Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 9
In the evening, Lin Yidan brought two lunch boxes of noodles and had dinner with Liu Zhixin.She was on duty tonight, and told Liu Zhixin to eat slowly while eating, and patiently explained that his stomach function had not fully returned to normal, so he could only eat some soft food first, let alone gobble it up.

Liu Zhixin said: "I haven't eaten for three days, I feel weak all over, and everything tastes good."

Lin Yidan raised his eyebrows and blinked his eyes and said: "In the future, you will drink to your heart's content, but not now."

Liu Zhixin observed Lin Yidan's joyful expression, and he said, "Looking at your appearance, it seems that there is some great happy event."

Lin Yidan put down his chopsticks and said, "You guessed it right. During the three days you were in a coma, an earth-shattering event happened, 'We are about to usher in a new spring. I will show you the newspaper later."

Liu Zhixin took a few mouthfuls of noodles and said, "Does it mean that Yue Zifan will also be released?"

"Maybe, it's a good thing to be released." Lin Yidan's face darkened for a moment, and then he said: "There is another piece of good news in front of me. The Mine Revolutionary Committee has been abolished, and the '23 Gan' has been transferred to the mine to work the hardest and hardest job. The most dangerous job."

"This is retribution coming to you." Liu Zhixin smiled happily: "He should have suffered a lot. Usually I advise him not to be too mean in life and things, and to leave a way out for himself, but he just doesn't listen. This time It's good to have him."

"23gan" surnamed Yan, also known as Yan Zizi, was short and stout, lived in the same dormitory with Liu Zhixin, and always wanted to catch Liu Zhixin and Lin Yidan.He was an ordinary miner, "

No one responded, and there was a moment of silence in the venue.The leaders on the stage looked at each other in blank dismay; the miners off the stage were even more confused. They had worked hard and tried their best.

A staff member at the venue seemed to understand a little bit, and reminded in a low voice: "Master Yan, did you call it wrong?"

"That's right." Yan Zizi pointed at the top of the rostrum, confidently: "I shouted according to the slogan."

Everyone had an epiphany, and there was thunderous laughter in the venue.A large slogan was hung above the venue, which read impressively: Grasp the revolution and promote production, work hard and work smartly.

Yan Yanzi didn't know Qiaozi, and the strokes of Qiaozi were written in one stroke, so he called it 23 directly. "23 Gan" has become famous since then.

"23 Gan" also has a big hobby - lying on the crack of the door.When Liu Zhixin was on the day shift, Lin Yidan would always cook two dishes on a kerosene stove in his dormitory, and have dinner with him when he came back.She knew that Liu Zhixin had to pay off the foreign debt, so she could make do with the dinner.

In order to avoid suspicion, the door is always open when two people are together, and there is also a gap in the door when it is cold.The two of them were having dinner that day, before they had spoken a few words, Liu Zhixin sensed someone outside the door.He walked over quietly, kicked the door open, and there was indeed "23 Qian" standing outside the door.

Without saying a word, Liu Zhixin turned around and continued eating.

"23 Gan" stood outside the door and kept confessing that he was just passing by and didn't intend to eavesdrop.He also counted on Liu Zhixin to repair his jingling bicycle for free every now and then, Liu Zhixin's skill in repairing bicycles was not given for nothing.

Liu Zhixin and Lin Yidan had to be on guard against the existence of such a person as "23 Gan", not to mention that Lin Yidan was suspected of having his own life behind him.

Lin Yidan has been working as a nurse, never revealing himself, and is very low-key in his work.One day, a seriously ill patient came to the hospital. He was a veteran cadre who had been working before liberation.The doctors were all numb, and they dared not treat the disease if they could not diagnose the disease. They suggested sending him to the county hospital.

The family members of the veteran cadres cursed: "A group of waste, more than 100 miles, the road is bumpy, who can guarantee that nothing will happen?"

Lin Yidan stood up and said, "The patient is suffering from acute appendicitis and must be operated on immediately, otherwise his life will be in danger. If you believe me, I will perform the operation."

The family member with red eyes asked: "How sure are you? Can you take this responsibility?"

Lin Yidan said calmly: "I am [-]% sure that if something goes wrong, I will take full responsibility."

The veteran cadre reluctantly waved his hand: "Everyone cooperates with her with all their strength, and there must be no mistakes."

After all, he graduated from medical school and has been a doctor in the city hospital for many years, with rich clinical experience.Relying on the simple medical facilities, Lin Yidan skillfully performed appendectomy, which became the first operation in this small mining hospital and successfully saved the patient's life.

When the veteran cadre recovered from his illness and was discharged from the hospital, he held Lin Yidan's hand and said gratefully, "You are a good doctor and a good woman, and your life is suspect."

The veteran cadre's words cleared all the suspicions about Lin Yidan, and her leading medical skills were gradually widely recognized, and she gained a firm foothold in the mine hospital.She and Liu Zhixin were no longer the objects of speculation and suspicion by some good people, and they were able to communicate normally with justification.

Lin Yidan suggested to Liu Zhixin: "Not to mention the expense of eating in the cafeteria, the big pot of rice doesn't taste good, and I don't want to be crowded with a bunch of old men, making a lot of noise. Why don't we cook together and share the food expenses equally? It’s cheaper than eating in a cafeteria.”

Liu Zhixin agreed, got a key to Lin Yidan's dormitory, and started to learn how to cook during night shifts and breaks.When Lin Yidan came back from get off work in the hospital, he no longer had to rush into the cafeteria with a group of miners; when Liu Zhixin came back from working underground, he could also eat cheap and delicious meals.

Sometimes, when Liu Zhixin returned to his dormitory after eating, "23 Gan" would stare at him and say, "Your life is going well."

Liu Zhixin said, "You can spy on me at anytime and anywhere."

"It's a serious joke." "23 Gang" leaned over to Liu Zhixin and said, "Liu Xiucai, why do you think my bicycle has lost its chain?"

Liu Zhixin said: "It's very simple, it's my birthday, it's time to get a new car."

"Don't." When he heard that he was asked to change his bicycle, "23 Gan" became impatient.He also lives in a rural area, with a large group of fathers, mothers, wives and children, all of whom are waiting for food with their mouths open. Changing to a new bicycle is equivalent to killing half of his life.He begged Liu Zhixin: "You are a scholar, you must have a way, brother, I beg you."

Several workers in the same dormitory accused the "23 Gan": "Usually you always want to grab other people's pigtails, and you don't care about the friendship between workers at all. When you need him, you only remember that he is a scholar."

"23 Gan" stared and said: "Don't say that Liu Xiucai would not do such a thing, even if he did, I would hide it for him."

Afterwards, Liu Zhixin repaired the bicycle for "23 Gan", and "23 Gan" kept his promise and stopped lying on the crack of the door.

Lin Yidan said, "You are quite capable."

Liu Zhixin said: "Any kind of person has to be dealt with."

Liu Zhixin told Lin Yidan another interesting story about "23 Gan".In the era of food shortage, "23 Qian" was a follower welder in the workshop.A pressure bar in the oil workshop in the town broke, and someone was sent to the workshop for help. "23 Qian" felt that it was profitable, so he offered to help with welding.

After the pressure bar was welded, "23gan" thought he could get some soybean oil.But he was told that soybean oil was in short supply, and it was impossible to give it away as a favor.

"23gan" ate some soft and warm bean cakes, and felt that it was not enough. He picked up a small bowl and took a bowl of soybean oil and drank it directly.Walking halfway, I suddenly felt warm on my thighs, as if something was flowing down slowly. When I rolled up my trouser legs, I saw that it was the soybean oil I had just drank.

In those days, people's stomachs were already empty, and there was not much oil and water. If they drank raw soybean oil, their intestines could not hang on at all. "23 Gan" unbuttoned his trouser belt while running, squatting in the woods, his legs were numb, the food in his stomach was empty, and the soybean oil hadn't flowed clean yet.

Back in the dormitory, "23gan" spread a plastic sheet on the bed, and lay there with his buttocks naked for a week, until the soybean oil in his stomach was completely wiped out, and he could eat something.The dormitory was stinky, and several workers took turns scrubbing him.It is said that the lubricating effect of soybean oil is unprecedented.

"This is too exaggerated." Lin Yidan laughed and collapsed on the bed.

Liu Zhixin said: "Actually, he is also a pitiful person. He has no ambitions. He is used as a gunman, but he just wants to increase his salary by half a grade, buy himself a new bicycle, and let his wife and children eat better. Dress warmer."

The voyeurs around him stopped for a while, their disposition was hard to change, and they still couldn't be careless.In fact, the two of them had already positioned their relationship with each other as a normal relationship between cousins ​​and cousins, without the slightest ambiguity, and could withstand any critical inspection.

The two often go for walks on the salt flats.There is a large state-owned salt field near the mine. The flat salt field spreads along the coastline, spans several villages and towns, and stretches for tens of kilometers, with no end in sight.

Liu Zhixin likes the vastness and purity of this place, standing here can make people feel at ease.There are no such landscapes in the popular sense, what is presented here is a pure silver-white world.

Seawater is introduced into the ponds through ditches, and the concentration of wind and sun is constantly increasing.After the brine is formed, it is introduced into the salt field, and it crystallizes into fine granular crystals under the sun's exposure. The crystals continue to grow and grow, and finally form coarse salt grains, creating a pure white world.

Even on the dam ridge of Yantian, the flaky alkali particles are shining with silver light in the sunlight.

Liu Zhixin brought Lin Yidan here, and Lin Yidan also liked the purity and whiteness here.The world of silver and white makes people feel awe and feel a sense of awe, without any distracting thoughts.

Lin Yidan observed a pool of salt fields that were crystallizing and said: "The human body is 70.00% water. What will be left when the water in the human body evaporates?"

Liu Zhixin said: "Those who have a soul will leave a soul, and those who have no soul will only leave a skeleton. In a sense, a person's life is the same as the process of crystallization of seawater into salt."

Lin Yidan said: "The sea is surging, but its soul is these pure white spirits."

It’s autumn, and the Suaeda salsa on the salt flats has turned from green to red, dotted in clusters, embellishing this dazzling and clean world, and complementing each other with tall salt mountains.The colors are distinct and eye-catching, the pure white and the gorgeous red.

Standing side by side, admiring the strange beauty of nature, Lin Yidan felt something in his heart, looked sideways at Liu Zhixin and said, "I dare say, the state of mind of your brother and that Liu Erya at that time must be as clean as the salt field here."

Liu Zhixin stared at Lin Yidan in astonishment, and said dismissively, "It's just two ignorant children messing around, it's not clean or unclean."

Lin Yidan met Liu Zhixin's gaze and said, "Don't you think the relationship between them is the most primitive and purest human emotion?"

Liu Zhixin said: "Mr. Guan and my mother are worthy of purity."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Liu Zhixin suddenly realized that he had never had such an in-depth conversation with Jiang Changling except for the trivial matters of his parents' life.

(End of this chapter)