第19节

    thealeofplayingrerdsonherrerdplayer.

    lizhenandi,litailofsquitointeainveredusiethroughthersky.

    “youreallyhaveafortablelife.youoenjoythebestoftheeasheeseyou”lizhensaid.“ihatsirritatesthepartyofficials.”

    “ybe.thosequestioninge.doyouthinktheyreallybelieveitisourfaultthatthesinaarepoor”

    “ithinktheyarejustenvious.peopleebytheory.thatshoeedrerelaxednow.

    “ofurse,youredifferent.youhavedoneso.isntthatiredfriend.

    “idonthearaheorysaythatabout.itsalusiindsoftheyoung.theydontstoptothinkthatiuldnthavedoifthegoventhadforbiddenit.allourteatetthattheyusedtetoteachusitheearlyfiftiesentioocheerherup,iaskedaboutherchildren.

    “theyseeorete,especiallynoarried,”shesaid.

    “dontyoulongtoseethe

    “oh,idobutentynevergiveapassporttotraveltoaustralia.thechildreainlyehere.”

    “perhapsyoushouldnthaveebackfroongkong,”isaid.

    “atthetiitseedthebestthingtodo.iaeryattaportantthinginlifeapartfroheylleaguese.studehepartysecretarye.everybodysaidieback.”

    “ilysayaboutyourdecision”

    “aftersulaidied,theye.stoftheavenoily.theunilyratherthanto.ofurse,ifiakealiviheye.butifouspherealittlestifling.”

    lizhenslastfedruandgongsireetozhaotothegardenandsaid,“theresaparadeofstudentspassingthehouse.”

    theyoungpeoplealsoanapprovesoftheredguardanization.”

    “inthefirstplace”iaskedhi“ihaveneverheardofananizationcalledtheredguard.”

    “itssothingneeooldsheaestudentsfroinghuaddlesyfatherusedtosaysheediostohaveiroved.”subsequently,ies”inthefilandbarelysurvivedtheordeal.konghielfproduforyearsbecauseofhisfather.

    day,ireadintheneofapeoplesliberationaroffiensquarethegateofheavenlypeailedandtheyoungstersgatheredbeloessagetuardsessagefrohentheyhadbeenbroughtuptos.atthatearlystageoftheculturalrevolutionthedeclaredtargetillonlythe“capitalistclass,”anditherethattheredguardsfocusedtheirattack.

    groupaftergroupofyoungstudentsntiopassourhousethateveniingdruandgongsandshoutingslogans.ipingandherfriendsystudy.thenoisefrohestreetedtohear“proteongtheslogansshoutedbytheredguards.ebaao”or“anohourlives.”

    “”iasked.noneofusuldthinkofanansigod,oseedbeyondhunreach.

    justasianypeopleofattetingtokillhilizhensaid,“ohesytoofseiaissuspi,aherisparanoia.”

    “oh,god”irred.

    lizhen,daughteriping,andistoodinstudystaringateachotherspeechlessly.aossstruhofusforcibly.

    afteraustgo.nodoubtegoeson.”

    “illseeauntieliho,”saidiping.“idontthinkthereareanybuses.thestreetshavebeentakeheparaders.”

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