Preface
Introduction
The Burning Cornfield
Tan the Fourth, Leader of the Eighth Production Team
Ma Xi, Leader of the "Prairie Fire Combat Unit"
Wu Musan, the Ball-biting Louse
Wang Gubo
Gangquan's Ma
Gouwang, the Scoundrel
Niu Xiaofang, the Pig Castrator
Guo Jun
My First Taste of Beef
Mr Liu's Henan Cuisine
Old Pao, Leader of the Ninth Production Team
The Tragic Life of Wang Zeng
Ding Mao, an Urban Youth Back in the Village
Jiang Yue, a Revolutionary Veteran
Blackie's Ma
Maiduo, Chairman of the Peasant Association
Wang Laobiao, Village Calligrapher
Grandpa Wang, a Daring Fellow
Son
Heaven Kills "Heavenly Law"
Chang Gen, a Crippled Fan of an Actress
Great Leap Forward Nights
My Grandfather's Goats
Bathing
Spring Festival in the Countryside
Accusing the Old Society
The Iron-rod Yam
Dividing Up Vegetables
Village Nights
Village Smoke
The South Yard and the North Yard
Concerns about the Land, the Water and the Trees
The Weeping Pagoda Tree
The Yellow River Flood Land
Undying Love
Father's Burial
Mother and Beijing