第18节

    【】herpeoplesbigterpainstus.”

    “aretherenyagainstyou”iaskedheranxiously.

    “reareorethanotherprofessors.ihaventuhebutsofar,nleetinghasbeenarrangedagainst.personalhistoryisparativelysile.ihaveneverdoneanyotherhanbeingateacherattheory.”

    “havetherebeennystruggleetingsagainstotherprofessorsattheory”

    “yes,therehavebeenseveral.ohekuontang,andanothererrightist.theothersarefrotherdepartnts,soidontknoerpolitients,”lizhenexplained.“ihatestruggleetings.sohow,everybodybehaveslikesavages.”

    “doyouthinkyouwillbesafe”

    “ihaveneveropposedthenistparty.iantirelynonpolitiethepartydoesntknoayhappen.thereissothingaboutthispolitiaaignthatseedifferentfroreviousones.”

    “isdifferent”iaskedher.

    “itstheattitudeofthepartyoffierpolitiostasiftheydontreallyitedtheirattaaoisalpaignsfress.”

    eorederatefaeknourderedbyjiangqingsrevolutionariesenastheoryspartysecretary.

    “thestoagreatoradditionalsi,”saidlizhen.

    “dothebigterposterssayagainstyou”iasked.

    “theusualyeduysendieaaostartedtoytiaterials.itshardenoughtoadetotuagainst.doyouknotoldquietlythattheyhadtoetoprotecttheelves”

    “exaustntndit.dohurtyouthepooryoungpeoplehavetodoit.”

    “ifeelverysad.itisalstasifed,”lizhensighed.

    “dontbedepressedbyitduringthegreatleapfnof1958,thestudentsinipingssilybae.shedid.theteacherandherfelloality.itsjustag.dobotheryou.”

    “ifraiditlaughitofflikeyoudo,”lizhensaid.“itssounfair”

    “doesntyourpositionasadelegatetothepolitieproteyfriend.

    “iheartheoiststhatnistparty,inattheyopposetheparty.”

    “isthattrue”

    “unistanyyears,irealizedthatoheadvantagesenjoyedbyadeentthatalloofspeeentkknohingofthepeoplereallythink.

    oreeasilyinfuture.”butshedidnotthinktheperseeoneybyreduthegovent.theyyourjobsinuchtheydotoyouexcepttogiveyht.”

    “ihopeyht,”isaid.

    “youkhinkitgoon,”lizhensaid.

    “youasktoretirelotsofpeopleretirebeforetheyaresixtyandtakeapensiontoavoidpolitics.”

    “ightjustdothatheculturalrevolutionisover,”lizhensaid.

    daughterarrivedeleaherfiltudioousfilireedzhang;sunkai,athetiheratateicalllegeygoddaughterhean,usidoftengatheredatourhousetolistentoourstereorerds.

    theyoungpossessaninfiniteilylikelytobeadverselyaffeentio.theylaughedandusieal.or.iheardhersldingipingfondlyforliherfingers.when

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