He sits on the sides of the bed, foot extends in the foot basin, bubbles of smoke then cigarette, the mouth all was the bitter taste. On the foot a cool feeling, he discovered that the water coolly passed, thermos bottle, inside hot water sky. 他坐在床沿上,脚伸在脚盆里,一根烟接着一根烟的沤了下去,嘴里全是苦味了。脚上一股凉意,他才发现水都凉透了,咣咣暖水壶,里面的热水空了。 The foot came out to fling two from the washbasin, has not scratched the foot on the hedging in the cotton slipper, was about to bend down to pour water, suddenly fell into a darkness. 脚从水盆里出来甩了两下,没擦脚就套进了棉拖鞋里,待要俯下身去倒水,突然陷入了一片的黑暗。 Suddenly the power cut, the power cut, forever the power cut without limits, the bewildered power cut, many others may be watching the television, not only under the child anxious on string of jumps, Sir also anxious towering rage. 突然停电,停电,永无止境的停电,莫名其妙的停电,许多人家可能正在看电视,不光小孩急的上串下跳,大人也急的火冒三丈。 The capital and even the nation frequently cut power, every week „stops the three guarantees four”, is enormous to the economy and livelihood of the people influence. For energy-efficient province electricity, at exactly 2 : 00 am has implemented the daylight savings time on May 4, 1986, the telegram building in Xidan, the staff dialed the table needle of attic reporting time bell to three points. 首都乃至全国都经常停电,每周“停三保四”,对经济和民生影响极大。为了节能省电,在1986年5月4日凌晨两点整实行了夏时制,在西单的电报大楼,工作人员将顶楼报时钟的表针拨向了三点。 Trillion Chinese forward have dialed one hour the clock and watch. On the morning of September 14 2 : 00 am, the hand returned to dial for one hour, the daylight savings time ended. 亿万中国人都把钟表向前拨了一个小时。9月14日凌晨两点,时针回拨一小时,夏时制结束。 Suspends implementing daylight savings time to 1992. Various areas can act according to the change of season, rationally adjusts the daily schedule, to achieve fully, saves the goal of lighting electricity using the sunlight. 一直到1992起才暂停实行夏时制。各地区可以根据季节的变化,合理调整作息时间,以达到充分利用日光、节约照明用电的目的。 To Li He, cuts power to him does not have anything at the worst \; Judgment day, does not have anything at the worst. 对李和来说,停电对他没有什么大不了的\;世界末日,也没有什么大不了。 He has been used to it, where electric wire it is estimated that snow has collapsed by pressure greatly. 他已经习惯了,估计雪大压塌了哪里的电线。 In the evening suddenly cuts power, what will the people first usually trace? 晚上突然停电,人们通常会先摸什么？ Groping! 摸黑！ He groping looks for cigarette lighter near the sides of the bed, he remembers that flung a moment ago on the bed, crawls to the bed on, in the head tail block and bed outside the bed have traced, had not found. Dang, the washbasin was not kicked to turn by him carefully. 他在床沿边摸黑找打火机呢,他记得刚才就甩在床上呢,爬到床上,床头床尾、床里床外都摸了一遍,都没有找到。咣当一声,水盆被他不小心踢翻了。 He can imagine, the ground definitely is the water, that is full basin water. 他能想象的到,地上肯定都是水,那是满满的一盆水。 He does not manage simply, seven turn pulling that eight circle the quilt, was vacant has remembered probably anything. 他索性就都不管了,七拐八绕的扯上被子,茫然间好像又想起了什么。 On January 10, 1988, was the day that his son was born, excited and happiness has surrounded him on that day completely. 1988年1月10日,是他儿子出生的日子,激动和幸福在那一天全部包围了他。 He remembers that on that day was every other Sunday off, the person in hospital was few, the snow got down was also very big, his deeply worried in hospital corridor uneasy whether sitting or standing. Guo Dong that fatty also teased him saying that „your this was also too anxious, did not have the big matter, just wait. The words said, you want unmarried girl or son.” 他记得那天是大礼拜,医院的人很少,雪下的也跟着很大,他焦灼的在医院走廊里坐立不安。郭东那胖子还调笑他说,“你这也太紧张了,没多大的事的,等着吧。话说,你是要闺女还是儿子。” He said at that time, „unmarried girl, the son is too mischievous.” 他当时就道,“闺女吧,儿子太调皮。” Guo Fatty asked, „you want two children to be difficult.” 郭胖子问,“你想生二胎可就困难了。” „Has become, how two may support.” “一个就成了,两个可怎么养活。” Afterward the good fortune made the person, Mabel Cheung, although above the ring, but the contraception failed 01% probabilities bumping into. Li He at that time annoying wants to hit the wall, miscarries he not to give up, the words family planning policy that does not miscarry does not permit. Happy sorrow. 后来造化弄人,张婉婷虽然上环了,可是避孕失败01%的几率给碰上了。李和当时懊恼的想撞墙,流产他舍不得,不流产的话计划生育政策不允许。愉快的悲哀。 Mabel Cheung's belly is getting bigger and bigger, fears in the rumors and slander of unit, she said to Li He, „I go to the hospital. Again late without enough time.” 张婉婷的肚子越来越大,在单位的流言蜚语中越来越恐惧,她对李和道,“我去医院吧。再晚就来不及了。” „I leave job.” Li He several have not had a good sleep to think, finally has given this affirmative answer. Let him strangle own child personally, he has no way to accept completely. Violates the working couples family of birth control to have one to leave job. “我离职吧。”李和几宿没有睡好觉,终于给了这个肯定的答案。让他亲手扼杀自己的孩子,他心里完全没法接受。违反计划生育的双职工家庭是必须有一个要离职的。 Mabel Cheung has cried, „I , if in labor were equal to that many wages, how you had not worked that our family to live again, our mouth sews on to be all right, the child must eat the powdered milk!” 张婉婷哭了,“我要是待产就等于没多少工资了,你再没工作那咱这一家子可怎么活啊,咱嘴巴缝上没事,孩子还要吃奶粉啊！” Yes, old must remit money, their family of three must eat and drink, cannot boil. 是啊,老还要寄钱,他们一家三口还要吃喝,熬不住啊。 „I go to sea.” He grows up in the adverse circumstance since childhood, he has the fear, some worried, but he does not fear painstakingly, he does not fear tired, has not lowered the head, who lets in his bone is a gruff donkey, he recognizes the accurate matter not to turn head, „others can make money, I am also certain the energy.” “我下海吧。”他从小在逆境中长大,他有恐惧,有担忧,可是他不怕苦,他不怕累,从来没有低过头,谁让他骨子里就是个倔驴呢,他认准的事情从来就没有回过头,“别人能赚着钱,我也一定能。” Mabel Cheung said, „your usually contact personal work I do not have the opinion, the personal work that but you meet has not gained to how much money.” 张婉婷道,“你平常接点私活我没意见,可是你接的私活也没赚到多少钱啊。” „Believes me.” “相信我吧。” That glossy lands have not blocked from his ray eventually, he enrolls the college entrance examination, attended the university luck. He entered the big city, he has been the government personnel, he married the wife, he had the son. 那片油亮的土地终究没有遮住他的光芒,他参加高考,又幸运地读了大学。他进了大城市,他做了公家人,他娶了老婆,他有了儿子。 He believes that he wants diligently all yes. 他相信他只要努力一切都是可以的。 „Your temper I too have understood, if you clear temper I were not worried, but the temper of your this stuffy donkey egg, opens the mouth to offend the person, where suits does business.” “你性子我太了解了,你要是圆润的性子我真不担心,可你这闷驴蛋的性子,一开口就是把人往死里得罪,哪里适合做什么生意。” „I have decided.” Li He very affirmative saying, after „I give we factory do , a process, others small workshop does, why I cannot do. Guo Donghui takes care of my, you feel relieved.” “我已经决定了。”李和很肯定的说道,“我就给咱厂子做后道工序,人家小作坊做得,为什么我做不得。郭东会照应我的,你放心吧。” Person who the rough road, drifts, thought tired, but he did not have the means to stop to rest... 坎坷的路,漂泊的人,觉得累了,可是他没办法停下歇歇… Mabel Cheung sighed, „life, was the life. I was also used.” 张婉婷叹口气道,“命啊,都是命。我也习惯了。” Was used to say many, helpless with feeling sad. 一句习惯了道出多少无奈与心酸。 Li He remembers until now Mabel Cheung said this saying appearance, therefore after his rebirth, pledged that will not help Mabel Cheung pass this day again, surely gives her the most good life. He will only try hard to smile, but for does not make her be worried. 李和至今都记得张婉婷说这话的模样,所以他重生以后已经发誓不会再让张婉婷过这种日子,一定给她最好的生活。他只会努力的微笑,只是为了不让她担心。 Next morning, after he gets out of bed, discovered that the ground really also had the water, the shoes of ground soaks. However because of warm air foot, evaporation only remaining several water stain. 第二天一早,他起床后,发现地上果然还有水,地上的鞋子都湿透了。不过因为暖气足,也蒸发的只剩下几处水渍了。 He wears the clothes, wears shoes, the broom after with gate has swept casually two, so long as the water is not thick, a while can evaporate to do. 他穿好衣服,穿上鞋子,用门后的笤帚随便扫了两下,只要水不厚,一会儿就能蒸发干了。 The fourth child sees Li He to brush tooth to wash the face, the cruller steamed stuffed bun carries in the pot is covering. 老四见李和已经刷好牙洗好脸,把锅里捂着的油条包子端了出来。 „A house that in the morning some people, you buy must relocate, lets in the past the signature.” “早上有人来说,你买的一处房子要拆迁,让过去签字。” „Where?” “哪里的？” „Double Yulin. Is that house that I accompany you to go.” “双榆林。就是我陪你去的那个房子。” Li He is taking the cruller, opens the drawer saying that „you do have a look are this?” 李和一手拿着油条,一手拉开抽屉道,“你看看是不是这个？” This house he buys did not have over 2 months, did not have with enough time producing the card admits the basement. 这套房子他买下还没有超过2个月呢,还没来得及把产证放进地下室。 The fourth child opens produces the card to look, „is this.” 老四打开产证一看,“是这个。” This house hangs under her name, she accompanies Li He to go, she is very certainly clear. 这套房子是挂在她名字下面的,她陪着李和去的,她当然很清楚。 Li He said, „you go.” 李和道,“你去吧。” „I do not understand these.” “我不懂这些。” „Is studying, others make up many us to take many. Went to sign, does not need to say anything.” Li He does not want to bargain back and forth in inside, are little significance, the house and money of „returning to you are remaining. After calculating me, to your dowry.” “学着点,人家补多少咱拿多少。去了就签个字而已,不需要多说什么。”李和不想在里面讨价还价,没多大的意义,“回迁的房子和钱你自己留着吧。算我以后给你的嫁妆了。” Fourth child face one red, „you talked nonsense. I do not want. You have not married.” 老四脸一红,“就你胡说。我不要。你自己还没结婚呢。” „First managed to say again. Sits the public transportation time careful.” Li He only feels relieved to the fourth child now, she has the opinion extremely, can make her independent, Li Long cannot compare her in this point. “先办下来再说吧。坐公交的时候小心点。”李和现在只对老四放心一点,她是极有主见的,可以让她独立,李隆在这一点上是比不上她的。 The fourth child said, „I give Li Qiuhong to telephone, making her accompany me to go, we took the subway, Fuxingmen turn back the line to be open to traffic couple days ago.” 老四道,“我去给李秋红打电话,让她陪我去,我们坐地铁,复兴门折返线前几天已经通车了。” Due to historical reasons, the subway line of Fuxingmen did not have the ring-like operation. 由于历史的原因,复兴门的地铁线一直没有环形运行。 After the fourth child walks, Li He has also locked the gate, he prepares Seventh Ministry of Machine Industry to search the news. 老四走后,李和也锁上了门,他准备七机部探探消息。 The snow stopped, but wind is still very big, he has blocked several rental cars, is not willing to stop. 雪已经停了,但是风依然很大,他拦了好几辆出租车,没有一辆肯停下来。 He walked directly, on the road many places are relocating, ruins, hemp rope, cloth piece, cotton fiber and waste brick. 他径直走路了,路上许多地方都在拆迁,大片大片的废墟,麻绳、布片、棉絮、废砖。 The relocation slogan of red bottom mispronounced character: 红底白字的拆迁标语: „Agreement lenient placement collection recognized severely” and „public relocation, announced wall” and „to know the cardinal principle, gave a thought to general situation”. “协议从宽安置征收从严认定”、“公开拆迁,公示上墙”、“识大体,顾大局”。 What are all the way more is „, to be rich, first builds roads” and „five-virtue family” and „to face the modernization, to the world, to the future” such slogan. 一路上更多的是“要想富,先修路”、“五讲四美三热爱”、“面向现代化,面向世界,面向未来”这样的标语。 Some market entrances also hung up „customer are God” the people who the scroll, has not been separated from various types of tickets completely, do not understand that the customer can also have any rights. However the general working people saw sales clerk that reluctant smiling face finally. 有的商场门口也挂上了“顾客就是上帝”的条幅,还没完全脱离各种票证的人们,根本不明白顾客还能有什么权益。不过广大的劳动人民总算见到了售货员那勉强的笑脸。 Possibly is holiday, the person of machine-building industry bureau turnover is few, several people who occasionally passes in and out he have not seen the familiar face. The entrance has the armed police, he does not have credential is going that is impossible to enter. 可能是休息日,机械部进出的人很少,偶尔进出的几个人他也没看到熟脸。门口有武警,他没有证件是不可能进的去的。 Side has the telephone booth, he filled a coin to go, he prepared to ask Yang Hao to try. 旁边有电话亭,他塞了一个硬币进去,他准备找杨浩试试。 He has dialed the telephone of Yang Hao unit, can only pray Yang Hao secretly today in the unit. 他拨通了杨浩单位的电话,只能暗自祈祷杨浩今天在单位。 Some telephone people meet, „which?” 电话有人接,“哪位？” „Yang Hao, is I, old Li.” Li He relaxed. “杨浩,是我,老李。”李和松了一口气。 „, Xiao Li. How to think that called me?” “哦,小李啊。怎么想起来给我打电话了？” Li He very helpless, did not haggle over this to call, asked directly, „I in mechanical department, I want to inquire individual. Seventh Ministry of Machine Industry has the acquaintance not to have.” 李和十分的无奈,也不计较这称呼了,直接就问道,“我在机械部门口呢,我想打听个人。七机部有熟人没有。” Yang Haodao, „went to the machine-building industry bureau to do Seventh Ministry of Machine Industry already not to turn over to the machine-building industry bureau to manage, now shouts the astronautics ministry of industry, must find the person to go to there.” 杨浩道,“去机械部干嘛七机部早就不归机械部管了,现在叫航天工业部,要找人得去那里。” „, Good I knew.” Li He has tapped under the head, criticizes the pig brain, how this forgetting! “哦,行了我知道了。”李和拍了下脑袋,暗骂猪脑子,怎么把这个给忘了！ „That is all right, under I help you inquire.” “那没事,我帮你打听下。” „Does not use, I inquired.” Li He remembers his schoolmate Wu Po in inside, therefore does not need again to hold Yang Hao, „was good, has thanked, I have hung first, has the time to ask you to eat meal.” “不用了,我自己打听了。”李和记得他同学吴波就在里面,所以根本就不需要再托杨浩了,“行了,谢谢了,我先挂了,有时间去请你吃饭。” „Your boy, I am waiting.” “你小子,我等着。”