On the Emei Mountains

On the Emei Mountains, a young man from the loess plateau spent twenty years going from dropping out of school to pay off debts to becoming the leader of the government. This is not a counterattack, but how an ordinary person stood firm step by step in the face of fate. Genre: Realistic coming-of-age novel Time span: 1981-2000. The novel has a slower pace and more daily life. The narrative is in spoken language, mixed with Guanzhong and Shannan dialects. The story begins in 1981 and ends around 2000. It is based on the story that the land contract in Emei Mountains of the Loess Plateau is about to be guaranteed to households, and a bizarre case leads to a follow-up story. The time when the policy occurred, mountains and rivers, goods, prices, train times, schools, etc. In the novel are all based on the actual situation of the year, and the names of places and names are pseudonyms. The whole book is divided into four parts according to time and content: The first part is from 1981 to 1985, dropping out of school, paying off debts, and "standing up" in the college entrance examination. The second part, 1985-1989, University·Mutual Aid Association·Choose "Move Forward" The third part, 1989-1993, returns to hometown, solves crimes, and clears up wrongs, "looking back" The fourth part, 1993-2000, official career, construction, transfer and "let go" The novel describes Zhang Weidong's various experiences of struggling to repay his debts and taking the college entrance examination for his beliefs. It shows the ups and downs of individuals, families, and a group of Emeiling people in the social tide.