He remembers that tomorrow, the radical educated youths will be arrested for organizing a memorial event.
In the midst of a raging fever, he stops the tragedy, but earns the enmity of the radicals’ leader.
Determined to change his fate, he takes out the high school textbooks he has kept hidden and studies through the night.
Every evening, Lin Wan, the village Party secretary’s daughter, secretly leaves him an oil lamp.
When the news comes that the college entrance exams have been reinstated, he is being denounced for protecting an elderly professor.
Under the lamplight, he opens his textbook. “This time, I’m getting into Peking University.”
When his admission letter arrives, Lin Wan stands silhouetted on the mountain ridge in the rain.
Years later, serving as secretary of Peking University’s Youth League Committee, he gazes at the desk lamp in his office.
He can never stop thinking of that tiny flame in the cave dwelling in northern Shaanxi.
The appearance of this book adds a touch of background to Tomato.
The writing is so good, I couldn't stop reading it.
A very good novel, very realistic and down to earth. In the early stage, the knives were cut one after another, and the hardships in life created a strong spirit. Judging by the length and progression, it feels like a short story.
By the way, is the author's introduction wrong?
It's too fast. What do you plan to write next?