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At 3 o ‘clock one afternoon, a notice came that an urgent meeting had been called in Anwen.We all hurried to Anwen for the meeting.After the meeting, I came back that night.There was still 10 li ahead back to the village.It was three or four o’clock in the morning.It was pitch black all around, and every now and then in the mountains came the cry of wild animals, which resounded in the deep valley, made my body hair bristle.Fortunately, I was armed.I loaded my gun and fired three shots.After a blast of sound, the mountain quieted down.I also stepped up the pace.By the time I got to the village, it was past 4:30 and almost dawn.I called up the cadres from the brigade, and then the cadres went from house to house to call up all the commune members for a meeting.
This urgent meeting was to carry out the spirit of an important meeting of the higher authorities, “Yellow in the morning, green in the afternoon”, which was to cut clean the ripe rice in the morning and plant corn seedlings into a green field.Inspection was arranged by the leadership for the outcome of this activity.
After a pep rally, people took action.All the production teams, men and women, old and young joined in the battle.I also went with the commune members to cut rice.Most of the rice was ripe, and when it came to harvest, it was right to rush for the harvest.However, because it was a mountainous area, there are some plots of rice that were in the shade.The rice looked ripe and yellow, but it was not yet fully mature.At this time, a production captain ran to ask me whether or not to harvest this type.I asked, “Did it turn yellow?” He said, “It’s yellow.” I didn’t think much of it and said, “It’s yellow, so cut it off!” He turned and left.Blimey! After the production team leader left, I suddenly realized that rice may not be fully ripe in the hill field.If it kept going on like this, there would be nothing for people to eat.I felt a sense of guilt.I was very uneasy.
The task of “Yellow in the morning, green in the afternoon” was completed, but for a long time, it lingered in my mind.I knew it was the worst thing I had ever done.Many years later, whenever thinking about it, I would be filled with a deep sense of regret.