Sun Laoer's Backbone

In the winter of 1972, the cold wind in Sunjiatun, Liaoning Province carried snow particles and hit Sun Jianmin's cracked Jingtan shoes. When he walked into the courtyard with an ice bar on his shoulder, his father, Sun Fuhai, was pouring wine for his eldest son, Sun Jianguo—— "The commune has a meeting tomorrow, don't miss it!" The father scolded, kicking the empty bucket to the second child's feet.