In the late 1950s, Hongshawo Village, located on the edge of the Tengger Desert in western China, encountered a rare sandstorm. The trees were destroyed by strong winds and the wheat fields were buried in yellow sand. In order to survive, the villagers fled in groups to beg for food. Unexpectedly, Lao Kui, the party secretary, held an iron rake and blocked the entrance of the village, intercepting the fleeing people. In order to get life-saving water for the people in the county, County Magistrate Li Desheng, resigned to death, used a truck to pull a coffin and explosive packets to blow up the reservoir upstream. After the prefectural committee learned of the news, it sent militiamen to intercept him, and Li Desheng lost his job.
Reader comments
It's so well written! Each of the vivid characters has flesh and blood and soul. As I read along, I was moved many times, especially by Uncle Kui, the old party secretary. From his words, deeds and emotional changes, after being moved many times, I gained a deeper understanding and respect for my old man (a loyal old party member)!
Thanks to the author Tang Datian, I look forward to more good works from you.
I hope more real novels like this will be published. I don't know how many times better than the current romance novels.
This book is not bad! I have read many books, but this one still makes me want to keep reading. The writing is also vivid.
The content is real and touching. It is a masterpiece that can be compared with the ordinary world. I recommend everyone to read it [Like][Like][Like]
I feel heartbroken for what happened to Ye Ye! In that era, every incident became the straw that broke her heart, alas...
Real and touching, I really like this article.
Good-looking, simple, and sincere, it made me understand the humanities in the Liangzhou area
Books with rural themes are very down-to-earth.
Very exciting and touching!
The writing is very realistic, but a little too sad. It may have something to do with the author's experience. In the end, Laiwang and Ginkgo should be together. I can't figure out why it ends like this.
Close to life: flesh and blood: carry forward the spirit of struggle:
The novel is so well written, it's like listening to reportage.
Thanks to the writer for writing such a good work. This is a good work that made me cry again after Lu Yao and Shi Tiesheng.
It's my type
It's very beautiful and the language is beautiful.
The emotional description is very sincere
Well written, I like reading it
China's strongest generation.
Well written and true
Thanks to the author, tribute to the land, and tribute to the farmers.
Very nice novel. It should be the best rural-themed novel I have read after The Ordinary World.
It was well written and truly reflected the true emotions of people of that era.
The content is true and objective, describing the farmers' hard work and persistence, and praising the country and the party's concern for farmers and policy support.
It's so well written! Each of the vivid characters has flesh and blood and soul. As I read along, I was moved many times, especially by Uncle Kui, the old party secretary. From his words, deeds and emotional changes, after being moved many times, I gained a deeper understanding and respect for my old man (a loyal old party member)! Thanks to the author Tang Datian, I look forward to more good works from you.
I hope more real novels like this will be published. I don't know how many times better than the current romance novels.
This book is not bad! I have read many books, but this one still makes me want to keep reading. The writing is also vivid.
The content is real and touching. It is a masterpiece that can be compared with the ordinary world. I recommend everyone to read it [Like][Like][Like]
I feel heartbroken for what happened to Ye Ye! In that era, every incident became the straw that broke her heart, alas...
Real and touching, I really like this article.
Good-looking, simple, and sincere, it made me understand the humanities in the Liangzhou area
Books with rural themes are very down-to-earth.
Very exciting and touching!
The writing is very realistic, but a little too sad. It may have something to do with the author's experience. In the end, Laiwang and Ginkgo should be together. I can't figure out why it ends like this.
Close to life: flesh and blood: carry forward the spirit of struggle:
The novel is so well written, it's like listening to reportage. Thanks to the writer for writing such a good work. This is a good work that made me cry again after Lu Yao and Shi Tiesheng.
It's my type
It's very beautiful and the language is beautiful.
The emotional description is very sincere
Well written, I like reading it
China's strongest generation.
Well written and true
Thanks to the author, tribute to the land, and tribute to the farmers.
Very nice novel. It should be the best rural-themed novel I have read after The Ordinary World.
It was well written and truly reflected the true emotions of people of that era.
The content is true and objective, describing the farmers' hard work and persistence, and praising the country and the party's concern for farmers and policy support.