Far away from farming

Author: Deng Yiguang
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: Fourth Uncle Jian Qian and his youth embarked on an irreversible path from the wheat field about to be harvested: joining the Red Army, the Long March, being captured, joining the Eighth Route Army, being captured, working as a laborer, joining the New Fourth Army, getting injured, joining the Volunteer Army, being captured. His countless efforts to return home to farm only pushed him further away from home. In the end, he lived alone in the, never experiencing marriage or romance in his lifetime.