ye Ziqiu is a girl who is good at everything, but she is too scheming. Sister Hai has already seen Ye Ziqiu's heart, she neither wants to divorce Zheng Dayuan, nor does she want to alienate or offend Xiang.She is cleverly using various forces to build a bridge to success for herself. She didn't visit her man for three years because she wanted to show her determination to sever ties with him, but she never made up her mind. Xiang became more and more anxious and felt that he had to do something for her. This is a single-plank bridge, if you don't do it well, you will be smashed to pieces. The next day, Sister Hai was really going to the desert to go through the divorce procedures with Zheng Dayuan on her behalf.Ye Ziqiu became anxious now, and promised to go to Tengger in a few days, at most a week. This week, for Ye Ziqiu, can be described as a meaningful week, and it can also be described as a thrilling week.What happened in this week may be more shocking than what happens in other people's lifetime.However, she buried everything firmly in her heart, even with Sister Hai, she didn't say a word. This week can be called humiliation, it can be called dedication, it can even be called adventure.However, she kept herself, did not sink in this vigorous movement, and saved opportunities for a series of subsequent promotions.Because she did not divorce Zheng Dayuan in the end, nor married Xiang Guozhong.She blocked Xiang Guozhong's mouth, but didn't let Xiang Guozhong pull her further away.This is called art, the art of survival, the art of fighting wits and courage.If a woman wants to stand out, she must first learn this art. When the young Ye Ziqiu walked into the desert for the first time, there was no desolation in her eyes. What the desert showed her seemed to be only magnificent, and there was an urge to be burned.At that time, there was a voice in everyone's heart that suffering and sadness did not exist, and they were even more undesirable.The more difficult and difficult the place is, the more it can inspire people's fighting spirit.So she didn't feel how aggrieved it was for Zheng Dayuan to be sent here. She even rejoiced for Zheng Dayuan, how proud and honorable it was to be able to work vigorously in such a place for five years.Of course, Zheng Dayuan's old right status somewhat affected her mood.She thought, if she hadn't married him back then, would life have been different?This kind of thought just passed by in a flash, and it didn't stay in her heart for a long time. Besides, the past cannot be re-chosen. The only thing that can be chosen is the future.As for the future, Ye Ziqiu is always full of confidence.No matter how many ups and downs and barriers there are in the middle, she decided to step on them. Shawopu in the afternoon has changed from the bustle and bustle of the past.The red flag fluttering in the wind was no longer there, and the crowds of people were no longer there. What presented before Ye Ziqiu was the depression after the excitement.Ye Ziqiu didn't expect that the big battle of heaven and earth was over, and the people from Shaxiang fell into another battle after cutting down a large number of trees.They want to build the largest desert reservoir in the world. The originally planned reservoir is too small, which is really out of tune with this era. The county decided to double the capacity of the reservoir and increase the height of the dam by another five feet. Moreover, they assured Chairman Mao , the reservoir dam must be closed this autumn. It was indeed a bit bleak in front of him, Ye Ziqiu was suddenly disappointed by the lonely scene, the scene Ye Ziqiu imagined was not like this, the desert is a wider world, it should be more capable than the factory.The northwest wind is whistling, and the yellow sand is whizzing. After the wind and sand in one vein, the desert reveals its essential side.Gradually, Ye Ziqiu's heart sank. Inexplicably, Ye Ziqiu felt a layer of sadness in her heart. This sadness seemed to have nothing to do with Shawopu, nor Zheng Dayuan. She seemed to remember something, felt the wind and sand hitting her heart, but it was a different face, Xiang Guozhong s face. Just when her heart was bitten by the word Xiang Guozhong, a shelf car suddenly appeared in the sand nest.The one pulling the cart with a gray head and a gray face was exactly Zheng Dayuan, whom she wanted to see but was afraid of seeing.Ye Ziqiu hurriedly hid behind the red willow bushes. For three years, she seemed to have had too many fantasies and shed too many tears for this moment.When this moment really came, she suddenly faltered. She was like a married woman who was not yet ready, she was panicked for a moment, and the wind and sand all over the sky couldn't suppress her beating heart.Ye Ziqiu was blushing, her heart was beating, her eyes were trembling, and she was peeping into the sand nest.It seems that nothing happened to the deserted Shawo because of her unexpectedness. In the deathly sallowness, Zheng Dayuan pulled the cart like an animal. The car was obviously loaded too heavily, every time the wheels turned around, Zheng Dayuan had to gasp for a long time. Ye Ziqiu felt sad, she never thought that the reform through labor would be like this.She thought that the transformation was just like her, throwing herself into the hot production and construction, not just making fuss on pieces of paper.As for how to devote herself, she hadn't thought about it, really didn't think about it.Over the years, her mind has been occupied by other things, and she rarely thinks seriously about Zheng Dayuan's situation.She is missing him.I don't think too little, but most of them are about love and affection, and I can't get on the stage or see the sun.As for how much Zheng Dayuan suffered and suffered, she really didn't think about it.How can you suffer?Shouldn't we let them change their minds, let them be reborn as human beings?Don't they accept re-education from the poor and lower-middle peasants?Xiang Guozhong said so, the newspapers said so, and everyone said so, but no one told her that reformation and education should be punished! At that moment, Ye Ziqiu was shocked, living like an animal, she suddenly remembered this sentence. At the moment when her heart was churning and she was about to cry and rush over, suddenly there was another person in the sand nest, who ran out from a place she couldn't see, and he was also dirt-faced, much dirtier than Zheng Dayuan.She rushed to the front of the car, bowed her waist, and when she exerted force with her hands, the car suddenly became lighter, so light that Zheng Dayuan in front immediately didn't have to bow his body, and even his shoulders didn't exert much effort.Suddenly, Ye Ziqiu realized that it was not because the car was too heavy, but because Zheng Dayuan really lacked strength. How can he have any strength? A person who lives in books, a person who has not experienced much hardship since birth, and a person who does not move coal balls at home, will he have strength? Ye Ziqiu felt relaxed for a moment, as if relieved from a heavy burden, he let out a sigh of relief.After all, this dead desert.He wasn't the only one left.Having someone to keep her company would make her feel more at ease.But.When they finished pouring the soil and pushed the empty cart back, Ye Ziqiu couldn't relax.It turned out that the person who ran out from behind was actually a woman, a real woman, very young, but her head, her face, and her clothes were all dyed a different color by the dust. Ye Ziqiu was about to be surprised, when she saw the woman suddenly approaching Zheng Dayuan, as if she was taking sand from his eyes, for a long time, she didn't know if the sand was taken out, but the woman really took it in Zheng Dayuan's arms.In the vast desert, under the yellow sky, in front of a van, a man and a woman suddenly froze. Really not moving. At that moment, the air was still, the sky was like a huge grinding disc, and Shen Tengteng suppressed Ye Ziqiu's heart. Ye Ziqiu struggled and couldn't play. She couldn't breathe, she couldn't breathe, she was dying. That was the first time she saw Niuzaohua, probably thirty years ago.Time has washed away too many things, but this scene alone cannot wash away.Her marriage with Zheng Dayuan seemed to be frozen at that moment, and it also froze at that moment. In the following decades, it was all a formality, really a formality.Sometimes form is also necessary. A marriage with mere form is better than a marriage without form. Otherwise, why are there so many people trapped in the besieged city and not going out? Ye Ziqiu sighed, trying hard to regain his reverie.Shouldn't think about it, really shouldn't think about it.Thinking about these old sesame seeds and rotten millet gives me a headache. But I can't help but want to. In the end, Ye Ziqiu left the hospital with sadness and regret.As soon as I got home, I heard an exciting sentence: Rusha has news! Shasha called home from a small hotel in the suburbs of Shanghai, and she was crying when she called. She couldn't help crying.Ross, the bastard, has tricked her so badly! Originally, Shasha didn't run outside, Bai Junjie had something to do with her, and she wished she could put the bird in a cage.Unexpectedly, Rose came forward and said that there is a boss in Shenzhen who wants to meet her. If the conversation is pleasant, he can entrust her with the business in the northwest. "What business?" she asked. "What business can I have? It must be related to the draft." As soon as she heard about the draft, Shasha got excited, she was being forced to hang herself by the new Silk Road model thing, the gang in Shanghai just tricked her into it, in order to save her life, she had to hurry up and find a new partner, Otherwise, the company would really have to shut down. Shasha quickly got rid of the matter at hand, raised the money, and went to Shenzhen with Ross without thinking.As a result, this time, she was cheated completely, completely, to the extent that she was almost thrown into a brothel. Ross has a woman in Shenzhen, this woman Sha Sha has met before, and she is very friendly called her Miss Dong.At that time, Shasha thought she was Bai Junjie's woman, and had no doubts about her relationship with Rose.When I arrived in Shenzhen, I realized that this woman had her feet on two boats, one on Bai Junjie's house, and the other on Ross's side. Ross couldn't shake her off.Because this woman controlled a lot of things about Ross, if Ross dared to dump her, he could only die, and besides, Ross didn't want to get rid of this woman at all. It was her Rusha that Ross wanted to dump. This woman also opened a company in Shenzhen and took a foreign name, Jenny.When Shasha and the others came to Shenzhen, the woman surnamed Dong didn't show up. She pretended to be talking to a dark and thin man.Thinking about it now, Shasha felt that she was still inexperienced and failed to see through their tricks.In fact, they showed their flaws in the middle, and it was all because she believed in Ross too much and did everything he said.When it was discovered that he had been cheated, Ross had disappeared. Poor Sasha, all her money was taken away by Ross, not only that, but the night before Ross disappeared, he also took revenge on her. "Son of a bitch, I can't spare you!" Sasha gritted her teeth, wishing she could chop Ross up immediately.But how could there be such a chance, she couldn't even stay in a hotel, so she could only live on the street.Fortunately, Shasha is a person who is not lacking in methods. She called a friend in Yincheng, the one who has a good relationship with Xiao Yiwen, the daughter of an important banker, and said that something happened to her and she needed some money urgently, not much , 10,000 will do, and thousands will do.My girlfriend is a person who has no sense of nostalgia for money. In her heart, friends are always the first.The acquaintance between her and Shasha is absurd enough to say that they were once Li Yang's table guests. As for whether she has slept with Li Yang, Shasha doesn't know, but she feels that she has.But when it comes to going to bed, different women have different understandings. Shasha thinks that Li Yang is playing with women, but his girlfriend said: "Who is playing with whom? From what you said, it seems that you are like a toy." Later, Shasha thought Well, what my girlfriend said is really philosophical. In this world, who is playing with whom?In fact, to put it bluntly, everyone is playing, but the way of playing and the purpose of playing are different.Aren't you just playing?Since it is for fun, there is no need to condemn others.According to my girlfriend, people all over the world are having their own ghosts, so don't take anyone too seriously.The relationship between Shasha and her is so close, it's okay to say that they share the same taste, and it's okay to say that they are like-minded.Anyway, it's secret. I really have to thank Li Yang. The friend was really generous, and gave Shasha 30,000 at a time.Rusha was able to survive another famine.Sasha was stubborn at first, vowing to find Ross and the woman surnamed Dong.Later she realized that if someone tries to hide from you, you won't be able to find it. If you don't do it well, you will lose yourself too.Ross and the woman surnamed Dong have already gone to the United States, and the woman pestered Ross with the purpose of thinking of going to the United States.In the eyes of too many people, the United States is heaven.As a result, in order to go to heaven, the road to hell was repaired early. In a blink of an eye, Shasha spent the 30,000 yuan. She didn't dare to stay in Shenzhen any longer. If she stayed any longer, she would become a beggar.She decided to go to Shanghai.She wants to find the company in Shanghai and get her money back.At this time, Shasha has no way out, it is impossible to return to Yincheng naked, right?Even if others don't care, can she be at peace?Can't, really can't!Besides, she has great ambitions for how she will live after returning to Yincheng like this! The trip to Shanghai was almost a disaster. If she choked on water in Shenzhen, she almost drowned in Shanghai.If it is said that Shenzhen was stripped of her skin, Shanghai has taken her soul away.A nightmare. When people are unlucky, they must not be willful.Willfulness is like poison to the unlucky, it will kill you viciously.That company has closed its doors long ago, and the office building where Shasha signed the contract is now being renovated into a hotel, which looks quite large.Shasha stood downstairs for a long time, the Shanghai sun caressed her face tenderly, and the wind from the Huangpu River licked her skin like a lover.At this moment, Shasha suddenly thought of Jiang Changming.She remembered that Jiang Changming had persuaded her more than once, asking her to pay attention to her relationship with Ross and not to do everything without boundaries. "What is endless. Are you jealous?" She said sourly at that time.These words were meant to hurt Jiang Changming.Only after speaking out did she realize that the one who was hurt was always herself.Shasha couldn't figure out, what kind of relationship did she have with Jiang Changming?Love, ambiguous, or just like Jiang Changming said, just siblings?Does his chaotic life really have nothing to do with him? Rusha can't figure it out, really can't figure it out.What I can figure out is that I miss him very much at this moment, and think about him so much.Standing in the shade of the tree, there were tears in Sha Sha's eyes. Very fierce. "Chang Ming..." She almost shouted these two words towards the streets of Shanghai. But this indifferent city.She couldn't tolerate her venting her feelings at all.After she was sad, she began to think about the next step, and it was even more funny to say, at this time she was still thinking about fighting for her breath and making some tricks to show Jiang Changming that she, Shasha, is not a walking dead! Shasha found a former business partner and asked him to inquire about the whereabouts of the boss of that company.A few days later, she got the news that the boss had played a trick and re-registered a company, so he did the job again. "How can I get the money?" Shasha asked as if asking for help. "It's difficult. He is quite a figure in this industry. The background is complicated, but the key is that he is very capable." "No way at all?" "There is a way, but..." The partner stopped talking, looking at her from the corner of his eye.Seems to be trying to figure out her mind. "Let's talk, no matter what method, as long as it can make him unlucky, I will do it." "I have to find Sister Hu for this matter." The man finally said. As a result, this search almost led her to hell. On the day of calling home, Sha Sha just escaped from Sister Hu.Sister Hu is indeed a character, with a bodhisattva face and a charming smile, but she does dangerous things.The more dangerous it is, the more challenging it is for her.Sister Hu is now engaged in pyramid schemes.Of course, it's not the kind of pyramid scheme that people can see through at a glance.In the name of collecting debts for others, she tricked those who took advantage of her into the door, provided them with food and drink for a few days, and then you have to listen to her.If you can't get in touch with five more people who took advantage of her, you will never leave Shanghai.According to what Sister Hu said, you have money to be deceived, don't you have money to engage in pyramid schemes?Swish is how business partners get connected in this way. Ye Ziqiu pressed the number left by Shasha and quickly called, but Shasha was actually waiting by the phone. "Shusha, my daughter, is it really you?" Ziqiu burst into tears. "Mom, I want to come back." After the phone call, Ye Ziqiu was about to go to Shanghai, and he couldn't wait any longer.Sister Yao said anxiously: "With your body, let alone going to Shanghai, even going to the streets, people can't worry about it." "What's wrong with my body? It's not your child, of course you're not in a hurry!" Ye Ziqiu had already lost his mind a little due to Ji Huo Gong. Sister Yao called Jiang Changming while blocking it.After receiving the call, Jiang Changming didn't dare to delay for a moment, so he rented a car and rushed to the provincial capital.That night, he got on the train bound for Shanghai. Zheng Dayuan's problem was finally clarified. The drying up of the desert reservoir has affected many nerves. It can be said that a stone has stirred up a thousand waves, and many things that should not be shaken have all been shaken out. The Provincial Party Committee finally made up its mind, and the comprehensive management of the Huyang River Basin has become a major event that no one can avoid.Moreover, there is news that the central government has issued important instructions to the provincial party committee on this issue. It seems that the day Jiang Changming and his colleagues long for is coming. Regarding the issues related to the desert institute, the Provincial Party Committee ordered relevant parties to quickly verify and implement them.The original investigation team was withdrawn, and the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the High Procuratorate reorganized their forces to go deep into the desert institute to carry out investigations. The audit department also sent special personnel to conduct a comprehensive audit of the desert control funds. In fact, the problem is not difficult to find, and some problems are even placed in the open.The key is whether someone makes this determination.Once everything is real, it becomes simple.Long Jiumiao knew that he couldn't deny it this time. As an expert of the Desert Research Institute, he was too aware of the consequences of the drying up of the desert reservoir. The series of problems brought about by this would inevitably cause an uproar in the whole province and even the whole country.Instead of fighting to the death, it is better to honestly explain your own problems first. After making a difficult decision, Long Jiumiao finally opened his mouth. According to his account, the so-called Zheng Dayuan corruption case is purely a fabrication, and framing is fine, anyway, it is just pushing the matter on the dead.It wasn't his idea, someone taught him to do it. Zheng Dayuan is indeed not suitable to be the leader.These are the original words of Long Jiumiao.Putting him in charge of the subject was a mistake.It's not that he doesn't have the ability, it's that he lacks management, or doesn't have management at all.I don't know what the higher-ups were thinking, but the person who was originally a professional should be placed in the top administrative position, which delayed him and also delayed the Desert Institute.These are also the original words of Long Jiumiao.When he said these words, Long Jiumiao's mind was peaceful, he didn't look like a guilty person. In fact, he knew that for the things he committed, he was far from going to jail. After such a long time, he bit Shut up and don't talk, because someone won't let him talk. "The money has all gone into Bai Junjie's pocket. As for who Bai Junjie will give it to, I don't know. Of course, it's not that he got the money but that woman. Everything is handled by that woman. Ma Ming can't help but It’s not much for a stand-in. I only found out that they did this in the middle. In the name of sand control, the funds of the desert institute were first transferred to the account of the sand plant company, and then the sand plant company was responsible for the investment. What can I invest in, except for the necessary part of Zheng Dayuan's project, let them remove the rest." "Later, I approached Bai Junjie and pointed out that doing so was a violation of discipline and was not allowed by the law. Bai Junjie first smiled and said nothing, and then took out a contract signed by Zheng Dayuan with them. The contract was obviously fraudulent , They just took advantage of Zheng Dayuan's inattention to these matters, and bullied him not a businessman, but a bookworm and old pedant." "A few days after the search, Bai Junjie asked Ma Ming to bring me 100,000 yuan, saying it was a bonus for me. I didn't ask for it that time, but I called after the phone call. It was either someone else or..." Long Jiumiao uttered a very important name, and this person was the real power figure of the provincial party committee hidden behind the secretary general of the provincial government! "He asked me if I wanted to continue working in the desert, and if I wanted to be the top leader. If I didn't want to, I could make trouble. How dare I make trouble. The second time the woman surnamed Dong brought the money, I accepted it. Two One hundred thousand." "Later they gave me some, saying it was a dividend, and that Zheng Dayuan also took the money. If anyone else in the desert wants to take it, that's fine, but they have to transfer the other two funds for desert control. This matter I didn't dare to make a decision, so I asked them to go to Zheng Dayuan. But Zheng Dayuan didn't agree, and kicked the ball to me again. I hesitated again and again, and still sent the money. One sum was 2.1 million, one sum was less, six More than 100,000. Years ago, I was afraid of accidents, so I took back a sum, which was less than one million, and the rest was paid for by tree money and labor costs." Followed the clues given by Long Jiumiao to investigate further, and found that half of the matter was caused by the sand plant company.This company has simply become a money-making factory for Bai Junjie and others. Under the guise of sand control and development of sand industry, they used illegal means such as fake contracts and invoices to extort national sand control funds and embezzle twelve companies in Sha County. The department's share capital.In addition to forging Zheng Dayuan's handwriting to sign the contract, they also forged farmers' handwriting, and distributed more than 2 million yuan to farmers in various ways such as distributing saplings, collecting labor fees, and collecting water fees.What's even more frightening is that they fabricated a desert forest and spent nearly three million dollars just for this place called Baibantan. In fact, Baiban Beach is a barren beach with nearly 600 mu.It is true that trees were planted here a few years ago, but they were all voluntarily planted by the government calling on local farmers and students. In the account of the psammophyte company, every tree and every grass on the beach was cultivated with their money. from.There are also different scientific names and different growth characteristics, and the materials are quite complete.The investigation team came to Baibantan. On the vast sandy beach, except for a few "Dayuan second generations" who are still alive here and there, there is no green for a long time.At that time, it was still full of sand thorns and Haloxylon, but now, even these things can't be seen.On the contrary, the speed at which Huang Sha pushed forward was astonishing. Long Jiumiao also confessed that it was a pure lie that Shasha forcibly took 400,000 yuan from Ma Ming.It is true that Shasha is short of money to run the company, and Shasha has indeed approached Ma Ming, hoping to get some money from him.However, the money of Shasheng Plant Company is managed by the woman surnamed Dong. Ma Ming can make the decision, but the amount exceeds 100,000 yuan. Shasha doesn't like the 100,000 yuan.The woman surnamed Dong naturally would not agree. Later, in order to get another desert control fund, they used this as a condition and asked Sasha to do the job of helping her father.If Zheng Dayuan agrees to transfer the sand control funds to the account of the sand plant company, in return, Shasha can get a dividend of 400,000 yuan.Unexpectedly, Zheng Dayuan found out about this, Zheng Dayuan was very angry, had a big fight with the woman surnamed Dong, and even referred the matter to Bai Junjie. Bai Junjie actually turned black and white, insisting that Rusha took 400,000 yuan!Fortunately, Long Jiumiao knew about it, and it was Bai Junjie who said it himself when he invited him to dinner later.白俊杰还嘲笑郑达远，说真是在沙漠里蹲傻了，傻得连钱都不认得了。 案件查到一半，省纪委做出决定，将龙九苗案跟白俊杰案合并侦查。就在江长明从上海回来的第二天，那个藏在幕后的关键人物被双规了。紧跟着，政府秘书长这边也出事了。 这是一个重要信号，表明省委要破坚冰了。 郑达远的经济问题是澄清了，但是还有很多事儿，却悬而未决。江长明回来的第六个日子，他正跟沙沙吵架，林静然打来电话，说周晓哲想见他，要他在老地方等他。 两个人见了面，周晓哲说：“问题比你我想的还要严重，太可怕了长明，他怎么啥事都做得出来？”说着，将一份资料递给江长明。这是国际林业组织日前发来的函，算是机密文件。江长明不看也能猜到，一定是孟小舟在那边露馅了。前几天，他在美国的朋友略略向他透露了一些消息，大意是说国际林业组织的高级官员对此事很震惊，正在紧急跟中国方面磋商，寻求解决的办法。没想，这么快，函便发到了银城。 一波未平，一波又起，江长明心里，就不只是痛了。说实在的，尽管他对孟小舟有不少意见，但从内心深处，他真是不希望孟小舟出事。他宁可希望自己以前的怀疑是错的，也不愿意看到这沉甸甸的函，这绝非一份普通的函啊，说轻点儿，它关乎到一个人的前程甚或命运，说重点儿，这，直接影响到国家荣誉。 “怎么办？”他像是自言自语，又像是在问周晓哲，其实他知道，这事是没有办法的，一点儿办法也没。 果然，周晓哲说：“他自己酿的苦酒，只能自己去喝。今天找你来，是想问问你，他做的这一切，林静然知道不？” 江长明猛地一惊，周晓哲怎么会问这个问题？这事跟林静然有什么关系？ 周晓哲似乎看出了他的疑虑，说：“对不起长明，你也知道，他们两个原来有那层关系，孟小舟出了这么大的问题，我不能不多想。再者，林静然现在的位置比较特殊，如果她真的跟这事有染，怕是……”周晓哲没把话说完，也没必要说完，江长明再不谙世事，这点儿道理还是能明白。 周晓哲的脸色很差，看得出这事对他冲击太大。一个主管副省长，上任不到两年，自己管辖的部门接二连三出事，而且都还是大事，他怎能不焦虑？可是江长明的心情更差，他相信孟小舟所做的一切，林静然并不知情，就算俩人热恋着的时候，孟小舟也绝对是跟她留了一手的。但，他相信能顶何用？还是周晓哲以前跟他说过的那句话：证据，凡事都要有证据。如果孟小舟反咬一口，林静然能说得清？要知道，孟小舟的所有数据，可都是从她那儿拿的呀。 “算了长明，这件事我原本就不该问你，还是一并交给他们去查吧。”说完这句，周晓哲面部表情像是瘫痪了。江长明的心，已经沉得不能再沉。跟周晓哲分手还不到十分钟，林静然的电话就打了过来：“你在哪儿？” “回家的路上。” “他跟你谈什么了？” “没谈什么。” "I do not believe." “这有啥信不信的，随便谈了点儿工作上的事。还有，他催着让我去沙县，说那边的工作要抓紧。” “你在撒谎！” "..." “你回家，我马上到你那儿。” “我还有事……”江长明话还没说完，林静然已将电话压了。她似乎猜透了江长明的心思，知道他要拒绝她。她必须见到他！ 站在马路上，江长明一时有些怔然，这一刻，他真是不想见林静然，谁也不想见。He wanted to walk alone. 沙沙的脾气一天比一天怪戾，发作起来歇斯底里，叫个不停，突然的她又十分安静，默站在窗前，一整天不说话。 从上海回来，她就把自己关在屋子里，就是她自己单独住的那屋子，防了江长明，她谁也不见。 对叶子秋，她也是不闻不问，江长明让她去看看母亲，她竟然说：“你是想让她羞辱我，嘲笑我是不是？” “沙沙你怎么能这样想，她是你母亲，你在外面的这些日子，知道她有多焦急吗？” "have no idea." “沙沙！”江长明快要气疯了，他急着要回沙窝铺，可一头是叶子秋，一头又是沙沙，两头都扯着他，两头随时都要出问题。护工姚姐昨天跟他说，想辞了这份工作，怕再干下去，担不起责任。江长明自然清楚姚姐的担忧在哪，眼下这对母女，跟精神病人没啥两样。一个整日的喊着要女儿，一个呢，仿佛铁定了心要把她母亲折磨死，不但自己不去看，还坚决不让叶子秋到这边来。“你告诉她，她要是敢敲这扇门，我就从阳台上跳下去！” 江长明真是搞不清，对叶子秋，沙沙哪来那么大仇恨？既然她铁了心不认这个母亲，为啥当初又要往家里打电话，弄得叶子秋疑神疑鬼。说女儿一定是死了，江长明没把她带回来。“回来你咋不让我去看她？我的女儿，我看一眼也不行？” 江长明夹在中间，如今连谎话都没法说，因为他实在不知道该编怎样的谎才能把这对母女安抚下去。 “我要喝水，我要你陪着我！”沙沙又在叫了。 打上海回来，不，打郊区那家破旧的小宾馆里见面的那一瞬，沙沙对江长明，就发生了根本性的转变。“我现在啥也没了，啥也没了你明白吗？我要你陪着我，我现在只剩下你了！” 疯话，狂话。但她偏是要说！and…… 这些日子发生的事，江长明真是不敢回想，他现在就一个心思。赶快逃开省城，回沙窝铺去。 可逃开哪有那么容易，这边还在疯狂尖叫着，那边，叶子秋又在打电话来了：“长明。你快点儿回来，我支撑不住了，我要死了。” 等他心急火燎赶回去，却见叶子秋拿腔拿调坐在沙发上，脸端得比冷柜还冷。姚姐吓得缩在阳台上，看见江长明进来，也不敢说话。江长明以为是叶子秋跟姚姐闹别扭，正要拿话劝，叶子秋却说：“那个肖护士，有事没事的，老跑我这儿做什么？” 一听是肖依雯。江长明紧着说：“她是担心你的身体，抽空来看看你。” “看我，她有那么好心吗？” “师母你……”江长明愕然了，他弄不清哪儿出了问题，但他确信一定是出了问题。僵了一会儿，江长明走出来，拨通肖依雯手机，一听他在师母家，肖依雯啥也没说，就将电话挂了。江长明怔怔地站在楼道里，一种不祥涌上心来。 果然，晚上见了面，肖依雯冷冷的，全然没了以往的热情。两个人走在滨河路上，空气压抑得人想死。江长明说了好多话，自认为说得很幽默，完全能搞出点笑来，谁知肖依雯那张脸，就跟秋天的沙漠一样，不，比那还要僵死。 江长明没了信心，本来说这种话就不是他的强项，说得他牙疼，现在一看没效果，索性闭了嘴，跟着肖依雯往前走。 滨河路永远是热闹的，也永远是寂寞的，因为你不知道这条路上走出来的，到底是爱情还是爱情过后的残局。每个人都在走，每个人都不知道下一步将要发生什么。 爱情其实是最操蛋的，一点儿逻辑也没，比爱情更操蛋的，怕就是碰见爱情又不知怎么抓的人。 比如现在的江长明。 肖依雯大约是走累了，停下脚步，回头望住江长明：“你打算怎么收场？” 江长明莫名其妙，听不出肖依雯在问什么。 “我是指沙沙。” “沙沙？” “难道你真不明白你师母的心思？” “这跟她有啥关系？” “你是真傻还是装傻？”肖依雯忽然抬高了声音，看得出，她被这件事儿苦恼着了，江长明这种稀里糊涂的态度，更让她往歪里想。 “我压根儿就不清楚你说什么！”江长明也来了劲儿，这劲儿是突然生出的，很有些莫名其妙。 “你冲我吼什么，我还一肚子委屈哩！”肖依雯再也不能控制了，她原本指望着江长明能安慰安慰她，至少，能说几句让她往宽处想的话。谁知江长明竟给她来了恶狠狠一句。她受不了，真的受不了，内心压抑着的委屈，哗一下泻出来，泻得满地都是。她怕把自己淹没，也怕把江长明冲走，一掉头。跑路边去了。江长明眼睁睁看着肖依雯拦车而去，步子居然僵得迈不动。肖依雯话里的意思，他何尝不明白，但他怎么解释？ 有些事你是无法解释清楚的。师母突然改变对肖依雯的态度，绝不是肖依雯哪儿得罪了她，怕是，根源还在沙沙身上。这事肖依雯真是有点儿冤，委屈大得很，为了师母，她付出了那么多，到头来，竟是这么个结果，换上谁也受不了。 江长明正在考虑，要不要赶过去跟肖依雯说几旬好话，电话响了，里面是沙沙的咆哮声：“江长明，我要你回来，你十分钟不回来，我就跳楼！” “你跳好了，没必要通知我！”挂断电话，江长明就茫然了。这是一个男人面对几个女人时的茫然，她们为什么要这样，我哪儿做错了，用得着用这种方式惩罚我吗？ 这个空气中裹着浓浓寒意的秋末的夜晚，江长明兀自走在黄河边上，黄河一改平日的张狂，流的是那样平静，静得让人感觉不出它在流动。倒是他的脚步，来来回回的像是踩在麦芒上，走累了，走够了，心想也该回去了。这才甩了甩头，打算把一切烦心的事儿都甩掉。不管怎么，他是该去沙县了。 回到家，楼道里黑黑的，这幢楼上的感应灯是老式的，很迟钝，有时人都进了家门，一楼的感应灯才能亮起来。他又懒得用力儿踩，索性摸着黑爬楼道。有时摸黑爬楼也是件很有趣的事儿，自洋在的时候，他们就比赛着爬楼，看谁先到家。爬到后面的人必须喊报告，方能入得了家门。可惜这些都成了梦境，再也不能重现。江长明正要伸手掏钥匙，猛见沙沙虫子一样蜷缩在门口，她的样子就像个无家可归的孤儿。 江长明眼里哗地就有泪涌出来。 可怜的孩子，她在拼命地作贱自己。 门刚打开，还未来得及开灯，沙沙扑过来，一下子就抱住了他。 “长明哥，你别扔下我……” 一夜之后，世界似乎又出现了它原有的平静。其实世界本就是平静的，不平静的，只是我们的内心。沙沙睁开眼，感觉是那么的美妙，妙不可言。她像个经验老道的阴谋家，总是知道什么时候该出手。昨晚这一仗，她算是打赢了，至少没输给对手。 对手是谁？沙沙懒懒地想了想，似乎也想不起该把谁当对手。她笑了笑，笑得有几分灿烂。秋日的阳光从窗户泄进来，染了一床，染得她两条胳膊藕似的性感，放射出勃勃欲光。她伸了个懒腰，看到自己近乎裸露着的下体时，她的笑就有了某层坏意。 “我知道你不会轻易就范，走着瞧吧，躲了初一躲不过十五。” 从上海那家小宾馆第一次抱住他时，沙沙就清晰地听到一个声音：你必须抱住他，这辈子，他是你最后一棵树。 抱住他，一定要抱住。这么想着，她起身，穿衣，主妇一样不惊不乱。从今天起，她再也不急了，不慌了，她要一步步地，稳稳地，将他捕杀在自己怀中。 她相信自己的魅力，尽管他一次次从这魅力中逃了出去。 那场救命的雨就是这天中午开始落下的，风卷着黑云由西往东移时，江长明坐在车上。他是天亮之前动身的，他必须在天亮之前动身。他怕黎明映出屋子里的尴尬，更怕自己惨白的脸色还有发冷的身子暴露在光明之中。这一夜他过得相当艰难，上海小宾馆那一夜还要难熬几倍。沙沙不顾一切扑向他时，他便知道，又一个不眠之夜降临了。 沙沙是疯了，真的疯了。她怎么能那样疯狂，怎么能那样的无所顾忌呢？坐在车里，江长明还忍不住心悸，感觉身体在一阵儿一阵儿发颤，忽儿往冷里去，忽儿又往热里烧。思维，也飘飘摇摇，动荡不定。 too terrifying!他感觉自己被焚烧了一次，洗劫了一次，他像溺水水者。差一点儿就被她弄得窒息而死。 他坐的是早班车，车上并没几个人，两个民工模样的人一上车便打起了瞌睡，另有一对小青年，像是要去沙漠里写生，谈的都是跟画有关的话题，后来才知道，他们不是学画的，他们是在谈另一个人，那人好像因为学画学出了问题，被学校开除了。再后来，两个人就在车里肆无忌惮地亲热起来，发出的声音让江长明全身沸腾，好像又被拽回了昨晚。 我怎么也会抱住她呢？冷不丁的，江长明就又想这个问题，这真是个复杂的问题，昨晚他就这样问过自己，是在沙沙彻底睡了之后，她倒是好，说睡就给睡着了，江长明的瞌睡，却让她惊得早飞到九霄云外。 我不该抱住她的，更不该……江长明叹了口气，感觉有种罪恶感升起，折腾得他想从车上跳下去，跳到某个阴暗的角落。 车上又上来几个人，早班车老是这样，一路要停，一路要捡人，江长明的思路因此被打断，等车子重新启动时。他却又想到了另一个问题。 这次想到的好像是肖依雯。奇怪，在这个阴云渐渐罩住天空，雨好像真的要来的早晨，他脑子里的肖依雯，居然很是模糊，想了几次都没把她的面目想清楚，反倒是沙沙，像个调皮而又捣蛋的坏家伙，一次次跳出来，强行将肖依雯给压了下去。然后他便看到一大片白，雪白、粉白、嫩白，无法避开的白。他知道那是什么，那是除了白洋之外，他看到的又一个女人的身子，年轻女人的身子。天呀，我怎么会这样！He startled himself. 雨终于开始落了。 真是救命雨啊，一下车，江长明便听到来自四处的声音，全是感激老天爷的。八个月，整整八个月，沙乡人没看见老天爷掉一滴泪了，哥哥，再要不掉，这一沙漠的人，怕是一个也待不住了。 雨越下越大，终于，大地被彻底浸润了。 透雨过后，秋天也就意味着要走了，老天爷在秋的最后两天，上演了一场好戏，一下就把人们的希望激活了。 县长李杨带着一干人，第一时间赶到了沙窝铺。 这段日子，县长李杨真是活跃得很。台上台下，处处是他的身影。随着白俊杰一案的深入侦查，李杨的工作积极性像是得到了空前的调动。在他的坚决主张下。沙县政府部门来了个大换班，那些当初违规给沙生植物公司提供资金的人，都被撤换了，个别人甚至被追究法律责任。沙漠水库的干涸并没给他的工作带来多大的被动，相反，水库干涸后，他在沙县采取的一系列举措，深受欢迎，而且得到了上面的充分肯定。这年月，能把工作干到双赢份上的，少。基层领导既能让老百姓感受到温暖，又能让上面满意，的确需要相当高的工作水准。 江长明对他，是越来越刮目相看。尚立敏却不同，她顽固地抱着某种成见，认定李杨是在演戏，所有的人都在演戏。演给别人看，也演给自己看。方励志不同意她这观点，第一次站出来反驳她。奇怪的是，她居然没跟方励志翻脸，还很友好地跟他讨论了一个小时，然后话题一转，笑着道：“现在该坦白了吧，说说。怎么勾搭上那个乔雪的？” 沙窝铺的日子毕竟是枯燥而乏味的，要想过得滋润点儿，就得想办法找些快乐的话题。于是方励志跟乔雪，甚至羊倌六根跟牛枣花，都成了他们谈论的话题。这些看似贫嘴的话题却让沙窝铺多出一层爱情的味儿，是的，爱情。世上也许只有爱情，才能让人们永远充斥着新鲜感。 谈着谈着，话题哗就扯到了江长明身上，尚立敏突然问：“你们说，江长明会不会真的娶了沙沙？”这问题把谁都给问住了，只有羊倌六根不清楚沙沙是怎样一个人，他倒是对肖依雯充满了好感，没加思索就说：“我倒觉得，江专家跟肖护士挺般配的。” “那你说说，怎么个配法？”尚立敏故意逗他。 “肖护士心好，人稳重。”六根想半天，挤出这么两句。头一抬，江长明竟走了过来，忙提上铁锨，往二道梁子去了。 李杨这次来，是专程解决沙窝铺林木冬季保护事宜的，以前有郑达远，赶在寒冬来临之前，他就把啥事儿也张罗好了。当然，具体事务上。少不了白俊杰帮忙，毕竟这是一项大事，又是很能写进工作报告中的事，怕是沙县每年的政府工作报告，都少不了沙窝铺。这可是个形象工程哩，当然也是政绩工程。现在白俊杰进去了，听说已被正式逮捕，这事理所当然就该李杨负责。 李杨的意见是，将牛枣花的林子跟沙漠所的试验林合并管理，县政府统一出资，具体管理事务由西北沙生林科技开发公司去做，也就是交给吴海韵去做。李杨的理由是，条件太艰苦了，沙漠所的同志不可能整个冬天都留在沙漠，再说就几个人，这么多的活儿也没法干完。“该政府做的事。政府就该担起责任。”李杨说。“吴海韵这家公司，很有经验，我看过他们给树苗过冬，采用的都是高科技手段。”李杨进一步说。 一听吴海韵，尚立敏立刻紧起了眉头，这阵儿她像是把找吴海韵拉水的事给忘了，脑子里转的，是李杨跟吴海韵到底啥关系，吴海韵会不会成为第二个姓董的女人？ 江长明瞪了尚立敏一眼，因为她的面部表情已经很不友好，江长明怕她说出什么过激的话来。这女人最近像是受了啥刺激，脑子里尽是些悲观恐怖的想法，有次她甚至跟江长明提醒：“那个吴海韵，看你的眼神不对劲儿，你可要小心呀，毁在女色上，不值。”气得江长明直想冲她吼：“你以为天下男人都好色啊，就算好色，也不能见个女人就把她当色。” 尚立敏没理他，照样拉个脸。李杨倒是不在乎，他现在真是具备了大家风度，很少跟一般人过不去，况且尚立敏在他眼里，连一般人也算不上。 “怎么样长明，如果没啥意见，就让林业局的同志们去落实？” 江长明听完，笑着道：“县长的好意我们心领了，不过过冬的事，我们真是不敢丢手，真要是交给别人管理，我们是要挨批的。至于牛枣花那片林子嘛，你们看，交给谁管理也行。” “这……”李杨的脸有点儿难看，没想到江长明会这样驳他面子。默了一会，他说，“也好，三道梁子你们负责，其余的，你们就不用操心了。” 接下来，李杨带着十几个部门的同志，在沙窝铺转了大半天。后来他们说什么，江长明就不知道了，透雨刚过，天空晴朗得很，他们要紧着整地保墒，真是没时间陪李杨。不过李杨走时留下的一句话，却让他深思良久。李杨说：“这沙窝铺，真是个金窝窝呀，这么闲放着，可惜了，回去。我们要好好研究一下。” 这个下午，江长明正在跟六根喧谎，喧得还很投机。自打卖了羊，六根就成了闲人。刚卖掉那阵，六根真是恐慌得很，像是把心也给卖掉了，整天惶惶恐恐的，找不到归宿。江长明见他失魂落魄，怕这个老光棍出事儿，就跟他说：“要不我们聘你吧，帮我们打理树林子，反正你不干，我们还得另聘人。”六根惊着脸说：“你昨个知道我不干，只要能让我留在沙窝铺，做啥都行。”就这么着，六根成了沙漠所的雇工，每天发三十块钱。六根很高兴，不单是能挣到钱，关键，他又成了忙人。六根也有自己的打算，他要帮枣花把林子看好，这些年，六根在沙窝铺放羊，放出感情来了，对牛枣花的林子，也有了感情。眼下枣花有了病，他真怕林子再出个啥事，那可就要了她的命，就算江长明不发给他钱，他也一样会留在沙窝铺。 当然，能挣到钱，六根就更开心。闲下来，他也会跟江长明说些沙乡一带的事儿，包括以前老郑头在沙漠里的事儿。江长明没想到。六根对郑达远，很有一份深情哩。当初枣花去参加追悼会，没让他去，他计较下了，有一个月，他没理枣花。后来是枣花在树林里晕倒了，这才迫不得已，两个人又说起了话。 “两个都是好人啊，可惜，可惜了。”六根叹道。似乎，他想说什么，又刻意隐去了。江长明清楚，六根心里，定是为这两个人的情还有恨难过哩。 江长明现在已清楚，老师跟牛枣花，到底是怎样一种关系，这事埋在他心底，轻易他不让浮出来。每个人都有每个人的难，也有每个人的痛，可能老师的痛，就在牛枣花身上。 真是一段旷世之恋啊！有时候，他也发出这样的感慨。可一想师母叶子秋，他立刻就将这种感慨收回去了。他现在要