目  录

第一章  求生存······································································ 1

第二章  足下路···································································· 10

第三章  立足荒山································································· 21

第四章  白手起家································································· 30

第五章  步步登高································································· 34

第六章  家大业大································································· 47

第七章  爷  爷···································································· 54

第八章  父  亲···································································· 69

第九章  抗日战争································································· 83

第十章  解放战争································································· 91

第十一章  土地改革····························································· 94

第十二章  走集体化····························································· 98

第十三章 “大跃进”······························································ 101

第十四章  治水造林··························································· 105

第十五章  民生事业··························································· 108

第十六章  造福千秋···························································· 113

第十七章 “文化大革命”······················································· 122

第十八章  热血最终··························································· 143

第十九章  我的童年··························································· 150

第二十章  半耕半读··························································· 154

第二十一章  高中学业························································ 160

第二十二章  教书育人························································ 165

第二十三章  村级事业························································ 176

第二十四章  农业学大寨···················································· 182

第二十五章  发展养猪························································ 190

第二十六章  乡办企业························································ 201

第二十七章  改革开放························································ 218

第一章  求生存

朝光绪年间，公元1877年农历三月初六清明节，庄户黄历，逢六是吉祥顺利的日子。旧风俗习惯，出远门办喜事必须选个三、六、九……家族杨氏一家三口人，借清明节（农历三月初六）这个日子，动身起程、背井离乡，远去寻找一个隐蔽的山旮旯儿藏下身，以安下心，老守田园，种地谋生过日子。

家族上大老爷爷、二老爷爷亲兄弟俩，早年失去父母双亲，二人孤苦伶仃，相依为命……在饥寒交迫的年代里，他们经常遭到匪徒恶棍的骚扰，过着动荡不安的日子。大老爷爷再过两年就是三十岁的人了，眼看就要快大半辈子了，这年做梦也没想到，娶来了个年富力强、能说会道的女强人——大老奶奶。二老爷爷年龄也不小了，只因为家境贫寒，少爹无娘，失去关爱成长，这年仍是“小光棍”一条。

农历三月初六清明节这天早上，天还不亮，周围邻居兄弟爷们都还在没过完的夜梦里蒙头大睡，可那只没舍得卖的报晓老公鸡却“喔喔”地叫了起来！报晓老公鸡这一叫，把今天早已准备起程的杨家三口人叫醒啦……

大老爷爷双手攥着钩担，挑着一担“破筐头子”，一头是小锅、碗、瓢和一些路上要吃的煎饼、窝窝头，另一头是大老爷爷和大老奶奶睡觉的棉被和衣裳。二老爷爷用了一张刨地的钁头，背着他自己的铺被和破烂衣裳。大老奶奶伸手从鸡栏里把那只专门留在身边“打鸣报晓”的老公鸡逮住，双腿并拢绑起来，摁到提篮子里，左手用提篮子挎着这只老公鸡，右手拄起一根推磨用的“磨棍”。

在天亮前最黑的那一刻，大老爷爷挑着担在前头，二老爷爷背着背裹在中间，大老奶奶挎着篮子在最后，三个人一个跟一个，轻手轻脚，无声无响地走出院子门口。走在最后的大老奶奶走到院子门口，转回身来伸手把门口的寨门子关上，关好寨门子后，她直起腰、抬起头，两眼望着分别离去的“家园”，便把头一点。