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Halfway through the twelfth lunar month, Tong Zhaofeng asked his wife Su Keke to take leave and stay at home for a few days. Su Keke said that she suddenly thought of Mrs. Liu, the old county magistrate's wife who likes to eat fish. Now she bargains with the fish sellers at the farmer's market every day, which makes the fish sellers think she is troublesome and are afraid of doing her business. Ten years ago, the bathtub in Mrs. Liu's home was used to raise fish all year round. The tench that the old county magistrate liked to eat and the wild crucian carp in the lake floated densely on the water for air. In the twelfth lunar month, the fish ponds in the countryside were cleared, and fish from seven villages and eight towns were delivered to her house, making the whole house smell fishy. Su Keke will take the initiative to help and help Mrs. Liu deal with the fish disaster. Mrs. Liu looked at Su Keke who was busy and said, "I don't know what to do without your help. I have to throw them all away. Throw them all away."

Li Lei got into the accident on the second day of his 21st birthday. He drove the transportation team's iron bucket truck into the Grand Canal while playing tricks on the river embankment. The empty iron truck overturned when it plunged into the acacia bushes protecting the slope, dragging down a large area of ​​bushes, leaving a horrific scene. When the workers carried the bloody and wet Li Lei to the hospital, he didn't even moan in pain. When the doctor asked how he got it out of the river, Li Lei rushed to say that he climbed up on his own before anyone else could say anything. The doctor, who was shorter than him and was half as thin as him, shook his head and said: "People in good health dare to touch stones and steel. But the result, you see..." People on the side noticed that the doctor's hands became heavier. Li Lei stood firm and remained silent, watching beads of sweat as big as soybeans seeping out on his forehead.

It was too late for Song Yuting to regret it. A Lu twisted her body twice and he couldn't help it. Like a controlled faucet, he let go as soon as he was told. He lay still and didn't want to move. A Lu pushed him away and said that the investigation was tight recently. He was confused and asked why the investigation was so tight? A Lu said, of course, the Public Security Bureau is investigating closely. While talking, she was putting on her clothes faster than a firefighter. He wanted to argue with her and ask what this matter had to do with the Public Security Bureau. She has opened the door. His body couldn't be naked, so he got dressed in a hurry. Then she mentioned money to him, and he was confused and she was confused: "I can't do it in vain..." Song Yuting said, "I thought you were a person who talks about emotions, and I thought you weren't doing that."

Two middle-aged people were talking about a partner, and the relationship was confirmed not long after they were introduced to each other. However, it was two years later that they really fell in love and wanted to get married. They discovered the moving parts of each other. She is the kind of person who believes that she can get married only if she is in love, so during the two years of their relationship, she would ask him from time to time, are we in a relationship? After getting his affirmative answer, she believed it, but she felt that it was not natural to say the word love at their age. Indeed, when they get together, they always talk about work, their children, and the health of the elderly at home. Only when the words are congenial will the feelings become warm and the physical communication will be natural and comfortable.

The young undertaker met a beautiful love, which was short-lived. They were suddenly and forced to separate. The reason is not difficult for readers to imagine. The novel is euphemistic and touching, with a touch of sadness permeating the whole story, but also warmth. What kind of love is this? A young girl always came to the funeral parlor and looked at everything in the parlor curiously. She seemed to be looking for someone, or looking for something lost here. It is easy to see her slim back from the funeral crowd. She is separate from the funeral procession. She does not wear a black veil, but wears a plain dress, and the skirt of the skirt is swaying with her small steps. She has fair and smooth calves, and her bare feet are wearing a pair of sandals with frosted mesh and pink soles. The shoes sometimes glow a little in the sun.

The eight novellas in this book not only cover the "chaotic pre-adolescence and the sourness and beauty of love", but also describe the daily life and worldliness of "middle age". Since the 1980s, the diverse changes that have taken place in a small town in northern Jiangsu in the context of social transformation and economic reform have become rich and three-dimensional in each story. The author uses his vivid brushwork to show that in today's age of images, text still has its unique and irreplaceable expressive power.