Chapter 3 Chapter 2 Wei Na and Zheng Qiulun

Wei Na was sixteen years old that year, had just graduated from high school, and was sent to Beihu Farm.It was summer.Wei Na had never seen a lake in her life, and always thought that as long as there was no wind, the lake would be as calm as a mirror.This is how she described it in the books.When I arrived at Beihu, I realized that this was not the case.The wind is calm but the waves are not calm.Wei Na likes to watch the waves and surges of Beihu Lake at that time, and feels that the whole lake is a beating heart.She said the lake was alive.It was the season of abundant water in Beihu Lake, and the lake surface stretched as far as the eye can see, which was amazing.The reeds also grew all over the sky to the end of the sky. I don't know what mystery is hidden in the vast reeds.There are two pieces of satin in Beihu this season: the white satin that sees the water, and the green satin that grows reeds.Both bolts of satin were floating, dragging the clouds in the sky together.

Wei Na wore a whitewashed denim overalls with a patch on the left shoulder.It was given to her by her sister.My elder sister is Wei Yun, who was also released and has returned to the city, where she is assigned to an automobile engine factory.Wei Na has always been envious of her sister's denim work clothes, which are clean and beautiful.But my sister was stingy and refused to lend her clothes.If she is going to be released, my sister will be generous.My sister picked and picked, and chose a tooling with fewer patches and gave it to her.My sister only has two overalls. Many years later, the educated youths who were on the farm also remembered Wei Na's attire.The female educated youths are jealous to death.They wondered, seeing Wei Na wearing such thick clothes, why didn't she sweat?They were covered with sweat and dirt, sticking tightly to their scalps and faces, it was ugly to death.Wei Na was slightly sweating on the tip of her nose.The male educated youths talked behind their backs, saying that Wei Na looked like a dewy melon in the early morning.

Wei Na is in the third battalion and second company.The farm is organized according to the army system. The headquarters is called the regiment, and there are three battalions below the battalion, and the company is set up under the battalion.A total of more than 800 people.Not long after Wei Na went to the farm, all the young men and women in the audience were saying that a beautiful girl came recently.Wei Na soon discovered that no matter where she went, people were always watching.At that time, she often watched the dance drama "The White-haired Girl", and Wei Na was very impressed by the chasing light circle.She always felt that she was living under the chasing lights.

Not far from the farm is the reed field.The first is dry land, and after walking a long way to the depths, you will reach the lake.There is a path that winds down to the lake.One day, after dinner, Wei Na went for a walk along the path by herself.As she walked, she could smell the breath of the lake.It was a smell mixed with mud and humus, and it smelled very comforting.She knew she was at the lake.At this time, the sun has just been half swallowed by the lake, and the lake is like a pot of molten steel.There are teals, egrets and various unknown birds flying by, as if you can touch their wings as soon as you reach out.Although dusk is approaching, the fish swimming in the lake can be clearly seen.Wei Na squatted down, rolled up her sleeves, and wanted to play with the fish.At this time, a man suddenly heard shouting: "Don't touch the water in the lake."

Wei Na stood up in fright, and looked around.Not far away, I saw a young man standing there with a book in his hand, rolled into a tube.He looked at her and smiled, showing his white teeth.He looks black.Wei Na didn't dare to speak, and stared at him with wide eyes. "There are schistosomiasis in the lake." The young man turned and walked back after he finished speaking. He didn't go far, then turned back and said, "You should go back too, the sun has soaked into the water, and it will be dark soon." Wei Na still didn't dare to speak, and followed him from a distance.She was very scared, because not far away was Xin'an Farm.As soon as you hear the name, you know that this is a labor camp.It was said that prisoners often ran out, hid in the reed fields, and then looked for opportunities to escape.It was also heard that some criminals hid in reed fields and waited for an opportunity to rape female educated youths.

The young man stopped suddenly, looked back at Wei Na and smiled.She was so frightened that she stood still, her legs went weak.He was still smiling and said, "Are you afraid that I am from Xin'an Farm? I am from the same farm as you, and I am from the Second Battalion and the Third Company. I know your name is Wei Na. You are new here. Lian. My name is Zheng Qiulun." After Zheng Qiulun finished speaking, he walked forward again.It was completely dark, with fireflies flying all over the sky and frogs singing everywhere.Wei Na took courage and said, "How do you say that there are still schistosomiasis in the lake? Didn't the schistosomiasis disappear long ago? Didn't the paper boat burn to the sky a long time ago? You haven't read Chairman Mao's poems..."

Before Wei Na could finish speaking, Zheng Qiulun said, "Blowing the horns!" Wei Na was frightened to death, thinking that this person dared to say that the great leader Chairman Mao is bragging! The two didn't speak again, and walked back one after the other.Seeing the gate of the farm, Wei Na slowed down.Zheng Qiulun immediately understood what she meant, and walked a few steps faster, and the two moved far away.When entering the gate, Zheng Qiulun looked back.Wei Na stopped immediately.But Wei Na guessed that he didn't see him, because it was already dark.But Zheng Qiulun's outline was still very clear under the dim streetlight at the gate.Perhaps because Wei Na stood at a lower place, or the blurred light had a magnifying effect, she felt that Zheng Qiulun looked very tall.

There are more than 800 people on the farm, not everyone can meet every day.Ever since Wei Na met Zheng Qiulun, she unexpectedly ran into him when she went out.How strange.For some reason, whenever she saw him, she would blush and her chest would thump.She dared not call him, and always glanced at him quickly, avoiding his gaze.Zheng Qiulun didn't call her, just smiled at her. Wei Na suddenly found that almost all female educated youths pay attention to Zheng Qiulun.What clothes he wore, what he did, and what he said were all discussed by them.There seemed to be a lot of anecdotes about Zheng Qiulun, but in fact they were just trivial things, but they enjoyed talking about them.In Wei Na's dormitory, she is a new educated youth, and she doesn't know much about Zheng Qiulun, so she can't get in the conversation.

Dai Qian, who lives in the same dormitory, knows the most about Zheng Qiulun's anecdotes, and she always beams when she talks about it, as if she is honored.When Wei Na first went, Dai Qian treated her the best.Dai Qian has big eyes, a round face, and a bulging buttocks. She is a beauty.However, the female companions privately discussed that a woman with a body like Dai Qian would definitely become fat in middle age.Dai Qian always drags Wei Na out to play.Dai Qian is very proud of her looks, always saying that this one doesn't look good and that one looks ugly.It seems that she and Wei Na are beauties.Later, I heard that someone commented that Wei Na was the number one beauty on the farm, and Dai Qian would be ranked after fifty.Dai Qian didn't pay much attention to Wei Na.

The female educated youths kept talking about Zheng Qiulun, and Wei Na wondered: Maybe there is something special about this person?But she never dared speak to him again.Every day when she goes out to work, she can't help but look around.Zheng Qiulun will always be in that direction, looking at her and smiling.But as long as she glanced at him, she immediately lowered her head and never looked in that direction again. One day when she was having dinner, Wei Na saw some people gathered around the basketball court from afar, watching something lively.She made a meal, and while eating, she also went there.Taking a closer look, it turned out that Zheng Qiulun was publishing a promotional magazine.She found this man really strange.When other people publish their journals, they write it first, and then post it.But he pasted the white paper on it first, and then painted the ink with one hand and flamboyantly with the other.More than half of it has been written.His brush calligraphy is really beautiful, and his paintings are also good.He draws pictures more neatly than ordinary people's handwriting, only three or five strokes, and one illustration is finished.

Zheng Qiulun accidentally turned around, saw Wei Na, took his own bowl, and said, "Wei Na, please help me make a bowl of rice, or the cafeteria will be closed later." Wei Na took the bowl and asked, "How many taels?" Zheng Qiulun smiled and said, "Six taels." Some male educated youths joked that Zheng Qiulun specially exploited female educated youths, not only exploiting labor, but also exploiting the economy.The educated youths avoid using the word money, which is too stinky, and talk about economy instead.Wei Na was also a little embarrassed, turned around and went to the cafeteria.But Zheng Qiulun laughed loudly and said, "You can also exploit." When Wei Na came back from cooking, the educated youths onlookers almost finished their meal, so they knocked on their bowls and went back to the dormitory.Only Zheng Qiulun and Wei Na were left in front of the publicity window.Zheng Qiulun smiled again and said, "Thank you. You can leave my food alone. I have to finish writing, or it will be dark. The regiment department only gives me half a day's work." Seeing that he had to hold the ink and write again, which was a little in the way, Wei Na said, "Let me help you hold the ink." Zheng Qiulun was also polite, and handed the ink to Wei Na.No one spoke.His shirt was soaked, clinging to his back.The outline of the back is particularly distinct.The back groove is deep, and the muscles on both sides of the groove are bulging.Wei Na thought, he is so strong, no wonder he has to eat six taels of rice.Looking at his back, Wei Na couldn't help her heart beating like a drum. After Zheng Qiulun wrote the last word, it was already dark.Wei Na looked at him and saw that his face was blurred, only his white teeth were visible.The two just started eating.The meal was already cold, but it was summer, so I could still eat it.The two stood in front of the propaganda window and ate without talking much.Wei Na is always stomping her feet, there are too many mosquitoes. Zheng Qiulun said, "Why do mosquitoes only bite you? I only hear mosquitoes screaming, but I don't see mosquitoes biting." Wei Na said, "You guys have thicker skin." Zheng Qiulun smiled and said, "You are scolding me." Wei Na felt baffled and asked, "Why did I scold you?" Zheng Qiulun said: "You said that I have thick skin, of course I also have thick skin." It was obviously a joke, but Wei Na felt embarrassed.She blushed again, but luckily it was dark.Seeing that Wei Na suddenly fell silent, Zheng Qiulun told a joke.He said: "Mosquitoes are the most ungrateful. They want to suck your blood, so they keep calling you father, father, father; once they bite you, they turn their faces and call you grandson—fly away. " Wei Na couldn't help laughing, and the rice spurted out.Zheng Qiulun joked seriously: "Smile and laugh, don't spit out the rice. Chairman Mao taught us that corruption and waste are great crimes." Wei Na said, "Do you still know what Chairman Mao taught?" Zheng Qiulun seemed taken aback, looked at Wei Na, and said calmly: "Do you remember what I said that day? I was telling the truth. The people in the lake area know that the schistosomiasis has not been completely eradicated, but no one dares to Said. There are still many people suffering from schistosomiasis. But when you go to the hospital, you cannot say that it is schistosomiasis, otherwise you will not be treated. It seems that schistosomiasis is a counter-revolutionary disease. The incubation period of schistosomiasis can be as long as 20 to 30 years. If you are infected today It may take 20 or 30 years to get sick. They have 20 or 30 years to tell lies, and they can do all kinds of ridiculous things with plenty of time." "How do you believe that schistosomiasis really exists?" Wei Na asked. Zheng Qiulun said: "My father is a schistosomiasis control expert at the city's epidemic prevention station. He was locked up for three years because he told the truth, and was only released the year before last. Last summer, when I came home, I secretly brought my father's microscope. , I took a water sample from the lake and tested it, and it was clear that there were schistosomes in it. Dad found out that the microscope was missing, so he knew what I was going to do. I really know a son like a father. He was so scared to death that he rushed to the farm overnight. There was a cloth bag with a microscope, and he took me outside. When I got to a place where no one was around, my father knelt down in front of me with a plop and said, please, for your mother’s sake, don’t make fun of your own head. I was so angry that I didn't pull my father up. I regretted it very much later. Seeing that I was stubborn, my father got up by himself, didn't say anything, and left alone. It was late at night, there was no car, I didn't know my father How did you get home? From here to the nearest town of Liuxi, you have to walk more than 30 kilometers." Wei Na looked at Zheng Qiulun with indescribable fear.What Zheng Qiulun said was not a joke.Even though it was already dark, Wei Na could feel the heaviness on Zheng Qiulun's face. "There has been no emperor in China for a long time, but there are still golden mouths and jade teeth. Jinkou jade teeth say that there are no more schistosomiasis, and there are no more. This is a joke with the lives of ordinary people!" Zheng Qiulun sighed and stopped talking. Wei Na returned to the dormitory, feeling a little strange.Several companions bowed their heads and went about their own business without speaking much.Wei Na clearly felt that the moment she entered the door, their voices stopped abruptly.After that, Wei Na went out and came in several times, as long as she went out, she could hear chattering, and when she entered, no one spoke.Only Dai Qian kept singing, from Li Tiemei to Mrs. Ah Qing, from Chang Bao to Ke Xiang.That night, after everyone went to bed, they didn't talk much, and no one mentioned Zheng Qiulun.Someone always mentions him.Dai Qian happened to sleep on Wei Na's upper bunk.That night, Wei Na didn't sleep well, knowing that Dai Qian tossed and turned all night.She is usually the best sleeper, and her girlfriends laugh that she is really a pig.Dai Qian was not angry either, she just said that her face was fair and tender, so she could sleep with help. Wei Na thought she was about to become a fairy.Whenever she went out, she couldn't help but look around, wondering where Zheng Qiulun should be?Sure enough, he would appear in her sight.It seemed that he was driven by some voice in the depths of her soul, and he came when he called.Zheng Qiulun still didn't talk to her very much, he always smiled and showed his white teeth.If he didn't see Wei Na, he just lowered his head and hurried away.It seems that he is always in a hurry, and he has a long way to go. The farm does not grow rice, but rapeseed, wheat, cotton and sugarcane are planted according to the seasons.It's summer, and the cotton trees can't be seen to the side, and the North Lake Plain is covered with oily green.The fields are completely flat, and the sparrows flying across the sky can be seen clearly.All the educated youths in the field went into the cotton field to pluck branches, that is, to remove the branches.Wei Na couldn't help but look in the direction of Zheng Qiulun's company.He carried a whitewashed military satchel, which was always packed with a book.As long as he is free, he will take out his books.During the work break, the educated youths threw dirt clods to fight.Wei Na looked back, but Zheng Qiulun was nowhere to be seen.He must be squatting on the ridge of the field to read a book.Wei Na was still looking in his direction, pretending to look at the clouds in the sky.She thought maybe someone would suddenly pop up from the depths of the cotton tree, and it would be Zheng Qiulun.Wei Na was only sixteen years old at the time and did not understand that she was in love. At that time, when young people fell in love, the procedures were mostly similar.For example, start with borrowing books.One day when work was over, Wei Na walked with Zheng Qiulun on the way back to the farm. She asked, "Do you have any good books to read?" He said: "I don't have any good books, and they are all in other people's hands. I have one on hand." Wei Na had actually read this book a long time ago, but said, "Lend me to read it." After dinner, Zheng Qiulun shouted loudly outside the dormitory: "Weina, Wei Na." Wei Na was combing her hair in front of the mirror, and when Zheng Qiulun called out, she saw her face blushing.The female companions were all in the dormitory, and they were laughing and laughing, but they immediately fell silent.Wei Na didn't dare to answer loudly, she bowed her head and went out.Zheng Qiulun stood on the lawn outside the dormitory, holding a book in his hand.Wei Na walked towards him, feeling her legs were stiff and not flexible.When she took the book, her throat seemed to be stiff, and she couldn't say a word of kindness.She turned around and left, but walked out in a daze.Wei Na wanted to go back to the dormitory after taking the book, but she became more and more flustered, and simply walked out of the farm gate. It was dusk, and Wei Na saw many dragonflies flying above her head.She had never seen so many dragonflies before, and she was a little scared, so she walked for a while and then came back.Walking to the door, I heard Dai Qian say: "... wanted to ask Zheng Qiulun out, but he didn't go." Wei Na didn't dare to go in and stood at the door.Dai Qian added: "There are so many dragonflies outside, it will definitely rain heavily tomorrow."